Philly's sports triumphs are thawing our cultural divide
Stephen Silver says Philly sports fans and arts patrons, once at odds over the Rocky statue, are increasingly joining forces as the Phillies and the Eagles make historic wins. This week, eve…
Stephen Silver says Philly sports fans and arts patrons, once at odds over the Rocky statue, are increasingly joining forces as the Phillies and the Eagles make historic wins. This week, eve…
A new adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night onstage at Wilmington's historic Rockwood Park asks what would happen if Sebastian and Viola washed up in a modern-day country sans documentat…
For this year's summer series, BalletX presents an exciting excerpt from Amy Hall Garner's upcoming Petrushka, a premiere by choreographic fellow Noelle Kayser, and a celebration of Matthew …
With several Barnes galleries closed for refinishing, some of the museum's 19th and 20th-century masterpieces get a new configuration in From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes…
Artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes wrap up their three-year residency at the Clay Studio Center for Innovation in Ceramic Art with this trio of enigmatic and arresting solo s…
Philly's Indecorous Theatre takes audiences into the woods for an interactive production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that celebrates the show's gender-bending, class-swapping, fairy-meddlin…
Shakespeare in Clark Park premieres a bold, queer take on Midsummer, the 2nd Place Race is back, and two nights with your inner monologue. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.
Highlighting summer concerts in the Philadelphia area throughout the summer, including series by Lenape Chamber Ensemble, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Longwood Gardens. Gail Obenreder preview…
Are you an aspiring or emerging critic? Are you a journalist who is curious about getting started as a reviewer? Are you an arts-lover who wants an inside look at how critics work? These cla…
New exhibitions from Al-Bustan, James Oliver, and William Way, Bodies of Water at Fairmount Park, and the sounds of North Philadelphia at Vox. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Award-winning local author Eric Smith, whose latest YA novel will be featured at the National Book Festival of the Library of Congress later this summer, rounds up his favorite new books for…
Journalist, writer, and podcaster Jo Piazza uses her research and interviewing skills to bring her works of fiction to life, including new thriller Everyone is Lying To You"where real life c…
A new production of Little Shop of Horrors, closing out People's Light's 50th anniversary season, gives fearsome new teeth to the adage that there's no ethical consumption under capitalism. …
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages A Raisin in the Sun to powerful effect, even if the production finds itself occasionally out of step. Kiran Pandey reviews.
The Brandywine Museum of Art's Wyeth Study Center invigorates the storied local artist's legacy. Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth features intimate works made over 70 years…
Philly writer Sara Mae talks about their new poetry chapbook Phantasmagossip, writing songs with The Noisy, and themes of gender expansiveness and past selves. Kiran Pandey profiles.
New exhibitions Queridos and Where I'm From take unique looks at "how we got here", get hands on at the PMA, and talk to spirits with Conversations with Miranda. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
As a kid, Jill Ivey loved donning American flag fashion for the Fourth of July. Today, with her own child born between two Trump administrations, she marks the holiday in a different way, as…
With partisan politics so toxically entrenched in America, it can be tough to admit that you're open to change. This Fourth of July, Alaina Johns is thinking about her conservative upbringin…
Anndee Hochman grew up reading Judy Blume, unaware of how controversial her books were. Today, after raising her own daughter, she knows what book-ban proponents do not: reading is a fundame…
Looking for Revolution-themed summer or fall day trips? Learn about the history of Fort Mifflin, Fort Mercer, and the Pennsylvania State Navy with historic sites spanning the Delaware River.…
Some American patriots fought with words or swords, but others aided and abetted the Revolution with their art, both in the Colonies and abroad. They are illuminated in The Painter's Fire, a…
The Trump administration is trying to rewrite reality and history. Cass Lewis says we're not going to let them, if writers and artists have anything to say about it.
The Trump administration has brought the United States to a crisis"but only because it revealed what has been there all along. Lindsay Gary asks if we have the courage to respond by making A…
After serving on a jury earlier this year, An Nichols was surprised by her relationship to her fellow jurors, and learned about the outsize impact jurors can have at the local and national l…