Arts & Entertainment

Oil painting exhibition to open at Nocturnal Skateshop

Artist Damian Smith is exhibiting an art show called “Praising Philadelphia” at the Nocturnal Skateshop at 612 S. 5th Street. The exhibition will include oil paintings of Philadelphia cityscapes and portraits of skateboarders that Smith...

Fright night on Swanson Street

Every year, the attraction gets bigger, better and scarier. The Fright Factory at 2200 S. Swanson St. turned the ripe old age of 21 this year but owner Frank Procopio still smiles like a wide-eyed...

Studio Incamminati opens Exhibition Docere (PHOTO)

Studio Incamminati’s Exhibition Docere will run through Nov. 19 on the seventh floor of the Bok Building at 1901 S. 9th St. It includes Demo work by Nelson and Leona Shanks, Bo Bartlett and Dan...

Paradigm opens new exhibitions

Paradigm Gallery will welcome a pair of new solo exhibitions to its studio at 746 S. 4th St. in Queen Village this month. Give Me My Flowers by photographer Shakira Hunt and KEEPSAKES: Storied by...

South Philly novel now available for purchase

A fiction novel set in South Philly is now available for purchase at A Novel Idea on Passyunk, 1726 E. Passyunk Ave., following an exclusive stint on Amazon. Released in May 2020, the novel, titled...

Fall Fest on East Passyunk 

East Passyunk Avenue will be scaring up a good time for the Halloween season. The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District will host Fall Fest & Spooky Saturday on Oct. 30, bringing fall fun, costumes,...

Fall Into Reading Harvest Festival on Oct. 16

Fall Into Reading Harvest Festival - at 10.m. on Oct. 16, South Philly Reading Captains and Point Breeze Reads will host a harvest festival on S. 18th Street between Wharton and Ellsworth Streets. Moonbounce,...

SPCA host drive-in movie night at IKEA

Pennsylvania SPCA will host a showing of Hocus Pocus at a fundraiser drive-in movie night in the IKEA Parking lot at 2206 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd on Oct. 30. Families, couples and animal advocates are...

New book to explore crime in Philadelphia

A new book exploring crime in Philadelphia is set to be released next month.     Titled True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire, the book examines the...

Home is where the humor is

South Philly will always be home for Eleanor Kerrigan, even if she’s tweaked her accent a bit. The stand-up comedienne who has performed on some of the biggest stages across the country simply loves coming...
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