Arts & Entertainment

Playwright debuts first Philly show

An award-winning local playwright will make his Philly theater debut in a new show at the Drake this week.  Dan Kitrosser now calls South Philadelphia home after attending school and working in New York City....

HOT•BED exhibition opens on Saturday

The HOT•BED gallery at 723 Chestnut Street is hosting the 123rd Annual Exhibition for the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, starting Nov. 7 and running through Nov. 28. The exhibition displays...

‘Geography Lady’ Alycia Larson sharing world knowledge with kids

Alycia Larson doesn’t mind if people don’t actually know her real name. Being known as “The Geography Lady” suits the 38-year-old South Philly resident just fine as she continues to spread her wealth of worldly...

Live! Opens Event Center 

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia officially unveiled its new Live! Event Center as it continues to raise the stakes in entertainment. The 15,000-square-foot meeting, event and convention space, which is located up the escalators from...

Paradigm presents ‘Night Stars’ exhibition

Paradigm Gallery will host “Night Stars”, a solo exhibition of new photographic work by interdisciplinary artist Shawn Theodore from Feb. 26 to March 20 at 746 S. 4th Street. Night Stars is an expansion of Theodore’s...

Readers’ Choice: Well-scripted

Photo by Maria YoungDr. Joseph Renzi welcomes patients young and old — we are talking as young as 16 and as old as 101. No matter his or her age, he takes an interest in each and...

In-home theater is back

Theatre Ariel’s new season will include a return to its signature model of in-home Salon performances for its 2023-24 run. Prior to the COVID-19 shutdowns, Theatre Ariel was a regular guest in homes all around...

Young female choirs draw vocalists from the Mid-Atlantic region

From the Camden Waterfront to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, budding Philadelphia vocalists are partnering in song and spirit with singers around the Mid-Atlantic. Whether seizing the stage of Carnegie Hall or staircases at the Philadelphia...

South Philly resident’s movie goes mainstream

Nick Lanciano was looking for a hero when Superman swept in and saved the day. As a 10-year-old boy growing up on Wilder Street in South Philly in the late 1970s, Lanciano went to the...

Daddy Daughter Masquerade Ball a big hit at Universal Institute

Behind the masks, there were many smiles. Love was certainly in the air as the Universal Institute Charter School held its second annual Daddy Daughter Masquerade Ball on Feb. 26 Little princesses were escorted by their...
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