The Weekly Roundup, October 20-26
The Philadelphia Film Festival returns for its 30th year. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up a selection of must-watch movies.
The Philadelphia Film Festival returns for its 30th year. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up a selection of must-watch movies.
The 1807 & Friends chamber series presents a wide-ranging program featuring guitarist-composer Allen Krantz. Tom Purdom previews.
Artist Kah Yangni talks about their new mural, its messages, and how the mural came to be. Jared Michael Lowe profiles.
The new Books & Bagels offers a curated selection and space for community with help from a community launchpad in Wilmington. Dara McBride profiles.
The Tempesta di Mare Baroque Orchestra presents musical portraits of legendary and reverent women in Greek and Roman mythology. Tom Purdom previews.
For the 50th anniversary of its graphic arts collection, the Library Company looks beyond the images themselves to highlight what is missing"and why. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Following a surprising rebrand, the Philadelphia Ballet's season opener at the Performance Garage is everything fans expect from the company. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Few people know that master printmaker Richard Benson also had an exquisite body of work as a photographer. The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates every facet of the artist in a new exhib…
For its first Digital Stage concert of the new season, the Philadelphia Orchestra performed Florence Price's Symphony No. 4 in D minor, a masterpiece of musical art discovered after the comp…
Nerd-centric burlesque and comedy, a pair of new music fests, Temple Theaters reopens its doors, and FirstGlance Film Festival returns for its 24th year. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Enjoy the season and get into the spirit of Halloween with this family-friendly original musical from Philly artist Ryk Lewis. Christina Anthony previews.
Piffaro launched its first in-person concert since the pandemic with the singers of Variant 6 for a wide-ranging program, including the premiere of Kile Smith's Ave Maris Stella. Gail Obenre…
The Wilma returns to live, in-person performance with Minor Character, a play presenting six translations of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the same time. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Inis Nua's A Holy Show gives a surprising warm and fuzzy feeling despite its grim subject matter: the 1981 hijacking of Aer Lingus Flight 164. Josh Herren reviews.
Delaware Theatre Company's Tommy and Me is an especially welcoming reopening performance combining sports and theater, two things best experienced in a crowd. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Lantern Theater Company's chilling adaptation of Camus's The Plague, a US premiere, holds an uncomfortable theatrical mirror to our own pandemic reality. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia returned to live performance with an ambitious program anchored by Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, but the results were somewhat variable. Cameron Kelsall …
After a summer of protest and invitations to dialogue that went ignored by the Walnut Street Theatre, Protect the Artist organizers took their message to the Walnut's 2021 opening night. Wen…
An assorted roundup of events happening in the city and books, documentaries, and podcasts to explore beyond Indigenous Peoples' Day. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
All eyes are on the Supreme Court this week, taking up cases including one that could overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. What does Philly think about that? Alaina Johns attend…
Lightning Rod Special continues its audio series Sound Break with We Are Trying to Reach You, Katie Gould's challenging path to pregnancy told through voicemails, song, and egg jokes. Kirste…
At Penn Museum's The Stories We Wear, specimens of clothing spanning thousands of years prove that humans have always been dressing for success, and our tastes have changed less than you'd t…
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia opens its season with a symphony normally played by larger orchestras"Beethoven's Eroica. Tom Purdom previews.
The new Sopranos movie, The Many Saints of Newark, isn't nearly as transcendent as its series predecessor. But it does tell a much more honest story about the Mafia, Newark, and race. Stephe…
A Halloween-y lineup of films screening in the Philadelphia area this month. Stephen Silver rounds up.