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Arts & Entertainment: Bands Strive to Make Their Mark and Captivate Audiences

June 13, 2024 Nicole Richter 0

When places were closed during the pandemic, many musicians faced challenges trying to find places to perform their music at. Now places are open to the public and are letting bands perform at their buildings for people to eat and drink to enjoy a good show. [continue reading…]

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South Philadelphia: The Mummers Fancy Brigades Spend a Year Preparing Their Performances

May 29, 2024 Zachary Giuseppe Silverstein 0

The Mummers Parade has been a New Year’s Day staple in Philadelphia since 1901 and has five divisions: the Comics, the Wenches, the String Bands, the Fancies, and the Fancy Brigades. [continue reading…]

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Mantua: Murals Serve As Reminders of Community Triumphs

March 20, 2023 Dylan James Bowman 0

Mural Arts Philadelphia and Mantua have worked together for over three decades, producing murals that are integral to the community and represent the neighborhood’s long history of activism in Philadelphia. [continue reading…]

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South Philadelphia: Sing Slavic Raises Funds to Support Relief for Ukraine

June 29, 2022 Caitriona O'Donohoe 0

West Philadelphia Slavic Community Choir, Sing Slavic hosted a benefit concert at Fleisher Art Memorial, to raise donations for United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, amid conflict with Russia. [continue reading…]

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West Philadelphia: One Photographer Turning Philadelphia’s Built Environment into Digital Delicacies

June 23, 2022 Jordan C Kligman 0

Chris Hytha, a recent graduate of Drexel University, has started selling his photography as NFT’s. Hytha’s original collection, Rowhomes, has surpassed over 300 ETH (Ethereum) of volume sold on OpenSea. [continue reading…]

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North Philadelphia: Arts Collective Celebrates Community With Public Art

May 23, 2022 Eve Campbell 0

Based in North Philadelphia, Amber Art and Design is a non-profit company run by a collective of five public artists from all over the region. [continue reading…]

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Arts: Germantown-native Kambel Smith Debuts Sculpture Exhibition At Fleisher/Ollman Gallery

May 9, 2022 Christine Danielle Jean-Baptiste 0

Germantown native Kambel Smith is showing his second solo exhibition at Fleisher/Ollman, on display now until May 26th. [continue reading…]

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Rittenhouse: Philadelphia Artists Showcase Paintings at Commonweal Gallery

May 6, 2022 Christine Danielle Jean-Baptiste 0

Adam Lovitz and Seneca Weintraut are Philadelphia artists whose cosmic-inspired paintings  were on display at the Commonweal Gallery throughout March and April. [continue reading…]

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Riverfront: ‘Rehearsing Philadelphia’ opens at the Cherry Street Pier

April 27, 2022 Jack Danz 0

The city’s public orchestra, created by Ari Benjamin Meyers, performed for three nights on the riverfront. [continue reading…]

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University City: Confronting Climate Change with Multimedia Chamber Music

April 27, 2022 Eve Campbell 0

The experimental chamber music group pushes audiences to have an epiphany about the scale and potential consequences of global climate change. [continue reading…]

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