Arts

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church sits on a cobblestone drive at the corner of Trenton Avenue and Cumberland Street: traditional grounds for a not-so traditional band. Inside the church, up two flights of stairs you will

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Standing in what once upon a time was a showroom for tombstones, the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) is alive and kicking thanks to the city’s thriving underground arts community. The multipurpose art venue

https://vimeo.com/89552932] Tucked away on a quiet side street in the Fairhill neighborhood, the Spells Writing Lab sits along the colorful 2500 block of North Alder Street. Mosaic tile and elaborate murals grace the walls of

9th and Spring Garden sits on the edge of an area with various names: Callowhill, West Poplar, Chinatown North, or even the Loft District. The Philadelphia arts community; however, affectionately refers to the post-industrial section

Matthew Hall has finally seemed to find his home. Currently working as a graphic designer for InLiquid Art and Design in Fishtown, Hall was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and moved to Salt Lake City before

Chris DiPinto’s reason for opening his own guitar shop was quite simple: He is left-handed. “It’s hard to find left-handed guitars,” DiPinto said. “You’ll see maybe four [left-handed guitars] out of the whole 80 guitars

Specializing in art forms from paper cuts to music and puppetry, there are numerous unknown artists in Philadelphia who perhaps do not deserve to be. Here are just five of those people you should familiarize