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Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Performing Arts School Introduces The Circus To The Neighborhood

May 19, 2017 Brian Roche 0

Germantown is home to several historical landmarks and small businesses. Located on Greene Street, in the heart of the neighborhood, is one of those small businesses. Whether one wants to stay fit, release stress or just have fun, [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Aeralist Defies Gravity At Fishtown’s Boom Room

November 1, 2016 Shealyn M Kilroy 0

When Wei-Wei Weintraub was deciding on how to best channel her artistic energy, she didn’t follow her parents’ wishes and join the circus. “You never want to do what your parents want you to do,” Weintraub said. But that [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Shana Kennedy Leads Students to Unknown Heights at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

September 25, 2014 0

From an early age Shana Kennedy knew she would join the circus. The Natick, Massachusetts native acquired a love for performance while visiting traveling shows that stopped in her town each year. By age 15, Kennedy had acquired her [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Five Ways To Spend Your Summer Hours

July 9, 2014 0

Trips to the Jersey Shore can be repetitive every weekend, so why not stay here? Philadelphia has a multitude of venues and activities for you to enjoy on your summer days without traveling beyond city limits. Philadelphia [continue reading…]

P.T. Barnum sang with some of his circus crew surrounded him.
Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Philadelphia Circus School of Arts Partners with Ritz Theatre Company for ‘Barnum’

October 27, 2011 0

Come one! Come all! And witness The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts partner with Ritz Theatre Company to present “Barnum,” the greatest show on earth, a circus extravaganza about master showman, P.T. Barnum. The musical, [continue reading…]

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