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Pragya Gupta -- shown here with her daughter, Althea, in Wissahickon Park -- came to Philadelphia to learn the ins and outs of high finance at Wharton, but she put her investment career on hold when she discovered she had a passion for art. Now the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center is showcasing her talent.
A 7,948-mile journey from finance to fine art
It's a long way from northern India to Chestnut Hill – 7,948 miles, to be exact – but Pragya Gupta has navigated the distance quite smoothly. more
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Richard Raub, of Germantown, is conducting the Academy of Vocal Arts production of Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” which opened April 25 in Philadelphia and ends with the company’s May 12 performance in Bethlehem.
A Sunday afternoon of sacred choral masterpieces
Two local conductors lead performances of note this month: Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, and Richard Raub, of Germantown. more
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Catch “Big Night,” a tasty culinary drama that follows two Italian brothers running a struggling restaurant. The movie, which stars Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub and Minnie Driver (from left, above), along with Stanley Tucci, will screen Tuesday, May 14, 7 p.m., at Woodmere Art Museum.
Big Night: The foodie film that’s so much more
The Chestnut Hill Film Group's spring 2024 season closes out with a screening of Big Night (1996) at Woodmere Art Museum on Tuesday, May 14. more
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Mt. Airy Day offers a full day of fun for the kids who can play, jump, create, dine and dance during the annual street festival.
Mt. Airy Day celebrates spring, and community
The annual Mt. Airy Day street festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, and organizers are inviting residents to “embrace the spirit of community.” more
Lise Funderburg, a long-time Penn professor and Mt. Airy resident, is the author of the acclaimed book, “Black,White, Other,” a groundbreaking oral history of 46 adult children of interracial marriages.
Prolific Mt. Airy author chronicled mixed-race kids' lives
Lise Funderburg, of Mt. Airy, boasts an impressive and extensive resume, full of journalism credits as well as teaching the intricacies of writing. more
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Roy Book Binder, who has had a 50-year career playing on the road as “more of an entertainer than a musician,” will perform in the Historic Germantown courtyard at 5501 Germantown Ave. on Saturday, May 11, 4 p.m.
Roy Book Binder brings his 25-city tour to NW Philly
Roy Book Binder, who insists that he is “more of an entertainer than a musician,” will open Historic Germantown's series of six concerts on May 11. more
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Angelo Cataldi to discuss book
Veteran sportscaster and journalist Angelo Cataldi, of Chestnut Hill, is scheduled to discuss his career and his new book on May 9. more
Musician Jim Dragoni, a staple of the Philadelphia blues and jazz scene, has curated the upcoming “Music Alive” series of concerts hosted by Historic Germantown, the coalition of 19 cultural sites in Northwest Philadelphia.
Honoring the area’s diverse musical heritage
Like any small, diverse neighborhood in an old city, the history of Germantown is in many ways defined by its musical footprint. more
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Philadelphia Ballet will close out its 2023-24 season with Sir Frederick Ashton’s “The Dream” (above, starring Oksana Maslova) and George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” May 9-12 in the Academy of Music.
Piffaro glories in the Wind, and the Ballet dances a Dream
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will present “Glory of the Wind Band: Music from Portugal and Spain,” Saturday, May 11. more
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The Chestnut Hill Film Group hosts its weekly Tuesday Night at the Movies program with a showing of the crime thriller “Point Blank,” at 7 p.m. May 7, at Woodmere Art Museum. The 1967 film stars Lee Marvin (center), and Angie Dickinson (left).
Lee Marvin’s Walker wants his $93,000 – ‘Point Blank,’ period
Director John Boorman’s “Point Blank” is a movie that broke every rule about narrative, character arc development, back story and exposition. more
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Mt. Airy gala set
Awards, music and hors d’oeuvres will highlight “A Night on the Avenue,” on Saturday, May 4. more
Michael Winship will lead the discussion at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W. Tulpehocken St. in Germantown, on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m.
Hill literary scholar to discuss the scandalous 'Quaker City'
Distinguished literary scholar Michael Winship, a Chestnut Hill resident, will lead a discussion of the notorious best-seller on April 28. more
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Mt. Airy Day, the street festival that started in the 1970s, is scheduled to return for another year on Saturday, May 11. The day full of shopping, music, food and fun will kick off at noon and last until 5 p.m. on Germantown Avenue between Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Gorgas Lane. The rain date is Saturday, May 18. The festival started as a way to foster relationships between neighbors east and west of Germantown Avenue. At Mt. Airy Day in 1983 (above), youngsters ride The Tempest amusement park attraction, which had been set up on Germantown Avenue.
Mt. Airy Day’s return is a sign of spring
Brothers Dave and Tim Hause onstage at Venice Island at the 2023 Sing Us Home festival.
‘Sing Us Home’ returns to Venice Island
Thanks to the efforts of Philadelphia-born musician brothers Dave and Tim Hause, Manayunk’s three-day Sing Us Home Festival is returning. more
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A silhouette of Christie Fischer as Diana (front) and Nic Fallacaro as Gabe.
Challenging convention in 'Normal’
"Next to Normal" broke new ground in the history of the American musical. It debuted off-Broadway in 2008 and then won a Pulitzer Prize. more
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The Philadelphia Orchestra performed “Four Songs” by Alma Schindler-Mahler, a well-respected composer in her own right before she married Gustav Mahler, who demanded that she suspend her own career if they were to be married. She did.
Tempesta di Mare celebrates and the orchestra played Mahler
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will present “Bach & Telemann: Four Flavors of Concerto” on April 28 in Chestnut Hill. more
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Orlando and Patricia Haddad have been at the forefront of world music and Brazilian jazz on the East Coast for decades.
At the library: Brazilian jazz & choral ensemble
The Chestnut Hill Library’s “Meet the Musicians” program concludes its spring lineup with free performances on April 30 and May 14. more
Kellye Garrett
Authors talk about their thrillers
Award-winning authors Alyssa Cole and Kellye Garrett will chat about their latest books on May 1. more
Libby Frank, a lifelong advocate for peace and justice, died at 95 on Dec. 12, 2023.
New autobiography by late Hill activist Libby Frank
The lifelong activist before her death last year is the subject of “Life of Libby: Chasing Peace & Justice with Humor Guts & Passion.” more
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Chow Yun-fat stars as a tough cop determined to take down a crime syndicate in “Hard-Boiled,” an action-packed Hong Kong crime film.
‘Hard Boiled’ is a meditation on the cost of violence
The Chestnut Hill Film Group’s Tuesday night showing of John Woo’s film is more than an essential exemplar of the heroic bloodshed genre. more
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