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South Philly native Gianna Yanelli, who has performed at the Tony Awards and on Saturday Night Live, among many others, can currently be seen in “Comedy Tonight” at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, now streaming through April 30.
From Broadway and Tony Awards to Act II in Ambler
Gianna Yanelli, is (virtually) appearing in “Comedy Tonight” at Act II Playhouse in Ambler. more
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Elizabeth Hainen, harpist for the Philadelphia Orchestra, reacts to applause in a scene from the documentary, “Beethoven in Beijing,” which will make its TV premiere April 16 on PBS nationwide and on Channel 12 in the Delaware Valley.
Mt. Airy duo's award-winning 'doc' to air April 16
Two prominent Mt. Airy filmmakers, Sam Katz and Sharon Mullally, are the producer and co-director, respectively, of a compelling new documentary film, “Beethoven in Beijing,” that will make its television premiere on April 16 on PBS nationwide. more
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The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont.
Virtual Choral Arts concert celebrates Holy Week
Continuing their “virtual” season of concerts, Matthew Glandorf led Choral Arts Philadelphia in “Lamentations: Longing for Home.” It was performed and recorded at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont. more
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“Being An Artist” interviews artists about their work-life balance. “I’m really interested in how people make it work and have a life,” said host Tom Judd.
Celebrated local artist Tom Judd interviews his peers in new podcast
With a new public art installation and a related exhibit at the Woodmere Art Museum, artist Tom Judd has attention focused on his process right now. So he decided to focus on the process of other artists. more
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Glenside singer Freyda is eager to perform again after a year sidelined by pandemic.
After 65-year show biz career, Glenside’s Freyda still performs
I am not a gambling person, but I would bet the house that Freyda Thomas is the only person in our circulation area who had had a 65-year career in show business. more
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Lucretia Robbins delighted a generation of young girls in the Chestnut Hill area with lessons about art and nature. Here she is seen with some of her students in 2019. (We were asked not to use the names of the students.)
Wyndmoor's 'Art in the Garden' a boon to area girls
After retiring from teaching in Springside School’s Middle School art department two decades ago, Lucretia Robbins saw a way to combine her passion for art, teaching and horticulture by giving her house a gift. more
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Philadelphia Academy of Vocal Arts recently performed “Jubilate” for virtual audiences. (Photo by José Meléndez)
St. Paul’s marks Lent with Evensong, Academy of Vocal Arts performs ‘Jubilate’
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, marked the season of Lent with a Choral Evensong. The Academy of Vocal Arts continued its “virtual” season with “Jubilate!” more
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Christy Morse Kelly (right) and Bibby Loring, both long-time Chestnut Hill residents and former Springside School students, hang their paintings in their new Line Studio + Gallery across from Septa’s Chestnut Hill East train station at 105 Bethlehem Pike.
Lifelong Hillers open art studio/gallery on 'Pike'
In late December of 2020, defying the pandemic, Bibby Loring and Christy Morse founded The Line Studio + Gallery across from Septa’s Chestnut Hill East train station at 105 Bethlehem Pike “to bring a vibrant, contemporary element to the art-loving community of Chestnut Hill.” more
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Tempesta di Mare perform at Tyler Arboretum.
Tempesta di Mare revisits ‘1721: A Very Good Year’
On the same weekend, Tempesta di Mare assembled a fabulous roster of pieces from that particular calendar year in the 18th century, and the Philadelphia Orchestra rebroadcast online the final performance it gave last year before the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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“Young Woman in a Head Scarf,” oil on canvas, by Eleanor Day.
Images of Mt. Airy's Day may stay with you for years
Eleanor Day's almost photographic, brightly colored representations of people and nature scenes evoke such powerful emotions, one almost feels they should be paired with the poems of Wordsworth, Shelley and Keats. more
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Frudakis stands next to his controversial statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo before Mayor Kenney ordered it removed from in front of the Municipal Services Building.
New documentary about local sculptor airs nationally
Zenos Frudakis, 69, a Glenside resident for 34 years and sculptor who created the controversial statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo and more than 100 large statues all over the world, is the subject of a new documentary film that will be airing on public television stations. more
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In this detail of Youth and the Arts by Violet Oakley, a young woman gazes upward, looking to the future, while Leopold Stokowski – who would become conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra – is seated at the piano. Youth and the Arts, from the mural series The Building of the House of Wisdom, 1910–11 (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1963) The lunette is inscribed with a verse from Psalm 144:12: “I will sing a new song to thee upon an instrument of ten strings . . . that our sons may be as plants grown up in their Youth. And our Daughters as cornerstones polished.”
Reflective and grateful at Woodmere after a year of pandemic uncertainty
Thinking back on this challenging year, Woodmere is grateful for the extraordinary support of our community. more
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Joe Rivera turned in a remarkable performance in “Carmen Fantasy.”
‘Carmen Fantasy,’ ‘Don Quixote’ among local virtual performance
In collaboration with Brian Sanders’ JUNK, the Philadelphians performed Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Fantasy.” Piffaro proffered “The World of Don Quixote” to enliven the first week of March. more
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This detail installation photograph is of the artist's idea wall on view in Woodmere's “History in Motion.” The artist often begins new projects by collecting images from a variety of sources. This is part of Judd's source material for the Portal to Discovery mural. (Courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum)
Woodmere exhibit 'a history book tossed into a blender'
Imagine a subway hurtling through early America: Minutemen and colonial dames fly past in a whirlwind of parchment and red brick. more
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Molly Edelman, who stayed away from acting for years after freezing on stage, now stars in “The Weir,” which is being streamed March 12, 13 and 14 by Allens Lane Theater in West Mt. Airy.
Overcomes stage fright, now in Allens Lane streamed play
It's a dark and dreary night in a small pub near the village of Jamestown in the Irish countryside, a place haunted by legendary superstitions. Four men meet to exchange ghost stories. They are … more
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A video of Wyndmoor resident Cathy Mazza's “Apart (2020),” a modern classical composition scored for flute, piano, cello and women’s voices, will have its premiere on Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 pm, in conjunction with Women’s History Month.
Pandemic inspires Wyndmoor musician to compose 'Apart'
“Apart (2020),” is a modern classical composition scored for flute, piano, cello and women’s voices. As the year of social distancing dragged on, Cathy recorded her piece remotely and produced a video including interpretive dance and an accompanying descriptive text. more
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Kathy stands in her carriage house/studio next to shelves filled with bronze sculptures created by her husband, Joe, who died last July at age 85 after 64 years of marriage. (Photo by Henry Jaffe)
Husband's sculpture inspires first-time Hill author, 85
Joe and Kathy Winter lived in three different Chestnut Hill houses over a period of 60 years, but they still described themselves as “newcomers.” more
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Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Golden, a music professor as well as a pianist, harpsichordist and conductor, has had her professional life upended by the pandemic.
What does Hill music educator do with no students?
What does a music teacher do during the pandemic when her classes and private lessons have disappeared? more
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Pauline Houston McCall (left), who grew up in Germantown as part of “a blended family of 24 children,” is an acclaimed artist who was commissioned to create 11 sculptures and nine paintings that have been installed in a newly constructed New York City skyscraper.
One of 24 kids in Germantown, now a major force in art world
When Pauline Houston McCall told me she grew up on Ross Street in Germantown as part of “a blended family of 24 children,” I thought I'd have to have my hearing checked by a specialist. That could not be possible. more
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A work of Florence Beatrice Price, the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra, was part of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s recent online concert, which is still available to be streamed.
Pioneering African American composer featured in recent Philadelphia Orchestra performance
As we Americans struggle with the COVID-19 coronavirus, we shouldn’t give ourselves a pass on the “other” pandemic afflicting American society, one that has been a virtual curse on … more
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