There was a time when drive-in movies were all the rage. There are still some options in this region, including at the Water Tower.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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6/22/23
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A series of invisible, rain-activated haiku poems, written by elementary schoolchildren in Germantown, can be seen through August.
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6/22/23
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At 17, Hirmand Azimi fled violence in Afghanistan, an ordeal that has informed his life in Philadelphia, and also fueled his activism.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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A new exhibit by Germantown-based artist Tom Judd is designed to create a contemplative setting for “growing ideas.”
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by Carla Robinson
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6/8/23
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The Woodmere Art Museum’s Annual Juried Exhibition, now in its 81st year, is back once again.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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6/1/23
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Susannah Thomer and Joe Borrelli, both in their 70s, have admired one another for more than 50 years. Now her work is being shown at his gallery.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Faculty and students at Allens Lane Art Center are currently sponsoring a “Spring Fling” fine art and craft sale.
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by Len Lear
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5/11/23
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At the peak of her career in the mid-1930s, Kay Francis was one of the most popular, well-respected, and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.
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by Andrew Gilmore
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4/28/23
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Matines Café, the charming authentic French café that opened last November at 89 Bethlehem Pike, is featuring glass art created by Flannery Cronin.
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by Len Lear
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4/28/23
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Allens Lane Art Center will present the first retrospective exhibition of a true Chestnut Hill artistic legend, the late Carole Sivin (1936-2020).
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by Len Lear
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4/20/23
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Dan Rose's offbeat, often whimsical work is on display in an exhibit at City Arts Salon, 5838 Germantown Ave. , continuing through April 22.
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by Len Lear
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4/13/23
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Dara Haskins, a Germantown artist whose solo exhibit opens this week at Allens Lane Art Center, is as bold, candid and uncompromising as her colorful work.
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by Len Lear
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3/16/23
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Dan Ravasio, of Chestnut Hill, grew up in a Western Pennsylvania coal mining and steelworker town that wasn’t noted for nurturing a young man’s artistic side.
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by Paul Mercurio
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3/9/23
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There is a fresh burst of color at Gallery on the Avenue, with a spring exhibit that includes Christopher Ward's life-sized psychedelic llama, and more.
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by Kevin Patrick
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3/9/23
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The landscape, painted more than 150 years ago by the radical French realist Gustave Courbet, was found in a basement during renovations.
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by Peter Crimmins, WHYY News
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3/2/23
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First Fridays on the Avenue just got a lift with the addition of an art-infused happy hour at NoName Gallery, 8127 Germantown Ave., next to Laurel Gardens.
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by Stacia Friedman
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3/2/23
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Dawn Kramlich is a “text-based artist” whose compelling fusion of words with images can currently be viewed in the spring art show at the Barbara Crawford Art Gallery.
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by Len Lear
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2/19/23
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For centuries, artists have been captivated by the miracle of childhood. Woodmere Art Museum’s newest exhibition is an ode to growing up.
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by Regina Marie
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2/9/23
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If you love beautiful depictions of nature in paintings and photographs as well as printmaking, mixed media and 3-D art, you are bound to appreciate “Woodlands Memories,” at Borrelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery.
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by Len Lear
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1/26/23
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Phoebe Murer, who is on the autism spectrum, had lots of dreams growing up, and nothing could really discourage her love of life.
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by Rita Charleston
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1/19/23
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