The Chestnut Hill Community Association is hosting Chestnut Hill’s first annual Canine Costume Parade on “Barktober” 30. Costumed dogs and their owners are invited to meet at the parking lots next to Mimi’s Café on East Evergreen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, and parade with other pooches down to Buckley Park.
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by Heather Gray
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10/21/21
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For artist Roland Ayers, Northwest Philadelphia was an anchor and an inspiration. Roland Ayers: Calligraphy of Dreams, through October 24. Woodmere Art Museum.
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by Kristin Holmes
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10/20/21
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Visit an artists studio to see where it all happens. October 23, noon-6, including a gallery exhibit at the Allens Lane Art Center. (Some studios are only online -- check ahead.)
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10/20/21
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On Oct. 21, shopping to support breast cancer is a day-long event on the Hill at “Cashmere for a Cause.”
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by April Lisante
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10/19/21
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Terra Nova Wood-Fired Pizza and Grill on East Willow Grove Ave. in Wyndmoor, takeout, delivery and online ordering only.
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by Len Lear
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10/15/21
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The artworks in this exhibition, created individually and collectively by Norwood-Fontbonne Academy students of the classes of 2021, 2022, and 2023, reflect their feelings, thoughts, and accomplishments during the year forced away from their classmates.
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by Walt Maguire
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10/14/21
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The ants go marching one by one… down Germantown Avenue! Be on the lookout for some ants along the stone wall as you stroll past the playground at the Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences.
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by Emily Plowman, Friends of Jenks
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10/14/21
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(1951 / 103 minutes) Beloved character actor Thelma Ritter gets a rare star turn in George Cukor's comedic jewel. She's a down-on-her luck notary turned matchmaker of lonely-hearts and losers. Zany interactions with model Jeanne Crain ensue.
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10/13/21
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John Patrick Shanley wrote “Rogues' Gallery” last year in response to the lockdown of the performing arts world during the pandemic, and is donating the proceeds of all performance royalties to the Actors' Fund. It's at Stagecrafters through October 10. In person, not virtual.
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by Rita Charleston
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10/8/21
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Woodmere Art Museum expects to complete the purchase of St. Michael’s Hall property in mid-October, and has been working with a team of engineers, architects, lawyers, and Woodmere staff to dream big about how the property will be used.
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by Barbara Sheehan
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10/7/21
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Stagecrafters turned the lights back on as they opened their Fall season with "Rogues' Gallery" by John Patrick Shanley. Director Mariangela Saavedra introduces a lot of first-timers who benefit from Shanley's shorter, more punchy stories and bring them to life.
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by Hugh Hunter
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10/6/21
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Brian Foley is an attorney and law school professor who has also performed his stand-up comedy act hundreds of times over the last 13 years.
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by Len Lear
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10/6/21
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Gary Bernard, a resident of Mt. Airy, is a prolific and accomplished illustrator. He also works for the Vanguard Group.
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by Len Lear
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10/6/21
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Everything you ever wanted to know about making and enjoying beer can be learned at the Attic Brewing Company.
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by Len Lear
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10/6/21
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Take a walking tour of the Tulpehocken Station Historic District on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. The tour begins at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W Tulpehocken St.
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10/6/21
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(1979). Peter Sellers is uproarious in his final film performance—director Hal Ashby's dry, political comedy about a simple-minded gardener who only understands life from what he sees on television yet becomes a media guru. Co-stars Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden and Melvyn Douglas.
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10/6/21
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(1933 / 67 minutes) Joan Blondell fights Depression-era harassment, government indifference, and poverty by turning to crime, romancing hood Chester Morris, and climbing the underworld ladder to Boss status.
OCTOBER 5, 7:30 PM, Woodmere Art Museum, $5 suggested donation
9201 Germantown Avenue. Presented by the Chestnut Hill Film Group
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10/1/21
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Coro Mundi is planning its first live choral performance of 2021 at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill on Oct 10, 4:30 p.m.
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by Hillel Hoffman
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10/1/21
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On Saturday, September 25, the Woodmere Art Museum opened Body Language: The Art of Larry Day, one of their most ambitious retrospectives to date, and the largest ever solo exhibition of Day's work.
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9/30/21
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The Quintessence Theatre Group received a $500,000 state grant for major repairs to the historic building. State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) presented the ceremonial check at a press conference at the theater September 8.
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by Walt Maguire
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9/29/21
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