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Acclaimed Chestnut Hill artist Ginger Arthur, 71, will be showing her recent work, all painted within the last year, in her studio at 8042 Germantown Ave. on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
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by Len Lear
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6/4/26
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Actress Renee McFillin and director/choreographer Stephen Casey are teaming up once again in the classic musical “Annie Get Your Gun” (1946) at Act II Playhouse. The result is spectacular.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/4/26
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Several recent magazine articles have come to my attention and featuring Hollywood notables who professed to having been a member of a cult at one time or another.
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by D.W. Palmer
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5/28/26
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The Mt. Airy Community Development Corp.’s “Taste of Mt. Airy” spring fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, from 7-10 p.m. at the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center.
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5/28/26
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It is hard to imagine anyone who did more to beautify Chestnut Hill than Markoe “Koey” Rivinus, who died in 2006 at the age of 91.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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It’s the gateway cruciferous vegetable exiled from the White House during the George H.W. Bush administration and later welcomed back.
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by Kieran McCourt, Weavers Way Shuttle contributor
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5/28/26
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When Emma Hearn was acting and singing in plays at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and then Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, she dreamed of performing on professional stages.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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In recent years, several people have asked me if I know what ever happened to Paul Roller and his restaurants. I have wondered the same thing myself.
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by Len Lear
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5/21/26
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Longtime food writer and Chestnut Hill resident Sam Gugino has released a new cookbook titled, “Eat! You’ll Get Hungry — A Family Food Saga.”
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by Josh Pero
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5/21/26
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Woodmere presents the classic musical “Gold Diggers of 1933,” featuring unforgettable musical numbers by Busby Berkeley, on May 19.
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by Andrew Gilmore
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5/14/26
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Join the Chestnut Hill Conservancy on Tuesday, May 19, to celebrate Chestnut Hill’s role in the American Revolution.
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by Josh Pero
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5/14/26
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Many people have enjoyable hobbies such as collecting baseball cards, gardening or playing video games, but Chestnut Hill resident Anne Reisenwitz has a most aesthetically pleasing and unusual hobby.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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On a purely plot level, “Police Story” is, well, simply just that.
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by Will Standish
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5/7/26
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It is no secret that a visit to a supermarket, grocery store or upscale restaurant these days might result in a painful case of sticker shock thanks in part to inflation and the spike in gasoline prices.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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Acclaimed organist Mark Laubach, who has served as organist and choirmaster at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre since 1986, will present an organ recital on Friday, May 8 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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Vendors lined Germantown Avenue on Sunday for the Chestnut Hill Home & Garden Festival, with throngs of visitors taking in the sights, sounds and smells.
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5/7/26
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The restructured program at Allens Lane Theater now stages one full play a year, with an emphasis on relevance to the Mt. Airy community.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/30/26
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Operatic roles are so difficult physically, mentally, psychologically and on the memory that most famous opera singers have performed no more than 50 different roles.
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by Len Lear
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4/30/26
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Released a year before the United States entered World War II, “The Mortal Storm” was MGM’s first feature film to openly criticize the Nazi regime.
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by Heather Gray
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4/30/26
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For many reasons, “Carrie: The Musical” is a challenge to stage. Even the title startles you. How do you turn Stephen King’s bloody gothic-horror novel into a musical?
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/30/26
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