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Political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson
Cartoonist Signe Wilkinson to discuss her work
Northwest Village Network (NVN) will sponsor a virtual event, “Cartooning Through Life,” with well-known cartoonist Signe Wilkinson, on March 28. more
Irish tenor Michael Londra’s show at the Commodore Barry Center in Mt. Airy will include performances by singers, dancers and Tony-winner Trent Kowalik, who starred in “Billy Elliot” on Broadway.
Michael Londra and friends bring Ireland to Mt. Airy
Michael Londra brings his national tour of “Ireland with Michael – LIVE” to the Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center in Mt. Airy on March 6. more
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Jennifer Summerfield as Irina Arkadina with Sam Fineman who plays her son Constantine in a scene from a modern day adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” performed by the Drama Group of Germantown and running through April 1 in the performance space at First United Methodist Church of Germantown.
Germantown theater group’s ‘The Seagull’ flies west
The Drama Group of Germantown wraps up its inaugural season with "The Seagull" (1896), Anton Chekhov's seminal drama about troubled souls who gather on a country estate. more
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Trumpeter and music educator Paul Futer’s performance of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Trumpet in D major was a highlight of a concert at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill.
Three churches host concerts that suggest a return to normalcy
Three local churches hosted a trio of varied concerts, providing a glimpse of how concert life used to be before the outbreak of COVID. more
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The Morehouse College Glee Club (seen here performing last year, under the direction of Dr. David Morrow) will perform in concert on Wednesday, March 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church at 224 E. Gowen Ave. in Mt. Airy. The event is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Morehouse College Alumni Association, and a portion of the ticket sales ($33.85-$55.20) includes a donation to a Morehouse scholarship fund. Tickets are available at eventbrite.com.
Morehouse choir to perform
A legal thriller so true to life it’s taught in law schools
Otto Preminger’s 1959 “Anatomy of a Murder,” starring James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick and Joseph Welch is a twisty legal thriller with a doubly ironic conclusion. more
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“To be held,” from Haskins’ “Quarantine” series, was painted in 2020.
Allens Lane exhibit: bold, candid and uncompromising
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.  more
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform the music of Austria, Saturday, March 25, at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
Piffaro explores the Austrian court and countryside
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform a concert of music from the Austrian court and countryside Saturday. March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Learning how to do traditional Irish dance steps at the Commodore Barry Club in Mt. Airy has become a St. Patrick’s Day tradition, thanks to the Philadelphia Ceili Group. Once again, this year the group invites dancers of all levels and ages to come and celebrate their Irish heritage with a fun evening of dance class at the Commodore Barry Club in Mt. Airy on Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m. The non-profit, volunteer organization, founded in 1958, is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Irish culture.
Dancing for St. Patrick's Day
Paul Robeson in the 1936 version of "Show Boat"
See 'Show Boat,' a serious showstopper, at Woodmere
Almost forgotten and upstaged by the MGM 1954 technicolored version, the 1936 production of “Show Boat” is perhaps the greatest of all transitions from stage to screen.  more
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Award-winning actor Lawrence Pressman (left) as Prospero, with Hillary Parker as Antonia (center) and Marielle Issa as Miranda in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of “The Tempest.”
‘The Tempest’ at Quintessence: A magical tale of revenge and forgiveness
The opening scene of "The Tempest" at Quintessence is a tribute to the power of stagecraft. more
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Dervish, an Irish traditional band that has traveled the world for more than 30 years, will perform at Mt. Airy’s Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center on Saturday, March 18.
Dervish opens U.S. tour at Mt. Airy’s Commodore Barry
Along with Guinness, Jameson and Kerrygold butter, one of Ireland’s greatest exports may be Dervish, a dazzling Irish traditional band. more
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Dan Ravasio, who nurtured his artistic talent for years while working jobs in a varied career, will exhibit his artwork at Art in the Storefront gallery in Ambler beginning March 17.
From a job in a factory to a destiny in art
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. more
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Dmitri Wang Fomich perches atop "Bronze Llama in Technicolor" by local sculptor Christopher Ward.
Gallery on the Avenue opens a colorful spring show
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. more
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The PRISM Quartet will join with The Crossing Choir to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s “Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished” Friday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity.
PRISM Quartet joins The Crossing Choir for world premiere
The Crossing, the Grammy Award-winning choir founded and directed by Donald Nally, will be joined by the PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s “Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished.” more
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Chestnut Hill College graduate Aliyah Ali, owner of Blossom’Li floral design company, is helping to create a PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit by the Black Girl Florists network.
Black women florists group blooms in the spotlight at the PHS Flower Show
When floral enthusiasts walk into the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show this week, somewhere amid the sweeping displays will be an exhibit showing barrels pouring streams of flowers into a foundation of colorful blossoms. It has local connections. more
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Gustave Courbet's landscape, depicting the source of the Lison River in France, was discovered in a storage box at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2016. It was so darkened that only a few letters of the artist's signature were visible.
Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn
The landscape, painted more than 150 years ago by the radical French realist Gustave Courbet, was found in a basement during renovations. more
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Cast members of Sweat, from left to right: Juan Caceres, Nolan Maher, Joe Henderson, Jerome Michael Neville, Marc C. Johnson, Nyieman Lunsford, Nancy Vander Zwan, and in the foreground, Leah O'Hara.
An excellent cast, a great play and drama that disturbs
With an evident sense of mission, theater director Nancy Ridgeway avoids fluffy entertainment in favor of dramas that disturb.  more
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Photographer and gallery owner Jonene Lee started her career as a breakdancer with a company founded by renowned choreographer Rennie Harris.
NoName Gallery hosts a happy hour infused with art
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. more
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Richard Troxell, the stage director for the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” which was conducted by Germantown’s Richard Raub.
Choral Arts to premiere commissioned cantata March 4
Matthew Glandorf will conduct Choral Arts Philadelphia on March 4. more
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