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Renata Merrill, whose work will be on display, began quilting 10 years ago after doctors discovered a tumor in her left eye. She said she began to lose her sight and picked up the hobby as a way to strengthen her eyes and cope with the changes she was experiencing.
Black Arts Festival this week hopes to bridge racial gap
The Rev. Robert Polk, a 94-year-old resident of the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in upper Roxborough, said there were almost no other Black residents when he moved there 20 years ago. more
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In a scene from Neil Simon’s “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” cast members (from left) Linda Friday, Peter Bisgaier, Ellen Ratner and Eleni Delopoulos.
The plight of a Neil Simon ‘Prisoner’ when life goes left 
In "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," Neil Simon sets out to tackle a major social problem. more
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JamRock will perform Brazilian and international music.
A new Mt. Airy festival stages music on the front porch 
Mt. Airy is perfect for Porchfest, and Tim Osborne knows it. more
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Mt. Airy’s Abigail Perkiss has written extensively over many years about the carefully planned racial integration of Mt. Airy after World War II, which has been labeled “a national model.”
Nuanced view of Mt. Airy's  racial history
Mt. Airy's much-praised racial diversity skipped over the issue of class, says author Abby Perkiss. more
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Mezzo sopranio Sun-Ly Pierce
Fall season of live concerts ready to begin
Chestnut Hill's concert season is upon us. more
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Musician and bandleader Dikki Du brings his Zydeco Krewe to the Commodore Barry Club.
Louisiana band brings Zydeco to Mt. Airy
The Louisiana Dance Party event starts with a beginner dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. more
Lynn Gregory’s second novel, “So Much for Walls,” was inspired by her real-life experience as a traumatized carjacking victim.
Mt. Airy carjacking victim turns trauma into new novel
There is an old saying in publishing that you should “write what you know,” and Mt. Airy author and social science researcher Lynn Gregory is an exemplar of that maxim.  more
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The Alt is one of several popular performers featured at the Philadelphia Ceili Group’s 48th Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival, back this year at the Commodore Barry Club in Philadelphia on Sept. 8, 9 and 10. For more information, go to philadelphiaceiligroup.org.
Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival is back
The Philadelphia Ceili Group’s 48th Annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival this September 8, 9 & 10th is once again fostering and promoting traditional Irish arts and culture in … more
The choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, sang three services at Southwark Cathedral in England.
Two area church choirs tour England, Middle East
Despite continuing concerns about COVID,  two Philadelphia area church choirs managed to fulfill their respective dreams of touring England and the Middle East. more
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Banksyland, an international touring exhibition that features the work of famed street artist Banksy, came to Germantown over the weekend.
'Banksyland’ organizers choose ‘most appropriate’ Germantown
When Britt Reyes and her team were looking for a space to house the Philadelphia stop on their international exhibit showcasing the work of Banksy, they had plenty of choices. more
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Sabrina Profitt plays the role of Edna Edison, made famous by Anne Bancroft in the 1975 movie version of Neil Simon's “The Prisoner of Second Avenue.” The comedy is running now through Sept. 25 at Act II Playhouse in Ambler.
All Profitt, no loss in Neil Simon's funny 'Prisoner'
Ambler's Act II Playhouse kicks off its 2022-2023 season with Neil Simon's 1971 comedy masterpiece “The Prisoner of Second Avenue.” more
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City officials, musicians, and judges gather at City Hall to discuss the returning PHL LIVE Center Stage competition.
PHL LIVE music competition returns
Musicians across Philadelphia will now once again get the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and other perks in this year’s PHL LIVE Center Stage competition. more
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Flourtown native Tyler Kepner is seen giving a talk to the Norristown Rotary Club about his dream job covering Major League baseball for the New York Times.
Dream comes true for New York Times baseball writer
Millions of boys in this country undoubtedly dream of one day being a Major League baseball player. more
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Jarvis painted this likeness of the Masonic Lodge building that housed El Quetzal the week before the Aug. 16 fire destroyed the building.
Architectural Hill landmark painted just before fire
Days before fire ripped through the historic Hiram Lodge on Germantown Avenue last week, local artist Judy McCabe Jarvis had just captured the building in paint. It was a lucky accident, she said. more
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Harry Groome had a successful 30-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, rising to chairman of SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, but after a forced retirement he has authored five novels, and two powerful new novellas that were just published in June.
Local author proves there are 'second acts,' after all
The legendary American “Jazz Age” author F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Fitzgerald did not know Harry Groome. more
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Donald Nally and The Crossing returned to Chestnut Hill in a surprise concert to present the East Coast premiere of “Titration” by Shara Nova.
The Crossing performs East Coast premiere on the Hill
Close on the heels of their groundbreaking “Month of Moderns,” Donald Nally and The Crossing returned to the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Heather Gray (far left), whose wrestling moniker was Heather McMasters, is seen with some of her wrestling buddies — Riptide, Psycho Sybil and Joanie (Chyna).
Wrestling with a big career move
Heather Gray is a sweet and soft-spoken Chestnut Hill resident who left her job in June as the Chestnut Hill Community Association's director of marketing and communications to work for Comcast. more
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Tempesta di Mare launches its new season in Chestnut Hill with a continuation of its Artist Recital Series on Oct. 8.
Tempesta di Mare returns to Chestnut Hill for new season
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed, baroque-period instruments orchestra, has announced its 2022-23 season. more
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Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Academy of Vocal Arts is on solid financial footing and considering new ways to accomplish its mission of training international opera singers, says Scott Guzielek, the academy’s vice president and general manager.
Fully staged opera returns to Academy of Vocal Arts
In one of the most encouraging signs that the world of the performing arts is returning to its old pre-pandemic self, Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts has announced a full season. more
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From 1989 to 1993, Kraus (left) was general manager of the legendary comedy club, Catch a Rising Star in New York, where he befriended stand-up comics including Jerry Seinfeld (right).
Hill trombonist, 80, was a musician and manager to the stars
Anyone who is older than about 60 would certainly be familiar with the performers Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli and Diana Ross. more
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