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In “Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Showdown,” tribute bands Satisfaction (above as the Rolling Stones) and Abbey Road (the Beatles) will battle in a performance Friday, Dec. 6, at the Keswick theater in Glenside.
Abbey Road or Satisfaction? Rock rivals face off
Some great rivalries define, and even transcend, their times. But these pale in comparison to the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones. more
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Chris Cherin (right) plays Fred Graham to Jennie Eisenhower’s Lilli Vanessi, the battling exes in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate,” running through Jan. 5 at the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy.
Inside ‘Kiss Me Kate’ with the musical’s Bucks County star
Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”  has returned to the show’s historic Philadelphia roots in a new Quintessence Theatre production. more
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Mendelssohn Chorus celebrates with ‘Feast of Carols’
Dominick D’Orio will conduct the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia in its annual Christmas concert, “A Feast Carols,” Saturday, Dec. 7. more
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A shopkeeper played by Leo G. Carroll (far right) hires escaped convicts portrayed by (from left) Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray and Humphrey Bogart in director Michael Curtiz's other Christmas classic "We're No Angels," showing Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Woodmere art museum. (Curtiz also directed "White Christmas.")
We’re No Angels: An endearingly eccentric yuletide charmer
Treat yourself to a festive film night as Tuesday Nights at the Movies presents its final 2024 screening, “We’re No Angels.”  more
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“Operation Panic: Cold War Stories of the Atomic Bomb,” co-edited by Jimmy Pack (above) was released Nov. 19.
Cold War anthology mines fiction of the atomic age
Jimmy Pack still remembers "The Day After," a 1983 TV movie about nuclear war. That terror has evolved into a scholarly pursuit. more
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From singing as a classical tenor to studying South Indian music, Dave Cope’s musical experiences are varied and shine through in his current work.
Chestnut Hill songwriter to return for a hometown listening party
The multifaceted musician will showcase his latest release “Hidden From the World,” at 7 p.m., Dec. 6,  at Hideaway Music. more
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Local locations are the setting for Philadelphia Dance Theatre’s “A Philadelphia Nutracker,” running Dec. 14 to 15 at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell.
Dance company brings Philadelphia-themed 'Nutcracker' to Montco
Philadelphia Dance Theatre will present its 25th anniversary production of "A Philadelphia Nutcracker" next month. more
Florence Price, Amy Jacobs-Bond and Clara Schumann (from left) are three of the unsung women composers whose works were featured in “Nevertheless, She Sang,” a recital presented by Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward and Flourtown mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, of Lyric Fest.
Celebrating the holidays and women composers
Both The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Ballet are set to celebrate the Christmas season. And the women of Lyric Fest shine. more
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Barbara Golden,who teaches at Settlement Music School in Germantown and has taught at many area universities, will perform at a holiday music concert on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m., at the Supplee Memorial Presbyterian Church, 855 Welsh Rd. in Maple Glen.
A Golden holiday music concert Sunday at area church
Longtime Chestnut Hill resident and acclaimed pianist Barbara Golden will perform music including traditional holiday songs. more
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Samantha Leah Smith, Sarah Heddins, Dan Romano and Ryan Kirchner star in Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play,” running at The Stagecrafters Theater through Dec. 8.
Comedy, controversy and cultural missteps in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’
The Stagecrafters Theater opens the holiday season with "The Thanksgiving Play" by Larissa FastHorse. more
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Left to right, Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in “Meet John Doe,” a Frank Capra-directed film that explores themes as relevant today as in 1941 when the movie was released.
A ‘cockeyed world’ meets its match in ‘Meet John Doe’
Frank Capra gives us an everyman, going up against unscrupulous media tycoons and power brokers. more
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“Hedgehogs and Mushrooms,” by Allyn Howard
Trading Brooklyn for Mt. Airy: An artist’s new chapter
A charming menagerie of animal artwork at Little Wares, 8117 Germantown Ave., reveals the magical touch of West Mt. Airy artist Allyn Howard. more
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The late Paul W. Meyer, retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director and Conservancy Board member, joined Conservancy Executive Director Lori Salganicoff in unveiling and celebrating the 2018 Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame Inductees.
Conservancy gala to honor architectural excellence
The Chestnut Hill Conservancy will celebrate architectural excellence and preservation at its first Preservation Party on Dec. 3. more
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Richard Stone (above) and Cameron Welke will perform Nov. 23 in a recital at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting featuring the works of composer Silvius Leopold Weiss.
Tempesta plays duos at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, returns to Chestnut Hill Saturday, Nov. 23,  for a program at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting. more
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Two heartthrobs from the soap opera “General Hospital” and one who recently left the show will headline a meet-and-greet Saturday, Nov. 23, at The Keswick Theatre in Glenside. Dominic Zamprogna (who plays Dante Falconeri), Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase, above right) and Michael Easton (formerly Dr. Hamilton Finn, above left) will meet fans, take photos and answer questions during the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. event. Tickets are $119. The Keswick is at 291 N. Keswick Ave. For information, visit eventbrite.com.
Soap stars at Keswick
John Wayne is at his career best portraying a morally complex Texas gunslinger in John Ford's seminal classic ‘The Searchers.’
‘Searchers’ delivers portrait of vengeance
I have long been wary of the classic Hollywood westerns – with their simplistic “good battling evil” morality. Then I rewatched "The Searchers." more
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A painting that accompanies his poem, “Red Vision,” by Richard Metz, in his new book, “A Murder of Crows.”
Art, poetry and the environmental echo of crows
You might say that artist Richard Metz likes to crow about his paintings and prints. more
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The exhibit “Perpetual Inventory” is a display space wrapped in viewing corridors that took months to construct.
A haunting journey through craft and memory at Arcadia
If your haunting preferences run more to the unsettling than the terrifying, “Perpetual Inventory: A Ruminative Installation by Scott Kip,” is for you. more
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The Fairmount String Quartet (from left, Rachel Segal, Leah Kyoungwoon Kim-Tomilson, Beth Dzwil and Mimi Morris Kim), who have been stretching the limits of the quartet canon for decades, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
A weekend of tough choices for classical music fans
Local classical music lovers will be making difficult choices this weekend when it comes to deciding which performances to attend. more
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Faye Wong stars in director Wong Kar Wai’s haunting “Chungking Express,” an intimate portrait of love and loneliness set in bustling Hong Kong, showing Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Woodmere Art Museum.
‘Chungking Express’ brings its enchanting glow to Woodmere
Part of the magic of “Chungking Express” is that you may not process just how mundane its setting is until long after the credits have rolled. more
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