Article by Jess Herbine & Anne Most Comic book and pop culture enthusiasts assembled at the 2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con May 30 through June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The convention featured celebrity guests including comic book king Stan Lee, Chris Hemsworth, William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Paul Wesley, Hayden Panettiere, Bruce [...]
About Jess Herbine
An former Entertainment & Arts Management major at Drexel, Jess has previously worked as the Entertainment Editor from 2010-2012. She is incredibly passionate about this city's arts and culture scene, and wants to bring all of Philadelphia's awesome offerings to the attention of those in the Drexel community. If you have any questions, comments or story ideas, feel free to reach out at entertainment@thetriangle.org!Author Archive | Jess Herbine
Philadanco dazzles audiences
The Philadelphia-based dance company Philadanco celebrated the Kimmel Center’s 10th Anniversary Season with “The Philadelphia Connection” April 20 through 22, including performances titled “Gatekeepers” and “Tribute.” The nationally renowned Philadelphia-based dance company Philadanco supported the Kimmel Center April 20-22 during its 10th anniversary season with “The Philadelphia Connection” at the Perelman Theater. After the show, [...]
Say Anything packs the TLA
Say Anything performed live last Sunday night at the TLA in Philadelphia to a packed crowd. Opening acts included Tallhart, Fake Problems and Kevin Devine & the Goddam Band. Say Anything played such songs as “Shiksa (Girlfriend),” “Woe,” “Every Man Has a Molly” and “Walk Through Hell.” South Street may harbor a certain flare for [...]
DU promotes creativity in Philly School District with ColorWheels
Over the past few years, severe budget cuts throughout the Philadelphia School District have shortchanged students, offering minimal arts education and nearly no opportunity for students to participate in creative self-expression. Fleisher Art Memorial teamed up with Drexel University’s graphic design program to retaliate against artistic apathy by storming the streets of South Philadelphia in [...]
Local artist hosts bazaar
Philadelphia designer and children’s book author and illustrator Alexander Stadler has his name popping up all around the city. The Rhode Island School of Design graduate brought together 40 local designers to sell their work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Store in a pop-up bazaar that he calls Philadelphia Produces Original Design or P.POD. [...]
‘Like Crazy’ explores love and long distance dating
Oct. 20, the Philadelphia Film Festival opened with the critically-acclaimed “Like Crazy.” The movie features rising stars Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, and will hit select theaters Oct. 28 courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The 20th annual Philadelphia Film Festival opened Oct. 20 to the buzzworthy winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic [...]
Student makes website a reality
Drexel University senior Ari Winkleman won first prize in an entrepreneurial competition that took place over 10 weeks during the summer and challenged young entrepreneurs to develop their own startup ideas in the realm of digital media. The “Innovation Incubator” program, sponsored by Omnicom Group’s OMD and General Electric, invited just 12 of 200 applicants [...]
Motion City Soundtrack: Four albums, two nights in Philly
With a promising fifth studio album on the way, what else is a successful pop-punk band to do with their free time? Celebrate their victories, of course. Starting Aug. 19 in Los Angeles, Calif., Motion City Soundtrack embarked on a “4 Albums. 2 Nights. 7 Cities.” tour to exhaust their entire discography thus far. Their [...]
‘Sunny’ gang celebrates season seven with a Philadelphia party
On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Trocadero presented loyal fans of Philadelphia’s outrageous showpiece, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” with a premiere party for the show’s seventh season. Hopefully a tradition in the making, the occasion marked the second annual party for the show’s return to FX Networks Thursday, Sept. 15. Preston and Steve, radio DJs [...]
Music venue to open September
From R5 Productions’ founder Sean Agnew comes Union Transfer, Philadelphia’s newest venue located at the old Spaghetti Warehouse at 10th and Spring Garden streets. It is set to open Sept. 21. As a prelude to their weekly email blast, R5 Productions made the official announcement July 12 regarding a brand new music venue opening in [...]
SAFAC launches Dragon Concert Series Committee
The student-run Drexel Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee is supporting the implementation of three campuswide concerts this year with the creation of The Dragon Concert Series Committee. The new committee will continue the existing concert traditions of Homecoming and Spring Jam, as well as add a new concert to the DAC Pack’s Midnight Madness event, [...]
Mischief managed: ‘Harry Potter’ and friends graduate Hogwarts
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort and Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom in Warner Bros. Pictures’ fantasy adventure “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2.” Additional reporting by Mike Arrison Overseen with a careful eye by the untouchable author J.K. Rowling, the 10-year legacy which Warner Bros. Pictures has spent the last decade constructing [...]
Pop culture overhaul at Comic Con
The mob of costumed fanatics wrapped around the Philadelphia Convention Center the weekend of June 17-19 must have had onlookers and passersby a little confused. Summer just started, so why are we acting like it’s Halloween? Well, because for closet nerds as well as self-proclaimed ones, geeks and fervent fans alike, Wizard World’s Philadelphia Comic-Con [...]
Local brunch favorite coming to campus
Sabrina’s Café, a local restaurant that specializes in brunch, announced June 27 that it will open its third location on the first floor of Drexel University’s Ross Commons. Talk of a third branch of Sabrina’s began when owners Robert and Raquel DeAbreu toyed with the idea of locations in Fishtown and Haddonfield, N.J. Upon visiting [...]
Drexel interactive course on funk sees success
“I was born in the wrong decade,” Laura Cheadle exclaims jealously for what may be the third time in less than an hour. The singer-songwriter handles her pint-sized guitar (“I’m weak,” she jokes), and her fingers slide across the strings, pressing on beloved chords she grew up listening to from the now-faded era of funk. [...]
Pa. Ballet and Orchestra collaborate for double bill
If you still believe that ballet is done in glittery tutus and that orchestras play only for audiences of 80-year-olds, I’m sorry to inform you that you are a bit behind the times. The performance of “Pulcinella Alive,” which I attended at the Kimmel Center last Sunday, had audiences of all ages on their feet [...]
Stump rocks solo show
After pop punk darlings Fall Out Boy announced their hiatus two years back, instead of taking a vacation from their seven-year career, all four members have continued to pursue new musical endeavors. Lead singer and guitarist Patrick Stump began his first tour as a solo artist to Philadelphia, Pa. upstairs at The Trocadero April 8. [...]
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