Philadelphia’s theater community is known as one of the most diverse in the United States. A handful of these theater communities make up the alliance Off-Broadstreet. “I think Philadelphia’s theater community is extraordinary,” Kevin Glaccum, producing artistic director of Azuka Theatre and founder of Off-Broadstreet, said. There are now over 50 professional theater companies in [...]
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City promotes healthy diet
Oct. 24 was National Food Day, and here in Philadelphia, plenty of local organizations took advantage of the opportunity to share their goal of planting seeds in this city. of the participants hosting the day’s events included [JH1] the Eastern Pennsylvania Permaculture Guild, the Health Promotion Council, the Chester County Food Bank, the School District of Philadelphia, [...]
Fried chicken and donuts now available at one establishment
Federal Donuts opened its doors at 7 a.m. Oct. 17 with hot doughnuts, coffee, and fried chicken ready for the masses. Located at 1219 S. 2nd St., Federal Donuts and it’s unusual but ingenious menu was brought together by chefs Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov, BODHi Coffee owners Thomas Henneman and Bob Logue, and local [...]
Thirteen artists gather for exhibit
The “Physical Graffiti” exhibit features work from Ward Schumaker, Leslie Miller, Jose Camacho, Dennis Parlante, Laura Moriarty, Astrid Fitsgerald, Susan Maguire, Deborah Barlow, spencer + immler, Janet Filomeno and David Meyer. Walking through Physical Graffiti at the James Oliver Gallery, I was able to view pieces of work from local artists as well as artists [...]
Hip-hop in its purest form
On the last Thursday of every month, The Rotunda ‑ a part of the University of Pennsylvania’s Facilities and Real Estate Services ‑ marks a time for true hip-hop enthusiasts to bring their best b-boy/b-girl, pop-locking, emcee, DJing and graffiti writing skills to one room. This event is known as The Gathering. The main room [...]
Wartime drama ‘Sarah’s Key’ wows audiences
Sometimes our own stories are the hardest to tell. But if untold, they may forever be forgotten. An independent film based on the best selling novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, “Sarah’s Key” is a story not told, but uncovered. The film follows Julia Jarmond, an American journalist, wife and mother who holds a certain passion [...]
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