Leeway Foundation presents: Self Conscious Leeway Foundation presents an exhibition of drawings, paintings and video by Nuala Cabral (ACG ’11), Takeya Trayer (ACG ’10), Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Yadira Leticia Torres. As the organization’s spring exhibit, Self Conscious will be on display in the Leeway office from May 17 through July 13. The exhibit features works [...]
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“A Behanding in Spokane” Theatre Exile is proud to present the Philadelphia premiere of the play that took Broadway by storm last season, directed by Joe Canuso. A mysterious stranger is on the hunt for his missing appendage. Two bungling crooks and a devious hotel receptionist are caught up in his dangerous machinations. Carmichael (think Captain [...]
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Architectural Walking Tours The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has launched the 2012 season of its award-winning Architectural Walking Tours. The Walking Tours will run, rain or shine, on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. from May through October. Reservations are not required. Tours range [...]
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CEC Community Festival A day dedicated to African dance, drumming and community building! The daylong conference starts at 9 a.m. with a Drum Call and Meet and Greet, and it ends with a dance party to benefit the CEC. In between, there will be dance and drumming classes, film screenings and a panel discussion. This festival [...]
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Jazz Appreciation Month April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Philadelphia is ready to celebrate! This city has an extraordinary jazz heritage, beginning with Ethel Waters and extending to John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Stan Getz, Dizzie Gillespie and other music luminaries, all of whom set the stage for the vibrant jazz scene [...]
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The original “Mark of Zorro” accompanied by an all-star quintet Swashbuckling trumpets and flamenco romance mark this musical adventure through the 1920 “Mark of Zorro,” capturing the mood of 19th-century Spanish California with a flamenco-tango-salsa-mariachi-jazz score performed live. Blending action, adventure, romance and comedy in a new way, Douglas Fairbanks’ portrayal of Zorro, the black-clad [...]
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“What Lies Underneath: Otis’ Epiphany” Coming to us from Philadelphia playwright Francine D. Miller, “What Lies Underneath: Otis’ Epiphany” is the story of a dignified and ambitious yet discontent Otis Henry. In his 36 years, Henry has experienced several setbacks, false starts and limitations that have kept him and his family in poverty. The son [...]
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New City Stage Co. presents “Terrorism” There’s a bomb scare at the airport and a suicide at the office. A man ties up his lover, and an old woman plots murder. At the scene of a gas explosion, the rescue workers are busy photographing limbs for fun. What do these situations have in common? Everyone [...]
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Comedy Cabaret “Let’s Pretend We’re Famous” Philadelphia’s most comedic character couple, Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite, return to the stage for a limited-engagement run of their newest comedy cabaret, “Let’s Pretend We’re Famous.” A trip down the red carpet featuring classic and original material, Childs and Braithwaite try on the high life for an evening [...]
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PTC@Play Festival Mix and mingle at Philadelphia Theatre Company’s second annual festival, featuring staged readings of new plays and musicals all week long. Each event is free (though reservations are recommended) and begins at 7 p.m. Monday, March 5: The inaugural announcement of The Terrence McNally New Play Award — Michael Hollinger’s “Hope and Gravity,” [...]
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First Annual German Society Bierfest Celebrate Pennsylvania’s German brewing heritage at Bierfest, an afternoon tasting event with a lively beer-garden vibe, delicious German-inspired beers and live traditional bluegrass music. Twelve Pennsylvania brewers will be pouring German-inspired lagers, pilsners, bocks, weizens and more. The Philly Roller Girls will be pouring beers for a good cause, and [...]
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“Confidence is Not a Four-Letter Word” It is a common theme for artists to never be fully satisfied with their work. Even if we find ourselves feeling confident, we do not want to appear arrogant, so we go through the game of being overly humble when receiving compliments and sometimes even cut up our own [...]
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The Foundations of Hypnosis Are you fascinated by the idea of hypnosis and often curious about how it works? “The Foundations of Hypnosis” seminar is for you! During your time at this free seminar, you will learn the principles behind hypnosis, how to do effective and quick inductions, what it is like to go into [...]
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Documentary & Dialogue series of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival The fall portion of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival ran Nov. 5-19, and it was a huge success. But the festival includes another component: the popular Documentary & Dialogue series, which is taking place for five consecutive Monday evenings from Jan. 9 to Feb. 6. [...]
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First Person Arts Festival It’s story time in Philadelphia. In celebration of First Person Arts’ 10th anniversary, the First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art is taking over Old City for an unprecedented 11 days. In keeping with the mission of First Person Arts, we’re giving you more of the provocative, playful and personal [...]
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Philadelphia premiere of Azuka Theatre’s “Act A Lady” The men of a small Prohibition-era town decide to stage a play dressed in “fancy-type, women-type clothes.” As the production begins to take shape, gender lines blur, eyebrows raise, identities explode and life and art are forever entangled. “Act A Lady” is a thoughtful and exuberant Midwestern [...]
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Nick Cassway’s “The Indulgencies” James Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce “The Indulgencies,” an exhibition of computer-cut vinyl drawings by Nick Cassway. Cassway’s new body of work uses computer-cut vinyl on Plexiglas to display graphically bold portraits of his friends at play. The subjects in The Indulgencies are derived from candid snapshots depicting scenes of revelry, [...]
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Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls Terror Behind the Walls, America’s largest haunted house, celebrates its 20th year with the launch of two brand-new, state-of-the-art attractions: a special Encore Night and the return of the Eastern State After Dark VIP Tour. The event evolves every year, and the designers continue to create the most [...]
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The Diary of Anne Frank In a new and powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama comes to life like never before. Enter into the lives of two families hiding from the Nazis in a tiny attic that is both their sanctuary and their prison. This deeply personal account of the Holocaust will [...]
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Get $10 Student Tickets to Over 70 Shows! Get tickets to over 70 Annenberg Center or Dance Celebration performances for only $10 during this 3-day student ticket sale. Choose from all theater, dance, jazz and world music performances in the 2011-12 season. Visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org and use the promo code “BENSTIX11” between Oct. 12 and Oct. [...]
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Senior featured on reality show
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Dragons flex muscles in Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta
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Drexel softball waves goodbye to it’s all-time home run leader
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Motion City Soundtrack joins forces with MAD Dragon Records for series
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