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Vail Gualtieri, Stephen Negro and Ryan Kirchner (from left) chat in a scene from Conor McPherson’s “The Weir,” running through March 17 at Old Academy Players in East Falls.
A night of chilling ghost stories in ‘The Weir’
As a boy, playwright Conor McPherson would leave Dublin to holiday in rural Gaelic Ireland. He spent time with his grandfather, who told him ghost stories. more
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Poet Aracelis Girmay
The Crossing to perform ‘You Are Who I Love’
Donald Nally will lead The Crossing in a performance of Harold Meltzer’s “You Are Who I Love,” set to Aracelis Girmay’s poetry, on Sunday, March 17. more
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Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers.”
Oscars to highlight area stars
Actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who grew up in Germantown and Mt. Airy, may just complete a sweep of supporting actress honors on Sunday. more
Cloud of Water / Nube de aqua, 2017, by Henry Bermudez
From Venezuela to Philadelphia, and the Wissahickon
The current exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum explores the work of Henry Bermudez, a Venezuelan-born artist. more
Matthew Glandorf, former artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia who left the city to become regional cantor in Cloppenburg, Germany, returns to play the organ March 16 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5421 Germantown Ave. in Germantown, where he will improvise a film score to accompany a screening of the 1928 silent motion picture “The Passion of Joan of Arc.”
Eight is the magic number for organ festival opening March 15
John Walthausen, artistic director of the Philadelphia Organ Festival, has gathered a roster that includes eight concerts by eight organists in eight locations. more
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Frederick Douglas
Douglass in Ireland: A shared legacy of rebellion
In a celebration of cross-cultural solidarity, the Commodore Barry Club is set to screen "Frederick Douglass and the White Negro." more
Wayne Skilton, a volunteer and retired chemical technician who operates the maple evaporator for the Wyncote Academy program, proudly shows the finished syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup.
School taps into the local landscape
Money may not grow on trees, but maple syrup certainly does – in specific trees, to be exact.  more
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Pianist Marja Kaisla
Woodmere Art Museum presents piano trio recital
Finnish-born pianist Marja Kaisla will be joined by Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Paul Arnold and cellist Ovidiu Marinescu in recital March 2. more
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Eric Crist (left) and Claire Golden Drake (right) exchange heated words as Laura Christman watches in a scene from Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage,” on stage through Feb. 25 at The Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill.
Stagecrafters’s ‘Carnage’ sheds light with dark humor
Now running at Stagecrafters, the dark humor of  “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza amuses you for 90 minutes, then you finally succumb to full-body laughter. more
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Piano prodigy Antoni Kleczek, 17, will perform a concert of music by Chopin on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m., at Settlement Music School, 6128 Germantown Ave. The concert is sponsored by the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia.
Piano prodigy to perform Chopin concert at Settlement
When you hear Antoni Kleczek play music by Chopin on the piano, you simply cannot believe he is 17 years old. more
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Rebecca Myers
Fairmount String Quartet to premiere ‘Nodus Tollens’
The Fairmount String Quartet will perform “Nodus Tollens,” Sunday, March 3, at 3 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. more
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Actors (from left) Luz Fernandez-Sheinbaum, Magdalena Becker and Camila Lim will star in “Be careful what you wish for,” Feb. 22 to 25 at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center in Manayunk. The show is a part of the annual Winter Sort of Thing! theater education program at Yes! And … Collaborative Arts (YACA), a youth-centered performing arts organization based in Germantown. This year’s show is the story of siblings Prometheus and Abel, who set out on an adventure where they meet mythical animals, divine beings and a new friend, Pandora. Tickets are $2 to $15. For information and tickets, visit yesandcamp.org or email info@yesandcamp.org. Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center is at 7 Lock St.
Venice Island performance
Michael Stern conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in a performance of works by Gabriela Ortiz, Samuel Barber and Hector Berlioz.
AVA to perform Benjamin Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia’
The Academy of Vocal Arts will continue its 2023-24 season of fully staged operatic productions. more
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Laura Piper Lee, who has also worked as a high school teacher, attorney and law professor, is now an acclaimed novelist.
Rom-com trivia, wine and chocolate at Kismet book event
Laura Piper Lee has wanted to be an author since she was a child. Well, she first wanted to be a mermaid, but that didn't work out. more
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“Although I technically wrote the book in one year,” Cohen told us, “it was the culmination of the learning, teaching and writing about Black history since 2005, the year that African American History became a graduation requirement at Philadelphia public schools.”
Mt. Airy author explores Black history in Philadelphia
When Philadelphia first mandated a year of African American history, teacher Amy Jane Cohen faced "a steep learning curve." more
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One artist’s attempt to rescue cursive
As the art of handwriting appears to be fading into obscurity, one Germantown artist, Melissa D'Agostino, is reclaiming it. more
Mt. Airy residents Arleen Olshan (left) and Linda Slodki, two of the event's organizers, are seen at a “Philadelphia Family Pride” gathering in 2022.
New take on Valentine's Day at Mt. Airy church dance
Tired of going downtown, a group of Mt. Airy women has organized a local “Valentines Dyke Dance." more
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The work of artist Walter Williams will be featured in an exhibit focusing on Black artists at the La Salle University Art Museum. The show is part of a diverse assortment of events scheduled to celebrate Black History Month in Northwest Philadelphia.
Celebrating Black history
Black history will be celebrated this month in Northwest Philadelphia with a number of events. Here are some ideas. more
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Actors David Morse and Susan Wheeler star in Quintessence benefit performance
Award-winning television, film and stage actor David Morse and his wife, Susan Wheeler, will perform in A.R. Gurney’s "Love Letters." more
Pianist Marja Kaisla and baritone Randall Scarlata performed Robert Schumann’s “Dichkterlilebe” at Woodmere Art Museum.
St. Paul’s Church to host ‘Five Fridays’ fundraising piano recital
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, will continue “Five Fridays,” the congregation’s fundraising recitals, Feb. 2. more
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