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Principal bassoonist Daniel Matsukawa of West Mt. Airy will be performing solo at the Philadelphia Orchestra on Friday, Oct. 3.
Local ensembles offer more matinees than ever
When I was a kid, growing up in the 1950s, Sunday matinees were a common and frequent offering by many classical music ensembles throughout the country, including those here in Philadelphia. Then, in … more
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Nolan Maher plays Father Flynn and Heather Ferrel is Sister Aloysius in Stagecrafters’ upcoming production of "Doubt."
Stagecrafters opens season with acclaimed drama ‘Doubt’
The Stagecrafters community theater will open its 2023-2024 season with John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, "Doubt: A Parable." more
Effie Kammer, a darling of Avant Garde in New York City and Philadelphia, and Paul Pirozzi, a core collaborator in N1 Theatre, will perform “Blues in a Buick,” by Dennis Moritz this Thursday through Sunday.
Germantown playwright brings his productions home this week
Dennis Moritz, a Germantown resident for the last 50 years, is not exactly a household name. But the founding partner of N1 Theatre has gotten some pretty impressive reviews. more
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Quintessence Launches Season XIV
Quintessence Theatre Group, in residence at the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy, launches Season XIV of epic theatre with George Bernard Shaw’s stinging comedy Major Barbara and Jean-Paul … more
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James Douglas Rosenthal, who just published a novel bashing the art world, does not smoke. He is holding a rolled up piece of paper in this photograph. Maybe he wants to look like Humphrey Bogart.
Mt. Airy artist's new novel bashes the art world
When you walk into James Douglas Rosenthal's Mt. Airy house of 25 years, you can immediately smell the varnish, turpentine and oil paint in his art studio. more
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Chestnut Hill’s annual Petapalooza is coming back to Germantown Avenue this Saturday, bringing animal lovers and their pets together for a day of entertainment, shopping and fun. (Also scheduled for Saturday is the Magical Market of the Macabre; Sunday is Clover Market. See details in the story below.)
Petapalooza rolls out the red carpet for furry friends
Chestnut Hill is pet-friendly year-round, but this Saturday’s Petapalooza on Germantown Avenue is the one special day when animals rule. more
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Donald Nally, founder and conductor of The Crossing
Local musicians welcome the new season with song
The opening of the 2023-24 season of classical music concerts will be highlighted by peerless vocal and choral singing offered by local musicians and ensembles. more
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Chinese violinists with the Central Philharmonic gather around former Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster Norman Carol during the orchestra's historic visit to China in 1993. Carol, who is now 95, retired in 2008.
N.W. filmmakers' 'Beijing' to mark historic China visit
Three Northwest filmmakers will present a community screening of their award-winning documentary, “Beethoven in Beijing,” on Sept. 7. more
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Tempesta, taking a bow at the Berlin Philharmonic this past June.
Tempesta di Mare and Chamber Orchestra announce new seasons
Local classical music lovers are lucky when it comes to hearing “live” performances of music taken from the chamber orchestra repertoire. more
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“We have built great relationships here in West Mt. Airy,” said Vargas last week. “I was recently offered a deal to open a restaurant in the new Rivers Casino, but I turned it down.”
South Philly Italian Kitchen: traditional cuisine at modest prices
In mid-2019, the space was taken over by lifelong chef Joe Vargas and reopened as South Philly Italian Kitchen. more
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This striking “snake's head flora” design was created by Madelyn Snow, a local textile artist, print maker, shop technician, nature enthusiast, illustrator and designer.
Arts festival, porchfest bring music and art to Mt. Airy
The vibrant arts and culture scene in Northwest Philadelphia will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 9, with the Mt. Airy Arts Festival. more
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Brothers Jim (from left), Leo and Pep Osmanollaj, who built a restaurant business after fleeing Kosovo as war refugees, opened Toska in mid-June at 7136 Germantown Ave., former home of Earth Bread + Brewery restaurant, which closed last year.
War refugees open Toska, bring success to Mt. Airy
No matter what befalls their new eatery, Toska Restaurant & Brewery, it will be a picnic compared to what the owners endured in Kosovo. more
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Piffaro, Vox Ama Deus plan concerts on the Hill
Two of Philadelphia’s most acclaimed and popular classical music ensembles have announced 2023-24 “live concert” seasons that include performances in Chestnut Hill. more
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Chestnut Hill artist Ginger Arthur, seen here with a four-legged fan, was a professional model and actress for 15 years.
Jansen shows Arthur, mixes fine dining with art gallery
Chestnut Hill artist Ginger Garrett Arthur is currently showing her work at Jansen, the upscale Mt. Airy restaurant at Germantown and Gowen avenues. more
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Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie performs in Wilmington.
Low Cut Connie frontman to stop by Chestnut Hill's Hideaway Music
Philly’s Low Cut Connie has amassed a cult fan base that includes Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and former President Barack Obama. more
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Flatbelly Veg Founder Josh Pope opened the new restaurant at 1020 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim with his wife and assistant, Sheila Pope, and their daughter, Jordan Pope, of Mt. Airy.
Serving up ‘plants on a plate’ in Erdenheim
Flatbelly Veg started as a food truck in April 2021, and now has moved to a storefront on Bethlehem Pike. more
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Go! Local
Events from Thursday, Aug. 17, through August and beyond. more
Mary Martello and Penelope Reed in flight from "Boca" paradise in "Silver Alert."
A whacky prompt for retired seniors: ‘Just do’ your bucket list
"Boca" is about the flaky antics of seniors in a retirement community. Act II Playhouse turns a so-so play into a fun-filled evening. more
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Benjamin Salazar prepares a dish with filet mignon, shrimp, asparagus and risotto.
Geronimo's: an homage to Peruvian cuisine in Ambler
In Spanish, Geronimo means sacred. In Ambler, it means a Peruvian dining adventure, featuring ingredients and recipes from the land of the Incas.  more
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The operatic masterpiece “Henri VIII,” composed by Camille Saint-Saens (above), deserves a place in the active repertoire of companies and schools all over the world, including our own Opera Philadelphia and Academy of Vocal Arts.
Bard ‘Summerscape’ revives Saint-Saens’ ‘Henri VIII’
In the decades following World War I (1914-18), the classical music world traveled a pathway that has proven to be an unwise change of direction. It moved away from its traditional foundation on folk … more
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