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Rubin's work runs the gamut from classically inspired representational art with religious, historical and philosophical themes to completely abstract art. Here is her “Self-Portrait2.”
Hill multi-media artist, 84, survived WWII bombing
Fiammetta Hsieh Rubin, who has been living in Chestnut Hill for 47 years, was born in Rome in 1936. She was raised seven miles outside of Rome on the ancient Appian Way, one of southern Europe's … more
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“Nichelangelo” and fiancée, Adair McCune, “who stood with me when I started my company broke and scared.”
'Nichelangelo' no Renaissance master but very talented
You never know where interesting stories will come from. I recently Googled the name Nick D'Angelo, an artist from upper Roxborough whom I wanted to know more about after learning about him. more
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Acclaimed Mt. Airy musician Lou Walinsky's performance career was almost destroyed when he was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in 1996.
Mt. Airy jazz pianist overcomes carpal tunnel syndrome
I would never claim to be a jazz aficionado, but I do listen to many genres of music, depending on my mood, and I was blown away this week when I happened to listen to “Piano Arrangements,” a 2018  jazz CD by Mt. Airy pianist Lou Walinsky. more
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Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in ‘The 5-Year Engagement.’
‘The 5-Year Engagement’ a smart, agreeable comedy about marriage
How long does it take to walk down the aisle? In this case, half a decade. Or, as the old joke says, "Marriage is a three-ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, suffer-ing." more
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Matthew Glandorf plays the organ during Choral Arts’ New Years Eve performance.
Choral Arts, Bach Festival welcome new year with classical performance
Matthew Glandorf led the combined forces of Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Bach Festival of Philadelphia to welcome in the new year with music by Henry Purcell, Heinrich Schutz and Johann Sebastian Bach. more
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Erdenheim singer/songwriter creates choir digitally
Meghan Cary, an Erdenheim resident who has acted in more than 100 plays and whose music won her the coveted Billboard magazine “Critic’s Choice for Best Newcomer” is a multi-talented performer who is just as resilient as she is talented. more
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Ellen Tepper has performed outdoors a few times recently, including at Valley Green Inn, where listeners were distanced and masked. “Luckily,” she said, “the harp is a great barrier!”
Angelic music by harpist mostly silenced by pandemic
Having seen Ellen Formanek Tepper play the harp — she was a regular before the pandemic at the William Penn Inn on Route 202 in Gwynedd — I know what an ethereal quality her performances add to the dining experience or just to quiet contemplation. more
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Tempesta di Mare performing “A Czech Christmas” at Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church last year. A stream of this year’s performance at The Episcopal Cathedral in Philadelphia was available in December.
Tempesta di Mare ‘splendid’ in streamed Christmas concert
Tempesta di Mare provided local music lovers with a remedy to the COVID-19 lockdown that has eliminated in-person concerts since mid-March, 2020. Piffaro will present their “virtual” concert, “Music for Twelfth Night,” January 5-11. more
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The Philadelphia Orchestra's assistant conductor Erina Yashima.
St. Paul’s holds ‘Lessons and Carols’ online, Philadelphia Orchestra closes season with Christmas songs
In a year characterized by so many uncertainties, one Christmastime tradition was carried on in spite of the multitude of challenges surrounding it. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, … more
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Mt. Airy’s former city planner has received high praise for his book of poems, “RunAway Freight.”
Mt. Airy city planner with a side dish of fine poetry
Anyone who struggled through Chaucer, Milton, Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, etc., in an English-Lit course has to be surprised by this news: Poetry reading is up in the U.S. while reading books for pleasure is down slightly. more
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Pianist Yefim Bronfman performed Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Academy of Vocal Arts, Orchestra continue virtual seasons
Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts continued its “virtual” 2020-21 season Saturday, Dec. 13, with its annual recital of “Russian Romances.” Assembled, directed and … more
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Haims is known for her “yarnbombing,” the covering of objects or structures in public places with decorative knitted or crotcheted material, as a form of street art. Melissa has done this on telephone poles and trees on Chestnut Hill streets.
Hill 'yarnbomber' a part of 'Save Post Office' project
The goal is for unique collaborative artworks to be created while also helping raise money for the USPS. more
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“A Christmas Story” is one of Bill Wine’s 7 essential Christmas movies.
The ultimate can’t-miss Christmas movie list
Rarely if ever – just to understate the case by a country mile – have we needed a jolt of holiday spirit in the form of a feel-good Christmas movie. more
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A product of Mt. Airy, director Suli Holum's father studied at the United Lutheran Seminary in Mt. Airy, and her mother grew up in Chestnut Hill.
Director: 'A great story' told virtually in Mt. Airy
Adapted to the Quintessence Theatre Group's stage by Suli Holum from the Frances Hodgson Burnett 1902 play, “The Little Princess,” this complete virtual production runs through Dec. 27. more
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Hill area resident Anthony Lawton stars in the Lantern Theater Company's production of Charles Dickens' classic “A Christmas Carol,” now streaming through Dec. 27.
Hill's 'Best One-Man Theatre' stars in 'Christmas Carol'
Lantern Theater Company continues its current season with a remount of its original adaptation of the play, now in its third year and reimagined for film, virtually (streaming) through Dec. 27. more
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Soprano Janai Bugger performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Philadelphia Orchestra continues virtual concert series
The Philadelphia Orchestra continued its season of “virtual” concerts from Dec. 3 through 6 with a chamber music arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. more
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Dr. Julie Snyder, of Erdenheim, is a two-time Grammy award-winning soprano and founder of the Snyder School of Singing, which she opened 17 years ago, as well as an adjunct professor at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance.
Erdenheim two-time Grammy winner in 'LOVE in Park'
We have all heard the cliché that in show business, no matter the obstacle, the show must go on. And so,with marks on the ground to make sure they stayed socially distanced and facially … more
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Karen Singer is seen here with a bucolic mural she created for a senior center in Aldie, Virginia. (Photo by Carol Bates)
Even famed Germantown tile wall maker a victim of pandemic
Karen Singer, who has had a tilemaking studio in Germantown for 37 years, is arguably one of the most talented tilemakers in the country. more
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El Fairworth (right) is the lead guitarist for The Real Fugitives, a local rock 'n' roll band that has been playing in Philly area clubs, performing mostly original songs, for 40 years. The other members are lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Larry Feldman, bass player David C. Kennedy, drummer Dave Kennedy (The Kennedys are father and son) and sax player Sam Murray.
A lifetime performing and teaching but not 'rock star'
El Fairworth, 62, admits his dream in life when he was much younger was “to become a rock 'n' roll star.” He is remarkably candid about why he never hit the big time. more
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“Things have changed for everyone, but people still want the traditional foods that they revert back to.,” said Bredenbeck’s Bakery co-owner Jake Boyd.
Catering the holiday meal
As I sit here contemplating what I need to make for the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners, I can’t help but wonder: what if I had some of it catered? more
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