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There is an old adage in the publishing business: Write about what you know. Tony DePaul is a perfect example of the truth of this bromide. DePaul, a mid-70s dynamo who was born in Chestnut Hill …
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New book by Chestnut Hill master of the crime drama
by Len Lear
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8/6/21
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After its pandemic-related closing, the Keswick Theater will reopen Saturday, August 14, with Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Jeremy Piven.
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by Barbara Sheehan
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8/5/21
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The British Car Show and Concours d'Elegance are returning this year on Saturday, Aug 7th, at Hope Lodge. This post-pandemic date is a combination of three events.
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by Walt Maguire
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8/5/21
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Lou Walinsky is 88 keys of pure American joy. A pianist, arranger and improviser, Lou has spent the last 40 years building his repertoire into a musical melting pot.
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by Alma Cook
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7/30/21
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Nancy Sophy, MFA, began her tenure as the Center’s new Executive Director on July 12.
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by Len Lear
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7/29/21
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There is an orchestra full of outstanding musicians in our area, but when it comes to the respect of fellow music-makers and critics, flutist and saxophonist Lynn Riley is right at the top of the mountain.
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by Len Lear
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7/28/21
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Busy as two jobs keep her, Kristen Spangenberg is also a talented singer under the professional name Kristin D.
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by Len Lear
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7/23/21
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Isabel Catalan had never recited in public before. Her first audience was the Wawa Welcome America.
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by Walt Maguire
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7/23/21
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Kielinski Photography in Germantown is a husband-and-wife team whose work seems born of an ability to coax their own hearts, and that of their subjects, into the picture.
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by Constance Garcia-Barrio
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7/23/21
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In 2018 Rush Kress started doing monthly installments of Bible-toons. Soon they will also be available in Spanish.
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by Len Lear
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7/23/21
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Threatening skies moved the July 21st Meghan Cary concert off the stage at Pastorius Park and into the Middle School auditorium at Springside Chestnut Hill.
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7/22/21
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Andrew Lipke and the Azrael String Quartet were the first musicians to grace the stage at Pastorius Park since the free summer concert series reopened post-pandemic.
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by Zoe Sophia Gray
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7/21/21
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Mt. Airy's Quintessence Theatre Group production features real-life husband and wife Rachel Bay Jones as Mrs. Maggie Antrobus and Benim Foster as Mr. George Antrobus. "The Skin of Our Teeth" streams through August 1.
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by Rita Charleston
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7/21/21
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Chestnut Hill resident Alexandre Delcourt, 29, felt fortunate that he was at least able to obtain his “artist visa” that will enable him to stay here until the fall of 2022 and maybe longer.
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by Len Lear
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7/16/21
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Hideaway Music is gearing up for the second Record Store Day of the summer. Over 40 special-edition releases will be coming – and even the store doesn’t know if you can get one.
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by Walt Maguire
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7/15/21
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Mt. Airy's Ellie Seif, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday, had her first exposure to film and imaging as the daughter of a motion picture projectionist in a local movie theater in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s.
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by Len Lear
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7/14/21
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The question to Jeanne Sorg is: What's a nice Mayor like you doing on a stage like this? And the answer is: Participating in “He-e-e-er's Tony!” the final presentation of Ambler's Act II Playhouse's 2020-2021 season.
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By Rita Charleston
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7/9/21
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Robin Tasco, a master electrician and ardent craftsman for over 30 years, was driving along Germantown Avenue when she noticed the many vacant storefronts the pandemic left in its wake. That was all she needed to set the wheels in motion.
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by Stacia Friedman
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7/8/21
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In the early 1970s, while living in upper Bucks County along the Delaware River, Kathy Robinson took a batik workshop with a local artist and quickly found that this was the technique that would enable her to integrate her interests in both art and design.
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by Len Lear
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7/8/21
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Professional photographer Lisa Haun was once assigned to capture the image of musical superstars like Paul Simon, Joan Jett and a young U2 front-man, Bono, during the band's first trip to the U.S., and she even stumbled upon a chance to photograph famed Beat poet Allen Ginsberg ("Howl") during her 35-year career as a photographer.
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by Len Lear
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7/2/21
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