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Frudakis stands next to his controversial statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo before Mayor Kenney ordered it removed from in front of the Municipal Services Building.
New documentary about local sculptor airs nationally
Zenos Frudakis, 69, a Glenside resident for 34 years and sculptor who created the controversial statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo and more than 100 large statues all over the world, is the subject of a new documentary film that will be airing on public television stations. more
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In this detail of Youth and the Arts by Violet Oakley, a young woman gazes upward, looking to the future, while Leopold Stokowski – who would become conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra – is seated at the piano. Youth and the Arts, from the mural series The Building of the House of Wisdom, 1910–11 (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1963) The lunette is inscribed with a verse from Psalm 144:12: “I will sing a new song to thee upon an instrument of ten strings . . . that our sons may be as plants grown up in their Youth. And our Daughters as cornerstones polished.”
Reflective and grateful at Woodmere after a year of pandemic uncertainty
Thinking back on this challenging year, Woodmere is grateful for the extraordinary support of our community. more
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Joe Rivera turned in a remarkable performance in “Carmen Fantasy.”
‘Carmen Fantasy,’ ‘Don Quixote’ among local virtual performance
In collaboration with Brian Sanders’ JUNK, the Philadelphians performed Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Fantasy.” Piffaro proffered “The World of Don Quixote” to enliven the first week of March. more
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This detail installation photograph is of the artist's idea wall on view in Woodmere's “History in Motion.” The artist often begins new projects by collecting images from a variety of sources. This is part of Judd's source material for the Portal to Discovery mural. (Courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum)
Woodmere exhibit 'a history book tossed into a blender'
Imagine a subway hurtling through early America: Minutemen and colonial dames fly past in a whirlwind of parchment and red brick. more
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Molly Edelman, who stayed away from acting for years after freezing on stage, now stars in “The Weir,” which is being streamed March 12, 13 and 14 by Allens Lane Theater in West Mt. Airy.
Overcomes stage fright, now in Allens Lane streamed play
It's a dark and dreary night in a small pub near the village of Jamestown in the Irish countryside, a place haunted by legendary superstitions. Four men meet to exchange ghost stories. They are … more
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A video of Wyndmoor resident Cathy Mazza's “Apart (2020),” a modern classical composition scored for flute, piano, cello and women’s voices, will have its premiere on Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 pm, in conjunction with Women’s History Month.
Pandemic inspires Wyndmoor musician to compose 'Apart'
“Apart (2020),” is a modern classical composition scored for flute, piano, cello and women’s voices. As the year of social distancing dragged on, Cathy recorded her piece remotely and produced a video including interpretive dance and an accompanying descriptive text. more
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Kathy stands in her carriage house/studio next to shelves filled with bronze sculptures created by her husband, Joe, who died last July at age 85 after 64 years of marriage. (Photo by Henry Jaffe)
Husband's sculpture inspires first-time Hill author, 85
Joe and Kathy Winter lived in three different Chestnut Hill houses over a period of 60 years, but they still described themselves as “newcomers.” more
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Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Golden, a music professor as well as a pianist, harpsichordist and conductor, has had her professional life upended by the pandemic.
What does Hill music educator do with no students?
What does a music teacher do during the pandemic when her classes and private lessons have disappeared? more
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Pauline Houston McCall (left), who grew up in Germantown as part of “a blended family of 24 children,” is an acclaimed artist who was commissioned to create 11 sculptures and nine paintings that have been installed in a newly constructed New York City skyscraper.
One of 24 kids in Germantown, now a major force in art world
When Pauline Houston McCall told me she grew up on Ross Street in Germantown as part of “a blended family of 24 children,” I thought I'd have to have my hearing checked by a specialist. That could not be possible. more
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A work of Florence Beatrice Price, the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra, was part of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s recent online concert, which is still available to be streamed.
Pioneering African American composer featured in recent Philadelphia Orchestra performance
As we Americans struggle with the COVID-19 coronavirus, we shouldn’t give ourselves a pass on the “other” pandemic afflicting American society, one that has been a virtual curse on … more
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Jazz vocalist Sherry Wilson Butler performing at Woodmere.
Jazz performances at Woodmere available online
The proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” has proved true again and again during the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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Dr. Anna O. Marley, PAFA's Curator of Historical American Art, stands next to Thomas Birch’s “The Residence of James Craig, Bristol, Pennsylvania” (1820-21) (Photo by Anne Lloyd)
Mt. Airy scholar to give Zoom talk on African American art pioneer
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Germantown will host Dr. Anna O. Marley, a 10-year Mt. Airy resident, for an illustrated talk about Henry Ossawa Tanner on Saturday, March 6, 1 p.m. more
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The renowned organ of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is currently undergoing restoration and will be reassembled in summer if all goes according to plan.
St. Paul’s remarkable organ is being refurbished
One of Greater Philadelphia’s most distinctive and acclaimed musical instruments is the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill. more
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As part of a group exhibition entitled “Biotope: Friends, Life Forms, Landscapes” at Gallery 51 in North Adams, MA, Dan made “Still Life,” this sequence of a worker skinning a sheep. Viewers could walk back and forth along the model and see the scene folding and unfolding, as if in motion. (Rachel Cheetham-Richard photo)
A Rose blooms artistically in Chestnut Hill
A few years ago I asked local resident Dan Rose how he liked living in Chestnut Hill. He replied, “My wife, Martha, and I have lived in several places, but I have loved only two, Vermont and Chestnut Hill. I will only leave Chestnut Hill in a pine box. more
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A portion of the Portal to Discovery mural at Independence Hall Station depicting an early rendering of Independence Hall with unknown female portrait, 2020, by Tom Judd (Courtesy of the artist)
History in Motion: Tom Judd’s Subway Mural opens at Woodmere
I have always enjoyed Tom Judd’s voice in the creative mix of our city’s artists, and Woodmere is honored to celebrate a new exhibition, History in Motion: Tom Judd’s Subway Mural, on view through June 13, 2021. more
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Nick and Janet Embree, of Germantown, are the scenic designer and lighting designer, respectively, for the Lantern Theater's production of “Molly Sweeney,” now being streamed through Feb. 28. (Photo: Brian McCarthy)
Germantown couple part of theatrical streaming of new play
Molly Sweeney leads a full and productive life as a woman who is blind. But her husband, Frank, can never leave well enough alone. more
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Elizabeth Hainen was the featured soloist in a Philadelphia Orchestra performance of “Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women" by Chinese composer Tan Dun.
Philadelphia Orchestra marks Chinese Lunar New Year with virtual concert
The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year with a “virtual” concert that aired Feb. 4-11. The entire program was dedicated to the music of celebrated Chinese … more
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Pianist Michelle Cann, a Chestnut Hill resident, will make her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra's first performance of Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement on Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., through Feb. 25, 11 p.m. (virtually).
Hiller to perform long-lost work with Phila. Orchestra
Is there a price to pay for fame coupled with the curse of color and gender? Were she alive today, Florence Price (1887-1953), said to be the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, might hold the answer. more
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Trapeta B. Mayson is a poet, teacher and social worker based in Germantown. She was named Philadelphia’s new poet laureate Thursday at the Free Library. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A unique way to reach poetry lovers during pandemic
When Trapeta B. Mayson came to the U.S. as an eight-year-old child with her family in 1975 from Liberia in sub-Saharan West Africa, she could not have possibly imagined that she would become a social worker and award-winning poet. more
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Gigi has been an animal activist for many years, rescuing animals made homeless by Hurricane Katrina, working to save black rhinos in Kenya, East Africa; working with chimpanzees “retired” from research and volunteering with the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, among other efforts.
The Graphic Rabbit illustrates local pets
You might say that Gigi Glendinning, 52, is a member of a quintessential Chestnut Hill family. more
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