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Jim Harris (left to right), Ed Feldman, Chris Seifert and Maria Pfender bring the laughs to any production by Mt. Airy Home Companion.
Frothy election spoofs from Mt. Airy Home Companion
Local comedy troupe is back just in time to stick their proverbial not-so-sharp pins into the sacred cows of the election season. more
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“Sleeping Leopard,” by Lynnette Shelley, is a 24” x 36” ink and acrylic on wood panel work of art.
Painting and passion meet on the subject of animals
Lynnette Shelley walked away from a successful career to be a full-time artist. Anyone who loves animals is thrilled that she did. more
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Tom Keels (from left), Janet Wasser, Samuel Fernandez and Samantha Simpson star in “The Trouble with Harry,” now at Allens Lane Theatre through April 21. For reservations: allenslane.org.
Hitchcock's only comedy, adapted for Allens Lane Theater
Alfred Hitchcock was known as “the master of suspense,” but "The Trouble with Harry" is quite different. more
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Now a 73-year-old, 40-year resident of Mt. Airy, Aldrete has become known primarily for her abstract art, although for many years she did strictly representational work.
From Peru, with love, to Philadelphia’s northwest
As a child in Peru, Elena Maria Aldrete loved to color, like so many children all over the world. more
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Local theater brings a year of music and murder
You can look forward to a robust area theater in 2024.  more
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Art programming at Allens Lane includes a wide variety of visual and performing arts, as well as a fully equipped ceramics studio.
70 years of history at Allens Lane Arts Center
In 2023, Allens Lane celebrated the center’s 70th anniversary with renewed energy, passion and commitment to the founders’ vision. 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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Eamon, Amon and Jessica create colorful pollinators at Woodmere Art Museum.
Looking for a week of fun for the kids? Summer camps are still enrolling
Oops! It’s already July and you forgot to sign the kids up for camp. Not to worry. more
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Matthew Carter (top) and T.J. Zale play hard-drinking nobles in Olivia's court.
Allens Lane’s rollicking ‘Twelfth Night’ is pure fun
In refusing to take itself seriously, the riotous production of  "Twelfth Night" now running at Allens Lane Theater takes on a special radiance. more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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“Orb," by Carole Sivin, was made from stoneware, oxides and glazes.
Retrospective of Hill legend's artwork at Allens Lane
Allens Lane Art Center will present the first retrospective exhibition of a true Chestnut Hill artistic legend, the late Carole Sivin (1936-2020). more
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Stagecrafters Theater will open "Steel Magnolias" on April 14. So will Act II Playhouse, on Jan. 31.
A promising year for theater in Northwest Philadelphia
The year 2023 shapes up as an exciting year for theatergoers in the Chestnut Hill area. more
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Maya Smoot as Fannie, Zuhairah McGill as Miss Leah and Phillip Brown as Wil.
Audiences say ‘goodbye COVID, hello live theater’
It has been quite a year for theater in the Chestnut Hill area, with feature shows from two equity theaters as well as professional-grade productions from neighborhood troupes. more
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(Clockwise from upper left) Jered McLenigan as George Banks, Deanna Gibson as Winifred Banks, Sophie Aguilar as Jane Banks and Ollie Gregorio as Michael Banks.
Quintessence produces a family favorite
Here she comes again, sailing through the air under that parrot-handle umbrella. It is 1910 in Edwardian England as Mary Poppins returns to Quintessence Theatre for the holiday season. more
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Influenced by ecology and environmentalism, artist Nicole Donnelly, now exhibiting at Allens Lane Art Center, has created projects including a public art installation for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia that sheds light on climate change.
Cancer survivor and papermaker headline exhibit at Allens Lane Art Center
Somewhere between the third and sixth grade, Mt. Airy resident Nancy Agati decided she might like to be an artist one day. more
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Josh L. Hitchens will be staging his one-man “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” on Friday, Oct. 28, and twice on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion in Germantown.
Ghost story writer to stage 'Jekyll and Hyde'
Actor and playwright Josh L. Hitchens, the Theater Artistic Director at Allens Lane Art Center and author of “Haunted History of Philadelphia,” has always loved the macabre. more
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