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Renovations at Maguire Hall require a partial, one-lane Germantown Avenue closure that will last four weeks.
Maguire Hall connects to the city sewer
Driving on Germantown Avenue, you may have seen that Maguire Hall looks like a construction site, and we are deep into our renovation. more
The festival offers arts and crafts, live music and culinary delights for its 40th year.
Fall for the Arts Festival brings autumn charm to Chestnut Hill
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are changing color, which can only mean one thing: Chestnut Hill’s Fall for the Arts Festival is fast approaching. more
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Maxwell Over, 1992-93, by Ronald Bateman (Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2013). Oil on canvas; 28 x 40 in.
New Woodmere show celebrates the surreal
In a world teetering on the edge of perpetual crisis, artists have long served as seismographs of societal tremors. more
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Award-winning sculptor Robert Rankin works in his Chestnut Hill studio.
'Largely self-taught' Hill sculptor wins coveted prize
Robert Rankin was awarded the Frank Weeden and Vera Weeden Prize for his artwork. more
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Chestnut Hill film animator John Serpentelli, who directed 100 short films for networks such as Nickelodeon, HBO, PBS and Sesame Street, is seen here with his sister's dog, Boo, who was named for a legendary character in “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
Award-winning animation filmmaker dies at 59
John Robert Serpentelli directed more than 100 films for networks such as Nickelodeon, HBO, PBS and Sesame Street. more
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Photographer Harvey Finkle's "Mariluz and Demitre Gonzalez, Kensington Welfare Rights Union Tent City II," Philadelphia, 1996.
Picturing progress: Harvey Finkle retrospective
Woodmere Art Museum will spotlight the work of renowned Philadelphia photographer and activist Harvey Finkle. more
Youngsters who enroll in summer classes at Woodmere Art Museum can learn how to create a costume resembling the neighborhood’s flying feathered friends.
A youthful sampling of the arts
Woodmere Art Museum’s summer classes for youth offer children and teens the chance to escape the heat and tap into their creativity. more
Gold Necklace, by Alice Farley for the Philadelphia Flower Show.
Botanical arts are flowering in Philadelphia's northwest
The next time you visit the Philadelphia Flower Show, pause and thank the women who helped spark the local resurgence of this ancient craft. more
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“Floribunda,” oil on canvas, 68” x 56,” 1991, displays Batchelor's whimsical imagination.
A career retrospective blossoms amid art school uncertainty
The delicate flower paintings of Betsy Batchelor are part of a colorful career retrospective on exhibit at the Cope House Gallery in Germantown. more
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Michael Christopher Schantz, a Chestnut Hill Academy graduate, and Mary Cadden Tucker, Springfield High School graduate, professional actors with numerous TV, movie and theater credits, will be getting married in September.
From Chestnut Hill to Broadway: A local love story
Michael Schantz discovered acting at Chestnut Hill Academy. Meanwhile, Mary Cadden Tucker was acting in musicals at Springfield Township High School. more
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A photo of Gloria Brown, taken at Center in the Park's Juneteenth Celebration on June 16, 2023.
NW Philadelphia celebrates ‘second Independence Day’
Throughout Northwest Philadelphia, people of all ages and demographics will come together to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend. more
Woodmere Art Museum's 82nd Annual Juried Exhibition, which opens Saturday, will feature works that explore the theme of belonging, including "At Miss Jacksons Spot, (Dryers be Hott...)," a painting by artist Susan Ragland.
‘Belonging’ at Woodmere’s annual juried exhibition
The exhibition, "What is Belonging?" opens with a reception on Saturday, June 8. more
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Marilyn Monroe took what turned out to be an iconic turn on a New York subway grate in “The Seven Year Itch” as actor Tom Ewell looks on. The Billy Wilder comedy screens May 29 at The Ambler Theater.
Your spring guide to Philadelphia area movie screenings
From recent hits to bonafide classics and offbeat cult favorites, this spring and summer bring a slew of movie screenings across the Philadelphia area. more
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This photo (left) of what is now Studio IQL on Indian Queen Lane shows a quilt made by the building’s original Falls United Methodist Church congregation.
Celebrating all our choices, and the collective result
Our studio building is celebrating a birthday, giving us a chance to reflect upon how we fit into its generational story and all the choices that brought us here.  more
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Catch “Big Night,” a tasty culinary drama that follows two Italian brothers running a struggling restaurant. The movie, which stars Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub and Minnie Driver (from left, above), along with Stanley Tucci, will screen Tuesday, May 14, 7 p.m., at Woodmere Art Museum.
Big Night: The foodie film that’s so much more
The Chestnut Hill Film Group's spring 2024 season closes out with a screening of Big Night (1996) at Woodmere Art Museum on Tuesday, May 14. more
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Renovation is now underway at Maguire Hall, the 1850s Victorian building at 9001 Germantown Ave. that the Woodmere Art Museum purchased with the support of the Maguire Foundation. The high-profile property was not protected by historic status and is currently zoned for as many as 20 new homes. It is now being converted into a museum space, event space and education center for Woodmere.
NW Philadelphia: Unprotected and vulnerable
This special report is in recognition of Historic Preservation Month. more
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Chow Yun-fat stars as a tough cop determined to take down a crime syndicate in “Hard-Boiled,” an action-packed Hong Kong crime film.
‘Hard Boiled’ is a meditation on the cost of violence
The Chestnut Hill Film Group’s Tuesday night showing of John Woo’s film is more than an essential exemplar of the heroic bloodshed genre. more
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Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia is set to return to St. Paul's Episcopal Church on April 27 with a program of works by Sir Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein.
Mendelssohn Chorus to present spring concert at St. Paul’s Church
Artistic director Dominick DiOrio will lead the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia in its first return to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church since December. 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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Jill Clayburgh performs a dance of liberation in "An Unmarried Woman," director Paul Mazursky's 1978 film about a Manhattan woman's divorce and rebirth.
‘An Unmarried Woman,’ liberation in 1970s cinema
“An Unmarried Woman,” featuring Jill Clayburgh, stands among a select group of 1970s films crafted by male filmmakers that deftly address women's concerns. more
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