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The award-winning choir The Crossing with leader Donald Nally and composer David Lang at a recording session for Lang’s concert-length “poor hymnal,” which will be performed Dec. 22 at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
Piffaro, The Crossing celebrate the holidays on the Hill
Two of the Northwest’s most favorite ensembles will be celebrating Christmas with concerts at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Jessie Tristan Read with “Number 1, Yellow.”
Former finance whiz now banking on abstract art world
You might think that finance and abstract art have as much in common as cheese and chalk. But Jessie Tristan Read proves they can coexist. more
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"Beatles '64," the new documentary produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese that chronicles the music group's first trip to the U.S. to perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show," can be streamed on Disney+.
Girls lead the way in Scorsese's fresh Beatles look
“Beatles ‘64” captures the Beatles’ first trip to America to perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” more
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Irish tradition celebrates St. Stephen’s Day with wren-themed hat decorations.
Annual Wren Party set for Dec. 26
A local Irish cultural organization will host its 25th annual Wren Party, a traditional post-Christmas celebration, on Dec. 26. more
Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite stars in "Christmas in the Catskills, A Star is Borscht," an encore production of the Act II Playhouse hit in Ambler.
From Catskills to comedy: Act II revisits the Borscht Belt
Act II Playhouse celebrates the holiday season with an encore production of  "Christmas in the Catskills, A Star is Borscht." more
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Chestnut Hill’s annual holiday house tour is one of the neighborhood’s most popular events.
Six Chestnut Hill homes open doors for some holiday magic
Chestnut Hill will open its doors for a holiday house tour on Dec. 14, featuring six decorated properties with trolley service. more
The Rev. Eric Milner-White, a British Anglican priest, academic and decorated World War I military chaplain, was instrumental in expanding the popularity of the Christmastime church service “Lessons and Carols.” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill will celebrate the service on Dec. 15.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church hosts ‘Lessons and Carols’
One of the most beloved holiday music traditions in Chestnut Hill is the annual service of “Lessons and Carols.” more
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Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande-Butera in “Wicked.”
‘Wicked’ is a lush, star-studded holiday release
Red tulip fields, emerald-green hair salons and yellow brick roads may color the screens of theaters, but something darker lurks. more
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Chaz told us, “I would like to mention my wife, Sarah [seen here], for bearing with me while I took a walk down a very traumatic memory lane in writing this book.”
From trauma to triumph: Mail carrier pens raw memoir
Chaz Holesworth is a popular mail carrier in Glenside who occasionally delivers books, but now has his own book to deliver. more
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In “Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Showdown,” tribute bands Satisfaction (above as the Rolling Stones) and Abbey Road (the Beatles) will battle in a performance Friday, Dec. 6, at the Keswick theater in Glenside.
Abbey Road or Satisfaction? Rock rivals face off
Some great rivalries define, and even transcend, their times. But these pale in comparison to the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones. more
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Chris Cherin (right) plays Fred Graham to Jennie Eisenhower’s Lilli Vanessi, the battling exes in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate,” running through Jan. 5 at the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy.
Inside ‘Kiss Me Kate’ with the musical’s Bucks County star
Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”  has returned to the show’s historic Philadelphia roots in a new Quintessence Theatre production. more
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Mendelssohn Chorus celebrates with ‘Feast of Carols’
Dominick D’Orio will conduct the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia in its annual Christmas concert, “A Feast Carols,” Saturday, Dec. 7. more
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A shopkeeper played by Leo G. Carroll (far right) hires escaped convicts portrayed by (from left) Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray and Humphrey Bogart in director Michael Curtiz's other Christmas classic "We're No Angels," showing Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Woodmere art museum. (Curtiz also directed "White Christmas.")
We’re No Angels: An endearingly eccentric yuletide charmer
Treat yourself to a festive film night as Tuesday Nights at the Movies presents its final 2024 screening, “We’re No Angels.”  more
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“Operation Panic: Cold War Stories of the Atomic Bomb,” co-edited by Jimmy Pack (above) was released Nov. 19.
Cold War anthology mines fiction of the atomic age
Jimmy Pack still remembers "The Day After," a 1983 TV movie about nuclear war. That terror has evolved into a scholarly pursuit. more
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From singing as a classical tenor to studying South Indian music, Dave Cope’s musical experiences are varied and shine through in his current work.
Chestnut Hill songwriter to return for a hometown listening party
The multifaceted musician will showcase his latest release “Hidden From the World,” at 7 p.m., Dec. 6,  at Hideaway Music. more
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Local locations are the setting for Philadelphia Dance Theatre’s “A Philadelphia Nutracker,” running Dec. 14 to 15 at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell.
Dance company brings Philadelphia-themed 'Nutcracker' to Montco
Philadelphia Dance Theatre will present its 25th anniversary production of "A Philadelphia Nutcracker" next month. more
Florence Price, Amy Jacobs-Bond and Clara Schumann (from left) are three of the unsung women composers whose works were featured in “Nevertheless, She Sang,” a recital presented by Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward and Flourtown mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, of Lyric Fest.
Celebrating the holidays and women composers
Both The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Ballet are set to celebrate the Christmas season. And the women of Lyric Fest shine. more
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Barbara Golden,who teaches at Settlement Music School in Germantown and has taught at many area universities, will perform at a holiday music concert on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m., at the Supplee Memorial Presbyterian Church, 855 Welsh Rd. in Maple Glen.
A Golden holiday music concert Sunday at area church
Longtime Chestnut Hill resident and acclaimed pianist Barbara Golden will perform music including traditional holiday songs. more
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Samantha Leah Smith, Sarah Heddins, Dan Romano and Ryan Kirchner star in Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play,” running at The Stagecrafters Theater through Dec. 8.
Comedy, controversy and cultural missteps in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’
The Stagecrafters Theater opens the holiday season with "The Thanksgiving Play" by Larissa FastHorse. more
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Left to right, Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in “Meet John Doe,” a Frank Capra-directed film that explores themes as relevant today as in 1941 when the movie was released.
A ‘cockeyed world’ meets its match in ‘Meet John Doe’
Frank Capra gives us an everyman, going up against unscrupulous media tycoons and power brokers. more
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