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The Germantown Branch of the Settlement Music School will be renamed to honor Peter Benoliel, the branch’s first president.
A look into the new year finds both sun and clouds
For local classical music lovers, two pivotal changes serve as harbingers of the year to come. more
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The winter/spring program starts with the 1950 classic 'Sunset Boulevard,' directed by Billy Wilder.
A new state-of-the-art projection system for Woodmere movie nights
The Chestnut Hill Film Group kicks off its 53rd season with a major technological upgrade, introducing a new laser projector. more
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Chestnut Hill’s popular Pastorius Park concert series celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Milestones mark a banner year for NW Philadelphia arts
NW Philadelphia’s arts and cultural institutions celebrated significant achievements in 2024. more
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Acclaimed organist Cherry Rhodes celebrated the restoration of the Aeolian- Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill with a dedication recital in September.
A historic organ restored and anniversaries celebrated
The Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, finally made its re-debut. more
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The cast of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth at Quintessence Theatre Group.
Celebrating a diverse year of magic for our local theaters
Two outstanding holiday shows cap a year of diverse and captivating theater in the Chestnut Hill region. more
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Matthew Wautier-Rodriguez and Julian Brightman (from left) play comical gangsters in a scene with the battling divorced couple played by Jennie Eisenhower and Chris Cherin in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of the musical “Kiss Me Kate.”
A joyous 'Kiss Me Kate' delivers Broadway magic
Quintessence closed out the year with a high-energy production of "Kiss Me Kate." It is a joyous show from beginning to end. more
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Larissa Noble, of Poser Creative, will host crystal sound bath meditation sessions during a practice accented by views of the winter sky.
Sound bath meditation at Chestnut Hill’s skyspace
In an era where mindfulness feels increasingly elusive, a former fashion designer is bringing an ancient meditative practice here. more
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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