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Do you have ideas for tours, lectures, exhibits, or other types of events that could be hosted by the Chestnut Hill Conservancy? We'd like to hear them. more

10/6/22

Author Janet Mason, a Mt. Airy resident for four decades, holds a copy of her just-released novel, “Loving Artemis, An Endearing Tale of Revolution, Love and Marriage.”

New novel of lesbian love by acclaimed Mt. Airy author

Mt. Airy author Janet Mason has done it again. more

by Len Lear | 10/6/22

Local residents who will talk about their struggles with mental illness in “This is My Brave” are (from left, front row) Evan Linden (in wheelchair), Andrea Landry, Jenny Lynn Smith, Anndee Hochman and Rachel Haimovich and (from left, back row) Chip Bagnall, Frank Fitzpatrick, Owen Stecca, Joanne Washington, Khaliah Pitts and Elaina Yu. Jenny Smith (not seen here), one of four producers, will also be a storyteller.

Stories of mental illness told Sunday on local stage

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five adults in the U.S. suffers from some form of mental illness. more

by Len Lear | 10/6/22

Singer-songwriter Meghan Cary, of Erdenheim, will lead a series of songwriting technique workshops on the grounds at Morris Arboretum.

Local singer hosts songwriting workshop throughout October

When local singer-songwriter Meghan Cary first started writing songs, she’d write them outside. more

by Tom Beck | 10/5/22

An actress finds the beauty in never giving up

Set in the isolated mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” tells a sometimes comic - and sometimes dark - story. more

by Rita Charleston | 9/30/22

Bob Weick, a specialist in the care of horses' hooves and horseshoes, is currently performing at Chestnut Hill's Stagecrafters Theatre in “Proof” by award-winning playwright David Auburn now through Oct. 1. Photo by Joanne Davis

In ‘Proof,’ actor takes on role of delusional genius and beloved father

Bob Weick didn't start acting until he was 40, when a music director for his choral group suggested he give it a try. more

by Rita Charleston | 9/30/22

Actor Ross Druker, of Lafayette Hill, rehearses with Sarah Labov in a scene from a production of Shakespeare's “Much Ado About Nothing.”

Celebrating a centennial season with the Bard

East Falls' historic Old Academy Players is celebrating its 100th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of “ShakespeareaPalooza!” more

by Rita Charleston | 9/29/22

In ‘Proof,’ actor takes on role of delusional genius and beloved father

Bob Weick didn't become an actor until what he calls “late in life.” He was 40 and singing with a choral group when the musical director suggested that he try acting. more

by Rita Charleston | 9/29/22

Pianist Laura Ward, soprano Magdalena Kuzma (center) and mezzo Sun-Ly Pierce at the Academy of Vocal Arts.

Lyric Fest opens season with ‘Elysian Fields’

Lyric Fest, the “musical brain child” of Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward and East Falls mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, opened its 20th season Sunday. more

by Michael Caruso | 9/29/22

Nelson Diaz, of Chestnut Hill, tells the story of his ascent from poverty to high positions in government and corporate boardrooms in his autobiography, “Not From Here, Not from There" (Temple University Press).

From poverty to realizing the American Dream

Chestnut Hill resident Nelson Diaz has chronicled his life in the autobiography “Not from Here, Not from There." more

by Len Lear | 9/29/22

Paula Kem (left) performs with Rochelle Longwill in “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” at Allens Lane Theater through Oct. 2.

‘Beauty Queen’ tells an ugly story of family dysfunction

Maureen wants to escape rural Ireland and live a different life. While this seems like a run-of-the-mill set-up, there is nothing mundane about "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." more

by Hugh Hunter | 9/29/22

Fall for the Arts draws thousands, until the rain

Chestnut Hill’s annual Fall for the Arts festival drew a crowd of thousands until a mid-afternoon downpour. more

9/29/22

The streets of Mt. Airy rang out with rock, blues, pop, R&B, game boy and country music Sunday in the community’s first-ever Porchfest. The festival featured musicians performing on porches throughout the neighborhood where residents observed while sitting in garden chairs, or created a kind of on-the-street standing room only. Organizers are hoping to make Porchfest an annual event.

9/22/22

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will mark the retirement of co-directors Joan Kimball and Robert Wiemken with a concert Oct. 1 in Chestnut Hill.

Piffaro: ‘Passing the Torch’ on the Hill

Piffaro, Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed Renaissance Band, will pass the torch with a concert Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more

by Michael Caruso | 9/22/22

Detail of self-portrait, 1933 oil on canvas.

George Biddle, leading figure of mid-century American art

The Woodmere Art Museum’s newest show, George Biddle: The Art of American Social Conscience, which opens on Saturday, Sept 24, presents an impressive exhibition. more

by Carla Robinson | 9/22/22

Cricket Club dinner dance a new CHCA tradition

The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s first annual Fall Frolic was a big hit on Thursday evening, drawing a crowd of at least 174 people to the Philadelphia Cricket Club. more

9/22/22

2022-2023: 50th Anniversary "Best of" Season!

Rick loses his idealism when he loses Ilsa amidst the chaos of World War II, opening a bar in neutral Casablanca to lick his wounds. more

9/22/22

Making art at Woodmere’s studio

The most exciting art at Woodmere Art Museum is not always in the galleries. Often it’s in the former carriage house right next door. more

by Stacia Friedman | 9/22/22

Joey Novick, who has been the opening act for many of the nation's top comedians, will bring his stand-up act to Malelani Cafe, 6734 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, on Wednesday, Sept, 28, 8 p.m.

Comedian lawyer turned city councilman to appear at local cafe

Joey Novick is a stand-up comic who tells a hilarious seven-minute story (you can see it on YouTube) about how he had a property line problem after moving from New York City to Flemington, NJ. more

by Len Lear | 9/22/22

Lassiter, seen at his day job at Weavers Way in Chestnut Hill, has a one-man art exhibit at the Lieberman Gallery in the Settlement Music School, 6128 Germantown Ave., now through Dec. 22.

New exhibit by Hill artist who survived head-on collision

Alphonso “Al” Lassiter, 72, has a perpetually smiling face that has brightened up the Chestnut Hill Weavers Way market at the cash register and around the store for the past 12 years. more

by Len Lear | 9/22/22

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Piffaro explores the Austrian court and countryside

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Allens Lane exhibit: bold, candid and uncompromising

Dara Haskins, a Germantown artist whose solo exhibit opens this week at Allens Lane Art Center, is as bold, candid and uncompromising as her colorful work.