December 18, 2012
Any fan of the arts can tell you that chance collaborations lead to great things — from a group of four Liverpudlians making teenage girls scream through the 60s, to a frazzle-haired director helping girls of all ages swoon through 30 years of Johnny Depp movies. Currently on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, [...]
Read more»November 12, 2012
The actors may be silent, but the audience won’t be able to keep quiet when 1812 Productions presents Dave and Aaron Go to Work, opening at Plays & Players Theatre on November 29. You just can’t help but laugh out loud at the antics that go on in this wordless comedy about two friends in [...]
Read more»December 20, 2012
Discover why The Academy of Natural Sciences is the forerunner in innovative exhibits and exciting educational programs in biology with “All-Star Week,” December 27-30. Experience the academy’s MVPs during this four-day event as visitors are treated to their favorite attractions with live animal shows, museum specimens, craft making and storytelling. Check out the schedule: Dinosaur [...]
Read more»November 26, 2012
The story of Cinderella gets a fresh spin when Arden Children’s Theatre presents this classic tale, starting on November 28. In this version, Cinderella is extremely feisty, the stepsisters are twins, the prince plays a larger role than usual and Mozart makes an appearance. When it comes to children’s fare, the Arden Theatre Company looks [...]
Read more»December 17, 2012
Longwood Gardens is one of the Philadelphia region’s most special attractions, a lush world of exotic flowers and plants, with each season bringing a different pleasure: spring magnolias and azaleas; summer roses and water lilies; fall foliage and chrysanthemums; and winter camellias, orchids and palms. This season is an extra-special time to visit Longwood Gardens, [...]
Read more»December 14, 2012
Urban dance meets circus arts when Cirque Éloize bounds into the Merriam Theater with iD, December 26-30. Created within an imaginary futuristic city, it’s a high-energy mash-up of acrobats, break dancers, contortionists and a fearless stunt biker who perform against a kaleidoscope of eye-popping video projections drawn from science-fiction films, comic books and graffiti. Cirque [...]
Read more»October 15, 2012
100 years ago, on April 15, 1912, the world’s largest ship of its time sank into the depths of the ocean after colliding with an iceberg, tragically claiming more than 1,500 lives and bringing to a halt the world’s unshakeable confidence in modern technology. The Franklin Institute is honoring the centennial anniversary of one of [...]
Read more»November 15, 2012
No holiday in Philadelphia is complete without a visit to Longwood Gardens Christmas, where 500,000 twinkling lights, thousands of poinsettias, magnificent Christmas trees and spectacular fountain shows will transform the property into a brilliant winter wonderland. Longwood Gardens Christmas opens on Thursday, November 22 and will stay up through January 6. Horticultural highlights include topiaries [...]
Read more»November 15, 2012
Kick off the holiday season with a trip to Chestnut Hill’s Morris Arboretum where the young and the young at heart are sure to be wowed by the Holiday Garden Railway. With a quarter mile of model railroad track featuring seven loops and tunnels, 15 different rail lines, two cable cars and nine bridges, including [...]
Read more»October 4, 2012
One part Civil War hero, one part architectural adventurer, 100 percent Philadelphian — Frank Furness provides the focus of the current exhibition at PAFA, Building a Masterpiece: Frank Furness’ Factory for Art, part of a citywide celebration of the 100th anniversary of his death. Locally-born Furness had to fight for more than just the preservation [...]
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