January 24, 2013
Big news, Philadelphia… Former Vice President, Al Gore, will soon be gracing the City of Brotherly Love with his presence. Head out to the National Constitution Center on Monday, February 4 at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion of his latest book, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. Guarantee your spot at this highly anticipated [...]
Read more»November 19, 2012
Tonight, Monday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m., White Pines Productions is staging a reading at Christ Church Neighborhood House of a new play called Rustin & The March, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in 2013. The play tells the story of Bayard Rustin; he was an MLK mentor, architect of [...]
Read more»November 13, 2012
In our modern age of celebrity chefs, primetime food TV and the explosion of the word “foodie” and variations therein, successful food bloggers are basically royalty. Capitalizing on the popularity of one in particular, the National Museum of American Jewish History and Free Library are teaming up to bring Deb Perelman of the preeminent Smitten [...]
Read more»October 1, 2012
Being busy listening to everyone prayers and doing so many righteous deeds, God has a lot on His plate. Even so, He apparently had time to write a book, and He’s sent a messenger, David Javerbaum, who comes to the Gershman Y on Thursday, October 4 to read, discuss and sign The Last Testament: A [...]
Read more»June 14, 2012
Attention literature lovers: commemorate the iconic legacy of James Joyce at The Rosenbach Museum & Library’s 20th annual Bloomsday celebration June 16, noon-7 p.m. Bonus: the event takes place on a Saturday this year. Double bonus: the weather looks like it’s going to be beautiful. In a grand Philadelphia tradition, the Rosenbach fetes James Joyce and his classic tract Ulysses each year with [...]
Read more»February 23, 2012
Lest you forget how contemporary and high-profile Philadelphia’s Free Library system is, striking down any reputation of mustiness or outdatedness, we’re giving you a sneak peek of some of the coolest names coming to town for the library’s Spring 2012 Author Event Series. Check out the lineup: • February 28: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Henry [...]
Read more»January 24, 2012
The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Year of Dickens, a 2012 celebration of Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, comes to a head in February, the month of the author’s actual birth. Among events planned, including literary salons at the library and two rare works exhibitions, are special book readings on Sundays throughout February at, appropriately, Stephen Starr’s [...]
Read more»January 11, 2012
For its 100th anniversary, Plays & Players Theater will recreate its very first season through a series of staged readings by local and guest celebrities. Next up (the second reading in the series, which began in November): The Learned Ladies by Moliere on Monday, January 23 at 7 p.m. The reading will be directed by [...]
Read more»December 2, 2011
“The Art of Being Jewish in the City” is a year-long exploration of Jews, urbanism and the arts, presented by Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, The Gershman Y and the National Museum of American Jewish History. As the finale event of a special week-long residency at the museum as part of that [...]
Read more»October 26, 2011
If you adore the arts or you’re a bit of a history buff, you’re in for a rare and powerful treat. The Wilma Theater and the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) are co-hosting a special public event that will encompass both topics on Tuesday, November 1, at 7 p.m. “America as Haven” is [...]
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