April 22, 2013
On Thursday, May 2, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosts the final installment this season of its always-awesome PAFA After Dark event. Astronomy lovers, mark your calendars for this galactic evening. This month’s event, Art After Dark: Spaced Out, celebrates National Space Day which falls on Friday, May 3. A number of great [...]
Read more»April 11, 2013
Art Sanctuary, an organization that puts regional and national African-American literary, visual and performing arts in the spotlight, is set to host a number of excellent events honoring African-American writing this spring. One of the country’s oldest African-American festivals celebrating the best in literary, visual and performing arts, the Celebration of Black Writing has grown [...]
Read more»January 23, 2013
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment is a multi-format historical documentary that tells the story of Philadelphia and in part, the story of America. The documentary is split into individual episodes, each highlighting a different period in Philadelphia’s history, and episode 3, entitled Promise for a Better City, will make its television premiere tomorrow night, January [...]
Read more»December 28, 2012
The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival continues its 32nd Season with its acclaimed Documentaries & Dialogue Series, screening documentary films from the UK, Israel, Austria, Germany and the United States. Five Philadelphia premiere screenings will highlight the best of independent Jewish Documentary Cinema today starting with a special Opening Night, Monday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m. [...]
Read more»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 9, 2012
This weekend, FirstGlance Film Festival, the independent film festival Philly movie buffs have been attending since its debut in 1996, will return with a jam-packed schedule of awesome, under-the-radar cinema. This award-winning festival began in a Center City theater basement 20 years ago, but since then has flourished into an event worthy of being housed [...]
Read more»October 30, 2012
The Gershman’s Y’s Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival has a long history of presenting provocative films about the human condition, and this year they’ve really stepped up their game, with an exceptionally strong bill of fare. This colorful cinematic fall festival kicks off on Saturday, November 3. Its slate includes the Philadelphia premiere of several films [...]
Read more»October 18, 2012
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University proves that a night at the museum can be more than what you’d typically expect, with its recurring Mega-Bad Movie Night. Spend some time exploring the museum, and then after hours, join ANSP in watching “awesomely awful” movies while you enjoy some snacks and sip some Drink [...]
Read more»October 15, 2012
Bundle up! Penn Treaty Park is hosting an outdoor movie screening this Friday, October 19, a fun opportunity to cozy up and kick off a great fall weekend. The movie they’re showing is Hunger Games, and they’ll be giving away copies of the book as well. Stay tuned for other surprise event elements. And be sure to pack some snacks and drinks, and a warm picnic blanket. Penn Treaty Park is located just north of Penn’s Landing on the waterfront, making for gorgeous views. Should be a great time. [Friends of Penn Treaty Park]
October 1, 2012
The Dapper Dog, Little Baby’s Ice Cream and Yards Brewery are flexing some major muscle with “Grip Up!”, an amateur arm-wrestling competition this Saturday, October 6. The event is being paired with an outdoor screening of the classic arm-wrestling film Over The Top (1987) starring Philly film hero Sylvester Stallone. Think you can hold your [...]
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