Duo Picks Philly to Host One-Day-Only “Shithole” Art Show
“Shithole” art is on its way to Philly. This September, two TEDx speakers, travelers and ambitious entrepreneurs plan to host a one-day-only art show full […]
Meet Watson Mere — the Philly Artist Whose MLK-Trump Piece Keeps Going Viral
Within the last year, one particular piece of art keeps popping up at every protest and women’s march, and all across social media platforms including […]
10 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and Art
Dolemite @ Space 1026 | Wednesday, February 28 Comedian/showman Rudy Ray Moore stars in this blaxploitation action/comedy film from 1975. Dirty cops plant drugs, guns […]
Writer Sofiya Ballin on Going Solo for “Black History Untold”
The second part of award-winning journalist Sofiya Ballin’s essay and photo series, “Black History Untold: Future,” will begin to roll out on Thursday afternoon. The Black […]
Black Pulp! Collects 100+ Years of Black Art
The new Black Pulp! exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia promises to be a dazzling and thought-provoking trip through the not-so-distant past. Curated […]
12 Things to do in Movies, Comedy, Art, Trivia & More
Sensitive Guys @ The Drake | Through February 11 InterAct Theatre Company presents’ MJ Kaufman’s satirical play set on the campus of a small liberal […]
New at the Mutter: Art Made from Human Hair
Those Victorians were a macabre sort, weren’t they? Seems like they were always getting together for séances and picnics in cemeteries, and arranging dead pets […]
La Salle Art History Faculty, Museum Experts Oppose Controversial Art Sale
Earlier this week, La Salle University president Colleen Hanycz stated her case for why the Olney school’s recently announced and immediately controversial plan to auction […]
11 Things to Do in Comedy, Theater, Art, Books and Poetry
The Interconnectedness Of All Things @ South Tower Gallery at Park Towne Place | Wednesday, January 10 A group exhibition about “the connection between cosmic, […]
La Salle’s President Defends Her Controversial Plan to Auction Artwork
Both local art lovers and members of Philadelphia’s academic museum community were dismayed to hear the news that cash-strapped La Salle University intends to auction […]
31 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, January 5 Rich Vos @ Helium The veteran standup and Last Comic Standing/Tough Crowd alum hosts a podcast (and Sirius radio show) called My […]
10 Things to Do in Comedy, Art, Movies and Dance
Ms. Pat @ Punchline | Thursday-Saturday, January 4-6 The Washington Post did a memorable story on this former drug dealer/felon turned suburban mom/comedian/author over the summer. […]
8 Things to Do This Week in Comedy, Books & Art
Star Wars Trivia/Bar Crawl/etc. @ South Street Area | Wednesday & Thursday, December 13 & 14 Two days of events hosted by G33Kamania in anticipation […]
44 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 DesignPhiladelphia @ all over town The citywide DesignPhiladelphia festival is under way in earnest, with workshops and presentations pertaining to all manner […]
See Chuck Close Up Close
Photography has always at the heart of Chuck Close’s artwork, the painter famously recreating portraits on a massive scale. It was often portrayed as an […]