We're looking forward to more "office hours"!

Did you know that the BSR staff, including our three-person editorial team, is made up entirely of remote-working freelancers? We collaborate from our home offices in different corners of the city and surrounding burbs. We're proud of what we're able to accomplish together without a dedicated office. Maybe one day we can find more operational support, but until then, we work hard to stay connected to each other, so that we're not just bylines or names in the inbox.

Last week, we tried our first informal "office hours" at a coffee-shop (the office of so many indie writers who need a break from their own desks). Kyle and I invited our writers (and Friends of BSR!) to stop by Elixr Coffee in Center City last Thursday, and it was a success! Over many years working with BSR, I am continually struck by how the writers in our community, even if they've never met before, can immediately sit down and dive into a fascinating conversation together. You can see a few of us on Thursday doing just that below.

We'll definitely have more meetups like this (our Friends are invited to BSR events, however informal, throughout the year), and stay connected and inspired by each other in what is often otherwise a very tough field for journalists nowadays.

This week's reviews cover a worthy outing with playwright Enda Walsh at Hedgerow, a violin star at the Philadelphia Orchestra, a highly recommended exhibition at the Science History Institute, and more. Next week, look out for more of what defines BSR: an interdisciplinary mix of art forms from across the region, including our look at a new exhibition of self-portraits by Philly icon Isaiah Zagar. And we'll see you tomorrow, for Kyle's weekend roundup.

Alaina Johns
BSR editor-in-chief