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Six players each holding a viol pose in a green wooded area with soft sunshine pouring in pockets around them

BSR Classical Interludes, more in January 2025

Tunes to keep you warm

Music from familiar names, and a different kind of Curtain Call, are all in tow to close out the month of January and move into February. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 4 minute read
Book cover. Title written over teal background with a vintage commercial pop art illustration of a mother + daughter walking

The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom, by Nancy Reddy

The poetry behind parenting

Local poet Nancy Reddy’s new book promises refreshing perspectives around parenting and an opportunity to unlearn outdated practices and notions. Jill Brooke previews.
Jill Brooke

Jill Brooke

Previews 3 minute read
Appiah-Kubi, a Black woman, in costume in blue and white cotton dress, holding and looking at a coin

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, January 16-22, 2025

Celebrating MLK Day and more this week

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. with events around the city and plenty of shows, performances, and exhibits to choose from this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 6 minute read
Illustration. Two fish are linked by a chain, another chain trails off one's tail. Blue, white watery strokes the backdrop

Morton Contemporary presents We Are All Doing Time

Illustrating America’s mass incarceration crisis

Morton Contemporary’s new exhibition provides a glimpse into the criminal justice system through the art of six local artists who have experienced it. Kimberly Haas previews.

Kimberly Haas

Previews 4 minute read
Diorio in drag singing at a standing mic on a stage, wearing a sparkling gold body suit, belt, and boots

BSR Classical Interludes, January 2025

Concerts to start off the year

Music from East Passyunk Opera Project, Ama Deus Chamber Orchestra, Symphony in C, and more to open the new year in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
An illustration over gray with a stenciling of a woman looking over her shoulder; beige sketch splits the middle of the image

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, January 9-15, 2025

Apple Picking with Eve, Love Notes 4 Philly, and Chevalier

Bringing in the new year with more laughs from Lady Laughs, a collage workshop at the PMA, multimedia film screenings, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
Two people look on, one smiles, the other looks unapproving or disgusted at something. They’re inside, a door behind them

The BSR January 2025 repertory movie roundup

Dinner in America, Glen or Glenda, and more

Kicking off the new year with punk rockers, Glen or Glenda, and a classic documentary about war criminals in costume. Stephen Silver rounds up.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read

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Gann and Bell on stage, in casual top and jeans. Dumbledore wears a wizard's hat.

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, December 19-31, 2024

Winter solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more

The final roundup of the year is here, with events to close out the rest of December. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
A group of Jim Henson’s Muppets in Christmas gear in a snowy backdrop, Michael Caine as Scrooge stands with them

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents The Muppet Christmas Carol

A frog, a pig, and Constantine Kitsopoulos

The Philadelphia Orchestra scores the 1992 film live this week, and it has us wondering: what Muppet do you relate to the most? Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer previews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Previews 3 minute read
6 Performers in all black formalwear, holding various wind and string instruments, pose in hall with tall, wide arches

BSR Holiday Classical Interludes, December 2024

Scoring the holiday

Holiday music outside of the (beloved) carols and Mariah Carey stratosphere happening in the Philly area this December. Gail Obenreder previews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 4 minute read