The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, October 23-29, 2025

Roots of the Infinite Sky
October 18-November 22, 2025
Chimaera, 3502 Scotts Lane #2113, Philadelphia

This new exhibit at Chimaera explores the connections between the natural world, the cosmos, and the interior landscapes of the mind, drawing from the rhythmic geometry of Austrian Aboriginal dot paintings, where patterns carry both story and spirit. An artist reception is happening later on November 15, and gallery hours are by appointment only—so plan ahead for this one!

The Girls of Summer
October 22-November 9
Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water Street, Wilmington

Delaware Theatre Company continues its season with Layon Gray’s The Girls of Summer, which tells the story of the Red Diamonds, an all-Black women's baseball team in 1946 and asks what is the cost of victory. Preparing for a match against the reigning champions, disaster strikes when their beloved coach mysteriously vanishes. What starts as a pursuit for an historic victory becomes an unraveling of secrets.

Waiting for Lefty
October 23-24, 6:30pm
Popi’s Italian Ristorante, 3120 South 20th Street

EgoPo’s American Voices season kicks off with Clifford Odets’s Waiting for Lefty, a classic play that takes place during a fictionalized cab drivers’s union meeting in the 1930s when an elected committee of union members advocate for a strike, and fear and tensions rise when a member of the soon-to-be strike committee Lefty Costello disappears without a trace. Odets was born in Philadelphia to Russian and Romanian Jewish immigrants, and this 1935 play was often banned in the US due to its progressive politics. It falls right in line with the theme of EgoPo’s 2025-26 season, which looks to celebrate how theater has shaped American history with a special lens on Philly.

Amanda Ekery at Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
October 24-25
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, 310 West Master Street

Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery will lead a songwriting workshop and a live concert this weekend at Al-Bustan, exploring the shared cultural history of Syria and Mexico. At the workshop on Friday, October 24 at 6pm, attendees will write their own songs, engage with creative exercises, and gain tools to continue songwriting beyond the workshop. The concert on Saturday, October 25 at 1pm will feature a live performance of her new album Árabe, with themes around food, gambling, immigration, biracial identity, and the complex relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights.

East Passyunk Fall Fest
Saturday, October 25, 11am-4pm
East Passyunk Avenue, between Morris and Dickinson Streets

One of South Philly’s oldest Halloween traditions returns this weekend for an all-day, family-friendly autumnal celebration. Over 100 artists, makers, businesses, vendors, and community groups will populate the streets—which will be blocked off to traffic as well so folks can roam free. Costume contests, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carvings, and more activities will also decorate the fest.

Seen 009 launch
Wednesday, October 29, 7-9pm
Percy Restaurant and Bar, 1700 North Front Street

BlackStar debuts issue 009 of Seen, its film, art, and visual culture journal that prints twice per year. Contributors to the magazine will discuss Black speculative fiction and a Mumbai artists’s collective that’s reimagining the archive. Tickets include an issue in addition to food and drinks. Entry is free if you’re already a subscriber or have previously pre-ordered issue 009. Be sure to check out their back issues, too—they’re all great reads.