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Celebrating punk rock and 20 years of Crash Bang Boom
Rocking out on South Street
Crash Bang Boom, the colorful rock and roll destination that opened in wake of Zipperhead’s closing, celebrates 20 years of business this summer. Jimmy Viola profiles.
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4 minute read
The moment of rupture: a conversation with Phantasmagossip author Sara Mae
What the ghosts say
Philly writer Sara Mae talks about their new poetry chapbook Phantasmagossip, writing songs with The Noisy, and themes of gender expansiveness and past selves. Kiran Pandey profiles.
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6 minute read
Martha Anne Toll revisits her early violist days in Duet for One
A book retracing hometown memories
Duet For One by Martha Anne Toll tells a personal Philadelphia music story. Margaret Hutton profiles.
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3 minute read
Second Chance Dance presents The Tapestry of Time: Threads of Time Woven in Motion
Second chance at dance inspires
The Tapestry of Time, a recital and celebration of courage, celebrates dancers of all ages. Melissa Strong previews.
Previews
3 minute read
Philadelphia Magic Gardens presents Lost Landscapes: The Skin of the Bride
Recovering and preserving a vision
The story of artist Isaiah Zagar’s remarkable decade-long mural project from the 1990s and how the Philadelphia Magic Gardens is working to preserve the masterwork that was nearly completely demolished. Anndee Hochman profiles.
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3 minute read
Urban Movement Arts's WORKINONIT opens new creative avenues for adult dance students
Opening up the dance floor
Urban Movement Arts is making space for dancers of all stages. Katherine Desimine profiles WORKINONIT.
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3 minute read
Rashid Zakat and Uses of the Ironic
How the spirit shows up
Multimedia artist Rashid Zakat’s exhibit at Asian Arts Initiative is a meditation on music, joy, and spiritual vitality. John Morrison profiles.
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2 minute read
Discussing Philadelphia’s Hollywood legend Lionel Barrymore with biographer Kathleen Spaltro
The man behind Mr. Potter, Dr. Gillespie, and Scrooge
Rachel Bellwoar holds an interview with Lionel Barrymore biographer Kathleen Spaltro following the release of her new book, Lionel Barrymore: Character and Endurance in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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5 minute read
The long odyssey of Philly’s legendary Sigma Sound Studios
A documentary film caught in limbo
Producer and director Bill Nicoletti talks the trials and tribulations of getting The Philly Sound Heard 'Round the World, a documentary on Sigma Sound Studios, to an audience. Frank Halperin profiles.
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3 minute read
Capturing film legend Agnès Varda with Carrie Rickey's A Complicated Passion
From page to screen, to page again
Philadelphia film critic Carrie Rickey pens A Complicated Passion, a biography on the legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda. Rachel Bellwoar interviews.
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7 minute read