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A&E in KensingtonAmalgam: Frankford Avenue Welcomes Comic/Coffee Shop
Frankford Avenue added yet another business to its blossoming corridor just before the New Year, a comic book store and coffee shop fusion called Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse Incorporated. Located…
Sean Kearney | 01/14/2016 -
A&E in Fishtown#StreetsDeptTurns5
Conrad Benner, the photojournalist/blogger known for StreetsDept.com is celebrating its 5th anniversary on January 22nd. Benner was born and raised in Fishtown and he still calls the neighborhood his home…
Thomas Weir | 01/07/2016 -
A&E in Port RichmondPort Richmond Couple Performs Dirty Comedy Monthly
When someone mentions a dirty comedy show, most people picture younger folks in the audience and onstage. 60-year old Roger Snair and 68-year old Linda Berry are a married couple…
Grace Shallow | 12/17/2015 -
A&E in FishtownThe Arcs Live at The Fillmore — December 16
"Viva la Dan, Dan's the Man!" Back in 2007 I fell in love with music again because of Dan Auerbach. His band, The Black Keys, made rock and roll relevant…
Thomas Weir | 12/17/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonPhiladelphia Photo Arts Center Presents ‘Fate Shifts Shapes’
The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) in South Kensington will present Fate Shifts Shapes, an exhibition of photography, poetry and moving images that examine the differences between society and self…
Spirit Staff | 12/15/2015 -
A&EACT II DECEMBER 2015
We probably should call this column our holiday gift to our readers — It's a trifecta of sure fire, awesome shows, each unique in it's own way, but all offering…
SANDY & JACK JACOBOWITZ | 12/14/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonBack to the Old School: New Exhibit Embraces Traditional Photography At Crane Arts
Have you ever practiced traditional photography? This was the first of nine questions on a survey that was handed to me at a new exhibition in the Crane Arts Building…
Natalie Piserchio | 12/10/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonStar Wards: The Force is Strong With This South Kensington Mural
In “Star Wars: A New Hope”, Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi explains to Luke Skywalker that "the lightsaber was an elegant weapon for a more civilized age." Art too is…
Thomas Weir | 12/02/2015 -
A&E in FishtownThe Fillmore and Mural Arts Paint Picture of Fishtown’s “Past, Present and Future”
Last Wednesday, November 18th, The Fillmore (29 E Allen St.) partnered with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for the “Past, Present, and Future” unveiling ceremony, which included a…
Thomas Weir | 11/25/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonThe Force is Strong in South Kensington
On the corner of 5th and Cecil B. Moore in South Kensington the anticipation of the release of the new Star Wars film is having an intergalactic effect on the…
Thomas Weir | 11/24/2015 -
AÐE LOCAL LENS
When I attended the premier of “Rizzo” — a play by Bruce Graham based on the best-selling book The Last Big Man in Big City America by S. A. Paolantonio…
Thom Nickels | 11/13/2015 -
A&EACT II NOVEMBER, 2015
Act 11 Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave, Ambler, PA. If you're one of the many patrons of the Act 11 Playhouse you may remember laughing your socks off at Ken…
WRITTEN BY SANDY JACK JACOBOWITZ | 11/10/2015