Articles

6207 results
Page 170
Nat Hentoff courted controversy in life and left behind a jazz-lit legacy. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

In memory of Nat Hentoff

Nat Hentoff, jazz writer

Bruce Klauber remembers writer Nat Hentoff and his significant contributions to the literature of jazz music.
Bruce Klauber

Bruce Klauber

Articles 3 minute read
"David (the centre of it all)" by Sara Captain. (Photo courtesy of the Ruckus Gallery)

Ruckus Gallery presents Philly Loves Bowie Week's Bowie Art Show

Loving the alien

As part of the Philly Loves Bowie Week events, Ruckus Gallery hosts a Bowie Art Show featuring representations of the musician who refused to be categorized. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
Women's bookstores revolutionized the process of coming out and waking up to feminist life. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia)

In honor of women's bookstores

The shelves that saved our lives

Anndee Hochman recalls the bookstores — women's places — that gave her knowledge, safety, and sisterhood, and honors a few that remain.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Articles 4 minute read
Choral Arts Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Bach Collegium,and artistic director/conductor Matthew Glandorf. (Photo by Sharon Torello)

Choral Arts presents Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio'

New Year's Eve with J.S. Bach

A creative music director presents a creatively scheduled work by one of the world’s more creative composers. Tom Purdom reviews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 4 minute read

Sign up for our newsletter

All of the week's new articles, all in one place. Sign up for the free weekly BSR newsletters, and don't miss a conversation.

Tovey: An ideal choice. (Photo by David Cooper)

Bramwell Tovey and the Philadelphia Orchestra on New Year's Eve

The conductor as comedian

Just what the doctor ordered for New Year's Eve: an orchestra conductor getting in touch with his inner Woody Allen. Dan Rottenberg reviews.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Articles 1 minute read
From l. to r., the cast of Lizzie: Rachel Brennan, Cara Noel Antosca, Alex Keiper, and Meredith Beck. (Photo by Daniel Kontz)

REP Radio podcast: 11th Hour Theatre Company presents 'LIZZIE'

'LIZZIE' takes an axe to Borden's legend

On our latest podcast, Darnelle Radford interviews Kate Galvin and Alex Keiper, director and star of 11th Hour Theatre Company's production of 'LIZZIE.' Forget everything you thought you knew about this story.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Articles 1 minute read
Aleksandras Macijauskas's 'Alytus.' (Photo courtesy of the Print Center)

The Print Center presents Daily Life: Photography from Lithuania

Lithuania in pictures

In the Print Center's new photography exhibition, old and new Lithuania clash and coexist. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 4 minute read
The crowd goes wild at GJC's Klezmukah. (Photo by Stacia Friedman)

Germantown Jewish Centre's 'Klezmukah'

A very Jewish Christmas eve

The Germantown Jewish Centre celebrated Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah with klezmer music for all. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

Articles 3 minute read
'Home Alone' performed live to picture by the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Composite photo © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox)

'Home Alone' with the Philadelphia Orchestra

A family affair

SaraKay Smullens took her grandson to see the Philadelphia Orchestra play John Williams's 'Home Alone' score live along with the film. She may have also created a lifelong orchestra fan.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

Articles 3 minute read
National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeff Rosen moderates a conversation with legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar. (Photo by Michael Zorn)

The National Constitution Center's Bill of Rights Day

Happy birthday, Bill of Rights

The National Constitution Center celebrated the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights with a day of festivities, including back-to-back discussions on today’s biggest Constitutional debates. Brittany Barbato reviews.
Brittany Barbato

Brittany Barbato

Articles 3 minute read