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Show logo: Title at top in gold, and drag kings in gold jackets posing on the right side against a black background

The BSR Podcast: Season 9, Episode 4: Simone Lawrence on The Coronation: An All-Black Drag King Show and Art Exhibition

Fine art, Black excellence, and the diversity of Philly's own Black drag kings

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Philly drag king Simone Lawrence about a November 16 event at Prism Arts Philadelphia featuring fine art, drag, and the community we need.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
A collage of headshots showing Alaina, Kyle, Jill, and Frank, who are all appearing in the webinar

BSR's popular PR webinar for artists is happening again on November 21, 2024

Learn the basics of arts and culture PR with experienced editors and publicists

Everyone deserves a chance to learn the basics of good PR, especially artists and other independent creators and administrators. Join our November 21 HELP US HELP YOU webinar for tons of tips and a Q&A with PR experts.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 2 minute read
Philly Book Crawl

The BSR Podcast, season 8, episode 10: the 2024 Philly Bookstore Crawl on August 24

Explore Philly bookstores with discounts, signings, events, and more!

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with author and literary agent Eric Smith and Philly bookstore owners Catie Gainor and Sara Zia Ebrahimi Hughes to talk all things Philly Bookstore Crawl ahead of the citywide celebration on August 24.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
The 2024 Arts Affair logo, with colorful illustrations of a guitar, sax, bird, paintbrush, and palette and a floral border.

The BSR Podcast, season 8, episode 6: meet pro bono arts lawyers at the 2024 PVLA Arts Affair!

Great food, great networking, and great art at PVLA's annual gala

BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Gabrielle Sellei, Shekhinah B., and Chuck Schultz to find out all about the Arts Affair, and what makes this party special on the annual gala scene.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
Kyle, Neil, and Alaina line up smiling against a faux green backdrop with pink letters spelling JFDI.

Join Broad Street Review's virtual spring events for writers, readers, and arts lovers!

Don't miss our May 29 webinar and our June 6 publishing panel

Join us on Zoom for two exciting BSR events: our latest webinar about review-writing on May 29, and a Philly publishing panel with some of our region's top writers and editors on June 6.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 3 minute read
Two performers in all black formal wear cheers with the host also holding a mic at a small table on stage.

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Orchestra After 5: Haydn and Mozart

A Haydn happy hour

The Philadelphia Orchestra experiments with a new, casual concert format in its Orchestra After 5 series. Cameron Kelsall previews their latest event.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Previews 3 minute read

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Backstage at a large theater: large white, red, and blue stage lights shine from the side through misty air.

As we close out 2023, BSR is taking you behind the scenes of our arts journalism

Going backstage at BSR

When we ask for your support, we want to be sure we’re stepping up to explain our work. But whether or not you can donate, if you’re a BSR reader, we bet you’ll enjoy this window on how our stories come to be.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Editorials 4 minute read
A group of four Black cosplayers in costume poses emphatically, joyfully, in a bright indoor space

Five reasons to attend the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention

For the geek at heart

An Nichols previews the 2023 East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention and how it works towards cultural awareness, youth literacy, and building safe spaces for geekdom.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Previews 3 minute read
Close-up on about 16 colorful book spines on a black shelf, including R. Eric Thomas, Kiley Reid, Janet Benton, & Eric Smith

Announcing the first-ever BSR Book Week: July 10-16, 2023

Celebrate the Philly book scene with us!

We're celebrating summer with our first-ever BSR Book Week, July 10-16, 2023, packed with reviews and recommendations. And we want to hear from you, too! Here are all the ways you can join in.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 2 minute read
A logo with SoLow Fest written over a spiraling, faded background

Putting on a show with the 2023 SoLow Festival

Exploring the concept of “mess”

The SoLow Festival is an accessible local arts festival that doesn’t put financial pressure on the artists. This year, it’s exploring the concept of rest. C.M. Crockford previews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Previews 1 minute read