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A close up photo of Delany, a Black man with a long, white beard, speaks into a mic on a podium

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 13-19, 2024

Celebrating Juneteenth, Blood Baby, and A Love Jawn

Picks for Juneteenth, a new queer dance project continues, cataloging Japan right off Broad Street, and repping all identities with A Love Jawn. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Two Black performers reading from music stands face each other in front of an audience crowding the frame at right.

The Strides Collective presents New Strides: A Pride Month Playfest on June 10

A new space for Philly’s queer playwrights

The Strides Collective, founded in early 2020, supports new work by local queer playwrights and shines a light on queer stories through play development programs and productions. New Strides, a night of three one-act readings, is coming up June 10. Frank Schierloh checks in.
Frank Schierloh

Frank Schierloh

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Side by side on a white field, the book covers for Verdi with a Vengeance, Puccini without Excuses, and Wagner without Fear.

BSR Classical Interludes: June 2024

Music in the garden, Marian Anderson Hall, The Crossing’s Month of Moderns, and more

June brings outdoor music in striking natural locales, early music, new music, the rededication of Verizon Hall, and some bonus musical Book Week picks. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Vertical stack of 10 books, including Long Bright River, Housemates, Come & Get It, Disability Intimacy, and more

The best books I’ve read so far in 2024: BSR Book Week editor’s picks

Top picks from the editor’s bookshelf

Sometimes I think books are the only thing keeping me sane(ish). Fiction, nonfiction, memoir, a new lens on Jane Austen, anti-marriage manifestos, and more: here are top recommendations from my own bookshelf as we celebrate BSR Book Week 2024.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Close-up on two black square bookshelf cubbies crammed with different books by local authors.

Discover books by BSR authors (2024 edition)!

In honor of BSR Book Week, find out if your favorite BSR writer is an author, too.

BSR writers are also memoirists, poets, novelists, scholars, and so much more! Discover their books and order a copy to add to your shelves.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Close-up on 12 square black shelf cubbies crammed with all types of books, some new and some worn.

Welcome to BSR Book Week 2024, running June 2-8

Here's everything you need to know to celebrate Book Week with us.

Do you love books? We do, too! Philly's literary scene is an important part of our cultural scene, and we spotlight it in our annual BSR Book Week. Learn more here!
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Photo of five people on a film panel in low light, holding microphones, with open scripts in their laps.

The BSR June 2024 repertory movie roundup

Pedro, Pride, Pacino, and Sestero

June offers plenty of chances to celebrate Pride at the cinema in Philly, plus seminars on The Godfather, Part II and Memento, and lots more picks, from Bee Movie to Pulp Fiction. Stephen Silver rounds up area film screenings.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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B&W wide shot, performance hall & a white bald man brandishing two foils in a crossed “X” position in front of an audience

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 23-30, 2024

Antonio, or What I Would, Housemates, and the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival

PHLAFF returns with an expanded vision, InLiquid opens its new exhibit, a book launch with Housemates, and a queer pirate takes the stage at Plays & Players. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Shetty, an Indian woman, dressed in a yellow floral-print dress and red top, smiling looking up, in a portrait style photo

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 16-22, 2024

Neighborhood strolls, My Life in Recipes, Live OUT Loud, and more

Food for life at the Weitzman, Once on this Island at the Arden, the return of The Elephant in the Room, and a lively performance by Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Close-up of Tom, an elderly white man, with glasses, a tan cap, white goatee, and calm smile.

BSR Classical Interludes May 17-June 2, 2024

Music from Variant Six, Filament, and a tribute from Dolce Suono

Rounding up May's music offerings, including a capella from Variant Six, an album from Filament, a program featuring the baryton, and a tribute to the late Tom Purdom by Dolce Suono. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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