[ reading/screening ] It might seem frivolous for Sonia Sanchez to perform at a swim club. But it’s not like she’s reading at the Arrow the Philadelphia lioness of free verse will appear at the oldest African-American-owned private swim…
Neal Santos Twitterers follow him by the hundreds of thousands. A half-million have watched him on YouTube. Mixtape buyers love him. He’s got 14 of them on the market. “More, maybe,” says Meek Mill. “I lost count.” He’s been called…
After his gig with Many Arms at Johnny Brendas where he opened for Bardo Pond and William Hookers string quartet, drummer Ricardo Lagomasino has a tiny slew (a tlew?) of gigs in August including tonights house party at 4945 Hazel…
[ visual art ] Painter and etcher Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was the centerpiece of the Dutch Golden Age, an old-world artist whose rough take on illusionism gave his work in portraiture and landscaping an edge of realness unfounded…
You have until July 31 to send Sue Golden of Stiletto Shoes fame (18th and Sansom) video footage of yourself being a workout addict. Shes casting gals and guys for a reality show called Gym Ratsz. Hit gymratsz.com for submission…
[ q&a ] Melissa Caldwell, Philadelphia Art Alliance curator City Paper: What drew you to the Miss Rockaway Armada? Had you witnessed it in other cities and thought there could be s unique spin here?Melissa Caldwell: I first heard of Miss…
Jessica Kourkounis PEOPLE POWERED: On a vacant Broad Street lot, the Miss Rockaway Armada crew scraps together a flotilla of found materials. [ sculptural sustainability ] The block that holds the Broad Street Ministry and Gamble & Huff’s Sound of…
Remember a few weeks ago I previewed the 2011 Pew Fellows in the Arts by mentioning that Philly poet CA Conrad had been awarded a wad of cash? The rest of the list just came out and its a basketful…
U2 play a good game. They know how to cadge nostalgia for the sake of promotion without seeming too cloying. They know how to be corny without eschewing cool and sweet without dismissing simmering sensuality. They know how to beep,…
You know him by his steaks, fresh and frozen. You know him from his guest spots in films like the Mighty Macs, 10th & Wolf and Invincible. Better still you know him from starring roles in his own movie, The…
