Books
9 Things to Do in Comics, Theater, Art and more
The Art of Swimming @ Headhouse Café | December 6-17 The latest installment in Tiny Dynamite’s A Play, A Pie, and A Pint series is the […]
33 Things to Do This Weekend
Friday, November 10 Pennsylvania Ballet @ Merriam Theater The PAB presents three new ballets, the first two being world premieres: Tilt by choreographer Helen Pickett […]
A Delco Comic’s Descent Into Wawa Hell
After witnessing a familiar vagrant’s ruse for the umpteenth time, Chadds Ford comedian Nick Kupsey had had enough. A scholar needed to go on record and […]
11 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Theater, Zines and Books.
Freedom Shorts XVII @ PhilaMOCA & Trocadero | Wednesday & Sunday, November 8 & 12 Two nights packed with screenings of short works by filmmakers […]
12 Things to Do in Comedy, Books, Bikes and More
Smitten Kitchen Every Day @ Parkway Central Library | Wednesday, November 1 Author/food blogger Deb Perelman returns with Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant & Unfussy […]
Friday: John Hodgman at the Library
Though he often goes by his real name,* author/comedian/actor John Hodgman is rarely just being himself. On The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he often […]
11 Things to Do in Comedy, Books, Dance, Movies and More
Empire of the Living Dead @ Wagner Free Institute of Science | Wednesday, October 25 Penn State history professor Christopher Heaney discusses the rarely discussed […]
17 Things to Do in Movies, Comedy, Books and Harry Potter Parties
Monument Lab Live: Hidden Histories and Missing Monuments @ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Wednesday, October 18 Murals Arts’ provocative Monument Lab series […]
Philly Moms Speak: 19 Super Helpful Books for Parents
You know how people say parenting is lonely? It is. And while books can’t give you a hug, they can be a reassuring voice, validate that inclination […]
44 Things to Do This Weekend
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 DesignPhiladelphia @ all over town The citywide DesignPhiladelphia festival is under way in earnest, with workshops and presentations pertaining to all manner […]
Pulitzer/Oprah-Approved Writer Colson Whitehead Speaks for Free at UPenn
After years as toiling away as a “beloved but kinda underappreciated” Genius-granted author, Colson Whitehead reached superstar status last year with the best-selling The Underground […]
11 Things to Do in Comedy, Movies, Theater, Books and more
Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story @ Bucks County Playhouse | Through October 1 George Wendt (Norm!) and Alan Campbell star in the […]
10 Things to Do in Movies, Books, Comedy, Theater and More
Excuse My Dust @ Good Good Comedy Theatre | Wednesday, August 30 Philly writer/”eloquent dirtbag” Jaime Fountaine hosts a night of literature and comedy featuring Joey […]
12 Things to Do in Comedy, Movies, Poetry, Guns, Ghosts and More
Summer Coven, Had Me a Blast @ Martha | Wednesday, August 2 The 215 Festival presents an evening of poetry readings by Alina Pleskova, Amy […]
14 Things to Do in Books, Comedy, Art, Movies, Storytelling, Tattoos and more
Mystery-Author Panel @ The Rosenbach | Wednesday, July 19 Philly-area crime/mystery writers Dennis Tafoya, Merry Jones and Jon McGoran will participate in a panel discussion […]