Voice: Christina Griffith
Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th
Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly
By Christina GriffithPhiladelphia Asian American Film Festival
The 19th annual event, for which The Citizen is a media sponsor, includes 75 films, special events and workshops around the theme of migration
By Christina GriffithFun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we have several stage premieres, Spooky Wines + Spooky Stories, Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s Priority Hoarding, East Passyunk Fall Fest, and much more
By Christina GriffithCan Philly Platinum Its Gaming Industry?
A task force is working to turn the city’s gaming culture, university talent and independent developers into a sustainable industry
By Christina GriffithTom and Judy Kleinman
They produced Operation Mincemeat, Sunset Blvd. and Evita on Broadway. Now this eminently entrepreneurial Philadelphia couple plans to keep their love for theater alive in their hometown after they’re gone
By Christina GriffithFounding Faiths
A new public engagement initiative inside 17 historic sacred places offers a chance to experience the quieter, less-trafficked gathering spots where our founders prayed for revolution
By Christina GriffithSaddlehill Winery’s The Scribe, The Sword, and the Shield
A Voorhees vineyard’s short documentary traces its land’s connections to the Revolutionary War and to the man whose hand engrossed the official Declaration of Independence
By Christina GriffithThe New PAAFF Fundraiser and Spring Showcase
If you want one of Philadelphia’s most treasured film festivals to continue sharing Asian filmmakers and their stories, show PAAFF some love next week
By Christina GriffithThese Truths — The Declarations of Independence
A new exhibit at the American Philosophical Society Museum examines the first 50 years of the most revered document in our nation’s history and how we feel about it today
By Christina GriffithThe Key to Staying Out of Prison? Jobs
Through partnerships with the City and HRP Group, the Center for Employment Opportunities is helping formerly incarcerated Philadelphians on the path to a better life
By Christina Griffith