Arts & Culture
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we have Frozen, Andrew Zimmern, and Rennie Harris live on stage, plus outdoor exploration, an Easter Egg hunt, and dinosaurs in a museum beer garden
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina GriffithThe Citizen Recommends: Embracing the Light
Mural Arts Philadelphia and First Person Arts have partnered on a community project that explores the pain of suicide through theater and art. See the performance on March 16
By Natalie PompilioSentences for the Sentenced
West Philly non-profit Books Through Bars has provided the incarcerated with books for more than 30 years. Now, with growing inaccessibility, its work is needed more than ever
By Norah Rami12+ Women’s Spaces in Philadelphia
Where to find safe, fun, joyous and healthy activities by and for women on International Women’s Day and beyond
By Monica ConstableNew Urban Order: Reinventing Arts and Culture
The pandemic decimated in-person attendance for traditional cultural institutions nationwide. Can Philly’s arts establishment slow its downfall?
By Diana LindYour 2024 Good (Philadelphia) Citizen Calendar
The dates you need and things to do in Philadelphia to make this year your civic best
By Lauren McCutcheonErasure and the Fiction of America
What Zora Neale Hurston, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, and the sacrifice of Black women tell us about America on the cusp of Black History and Women’s History months
By James PetersonArt for Change: Steward of Black Creativity
In going from art student to sculptor to ceramicist to curator to podcaster, Gerald Brown has been an advocate for and supporter of Black and Brown artistry — and a keen observer of the artistic process
By Logan Cryer