Arts & Culture

30+ perfect presents from small local merchants for every tried-and-true Philadelphian on your 2023 list

Tree lightings, makers markets, pop-up Christmas bars, live concerts, destination light displays, family festivities and several Nutcrackers: Everything you want and need to know about holidays in Philadelphia

The legendary photographer and chef recalls how his families gatherings went down — and offers a couple of tips for making your turkey tastier

Why gratitude and gratefulness — beyond the “hegemonic holiday colonialism” — matters more than ever

CJ Wolfe’s Kensington studio has become a creative hub for anyone who wants to learn photography — thanks to a photographer who taught himself the trade

Composer Bree Lowdermilk is bucking the norms of musical theater by writing shows with gender-expansive casts, taking feedback from 4-year-olds, and maybe even mounting a children’s musical on an abandoned pier.

The MSNBC host talks with All the Rivers author Dorit Rubinyan about love across boundaries and the aspiration to coexist

A sweeping public exhibition brings to life a remarkable (and remarkably under-appreciated) piece of Black history in Philadelphia

Philly-raised filmmakers Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius and Amy Schatz — along with John Legend — debut their short documentary about Hill-Freedman high school songwriters November 7. Watch it on HBO — and then see the kids at our Ideas We Should Steal Festival

A Painted Bride project combines urban farming, art and education to empower Black and Brown Philadelphians to grow their own futures