Arts & Culture
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Roger & Me
How someone who hung a Tommy poster in her teenage bedroom came to give The Who’s legendary frontman a tour of the Ben Franklin Parkway
By Cara Schneider Bongiorno![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AveArts074-791x400.jpg)
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
It's getting hot in here Philly, so hit the Delaware Waterfront for fireworks and music, celebrate Pride on the Olympia, party on Avenue of the Arts, tailgate for the Phillies, celebrate Black Music Month, and go see Janet Jackson and Nelly live
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina Griffith![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lauren_McCardel_Ursinus_by_Douglas-Benedict-791x400.jpg)
Recognition Now
The Berman Museum opens an exhibition of Mexican photographer Enrique Bostelmann with a mission to include more people in fine art, and help ensure art’s survival
By Sarah Jordan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Velshi-Dragonwings-791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on Erasing Immigrant Stories
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member speaks with Laurence Yep about the immigrant experience in America and how important those stories are to our history
By Ali Velshi![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Juneteenth_West_Philly_Crowd-HED-791x400.png)
Philadelphia Celebrates Juneteenth 2024
A holiday with Philly roots includes some of the city's biggest events of the year, from Germantown to West Philadelphia to Southwest and Old City — and then some
By Abigail Chang and Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ChefKurt1HED-791x400.jpg)
Big Rube’s Philly: Kurt Evans’ Black Dragon
Our legendary photographer, chef and style icon meets up with a man after his own heart — a West Philly guy who supports the community through cooking (among other things)
By Reuben Harley![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gloria-Rehearsal-Cleaning-house-of-healing-791x400.jpg)
The Citizen Recommends: Cleaning in the House of Healing
Theater of Witness’s new show tells the stories of overlooked frontline workers: environmental services technicians
By Angie Bacha![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Artblog-UArts-students-sit-in-6-5-24-photo-Max-Kimbrough-791x400.jpg)
What We Lose When We Lose UArts
It’s not just downtown real estate and higher education at stake, a longtime Philly arts writer observes. The collapse of the 150-year old institution cuts at the heart of what makes our city beautiful
By Roberta Fallon