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Live in Philly: Philly funk band hosts dance party at The Fillmore

18 April 2017 Brianna Spause

The Fillmore Philadelphia in Fishtown hosted a dance party on Saturday. On the first floor, electronic dance music act Flux Pavilion headlined the mainstage. Philadelphia funk band MINKA put on its biggest show yet when

Live in Philly: Penn punk frat hosts 39th annual day-long DIY show

11 April 2017 Allie Valero

The University of Pennsylvania chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, also known as Pilam, has a fraternity house that doubles as a house show venue on Spruce Street near 40th. The organization hosted its 39th annual

Live in Philly: Philly Pillow Phight takes over Washington Square

04 April 2017 Kieran Lyons

On April 1, the annual Philly Pillow Phight took place in Washington Square Park. The event was organized to coincide with International Pillow Fight Day. From the Market-Frankford Line’s 8th Street station, a slew of

Live in Philly: Dance workshop promotes femininity in safe spaces

28 March 2017 Spark Xu

Facilitating Femininity, a dance workshop, was hosted by freshman dance major Tyra Jones-Blain on Sunday in Pearson Hall’s dancing studio. The purpose of this workshop was to create a safe space for women to express

Live in Philly: Record shop hosts concert for Pennsylvania music festival

07 March 2017 Nick Seagreaves

Creep Records hosted a concert in its newly expanded space on Friday. The shop, at the Schmidt’s Commons in Northern Liberties, held a fundraiser concert for the Groove in the Grove Songwriter Festival, which will

Live in Philly: Barnes Foundation exhibit celebrates 19th-century French life

28 February 2017 Conor Rottmund

The Barnes Foundation hosted a party on Friday celebrating the opening of its latest art installation: “Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of the Flânerie.” Guests were welcomed to view the exhibit a day

Live in Philly: Cupid’s Undie Run

21 February 2017 Bilin Lin

The seventh annual Cupid’s Undie Run brought an estimated 800 runners in their underwear to the streets of South Philadelphia on Saturday. Participants arrived at XFINITY Live! at noon to start the day. Cheers erupted

Live in Philly: Bouquet Presentation at Dilworth Park

14 February 2017 Drui Caldwell

Floral stylist Shawn Alexander Graham led a demonstration on how to craft Valentine’s Day floral bouquets on Saturday in the Rothman Institute Cabin at Dilworth Park. Graham created four designs using local flowers and inexpensive

Live in Philly: Vegan Chili Competition

07 February 2017 Kieran Lyons

On Saturday, V Marks the Shop, a vegan food store, hosted the “Super Philly Chili Bowl” at The Rotunda in University City where local competitors put their best vegan chili recipes to the test. The

Live in Philly: Chinese New Year

31 January 2017 Nick Seagreaves

This past weekend, people in Chinatown celebrated the ancient tradition of Chinese New Year. The blocks bordered by 9th,11th, Race and Vine streets were blocked off and flooded with Philadelphians and tourists looking to get