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Live in Philly: Gender and Masculinity at PAFA

06 December 2016 Jacob McGlew

Last Saturday, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosted the opening reception for “Melt/Carve/Forge: Embodied Sculptures,” the first solo museum exhibition in the United States created by Cassils, a transgender multimedia artist from Montreal,

Live in Philly: Jazz at the Met

29 November 2016 Margo Reed

The Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House on Broad and Poplar streets closed its doors to the public more than 20 years ago, but opened them one last time for “Jazz at the Met” on Saturday before

Live in Philly: Divine Loraine

15 November 2016 Jamie Cottrell

When the doors officially closed in 1999, the future of the Divine Lorraine Hotel was uncertain. The massive hotel sat vacant for nearly 16 years, becoming a haven for graffiti artists and an impromptu shelter

Live in Philly: Katy Perry gets out the vote at Mann Center

08 November 2016 HoJun Yu

Katy Perry held a free concert at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 5 for her “Love Trumps Hate” tour in support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Before Perry’s performance, guests

Live in Philly: East Passyunk Fall Festival

01 November 2016 Veena Prakriya

Residents and business owners of South Philadelphia came together on Saturday to celebrate Halloween and the fall season at the East Passyunk Fall Fest & Spooky Saturday. East Passyunk Avenue was blocked off at Tasker

Live in Philly: Harry Potter Festival

25 October 2016 Joe Brandt

Cauldrons bubbled and butterbeer flowed at this past weekend’s Harry Potter Festival in Chestnut Hill. With attendees including children and families to college students, the festival featured circus performances, improv acts, live readings from the

Live in Philly: Mausoleum Rooftop Spooktacular

18 October 2016 Patrick Clark

Lovers of Halloween and all things weird gathered at PhilaMOCA on Friday for the Mausoleum Rooftop Spooktacular, an outdoor film screening featuring family-friendly Halloween TV specials, commercials, and shorts from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s.

Live in Philly: OutFest

11 October 2016 Patrick Clark

Philadelphia’s Gayborhood erupted into celebration Oct. 9 for OutFest 2016. The event, now in its 26th year, heralded National Coming Out Day with 12 closed-off blocks of dance floors, food trucks, outdoor bars and festivities.

Live in Philly: Dragon Boat Festival

04 October 2016 Montana Bassett

The 15th annual Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival took place on Saturday in the Schuylkill along Kelly Drive. Visitors were pleased with how the event went this year. The races were held from 8 a.m.

Live in Philly: Mexican Independence Day

20 September 2016 Elena Iwata

On Sunday, the Mexican Cultural Center of Philadelphia hosted a celebration of Mexican Independence Day at Penn’s Landing in partnership with PECO Energy and the Consulate of Mexico. The crowd was diverse, and vendors and