Events
07/15/2010
07/30/2009
Shakespeare In Clark Park
The Comedy of Errors directed by Alex Torra
Wednesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 7pm
From the official website:
When two sets of separated-at-birth identical twin brothers end up in almost exactly the same place at almost exactly the same time, confusion is bound to break out. Add to the muddle an angry wife, a beautiful sister-in-law, a greedy courtesan, and a priest known for his excellent exorcism skills --- and the result is Shakespeare’s snappiest comedy.
Directed by Pig Iron Theatre's Alex Torra, The Comedy of Errors features Luigi Sottile, Bradley K. Wrenn, Justin Jain and Ben Camp as the twins. Marla Burkholder plays the loudly-suffering wife, with Mary Tuomanen as her charming sister. Christopher Bohan, Jess Conda, Wendy Staton, and David Sweeny take on multiple roles --- and the whole cast plays original music on everything from kazoos to the kitchen sink.
07/23/2009
Summer Dining Days Are Here Again
For one week, starting today, twenty-one of West Philly's best restaurants will offer a three-course pre-fixe dinner special for $15, $25 or $30 (tax, gratuity and booze not included). Full details & discussion here.
07/08/2009
Arthur Ross Gallery Showcases 1800s West Philly
Running until October 11th, the Arthur Ross Gallery's "West Philadelphia: Building a Community" documents West Philly's 19th-century development. The gallery is located at 220 South 34th Street.
From the Arthur Ross Gallery website:
This exhibition documents the neighborhood's 19th-century architectural and urban development while it features highlights of today's dynamic, multicultural community. The earliest works in the exhibition include watercolors by self-taught Scottish immigrant, David J. Kennedy. Kennedy's watercolors, drawn from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, depict West Philadelphia houses, institutions, and streets between 1836-1898. City land maps, early photographs, and post cards also reveal the neighborhood's rapid expansion and growth then.
See also: KYW's Report. & This piece from the City Paper.
