Culture
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Take a Visit to Pennsylvania’s Oldest House Right Here in Delaware County
Pennsylvania’s oldest house is over 300 years old, built around 1640. It’s also in Delaware County, on Creek Road in Drexel Hill, writes Ava Peluso for AZ Animals. Swedish immigrants built the Lower Swedish Cabin near the Upper Darby River, close to the Great Minquas Trail, a trade route and a way for farmers to…
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Philadelphia Eagles Players, Local Musicians Record New Holiday Album
Philadelphia sports fans will soon be able to hear their favorite Eagles players belt out holiday tunes again, writes Cory Sharber for WHYY. In a follow-up to their 2022 holiday album, “A Philly Special Christmas,” Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata have teamed up again with The War On Drugs drummer Charlie Hall and…
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Plans to Make Modifications to Historic WCAU Building on City Avenue Greenlighted
Lower Merion Township has approved plans to make changes to the WCA Building, the former home of WCAU Channel 10, on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Delco Daily Times. The building at 10 Monument Road was the first building in the United States designed to be a television studio back in…
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The Streets of Montgomery County Will Come Alive with Art and Music This Month
The Valley Forge Tourism and & Convention Board is celebrating the arts and culture in Montgomery County this fall, writes, Ashley Harder for CBS News Philadelphia. Montco Arts Week, which begins September 20 and runs through October 1, will showcase the beauty of art and music at different venues throughout the county. On the list…
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History Will Come to Life at the 33rd Annual Harriton Farmstead Fair
If you are looking for something fun to do outdoors on Saturday, September 23, visit the 33rd Annual Harriton Farmstead Fair in Bryn Mawr. The fair held on the grounds of the historic Harriton House begins at 10:00 a.m. and will include children’s games, craft vendors and living history demonstrations. Fairgoers will be able to…
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Temple University to Honor Life of Norristown Native Charles L. Blockson
Temple University is holding a special memorial service on Tuesday to honor the life and legacy of prominent historian and scholar Charles L. Blockson who passed away in June, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Blockson, who is originally from Norristown, but most recently lived in Gwynedd, had been the curator emeritus of the…
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Delaware County Symphony Concert Celebrates Local Composers
The Delaware County Symphony Orchestra is participating in Delco Arts Week 2023 with a special concert program Oct. 1 of composers and arrangers with local connections. Delco Arts Week- Local Connections will open the Delaware County Symphony Orchestra’s fall season. It takes place 3 PM in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre. Included on the program will…
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Tiffany Glass Once Part of St. Gabriel’s Hall in Audubon Has New Home
Before closing its doors in 2020, St. Gabriel’s Hall had a long history in Audubon serving at-risk Philadelphia youth since 1898. In that same year, 14 Tiffany glass windows were also installed. Those windows depicting symbols of the Catholic faith would come to have special meaning to the children of St. Gabriel’s, writes Jay Sorgi…
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Schuylkill River and Delaware River Trails Both Have Gaps, Here Is What Is Being Done to Connect Them
While both the Schuylkill River Trail and Delaware River Trail are not continuous, there are currently plans to connect the gaps, with some projects already underway, writes Asha Prihar for Billy Penn at WHYY. The plans are connected to larger efforts to create a more pedestrian- and bike-friendly infrastructure in the region and wider. This…
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Holy Family University Welcomes Former Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher
Holy Family University will launch the fourth year of its Distinguished Writers Series when it welcomes former Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher on Oct. 4 at 6:30 PM in the Education and Technology Center Auditorium, located at 9801 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. The event is free and open to the public. The Distinguished Writers Series is led…
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New Documentary Focuses on Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Place Responsible for Some of Most Memorable Music Ever Recorded
The new documentary “Sigma Sound” puts the spotlight on Sigma Sound Studios, a Center City establishment that was the source of some of the most memorable music ever recorded, writes Ian Bush for KYW Newsradio. Many know that Sigma Sound Studios welcomed artists such as The O’Jays and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, but…
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Former Member of Bryn Mawr Boys Choir Performing at XPoNential Music Fest
Moustapha Noumbissi, who grew up in Upper Darby and was a member of the Bryn Mawr Boys Choir, will be performing at this year’s WXPN-FM XPoNential Music Fest on Saturday, September 23, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Noumbissi was born in Belgium to Cameroonian parents and throughout his childhood, he was introduced to…
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra Returns to Lansdale for 52nd Season
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony is back in Lansdale for its 52nd season which will feature more than a dozen works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Elgar Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, and Mascagni. The 2023-2024 Season will also spotlight internationally known soloists like world renowned recording artist, Pianist Claire Huangci, a Lansdale native who resides in…
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Tattooed Moms Exhibition Opens Today at Neumann University
Kevin Russo created the Tattooed Moms project to shatter a stereotype. “It developed from my own learned prejudice about tattooed women,” he explains. “Growing up in the 1970s in South Philadelphia, there weren’t too many women who had tattoos, and if they did, they were thought of as biker chicks.” An artist now based in…
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Main Line Today’s Top Picks for Fall Concerts Around Montgomery County
The summer may be ending, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a lot more fun to be had this fall. All along the Main Line, there are hot concerts lined up for the fall, and Ben Silver of Main Line Today has your top picks. Here are a few to check out. Leslie Mendelson…
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Montco Jazz Festival Celebrates Women in Jazz September 20-24
The second annual Montco Jazz Festival will honor the contribution of women to jazz. The series of events have been curated by internationally-acclaimed jazz vocalist Joanna Pascale and will take place September 20 through September 24 as a part of Arts Montco Week. Arts Montco Week will also celebrate the return of Cirque du Soleil’s…
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Woman Finds N.C. Wyeth Painting in Thrift Store for Four Dollars, Plans to Auction Later this Month
A four-dollar thrift find of a mysterious illustration in a Manchester, New Hampshire Savers store could soon be sold for up to $250,000, writes Elaine Velie for HyperAllergic Magazine. In 2017, a woman found a dusty painting by acclaimed Chadds Ford artist N.C. Wyeth featured 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. At first, she…
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Legendary Philly-Based Band Once Filmed Music Video Near Exton Square Mall
The legendary ska band The Hooters gained momentum in the Philadelphia music scene in the eighties, writes Gina Lizzo for Main Line Today. A Chester County drive-in theater was pivotal for its 1985 hit. A now demolished drive-in theater near Exton Square Mall was where the music video for “And We Danced” was filmed.…
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