Arts & Culture

The River Revisited Featured Panelists Guthrie Ramsey, Angel Corella, Chaya Masazumi, and Antonio Douthit-Boyd, moderated by Sylvia Waters. Wine and Cheese reception featuring The Clef Club Jazz Ambassador's Youth Ensemble Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:00 PM–7:15 PM Join Philadelphia Ballet, the African American Museum in Philadelphia and the Clef Club for a panel and performance celebrating the work of Alvin Ailey, an American Dance icon. For the second time in Philadelphia Ballet’s history, Ailey’s iconic choreography will be performed in Dance Masterpieces. Join us for a captivating panel discussion featuring esteemed dance luminaries Angel Corella, Sylvia Waters, Antonio Douthit-Boyd, Chaya

Ars Nova Workshop presents punk-jazz power trio The Messthetics, joined by fire-breathing saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, at Solar Myth on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally were the rhythm section for the iconic D.C. punk band Fugazi from its inception in 1987 to its period of hiatus in 2002. They reunited for the first time to form The Messthetics with the eclectic guitar wizard Anthony Pirog. One half of the duo Janel & Anthony, Pirog has emerged as a primary figure in the city’s out-music community. Together they’ve crafted a band approach dedicated to the

Difficult Grace is a multimedia concert tour de force exploring identity, history, and personal growth featuring Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods and dancer Roderick George. The performance draws inspiration from the Great Migration, archival research, immigration, and the poetry of Kemi Alabi and Dudley Randall. Seth Parker Woods takes on multiple roles in the performance, which seamlessly blends artistic genres across music, film, spoken text, dance, and visual arts (featuring artwork by Jacob Lawrence, Barbara Earl Thomas, Zoë McLean, and Freida Abtan). The performance features music written for and with Seth by Freida Abtan, Monty Adkins, Fredrick Gifford, Nathalie Joachim,

QWANQWA SATURDAY, APRIL 13 8:00PM TICKETS Ars Nova Workshop presents a special performance by QWANQWA, a five-piece improvisatory ensemble based in Addis Ababa and dedicated to furthering Ethiopia’s unique musical traditions, on Saturday, April 13 at Solar Myth. Inspired by a shared passion for Ethiopian music, the group brings together some of the most accomplished traditional players in the country; creating a space to explore new sounds and break the rules in an otherwise conservative musical culture. QWANQWA takes its name from the Amharic word for “language,” dedicated to creating musical dialogues between cultures and the proposition that music is

Ars Nova Workshop presents the Detroit-based experimental noise duo Wolf Eyes along with the Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen and DMHotep at Solar Myth on April 20. Formed in 1996 by Nate Young, the corrosive and blistering Wolf Eyes has mutated through a number of different forms, built around the core duo of Young and John Olson. Collaboration has been a constant throughout their quarter-century-plus history, including meetings with experimentalists like Anthony Braxton, Merzbow, Raven Chacon, and Richard Pinhas.

FRIEDAcommunity is proud to announce the show A closer look by Brooklyn based Tattooist/ Artist Henbo Henning. Join us and the artist on Friday, June 7, First Friday, during the opening reception from 6pm to 8pm. Henbo Henning is a tattooist, illustrator, animator, and painter. His work is heavily influenced by Traditional and Japanese tattooing. Henning’s world is inhabited with strange creatures: octopuses, polliwogs, axolotls, monsters great and small, real or fictional. These imaginary characters come alive whether on a piece of paper, skin, canvas, textile, wall, or on a screen. Henbo Henning’s creative work straddles the design and art worlds.

The West Park Cultural Center in conjunction with the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Mural Arts Philadelphia are excited to present the 12th Annual West Park Arts Festival! A Day of FREE Performances & Activities for the Entire Family! This free event will feature live music and dance on two stages, storytelling, and special events for children. All ages will enjoy artist installations, art making activities, the guided trolley tour and browsing the many art, craft and food vendors. Come join the fun. Live Music Dance Performances Art Making Activities for All Ages Historical Trolley Tours Heritage Storytelling Food Vendors Who's

Join us for a conversation with Henbo Henning in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests.   A talk with Henbo Henning Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Talk: 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Dinner: served at 7:00pm Format: at FRIEDA, 320 Walnut Street Fee: Talk&Dinner for Member: $25 (service and tax included) Talk&Dinner for Guests: $35 (service and tax included) Talk&Dinner for Guests “30 or under”: $15 (service and tax included) Menu *** Beet & goat cheese salad Quinoa salad *** Chickpeas & apricot tagine (vegan) Rice pilaf (vegan) Roasted vegetables