Arts & Performance

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Philadelphia 📍 Venue: Laurel Hill Cemetery 📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector ⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 60 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted) 👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult ♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant ❓ View the FAQs for this event here 🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come

Line Dancing Class with Kevin Come join us for a fun and energetic line dancing class with Kevin Vaughn. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this class is perfect for anyone looking to learn new moves and have a great time. Kevin is a talented instructor who will guide you through each step with patience and enthusiasm. The event will take place at Jenice's, so make sure to mark your calendars and invite your friends along. Don't miss out on this opportunity to dance, laugh, and make some unforgettable memories. See you there! Happens on the following Dates:

Join us for an entertaining afternoon of a cappella music in the barbershop style! Featuring Valley Forge Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International. We are an award-winning chorus that has been entertaining audiences in the greater Philadelphia area for almost 60 years with women's 4-part a cappella harmonies and stunning visual performances. We are a premier a cappella ensemble committed to achieving musical excellence in competition and performance. Special guests include True North Chorus, the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Central Division Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and 3 award-winning quartets: Alchemy, Midnight Society, and One Night Only

FRIEDAcommunity is honored and delighted to present Sara Porkalob, a storyteller, multifaceted artist and performer, for a unique creative experience at FRIEDA. This event will not only touch on STUFFED, the current exhibition at FRIEDA, it will also reflect and celebrate our mission of (re)connecting generations. This evening is divided into two parts. First, Sara will lead an experiential storytelling /creative writing workshop that will provoke stories related to the 8 STUFFED characters. In the second part of the evening, FRIEDA will serve a dinner that celebrates Sara’s Filipino heritage while expanding our own culinary experience. Some of the stories

TTP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization conceived in 2023 with the mission to provide therapeutic benefit, improve quality of life, spark joy, and promote social connection through Argentine tango. We are a group of Philadelphia-based dancers who are inspired by scientific research demonstrating tango’s unique benefits for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), as well as individuals with other motor and neurological disorders and mental and physical conditions. Funds from this event will support expanding our programming to serve individuals living with PD and other movement and neurological disorders. Visit our website to learn more about what we have accomplished in

Night Music, a period-instrument chamber ensemble, will present “‘Ich bin ein Berliner’: Music from the Court of Frederick the Great” at Powel House, 244 S. 3rd Street, on Wednesday, May 21. Pre-concert talk by musicologist Dr. Ellen Exner (The Juilliard School) at 6:30 PM, concert at 7:00 PM. Featuring Karen Dekker, violin, Steven Zohn, flute, Heather Miller Lardin, viola da gamba, and John Walthausen, harpsichord. The finest among eighteenth-century composers wrote music not only for entertainment, but also to educate and inspire those who paid their salaries. In “Ich bin ein Berliner,” Night Music invites audiences to a multifaceted experience

Tap dancers throughout the U.S. and around the world celebrate tap dance as an American art form each year on Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's birthday (May 25th). Join The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 22 to celebrate with an open tap jam! Tap dancers of all ages are invited to bring their shoes to improvise with us, learn about the holiday's namesake with a reading of the children's book "Rap a Tap Tap," and join us in the Shim Sham Shimmy, tap dance's (inter)national anthem! This event is free to participate or observe,

Experience world premieres by Amy Hall Garner, Choreographic Fellow Noelle Kayser, and the return of Matthew Neenan’s The Last Glass. Amy Hall Garner, BalletX’s Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Choreographer in Residence, blends innovative choreography with vibrant storytelling to create immersive dance experiences. Known for acclaimed works with New York City Ballet, Ailey, and Joffrey Ballet, she returns to BalletX for her third world premiere on the company. Noelle Kayser was selected from over 50 international applicants as BalletX’s 2025 Choreographic Fellow. Inspired by the art of microscopic photography and the world of the unseen, this BalletX debut will take audiences