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The Rev. Beverly Dale's books deal with what she calls “the potentially harmful Christian beliefs around sexuality and the unholy trinity of sexual guilt, shame and fear.”
The spiritual dimension of sex
Mt. Airy’s Rev. Beverly Dale is challenging traditional religious views on sexuality with her new book. more
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Japanese flower arranging exhibition
The Philadelphia Chapter of Ikebana International will host the 19th North & Central American Region Conference. more
Quintessence Theatre Group’s season-opening production of “Cyrano de Bergerac” stars J Hernandez (center) as the poetic soldier who helps a romantic rival when words fail the competition.
QTG’s ‘Cyrano’ dazzles with stellar lead performances
In Quintessence Theatre Group’s rollicking new production of  “Cyrano de Bergerac,” J Hernandez sparkles. more
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Courtney Malley, of Chestnut Hill, and Rosaleen McGill, of Germantown, are best friends and leaders of the committee that organizes the upcoming Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival.
Dancing into the future: Philly's Irish Festival turns 50
The Philadelphia Ceili Group is preparing to celebrate its 50th annual Irish Traditional Music and Dance Festival Oct. 10-12. more
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Wallace Beery and Jean Harlow
Feasting on chaos in ‘Dinner at Eight’
The story in director George Cukor's "Dinner at Eight" is fairly simple. But, of course, everything that can possibly go wrong does. more
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The Crossing Choir, led by Donald Nally, of Germantown, will create a new work with conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra with help of a $360,000 grant.
Grammy-winning Crossing wins $360,000 Pew grant
The Crossing choir, founded and directed by Germantown's Donald Nally, is headquartered at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. more
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Chestnut Hill Brewing Company has two beers for Oktoberfest this year: Mighty pumpkin and Festbier.
Oktoberfest celebrations brew up German joy in the Northwest
We might not be in Munich, Germany, but anyone looking to channel their inner Deutsch identity can find Oktoberfest celebrations all around Northwest Philadelphia.  more
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Jim Harris (left to right), Ed Feldman, Chris Seifert and Maria Pfender bring the laughs to any production by Mt. Airy Home Companion.
Frothy election spoofs from Mt. Airy Home Companion
Local comedy troupe is back just in time to stick their proverbial not-so-sharp pins into the sacred cows of the election season. more
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Rising stars Joe Block and Kate Kortum will be joined by jazz veterans Byron Landham, Madison Rast and Dylan Band for a performance at the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual Fall Frolic gala.
Joe Block and Kate Kortum promise a lively Frolic
Since performing at the CHCA's Fall Frolic gala last October, the accomplished jazz pianist and composer has played nearly 70 gigs. more
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Micah Jones, who started out as a violinist, but found fulfillment as a jazz bassist, is the new director of Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School.
Settlement in Germantown welcomes new director
As the new school year at the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School gets underway, it does so under a new branch director. more
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John, Paul, George and Ringo (shown here in one of the lads’ more serious poses) make their cinematic debut in “A Hard Day’s Night,” Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Woodmere Art Museum, starting at 7 p.m.
'A Hard Day’s Night’ ignites the swinging ‘60s
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the movie’s opening, which was first released on July 10, 1964. more
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Nicholas Elizalde, mixed media, by Laura Elizabeth Arno
Last chance to see ‘Souls Shot’
This weekend is the last chance to view a powerful exhibition memorializing gun violence victims. more
Laurel Hill Cemetery in East Falls will host a “Sinners and Scandals” tour, a family fun day and a horror movie soundtrack concert.
Grave encounters await at Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill Cemetery is embracing the spooky season with a series of October events showcasing the historic site’s permanent residents and macabre milieu. more
Bordentown’s 34th annual Cranberry Festival will likely bring in more than 150 vendors and over 40,000 guests to the Farnsworth Avenue business district.
Bordentown's Cranberry Festival is a juicy blend of art, food and history
This year’s 34th annual Cranberry Festival will welcome artisans and vendors from near and far on the first weekend in October. more
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The Oct. 13 performance will bring together 32 of Coro Mundi’s finest U.S.-based singers.
Coro Mundi choir to perform at St. Vincent de Paul
On Oct. 13, Coro Mundi will present a bold program of choral music – featuring premieres of two new works – in Germantown. more
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"Floating Azaleas" is an example of the kind of work created by artist Ife Nii-Owoo, who will be featured in an exhibit at Allens Lane Art Center.
‘Shape of My Heart’ is a vibrant mixed-media odyssey
Ife Nii-Owoo was just 13 years old when she first stepped foot into Allens Lane Art Center in Mt. Airy. It changed the course of her life.  more
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Concert goers can bop to Dizzy, cry to Etta and swing to Gershwin when the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble (above) performs Fridays during Woodmere Art Museum’s fall concert series.
Bebop, blues and Brubeck
Jazz at Woodmere, the popular music series featuring the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, will kick off its Friday night fall season Oct 4. more
Molly Rose Post, of West Mt. Airy, seen here with her children, is a jewelry artist and one of many festival exhibitors on Saturday, Sept. 28.
A fun festival of creativity at Allens Lane Art Center
In partnership with West Mt. Airy Neighbors, Allens Lane Art Center will be hosting its second annual Mt. Airy Arts Festival on Sat., Sept. 28. more
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Re-enactors portraying British and Continental soldiers will offer insights into the experiences of those who fought in the pivotal battle.
Step back in time to Germantown’s revolutionary past
The Revolutionary Germantown Festival, a longstanding event celebrating the neighborhood's rich historical heritage, returns on Saturday, Oct. 5, to Cliveden. more
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Acclaimed organist Cherry Rhodes will perform at a concert Sept. 27 celebrating the restoration of the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.
St. Paul’s celebrates pipe organ restoration with gala recital
They say that all good things come to those who wait. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is about to celebrate the truth of that age-old piece of advice.  more
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