FRESHWATER MUSSELS Make a Comeback on the Delaware River
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 4, 2024
There’s been an exciting development for the Delaware River in Philadelphia – freshwater mussels have been found! In a survey recently conducted by the Discovery Center, Aquatic Research and Restoration Center (ARRC), Audubon Mid-Atlantic, Pennypack Environmental Center, and Riverfront North Partnership (RNP) there is confirmation that these helpful bivalves have been found near Pennypack Creek.
Interview: Anthony Roth Costanzo of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Little Island
by Peter Danish - Aug 28, 2024
Anthony Roth Costanzo is the first opera singer in a generation to make consistent headlines - not just for his marvelous singing! ARC was recently named General Manager and Artistic Director of Opera Philadelphia -- where only yesterday his new 'Pay what you can,' ticket program broke all boxoffice records! The effort is designed to attract a generation of new operagoers.
Exclusive: Jayna Elise To Lead TINA Second National Tour; Full Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2024
Casting has been announced for an all-new North American tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. The tour will hold technical rehearsals at the State Theatre in Springfield, Ohio and launch at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron, Ohio on September 24, 2024 and go on to visit over 60 cities. Check out who will star in the new tour here!
NORTH RIVER LOBSTER COMPANY and the Shelley Roll
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 22, 2024
You will want to know about this viral, unexpected food item being served in New York City. The Shelley Roll is a tasty lobster roll that can only be found at North River Lobster Company, NYC’s first and only floating lobster shack.
Calgary Arts Development Invites Calgarians to Reconnect to the Bow River
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2024
Calgary Arts Development will remount a popular public art project that was originally launched 10 years ago. Reconnecting to the Bow is a response to an earlier artwork in the City of Calgary Public Art Collection created by Broken City Lab in July 2014 during the collective’s residency in the City of Calgary’s Watershed+ public art program.
New Adaptation of Margaret Laurence's THE DIVINERS Comes to Stratford Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024
A new adaptation of Margaret Laurence’s classic Canadian novel The Diviners comes to the Tom Patterson Theatre for its world première. Directed by Krista Jackson with Geneviève Pelletier and with text by Vern Thiessen and Yvette Nolan, this production offers a bold adaptation, epic in scope, spanning centuries of this land’s past.