http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts Coverage of the performing arts en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:44:03 GMT 2008-07-24T20:44:03Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25862539&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080725_Museum_and_gallery_events.html Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Freedom Walk: Historic Philadelphia - Stops include the house where T. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, Congo Square, Willing's Alley & more Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:44:03 GMT a232284ed57c84bf14347d2f5c8b1c5c 2008-07-24T20:44:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25862649&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080725_Performance_and_classical_music_listings.html Theater Professional/semi-professional All Shook Up Combines favorite Elvis hits with a new story. Closes 8/10. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Beach Haven; 609-492-9477. www.surflight.org. $29; $19 children. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:43:25 GMT 8e70ceb301a2d673a321fbf9ba14bdf5 2008-07-24T20:43:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25862619&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080725__ArtsWatch_.html Inquirer critic and culture writer Peter Dobrin tells you who's making news, noise and splash in the Philadelphia arts world and beyond at http://go.philly.com/ artswatch. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:42:54 GMT 82cffbb86d0c1e7c1cd78616bcd9845d 2008-07-24T20:42:54Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25862544&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080725_A_Larry_Becker_show_hails_the_hue_.html Isn't blue the signature color of summer? Of blueberries, delphiniums, swimming pools, moods, sultry music? It seems as good a reason as any why Larry Becker Contemporary Art decided to organize its summer group show of paintings around that particular hue, in all its infinite variations. But there's more to it, apparently. The exhibition's title, "To Be L Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:19:29 GMT 02608634596d819a30d27cf7d44fd0c9 2008-07-24T19:19:29Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25793344&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080723_Ensembles_unite_in_an_ambitious__Vespers_.html When unimaginable musical elements enjoy an unlikely convergence, performers often do what's necessary to ensure that it happens again. That's why the Malvern sanctuary of St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley has suddenly become a meeting point for musicians representing chronological extremes - the newly created and the utterly ancient - for a week of recording sessions. The music, Ves Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT c7591cd4be8de138d27068ac1afd0acb 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25844359&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080724_Musical_social_commentary_lands_cool__calm__direct_punch.html NEW YORK - Laurie Anderson's relationship with mainstream pop music has always been offhand: Sure, she'll traffic in that world if it suits what she has to say. And if not? The 1980s new-wave music that first made her famous couldn't have been further away amid the lush, multimedia imagery of Songs and Stories From Moby Dick, or the more-literary-than-musical End of the Moon. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3f6951acb6026e0b54d4cf7bed85666d 2008-07-24T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25844374&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080724_Orchestra_s_surprising_encore_a_perfect_fit.html Choosing an encore can be a squidgy business, and on a night such as Tuesday at the Mann Center, with the air still vibrating from a voluble Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, pianist Jon Kimura Parker offered exactly what was least expected: a quiet Joplin rag called Solace. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8450ff47628cccf27a0a3841cb2a09c5 2008-07-24T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25793359&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080723_Orchestra_kept_paying_ex-president_Kluger.html When Joseph H. Kluger was president of the Philadelphia Orchestra, he and other orchestra leaders would often tout as fiscal restraint the fact that he made considerably less than his counterparts nationally. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 369c13e04ef9bd3cdc8920573ae61840 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25747674&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080722_Cunningham_Piano_Co__starts_making_pianos_again.html ACENTURY AGO, a piano was a fixture in nearly every American living room. The family's rented upright, spinet or grand was as essential an obligation as today's car loan, and this area boasted six piano manufacturers and a host of retail stores. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:59:14 GMT e52735ae5e1c8f1723ab0305fe24d0a3 2008-07-22T15:59:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25748094&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080722__Cyrano__at_Pa__festival__a_first-rate_nose_job.html The only thing more outstanding than the ungainly nose on the title character in Cyrano de Bergerac is the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's impressive production itself. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 94e0d6f2dddfddd34aaf88c976261402 2008-07-22T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25747689&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080722_Pianist_Hugh_Sung_generous_with_his_time__talent.html Mention pianist Hugh Sung's name to any recent Curtis Institute student and it will trigger an enthusiastic outpouring about his artistry - and generosity. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:59:14 GMT 23f641653363a5eaee66043ac77e4342 2008-07-22T15:59:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25644054&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080719_Managing_to_stand_out_at_the_Mann.html High-personality performances are a bit much to hope for at the Philadelphia Orchestra's Mann Center concerts, if only because rehearsals are short and the acoustic is often diffused. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 15819bde8afd4cb5237d21933fba56d0 2008-07-19T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25644059&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080719_Father_of_the_mortified_bride.html There Goes the Bride, the summer show that opened Thursday at Hedgerow Theatre, is absolutely ridiculous, which is its point. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3f729e22a704de414d2e59a7af111bc9 2008-07-19T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25613164&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080718_New_Phila__arts___culture_agency_to_be_announced_today.html Philadelphia shed its status as the biggest city in the country to lack a cultural affairs office yesterday, as Mayor Nutter issued an executive order creating the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:42:03 GMT 310438fac39ccb19d6344a1b6705c36d 2008-07-18T18:42:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25613224&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080720_The_grand_old_pipe_organ_of_Ocean_Grove.html OCEAN GROVE, N.J. - For all their resemblance to majestic architectural edifices, pipe organs don't always reach their 100th birthdays with poise or pipes intact. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 577c73bdfd674ba14fe83f80693d9ecd 2008-07-20T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25566269&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080718_Performance_and_classical_music_listings.html Theater Professional/semi-professional All Shook Up Combines favorite Elvis hits with a new story. Closes 8/10. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Beach Haven; 609-492-9477. www.surflight.org. $29; $19 children. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6699e2ee415140b896661cba4291d001 2008-07-18T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=25566179&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20080718_Museum_and_gallery_events.html Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Modern Masters: Artists From the Permanent Collection - Selected paintings, prints & sculptures. Closes 7/20. The African Presence in Mexico - Exhibit on Me Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8d3fade11e6b0dfa8e826d5f8b5204ea 2008-07-18T07:01:00Z