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People at theater
Arts & Culture / Regional

Theatre Exile Marks 30 Seasons With Bold South Philadelphia Lineup

September 10, 2026September 9, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Thirty years after staging shows wherever it could find a performance space, Theatre Exile is celebrating its roots in South Philadelphia with a season of complicated relationships, …

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# Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival Brings 300-Plus Artists to the Avenue PHILADELPHIA, PA — Germantown Avenue will become a sprawling open-air gallery this September as more than 300 artists and vendors fill Chestnut Hill with paintings, pottery, sculpture, photography, live demonstrations and hands-on creativity. The 42nd annual Fall for the Arts Festival returns Sept. 27, bringing six hours of art, entertainment and family activities to a neighborhood where galleries and cultural institutions have been part of the community for generations. The free festival gives visitors a chance not only to browse finished pieces but also to meet the people who make them. Painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and woodworking are among the disciplines represented by participating artists and makers. Makers Village will put some of that creative process on display through live demonstrations, while workshops and interactive art experiences will invite festivalgoers to try their own hand at creating. Special arts programming will be available for children and families. Live music and other entertainment will continue throughout the day, and visitors can move between festival attractions and Chestnut Hill's independent galleries, shops and restaurants along the Avenue. ## Event Details * **What:** 42nd Annual Fall for the Arts Festival * **When:** Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; rain date Sunday, Oct. 11 * **Where:** Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA * **Cost/Tickets:** Free; family-friendly * **More Info:** https://chestnuthillpa.com/ ## An Arts Tradition More Than a Century Old The scale of Fall for the Arts may be temporary, but the neighborhood's connection to artists is not. One of its anchors is Woodmere, whose history dates to 1910, when collector and civic leader Charles Knox Smith began welcoming visitors to see his art collection. Today, the museum occupies two historic 19th-century stone mansions on 10 acres and holds a collection of more than 11,000 works focused on Philadelphia's artists and artistic history. Woodmere expanded again in 2025 with the opening of Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art & Education, adding 14 galleries, a children's art and education studio and new public spaces. That creative footprint extends along Germantown Avenue through NoName Gallery, Gallery on the Avenue, The Little Gallery, Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery and Gravers Lane Gallery, which showcase work by local, regional and national artists. The neighborhood also celebrates that culture monthly through Arts & Eats First Fridays, when galleries stay open after hours for exhibitions and installations and the Avenue hosts demonstrations, lectures and live music alongside participating restaurants and retailers. Fall for the Arts takes that year-round creative culture and moves it into the street on a much larger scale. For one Sunday, visitors can walk Germantown Avenue meeting artists, watching makers at work, trying something creative themselves and discovering the galleries and cultural spaces that keep the arts woven into Chestnut Hill long after the festival tents come down.
Arts & Culture / Family Fun / Regional

Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival Brings 300-Plus Artists to the Avenue

September 10, 2026September 9, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Germantown Avenue will become a sprawling open-air gallery this September as more than 300 artists and vendors fill Chestnut Hill with paintings, pottery, sculpture, photography, live demonstrations …

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Citizen Printer: Amos Paul Kennedy Jr..
Arts & Culture / Independent Schools

Church Farm School Opens ‘Citizen Printer’ Exhibit in Exton

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

EXTON, PA — Bold color, layered typography and messages designed to make viewers stop and think will fill the Buck Family Center for the Arts this month as Church Farm …

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Arden Theatre Company
Arts & Culture / Regional

Bob Dylan’s Music Comes Alive at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre

September 4, 2026September 3, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Bob Dylan’s songs will sound a little different in Old City this fall — played live by the very actors inhabiting a Depression-era world of longing, uncertainty …

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DCCC Gallery
Arts & Culture / Delaware County Community College

DCCC Exhibition Showcases Emerging Artists in Media

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

MEDIA, PA — Student artists will take over the Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College this fall as the annual AFA Foundations Exhibition brings together work created in the …

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Richard Boutwell-Boulder Canyon, Lake Mead, 2021 (cropped)
Arts & Culture / Regional

InLiquid Brings Climate Change Into Focus at Philadelphia Exhibition

August 28, 2026August 27, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Vanishing forests, a shrinking reservoir and Philadelphia waterways buried beneath generations of development become more than environmental statistics in a new photography exhibition that asks visitors to …

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Portrait of Roberta Dickinson
Arts & Culture / Regional

Philadelphia Exhibition to Bring Roberta Dickinson’s Art Into Focus

August 26, 2026August 25, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PHILADELPHIA, PA — More than half a century after Philadelphia artist and architect Roberta Dickinson turned the canvas on herself to document her gender transition, a major exhibition will bring …

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Arts & Culture

Shakespeare’s Magic Comes to Exton for Free Outdoor Performances

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

EXTON, PA — Mischievous fairies, tangled romances and one very confident amateur actor will take over Eagleview Town Center this September when SALT Performing Arts brings Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s …

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The Tempest
Arts & Culture

ACT Players Brings ‘The Tempest’ Outdoors in West Grove and Malvern

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

WEST GROVE, PA — Magic, mischief, romance and revenge will spill into the open air this September as ACT Players brings Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Penn Township Park and St. …

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Annual Brandywine Festival of the Arts
Arts & Culture / Regional

Wilmington’s Brandywine Festival of the Arts Marks 65 Years

August 22, 2026August 21, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

WILMINGTON, DE — More than 200 artists, live music, local food and family activities will fill Brandywine Park this September as one of Delaware’s longest-running cultural traditions celebrates its 65th …

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