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The Theatre of Living Arts (known commonly as the TLA) is a concert venue that is located on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The venue, which opened in 1988, dates back to the early 1900s as a nickelodeon. Over the years, the venue has seen many incarnations ranging from concert hall to movie theatre to theatre.
Philadelphia's main Independence Day celebration was started in 1993 by Welcome America, Inc., a non-profit organization. The first event highlighted the opening of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The series of events have relied heavily on corporate sponsorship, which enables the organization to keep all of the events free to attend. [1]
Live 8 producer/promoter Russell Simmons was the man responsible for adding more African-American artists to the Live 8 Philadelphia bill, including some Def Poetry Jam poets. After noticing the lack of hip-hop artists on the bill, Bono called Jay-Z and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park personally and asked them to perform in Philadelphia.
Xfinity Live from the south, with the Center City Philadelphia skyline in the background. Xfinity Live! Philadelphia (known as Philly Live! during planning and construction) is a dining and entertainment complex located at the corner of 11th and Pattison Avenue in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex on the eastern edge of the former site of the Spectrum.
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts' Education & Community Engagement program is the region's largest free education program, serving over 50,000 young people annually. The Mann's annual Young People's Concert Series features five free main stage performances making performing arts programs accessible to children in the Philadelphia region.
The newest episode, “Volunteers,” will see Abbott’s fellow Philadelphia residents visit for a special event. That’s right, it’s finally time for the Abbott Elementary and It’s Always ...
The interior of the Kimmel Center with Marian Anderson Hall (middle) and the Perelman Theater (left) in September 2005 Interior of Marian Anderson Hall during intermission of the Philadelphia Orchestra matinee concert in May 2015. In 1986, the Philadelphia Orchestra approved a plan to construct a new concert hall to replace the aging Academy of ...
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