Molly Given

20 hours ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Molly Given

Every summer, the Wawa Welcome America Festival takes over the city, and with it comes a slew of different events for all ages over a 16-day period. This year, the festival will feature a lineup of free multicultural happenings, with the grand finale being a star-studded concert on July 4th on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with LL Cool J and Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and songwriter—and Philadelphia native—Jazmine Sullivan.

1 day ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Molly Given

A new festival is headed to the City of Brotherly Love, and its focus aims to transform how we engage with aging, dying, and grieving. The Philadelphia Death & Arts Festival is officially set for May 29 to June 1 at the Laurel Hill Cemetery (3822 Ridge Ave.), and with it comes a multi-day creative schedule packed with unique performances, end-of-life educational workshops, panels, and advocacy opportunities. “The festival offers many ways to engage with mortality: your own, or a loved one’s.

2 days ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Molly Given

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Visit Philly has debuted a new multi-part video series aimed at celebrating the city’s diverse AAPI community as part of their ongoing project, ‘In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union.’ ‘Within Us‘ delves into the dominant narrative that “overlooks the depth that makes Philadelphia’s AAPI population so dynamic.’ As a release notes, this series was created to amplify stories that reflect a community whose businesses, cultures...

2 days ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Molly Given

Philadelphians will have access to 35 local, national, and international independent features this weekend, with the FirstGlance Film Festival making its return to the Film Society Bourse. Taking over the weekend (May 16-18), the event features screenings, Q&A’s, afterparties, and a closing night live awards ceremony, hosted by award-winning director/filmmaker and FirstGlance alum Raphael Sbarge (who some may recognize from the TV series ‘Once Upon a Time‘).

2 days ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Molly Given

This summer season in Philly boasts plenty of ways to explore different art, music, dance and other unique activations outdoors—all you need to do is mark your calendars and pack your sunscreen. The world of pollinators will be explored daily at Morris Arboretum & Gardens with their newest exhibition, ‘Bees, Butterflies, & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise.’ Running May 23 through Sept.