Book signing with Graphic Novel Author Jamar Nicholas

Multiverse 8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Meet best-selling children’s author Jamar Nicholas, a Philadelphia-based graphic artist and educator. Hear all about Ncholas’ Leon Worst Friends Forever (2024), the follow-up to his novel Leon the Extraordinary(Scholastic, 2022). The illustrator’s new novel chronicles superhero Leon’s exploits, but the youth’s focus on heroics comes at the expense of neglecting his friendship with his bestie, Carolos. Nicholas also is...

Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University

Philadelphia City Hall 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

There’s just over a week left to catch the Creative Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall-hosted exhibit: Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University. It will be worth the trip to City Hall to experience an insightful journey of African and African-American history organized by Dr. Diane Turner and archivist Leslie Willis-Lowry. The exhibit...

Intimate Apparel

Arden Theatre 40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, United States

Directed by Amina Robinson, this story unfolds in early 20th century Lower East Side, where Esther Mills, a seamstress, crafts beautiful lingerie that provides her with an intimate glimpse into the lives of her clientele. Yet, Esther yearns for a narrative of her own.

Suffs The Musical

Music Box Teatre 239 W 45th St, New York, NY, United States

Suffs is the Tony Award®-winning musical that’s making history on Broadway! Created by Shaina Taub, who is now the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, Suffs has also been named Best Musical (Outer Critics Circle Award), received two Drama Desk Awards including Best Score, and is “unquestionably...