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On this week's episode, we are joined by Michael Semancik, Artistic Director & Conductor and Owen Sacco, Marketing Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus.Website: https://www.pgmc.org/Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/philagmc/ |https://www.instagram.com/semancikmichael/https://www.instagram.com/photos.by.owen/https://www.tiktok.com/@philagmc?lang=enhttps://www.facebook.com/philagmchttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-philadelphia-gay-men's-chorus/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8O8R8TPUrc0D8-hRaWszeg// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we are joined by Philly Pride Visitor Center's manager, Kristopher Lawrence.Website: https://www.phlvisitorcenter.com/things-to-do/philly-pride-visitor-centerSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/visitphilly/ | https://www.instagram.com/phlvisitorcenter/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome visual artist and gallerist, Jason Chen.Website: https://thatchinesekid.com/ | https://www.paradigmarts.org/Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/thatchinesekid/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome Daniel Burgess, Karen Li, Bi Jean Ngo from the InterAct Theatre Company production, Seng's Hair Salon.Website: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/12gates/#// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

In today's episode, Lucinda and Robert are joined by Nikil Saval..Social Media:Website: https://nikilsaval.com | https://pasenatorsaval.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pasenatorsaval.com/post/3lrgolkghgk2fInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsaval/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSaval/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome Hanchien Lee and Steven Smith from Altissimo Arts.Website: https://www.altissimoarts.org/Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/altissimoarts/// Show Notes:An American Celebration: Wenyin Chan, Hanchien Lee, Piano Four-Hands, Sunday, May 3rd, Trinity at 22nd: https://www.altissimoarts.org/events/an-american-celebration-wenyin-chan-hanchien-lee-piano-four-handsAnniversary Concert, Friday, June 12th, Trinity at 22nd: https://www.altissimoarts.org/events/anniversary-concert

On this week's episode, we welcome back past guests, PII Gallery's Margaret Berczynski and Aleksa Berczynski.Website: https://piigallery.com/Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/piigallery// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uPII Gallery is showing works from daughter Judy Geist and her late mother, Aline, in Two, running through the end of the month: https://piigallery.com/ Chris Wagner, Always Color at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/chris-wagner/always-colorBA Harrington, Suite Américaine at the Museum for Art in Wood: https://museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/suite-americaine/From Ash We Do Not Rise: The Gospel of No One, a solo show from Pthalo at Wit Lopez Gallery until April 27th: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrVhcxift9/Soft Architectures, a group show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery is showing until August 1st: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/soft-architecturesSleepers Awake, an Opera Philadelphia production is showing April 22nd, 24th, and 26th: https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/sleepers-awake/.

On this week's episode, we welcome back past guest and founder of Girls Like Horror film club and all around creative, Christina Acevedo and her mom, Georgette Ciukurescu.Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/christinaacevedo_ | https://www.instagram.com/girlslikehorror/Websites: https://christinaacevedo.com/ | https://girlslikehorror.com/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uQuatour Ebène on April 9th at the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, from the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/quatuor-ebene-2026/The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Mozart's Requiem from April 9th through the 12th at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/mozart-great-and-gloriousBrooke Lanier will be celebrating her 7th Anniversary on April 11th from 4 to 8 pm: https://www.brookelanier.com/A Soft Place to Land: Queer Tenderness and Intimacy, a group show at Luster Gallery + Studio, is running until April 11th: https://www.lustergallerystudio.com/exhibitions.htmlBrad Gray, Way Over Yonder at Arch Enemy Arts is open until April 12th: https://www.archenemyarts.com/Collecting the Irascibles: Art in the 1980s at Arthur Ross Gallery at UPenn, open to the public is open until April 12th: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/collecting-the-new-irascibles-art-in-the-1980s/

On this week's episode, we have The Contrast's Ann Garner, Artists’ Collective Producing Artistic Director and Managing Director, InterAct Theatre Company.Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/philadelphiaartistscollective/ | https://www.facebook.com/philartistscollective/ | https://www.facebook.com/InterActTheatreCompany/ | https://www.instagram.com/interacttheatrecoWebsites: https://www.philartistscollective.org/thecontrast.html // Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uEnsemble Arts' The Sound of Music at the Academy of Music from March 31st through April 5th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/the-sound-of-musicEnsemble Arts' Peppa Pig: My First Concer at the Miller Theater on April 4th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/family-discovery-series/peppa-pig-my-first-concertOld City First Friday Happenings:Chris Wagner, Always Color at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/chris-wagner/always-colorBrad Gray, Way Over Yonder at Arch Enemy Arts: https://www.archenemyarts.com/Mohammad Omer Khalil, Common Ground at 12 Gates Arts: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/BA Harrington, Suite Américaine at Museum for Art in Wood: https://museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/suite-americaine/Stuart Fineman and Alan Greenberg, Between Earth and Sky at Larry Becker Contemporary: https://www.artnet.com/galleries/larry-becker-contemporary-art/between-earth-and-sky-2/Last chance to catch Flora, Fauna, and Furniture and We Call the Moon the People's Wife at Pentimenti; it is closing on the 4th: https://www.pentimenti.com/Dominque Samarco group show, The Kids are All Right at The Jane Gallery: https://www.thejanegallery.com/

On this week's episode, we have Zifeng Zang, the artist behind Now-Time at Muse Gallery.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zifengzang/Website: https://www.zifengzang.com/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uNow-Time, a solo show from Zifeng Zang is running for the month of March at Muse Gallery: https://musegalleryphiladelphia.com/Decipher by Alloyius McIlwane aka Cultures Clothing, friend of the pod, is wrapping up at PII Gallery: https://piigallery.com/The Philadelphia Sketch Club presents Art of the Flower 2026, running through March 29th: https://sketchclub.org/art_of_the_flower_2026/#galleryCurtis Symphony Orchestra presents Yannick Leads Mahler and Dawson March 26th at the Kimmel Center. https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/curtis-institute-of-music/curtis-symphony-orchestra-yannick-leads-mahler-and-dawsonEnsembleArts Jazz Series presents Endea Owens & the Cookout on March 28th at the Kimmel Center: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/jazz-series/endea-owens-and-the-cookoutThe Philadelphia Chamber Music Society's 40th Anniversary Celebration is this Tuesday, March 31st at the Kimmel Center Perelman Theatre: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/pcms-40th-anniversary-name-your-price/EnsembleArts Broadway presents The Sound of Music at the Academy of Music from March 31st through April 5th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/the-sound-of-music

On this week's episode, we have Caroline Stoughton, vsual artist.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestoughton/Website: https://www.carolinestoughton.com/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uPhiladelphia Chamber Music Society presents Curtis Chamber Orchestra Erin Keefe, violin; Roberto Diaz, viola on March 19th at the Kimmel Center: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/curtis-chamber-orchestra-2026/Ensemble Arts presents Sh!t-faced Shakesperare running from March 20th through the 21st, also at the Kimmel Center: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/ensemble-arts-philly-presents/sht-faced-shakespeareNow-Time, a solo show from Zifeng Zang, is running for the month of March at Muse Gallery: https://musegalleryphiladelphia.comA Make Your Own Zine, a beginner-friendly workshop at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, on Friday March 20th, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm for $15 to $20, pending membership: https://sketchclub.org/zine-making-workshop/Also at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Art of the Flower 2026 is running through March 29th with a reception on the 15th: https://sketchclub.org/Between Earth and Sky, a duo show featuring Stuart Fineman and Alan Greenberg, at Larry Becker Contemporary Art is opening on March 21st, with the opening reception same day from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: https://www.artnet.com/galleries/larry-becker-contemporary-art/between-earth-and-sky-2/

On this week's episode, we have visual artist, Rebecca Rutstein.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca.rutstein/Website: https://rebeccarutstein.com/// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uPhiladelphia Ballet is back with The Merry Widow running from March 5th through the 15th at the Academy of Music: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/the-merry-widow/March for Art running from March 9th through 20th at InLiquid Gallery will conclude with the BASH on March 20th: https://www.inliquid.org/inliquid-special-events/march-for-art-bashFriend of the pod and past podcast guest, Arthur Haywood, will be sharing his mural art experience during a free artist talk at Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie on Monday, March 16th at 6 pm: https://www.afphila.com/event-rsvp/arthur-haywood-mural-art-from-philadelphia-to-paris/The Philadelphia Sketch Club presents Art of the Flower 2026 running through March 29th with a reception on the 15th: https://sketchclub.org/Friend of the pod and past guest, John Joyce, is leading a Palladium/Platinum Photography Workshop at the Halide Project on March 21st and March 22nd: https://www.thehalideproject.org/platinum-palladium-printing-3-26Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design at African American Museum in Philadelphia: https://www.aampmuseum.org/current-exhibitions.htmlCollecting the Irascibles: Art in the 1980s at Arthur Ross Gallery at UPenn, open to the public is open until April 12th: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/collecting-the-new-irascibles-art-in-the-1980s/PhilOrch is presenting The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra at the Kimmel Center on March 14th: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/philadelphia-orchestra-series-and-subscriptions/family-discovery-series/the-young-persons-guide-to-the-orchestra-2026

On this week's episode, we have Pentimenti Gallery's Christine Pfister:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pentimentigallery/Website: https://www.pentimenti.com// Show Notes:Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1uFour exhibitions at Pentimenti: Flora, Fauna, and Furniture, We Call the Moon the People's Wife, Hidden in Plain Sight, and North Carolina Tape Drawings: https://www.pentimenti.com/Decipher, by Alloyius McIlwane aka Cultures Clothing, will be opening at PII Gallery on Friday March 6th, from 5 pm to 9 pm: https://piigallery.com/Now-Time, a solo show from Zifeng Zang, opening reception is Friday March 6th from 5 pm to 8 pm at Muse Gallery: https://musegalleryphiladelphia.comPhiladelphia Ballet is back with The Merry Widow running from March 5th through the 15th at the Academy of Music: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/the-merry-widow/The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the Isidore Quartet on Friday, March 6th at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/isidore-quartet/Mahler's Symphony No. 2 is presented by PhilOrch from MAarch 6th through 8th at the Kimmel Center's Marian Anderson Hall: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/mahlers-symphony-no-2Philadelphia Sketch Club presents Art of the Flower 2026 from March 8th to the 29th with a reception on the 15th: https://sketchclub.org/Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design at African American Museum in Philadelphia: https://www.aampmuseum.org/Collecting the Irascibles: Art in the 1980s at Arthur Ross Gallery at UPenn running until April 12th: https://arthurrossgallery.org/event/collecting-the-new-irascibles-art-in-the-1980s/SmallWorks '26 at FrameWorks Gallery is showing until April 25th: https://fwsgallery.com