guest blogging for Dilwyne Designs!

guest blogging for Dilwyne Designs!

Svenskt TennThis week my longtime friend Bree Wellons asked me to do a guest spot on her blog for Dilwyne Designs. She asked for all things Swedish, so I got to revisit my favorite things in Stockholm.Check out my guest blog as well as Bree’s other posts....
To cover, or not to cover …

To cover, or not to cover …

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180210005361859A week from now, five of us are going to step on stage at the new World Café Live at the Queen Theatre and do the first IVA show I’ve ever given in my hometown, Wilmington, Delaware. My band and I (Shaun...
PIFA wrapup .. and beyond

PIFA wrapup .. and beyond

The 6,000 bulb Eiffel Tower in the lobby of the Kimmel CenterNow that PIFA 2011 has wrapped, I thought I’d go through some of the highlights (and low-lights) of what I saw at the festival.The puppeteers revealed after Basil Twist’s PetrushkaThe most...
La Compagnie Transe Express dazzles Broad Street!

La Compagnie Transe Express dazzles Broad Street!

Last night I got the chance to see something I’ve never seen before.Broad Street was packed! It took about a half-hour to move just three block to get to the Kimmel Center. The crowd on Broad Street awaits At the corner of Broad and Spruce was a large metal...
A Hallelujah Moment for Center City Opera and “Danse Russe”

A Hallelujah Moment for Center City Opera and “Danse Russe”

Last night I was lucky to witness somewhat of a miracle – an excellent, engaging, accessible new opera: “Danse Russe”. The Center City Opera Theatre put on a triple bill called “Rites, Rhythm … Riot!” at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman...

The Philadelphia Orchesta this weekend at PIFA

 New Hot Music Director “Yannick” conducts a rehearsal of Mahler’s 5thOne of the most important closing events of PIFA is the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performances of two Stravinsky masterworks, Oedipus Rex and Apollon musagete this...
This Saturday? The PIFA Street Fair!

This Saturday? The PIFA Street Fair!

This Saturday is PIFA’s grand finale!On Broad Street, from Chestnut to Lombard, you’ll find yourself walking free at PIFA’s Street Fair. The event starts at 11:00am and will continue on until 8:30pm, and is complete with a giant ferris wheel, street...
Trapeze lessons on Broad Street! Now at PIFA

Trapeze lessons on Broad Street! Now at PIFA

A student and teacher at Fly City prepare for a “transfer” on the trapezeSuccess!And if you’re feeling even more adventurous, try…Fly Citypresented by the Fly School Circus Arts and the Philadelphia School of Circus ArtsRight across from the Kimmel...

Now’s your chance to be part of a flash mob at PIFA!

PIFA Flash Mob Dance Instructions This Saturday is the PIFA Street Fair, and Philly’s South Broad Street will be blocked off for performances, food and drink all day long…And for the day, PIFA is looking for people to join their Dance Flash Mob....
Shut up and Dance at World Cafe Live at the Queen

Shut up and Dance at World Cafe Live at the Queen

Watch this video about the Orchestra National de Jazz’s upcoming performance at Wilmington, Delaware’s new World Café Live at the Queen Theatre this Sunday at 7pm.It looks like a must see!!France’s Orchestra National de Jazz was created by an...