Almanac Dance Circus Theatre has selected the first recipients of the BIPOC New Work Presentation Track. These works will be part of the second annual Cannonball, an independently run Fringe Hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Running September 1-30, including a week of performances before the start of Fringe, Cannonball features more than 300 performances of over 65 shows, spanning circus, dance, theater, film, and more.
Learn about free black Philadelphian As part of the Museum of the American Revolution’s Black History Month celebration, guests can explore the life and legacy of James Forten, a free black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer and stalwart abolitionist.
Author to speak at Black History Month event The public is invited to take part in Erasing the Silence: The Story of an Afro-Caribbean in the Nazi Era, on Feb. 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.