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Folk Noir, Down To Earth

Folk Noir, Down To Earth

Belle of the Fall haunts (in a good way) the Old State House Square food court.

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Jamil Ragland
20 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
"Dracula" Reimagined Hartford

"Dracula" Reimagined

Despite structural flaw, Hartford Stage's "Dracula" is worth the watch

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Jamil Ragland
20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Kim Hee Jong scream-sings into the mic on stage, wearing a white shirt. You can see the letters SM and below that, G. Gwangju

Punk Optimism Carries the Day

At Gwangju's Club Boojik.

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Jisu Sheen
20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
The Beastie Boys Are Back In Town Philadelphia

The Beastie Boys Are Back In Town

Or, at least, band member Mike D has returned to the scene after stepping back on stage with a new sound.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
20 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Cat Got Your Scone New Haven

Cat Got Your Scone

In the midst of his run for reelection, the state comptroller shares a recipe for chocolate chip scones.

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Liz Grace
20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
This Underground Puppet Theatre Zydeco Burlesque Punk Party Was Exactly What I Needed Tulsa

This Underground Puppet Theatre Zydeco Burlesque Punk Party Was Exactly What I Needed

A night of DIY analog magic and mayhem with Quintron and Miss Pussycat and friends.

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Kris Rose
20 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
A large sign made up of 15 smaller paintings and one large painting of movie posters, hanging on the exterior of a building. From behind, a man is climbing down using a ladder. Gwangju

The Last Sign Painter

An installation of hand painted movie posters at Gwangju Theater reveals the institution's intergenerational power.

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Jisu Sheen
20 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A Horror Author Opens the Door to His Creative Process All Over

A Horror Author Opens the Door to His Creative Process

In “To All the Books,” Josh Malerman makes writing a novel look like fun.

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Jenn McKee
20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
A New Look at Detroit’s Old Cass Corridor Detroit

A New Look at Detroit’s Old Cass Corridor

In black-and-white images, photographers Bruce Harkness, Roger Martin, and Karl Wellman bring a colorful neighborhood back to life.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Dummy’s “Full Spectrum Dominance” All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Dummy’s “Full Spectrum Dominance”

The L.A. band revives ’90s trip-hop while pushing the sound forward.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
19 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold. Sometimes, It’s Coal New Haven

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold. Sometimes, It’s Coal

Janday gets lost in the jagged, luminescent cohesion of sea coal mounted on a panel — in one of the artworks featured in a new show on Audubon Street.

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Janday Wilson
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Cast Steps Out Of Shadows For Rosetint’s “Rocky Horror” New Haven

Cast Steps Out Of Shadows For Rosetint’s “Rocky Horror”

The production features a “shadow cast” for the ages.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Guitar, Near & Far Hartford

Guitar, Near & Far

Hartt School highlights six-string classical works from the Land Down Under.

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Jamil Ragland
19 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Children Teach Me To Be Confident New Haven

Children Teach Me To Be Confident

Thanks to the new exhibit aboard the cARTie art bus, which was the centerpiece of Saturday’s fall fest in Westville.

  • Go to the profile of  Judy Lee
Judy Lee
19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Skulltastic Book Fair Revels In The Real New Haven

Skulltastic Book Fair Revels In The Real

Horror lovers gather for a celebration of physical media.

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Brian Slattery
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Oct. 19: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

Oct. 19: The Weekly Roundup

Welcome! You're reading a weekly wrap of articles from Philly Midbrow, which publishes daily reviews about arts and culture events happening across our city. Scroll for local story

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
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Multiple authors
19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A Good Neighbor Must Suffer Hartford

A Good Neighbor Must Suffer

South Church's "Godspell" leaves Jamil with a universal message.

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Jamil Ragland
19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
A boy in a red and white striped shit walks along a thin path. In the distance, on a lower tier, are adults harvesting rice. Further back is a yellow bus. Gwangju

You've Heard of Sculpture Parks; This Park is a Sculpture.

Jisu Sheen visits the last terraced rice paddy in the Ilgok-dong neighborhood.

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Jisu Sheen
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
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