philly has heART

On this week's episode, we welcome Jake Foster, Art Gallery Manager at the William Way LGBT Community Center.

• Website: https://www.waygay.org/ | https://www.jakefosterart.com/
• Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/waygayphilly | https://www.instagram.com/jakefosterart/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/waygayphilly/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome Philadelphia Councilmember, Rue Landau.

• Website:
• Social Media:

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• Second Thursday at Crane Arts Building and surrounding neighborhood: https://www.cranearts.com/galleries
• Where Art Meets Action: The Shape of Democracy, a panel discussion on June 11th from 6:30 to 8:30 at Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Rodeph Shalom: https://rodephshalom.org/philadelphia-museum-of-jewish-art/
• Wear Yellow Proudly & East Passyunk Opera Project present Love Notes Special Edition: Memoirs of a Gaysian on Friday, June 12 at 8 pm, at Society Hill Dance Academy, Passyunk location: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-notes-special-edition-memoirs-of-a-gaysian-tickets-1986852385971
• Color as Collage, a workshop, is running at Da Vinci Art Alliance this Saturday, June 13 at 1 pm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/color-as-collage-a-color-theory-workshop-tickets-1990061018076?aff=oddtdtcreator
• Same Team at the Proscenium Theatre at the Drake is running until June 14th: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35143/production/1243393
• Muse Gallery June show featuring past guest Jennifer Hill's work, titled Oysters: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com

On this week's episode, we are joined by Rhonda Babb, creator of The Hope Symbol.

• Website: https://www.thehopesymbol.com/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/thehopesymbol | https://www.facebook.com/thehopesymbol | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-hope-symbol-project/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

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=en
• https://www.facebook.com/philagmc
• https://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 welcome Helen Huang of Wear Yellow Proudly, Bobb Hawkey of ePOP, Samuel Keeler of Liberty City Arts, and Stephen Dagrosa of Cross Keys Theatre Collective.

Wear Yellow Proudly: https://www.wearyellowproudly.com | https://www.instagram.com/wearyellowproudly/ | https://www.facebook.com/WearYellowProudly/

ePOP: https://www.epopphilly.org | https://www.instagram.com/epopphilly/ | https://www.facebook.com/epopphilly

Liberty City Arts: https://libertycityarts.org | https://www.instagram.com/libertycityarts | https://www.facebook.com/LibertyCityArtsLCA/

Cross Keys Collective: https://www.crosskeystc.com | https://www.instagram.com/crosskeystc | https://www.facebook.com/people/Cross-Keys-Theatre-Collective/61559826602534

// Show Notes:

• ePOP presents Fear & Loathing in Philadelphia, June 6th at Franky Bradley's: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fear-self-loathing-in-philadelphia-tickets-1986853447145
• First Friday night in Old City: https://www.oldcitydistrict.org/first-friday
• Philly Fitness Pride Kickoff 2026 Powered by Lululemon is this weekend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philly-fitness-pride-kickoff-powered-by-lululemon-tickets-1988996130970
• The Outsiders, presented by EnsembleArts continues its Academy of Music run through June 7: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/the-outsiders
• Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gershwin and Bernstein at the Kimmel Center, from June 4 - 7: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/gershwin-and-bernstein
• Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus will be celebrating double on June 5: Pride at Rodeph Shalom and Our Joy is a Protest with NYCGMC: https://www.pgmc.org/events

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-center
• Social 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

This friendship spans nearly a decade. During this minisode, Robert and Lucinda recount their favorite memories about each other.

Astana, Kazakhstan Presidential Park: https://www.archnet.org/sites/15983

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation: https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/palace-of-peace-and-reconciliation

On this week's episode, we are joined by Mazzoni Center's Chief Executive Officer, Simon J. Trowell, and board member, past guest, and friend of the pod, Dylan van Duyne.

• Website: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/mazzonicenter | https://www.facebook.com/MazzoniCenter | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mazzoni-center/ | https://www.tiktok.com/discover/mazzoni-center-philadelphia | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBig_9OgBxBUF9GOtdPJJtA
• Join Dylan for the Barry's x Canopy Philly Red Room Rush: Love Thru Strength: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barrys-x-canopy-philly-red-room-rush-love-thru-strength-tickets-1986334388627
• Join Dylan (and Lucinda and Robert!) for the 12:50 pm Barry's Class, as part of the Philly Fitness Pride Kickoff 2026 Powered by Lululemon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philly-fitness-pride-kickoff-powered-by-lululemon-tickets-1988996130970

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• The Outsiders continues its run at the Academy of Music, ending on June 7th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/the-outsiders
• Beethoven and Marsalis is kicking off Thursday, the 28th through Sunday, the 31st at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/beethoven-and-marsalis
• Catch the next generation, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, on May 31st, at the Kimmel Center: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/rent-our-spaces/special-events-and-performances/philadelphia-youth-orchestra-85th-annual-festival
• The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus presents British Invasion at the Seaport Museum on the 28th through the 30th: https://www.pgmc.org/season-44
• Catch Val Rossman's - from our April bonus episode - show Outside In, at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/

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 Helen Cahng from Philadelphia International Airport's Airport Exhibitions Program.

• Website: https://www.phl.org/at-phl/art-exhibitions/current-art-exhibitions | https://www.helencahng.com
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/phlairportart/ | https://www.instagram.com/hc_atphlart/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• Presented by the Pride Band Alliance and the Philadelphia Freedom Band, the 2026 Pride Bands Alliance Conference Concert is May 24th at the Kimmel Center: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/rent-our-spaces/special-events-and-performances/say-you-want-a-revolution
• EnsembleArts Jazz Series: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is May 26th at the Kimmel Center: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/blogs-and-press/press-releases/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-with-wynton-marsalis
• EnsembleArts Broadway presents The Outsiders at The Academy of Music from May 26th through June 7th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/the-outsiders?k=&