Quinta Brunson honored with key to the city of Philadelphia, mural at alma mater that inspired “Abbott Elementary”

Quinta Brunson honored with key to the city of Philadelphia, mural at alma mater that inspired “Abbott Elementary”

Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city Wednesday in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which inspired her show Abbott Elementary. The producer, writer and comedian gazed at the shiny key handed to her by Mayor Cherelle Parker and quipped: “Wow! I want to ask…

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Philadelphia musicians up for Grammys Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for album honoring composer Florence Price

Philadelphia musicians up for Grammys Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for album honoring composer Florence Price

Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Karen Slack, a soprano vocalist, and Michelle Cann, a pianist and professor at the Curtis Institute of Music, collaborated on “Beyond the Years,” a project that highlights the works…

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