MAC Presents the Twilight Music Series! Join us for a FREE evening of music once a month on The Green. (The Community Center Lawn. Monroe Street between 3rd & 4th Streets.)
Its the bustling newsroom of the 1940s with a fast-talking, headline-chasing radio play adaptation of the classic screwball comedy His Girl Friday! Join us for an evening of rapid-fire wit, charm, and high-stakes journalism as star reporter Hildy Johnson goes head-to-head with her ex-husband and editor, Walter Burns, in a love-hate race against the clock.
We’ll be serving wine at May 9th’s Delco Gives closing event!
Andrew’s wish to happily celebrate his birthday is upended when his estranged brother Ryan re-enters his life like a tornado, asking to crash on his couch for a few days. As the two brothers communicate, it is unclear if Ryan really wants to make amends, or steal a valuable baseball that was given to Andrew from their grandmother. To add fuel to the fire, Andrew’s outspoken friend Jane has arrived, and Ryan has kidnapped a Delivery Guy.
Catch us slinging beer at May 7th’s Delco Gives Kick Off event!
More than 120 artists, fine crafters and makers will showcase their original handmade works along State Street, making this one of the most unique, artful experiences in Delaware County.
What to Bring: A cocktail-hour appetizer. Make your commitments on this list. You get free entry if you bring an app!
Location: 14 Levis Ave, Media, PA
Parking: Down the hill at the corner of Bortondale & Levis (GPS address: 184 Bortondale Rd)
Better Than Bacon Improv is a short form improv comedy troupe based in West Chester, PA. Improv comedy, as we say in our show openers, is a one-time only performance. We work without a script or a net. What you see in one show will never be seen again.
In the small town of Loving, New Mexico, Dell has a mission: to tell the people of the far-flung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. Her neighbor and morbidly curious classmate, Mara, comes along for the ride after they're assigned to work on a project together for English class. As they grow closer, and the enormity of what's buried in their backyard sinks in, they find that their relationship is changing them: for better, for worse, forever. When Dell's path out of town becomes uncertain, the two will have to choose what they bring with them into their futures, and what they leave behind.
The 2025 Media Film Festival will take place March 28th-April 5th. Stay tuned for more details!
Family Business is a full-length, bittersweet comedy about life & death in a tight-knit urban community that dances a fine line between the funny & the tragic.
Questions about motherhood, friendship, expectations, sexuality, family secrets, and the complexities of aging boil as the characters come together for a funeral.
On March 8th 1971, a group known as the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI broke into the FBI office on Veterans Square in Media. The documents that they found exposed illegal surveillance activities by the federal government
MAC’s monthly jazz performance series featuring young jazz musicians from area high schools and universities as well as a house band of professional jazz musicians. Led by saxophonist Chris Oatts he and local rhythm section will kick off the performance by playing a few selections, and local area high school combos will be invited to perform for and sit in with the professionals. Each performance will have a featured guest artist or theme of the month.
In the small town of Loving, New Mexico, Dell has a mission: to tell the people of the far-flung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. Her neighbor and morbidly curious classmate, Mara, comes along for the ride after they're assigned to work on a project together for English class. As they grow closer, and the enormity of what's buried in their backyard sinks in, they find that their relationship is changing them: for better, for worse, forever. When Dell's path out of town becomes uncertain, the two will have to choose what they bring with them into their futures, and what they leave behind.
Winter/Spring 2025
Wednesdays, Feb 5-April 9th 2025
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Steel yourself for a spine-tingling evening of classic radio horror as we bring to life four chilling tales of suspense and the supernatural.
MAC’s monthly jazz performance series featuring young jazz musicians from area high schools and universities as well as a house band of professional jazz musicians. Led by saxophonist Chris Oatts he and local rhythm section will kick off the performance by playing a few selections, and local area high school combos will be invited to perform for and sit in with the professionals. Each performance will have a featured guest artist or theme of the month.
Better Than Bacon Improv is a short form improv comedy troupe based in West Chester, PA. Improv comedy, as we say in our show openers, is a one-time only performance. We work without a script or a net. What you see in one show will never be seen again.
Thursday, January 9th
Reading begins 7:30
Tickets Pay what you wish - suggested $10
About the Play
Emily, a young white painter with a by-the-book mentality, wants nothing more than legitimacy in the eyes of the prestigious art world. When Emily gets the chance to pitch to an influential Curator, out from her paintings emerges a portrait of a lover and competitor: Tae, a Black artist whose speedy rise in the art world left Emily envious and bitter. As the Curator’s critical eye picks apart the person behind the paintings, Emily learns too late what Tae sacrificed to make it.
Join Jared Reed in our fourth annual reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with original music by Drew Petersen. Originally produced by Curio Theatre Company in West Philadelphia, Jared has crafted the piece from the reading version enacted by Dickens himself.
Starting in December we have a special coin drive fundraiser in partnership with Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union. Use the coin counter machine at FMFCU’s Media Branch (100 W State St, Media, PA 19063) and donate all or a portion of your coin to Media Arts Council. Your coin donation will be matched by FMFCU! This fundraiser runs from December 2nd through the end of the month.
MAC’s monthly jazz performance series featuring young jazz musicians from area high schools and universities as well as a house band of professional jazz musicians. Led by saxophonist Chris Oatts he and local rhythm section will kick off the performance by playing a few selections, and local area high school combos will be invited to perform for and sit in with the professionals. Each performance will have a featured guest artist or theme of the month.
Wednesday, November 13
Reading begins 7:30 PM
Tickets Pay what you wish - suggested $10
MAC’s monthly jazz performance series featuring young jazz musicians from area high schools and universities as well as a house band of professional jazz musicians. Led by saxophonist Chris Oatts he and local rhythm section will kick off the performance by playing a few selections, and local area high school combos will be invited to perform for and sit in with the professionals. Each performance will have a featured guest artist or theme of the month.
FREE RECEPTION @ Media-Upper Providence Free Library: November 7th 5-7 PM
Full exhibit dates: November 2nd 2024 - February 1st 2025
Saturday, October 19th
12-5 pm
on the Media Community Center lawn
(next to the Tot Lot, on Monroe St between 3rd and 4th)
Come hang with us while the fantastic Ensemble Novo plays Brazilian Salsa & we sling beer by Sterling Pig.
Live Music. Good Food. Street Party.
Wednesday October 9
Reading begins 7:30 PM
$15
Lisa and Sebastian, a former successful romantic comedy playwriting team and couple that crashed and burned, are thrown together after several years apart and try to recapture their signature spark while their characters revolt as the lines between reality and fantasy blur.
Please join us for an evening celebrating the incredible history of Delaware County.
