{"id":322627,"date":"2026-11-06T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322627\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:30:09","slug":"variety-show-iv-returns-to-philamoca-in-philadelphia-with-magic-horror-film-and-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322627\/","title":{"rendered":"Variety Show IV Returns to PhilaMOCA in Philadelphia With Magic, Horror, Film, and Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you get when you blend film, magic, horror, music, dance, and improvised performance? \u00a0You get The Variety Show IV, Philadelphia&#8217;s multidisciplinary indie arts showcase that highlights collaboration across the city&#8217;s independent arts community.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Two Acre, The Variety Show IV returns for its fourth installment on Sunday, Nov. 8, at PhilaMOCA in Philadelphia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/the-variety-show-iv-philamoca-philadelphia-november-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">According to a\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/the-variety-show-iv-philamoca-philadelphia-november-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PhillyVoice\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/the-variety-show-iv-philamoca-philadelphia-november-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report<\/a>, the lineup features a range of works from mind-reading acts and live improv to horror short films and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>The event emphasizes cross-medium connections, tracing how peers who started with low budgets have grown into established professionals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0PhillyVoice,\u00a0notable participants for this year include West Philadelphia magician Lindsey Noel, who appeared on\u00a0Penn &amp; Teller: Fool Us\u00a0and has performed at Hollywood&#8217;s Magic Castle. Joining her will be improv duo Sheena and Siegel and horror collective NOMASTER.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia electronic musician Shady Monk will provide ambient music. Movement artist Vignette, creator of Chronic Presents, will also appear, along with film and video contributors Lydia Ruth Conner, Jeff Spisak, Kelli Webber, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Redman, a Philadelphia-based production designer and art director, will host the show.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, a prize drawing containing items donated by local businesses and arts organizations will serve as a fundraiser for the artists. Tickets are priced at $20, with entries at $5 each or six for $20, and are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philamoca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">available through the PhilaMOCA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PhilaMOCA is at 531 N. 12th St. in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What do you get when you blend film, magic, horror, music, dance, and improvised performance? \u00a0You get The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1756,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-322627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-events","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}