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Community
October 25 - 31, 2018

Haunted attractions, vampires, jazz and marching bands this week

The spookiest week of the year is upon us! Get in the Halloween spirit with one of these events.

7 years ago

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Image: Timothy Tiebout, the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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October 18-25, 2018

Fantastic fashions, wizards and witches, a Fleetwood Mac tribute, and more events this week

Celebrate autumn indoors or out with one of this week's picks.

7 years ago

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Apple harvest. (Serenkonata/BigStock)
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October 11 - 18, 2018

Art for fun’s sake, music old and new, fall festivals crowd the calendar

Fall festivals are abundant -- and an exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History is expected to draw in admirers of a cartoonist

7 years ago

Listen 3:03
 (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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BYO beer: How to pick the right ales, lagers, and stouts for BYOB restaurants

Craving sushi? How about Indian? Want to know what beer pairs best with the cuisine you're craving? Read on!

7 years ago

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Community
October 4 - 11, 2018

Dragon boats, cranberries, and creepy creatures signal fall has arrived

As autumn gets underway, check out a fall festival, see a folk legend perform, or watch dragon boats cruise down the Schuylkill.

7 years ago

Local musical acts Waxahatchee and Kingsley Ibeneche will perform at this weekend's Philly Music Fest (Molly Matalon / provided)
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Community
September 27 - October 4, 2018

Philly Music Fest, Fashion Week, Cider in Fairmount Park’s Historic Houses, and more events this week

Homegrown talent is on the menu this week and the selections are particularly tasty.

7 years ago

Fountain Restaurant's Chef William DiStefano (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community
September 20-27, 2018

It’s officially fall: Philly fall Restaurant Weeks, New Jersey’s Apple Festival, and more events this week

The many Restaurant Weeks in the area this fall allow you to have a culinary adventure on the cheap.

7 years ago

Listen 4:51
Tania El Khoury looks over letters she has received in response to her work. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
September 13 - 20, 2018

Suburban Fringe, Tania El Khoury’s ‘ear-whispered,’ and more events this week

Taste an under-appreciated native fruit, take a stroll down Baltimore Avenue, or try one of our other picks for this week.

7 years ago

Listen 5:02
The ensemble in French choreographer Boris Charmatz's
Things To Do

Time for some boundary-pushing (and lots of dance) during Philly Fringe Festival 2018

7 years ago

 Nick Stuccio is president and producing director of Fringe Arts. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Fringe Festival takes audiences to interesting spaces

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Nick Stuccio, president & producing director of the FringeArts about this year's festival.

7 years ago

Listen 5:18
The 2015 Arden Fair in Arden, Delaware. This weekend's fair is the 111th (Joe Del Tufo).
Things To Do
Community

The many fairs and festivals of Labor Day weekend

Celebrate the last weekend of summer with one of our picks.

7 years ago

Listen 3:40
Iraqi artist Yaroub Al-Obaidi gives a tour of the Penn Museum's new Middle East Galleries. He'll also be reading this weekend at an event that brings together Iraqis and veterans of the Iraq War. (Jen Kinney)
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Community
August 23-30, 2018

What war divided, rivers unite as Iraqis and Iraq vets share writing on friendship, plus other events this week

This weekend, Iraqis and veterans of the Iraq War will share their writing about rivers and friendship at Burholme Park, followed by a picnic and a kite-making workshop.

7 years ago

Listen 5:22
The popular cabaret entertainer got backing from the Kimmel Center to write and record the all-originals collection “Lashed But Not Leashed.” (Brad Larrisonfor WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
August 16-22, 2018

Welcome home Martha Graham Cracker, Philly’s beloved drag queen, plus 9 more events this week

Philly's First Lady of Drag makes her triumphant return home this week.

7 years ago

Listen 5:23
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
August 12 and 13, 2018

Shooting star watch: How to stargaze the Perseid meteor shower

This weekend will offer some of the best stargazing of the year.

7 years ago

Members of Philly Roller Derby posed for photos during last year's Free Streets event, which took place on N. 5th Street. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
August 9 - 15, 2018

10 things to do this week: Philly Free Streets, the Barnes Jawn(t), Germantown’s Great Road Festival, and more

A festival on Broad Street with no cars allowed and a bookbinding workshop are two of this week's highlights.

7 years ago

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