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Delaware museum looks back at racism, tumult of ’68 — and shadows still stretching over Wilmington

For the fifty-year anniversary of the Wilmington military occupation, the Delaware Art Museum examines how the past reaches its tendrils into the present.

7 years ago

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Locals gather in in the Copeland Sculpture Garden at the Delaware Art Museum for some morning yoga. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Bob Marley, Harry Potter, and the nation’s largest urban health festival: Your plans 7/26 – 8/1

This week, consider a day trip to Wilmington for one of the eclectic events happening there.

7 years ago

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Happy Birthday, Harry Potter

If you didn't book your tickets to Hogwarts in time, celebrate the birth of the Boy Who Lived at one of these local events.

7 years ago

Big Scott, organizer of the All White Affair at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ is pictured with WBAS Radio personality Patty Jackson. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
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‘The best of all parties’: The irresistible lure of the white party

Add a little glamour to your everyday by attending one of these soirees in your finest all-white attire.

7 years ago

The Philadelphia Women's Slavic Ensemble is performing Sunday at Bartram's Garden with the West Philadelphia Orchestra. There will also be a Balkan buffet and lessons in making flower crowns. (Marcin Cienski)
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Fresh eats, Jazz Fest, and Star Wars: Your Plans 7/19 – 7/25

This week, become an amateur archaeologist, catch some Slavic folk music, or participate in a river cleanup.

7 years ago

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Francis Rose Subbiando serves plantains after a talk on the history of Creole Philadelphia at a Faemily Table dinner at her home in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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August 4

At this dinner series, the dining table is a global crossroads

A Philadelphia couple with an interest in food history explore different cultures through traditional recipes.

7 years ago

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PlayPenn artistic director Paul Meshejian
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July 10-29, 2018

Peek behind the curtain at 6 new plays in progress

For the theater-loving public, PlayPenn’s annual conference, where new plays are workshopped, offers a peek behind the curtain.

7 years ago

Charles Hayward of This Heat.
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Two influential experimental rock bands headline festival — sort of

The two-night event headlined by influential rock bands This Heat and Faust. Or at least sort of.

7 years ago

Twelfth Night, presented by Shakespeare in Clark Park, features gender-blind casting and an open-air performance. (Credit: Hannah Van Sciver)
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All the world’s a stage: Five places to see Shakespeare in the open air

This summer, catch an al fresco production of a Shakespeare play.

7 years ago

Star wars figures stormtroopers and Darth Vader
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Star Wars’ operatic score gets full orchestral treatment

"Star Wars" will be screened with its dialogue and sound effects intact, but with its score stripped out, replaced by a live version performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

7 years ago

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Teen rocker Snail Mail takes the stage at Union Transfer — July 14, 2018

Lindsay Jordan is a songwriter who is wise beyond her years.

7 years ago

Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates after the semifinal match between Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Your Weekly Roundup for July 12-19, 2018

If you won’t be watching the World Cup final, or down in the waves, check out one of these events.

7 years ago

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Recording artist Lauryn Hill pays tribute to Nina Simone during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
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Twenty Years after ‘Miseducation,’ Lauryn Hill to perform seminal album at Festival Pier – July 13, 2018

The R & B legend is scheduled to perform the album in its entirety and will be accompanied by some big-name guests.

7 years ago

Melissa Joan Hart, star of the WB network series
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TGIF: Forgotten ‘90s TV shows resurrected for Friday the 13th — July 13, 2018

Remember "Baby Talk"? What about "Odd Man Out"? No? Revisit these and other not-quite-classics at PhilaMOCA on Friday.

7 years ago

This monumental leather jacket sculpture, titled PODERWAĆ, 2017, by Ursula von Rydingsvard, inspired a film series on the leather jacket in cinema. (Credit: Carlos Avendaño)
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Hypermasculine, totally queer: Celebrating the leather jacket in cinema — July and August 2018

The Fabric Workshop and Museum has partnered with Lightbox Film Center to present a film series celebrating the iconic jacket.

7 years ago

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