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The 2015 Arden Fair in Arden, Delaware. This weekend's fair is the 111th (Joe Del Tufo).
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The many fairs and festivals of Labor Day weekend

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

7 years ago

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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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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

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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)
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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

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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)
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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)
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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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Arts & Entertainment

Dr. Barnes is from outer space — and other fibs on tour at the Barnes collection

Did you know that the founder of the Barnes collection collaborated with Janelle Monae? Or did he?

7 years ago

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Blackstar organizers Meg Onli, Patrice Worthy, Maori Karmael Homes, Nehad Khader, and Denise Beek in front of an artwork by Jade Montserrat at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Blackstar highlights the work of black filmmakers from around the world. (Credit: Jen Kinney)
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Blackstar Film Festival, in its seventh year, keeps expanding the mainstream

The festival showcases films that may be difficult to find in mainstream theaters.

7 years ago

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(WHYY file)
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Cape May Crab Festival, inclusive play, and Deco on the Delaware: Your plans 8/2 – 8/8, 2018

This week, a slate of events is specially geared toward children on the autism spectrum.

7 years ago

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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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Arts & Entertainment

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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Arts & Entertainment

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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Arts & Entertainment

‘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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Arts & Entertainment

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

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