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Hot air balloons take flight at the Chester County Balloon Festival (Credit: Gregory Cazillo)
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SoLow Fest, Solstice, and Hot Air Balloons – Your Week June 21- 27, 2018

With summer in full swing, here are our picks for the last full week of June.

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Kilamanzego performs as part of the 2016 Double Decker Music Series, which combines live music with a bus tour of Philadelphia. (Credit: Scott Troyan)
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Double-decker buses aren’t just for tourists — they’re for concerts, too

By night, one of Philly's tourist magnets becomes a traveling venue for an array of indie musicians.

7 years ago

Riders on the Philly Pump Track in West Fairmount Park. It's free, and has bikes and helmets to borrow. (Photo: Michael Kasama)
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Add a little weird to your workout this summer

When you get tired of the treadmill, check out one of these unique ways to get your exercise in.

7 years ago

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Eat Philly in a day: A guide to 24 hours of the city’s most iconic eats

It's impossible to experience everything Philadelphia has to offer in a single day — or even a year.

7 years ago

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More fringe than Fringe, the SoLow theater festival opens this weekend

After 9 years, SoLow has established itself as the anti-establishment theater festival. This year it presents a confessional comedy about suicidal depression.

7 years ago

Colombian soccer fan Jose Florentino poses for photos ahead of the 2018 soccer World Cup at a square downtown Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Where to watch the World Cup — June 14 – July 15, 2018

Grab a pint and catch the biggest sporting event in the world at one of these local establishments.

7 years ago

Gregory Peck is shown as attorney Atticus Finch, a small-town Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape, in a scene from the 1962 movie
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From Atticus Finch to Rodney Dangerfield, 18 Films for Father’s Day

Film critic Piers Marchant shares his eclectic recommendations for dad-centric movies.

7 years ago

A father and son fish at Meadow Lake in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Father’s Day, Eid al-Fitr, and Philly hip-hop — Your Week June 14 – 21, 2018

This weekend, we’re talking about the origins of Philly hip-hop, affordable art, and ways to celebrate Father’s Day.

7 years ago

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Russell Craig's wall-sized paintings resemble Rorschach tests, with the faces of women killed by police peering out from inside the abstract shapes. His work is on display in a group show at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of the African American Museum in Philadelphia)
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‘Collective Conscious’ at African American Museum in Philadelphia

A new exhibit at The African American Museum in Philadelphia draws on themes of social change and ancestral memory.

7 years ago

Visitors peruse the offerings at Art for the Cash Poor
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Start your (affordable) art collection — June 16, 2018

Because the walls of your apartment aren't going to decorate themselves.

7 years ago

DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning in Philadelphia in 2003.
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From Lady B to Meek Mill, tracing the roots of Philly hip-hop — June 15, 2018

Dig into the history of hip-hop in Philadelphia with two short documentaries at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Women play the sekere, or shaker, a traditional instrument of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, as they make their way toward the South Street Bridge during a procession at the Odunde Festival. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
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Odunde, anyone? Philadelphia’s leading cultural festival returns — June 10, 2018

The Odunde Festival, now in its 43rd year, celebrates the Yoruba tradition with music, food, and artwork.

7 years ago

 The video installation Easternsports by Alex Da Corte and Jayson Musson plays on four big screens at the Institute for Contemporary Art. (WHYY)
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Find more to appreciate in art with ‘Extra Credit’ Sunday school – Sundays, June 10 – July 29, 2018

Ever look at a painting and think, "I could do that"? Learn to grasp the nuances of contemporary art with one of these classes.

7 years ago

A performer at last year's Juice: A Summerfest for Queer/Trans Women of Color. The event, hosted at Life Do Grow Farm in North Philadelphia, aims to create a more inclusive Pride. (Photo: Shanel Edwards)
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Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots – June 2018

The first Pride was a protest, not a party. After the parade, check out some of these events, which honor the political roots of the festival.

7 years ago

Erin Cooper is surrounded by bubbles while riding on the Zip Car float at Philadelphia Pride Parade and Festival. (Branden Eastwood for NewsWorks)
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Pride, Odunde Festival, and more — your guide to the week June 8 – 14

This weekend, Pride Month begins, and one of the country’s largest and longest-running African-American festivals returns. Those and other picks for the week.

7 years ago

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