Arts

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Things To Do
RockyFest, Patti LaBelle and more holiday fun and in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 5–8: The Blind Boys of Alabama in Delaware, the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and Dickens Fest in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

RockyFest, Patti LaBelle and more holiday fun and in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

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Philly’s ‘Real Life Rockys’ face off with the movie icon

A set of portraits depicting real Philly heroes are surrounding the Rocky statue for RockyFest.

outside of The Philadelphia Film Center
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Renovations underway at Philadelphia Film Society Center following strong pandemic recovery

The grant from Philadelphia’s Wyncote Foundation recognized film as a “driver for community engagement and economic growth.”

Art Outside
Art Outside

Clones of Illadelph: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

We’re wheatpasting on the side of an abandoned UArts building in broad daylight with Sean 9 Lugo in late September of 2024.

Arts Programs

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Flicks

A program devoted to exploring the latest creations from Hollywood. Each week, WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers.

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On Stage at Curtis

Experience the most amazing student recitals and interviews by today’s finest young classical musicians on the stage of Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music.

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You Oughta Know

You Oughta Know is your guide to people, places and events you might not know about in the Philadelphia region.

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The Infinite Art Hunt

Twelve-year-old Freddie is on a mission: to see as many AMAZING art spaces and meet as many AMAZING artists as possible.

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Movers & Makers

Movers & Makers introduces you to fascinating people and interesting places in the greater Philadelphia region.

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The Statue

In a moment of reckoning and reimagining for monuments, why do millions of people each year from around the world visit Philly’s Rocky Statue?

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WHYY Events

Dec 11

Meet the Artist for Holocaust Memorial Mural

When: December 11, 2024 6:30 pm
Where: WHYY (150 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106)

Join WHYY, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation for a conversation introducing Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, the international artist.
Dec 12

BRIDGING BLOCKS: SMALL BUSINESS MIXER

When: December 12, 2024 6:00 pm

As a follow up to our incredibly successful business card exchange, WHYY News and Bridging Blocks would like to invite you to join us again for a 'Small Business Mixer.'
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