Arts & Entertainment
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Air Date: December 4, 2025
Listen 51:12Dec. 4-7: A sensory-friendly ‘The Nutcracker’ performance, George Lopez standup in Philly and a rare book fair.
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Listen 4:53A year of Philadelphia ‘firsts’: Artists will celebrate the city’s ingenuity throughout 2026
Fifty-two Philadelphia innovations will be spotlighted in 2026, one each week, by the city’s artists and visitors bureau.
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Listen 1:15Thanksgiving Day Parade, Eagles game, holiday shows and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Nov. 27-30: A holiday book fair in Del., Thanksgiving in Philly and the Home for the Holidays concert in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 5:15Season 2 of ‘Task’ to be filmed entirely in Southeastern Pa. after scoring record tax credit
State officials say the crime drama, led by Mark Ruffalo, will create 3,700 jobs and inject more than $194 million into the Pennsylvania economy.
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Listen 0:49The Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen wrote songs about the moral philosophy behind the Founding Fathers’ signature phrase.
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Listen 2:02Art festival launching in Philadelphia in 2026
ArtPhilly will showcase Philly culture, past and present.
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Listen 1:07Former Philadelphia Art Museum CEO accused of misappropriating funds, filing states
Sasha Suda is alleged to have awarded herself three salary increases, despite being told they needed approval from the Board's Compensation Committee.
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Bucks County Community College names this year’s poet laureate
Madeline Marriott, 23, credits the local poetry community for her development as a writer.
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Listen 0:47Penn Museum’s new Native North America exhibition collaborates with Indigenous curators
Eight curators from eight Indigenous nations redesigned Penn Museum’s Native North America display.
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Listen 1:20Philadelphia Art Museum’s new director and CEO will be Daniel H. Weiss
Weiss has ties to the Philly region and had been the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Listen 0:55Philly punk band Open City returns for benefit show supporting immigrant advocacy group
After five years away, the punk supergroup returns to the stage Sunday for a show benefitting the human rights organization Juntos.
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Listen 1:12‘Not Safe’ For Teens opens a haunted house of teenage political anxieties in former Philly church
With “You Are Here,” teenagers carve out their own space in West Philly to express themselves freely.
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Listen 2:50Mummers announce their 125th parade on New Year’s Day
America’s oldest folk parade will feature 10,000 participants on New Year’s Day.
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Listen 1:07Nov. 20–23: A unique performance that combines boxing and opera in Delaware, plus an adults-only holiday block party in South Jersey.
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