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Before it opens its new building, Philadelphia Ballet stages joint summer program with Opera Philadelphia

A summer camp of singing and dancing is the first run-through of the ballet building’s community accessibility.

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‘ICE Out’ protest art in Philly ramps up amid World Cup spotlight

Anti-ICE protest art in the city embraces Philly’s long tradition of blending art, activism and community-building.

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Philly’s first World Cup game didn’t disappoint: Côte d’Ivoire’s late goal tops Ecuador 1-0

A near record crowd, mostly in Ecuadorian yellow, filled the South Philly stadium for the city’s first ever FIFA World Cup game.

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‘Great cities invest in their children’: Philadelphia designated world’s first Playful Learning City

Low-impact prompts to encourage creative play are sprinkled around high-traffic areas of Center City.

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Billy Penn

Suburban Station’s new artistic third space makes graffiti and street art legal

“Platform X,” the latest Step Outside show, subverts America 250 expectations and invites its audience to paint on walls.

1 week ago

La exposición presenta tres autorretratos que se contraponen a los retratos tradicionales
Delaware
History
Visual Arts

Un histórico museo de Delaware conmemora el 250º aniversario de Estados Unidos con arte contemporáneo que cuestiona el pasado del país

El museo de Delaware combina obras de cinco artistas de la región con su colección histórica para explorar la raza, la identidad y quiénes están incluidos.

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Kevin Hart arrives at Netflix is a Joke Fest - The Roast of Kevin Hart on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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Comedy

Where’s the line in comedy?

How do controversies in comedy reflect the broader cultural and political moment? And has the threshold for socially acceptable speech shifted? 

Air Date: June 10, 2026 1:00 pm

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Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Franklin’s Key’: An homage to the mythos of Ben Franklin

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

1 week ago

Composer Kendrah Butler-Waters wrote a suite of songs
Food & Drink
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘Pepperpot’ in Philly’s ‘What Now: 2026’ festival celebrates the Black women who made the liberating soup

The multi-disciplinary “Pepperpot” performance brings to life the 18th-century peddlers' songs from Philadelphia’s cobblestone streets.

1 week ago

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Music
Philadelphia

Violet Grohl plays short but sweet set at Philly’s World Stage

The daughter of rock star Dave Grohl played a sold-out concert that was cut short because she said she wasn’t feeling well.

1 week ago

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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The top movies to see this summer and where to catch them in Philadelphia

Moviegoers have a lot to look forward to this summer, from Christopher Nolan’s epic version of “The Odyssey” to a live action “Moana.”

2 weeks ago

An intricately designed ceramic vase.
Pennsylvania
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Artist Roberto Lugo debuts new America 250 ceramic at Michener Art Museum

“Permanence: We Were Here” is a four-foot-tall ceramic vessel that explores the Pennsylvania museum’s history as the former site of the Bucks County Jail.

2 weeks ago

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Pennsylvania restores arts funding for small arts organizations

Pennsylvania Creative Industries voted to alter the previously approved overhaul of its funding process.

2 weeks ago

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Pride march, St. Vincent with the Pops, the Chinese Lantern Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 4-7: Indie Horror Film Fest in Del., live theater at Philly’s Carpenters’ Hall and Tonewood 10 in South Jersey are among the highlights.

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LGBTQ
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Beloved Philadelphia drag performer Martha Graham Cracker has died

Born Dito van Reigersberg, the singer, actor and cabaret star was a fixture of the city’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities.

2 weeks ago

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