Arts & Entertainment
Celebrating Black joy: The enduring appeal of the Roots Picnic
The Roots hosted the 15th iteration of their iconic Philly music festival with performances from Jill Scott, André 3000 and more.
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Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Father Comes Home From the Wars,” set during the Civil War, has its Philadelphia premiere during Juneteenth.
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Listen 1:40Forman Arts Initiative acquires a city block in Kensington for an arts campus
The future art incubator hub at the 2200 block of North American Street will be designed with community input.
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Listen 1:24Pride March and Festival, Roots Picnic, Philly Beer Week and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
May 30–June 2: Roots Picnic in Philly, Snoop Dogg in N.J. and Ladybug Music Festival in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:22Ladybug Music Festival returns to Wilmington to empower women in music and address gender inequality
The annual festival returns Friday with a lineup of more than 30 women artists spanning the genres of hip-hop, R&B, rock and country.
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Listen 1:12Odunde Festival returns to Philly for its 49th year of celebrating African American culture
The street festival will be on Sunday, June 9, spanning about 15 blocks in the area of 23rd and South streets in Center City.
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Listen 1:09Talia Schlanger once interviewed performers for a living — Sting, Lizzo, Macy Gray and Willie Nelson among them. Now she’s on the other side of the microphone.
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Listen 7:58Billy Penn’s next editor is Kevin Donahue
Media executive to lead a team of Philadelphia reporters and digital journalists.
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When the giant acrylic bust was erected, Miguel Antonio Horn’s father was undergoing cancer treatment and his survival was not guaranteed. It’s now revived, scars and all.
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Listen 1:25Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how Mary Cassatt got the work done
A major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how the Philly-raised impressionist focused on women’s work.
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Listen 1:16Memorial Day weekend, Philadelphia Tango Festival and Africa Day in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
May 23–26: Memorial Day in Philly, Hozier in New Jersey and George Clinton in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater wins a Tony Award
The Regional Theater Award recognizes the company’s unique creative structure and risk-taking productions over the last 45 years.
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Listen 1:14Thwarting the revolution: Mercer Museum explains historic outlawry of the Doan Gang
Was Bucks County’s Doan Gang a band of libertarian heroes or revolutionary traitors? Discuss at the Mercer Museum.
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Listen 1:39Germantown street renamed in honor of Philadelphia musical icon
"You guys have taken me and made me what I am today," music legend Frankie Beverly told the crowd at the Dell Music Center.
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On Saturday, attendees of all ages enjoyed panel discussions, workshops and a comic book marketplace at Temple University’s Student and Faculty Center.
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