Arts & Entertainment

Polly Edelstein, co-founder of Philly Women's Theatre Festival says, theater exists to tell stories, but also to push boundaries.

The festival, which is free to the public, will take place from noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Aug. 4 - Aug. 7: The week’s events include a classical concert in N.J, the 2nd Street Festival in Philly, and a Lyle Lovett show in Delaware.

The Eagles running back was relatively small for a football player. He tells his story in a picture book about a mouse with big dreams.

Airea D. Matthews will use the money to put poetry written by local writers who have experienced violence onto public billboards.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the ability to ban guns during the event.

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. In 2011, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Zuhairah McGill will perform her one-woman show “Sojourner,” the first Philly artist in two decades to be on stage at the prestigious festival.

Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as Lt. Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek," has died at 89.

The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday.

From the archives: Norman Lear, who turned 100 this week, joined us in 2014 to discuss his early life, influences and his memoir, Even This I Get to Experience.

The Philadelphia 76ers are being investigated by the NBA for possible tampering in offseason free-agency moves involving James Harden, P.J. Tucker and Danuel House.

This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black women poets.

Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast, saying in an online video that his behavior was “unacceptable.”