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Three-year-old Eloise Nacey is transfixed by Ivy, one of Philly Goat Project’s stars, at Shakespeare Park in Philadelphia on July 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Cute, therapeutic, sustainable Philly goats coming to a neighborhood near you

A traveling herd of caprine entertainers is putting on play performances, parades and bringing education and joy to residents of all ages.

3 years ago

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Actress Mary Alice holding her Emmy Award in the press room in 1993.
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Tony and Emmy winning actress Mary Alice has died at age 85

From Rose Maxson in Fences on Broadway to Lettie Bostic on TV's A Different World, Alice's career encompassed comedy, drama, stage and screen.

3 years ago

''Attunement'' a monumental outdoor sculpture, captures the action of water droplets collecting and illustrates how water from the atmosphere transfers to larger bodies of water. It will be installed outside the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the Watershed Moment exhibit. (Rendering provided by the Academy of Natural Sciences)
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Take me to the river: Academy of Natural Sciences sends visitors outside to the Schuylkill

“How to Get to the River” at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University wants visitors to experience Philly’s watershed first-hand.

3 years ago

The cast of ''The Spongebob Musical.'' (Upper Darby Summer Stage)
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The Black Keys, Shark Day, and SpongeBob in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The weekend’s events in Philly, Del., and N.J. include Monster Trucks Live, Black Keys, and the East Passyunk Car Show and Street Fest.

3 years ago

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Minou Pourshariati as Bianca leads the Actively Conscious Chorus through a protest song in 'The Tamer Tamed,' opening the second act of Shakespeare in Clark Park’s production of 'The Taming!' set in West Philly circa 1990s. (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
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Shakespeare in Clark Park stages ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ and its rebuttal

The outdoor performance pairs the problematic “Taming” with its answer play circa 1610, “The Tamer Tamed.”

3 years ago

Tony Dow played Beaver's big brother Wally Cleaver in TV's Leave it to Beaver. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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Leave It To Beaver star Tony Dow has died

Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the hit TV show Leave It To Beaver, has died at 77. He had cancer.

3 years ago

Wrestlemania 38 at AT&T Stadium
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Philadelphia selected as host city for Wrestlemania 40

World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship event is coming to Philadelphia in 2024.

3 years ago

FILE - Comedian Samantha Bee arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on April 24, 2022, in Washington. TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV. In a statement Monday, July 25 the channel said that as part of its new programming strategy it's made “some difficult, business-based decisions.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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TBS cancels Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ after 7 seasons

In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy.

3 years ago

Women in white smocks wipe the ground in the center of Philadelphia's City Hall.
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Performers scrub the ground at City Hall to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade

A handful of women dressed in rags scrubbed the ground of the City Hall courtyard to amplify the work to access abortion rights in the U.S.

3 years ago

Jasson Musson sits on his ''Pieta'' chair on a stage set filled with art allusions and an animatronic puppet named Ollie. The set was used to create Musson's satiric art history videos. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Jayson Musson explains art history as a sitcom at Philly’s Fabric Workshop and Museum

“His History of Art” at the Fabric Workshop and Museum traipses through history as a whimsical, crass TV show.

3 years ago

Pete Rose swings a bat.
History
Philadelphia
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Pete Rose to appear on field in Philadelphia next month

Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.

3 years ago

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, center, talks with members of the Urban Youth Racing School before the start of a race on the grounds of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022.
Philadelphia
Sports

Larson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race school

Kyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.

3 years ago

Kurt Vile performs live at at WXPN Free At Noon Concert. (WXPN)
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Philadelphia

For Kurt Vile, ‘settling down’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘staying still’

Kurt Vile has always been a Philly guy — it's where he grew up; it's where he started his music career.

3 years ago

Philadelphia brass band Snacktime perform at the Philadelphia Flower Show. (Courtesy of Sam Gellerstein)
Music
Philadelphia

‘A love letter to Philadelphia’: Brass band Snacktime releases its first album

WHYY’s Priyanka Tewari spoke to Snacktime founder Sam Gellerstein at the band’s album release party. Gellerstein calls “Sounds from the Street: Live” a love letter to Philly.

3 years ago

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The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn Museum soars to 70 feet. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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As Bryn Athyn’s modern medieval castle closes for upgrades, its historic collection goes downtown

The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum.

3 years ago

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