
Arts & Entertainment
Look again: Phila Art Museum and Whitney double up on Jasper Johns
The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York collaborate on the largest exhibition of the iconic American artist.
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Traveling ‘Monumental Tour’ brings art to four iconic Philly spots
The pieces that make up the “Monumental Tour” have rotated through New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and other cities.
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From Terror Behind the Walls to Halloween Nights: ESP reimagines annual event
The annual Terror Behind the Walls is rebooted as Halloween Nights, a seasonal festival with equal parts horror and criminal justice reform.
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N.J. native Sarah Dash, who sang on ‘Lady Marmalade’ with Labelle, dies
Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle — best known for the raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade" — has died. She was 76.
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2nd Street Festival presents Northern Liberties Night Market
On Thursday, the new biannual event will include food trucks, shopping vendors, games, live music, and performers.
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The Library Company looks back at its Imperfect History
“Imperfect Histories” revisits visual, racial, and gender bigotry going back hundreds of years, both intended and unintentional.
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Hoagies get an Emmys shoutout as ‘Mare of Easttown’ wins stoke talk of second season
Kate Winslet’s Wawa-inspired character really connected with fans.
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NPR’s popular race and identity podcast joins WHYY’s Saturday morning line-up
NPR Code Switch joins WHYY’s Saturday morning lineup. Founding co-host Gene Demby, a Philadelphia native, discusses the milestone of launching in his hometown.
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First-of-its-kind esports room opens at West Philly rec center
Philadelphia Parks and Rec opened its first esports room to give more young people access to expensive gaming equipment and spark their interest in tech careers.
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Kimmel Center invites new friends to its reopening party
After 18 months of being closed to audiences, the Kimmel Center invites arts groups from across Philadelphia to its free Arts Launch festival.
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Listen 1:26Montco launches its first county-wide Arts Week
Arts venues have a $100M impact on Montco’s economy. Arts Week highlights the large and small spots reopening from the pandemic.
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Listen 1:30Tony Awards tap Philly native Leslie Odom Jr. to host alongside Audra McDonald
The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies — Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald.
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Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause
The Met had not performed in its house since March 11, 2020, the longest gap since the company started in 1883.
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