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Musician Richard Thompson

Conversation and music with renowned sing songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson. We'll talk about his folk rock band Fairport Convention and his new memoir "Beeswing."

Air Date: August 13, 2021 10:00 am

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Kensington neighbors make Shakespeare their own

A company of residents from the area around Harrowgate Park mined Shakespeare’s “Pericles” to tell the story of their neighborhood.

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Van Gogh ‘immersive’ event announces Tower Theater is Philly location, as customers worry about scam

The company producing the show has received hundreds of Better Business Bureau complaints.

4 years ago

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Here’s how Philly’s major arts venues are dealing with latest COVID restrictions

Here’s how museum and performance institutions have responded to Mayor Kenney’s COVID restrictions.

4 years ago

James Dupree stands in the doorway of his Queen Village gallery
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After fighting with the city for years to keep his building, this artist just sold it

James Dupree fought against the seizure of his building for two years. Now he has sold it and is leaving the neighborhood.

4 years ago

 Four-wheel-drive trucks take on a flooded road in Wharton State Forest. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Regional Roundup – 8/9/21

Can NJ park visitors share the land with off-road vehicles? And, a mystery illness leading to thousands of bird fatalities in the region.

Air Date: August 9, 2021 10:00 am

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Lincoln Financial Field reopens at full capacity for Eagles fans

The first fans are expected to watch the Eagles practice Sunday, August 8. It’s expected to be “largest crowd since the end of the 2019 season.”

4 years ago

Cornell Wood stands inside the Academy of Music
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‘It was a family job’: After 48 years, a friendly face at the Academy of Music retires

For 48 years, Cornell Wood ushered generations of Philadelphians into the arts.

4 years ago

The crowd catches Wes Borland's guitar during Lollapalooza 2021 at Grant Park on July 31, 2021 in Chicago, Ill. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
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So much for ‘hot vaxx summer.’ Delta puts a damper on festivals and concerts

The recent COVID surges around the country are putting a damper on the joys of finally experiencing live music again even as major festivals and concerts return.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner was the local guest who played “Not My Job” at the live taping of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! at the Mann Center on August 5, 2021. The show was the first audience-attended taping since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ makes its return to live audiences in Philly

Host Peter Sagal brought `Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ back to in-person performance at the Mann Center.

4 years ago

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Maya Belardo performs at a Delaware jazz festival
Delaware
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After online detour last year, live jazz returns to Wilmington for annual downtown festival

The annual Wilmington festival honoring jazz great Clifford Brown is back in person after taking a virtual detour last year.

4 years ago

Rapper DaBaby in 2019; The Mann Center in Fairmount Park
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The first music festival to drop DaBaby was a Philly concert at the Mann

Questlove also crossed off the rapper after his homophobic comments.

4 years ago

A series of portraits by John Carlo Dionisio depict Ashani Oblivion, a character conceived by Zay Ali and portrayed by Arien Wilkerson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Visual Arts

‘Love and Oblivion’: An art exhibit that leans into a life with no future

The exhibition at Slought features sculpture, video, installation, painting, and performance works from several artists speaking to one person’s vision.

4 years ago

Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Okoye (Danai Gurira) emerge from a Wakandan aircraft in Black Panther. (Marvel Studios)
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BlackStar Film Fest, Jerry Week, Petapalooza, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Aug. 5 - Aug. 9: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

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Nehad Khader (left) and Maori Karmael Holmes (right)
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BlackStar Film festival returns for its 10th year

The mostly online festival of Black, brown, and Indigenous filmmakers will feature a one-day mini-festival of in-person screenings at the Mann Center.

4 years ago

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