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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.
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Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Arts & Entertainment

Drummers lead a Pride parade
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Pride march, St. Vincent with the Pops, the Chinese Lantern Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 4-7: Indie Horror Film Fest in Del., live theater at Philly’s Carpenters’ Hall and Tonewood 10 in South Jersey are among the highlights.

5 months ago

Listen 5:40
Martha Graham Cracker
LGBTQ
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Beloved Philadelphia drag performer Martha Graham Cracker has died

Born Dito van Reigersberg, the singer, actor and cabaret star was a fixture of the city’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities.

5 months ago

Emma Hearn and Nolan White in
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A return home for one ‘Outsiders’ cast member on stage at Academy of Music

Emma Hearn expects 100 students and former classmates at Germantown Academy to see her perform in “The Outsiders: A New Musical” this week.

5 months ago

Surveyor's sketch of Philadelphia
History
Philadelphia

The British army took control of Philadelphia in 1777. They had a whale of a time

The “dark days” of the British occupation were filled with parties, dancing and theater.

5 months ago

Listen 3:10
Charity Herndon smiles in front of the Austen's Shelf book trailer
Books
New Jersey

South Jersey woman turns health scare into dream bookstore in Bordentown

Austen’s Shelf is opening a permanent New Jersey bookstore as readers increasingly seek independent bookstores centered on community and connection.

5 months ago

Jay-Z performing
Music
Philadelphia

Thousands pack 2026 Roots Picnic to see Jay-Z headline and performances from hometown heroes

Good vibes prevailed for the first day of the festival at Belmont Park despite long wait times at the entrance.

5 months ago

Listen 1:22
Salvador Jiménez-Flores poses for a photo near his sculpture
Music
New Jersey
Visual Arts

‘Creative Freedom’ salon in Hamilton, N.J. to celebrate avant-garde artists like Marshall Allen, Salvador Jiménez-Flores

The July program at Grounds for Sculpture will bring together music, visual art and conversation to explore creative freedom with three acclaimed artists.

5 months ago

The five members of Henbane pose during an outdoor photo shoot.
Music
Philadelphia

Philly psychedelic folk rock band Henbane edges toward the spotlight after years underground

The five-piece band channels the adventurous spirit of early British folk-rock while forging a distinctly Philadelphia sound.

5 months ago

Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Community Events
Explainers
Philadelphia

How Philly is celebrating Juneteenth, the Fourth of July and the 250th in 2026

Block parties, fireworks and a star-studded concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway are on the calendar for a celebratory summer.

5 months ago

(Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Studio 2
Music
Philadelphia

Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me

Kurt Vile's latest album, an ode to his Philly roots, drops May 29. He joins Avi Wolfman-Arent to talk about his signature lo-fi, DIY, rock and roll sound.

Air Date: May 29, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 15:22
The company of
Homelessness
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Just in time for Philly’s summer of soccer, Inis Nua puts the Homeless World Cup on stage

Just in time for Philly’s summer of soccer, Inis Nua puts the Homeless World Cup on stage.

5 months ago

Banners created by artist Odili Donald Odita at Broad Street Love
Community Events
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

A Philadelphia arts festival asks: ‘What Now’? as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday

“What Now: 2026” features 34 original premieres in visual and performing arts to “interrogate” America ahead of its semiquincentennial.

5 months ago

Listen 1:50
Studio 2
History
Media
Philadelphia
TV

Becoming American: Philadelphia’s Story

The filmmakers behind a new PBS documentary share the stories of indigenous people, enslaved Africans, and other diverse communities that helped shape our nation.

Air Date: May 28, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:42
Danny Simmons, creator of Def Poetry Jam
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Inside the Logan arts scene with Danny Simmons

The acclaimed artist and founder of Rush Arts says Philly Is primed for an artistic renaissance.

5 months ago

Bruce Springsteen performing on stage with a guitar
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Roots Picnic, West Philly Porchfest, Bruce Springsteen and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

May 28–31: Wine, Food & Music Festival in Delaware, jazz and classical music in Philly and Soar and Shore Airshow in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

5 months ago

Listen 5:08
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