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Jericho Brown
Books
Philadelphia

Black, Southern, gay poetry collection selected for One Book, One Philadelphia

Pulitzer-winning “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown has been picked for One Book One Philadelphia, the first time the citywide reading project chose poetry.

4 years ago

A vote 2020 mural in Philadelphia on South Street
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Philly has 3,600 murals and few ways to protect them

If the owner of a wall wants to get rid of the mural on it, there isn’t much the artist or community can do. Jane Golden wants to change that.

4 years ago

Promo for The Philly Festive: Celebrating music & the creative spirit
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Highlights from The Philly Festive, a celebration of local music

For “The Philly Festive,” Amir Richardson curated performances from some of Philly’s most unique independent musicians.

4 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Business
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly museums begin reopening after city eases COVID-19 restrictions

Museums were forced to temporarily shut down in November amid the city’s rising coronavirus cases.

4 years ago

The final restoration project by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists group features works by Violante Ferroni, an 18th century prodigy about whom little is known today.
NPR
History
International
Visual Arts

‘Where are the women?’: Uncovering the lost works of female Renaissance artists

A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that were stashed in Italy's museums and damp churches. It's also helped restore works from the 16th to 20th centuries.

4 years ago

Renaissance band Piffaro perform their 17th-century English masque concert in the Episcopal Cathedral in West Philadelphia
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Musicians of Piffaro bring back the masque…with masks

The renaissance band is staging a COVID-safe version of the elaborate 17th-century performance from a West Philly cathedral.

4 years ago

An aerial rending of Times Square, imagined in the possible future with trees taking over the urban space. That speculative future is part of the sound art piece Times3. (Courtesy of Prototype opera festival)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

After New Year’s, Times Square will become part of a sound art opera

The Prototype opera festival will debut ‘Times3’ by Geoff Sobelle and Pamela Z, a sound art composition about the past, present, and future of Times Square.

4 years ago

Author Thomas Ricks
Radio Times
Books
History

What the ancient Greeks and Romans taught the Founding Fathers

Journalist Thomas Ricks discusses his new book "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country."

Air Date: December 31, 2020 10:00 am

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Sean Salm, talent buyer and general manager, of Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Music
Philadelphia

New stimulus gives Philly’s struggling music scene its own shot in the arm

The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2017 file photo, Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York.(Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Music

A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart

Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10.

4 years ago

Samantha Rise leads a march demanding arts funding in a giant unicorn puppet
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly’s Arts and Culture Task Force wants to ensure an equitable economic recovery

The Zoom call this Sunday may be the Philly arts task force’s only event where the general public can weigh in.

4 years ago

HOT•BED gallery in Center City showing sculptures from Adam Wallacavage
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly artist Adam Wallacavage brings his ‘jungle of ornament’ to Center City gallery

A rare solo exhibition by the Philly artist brings his organically whimsical creatures into a “jungle of ornament.”

4 years ago

The Grand Opera House's Winter in Wilmington light show at night
Delaware
Outdoors
Performing Arts

Wilmington’s Grand Opera House finds new stage to shine light on the arts

Stages in Wilmington have been dark since the pandemic started in mid-March, but the Grand Opera House has found a new way to connect with its audience.

4 years ago

Poet Kevin Young and his anthology African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song
Radio Times
Race & Ethnicity

250 years of African American poetry

Poet Kevin Young talks about "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song" and Tracy K. Smith, Major Jackson and Gregory Pardlo share their poems.

Air Date: December 23, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Gritty dressed as Santa Claus wearing a face shield
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philly health department clears Gritty for Flyers games, NHL relents

The mascot petitioned the league to be deemed “essential” — and appears to have won.

4 years ago

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