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The crowds at Made in America 2019 (ROC NATION)
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Made in America has a mask mandate, but ticket holders wonder if it’s really enforceable

Tens of thousands are descending on the Parkway for the festival, where you have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.

5 years ago

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Swimming while Black: A new exhibit explores Black resilience at the pool

An exhibition inside the Fairmount Waterworks’ dilapidated underground pool explores the history of segregated swimming.

5 years ago

Page McConnell, from left, Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman and Mike Gordon of the band Phish perform during an exclusive concert for SiriusXM and Pandora listeners at The Met on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
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Black Phish fans tell the good, the bad, and the ugly in new podcast

Blackberry Jams will dissect the jam band experience for Black fans, in the context of Black Liberation.

5 years ago

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew reacts in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021
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Eagles trade 2022 pick to Jaguars for Gardner Minshew

Minshew joins a QB room that already has starter Jalen Hurts and veteran backup Joe Flacco.

5 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
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Made in America 2021: COVID protocols, parking restrictions, and more

The Made in America Festival returns to the Ben Franklin Parkway Labor Day weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

High school musicians work with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
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Summer campers learn mindfulness, music techniques from Philadelphia Orchestra pros

Underserved Philly music students attend camp to best prepare them for life as a musician, with help from members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

5 years ago

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Dr. Walter Lomax, a Philadelphia physician, tending to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his hotel room bed in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1968. (AP Photo)
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South Philly street block to be renamed in honor of WURD radio founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax

Walter P. Lomax, who used WURD to give Black Philadelphians access to the airwaves, will be posthumously honored with street renaming.

5 years ago

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Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon performs during KAABOO 2019 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds
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Philly Naked Bike Ride, Kings of Leon, tango at the forefront and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Aug. 26 - Aug. 29: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

5 years ago

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The Kimmel Center.
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Philadelphia
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Kimmel Center rolls out new vaccine mandate ahead of September reopening

The Kimmel Center also confirmed it will enforce Philadelphia’s mask mandate throughout its locations.

5 years ago

Roderick Phifer, rehearsal director for the Chocolate Ballerina Company, leads a group of young dancers through an audition for a winter production of the
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

An all-Black ‘Nutcracker’ is coming to Philly with hopes to make the ballet more accessible

Despite some recent changes, ballet schools and productions remain homogenous and expensive. The Chocolate Ballerina Company in Philly is trying to change that.

5 years ago

The crowd passing around the cutout.
Laura Jane Grace and Brendan Kelly playing an acoustic show at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia, Pa. on 8/21/21. (Daniella Heminghaus for Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

Crowdsurfing Giuliani and garden tool selfies: Four Seasons Total Landscaping punk rock concert is a total success

“Most Philly thing ever,” said a vendor at the show.

5 years ago

Josephine Baker is among the figures covered by Black Paris Tours, as they offer a glimpse of the mutual love affair between African-Americans and the City of Light, and Africans' history in France as a whole. (AP Photo/File)
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Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor

The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France will be the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.

5 years ago

The infamous lot at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Elections
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The sold-out concert at Four Seasons Total Landscaping almost didn’t happen because of Philly zoning laws

After a neighbor filed a complaint, L&I granted the famed gardening biz a special exemption.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Orchestra
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Carnegie Hall returns to in-person concerts with a lot of help from the Philadelphia Orchestra

In its return to a full season of in-person performances, Carnegie Hall has programmed the Philadelphia Orchestra for an unprecedented eight concerts.

5 years ago

NPR
Media
Music

Why do we need Dolly to be a saint?

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez.

5 years ago

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