Arts & Entertainment
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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:33After 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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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Listen 3:55BlackStar 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.
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Listen 5:40Marian Anderson statue will make history as first Philly monument to a Black woman
Famed opera singer Marian Anderson will soon be immortalized with a statue outside of the Academy of Music.
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Ravi told George, they told the world: The birth of the celebrity benefit concert
George Harrison was one of the biggest rock stars on the planet in 1971 but there was no bravado in his voice as he lent his celebrity to discuss a global crisis.
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MTV is turning 40 — here’s how Beavis, Butt-Head and Daria disrupted cable
From the moment MTV launched on Aug. 1, 1981, it was bound to rattle the nerves of parents and moral crusaders.
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Tokyo 2020: catching up on the Olympic games
With the Tokyo Olympics underway, we check in on the athletes, the events, the victories and upsets, and how Covid is impacting the games.
Air Date: July 30, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Philadelphia Orchestra principal trumpet breaks down the Olympic theme
Philadelphia Orchestra principal trumpet David Bilger explains the “energy and brilliance” of the Olympic theme to Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn.
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Listen 5:09Illuminate the Arts sends money to 590 Philly artists
The Illuminate the Arts COVID relief fund sends $1,000 to as many artists as possible.
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