Arts & Entertainment
Eastern State to turn Terror Behind the Walls into a kinder Halloween festival
The historic prison museum’s 23-year-old Terror Behind the Walls haunted attraction will become part of a gentler Halloween Nights festival.
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‘Mare of Easttown’ receives 16 Emmy nominations
'Mare of Easttown' received Emmy nominations in both the Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited Series categories.
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PA students can repeat the school year. And, the Paralympics are coming up - what does accessibility mean for the disabled community? Plus, The Voice winner Cam Anthony!
Air Date: July 12, 2021
Listen 49:22Add a punk rock concert: Everything that’s happened at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Fame came quickly to the formerly quiet stretch of State Road.
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Broadway is reopening this fall, and every new play is by a Black writer
Broadway is back, and its 2021 new play lineup is brimming with shows by Black writers.
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Brass birds flock to Delaware River to launch a series of waterfront sculptures
‘A Moment Without You,’ a subtle and grief-stricken work, is the first of five sculptures to be installed along the Delaware River waterfront.
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A block party launches Arts Recovery Week in Philly
Twelve free events will highlight the importance and diversity of arts in the city.
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How to shape independent artisans into a business network
CraftNOW in Philly and the Creative Business Accelerator in Pittsburgh want to fashion thousands of individual makers into an economic sector.
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This 1983 feminist film was set in the dystopian future, so basically right now
Born in Flames is an entertaining, energetic mélange of punk and science fiction, set in the not-too-distant future (which is to say, around now).
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A global Harry Potter exhibition will debut at the Franklin Institute in 2022
The globally touring exhibition, featuring material from across the entire Wizarding World, will premiere at the Franklin Institute in 2022.
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Blanka Zizka, a giant of Philadelphia theater, will retire from the Wilma
Defecting from Czechoslovakia 48 years ago, Zizka helped forge Philadelphia’s theater renaissance.
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Annenberg Center changes name, changes focus
Penn Live Arts’ name reflects its mission to go beyond its theater walls. The Pennsylvania Ballet becomes Philadelphia Ballet to honor hometown.
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Art Museum hires its first director of diversity and inclusion
Alphonso Atkins Jr. has had a long career in diversity, equity, and inclusivity management.
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Questlove gives Philly artists a boost with local billboard blast
Created with Mural Arts, the artwork is part of a promo campaign for the music documentary “Summer of Soul.”
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Patience and a good eye: Building an art collection without breaking the bank
Sherry Howard has been combining small auctions and estate sales for years, and now has an impressive Black art collection. She explains how she did it.
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