Arts & Entertainment
Fringe Festival turns 25, spawns its own mini-festival
Cannonball is a new artist-produced festival-within-the-festival, a critical sign of growth for the Philly Fringe.
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Listen 1:42The crowds, and the sun, come out for Made in America’s return to the Parkway
The two-day festival — a Labor Day weekend fixture in Philadelphia since Jay-Z started it in 2012 — opened at noon, with COVID rules.
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Tens of thousands still plan to descend on the Parkway for the festival, where they’ll have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.
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Made in America’s show will go on this weekend, despite severe flooding
The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Ida caused severe flooding of the nearby Schuylkill River, but will not affect the two-day music festival.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 2:28South 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.
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Listen 8:42Philly 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.
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Listen 4:29Kimmel 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.
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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.
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