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Simone Biles smiles and holds a medal
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Simone Biles excites young Philly gymnasts as she heads to Wells Fargo Center for Gold Over America Tour

Gymnastics gym Philly inMovement is taking 13 athletes to the Gold Over America Tour. Simone Biles and other gymnasts will perform and celebrate Team USA’s Olympic victories.

7 months ago

Lightbox Chief Curator Jesse Pires stands in a movie theater
Movies
Philadelphia

Lightbox Film Center finds a new home at the Bok Building

Cast adrift by the closing of the University of the Arts in June, the art film presenter will start weekly screenings in South Philadelphia.

7 months ago

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United States' Simone Biles competes on the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
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Gold Over America, GOAToberfest, Apple Butter Frolic and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 3–6: Revolutionary Germantown Festival in Philly, Collingswood Book Festival in New Jersey and Marquis de Lafayette in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

7 months ago

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Table Sessions
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

West Philadelphia arts organization Intercultural Journeys rebrands as Journey Arts

7 months ago

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie in Asbury Park, NJ. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Studio 2 Extra: Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner

In this Studio 2 extra, Low Cut Connie front man Adam Weiner talks about his new film, Art Dealers, which follows the Philly-based cult favorite band beyond their music.

Air Date: October 1, 2024 5:00 pm

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Food & Drink
History
K-12
Philadelphia

Food fight: The history of the school lunch at Philly’s Science History Institute

Philadelphia pioneered the school lunch 130 years ago.

7 months ago

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Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

It’s Election Season, and local theaters are making points — with lots of laughs

7 months ago

Kris Kristofferson
Movies
Music

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

He wrote such country and rock ‘n’ roll standards as “Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” "For the Good Times" and "Me and Bobby McGee."

7 months ago

Zawadi Levy speaking at a podium
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Poetry
Public Safety

A public art project in Germantown will use poetry to combat gun violence

Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.

8 months ago

Maggie Smith
Movies
TV

Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

Maggie Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench.

8 months ago

Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Delaware
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Philadelphia

Delaware River Festival, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Brittany Howard, First Glance Film Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 26–29: Delco Horror Haven in the suburbs, Graham Nash in New Jersey and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.

8 months ago

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Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh, from left, Garrett Stubbs and Bryce Harper celebrate after the Phillies won a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs to clinch the NL East title, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Sports

The Phillies are in the playoffs: Here’s when, where and how to watch

The Phillies won their first NL East title since 2011. The Fightins face the New York Mets in the NLDS.

8 months ago

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TV

Can we separate art from the artists when they do something bad?

Do you still watch The Cosby Show, or listen to R. Kelly, or do you change the channel and edit your playlist in disgust? What responsibility do we have as consumers?

Air Date: September 25, 2024 12:00 pm

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Nicole Heaston acts on stage
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

An opera about a maddening hum, ‘The Listeners,’ premieres in Philly

Starting with a mysterious noise of no discernible source, the opera explores political cultism.

8 months ago

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People stand in a hallway
Economy
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

2 major arts funders are shaping the future of the arts in Philadelphia

The National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage in Philadelphia are putting millions toward changing the arts landscape.

8 months ago

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