Arts & Entertainment
Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Asbury Park beach postponed until 2021
A beach concert festival featuring major acts on the beach in Asbury Park has been postponed until next year.
6 years ago
Philly Cultural Fund making plans to operate at a severe reduction
Facing drastic budget cuts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund may seek financial support from outside the city government.
6 years ago
Borgata reopening July 6; invited guests can come July 2
Unless you get a special invitation, you won't be able to get inside Atlantic City's top casino until July 6.
6 years ago
Nicole Jordan will be the first Black woman to join the orchestra as a full-time member in the organization’s 120-year history.
6 years ago
Portraits of Black fathers to light up Barnes Foundation this weekend
Portraits by West Philly photographer Ken McFarlane show the undersung love and strength of Black fathers.
6 years ago
Listen 1:48Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
Hollywood's record in diversity and inclusion has improved in recent years, but it still lags behind the population — particularly in its executive ranks.
6 years ago
Bandcamp, much-loved indie music marketplace, launches a Juneteenth tradition
On this and every subsequent Juneteenth, the platform intends to direct its usual revenue share to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
6 years ago
Making art in a time of crisis and protest
Actor and playwright James Ijames explains how his theater community is responding to a nationwide reckoning over racism, and how it's managing to make art during a pandemic.
Air Date: June 18, 2020
Listen 14:32This week is a busy one as businesses around the Delaware Valley start to reopen now that all of Pennsylvania’s counties are in the yellow or green phase.
6 years ago
Listen 5:13The Independence Day concert will go on, but without a live audience and indoors at The Met Philadelphia.
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Queer As Punk: A Guide To LGBTQIA+ Punk
The term "punk" has a long queer history predating its use in contemporary music. A "punk" has always meant a person up to something disreputable and socially deviant.
6 years ago
Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards
The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standards for eligibility.
6 years ago
More than 1,000 Philly artists, art administrators call for defunding the police department
In an open letter to Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council, artists and arts organizations called on the city to redistribute police funding to human services.
6 years ago
Indefinitely postponed: Looks like the Roots Picnic won’t happen this summer
Event organizers will offer refunds to ticketholders by Aug. 9.
6 years ago
Art helps democracy. Mayor Kenney’s plan to zero out Philly’s arts office hurts us all
Philly’s arts office responds to the cultural and ethnic diversity that makes up our vibrant neighborhoods.
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