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Arts & Entertainment

15-foot-tall robot sculpture installed at North Camden's Cramer Hill Neighborhood
New Jersey
Public Spaces
Sculpture

‘A New View’ in Camden: Citywide project to tackle illegal dumping through public art

Artists have transformed six places along Camden’s public transit corridors for the next six months. The larger goal is to boost civic pride and economic development.

5 years ago

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Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (second from the right) is famous for his audacious cons, documented in the blockbuster movie “Catch Me If You Can.” But science writer Alan Logan says the real grift is Abagnale’s entire life story. (Rene Macura/AP Photo)
The Pulse
Media

Could this famous conman be lying about his story? A new book suggests he is

Frank W. Abagnale Jr. is famous for cons documented in the blockbuster “Catch Me If You Can.” But science writer Alan Logan says the real grift is Abagnale’s entire story.

5 years ago

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A rendering of FloatLab on the Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

A giant circular floating deck is coming to the Schuylkill River next to Bartram’s Garden

Called FloatLab, the interactive installation is a project from Mural Arts.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Music
Philadelphia

New music!

Raina Douris of World Cafe and music writer John Morrison join guest host Kevin McCorry to give us some recommendations for new music to check out.

Air Date: April 22, 2021

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The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia is reopening to the public on April 22, 2021. The museum had been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Kids
Public Health

How does the Please Touch Museum reopen during a pandemic?

How does a space focused on hands-on play get back in the game? New CDC guidance based on Penn Med research informed the choice.

5 years ago

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A series of murals by Tom Judd at the 5th Street/Independence Hall stop on the Market-Frankford line. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Transportation
Visual Arts

A mash-up of Philly history at the 5th Street SEPTA station

Artist Tom Judd reshuffled historic images in his massive collage inside the 5th St. SEPTA station.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly museums are reopening: 5 new exhibits to visit this spring

Check out renovated spaces, historic openings, and groundbreaking collabs.

5 years ago

Bucks County Playhouse toasts the debut of Candace Bushnell's one-woman show, 'Is There Still Sex in the City?' which will run at the theater in New Hope from June 22 through July 18. Pictured are (from left) Alex Frasier, Robyn Goodman, Marc Johnston, Candace Bushnell, Lorin Latarro, and Josh Fiedler. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
TV

‘Sex in the City’…in the country: Candace Bushnell makes theatrical debut in New Hope

Candace Bushnell, the author of the cultural phenomenon "Sex in the City," will star in her own one-woman show at the Bucks County Playhouse.

5 years ago

Painter Constance Culpepper in her studio
Innovation
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

POST turns lemons into lemonade, inviting the world to Philly with virtual studio visits

Artists, once hesitant to bring strangers into their studios, now agree to do POST via digital tools.

5 years ago

Ardencie Hall-Karambe's staging of #AllLivesDontMatter
Community Events
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Better late than never: Theater Week returns

The annual theater showcase highlights what artists have developed after a year of the pandemic.

5 years ago

Richard Thompson's new memoir is called
Radio Times
History
Music

Richard Thompson

Legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson joins Marty to talk about his memoir "Beeswing" which chronicles his early years with Fairport Convention.

Air Date: April 9, 2021 10:00 am

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Taylor J. Mitchell performs in
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Young, gifted and Black… mentors guide Black artists through Philadelphia’s theater scene

“Growing up ... I would often be one of very few chocolate chips in the theater cookie,” said actor Angelica Jackson. “I was drawn to it because I just love telling stories.”

5 years ago

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Gov. Phil Murphy signs arts and cultural institution relief legislation at the West End Arts Center in Long Branch, New Jersey on April 8, 2021. (Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governor’s Office).
Economic Development
New Jersey
Performing Arts

N.J. Gov. Murphy signs off on $15 million to aid the arts

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed off on $15 million in grants to help arts and culture programs hit hard by the pandemic.

5 years ago

Frank Jimenez performs in a scene from
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Teatro del Sol is creating the future of Latino theater

Philly’s only all-bilingual theater company nurtures original work with its new play development program.

5 years ago

John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show
Books
Music

Remembering John Prine with the superfan author of a new book about the songwriter

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Bruce Rits Gilbert about his new book, “John Prine One Song at a Time.”

5 years ago

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