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Arts & Entertainment

Sean Salm, talent buyer and general manager, of Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Music
Philadelphia

New stimulus gives Philly’s struggling music scene its own shot in the arm

The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2017 file photo, Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York.(Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Music

A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart

Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10.

5 years ago

Samantha Rise leads a march demanding arts funding in a giant unicorn puppet
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly’s Arts and Culture Task Force wants to ensure an equitable economic recovery

The Zoom call this Sunday may be the Philly arts task force’s only event where the general public can weigh in.

5 years ago

HOT•BED gallery in Center City showing sculptures from Adam Wallacavage
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly artist Adam Wallacavage brings his ‘jungle of ornament’ to Center City gallery

A rare solo exhibition by the Philly artist brings his organically whimsical creatures into a “jungle of ornament.”

5 years ago

The Grand Opera House's Winter in Wilmington light show at night
Delaware
Outdoors
Performing Arts

Wilmington’s Grand Opera House finds new stage to shine light on the arts

Stages in Wilmington have been dark since the pandemic started in mid-March, but the Grand Opera House has found a new way to connect with its audience.

5 years ago

Poet Kevin Young and his anthology African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song
Radio Times
Race & Ethnicity

250 years of African American poetry

Poet Kevin Young talks about "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song" and Tracy K. Smith, Major Jackson and Gregory Pardlo share their poems.

Air Date: December 23, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Gritty dressed as Santa Claus wearing a face shield
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philly health department clears Gritty for Flyers games, NHL relents

The mascot petitioned the league to be deemed “essential” — and appears to have won.

5 years ago

Jeweler Bob Strehlau holds an ink drawing by Vincent Van Gogh
History
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store

Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.

5 years ago

Franklin Square holiday festivall
Home & Family
Philadelphia

Celebrate winter holiday cheer at Franklin Square now through the end of February

The Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show will light up the park nightly, with a dazzling light performance every 30 minutes through Jan. 10.

5 years ago

El Yunque, Puerto Rico's tropical rainforest, is on display on The Print Center's windows at 16th and Latimer streets. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
International
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

A sliver of tropical Puerto Rico blooms on snowy Latimer Street

The Print Center has been using its bay window as an impromptu exhibition space. Currently, it offers a glimpse at the country’s only rainforest, El Yunque.

5 years ago

Composer Randy Gibson walking the trails of Tacony Creek Park
Music
Outdoors
Public Spaces

Philly composer writes a series of jazz and blues songs inspired by Tacony Creek

Randy Gibson’s seven-song Tacony Creek Suite responds to George Floyd, the coronavirus pandemic and its titular water source.

5 years ago

Listen 3:33
Julie Siglin looks at the sculptures displayed in Wharton Esherick's home studio
Architecture & Design
Pennsylvania
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Tiny, hidden Wharton Esherick Museum gets $10M windfall

The tiny, hidden American Craft museum in a forest outside Malvern, Pa., has received a $10 million endowment gift from Windgate Foundation.

6 years ago

Alex is an emergency room nurse treating COVID-19 patients in the Greater Philadelphia Area. (Kyle Cassidy)
The Why
Public Health
Visual Arts

A camera, a mask and 2020’s most enduring image

Philadelphia photographer Kyle Cassidy captured images of essential workers for his series Between Us and Catastrophe.

Air Date: December 7, 2020

Listen 17:20
Workmen raise the LOVE statue off its pedestal in Dilworth Park in February 2017
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly’s Office of Arts and Culture got knocked down, still fighting

Philly’s Office of Arts and Culture was severely reduced in the city’s COVID-era budget, but it’s still shining a light on cultural assets.

6 years ago

Damien J. Wallace, playing Underground Man in EgoPo’s production of “Underground.”
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘Underground’ brings Dostoevsky to pandemic-era Philadelphia

The classic Dostoevsky novel “Notes from Underground” is retold online as a Black man emerging from decades of self-isolation.

6 years ago

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