
Arts & Entertainment
This circus travels on its stomach, but lightly
A team of international chefs working in a portable kitchen keeps Cirque du Soleil performers happy and fit.
7 years ago
Four African-American composers go to church with Bernstein’s ‘Mass’
A Baptist church in West Philadelphia will premiere new music by four African-American composers working in the vein of Leonard Bernstein.
7 years ago
Shooting star watch: How to stargaze the Perseid meteor shower
This weekend will offer some of the best stargazing of the year.
7 years ago
A festival on Broad Street with no cars allowed and a bookbinding workshop are two of this week's highlights.
7 years ago
Listen 5:18Lee Daniels’ life explored on ‘Breaking Big’
The intriguing PBS series “Breaking Big,” airing Friday at 8:30 p.m., traces the life and career path filmmaker and TV mogul Lee Daniels.
7 years ago
The inaugural Philadelphia’s Greatest Women Athletes and Coaches Awards
It should be a spectacular night for women’s sports in Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles
When actress Scarlett Johansson reversed course recently and canceled plans to play a transgender man in the film "Rub & Tug," transgender actors were gratified and surprised.
7 years ago
Dr. Barnes is from outer space — and other fibs on tour at the Barnes collection
Did you know that the founder of the Barnes collection collaborated with Janelle Monae? Or did he?
7 years ago
Listen 5:18Woman helps man short on cash, finds out he’s Keith Urban
A New Jersey woman who thought she was helping a down-and-out man pay for his gas station food ended up footing the bill for country musi ...
7 years ago
New HBO series debuts at Blackstar Film Festival in Philly
Terence Nance, a New York experimental filmmaker with a long history with the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia, chose the festival to launch his new HBO series.
7 years ago
Listen 2:49Atlantic City ready to roll the dice again on boxing
There was a moment of time when Atlantic City evoked images of Tyson and Gatti as much as tables and gamblers.
7 years ago
Toasting latest addition as Philly’s Fashion District moves toward ’19 opening
City Winery is the newest tenant at Fashion District Philadelphia.
7 years ago
La Borinqueña: a superhero for Puerto Rico
Guests: Danica Coto, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez La Borinqueña is an Afro-Latina Puerto Rican comic book superhero ...
Air Date: August 2, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Blackstar Film Festival, in its seventh year, keeps expanding the mainstream
The festival showcases films that may be difficult to find in mainstream theaters.
7 years ago
Listen 5:06Cape May Crab Festival, inclusive play, and Deco on the Delaware: Your plans 8/2 – 8/8, 2018
This week, a slate of events is specially geared toward children on the autism spectrum.
7 years ago