
Arts & Entertainment
Archives of radio show illuminate Philly’s love affair with reggae of ‘80s and ‘90s
Recordings of the “Caribbean World Rhythms” radio show bring back the bright, sun-splashed sounds of reggae.
6 years ago
Listen 7:13Two visions of African spirituality at the African American Museum
A photojournalist and a fine-art photographer collaborate on a dual exhibition of the Baye Fall of Senegal and the indigenous deities of Sierra Leone.
6 years ago
Listen 2:11At Wilmington’s 76ers Fieldhouse, hoops make way for hoopla of concerts, celebrities
The new Wilmington sports arena for the 76ers G League team drew well for an O.A.R. concert. Rap queen Cardi B will host a party there in April.
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Listen 2:16The production affirms Arden Theatre Company as the region's major producer of August Wilson's work.
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“Vessels,” a premiere work this weekend at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, imagines how captured African women might have survived the Middle Passage.
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Listen 2:10In a Philadelphia first, artist collective becomes property owner
Space 1026, being forced out of its current location, becomes the first artist collective in Philadelphia to buy a building.
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Laurie Halse Anderson’s new memoir ‘Shout’
A conversation with YA fiction writer Laurie Halse Anderson on her own sexual assault when she was 13 years old and how to talk to young people about sexual violence.
Air Date: March 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Luke Perry dead at 52 after suffering stroke
A publicist for Luke Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52.
6 years ago
Please Touch Museum exhibit teaches children about Muslim culture
A life-sized Middle Eastern sailboat, artifacts, and lively demonstrations by Muslim artists are featured in the Please Touch Museum’s latest exhibition: America to Zanzibar.
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Listen 1:27Why Drexel wants to take over the Philadelphia History Museum
Drexel University has proposed taking over the 130,000-piece collection of the Philadelphia History Museum. Will the public get to see it? And why does Drexel want it?
Air Date: March 4, 2019
Listen 13:20Why small U.S. theaters have canceled ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat by Broadway.
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South Jersey fans turn out for ‘hometown hero’ Ariel Versace’s debut in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
RuPaul’s Drag Race is in its 11th season and for the first time a drag queen from South Jersey has made the program.
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Listen 3:33Philly Flower Show leads visitors back to the garden in Woodstock celebration
The oldest and largest flower show in the country celebrates the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, and hosts an international floral contest.
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Listen 1:50Philly History Museum’s future may lie with Drexel
More than 300 people turned out Wednesday night to hear a plan for preserving the contents of the Philadelphia History Museum. The building, however, may be lost.
6 years ago
Listen 2:13How one woman expanded a Philadelphia-based black film festival to the international stage
Maori Karmael Holmes, who began the BlackStar Film Festival, wanted to provide a film festival for black creators in Philadelphia. It quickly became much bigger.
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