
Arts & Entertainment
Local pianist to romance the butterfly at Insectarium
The butterfly pavilion at the Insectarium in Northeast Philadelphia will host a concert of bug music.
7 years ago
Listen 5:48The thrill and exhaustion of watching Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’
Some of the show's performances are so extreme (and look so dangerous), you wonder how anyone ever learned to do this stuff.
7 years ago
Listen 3:29Delaware ministers take turns on stage in Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Seven faith leaders from the local community who will play the part of the good friar over the next two weeks in the Delaware Shakespeare’s production.
7 years ago
Art Museum summer program caters to young Modernists
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's summertime Art Splash program takes cues from urban Modernism.
7 years ago
Listen 1:53Teen rocker Snail Mail takes the stage at Union Transfer — July 14, 2018
Lindsay Jordan is a songwriter who is wise beyond her years.
7 years ago
Your Weekly Roundup for July 12-19, 2018
If you won’t be watching the World Cup final, or down in the waves, check out one of these events.
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Listen 4:14The R & B legend is scheduled to perform the album in its entirety and will be accompanied by some big-name guests.
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TGIF: Forgotten ‘90s TV shows resurrected for Friday the 13th — July 13, 2018
Remember "Baby Talk"? What about "Odd Man Out"? No? Revisit these and other not-quite-classics at PhilaMOCA on Friday.
7 years ago
‘His Girl Friday,’ the old days, and now (Hedgerow Theatre)
A classic film comedy, adapted for the stage, has a different resonance these days.
7 years ago
Hypermasculine, totally queer: Celebrating the leather jacket in cinema — July and August 2018
The Fabric Workshop and Museum has partnered with Lightbox Film Center to present a film series celebrating the iconic jacket.
7 years ago
A tea caddy collection with a Broadway connection on display in Delaware
Mark Bramble is a Broadway author and producer best known for '42nd Street' and 'Barnum. A portion of his mother's tea caddy collection is on display now in historic Odessa.
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Classic whodunit game Clue comes to life with bona fide forensics — July 24, 2018
The Franklin Institute will become the scene of a (fictional) murder for this Science After Hours event.
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In Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson,’ the tyranny of the academy (Contra Theatre Company)
The student wants to be enrolled for "the full doctorate." And who knows what the professor wants?
7 years ago
Factions in Miss America split over leadership, direction
Former Miss America winners and state pageant officials are split over the leadership and direction of the organization, which was rocked by a 2017 email scandal.
7 years ago
After a century in the limelight, ancient Egyptian sphinx going back into hiding
Penn Museum's iconic, 3,200-year-old Egyptian sphinx will disappear for several years, starting Monday, while its gallery undergoes renovations.
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