
Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia musicians bring Bach to commuters to honor composer’s 334th birthday
Philadelphia joins cities across the globe with free public performances of Bach to celebrate the composer’s 334th birthday.
6 years ago
The many facets of ‘The Few,’ at Theatre Horizon
The ‘Few,’ by MacArthur “genius grant” fellow Samuel D. Hunter, strikes common chords about loneliness and connection and continues through April 7.
6 years ago
90-year-old pianist performs with the Delaware Symphony in Wilmington and Lewes
Nationally renowned pianist Leon Fleisher continues his 90th birthday celebration with a pair of performances in Delaware.
6 years ago
In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood
When the Walt Disney Co.'s $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox is completed at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, the storied lot will no longer house one of the six major studios.
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An off-season Fringe, with the spotlight on local successes
The new High Pressure Fire Service Festival, geared to locally based performers, runs through most of June, with a new show opening each month.
6 years ago
How a massive Robinson Fredenthal sculpture moved to Chestnut Hill in the dead of night
The “White Water” sculpture had been in downtown Philadelphia for 40 years. It now lives on the front lawn of the Woodmere Museum.
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Listen 1:57Dick Dale, surf guitar legend, dead at 81
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took reverb to new levels, died on Saturday night
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Nat King Cole still remains ‘one of the great gifts of nature’ 100 years later
The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.
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Kung fu to zombies, remembering the Trocadero
Philly’s 150-year-old Chinatown concert venue will close at the end of the month.
6 years ago
Will whistle for work: Orchestra whistles tribute to Philly’s labor history
Temple art gallery has commissioned a UK artist to compose and assemble an orchestra of local whistlers in Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Listen 3:36Women artists celebrated in song at Philly Museum of Art
Birdie Busch will perform a suite of songs based on female artists in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
7 years ago
Asian Arts Initiative showcases art striving to cast out caste system
The Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia is exhibiting work by a group of Dalit, once known as “untouchables,” to protest that social hierarchy.
7 years ago
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.
7 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.
7 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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