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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Fringe Festival 2024 launches by announcing its new CEO

Nell Bang-Jensen, of Theatre Horizon in Norristown, has been tapped to be next leader of the Philly Fringe Festival.

8 months ago

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International
Philadelphia
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Eagles in São Paulo: Commentators educate audience about NFL in soccer-crazy Brazil

Local commentators and experts in Brazil are seeking to draw attention to NFL football by using funny metaphors, catchy stories about players and loud celebrations on air.

9 months ago

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Billy Penn

How to celebrate Brazilian culture in Philly as the Eagles take on the Packers in São Paulo

If you’re tuning in to the game and finding yourself feeling FOMO that you couldn’t make the trip, or yearning for more Brazilian culture, you don’t have to look too far.

9 months ago

Young dancers portray enslaved children in the dance-theater production, ''On Buried Ground.''
History
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Historic Black Philadelphia brought back to life in ‘On Buried Ground’

A dance and theater piece imagines the lives of 18th and 19th century Black figures buried at Christ Church.

9 months ago

Part of the display
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Race & Ethnicity
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Visual Arts

‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

9 months ago

Black horse riders ride horses in south
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

A Philly photographer captures the glory days of the Black cowboy

Ron Tarver has been taking pictures of Black horse culture for 30 years, in town and country.

9 months ago

File photo: In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
History
Music
New Jersey

Speaking from the depths, Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ continues to inspire

A new special about Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album “Nebraska” debuts Aug. 31 on WHYY. Host Matt Guilhem discusses the album’s legacy with music biographer Warren Zanes.

9 months ago

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Chaka Khan performs
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Chaka Khan, Les Misérables and the Polish American Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 29 - Sept. 1: James Taylor in Philly, the Glassboro Car Show and Food Truck Festival in New Jersey and the People’s Festival in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlight

9 months ago

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Andrew Robinson poses for a photo
International
New Jersey
Sports

Just keep swimming: A New Jersey swimmer’s journey to the English Channel

This week, a New Jersey swimmer heads out to swim the English Channel. Guided by local inspirations, Andrew Robinson is ready for the challenge.

9 months ago

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germantown formerly incarcerated renaissance museum-grand opening
Incarceration
Philadelphia

A museum of formerly incarcerated people opens in Germantown

The Formerly Incarcerated Renaissance Museum documents the resilience and creativity of people during and after their prison sentences.

9 months ago

Jason Kelce
Philadelphia
Sports
TV

Kelces cash in: Travis and Jason Kelce take popular ‘New Heights’ podcast to Amazon’s Wondery

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular “New Heights” podcast to Amazon’s Wondery under a three-year deal.

9 months ago

Anthony Roth Costanzo stands on the stage at the Academy of Music
Music
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Opera Philadelphia will offer all tickets for $11 all season long

All tickets, all season, will start at $11 and go up as much or as little as patrons wish.

9 months ago

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the destruction of the Bastille
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘It’s all about the story’: This drawing of the historic Bastille has led a historic life of its own

A sketch of the famed Paris fortress was made during its demolition by revolutionaries in 1789. Then it had a long, strange trip of its own.

9 months ago

the Philadelphia Ballet building
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

William Penn Foundation grants $24 million for culture capital projects

Stalled building projects and imminent 2026 initiatives in Philly are getting an infusion of money.

9 months ago

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Books are seen on display at a Philly bookstore
Books
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly Bookstore Crawl returns for its second year this Saturday

Forty Philadelphia-area stores will be participating in this year’s event with discounts, giveaways, and author talks and signings.

9 months ago

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