Arts & Entertainment
‘We publish our books … because the ideas really matter to us’
Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. This time: Malav Kanuga, of Common Notions.
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Philly-area colleges welcome spring with wave of theater productions
Temple University’s production of the original musical “Mystic Rapture” is just one of many local college shows.
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Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf to headline the Make The World Better Concert Weekend at FDR Park this July
The all-ages festival, co-produced by former Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin and promoter Bowery Presents, will take place Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27.
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The Clay Studio’s annual ‘PhilaBowl’ fires up local foodies and pottery lovers
The annual empty bowl fundraiser will include over 500 handmade bowls for sale and yummy bites. Plus, half of the proceeds go to a local food pantry.
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Dozens of miniature ships moored inside Philadelphia’s Seaport Museum for its new exhibition
“Small but Mighty” is an armada of toys and models representing 400 years of maritime history.
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Listen 1:38‘A keepsake for your memories’: Organ concert marks the end of Macy’s era at the Wanamaker Building
“This will be the last day we hear the instrument in the space that it was designed for,” one visitor said.
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Listen 1:11‘The throughline is trying to publish underrepresented voices’
Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. Today: Alison M. Lewis, of Frayed Edge Press
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Albert Barnes and the new book ‘The Maverick’s Museum’
The Barnes Foundation draws a ton of visitors every year. It was first housed in his Merion, Pennsylvania home and later moved – after years of legal battles – to the Parkway.
Air Date: March 20, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:38‘& Juliet’ reimagines the Shakespeare classic — with a 2nd chance
The Broadway musical comes to the Academy of Music on March 25.
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“Beards on Ice,” about climate change, was mocked on Fox News in December. The cabaret group's artistic director hopes the negative attention heightens her message.
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Listen 1:16Philly arts organizations are navigating stormy federal funding guidelines
As the National Endowment for the Arts tries to comply with the shifting legal status of Trump’s executive orders, arts organizations are struggling to keep up.
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Listen 1:31Philly’s Jayden Jiang wins regional spelling bee for second year in a row
The fifth-grader took home first place again in the Philly regional bee at WHYY’s office.
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Detroit, Chicago and Philly street dancing represented in Rennie Harris’ new performance
The Philly-raised choreographer pulled together dancers from three cities to show how street dancing evolves in different places.
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Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Picaflor: A Future Myth” digs into ancient Peruvian mythology to tell a story about the future.
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Listen 2:41March 13–16: Erika Alexander in Delaware, St. Paddy’s Day celebrations in Philly and EagleMania in South Jersey are among this weekend's event events.
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