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‘Sweat’ breaks open a new era for Philadelphia Theatre Company

Lynn Nottage's play about factory decline and its effect on disrespected workers puts the stage company back into production.

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Walt Maguire adjusts his glasses in his bathroom mirror on October 20, 2017. Maguire, 60, played the part of Dumbledore at Chestnut Hill’s Harry Potter Festival for six years. Now, he is co-hosting the Witches and Wizards festival costume contest. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
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A wizard who must not be named reflects on his years as Hogwarts headmaster

For Walt Maguire, dressing as the festival’s Dumbledore was a serious endeavor — one that required him to begin his preparation at 5 a.m.

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Jane Irish (left) and Mary Henderson of Tiger Strikes Asteroid galleries hang their first show at the Crane Arts Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
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Philly artists join others in archiving their creative process

Artists contribute to New York library's public archive of 'process work,' the throw-away sketches made in pursuit of the final work.

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Nearly forgotten French impressionist regains her moment in Philadelphia exhibit

Berthe Morisot - a founding artist of French impressionism who was nearly forgotten - is coming back at the Barnes Foundation.

7 years ago

Large scale abstract painter Larry Poons is featured in Nathaniel Kahn's film,
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Art market skewered in new documentary from Philly filmmaker

Philadelphia filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn skewers the art market with his new documentary, "The Price of Everything."

7 years ago

Members of Piffaro and the Prism Saxaphone Quartet rehearse David Ludwig's
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Musical ‘bookends’ Prism Quartet and Piffaro offer world premiere performance

The Renaissance wind ensemble Piffaro and Prism Saxophone Quartet join forces Wednesday to premiere “The Anchoress” by David Ludwig.

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“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”

Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am

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Now read this: ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’

The Free Library of Philadelphia has selected Jesmyn Ward's "Sing, Unburied, Sing" for next year's One Book, One Philadelphia reading program.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Orchestra’s two-week Barnes/Stokowski Festival explores the contentious relationship between art collector Albert Barnes (left) and conductor Leopold Stokowski (right). (Library of Congress)
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Forever ‘frenemies’: Barnes and Stokowksi

The Philadelphia Orchestra is bringing together strange bedfellows.

7 years ago

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I love Lucy — and Grandma too

It was the early ’70s when I sat with Grandma to watch “I Love Lucy.” We’d sit on the couch in her wood-paneled den, ...

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Since targeting the current administration in his art, 74-year-old Robbie Conal has never been more prolific. He's completed almost 40 paintings of President Trump and the people in his orbit —
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‘Visionary, not reactionary’: Artists take political commentary to streets and skies

A public art project called "The 50 State Initiative" features more than 100 billboards that touch on a variety of social issues and topics, from immigration to guns.

7 years ago

Workers prepare the Cherry Street Pier art and civic space for its grand opening Friday night, Oct. 12, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Cherry Street Pier debuts this weekend

After a $5 million makeover, the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia opens as a public park.

7 years ago

Claris Park and Jamison Foreman in the Inis Nua Theatre Company's production of
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Inis Nua Theatre Company tames ‘The Monster in the Hall’

A teenage girl faithfully looks after a father with MS, and balances her real life with fantasy.

7 years ago

In this April 6, 2017, file photo, Queen Latifah speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center in New York.  (Richard Drew/AP Photo, File)
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Queen Latifah ‘unable to accept’ Marian Anderson Award for personal reasons

Past winners have included Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and Quincy Jones.

7 years ago

Swords are exhibited at the Franklin Institute's
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Viking invasion at the Franklin Institute

New Vikings exhibition at the Franklin Institute focuses on the savagery of the ancient Scandinavians.

7 years ago

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