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Arts & Entertainment

Large scale abstract painter Larry Poons is featured in Nathaniel Kahn's film,
Movies

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
Music
Philadelphia

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.

7 years ago

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Race & Ethnicity

“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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Books
Philadelphia

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)
History
Music
Visual Arts

Forever ‘frenemies’: Barnes and Stokowksi

The Philadelphia Orchestra is bringing together strange bedfellows.

7 years ago

Watching the
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Neighborhoods

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, ...

7 years ago

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 —
NPR
Politics
Social Justice

‘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)
Architecture & Design
Public Spaces

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
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

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)
National
Philadelphia

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
History
International

Viking invasion at the Franklin Institute

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

7 years ago

In 1812 Productions'
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

‘Broken Biscuits,’ crumbly play (1812 Productions)

Three teens see themselves as outside the "coolness" spectrum.

7 years ago

The National Museum of American Jewish History looks at the life of Rube Goldberg. (Courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History)
History
Visual Arts

It’s complicated: Life and work of Rube Goldberg at Philly’s Jewish Museum

Exhibit on life and work of Rube Goldberg opens at National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Philadelphia
Sports

Gritty politics

Guests: Jim Saksa, Jake Blumgart We end today’s show on a lighter note; what do you think of the Philadelph ...

Air Date: October 10, 2018 10:00 am

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For its production of
Economy
Performing Arts

With ‘Sweat,’ Philadelphia Theatre Company comes back online

The Philadelphia Theatre Company jumps back in the game with the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Sweat.'

7 years ago

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