Arts & Entertainment
Bravado and indignation star in Delaware Theatre's 'Dare To Be Black'
Say what you will about the Delaware Theatre Company, it’s never been afraid to tackle controversial topics. The story of a black boxer in the early 1900s fits that theme.
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Lisa Thomas-Laury’s “On Camera and Off”; Manafort indictment
Air Date: October 31, 2017
Listen 49:15Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award winners — trophies, $87,500, and a celebration
The Barrymore Award ceremony, Monday night at the Merriam Theater, is the way metropolitan Philadelphia’s professional theater community celebrates its accomplishments.
6 years ago
Penn Museum's Day of the Dead celebration honors victims of earthquake, fires, and hurricanes
The centuries-old tradition celebrates lost loved ones with bright colors, music, dance, sweets, and storytelling.
6 years ago
Art Museum celebrating great works left by Philadelphian, even if some not so great
Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibit focuses on extensive Johnson Collection of Old Masters.
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Edward Ayers “The Thin Light of Freedom”
Air Date: October 30, 2017
Listen 49:16N.J. daughter of Fats Domino sings praises of music icon
Karen Domino White spent Tuesday morning listening to some of her dad’s music. Something told her to call him. Her message went straight to voicemail.
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Day of the Dead festival to honor victims of natural disasters
Penn Museum hosts Dia de los Muertos celebration with traditional music, food, and painted skeletons while remembering those lost to recent earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires.
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From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.
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'TouchTones' pushes buttons but leaves the audience on hold (Arden Theatre Company)
A new musical comedy about an engaged young couple — torn by a commitment to no premarital sex and an attraction to phone fantasy — turns away from issues it addresses.
6 years ago
Listen 3:05An effort to slow traffic becomes a Delaware Halloween tradition
Jim Bell wanted cars to not blow through the stop sign in front of his Dover home, so he decorated the house with elaborate decorations for Halloween, and the cars stopped.
6 years ago
Paper flowers bring messages of freedom from Berks Detention Center
A Monument Lab project brings to City Hall 1600 paper flowers made by detained immigrants and their supporters.
7 years ago
‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
In a one-man show filled with ideas, Aaron Davidman takes on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and examines as many sides as he can find.
7 years ago
Improving Philly writers with poetry slam-turned game show
An effort at the Community College of Philadelphia to use slam poetry to help improve students' writing skills has become an Emmy-nominated reality TV-style game show.
7 years ago
Listen 1:43'Flesh and Blood' a half-fictional film about real Philly activist and family
The Philadelphia Film Festival has begun this week. On Saturday it will screen a movie shot entirely in North Philadelphia, a gritty drama called “Flesh and Blood.”
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