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A father and son fish at Meadow Lake in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Father’s Day, Eid al-Fitr, and Philly hip-hop — Your Week June 14 – 21, 2018

This weekend, we’re talking about the origins of Philly hip-hop, affordable art, and ways to celebrate Father’s Day.

7 years ago

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Russell Craig's wall-sized paintings resemble Rorschach tests, with the faces of women killed by police peering out from inside the abstract shapes. His work is on display in a group show at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of the African American Museum in Philadelphia)
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‘Collective Conscious’ at African American Museum in Philadelphia

A new exhibit at The African American Museum in Philadelphia draws on themes of social change and ancestral memory.

7 years ago

Visitors peruse the offerings at Art for the Cash Poor
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Start your (affordable) art collection — June 16, 2018

Because the walls of your apartment aren't going to decorate themselves.

7 years ago

DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning in Philadelphia in 2003.
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Music

From Lady B to Meek Mill, tracing the roots of Philly hip-hop — June 15, 2018

Dig into the history of hip-hop in Philadelphia with two short documentaries at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Timothy Rub, CEO of Philadelphia Museum of Art speaks at the announcement of the Inside Out art program, Edward Gideon Elementary School, on Tuesday June 12, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Museum encourages Philly students to ‘befriend’ art with donation of reproductions

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has donated 24 high-quality art reproductions to city schools, part of 74 leftovers from its Inside Out summer outreach program.

7 years ago

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Victoria Aaliyah Goins in the title role and Damon Bonetti as the villain in the Philadelphia Artsts' Collective production of
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Performing Arts

‘Maria Marten or the Murder in the Red Barn,’ from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective

Remember the bit about the villain? He twirls his handlebar mustache repeatedly while he ties a lady to the railroad tracks because she can’t pay the rent.

7 years ago

In Simpatico Theatre's production of
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‘Red Bike’ going nowhere, from Simpatico Theatre

An 11-year-old, played at once by three actors, goes on a questionable ride.

7 years ago

Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub perform
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Performing Arts

‘The band’s visit’ and Harry Potter win big at a quieter Tony Awards

The Tony Awards felt a little different this year than they have recently.

7 years ago

Along with his trusty puppet, Daniel Tiger, Fred Rogers explained a complex world to kids in terms they could understand. His goal, says filmmaker Morgan Neville, was to
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Mister Rogers talked frankly with kids about ‘grown-up’ issues that weren’t

It's hard to imagine anyone sending hate mail to Fred Rogers.

7 years ago

Ron Stallworth (pictured here in 1975) was the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. (Courtesy of Ron Stallworth)
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How a black detective infiltrated the KKK

In his new memoir, Black Klansman, he tells the story of how he hoodwinked the Ku Klux Klan into thinking he was one of them.

7 years ago

Taylor Mac performs
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Philadelphia

Philly-area performers chime in on ’24 Decade History’ of American resistance

Local performers add voice to Taylor Mac's marathon theater spectacle, 'A 24 Decade History of Popular Music'

7 years ago

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Dr. Fred Simeone stands amid his collection at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, which traces the history of auto racing and emphasizes the value of competition as a spur to progress.
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Award-winning vintage car museum reaches 10th year, still waiting for crowds in Southwest Philly

The Simeone Museum of classic racing cars celebrates its 10th anniversary, winning awards but still looking for its audience.

7 years ago

CNN said of chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain:
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Food & Drink

Anthony Bourdain, chef and television host, has died at 61

Chef and television host Anthony Bourdain has died, his employer CNN said in a statement Friday morning.

7 years ago

Audience and cast involved in a performance of
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Performing Arts

Up and on your feet in ‘The Fever,’ from Philadelphia International Festival of Arts

An audience participation show can be interpreted several ways.

7 years ago

Eight musicians play on the chandelier as it moves over the stage, crowd and the Schuylkill River. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

PIFA’s Cristal Palace turns chandelier into carnival ride

Suspended from a crane meant for skyscrapers, the chandelier soars above the audience and across the night sky.

7 years ago

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