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Andrew Mars
Speak Easy

Protest pop: On creativity as resistance

As I embark on my third solo album, I find myself in a culture that increasingly sells its soul, in the name of money, in the name of sex.

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Announcing the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner

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Philadelphia

Leslie Odom Jr.

Guest: Leslie Odom Jr. You may not have scored the tickets to see the original cast of “Hamilton,” but ...

Air Date: April 24, 2018 10:00 am

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Liliana Velasquez, 20, fled Guatemala on her own to seek asylum in the United States.

Pa. aid society honors young immigrant author for courage, determination

Montco student's 'Dreams and Nightmares' details perilous trek from Guatemala to asylum in U.S. 'It’s the story of all of us who come to this country,' she says.

8 years ago

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Delaware
Visual Arts

Delaware artist invites you to his ‘Vibe Realm’

By day, Michael Kalmbach is the founder and director of the Creative Vision Factory, in Wilmington. When he isn't working to help others through art, Kalmbach makes his own.

8 years ago

Idalmis Garcia Rodriguez in “¡Bienvenidos Blancos!” from Team Sunshine Performance Corporation, at FringeArts.  (Photo courtesy of Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography)
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘¡Bienvenidos Blancos!’ — Welcome, White People! — to Cuba, from Team Sunshine

How the history of Cuba and the revolution continues to shape the identities of Cubans and their American kin.

8 years ago

The top of the entryway arch is lifted by crane Friday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Behind the scenes of the Chinese Lantern Festival

The steel-framed lanterns are created by 20 artisans from Tianyu Arts & Culture.

8 years ago

The AMC cinema in Riyadh hosted the first film screening in more than three decades on April 18. Movie theaters open to the wider public next month after Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas as part of a far-reaching liberalization drive. (Bandar Al-Jaloud/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Movies
Politics

As Saudi Arabia’s cinema ban ends, filmmakers eye new opportunities

An elite group of movie lovers in the Saudi capital Riyadh got a special treat on Wednesday — a screening of the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther.

8 years ago

Jayce Ogren is the Artistic Director of Orchestra 2001. (Provided)
NewsWorks Tonight
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

More than a ‘Freakout’: Exploring Frank Zappa’s classical roots with two Philly performances

Orchestra 2001 will perform on Sunday, April 22 at World Café Live, and Saturday, April 28 at the Fillmore.

8 years ago

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Director Alex Torra works with performers with Team Sunshine Performance Corporation on
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International
Performing Arts
Politics

International theater collaboration examines Cuban, American perspectives

A new play "¡Bienvenidos Blancos!, or Welcome White People!" tracks a descendant of the Cuban exodus as he re-assesses his feelings for the island nation.

8 years ago

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Kendrick Lamar in 2015. The rapper was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music. (Mike Pont/Getty Images)
NPR
Music

ICYMI: Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ wins historic Pulitzer Prize in music

The recognition comes on the heels of growing acceptance of hip-hop from reigning cultural institutions over the past year.

8 years ago

Tim Bergling, aka Avicii.
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NPR
International
Music

Electronic dance music superstar Avicii dies at 28

No cause of death was given.

8 years ago

A snapshot of one of the posters, located at the intersection of Forbes and Wood, went viral on Twitter and Reddit. (Angela Carducci)
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Pennsylvania
TV

Posters around Pittsburgh ask mayor to make ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ city’s official song

"The lyrics are inspirational, and the song is an important part of Pittsburgh history and culture," Craig Toocheck said.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia

Mummers off Broad: New book of photos documents a decade of wenches

Photographer and Drexel professor Andrea Modica photographed Mummer wenches, one day a year for 10 years.

8 years ago

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Freda Payne prepares for her portrayal of the legendary Ella Fitzgerald in the regional premiere of “Ella: First Lady of Song
Delaware

Freda Payne returns to jazz at Delaware Theatre Company

"Band of Gold" singer Freda Payne takes the stage of the Delaware Theatre Company not to belt out Motown-style R&B, but to swing and scat as the legendary Ella Fitzgerald.

8 years ago

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