
Arts & Entertainment
Ai Weiwei coming to Philadelphia for major public art collaboration project
Next fall, some of the most provocative artists in the world will come to Philadelphia to create public sculptures and installations. ...
8 years ago
Philly pit mix makes starting lineup in Puppy Bowl XIII
Forget the Falcons. Super Bowl Sunday is all about the puppies. Animal Planet’s ...
8 years ago
Underground Railroad Museum to open in South Jersey’s Smithville Park [photos]
When people describe the Underground Railroad to newcomers to American history, they usually have to explain that it was not literally un ...
8 years ago
Old City loses Tin Angel, final shows this weekend
The Tin Angel, a Philadelphia musical institution for a quarter-century, will close this weekend after two final shows on Saturday night. ...
8 years ago
ListenWest Philly’s Paul Robeson House endures after founder’s passing
The house where noted singer, actor and Civil Rights activist Paul Robeson lived his final years is getting a second chance after the fou ...
8 years ago
Refugees share kibbah, collard greens and a side of bridge-building at Reading Terminal Market
In English, you say “break bread” when you commune with friends over food. In Arabic, you say “have salt and bread.R ...
8 years ago
ListenCampier and more serious update to ‘Color Me Barbra’ at Art Museum
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has allowed a raucous cabaret performance to be held in its gallery of 16th century art. The Bearded ...
8 years ago
Philly playwright Tuomanen pulls threads of connection and political awakening through works
Mary Tuomanen opens “Hello! Sadness!” at FringeArts in Old City, on a stage with no set, no props, a ...
8 years ago
Review: Intellects sparring lustily in ‘Marcus/Emma’
What do you get when you pair America’s most visionary black nationalist with America’s most radical anarchist? If you’ ...
8 years ago
Review: ‘Informed Consent’ and the power of creation stories
It taxes credibility and has a cheap ending to boot, but we’re going to have to overlook the weak points in Deborah Zoe Laufer̵ ...
8 years ago
‘Curious Incident’ gets percussive welcome as Philly’s latest ‘One Book’ program opens
The Free Library of Philadelphia opens its annual city-wide reading program, “One Book, One Philadelphia,” on Wednesday with ...
8 years ago
ListenPhilly arts community contemplates possible elimination of NEA
Over the weekend, Washington, D.C., newspaper The Hill reported that the Trump transition team is considering eliminating the National En ...
8 years ago
ListenReview: ‘Constellations’ we can’t even imagine
You know how they say the future is in the stars? In Nick Payne’s surreal and beautifully constructed “Constellations,” ...
8 years ago
Scholars explore Princeton University’s historic links to slavery for art, academia
Scholars at Princeton University are researching that university’s historic relationship to slavery for a series of academic and ar ...
8 years ago
Work set to begin on $5.8 million Barnes addition
The Barnes Foundation made up for years of controversy surrounding its 2012 move to downtown Philadelphia by building what is almost unan ...
8 years ago