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Arts & Entertainment

University of Delaware students pay tribute to hip-hop pioneers. (photo courtesy Edward Franklin)
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Delaware
Higher Education
Music

University of Delaware students pay tribute to hip-hop music pioneers

Some University of Delaware students pay tribute to a type of music that's slightly over forty years old- they do so with creativity, art and education.

8 years ago

Portraits of the victims of gun violence hang on the walls at the chestnut hill presbyterian church
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Visual Arts

Church in Chestnut Hill debuts art and music about gun violence

A weekend arts festival at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill will feature choral music, a new play reading, and painted portraits of shooting victims.

8 years ago

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Delaware
Food & Drink

Delaware's Brimming Horn Meadery is part myth, part magic, and part science

Mead is the oldest alcoholic beverage dating to over 9000 years old, and for John Talkington, The Brimming Horn Meadery has been a dream two decades in the making.

8 years ago

A man looks at a sphinx of red granite in Penn Museum's Egypt gallery
NewsWorks Tonight

Penn Museum breaks ground for long-overdue overhaul

The 118-year-old museum at the University of Pennsylvania houses millions of archaeological and anthropological artifacts from around the world.

8 years ago

The company of Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

A different sort of bloodstream for ‘Blood Wedding’ (Wilma Theater)

An old play becomes an altogether new experience in this adaptation of Federico García Lorca's classic.

8 years ago

The Pulse
Technology

The reel story of what happened to tape

While sound professionals and amateurs have moved to digital recording, reel-to-reel still holds a special place among some producers and audio nerds.

8 years ago

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A sculpture by Eric Schultz.
New Jersey

The Mechanical Marvels of sculptor Eric Schultz

The sculpted characters of Eric Schultz, made from old rusted parts and other detritus, exude whimsy and humor. So it is surprising to he ...

8 years ago

(photo courtesy Tanja Productions/Delaware Theatre Company)
Delaware
Performing Arts

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.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Books
National

Lisa Thomas-Laury’s “On Camera and Off”; Manafort indictment

Guests: Lisa Thomas-Laury and Byron Tau ...

Air Date: October 31, 2017

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The 11th Hour Theatre Company production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philadelphia’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.

8 years ago

Children in costume with skull face paint decorate sugar skulls.
View Finders
Higher Education
History
Race & Ethnicity

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.

8 years ago

The interpretation of Judith Leyster's
Philadelphia

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.

8 years ago

Radio Times
History

Edward Ayers “The Thin Light of Freedom”

Guests: Edward Ayers Most histories of the civil war focus on the decisive battles, the military leaders, the bat ...

Air Date: October 30, 2017

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Karen Domino White has written a book based on her mother¹s memoirs.
Home & Family
Music

N.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.

8 years ago

Artist Cesar Viveros arranges paper petals on the floor of the Day of the Dead altar. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

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.

8 years ago

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