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Leah Walton in Theatre Horizon's production of ''2.5 Minute Ride.'' (Photo courtesy of Matthew J Photography)
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A stirring ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ (Theatre Horizon)

A one-woman play focuses on two very different family trips to explore her relationship with her father, his past and her present.

8 years ago

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Delaware arts calendar: The art of Denise Dumont, Rubix Kube and more to see and do in Delaware this week

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.

8 years ago

Lao-American writer Bryan Thao Worra
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In remembering Vietnam War, more stories of Lao refugees deserve to be told

Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" reminds me yet again why it is so vital for refugees to tell our stories in our own words and on our own terms.

8 years ago

A gallery space, benches, video on screens
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Pennsylvania

A video installation in the land of Andrew Wyeth

For the first time, the Brandywine River Museum presents video art in the converted 19th-century grist mill.

8 years ago

Betsy Levy Paluck, winner of the MacArthur Genius Grant (YouTube)
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Princeton professor wins MacArthur 'genius' grant

Research psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck wins major prize for her work in conflict resolution.

8 years ago

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Aaron Miller of the Seneca Nation performs a smoke dance with members of the Longhouse Singers and Dancers at the Museum of the American Revolution.
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Social Justice

Indigenous people recount ancestors’ role in Revolutionary War

The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia marks Indigenous People's Day with a new film about the involvement of Native Americans in the Revolutionary War.

8 years ago

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A participant of the SpArc Services Cultural Arts Center has her make-up done for a 2017 Fringe Festival production,
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Philadelphia

Producing a Fringe play teaches Philadelphians with disabilities self-determination

Friendship and joy were the themes of a 2017 Fringe play produced by SpArc Services Cultural Arts Center in Philadelphia, which supports people with intellectual disabilities.

8 years ago

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Delaware
Visual Arts

Delaware artist left the banking world to ‘get back to her bliss’

Denise Dumont traded her office job for the life of a professional painter. Now her office is wherever she sets up her easel.

8 years ago

New Jersey
Visual Arts

Major arts supporter in Princeton gets her first exhibit

There are many luxurious spots in which to sit and relax in the home Hella McVay shares with her husband Scott McVay.

8 years ago

A man with a mic in the foreground, middle-school musicians stand on a stage in the background
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Philadelphia

New musical ensemble helps Barnes Foundation mark fifth year in Philly

Robert Whalen is both conductor and co-creator of the Barnes Ensemble with his wife Katherine Skovira.

8 years ago

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Finding your voice — at any age

This month's edition of WHYY's television magazine program, Friday Arts, includes a profile of musician Paul Jost.

8 years ago

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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is hosting the first major exhibition in Philadelphia of the photographs of Chuck Close. The 183-inch-long ''Self-Portrait/Five Part'' was made in 2009.
Philadelphia
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After half-century, Chuck Close photographs make Philadelphia debut

"Chuck Close Photographs," now at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, is a large and meaty show with 90 images created over 50 years.

8 years ago

Newly accredited museum sites run by the state are John Dickinson Plantation near Kitts Hummock, the Johnson Victrola Museum and Old State House in Dover, the New Castle Court House Museum, and the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes. (photos courtesy Div. of Historical and Cultural Affairs)
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Five Delaware state museums achieve national accreditation

The sites join Hagley Museum and Winterthur as the only accredited museums in Delaware.

8 years ago

Man Forever performs at WHYY Studios
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Philadelphia

Pushing musical boundaries with the October Revolution

The October Revolution of Jazz and Contemporary Music showcases musicians who defy easy categories.

8 years ago

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Jill Scott, a Philadelphia native and a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, is honored with a plaque on the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame during a ceremony outside the Kimmel Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Sound investment as Philly honors more artists with plaques on Music Walk of Fame

Philadelphia has honored its musical legacy in the sidewalk along South Broad Street. The Music Walk of Fame is now embedded with eight new plaques, representing 16 artists.

8 years ago

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