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Rick Springfield performs at Live Aid
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Philadelphia

Rick Springfield, Judas Priest, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Simulcast from Philly and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents.

11 months ago

West Philadelphia Orchestra
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Philadelphia

Penn Museum’s Garden Jams kicks off for its second year with West Philadelphia Orchestra

Garden Jams will be hosted every Wednesday for the rest of July. The event offers food, drinks and late-night museum access.

11 months ago

Dito van Reigersberg (left), who performs as Martha Graham Cracker, and David Sweeney
Things To Do
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A Live Aid anniversary tribute, a pancakes and booze festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

July 11–13: Glennon Doyle’s podcast stops in Delaware and an ice cream festival at Reading Terminal Market are among weekend event highlights.

11 months ago

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The best movies of the 21st century

The last 25 years in movies have given us unforgettable performances, iconic lines and instant classics. They’ve made us laugh, they’ve made us cry, but which reign supreme?

Air Date: July 9, 2025 12:00 pm

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Drummer Ned Sonstein rehearses for an upcoming Live Aid tribute performance
Community Events
History
Music
Philadelphia

Scandal, disaster and charity: Philly’s Martha Graham Cracker pays tribute to Live Aid 40 years later

Like the original, Philly’s anniversary Live Aid performance will also be a fundraiser, this time benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

11 months ago

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Marángeli Mejía-Rabell pictured in front of a film screening
Movies
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
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14th annual Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival comes to an end with closing ceremony

The six-week festival concluded Sunday with film screenings, live music and exhibitions highlighting Latino culture.

12 months ago

Soccer players celebrate in Philadelphia
Billy Penn
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philly’s FIFA Club World Cup ends with a packed Linc and fireworks, as Chelsea tops Palmeiras

The Fourth of July game checked all the boxes for an Independence Day event, and displayed a sample of what’s to come at next year’s FIFA World Cup.

12 months ago

People gather for a vinyl club meeting in one of Philadelphia's libraries
Community Events
Media
Music
Philadelphia

New vinyl club at the Free Library of Philadelphia sees overwhelming numbers, unexpected attendance and interest

Starting as just an idea from personal interest, one of the free library’s newest clubs taps an unexpected note in the community.

12 months ago

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Rapper LL Cool J speaks into a microphone on stage at an awards ceremony
Music
Philadelphia

LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan drop out of Wawa Welcome America July Fourth concert in support of striking city workers

LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan announced their decisions on social media in solidarity of AFSCME District 33 workers, who’ve been striking since July 1.

12 months ago

outside the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville
Movies
Pennsylvania
TV

Phoenixville’s The Colonial Theatre teams up with Pluto TV to host free screenings

The lineup includes “Hook,” “Jumanji” and 1986 cult classic “Labyrinth.”

12 months ago

The Lunar Year performing at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Music
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Spruce Street Harbor Park free concert series ‘spans the gamut’ of what the Philly music scene has to offer

The Live and Local music series will be taking place all summer through Sept. 25 at the Lazy Hammock stage.

12 months ago

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John Van Horne of the Library Company of Philadelphia shares some of the documents his institution contributed to the exhibit
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘The Revolutionary City’ gives everyone access to original documents of Philly residents living through the war

A massive digitization and artificial intelligence platform gives free access to multiple historic archives and thousands of documents.

12 months ago

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Nicole Sweeney on the mic at the station’s studio
Media
Music
Philadelphia

Nicole Sweeney brings her national jazz journey back to Philly’s WRTI, where it all began

Nicole Sweeney brings her signature storytelling and soulful presence to Evening Jazz at WRTI, connecting Philly listeners to jazz’s rich legacy.

12 months ago

An actor on stage during a performance
Business
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced theater closures, Philly companies look to each other to find a new normal

In response to a post-COVID economy, Philly theater companies are learning how to collaborate for the long term.

12 months ago

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A Jen Hintz Eggers painting on a wall at the Mezzanine Gallery
Delaware
Visual Arts

‘Seeds of Life’: The art of caregiving pulses through every brushstroke in Jen Hintz Eggers’ new exhibition

A Delaware native turned to art during the early, difficult stages of motherhood. Her work is on view at Wilmington's Mezzanine Gallery.

12 months ago

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