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Arts & Entertainment

 Julius Eastman in the parking lot of Baird Hall, Buffalo c. 1970.  (Photographer unknown)

Setting right a composer’s ‘unjust malaise’

This month, the West Philadelphia organizations Bowerbird and the Slought Foundation are mounting “That Which is Fundamental,” a two- ...

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After three-year wait, Longwood Garden’s rebuilt illuminated dance water fountain opens [video]

This weekend Longwood Gardens — the historic botanical estate in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania — will re-open its centerpiece foun ...

9 years ago

 1812 Productions presents Marc Camoletti’s farce Happy Birthday. The ensemble cast is pictured (from left) Greg Wood, Susan Riley Stevens, Jennifer Childs, Suli Holum, Scott Greer (Photo by John Flak)

From French to English to Spanish, ‘Happy Birthday’ from 1812 Productions

French may be the language of love, but it can also be the language of infidelity, romantic deception, and high jinks. The French ...

9 years ago

 Composer Tod Machover (Sam Ogdon)

New app to weave Philadelphia voices into symphony music

The Philadelphia Orchestra has commissioned a new piece of music, to feature the voice of you. Everybody in Philadelphia is invite ...

9 years ago

 Actors Sarah Gliko and Steven Rishard appear in 'The Arsonists.'(Photo courtesy of Azuka Theatre)

Illuminated with music, ‘Arsonists’ set for Philly debut — and far beyond

A Philadelphia playwright will premiere her new work this week at the Drake Theater in Center City — and in four other cities. A n ...

9 years ago

Philly playwright reimagines slightly uneasy ‘Peaceable Kingdom’

Inspired by one of the most famous of Quaker paintings, a new play is being staged in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania folk artist Edwar ...

9 years ago

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Cuban performance artist to wear suit made of dirt and nails in Philly streets

Today, a Cuban artist will walk the streets of Philadelphia dressed in a suit made of mud and nails. The Barnes Foundation invited the co ...

9 years ago

A mural honoring journalist and Philadelphia native Ed Bradley by Ernel Martinez will be installed in West Philadelphia. (Ernel Martinez-Mural Arts Philadelphia)

New mural to honor Philly native Ed Bradley of ’60 Minutes’

One of Philadelphia’s native sons — television journalist Ed Bradley — will be the subject of a public mural in West ...

9 years ago

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 Christopher Gruits is the new executive and artistic director of the Annenberg Center. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announces new season

This week, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will release the schedule for the 2017-2018 season, beginning in the fall. It wil ...

9 years ago

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Nature and the environment come together in an art lesson for Wilmington students [video]

A simple project like using colored pencils to draw their favorite animals could turn into a lifelong lesson for 5th graders in Mrs. Morris' art class.

9 years ago

Cells for tuburculosis patients included wooden folding doors backed by iron bars so inmates could take the air. About half of all deaths at the prison were attributed to tuberculosis. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

For the first time, historic prison offers tours of the hospital [photos]

The caretakers of Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary keep the 19th-century prison in “suspended decay” —  ...

9 years ago

 Philadelphia's Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

On ‘Radio Times’: Yolanda Wisher and Patrick Rosal celebrate National Poetry Month

Earlier this morning, Marty Moss-Coane asked Yolanda Wisher and Patrick Rosal to share some of their poems. April is Nat ...

9 years ago

Patti LaBelle talks desserts, including that famous pie [photos]

Everybody knows Patti LaBelle is a musical icon. But in recent years, the Philadelphia native has come to be known for her food as m ...

9 years ago

 FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, filmmaker Jonathan Demme poses during the photo call of the movie

Director of ‘Philadelphia’ Jonathan Demme dies at age 73

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 Aubie Merrylees talks to the devil in 'Hand to God' at Philadelphia Theatre Company. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
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Review: ‘Hand to God,’ with a puppet on it

I’m convinced that a special place awaits me in heaven because, feeling duty-bound, I went to see the play “Hand to God” ...

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