
Arts & Entertainment
Police helping teens There were some major developments in the death of Amy Joyner Francis this week. One student was charge ...
Air Date: May 13, 2016
Trenton Circus Squad balances fun, skills and social outreach [video]
Swinging from a trapeze just might be the key to transforming the lives of some troubled teens in New Jersey. That’s why a f ...
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Parting gift from Curtis Institute’s board chair its largest ever
Philadelphia’s world-class music conservatory, the Curtis Institute, has just been promised the largest single gift of its 92-year ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra’s final Asian tour to include live broadcast
While on tour in far-flung places, the Philadelphia Orchestra has streamed some of its concerts live over the internet for listeners at h ...
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New plaza will honor holocaust victims
A small, public plaza will soon be built around the sculpture, designed and funded by the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, ...
9 years ago
50 pianos, 75 kids, one classical superstar and a big win for three Philly schools [video]
This week, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform with soloist Lang Lang, the superstar pianist in the classical world. While in to ...
9 years ago
ListenPortraits of the artist as an inspiration delineate ‘Dear Julia’
Sixty years ago, when Julia Zagar was a teenager, she wanted to be an artist. “I never wanted to compete in the commercial a ...
9 years ago
ListenHidden art Delaware state leaders frequently go out of their way to talk about how “business-friendly” ...
Air Date: May 6, 2016
Eastern State Penitentiary focus shifts from Al Capone to prison policy
Eastern State Penitentiary, the historic prison site and museum in Philadelphia, has opened a new exhibition about the current state of m ...
9 years ago
Strange bikefellows take to the road for charity in ‘Byko’s Safe Ride’
On Saturday, two enemies will put down their swords and go on a bike ride together. Stu Bykofsky, columnist for the Philadelphia D ...
9 years ago
ListenReview: Trying to see through ‘See What I Wanna See’
Beware of hucksters. In the musical “See What I Wanna See,” in a splendid production in Center City from 11th Hour Theatre Co ...
9 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia food writer Marisa McClellan keeps things naturally sweet in her new book
Philadelphia food writer Marisa McClellan has spent years blogging about ways to preserve foods naturally in jars. Her new book Natur ...
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ListenRaising the curtain on life of Dr. Anonymous, Philly gay rights pioneer
A new play opens this week at Philadelphia’s Painted Bride in Old City, about Dr. Anonymous, the psychiatrist who delivered a speec ...
9 years ago
ListenPeople’s Light finds play’s the thing to benefit kids on autism spectrum
After years of running theater programs for children on the autism spectrum, People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern, Pennsylvania, n ...
9 years ago
Philly theater company presents story of whistleblower Manning
“Bradley Manning is a traitor.””Bradley Manning is a hero.””Bradley Manning is a soldier.””Brad ...
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