
Arts & Entertainment
Rosenbach’s Freedom Train is an exhibit about an exhibit
In 1947, the Freedom Train began its year-and-a-half-long journey across the United States to instill a greater sense of American heritag ...
9 years ago
Paintings depicting Panama Canal construction in dramatic detail on view in Doylestown
An expanded Panama Canal opened last week, allowing larger cargo freighters to slip between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Its progress ...
9 years ago
ListenTuft act to follow: Collecting presidential locks long out of style
When the Democratic National Convention opens in Philadelphia later this month, many people will be scrambling for keepsakes to remember ...
9 years ago
ListenPhilly exhibit showcases newly robust contemporary art collection, thanks to Sachs gift
In a new exhibit, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is showcasing a collection of donated works from Keith and Katherine Sachs that is expec ...
9 years ago
ListenPhotographers learn to paint with light in historic Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ornate gravestones cast long shadows as 14 photo enthusiasts set out on foot from the gatehouse at Laurel Hill Cemetery on a Friday eveni ...
9 years ago
Crossing choir presents ‘Seven Responses’ to sacred sorrow of baroque oratorio
This weekend, a classic oratorio about the body parts of Jesus will get a modern update by a Philadelphia choir. ...
9 years ago
First for Friday, June 24, 2016
Fish food For many, nothing beats a day spent fishing along the shore and soaking up the summer sun. For decades a ...
Air Date: June 24, 2016
Donkeys of a different color set to welcome DNC delegates to Philly [photos]
The donkeys are coming. A herd of 57 fiberglass donkeys, each representing an American state or territory, are being painted by lo ...
9 years ago
ListenReview: ‘The Harassment of Iris Malloy’ plus West Side rumbles
Just what was going on, or not going on, in the U.S. senator’s hotel room? And what was that woman doing in there? And who will mak ...
9 years ago
Changing murals for a changing cityscape in North Chinatown [photos]
There is a tight cluster of blocks filled with post-industrial buildings in North Chinatown, sandwiched between Spring Garden Street and ...
9 years ago
Connecting with community, one Philadelphia experience at a time
The SoLow festival is afoot in Philadelphia, featuring solo performances on a low budget. Hence the name. One of the performance a ...
9 years ago
ListenDecision 2016: Wilmington Mayor’s debate
In the 3rd of this WHYY-News Journal debate series candidates running for Wilmington mayor debate quality of life issues as they connect ...
Air Date: June 20, 2016
Review: ‘Jamaica’-bound, and with a calypso beat
The storm that whips up at the end of the first act of “Jamaica,” the musical that opened Thursday night at New Freedom Theat ...
9 years ago
Revolutionary War museum sets April opening in Philadelphia [photos]
After two years of construction, the Museum of the American Revolution at Third and Chestnut streets will open April 19, 2017, the 242nd ...
9 years ago
ListenSouth Camden Theatre Company ousts founder
The South Camden Theatre Company has ushered out its founder after months of friction between the board and the artistic director of the ...
9 years ago