Arts & Entertainment
Getting inside William Penn’s head for once a decade cleaning [photos]
Every ten years, the bronze sculpture of William Penn on top of Philadelphia’s City Hall must be cleaned and refinished. For the ne ...
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ListenHow two cats helped inspire Delaware’s Nancy Butler to make her hobby a business
Nancy Butler has been making jewelry since childhood, with the help of two stray cats she turned her hobby into a business.
9 years ago
Review: ‘How to Use a Knife’ in a chop-chop kitchen (InterAct Theatre Co.)
The terrific new “How to Use a Knife” comes at you like a play on speed, or maybe a play with no speed limit. What’s mo ...
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Review: ‘Making History’ both by doing and by writing
The colorful historical figure Hugh O’Neill, the chief of an Irish clan as well as the British Earl of Tyrone, would swing both way ...
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Prestigious Rittenhouse art festival to include formerly homeless artists
This weekend, America’s oldest outdoor show of original art will take place in Philadelphia. The Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show i ...
9 years ago
ListenMarcus Samuelsson, Paula Poundstone, Ruthie Foster
Guests: Marcus Samuelsson, Paula Poundstone, Ruthie Foster This Memorial Day, we’re going to listen back to som ...
Air Date: May 29, 2017
Listen 00:49:29Ex-Senate staffer: Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning has died
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress, has died. He was 85. Bunning’s death Friday was confirme ...
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Everyone’s talking. Is anyone listening?
A Jew and two Arabs walk into a room. They play beautiful music together, erasing the cultural, political, and religious boundaries that ...
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‘Garden of Forking Paths’ invites limited audience to experience boundless connections
A Philadelphia dancer is now staging an immersive performance in the former girls’ gymnasium at the old Bok Technical School building i ...
9 years ago
Russian-language radio breaks sound barriers in reaching out to Philly community
It’s no easy thing to start a radio station from scratch, especially if you’re a radio rookie. From compressors to coaxial ...
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Review: Hats off (and gloves, and stockings and…) to ‘Gypsy’
Let’s get right to the point: the ending. It’s the final number of “Gypsy,” when Rose — the ultimate stage moth ...
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Listen‘Deep listening’ music festival planned for Philly in 2018
A new festival of new music will come to Philadelphia next fall. The October Revolution of Jazz and Contemporary Music will feature four ...
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Lynn Nottage’s ‘One More River to Cross’ finally surfaces with area productions
Playwright Lynn Nottage is having a moment right now. This year, the New York-based writer won her second Pulitzer Prize for drama ...
9 years ago
ListenNew exhibit shows mathematical patterns abound in nature
This weekend, the Franklin Institute opens its summer exhibition about mathematical patterns that recur in nature. Its centerpiece is a 1 ...
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ListenNew pop-up art exhibit focuses on city’s history of revolution [photos]
A new art exhibit focusing on revolutionary acts will be popping up around Philadelphia. Starting on Thursday, ...
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