Arts & Entertainment
Audio tour highlights historic preservation flash points in Philly’s Old City
A new audio walking tour of Philadelphia’s Old City guides people through historic preservation hot spots with their phones. < ...
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On ‘Radio Times:’ Author of ‘American Eclipse’ examines the scientific frenzy of 1878
People in the Delaware Valley will have a chance to see a solar eclipse this summer. On August 21, a total solar eclipse will pass, coast ...
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Observing traditional holidays in updated ways, new expressions
For LGBTQ couples, celebrating Father’s Day or Mother’s Day can be tricky. And as more children are raised in nontradi ...
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On ‘Radio Times’: ‘Songs in the Key of Free’ helps prisoners find redemption through music
On Wednesday’s Radio Times, guest-host Mary Cummings-Jordan spoke to one inmate, Cody, who said the program “is telling me that I am ...
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‘Songs in the Key of Free’ helps prisoners find redemption through music
Redemption through music. This is the mission of Songs in the Key of Free, and organization that is showing solidarity with incarcerated ...
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With $2.5 M, seeking to discover Philly’s next classical generation
To find the next generation of talent, a coalition of organizations in Philadelphia devoted to classical music education has been given $ ...
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Review: ‘School Play’ and playing at being schooled
Lucky Terry Brennan – he gets to play not just a fourth grader, but one who celebrates life with abandon. Or, as his teacher Miss Jacks ...
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Drexel to reveal magnetic drums to the world
This weekend, Drexel University will reveal a new musical instrument it has been working on for a year. It’s a drum kit played w ...
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‘Project Dawn’ brings reality-based court drama to Malvern
Philadelphia’s innovative treatment court for people repeatedly arrested for prostitution is now the subject of a play, “Proj ...
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The two big Tony winners, connected to Philadelphia
Philadelphians figured in the two major Tony Awards for excellence on Broadway, presented at Radio City Music Hall in a national broadcas ...
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Review: He, she and ‘Hir’ (Simpatico Theatre)
Caustic and funny in equal parts, Taylor Mac’s “Hir” doesn’t bend gender as much as stab it to death with blunt b ...
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Adam West, ’60s-era Batman, dies at 88
The family of Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the nati ...
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Get ready for entire concert inspired by blowing trash in Philly
On Sunday, a music composer premiered a new choral work based on trash blowing through Philadelphia neighborhoods. Josh Stamper is ...
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Using nature to make an impression, artist offers ‘invitation’ to historical figures who impress her
Which person from history would you like to share a meal and good conversation with? That question sets Laura Bethmann to daydream ...
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Summer reads: Vegan’s guide to Philly filled with food for thought
Have you been curating an impressive queue of books you’d like to read over the summer months? As you line up thrillers, tra ...
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