
Arts & Entertainment
Long-dormant Bertoia sculpture transplanted to Chestnut Hill
A public fountain installed in West Philadelphia for three decades, then hidden from sight for 16 years, has been transferred to the Ches ...
9 years ago
ListenHolding fast to ‘Dream Garden’ with protective wall during construction
The historic Curtis Building in Philadelphia’s Washington Square neighborhood is undergoing renovation to convert its office spaces ...
9 years ago
ListenRevival of ‘Can’t Cope’ recast telling story of lost North Philly school
This week, the New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia will stage a new production of the 1972 Broadway musical “Don’t Bother Me, ...
9 years ago
A ‘Philadelphia Cornucopia’ diminished but still impossible to ignore
In honor of the Democratic National Convention, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts this summer is hosting too many Washingtons to coun ...
9 years ago
‘Firebird’ soars with new urgency in reimagined production at Mann [photos]
When the Philadelphia Orchestra presents “The Firebird” at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park Wednesday, the choreography will ...
9 years ago
Jerry Pinkney’s illustrated world, an escape from a nation in conflict
To this day, as the world gets more complicated, with more stress on me, my family, my community, our world, I can retreat to my imagination and the act of making pictures.
9 years ago
ListenReview: The taming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
What are we to make of “The Taming of the Shrew,” William Shakespeare’s comedic celebration of woman-bashing and submis ...
9 years ago
ListenReview: The taming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
What are we to make of “The Taming of the Shrew,” William Shakespeare’s comedic celebration of woman-bashing and submis ...
9 years ago
ListenPhilly artist offers political commentary on Obama years in brash, bright color
In 2008, Philadelphia artist James Dupree staged a show of new paintings marking the beginning of the Obama presidency. Now, as delegates ...
9 years ago
Be our voice The Republican National Convention begins Monday night. The Democrats come to Philadelphia a week la ...
Air Date: July 15, 2016
Song, dance and Tastykakes: The Bearded Ladies on Bastille Day
The French National Day, also known as Bastille Day, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789, during t ...
9 years ago
ListenA rude awakening for ‘Dream Garden’ as Curtis renovation damages historic mural
Renovation work on the Curtis Center in Philadelphia’s Washington Square has stopped in order to save a work of art. The Cur ...
9 years ago
Experts on ancient tablets gather in Philly with a mission
Almost everyone in the world who knows how to read cuneiform tablets is in Philadelphia this week. About 300 people from 32 counties have ...
9 years ago
ListenCelebrating the spirit, humor and creativity of Jilline Ringle with weeklong fest
A weeklong festival of solo performance works, “ ...
9 years ago
ListenFirst Look There’s a new law that supposed to bring a common sense approach to handling bullying in the state – ...
Air Date: July 8, 2016