Arts & Entertainment
Kimmel Center to buy Merriam Theater from UArts
Changes are ahead for Philadelphia’s performing arts culture. “I call it Avenue of the Arts 2.0,” said David Ya ...
9 years ago
Clay tablets at Penn museum tell jokes from Sumeria
After 4,000 years of silence, the battle between the plow and the hoe will be rekindled at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Arche ...
9 years ago
PAFA opening super sized pop-up with classes and gifts in Chestnut Hill
When the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts’ new retail manager, Mary Lynne Mack, was hired just a month ago, her boss told her ...
9 years ago
ListenHandmade tableware designers exemplify the spirit of Philadelphia revitalization
Sustaining a business led by a fine artist, while retaining the integrity of one’s work, is not an easy task. I am an artist who gr ...
9 years ago
Interactive art installation at Moore aims to elicit unexpected reactions
Katie O’Neil is a senior at Moore College of Art, studying painting, performance, and video. She has spent years defending her artw ...
9 years ago
Philly celebrates Octavius Catto who was assassinated on Election Day 1871 [photos]
To mark the last day voters can register in Pennsylvania, the mayor of Philadelphia joined a discussion about a little-known civil rights activist from the 19th century.
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ListenPhiladelphia Orchestra features Saint-Saens concerto — on celebrated cello [video]
This weekend, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a cello concerto by Saint-Saens, featuring a young soloist from Montreal playing on ...
9 years ago
Professional clowns plead for tolerance in wake of killer-clown threats
It’s all Stephen King’s fault. At least, that’s how many professional clowns see the current wave of creepy clown threats th ...
9 years ago
Barnes photography exhibit reflects Paris of early 20th century, museum’s own collection
The Barnes Foundation is displaying a new exhi ...
9 years ago
ListenFlexing some mussel The freshwater mussel is considered one of the most endangered of all plants and animals in No ...
Air Date: October 7, 2016
Inspiring visual artists and new generations, ‘for colored girls’ resonates across the years
The African American Museum in Philadelphia has turned 40 years old, and to mark the occasion it is celebrating another 40th annive ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Grounded’ with her heart in the sky
In “Grounded,” a fighter pilot soars. And Kittson O’Neill, the actress playing that character, soars as well in a dynam ...
9 years ago
Echoes of three centuries take female form to express Callowhill’s harsh history
As the raised viaduct railway in Philadelphia’s Callowhill neighborhood gets ready to transform into a park, the sordid history of ...
9 years ago
ListenFemale table tennis pro faces average Joes to promote Women’s World Cup in Philadelphia [video]
The public was invited to play a round of ping-pong against Table Tennis Olympian and North American Champion Wu Yue at the Shops at Libe ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra musicians show appreciation with popup concerts through city [photos]
The musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra split into in small ensembles, then fanned out over the city Tuesday. They performed 1 ...
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