Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia 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 ...
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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 ...
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Barnes photography exhibit reflects Paris of early 20th century, museum’s own collection
The Barnes Foundation is displaying a new exhi ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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After weekend walkout, Philadelphia Orchestra offers fans bouquet of pop-up concerts
The Philadelphia Orchestra musician strike lasted just two days, but an important two days: It was the season opening weekend. All concer ...
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ListenPolitical satirists find it tough to outdo campaign that’s already theater of absurd
The presidential campaign this year has had so many unusual twists and turns, you might think it was like candy for political satirists.< ...
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The show will go on: Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians reach agreement
The Philadelphia Orchestra had to cancel all its concerts over the weekend when the musicians went on strike Friday evening just before t ...
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Review: Looking at ‘Rizzo’ through many lenses
The run of the play “Rizzo” was extended before it even opened on Wednesday, and why not? If any play is tailored to people w ...
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ListenPhiladelphia Orchestra walks out on opening night
With a Verizon Hall filled with fans for the opening night performance, musicians with the Philadelphia Orchestra went on strike Friday e ...
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Rearrangement of ancient Hindu temple helps cast new light on museum’s Asian collection
Seventy-five years ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art installed an entire 16th century Hindu temple into its galleries, shipped to Phila ...
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