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Arts & Entertainment

Director Jennifer Lin (center standing) with Sun Mi Cho and Paul Chan at a screening of Lin's documentary 
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival in a ‘critical’ financial position

The film festival is feeling the pinch after cuts in federal funding, particularly in areas focused on diversity.

3 weeks ago

A painting features an Egyptian and another Black man with duck feet on his head
Higher Education
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia-born artist makes regional debut at Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum

Devan Shimoyama questions the desire for perfection in his new exhibit, “SHIFT,” drawing from a reimagining of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck.

3 weeks ago

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DeAnna Supplee portraying her character Morning
History
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘Plantation Black’ muddles history with a game of chance in its Philadelphia world premiere

The world premiere by Phaedra Michelle Scott is about murky family secrets leading to tangled real estate titles.

3 weeks ago

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Bob Marley singing on stage
Things To Do
Community Events
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New Jersey
Philadelphia

First Friday, early Valentine’s festivities, a Bob Marley birthday bash and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 5–8: New theater premieres and a children’s book fair are among weekend event highlights.

4 weeks ago

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Museum of Art rebrands itself, again, back to its old name

The original rebranding in October was the start of a tumultuous period for the museum.

4 weeks ago

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Prince Hal, played by actor Tyler Bey, in Quintessence Theatre’s “Rare Accidents”
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A Shakespeare remix for the age of Instagram

In “Rare Accidents,” Quintessence blends two history plays into one look at performing your best self — on stage and off.

4 weeks ago

Dave Matthews performing
Music
New Jersey
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Dave Matthews Band comes back to Camden, plus 2 new songs and a limited-time return to a special performance

DMB has announced its annual summer tour with two dates across the river from Philly. To whet fans’ appetites, the band announced a forthcoming live album.

4 weeks ago

Jeff Pfieffer as Herschel, Tommy Sullivan-Lovett and Eliza Waterman rehearsing
LGBTQ
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A Harvard future reckons with a South Philly past in ‘Gemini’

Philly playwright Albert Innaurato’s classic comedy comes home in a production that finds familiarity, love and tension in a queer reckoning.

4 weeks ago

a rendering showing a student painting in the new Montgomery County courthouse
PlanPhilly
Law
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

In Norristown, student artwork finds a permanent home at Montgomery County’s new courthouse

The original art is meant to bring balance to an austere space while empowering students to be change agents in their communities.

4 weeks ago

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Pictorial account of the Boston Massacre
New Jersey
Visual Arts

Princeton University Library marks America’s 250th with Revolutionary War artifacts and stories

Among the artifacts are copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as well as a cannonball.

1 month ago

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Shaker crafted chairs on display
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art shows the contemporary influence of the Shakers

“A World in the Making: The Shakers” examines the historic religious sect that has all but disappeared.

1 month ago

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Malala Yousafzai gives a talk
Media
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Malala Yousafzai to accept WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award

The education activist recently published a memoir about growing into adulthood after being shot by the Taliban as a child.

1 month ago

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Princeton University
Studio 2
Explainers
History
Military
New Jersey
Religion

Tavern Tour 250: Remembering the battle of Princeton

How did Princeton, N.J. go from a town named after the monarchy… to the home of one of the most legendary battles of the Revolutionary War?

Air Date: January 29, 2026 12:00 pm

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large sculptures at Calder Gardens
Environment
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Billy Penn

Calder Garden’s Moon Alignment Series is the Zen experience we all need right now

Philly’s newest art institution is offering a unique restorative practice tied to the lunar cycle.

1 month ago

Noah Davis'
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Gone too soon: A posthumous retrospective of the late Noah Davis at the Philadelphia Art Museum

Davis painted large-scale scenes of Black life in an abstract style. His quick rise in the art world only lasted six years before he died at 32.

1 month ago

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