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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Philly Music Fest returns in October with an expanded lineup. Matt Quinn and The Wonder Years to headline

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. on the fest’s website.

3 weeks ago

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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

TheArtBlog, Philadelphia’s go-to site for local arts, to shut down after 22 years

What started as a passion project against disappearing arts coverage turned into one of Philly’s most regular and reliable art news portals.

4 weeks ago

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Michelle Di Russo conducting the North Carolina Symphony
Delaware
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Delaware Symphony Orchestra taps Michelle Di Russo as first female music director

After starting her career as a dancer and singer, Di Russo will now lead the Wilmington-based orchestra in its 120th season.

4 weeks ago

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World Cafe Live at 30th and Walnut streets. (Google Maps)
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Hal Real, founder of World Cafe Live, steps down, makes way for virtual reality

Real opened the West Philly concert venue 21 years ago and turned it into a nonprofit. The new leader has brought in VR technology.

4 weeks ago

Photo credit Sam Gold
Studio 2
Music

Studio 2 Extra: Hamilton Leithauser on loss, love and The Walkmen’s Philly roots

Hamilton’s latest record “This Side of the Island” came out in March. His tour comes to the Ardmore Music Hall on May 15.

Air Date: May 9, 2025 1:00 pm

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Sara Ray and Erin McLeary posing for a photo
Business
Philadelphia

New leaders at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum explain their vision for the historic medical science collection

The museum has had two tumultuous years. Now, the two historians newly in charge of this storied institution explain their vision for the future.

4 weeks ago

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Studio 2
Books
Gender
Sex & Relationships

The rise of the spicy book club

Spicy romance novel sales have jumped in the last few years. What's behind the all the buzz? Author Betty Corrello and Philly's Cupid's Bookshop owner Tina Long join us.

Air Date: May 8, 2025 12:00 pm

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An assortment of very colorful floewrs
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Mother’s Day fun, VinylCon! and Lakecia Benjamin, in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 8 - May 11: Almost Unknown in Del., Wall Ball in Philly, and MMRBQ in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

4 weeks ago

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The film ''The Philadelphians
History
Movies
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

The empty visitor center in LOVE Park now lights up with Philly immigrants, old and new

The empty visitor center shaped like a flying saucer comes to life with nightly film projections about Philly immigrants.

4 weeks ago

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Former Philadelphia Eagles football player Jason Kelce hits on the 16th hole during a pro-am before the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Flourtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sports

Go Birds and birdies: Retired Eagles great Jason Kelce takes his swings, advice at PGA Tour pro-am

Kelce showed off his game at a pro-am ahead of the Truist Championship, posting a video of his swing online and asking both pros and amateurs for advice on how to get better.

4 weeks ago

Leigh Goldenberg standing in the Wilma Theater
Government Accountability
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly theaters reel from sudden loss of NEA funding

Arts organizations in Philadelphia and elsewhere scramble to cope with an abrupt cancellation of promised federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

4 weeks ago

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Mural on display at Mural Arts in Philadelphia
K-12
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Mural Arts’ after-school programming prepares students, heals communities

Founded in 1984, Mural Arts Philadelphia has created more than 4,000 murals. The nonprofit organization also helps kids hone their artistic and social skills after school.

1 month ago

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A Star Wars fan poses for a photo during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

May the 4th Be With You: How Star Wars Day became a worldwide celebration

What began as a clever pun, Star Wars Day has transformed into a full-blown cultural holiday, with global tributes to Jedi, droids, and the enduring force of fandom.

1 month ago

Actors on stage for ''Cato (Remixed)'' rehearsal in Carpenter's Hall
History
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘Cato (Remixed)’ examines the Founding Fathers’ infatuation with ancient Rome

The original “Cato” was a favorite play of George Washington. Philadelphia Artists’ Collective reimagines it with a critical lens.

1 month ago

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A diorama depicting the death of Crispus Attucks at exhibit
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Mythical ‘Afric-American Picture Gallery’ turns into reality in new exhibit at Delaware’s Winterthur Museum

An 1859 fantasy of Black material culture is manifested as a “funhouse” of art and cultural criticism at Winterthur.

1 month ago

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