Arts & Entertainment
Mann Center in Fairmount Park sells naming rights to Highmark insurance
Now known as Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, the facility is raising $70 million for campus improvements.
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Listen 0:51D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies
D'Angelo's real name was Michael Eugene Archer. His family confirmed in a statement that he died after a prolonged battle with cancer.
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Philly Music Fest 2025: New venue, back-to-back performances, same local spirit
The annual festival returns Oct. 13–19, bringing R&B, indie, funk-pop and more to some of the city’s most intimate venues.
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Listen 1:23Black urban rodeo returns to Philly at Temple’s Liacouras Center
The Liacouras Center at Temple University will host 8 Seconds Rodeo on Saturday night, bringing the “three B’s” to North Philly.
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Ken Burns previews ‘The American Revolution’ at a sneak peek in Camden
The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.
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Listen 1:40Cam Skattebo runs for 3 TDs and Jaxson Dart shines as the Giants beat the Eagles 34-17
"Quite honestly, nobody really expected us to put up a performance like this," said Dart.
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Embark on a live DUNGEONS & DRAGONS quest at the Miller Theater this weekend
The Twenty-Sided Tavern show is interactive, improvisational, and a space to build community.
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Kyle Schwarber hits two homers to lift Phillies over Dodgers 8-2 and avoid sweep in NLDS
Schwarber became just the second player to homer over the pavilion.
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8 Seconds Rodeo, Oktoberfest, Noah Cyrus and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Oct. 9-12: The Wilmington Film Fest, Chinatown Night Market in Philly and a special screening of Ken Burns’ new docuseries in South Jersey are among the event highlights.
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Listen 5:08The Clay Studio show features artists who have been through the mud and embraced ceramics as a way to heal and channel their story. Visitors are encouraged to join in.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art has changed its name and its brand
The PMA will now be the more colloquial Philadelphia Art Museum, reflecting an institute embracing its host city.
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Listen 1:17Despite setbacks, Opera Philadelphia to press on with Wanamaker building performances
Overdue inspections threw a wrench in Opera Philadelphia’s plans to activate the vacant Macy’s building.
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Listen 1:18The Philadelphia Blues Society to host its first-ever annual blues festival this month
Six sets from local artists and internationally renowned musicians will feature acoustic and electric blues.
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Listen 1:11The Fringe Fest has ended for 2025. Here is what you were not able to see
New federal visa rules and the long arm of Philadelphia’s Licenses and Inspections thwarted productions in the Fringe.
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Listen 2:01The hitchhiking robot is the subject of a First Friday event — with free beer. Organizers are hoping it might become our next Punxsutawney Phil. Long live hitchBOT!
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