
Arts & Entertainment
2 South African artists converse across the apartheid timeline at the Barnes
The Barnes Foundation hosts work by two artists: one making work since apartheid, the other growing up in post-apartheid South Africa.
3 weeks ago
Museum for Art in Wood introduces Philly to the Islamic mashrabiya screen
The traditional wood screens made in ornately geometric patterns for Islamic palaces and mosques are given the modern art treatment.
3 weeks ago
Mayoral candidates discuss Philly arts sector at Kimmel Center forum
A mayoral forum at the Kimmel Center asked nine candidates about how to fund and leverage the arts to address city problems.
3 weeks ago
‘Pump up the economy’: Elite college women’s hoop tourney draws 25,000 fans to Wilmington
The multipurpose sports complex opened in 2019 and is home for the Blue Boats, the 76ers minor league team. The facility expects 2 million visitors and users this year.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:20Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89
Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the singular sounds in contemporary jazz over more than half a century, has died.
4 weeks ago
March 2-5: Trombone Shorty in Del., Philadelphia Flower Show, and Haddonfield Restaurant Week in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
4 weeks ago
Listen 4:24‘Abbott Elementary’ will give Mural Arts Philadelphia a moment in the spotlight
This week’s episode of the sitcom set in Philly is based on Quinta Brunson’s childhood memory of creating a mural at school.
4 weeks ago
‘10 Days in a Madhouse’ to premiere next season at Opera Philadelphia
“10 Days in a Madhouse,” “Unholy Wars,” a new “Madame Butterfly” present alternative voices opposing oppression.
4 weeks ago
Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
Putellas won the women's voting over Alex Morgan of the United States and England’s Beth Mead.
4 weeks ago
Newspapers have dropped the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after a racist rant by its creator
The comic's creator, Scott Adams, said a recent opinion poll changed his mind about "helping Black Americans."
4 weeks ago
Gazdag, Carranza each score 2 goals as Union beats Crew 4-1
Philadelphia is unbeaten, with two ties, in its last six games against the Crew, who have just one goal in that span
4 weeks ago
What’s your Wakanda story? Black Panther as an imaginative tool at Philly’s National Liberty Museum
Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever” and the National Liberty Museum’s “Beyond Wakanda” expand the possibilities of Black Panther’s universe.
4 weeks ago
Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art
A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.
1 month ago
Music to matriculate by: Mann Center to host an HBCU Festival in May
At least 10 historical Black colleges and universities will be part of an all-day festival of HBCU life and culture at the Mann Center, in May.
1 month ago
Feb. 23 - Feb. 26: The Brit Pack in Del., Bierfest in Philly, and “Unfinished Women” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
1 month ago
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