Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia mixing music and money in European tour
The Philadelphia Orchestra has begun a 3-week tour of Europe, during which it will play 14 concerts in 10 cities, including Berlin, Paris ...
10 years ago
Swan song for Philadelphia Singers
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Singers performed its final concert. The classical chorale group, which has been a mainstay of the region ...
10 years ago
Massive yoga class draws more than 2,000 to Philly Art Museum steps
“Elongate your spine so it reaches Penn tower,” said yogi Jennifer Schelter, leading a class of 2,000 on the steps of the Philadelphi ...
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Monument Lab: an ideas festival in Philly City Hall’s courtyard
Every day, 180,000 pedestrians walk around or through Philadelphia’s City Hall. Paul Farber wants all of them to imagine what ...
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ListenKinetic Sculpture Derby, Kensington’s bid to keep Philly weird
For the past eight years, neighbors in Kensington have kept Philly weird with their madcap derby of homemade, human-powered vehicles tour ...
10 years ago
First for Friday, May 15, 2015
A Glimpse Into the Future Advanced placement tests are given to high school students around the country who have c ...
Air Date: May 15, 2015
Renaissance Faire will be a first for Philly
This weekend, Philadelphia will host its first Renaissance Faire. The organizers of the two-day event say it is the only one to be held i ...
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ListenWith bruises, a bit of nostalgia and lots of emotion, Philadelphia Singers present final concert
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Singers will perform its final concert, ever. The classical chorale group has been a mainstay of the region ...
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ListenNew Barnes exhibit is a reflection of Barnes — the collection and the collector
Visitors to the galleries of the Barnes Foundation are often so engrossed in the complicated arrangement of the masterpieces on the walls ...
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State of Our Water A few weeks ago people of all ages came together for a single purpose – the 24th Annual C ...
Air Date: May 8, 2015
Dinosaur expert designs Genghis Khan exhibit [photos]
This weekend, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia opens an exhibition about Genghis Khan, the 13th century Mongol who conquered most o ...
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Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann talks new memoir
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller speaks with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann about his new memoir, “Deal: My Three Dec ...
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ListenReview: The bittersweet tune in ‘brownsville song’
The sweeter that things seem in the new play “brownsville song,” the sadder they are. Even when a black high-school senior na ...
10 years ago
Review: The bittersweet tune in ‘brownsville song’
The sweeter that things seem in the new play “brownsville song,” the sadder they are. Even when a black high-school senior na ...
10 years ago
Celebrating half a century of Studio Craft — and gallery’s part in Philly renewal
The Snyderman-Works Gallery in Philadelphia — one of the oldest Studio Craft galleries in the country — is now celebrating it ...
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