Arts & Entertainment
Chinese orchestra plans American tour with stop in Philly
American diplomatic relations with China began 35 years ago, but the Philadelphia Orchestra’s relationship with China goes back fur
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Volunteers answer dramatic call to arms to stage ‘Henry IV’ battle scene in Philly
“We simulate a battle. There is artillery and people are dying,” said Sean McGarry, his red shirt indicating his loyalty to t
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Review: The ambitious ‘Macbeth’
Even for “Macbeth,” the current production at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is dark and stark – often beautifully s
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Pa. farm to supply White House Christmas tree
The White House Christmas Tree will come from a farm in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, following a judging competition in Michigan.
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Farm fare, food and family fun at the 4-H Fairgrounds this weekend in South Jersey [photos]
Thousands will make their way to Mullica Hill, New Jersey this weekend for the Gloucester County 4-H Fair and New Jersey Peach Festival.
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Review: Swashing, buckling once again with ‘Zorro!’
Long before Los Angelinos began fighting monumental traffic and battling smog, Zorro was in town slicing up the colonial Mexican authorit
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Barnes architects, ‘Skyspace’ creator to be awarded National Medal of Arts
President Barack Obama will award the National Medal of Arts to 12 artists, including Bille Tsien and Tod Williams, architects of the new
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First for Friday, July 25, 2014
Enhancing the zoo
Red pandas and bald eagles are the newest additions to the Brandywine Zoo. Did we mention the monkeys are comi
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Air Date: July 25, 2014
‘Philadelphia 11’ blazed trail for female priests in the Episcopal Church
Forty years ago, women were ordained for the first time as Episcopal priests at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia. It was
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Marian Anderson Award going to Jon Bon Jovi
The Marian Anderson Award this year will go to Jon Bon Jovi.
The annual award — given to an artist to acknowledge his or her
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Steeped in tragic history, Lancaster theater has played many roles
The Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania — a jewel box theater that is one of the oldest in the U.S. — was built on
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Review: ‘We Are Bandits’ in a single community
Theater happens wherever it’s made, and in two places at once: the theater itself and whatever place is created on the stage. In th
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Girls Rock Philly helps young musicians break sound barriers
Girls at a summer workshop for rock and roll in Philadelphia are not just learning how to play music, they are learning to make the instr
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Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ and the playwright, too
Bucks County Playhouse is doing “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” just the way it should be done: as a whole-hearted goof
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Brave new voices ring out for poetry competition in Philly [photos]
About 450 young poets from around the country are in Philadelphia as part of the 17th annual
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