
Arts & Entertainment
First for Friday, February 28, 2014
The People’s Report As Wilmington’s Mayor continues to look for a police chief and fine tune a crime fighting plan, ...
Air Date: February 28, 2014
Controlled chaos, behind the scenes setting up Philadelphia Flower Show
Despite the recent spate of frigid weather, it’s almost spring. And that means the Philadelphia Flower Show is about to fill the Pe ...
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ListenReview: ‘The Suit,’ morality in a time of oppression
Bittersweet and solidly theatrical, British director Peter Brook’s “The Suit” is the first major stagework at the newly ...
11 years ago
Eagles agree to deals with WR Cooper, C Kelce
The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a five-year contract with wide receiver Riley Cooper and a seven-year deal with center Jason Kelce ...
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Review: The overwrought ‘Lady from the Sea’
My hat’s off to EgoPo for staging the rarely-produced 1888 work that out-Ibsens Ibsen. Oh, the angst! (Of it all!) In a ...
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Flamenco, dramatic style of music and dance from Spain, has a moment in Philly
The second biannual Philadelphia Flamenco Festival kicks off this Saturday, highlighting the unique style of Spanish dance and music in a ...
11 years ago
ListenChairman of Barnes board stepping down
The chairman of the board for the Barnes Foundation has stepped down. Dr. Bernard Watson, who orchestrated the controversial decis ...
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Review: On stage and off, the real lives of ‘The Exonerated’
“The Exonerated,” a finely crafted piece of docu-drama theater in a terrific production at Delaware Theatre Company, is fresh ...
11 years ago
First for Friday, February 21, 2014
A good start Governor Jack Markell’s budget calls for less than two-tenth’s of one percent in new programs. One of ...
Air Date: February 21, 2014
Bucks County bobsledder had unlikely path to bronze medal
Jamie Greubel’s win was not supposed to happen. The native of Newtown, Pa. and her partner Aja Evans won the bronze medal fo ...
11 years ago
Review: ‘Beautiful Boy,’ but less handsome story
Eric Conger’s intermissionless “Beautiful Boy,” in its world-premiere production by Walnut Street Theatre, is two plays, really.&nb ...
11 years ago
Curator at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art helps shape major Whitney exhibit
A Philadelphia art curator has been asked to assemble one of the most important events in the contemporary art world. The ...
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Review: ‘True West’ with the brothers grim
Yo! Someone gimme a break! I mean a real break – an intermission. I’m sitting here looking at the script of Sam Shepard’s & ...
11 years ago
Opera Philadelphia’s next season mixes brand new with tried and true
“The Fascists take the stage in blood and darkness.” That was Tweeted by journalist Joel Mathis during the performance ...
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If George Washington had eaten here…
America’s first President was also known for his sweet tooth. George Washington’s typical breakfast was hoecakes, three small ...
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