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Over 2,000 partisipants came out to support Living Beyond Breast Cancer's Yoga on the Steps doubling last year's number and spilling out past the iconic Philadelphia Art Museum steps and onto the closed off parkway. Emily Cohen / For Newsworks

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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 Sarah Blake, in her living room in Havertown, Pa., holds a copy of her book, Mr. West, an unauthorized biography of Kanye West in poems. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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 ...

11 years ago

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 First time Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby participants from the Penn Jersey Roller Derby League barrel towards a mud in their zombie skate creation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Kinetic 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 ...

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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

Gil Cnann is the one of three owners of the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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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The Philadelphia Singers rehearse for their last concert. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

With 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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Curator Martha Lucy explains the history of the Dutch room. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

New 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 ...

11 years ago

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First for Friday, May 8, 2015

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

Genghis Khan arrives at the Franklin Institute in the person of Gankhuyag Natsag. He and his performance troupe, Khan Bogd, have led a nomadic life following the traveling exibition Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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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 Catrina Ganey and Curtiss Cook Jr. in Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of 'brownsville Song.' (Photo courtesy of Paola Nogueras)
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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 ...

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 Catrina Ganey and Curtiss Cook Jr. in Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of 'brownsville Song.' (Photo courtesy of Paola Nogueras)
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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 ...

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 Gallery owners Rick and Ruth Works Snyderman celebrate 50 years with an exhibition curated by their son, Evan. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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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 In Theatre Exile's production of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' from left: Jake Blouch, Catharine Slusar and Pearce Bunting. (Photo courtesy of Paola Nogueras)
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Review: A ferocious ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

Here are the ingredients in Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”: Imbalance, alcoholism, co-dependenc ...

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Art students from Cabrini College worked with Hopeworx and its homeless clients to create this art installation at Theatre Horizon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

At Norristown theater, ‘In the Blood’ explores world of the homeless

The homeless population in Norristown, Pennsylvania, has been asked to participate in a theater production of “In the Blood,” ...

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