Arts & Entertainment
Review: ‘And Then There Were None,’ one by one
Ten little soldiers went out to dine. One choked his little self and then there were nine. Just like the ditty about the bottles ...
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Nutter launches monthlong salute to all that jazz, honoring McCoy Tyner [photos]
Q: Where does Mayor Michael Nutter get his jazz fix? A: In his black, 2008 Chevy Tahoe hybrid. ...
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A peek into Bethlehem factory where Peeps are born [photos]
For more than six decades, little marshmallow chicks have been roosting in Easter baskets. But rarely does anyone get a peep behind the s ...
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‘Intervals’ challenges visitors to consider what happened in between
Experimental, Puerto Rico-based artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla like to explore the spaces between the past and the pres ...
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Sigma Sound building should have been a music history museum
Once again, Philadelphia fails to recognize its own history. When I saw the obituary in a ...
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Yiddish, African-American songs find a voice in one distinctive singer
Anthony Russell says his “bubbe and zayde didn’t speak Yiddish.” Unbeknowst to them, their grandson definitely does. ...
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New Jersey’s Matchbox car museum is bigger than you might think
The Matchbox Road Museum showcases 50,000 pieces of Matchbox memorabilia, including the well-known miniature models, concept cars, one-of ...
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First for Friday, March 27, 2015
Hidden Picasso Winterthur is renowned in the art restoration world. Currently it’s a part of an international mystery. It ...
Air Date: March 27, 2015
Mural Arts project will try to engage Philadelphians with site-specific art
This year the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program embarks on a nine-month project inviting contemporary artists from around t ...
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An end, a beginning and a birthday — Orchestra 2001 salutes founder, composer [photos]
A new chapter is commencing in Philadelphia’s new music world. Orchestra 2001 is saying farewell to the man who founded it a ...
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Philadelphia Singers presents groundbreaking ‘Radio Hour’ with dancing chorus, silent lead
The Philadelphia Singers ensemble is winding down its existence by introducing new music in ground-breaking formats. After 43 years as a ...
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First Extra: Legislative Update
A series of conversations with legislators in Dover on issues facing Delaware. ...
Air Date: March 26, 2015
‘Cash for Warhol’ prank won’t go away
A new billboard in West Philadelphia is offering you quick cash in exchange for your original pieces of art by Andy Warhol. It loo ...
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Review: The theatrical child of ‘Dirty Dancing’
“Dirty Dancing,” whose national tour unfolds at the Academy of Music for about two weeks, is like a caricature of a musical. ...
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Mysterious ‘Stikman’ artist’s iconic street figures on display at Fishtown gallery
An exhibition of work by Stikman, the anonymous street artist, is now on display at LMNL gallery in Fishtown. While he (or she?) identifi ...
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