Arts & Entertainment
Devoted fans in Philly will miss The Church’s eclectic music
It’s the end of an era for a Philadelphia venue that gave the world Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, and even the vocal stylings of ...
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Book by father-son writing team chronicles life of Richardson Dilworth
The newly transformed Dilworth Plaza–now Dilworth Park–officially opened this month along the west side of Philadelphia City ...
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New Philly exhibit casts parallels between slave trade, modern sweatshops
The African American Museum in Philadelphia has opened a new art installation that links the African slave trade with modern-day sweatsho ...
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Tony Auth’s Philadelphia Foundation Collection 1960s-2000s [photos]
A look back on the career of Tony Auth, through his Philadelphia Foundation collection, 1960s – 2000s. ...
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The wild rumpus is ending as Philly’s Rosenbach prepares to return bulk of Sendak collection
For fans and researchers, one place has become synonymous with Maurice Sendak’s body of work — the prestigious Rosenbach Muse ...
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Fringe Festival reviews: ‘The Body Lautrec’ and ‘The Rape of Lucrece’
A duo of reviews from Howie Shapiro; “The Body Lautrec,” and “The Rape of Lucrece.“ THE BODY LAUT ...
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Fringe Festival reviews: ‘Broken Wing,’ ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame…a Mute Play’ and ‘Anna K’
A trio of Fringe Festival reviews from Howie Shapiro; “Broken Wing,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame…a Mute Play, ...
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Fringe Festival review: ‘The Four Seasons Restaurant’
The extraordinary, brazenly abstract “The Four Seasons Restaurant,” which FringeArts has brought to this year’s festiva ...
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Two universities hoping to archive Tony Auth papers
Two universities are vying to be the home for the papers of Philadelphia cartoonist Tony Auth — Temple University on the East Coast ...
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First for Friday, September 12, 2014
Racial Sensitivity Training First Look this week focuses on police behavior. Wilmington’s police department ...
Air Date: September 12, 2014
Review: Punching in, at a greatly revamped ‘9 to 5’
If the smooth, feisty production of “9 to 5: The Musical” that opened on the Walnut Street Theatre’s main stage Wednesd ...
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Theater critic Howie Shapiro takes a good look at his job
When this year’s Fringe Festival ends, NewsWorks theater blogger Howie Shapiro will have seen 17 performances in less than two week ...
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Fringe Festival show promising ‘most unusual walking tour’ delivers [map]
With so many shows playing at this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, it’s tough to know what to check out. And while ...
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William Penn Foundation bestows $25 million on Free Library for innovations, renovations
The Free Library of Philadelphia has received the largest gift in its 120-year history: $25 million from the William Penn Foundation. ...
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Cigar-box guitar gives musical duo Hymn for Her unique sound
It’s got three strings, two pickups, and a broomstick handle. But what really makes Lucy Tight’s guitar stand out is its ciga ...
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