Arts & Entertainment
Now available for export: Philadelphia theater artistry
How can a theater company have a national impact on the art as a whole? By finding a way to export its hometown talent. Live theat ...
11 years ago
Coming soon to Philadelphia railway corridor: Katharina Grosse’s moving experience
The Mural Arts Program has brought in a German artist to turn a 5-mile railway corridor in North Philadelphia into a moving abstract fiel ...
11 years ago
1812 Productions’ ‘Week That Is’ sifts political news for droll playing
During a Tuesday night rehearsal at Plays and Players Theater near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square, the theater troupe 1812 Produ ...
11 years ago
African American Museum cultivates two views on the future of black farmers
Is the African-American farmer dying out or about to have a renaissance? The African American Museum in Philadelphia now has two e ...
11 years ago
This edition of First Extra focuses on Delaware State University, Wesley College, Wilmington University, and Delaware Technical and Commu ...
Air Date: April 29, 2014
What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?
According to a ...
Air Date: April 28, 2014
ListenCelebrating the bright, joyful designs of Patrick Kelly at Philly Art Museum
The Philadelphia Museum of Art recently acquired 800 pieces of clothing and accessories by designer Patrick Kelly, the fashion superstar ...
11 years ago
Review: In full glory, ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’
Congratulations to Quintessence Theatre Group for producing Eugene O’Neill’s “Mourning Becomes Electra,” a bold u ...
11 years ago
First for Friday, April 25, 2014
Lost art Faced with the dilemma of paying $20-million in debt by this fall or close, the Delaware Art Museum announced la ...
Air Date: April 25, 2014
Buoyed by family at home and on ice, singer Lauren Hart hits high notes for Flyers hockey
Lauren Hart remains a big part of the extended Flyers family at a time when her own family has grown. To her relief, both fit togeth ...
11 years ago
ListenDigging through the past to set Pennsylvania coal miners’ stories to music
Editor’s note: Philadelphia-area resident Julia Wolfe has been selected to receive the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished musical ...
11 years ago
ListenBusy week for a Philadelphia auction floor manager
Alex Stanku manages the auctions at Material Culture in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadel ...
11 years ago
ListenPhilly high school students re-imagine ‘West Side Story’ ‘Mambo’ using mobile app
The elementary school musicians at Saint Francis DeSales in West Philadelphia get excited when they get to perform “Mambo” fr ...
11 years ago
ListenReview: ‘The Train Driver’ and his derailment
It’s an all-too-common story around the world: a train comes down the tracks, a despondent person runs in its way. It’ ...
11 years ago
Jazz musicians take in sites of the city as inspiration for Philly festival
Some giants from the world of experimental jazz are coming to play the city of Philadelphia — literally. For the next month, ...
11 years ago
Listen