Arts & Entertainment
RCA Victor-made ‘race records’ of ’20s infuse new musical premiering in Camden
An original musical theater production about the historic Victor Records recording studio in Camden premieres in Camden this weekend. ...
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The Philly roots of the Civil Rights anthem ‘We Shall Overcome’
All this month, the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia has been holding events that offer a historic overview of the Underground Railr ...
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Underground Railroad expert decodes songs that held practical advice for fleeing slaves
The Moonstone Art Center in Philadelphia has coordinated a ...
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ListenFree Library wants Philadelphians to climb aboard ‘Orphan Train’ for one-book program
“Orphan Train,” the 2013 best-selling novel by Christina Baker Kline, has been selected by the Free Library of Philadelphia f ...
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Boyz II Men perform at Philly alma mater
Boyz II Men performed a private concert for students at their alma mater, the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Ar ...
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Humble tea vessel in a class of its own at Princeton museum
A 700-year-old jar at the Princeton University Museum of Art holds insight into modern art squabbles. If you passed it in a junk s ...
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In the intriguing and very cool “Ciphers,” which is getting its American premiere from Inis Nua Theatre Company in Center Cit ...
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Academy’s exhibit is music to kids’ ears: chocolate as fruit [photos]
Parents trying to instill healthy eating habits in their children, be warned: the new exhibition at the Academy of Natural Science of Dre ...
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First for Friday, October 10, 2014
Campaign for U.S. House There is less than a month before the mid-term elections. WHYY will televise two debates this month as ...
Air Date: October 10, 2014
Array of Philadelphia choirs lend grace notes to play with tragic core
A play has opened at the Annenberg Center in West Philadelphia with a central character – a choir ensemble – that will be performed b ...
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Review: After ‘Macbeth,’ it’s back indoors
It’s difficult enough to produce a plausible “Macbeth” on a stage inside a theater, so hats off to Revolution Shakespea ...
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West Philly mural tells tales of teens searching for home
On 42 Street in West Philadelphia, a block off Lancaster Avenue, a green lawn marks the place where half a dozen houses once stood. ...
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Review: “The Events” and the backstory
You never hear anything about the terrible real event that led Scottish playwright David Greig to create “The Events,” which ...
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Jewish congregations celebrate harvest season with Sukkot holiday [photos]
Some are the size of small sheds. Others as big as a large wedding tent. But what’s more important than the size of the sukk ...
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Salute to activist’s quest for change sheds light on woman once a fixture on Penn campus [photos]
The life of Kathy Chang, a radical peace activist who went by “Kathy Change,” will be presented as “Chang(e),” a ...
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