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Dito van Reigersberg on stage
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Spies, breakups and thick glasses: Philly’s Pig Iron Theatre obsesses over Aimee Mann in ‘Poor Judge’

A cast of seven Aimee Mann clones populate Dito van Reigersberg’s return to Pig Iron Theatre.

1 year ago

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Zenobia Lundy in the window
Books
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

This is what reading looks like: Local authors became live models in a Philadelphia bookstore window

Barnes and Noble asked two dozen local authors to silently read a favorite book in the storefront window. They all jumped at the chance.

1 year ago

Art is displayed at a new Magic Gardens location in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens takes over a second mosaic space in South Philly

After his Magic Gardens went public, Zagar spent 15 years working on another art environment. It is now opening to the public.

1 year ago

A scene from a rehearsal of the play
History
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Religion

A new musical about a Jenkintown Holocaust survivor is premiering at Gratz College in Elkins Park

Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”

1 year ago

Kirk Franklin sings
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Kirk Franklin, Fringe Festival, Brazilian Day and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 5–8: Pearl Jam in Philly, The Killers in New Jersey and “House Party” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

1 year ago

Listen 5:07
Nell Bang-Jensen smiles
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Fringe Festival 2024 launches by announcing its new CEO

Nell Bang-Jensen, of Theatre Horizon in Norristown, has been tapped to be next leader of the Philly Fringe Festival.

1 year ago

Listen 6:15
Marcelo do Ó smiles while working in press box
International
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles in São Paulo: Commentators educate audience about NFL in soccer-crazy Brazil

Local commentators and experts in Brazil are seeking to draw attention to NFL football by using funny metaphors, catchy stories about players and loud celebrations on air.

1 year ago

people participate in a roda
Community Events
International
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

How to celebrate Brazilian culture in Philly as the Eagles take on the Packers in São Paulo

If you’re tuning in to the game and finding yourself feeling FOMO that you couldn’t make the trip, or yearning for more Brazilian culture, you don’t have to look too far.

1 year ago

Young dancers portray enslaved children in the dance-theater production, ''On Buried Ground.''
History
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Historic Black Philadelphia brought back to life in ‘On Buried Ground’

A dance and theater piece imagines the lives of 18th and 19th century Black figures buried at Christ Church.

1 year ago

Part of the display
Health Care
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Visual Arts

‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

1 year ago

Black horse riders ride horses in south
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

A Philly photographer captures the glory days of the Black cowboy

Ron Tarver has been taking pictures of Black horse culture for 30 years, in town and country.

1 year ago

File photo: In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
History
Music
New Jersey

Speaking from the depths, Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ continues to inspire

A new special about Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album “Nebraska” debuts Aug. 31 on WHYY. Host Matt Guilhem discusses the album’s legacy with music biographer Warren Zanes.

1 year ago

Listen 8:19
Chaka Khan performs
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Chaka Khan, Les Misérables and the Polish American Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 29 - Sept. 1: James Taylor in Philly, the Glassboro Car Show and Food Truck Festival in New Jersey and the People’s Festival in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlight

1 year ago

Listen 5:11
Andrew Robinson poses for a photo
International
New Jersey
Sports

Just keep swimming: A New Jersey swimmer’s journey to the English Channel

This week, a New Jersey swimmer heads out to swim the English Channel. Guided by local inspirations, Andrew Robinson is ready for the challenge.

1 year ago

Listen 3:45
germantown formerly incarcerated renaissance museum-grand opening
Incarceration
Philadelphia

A museum of formerly incarcerated people opens in Germantown

The Formerly Incarcerated Renaissance Museum documents the resilience and creativity of people during and after their prison sentences.

1 year ago

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