Arts & Entertainment
First for Friday, May 10, 2013
This special First Extra edition features the members of the WHYY Health and Science Desk reporting on how technology is influen
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Air Date: May 10, 2013
World Series of Birding takes off in New Jersey
Thirty years ago, Pete Dunne was drinking in a Cape May bar when a great idea struck him: a marathon birding event called The Big Day (in
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Reviews: “The Misanthrope” and “Othello” — thoroughly modern, thoroughly not
Who says you have to be old-fashioned to be classic? Heck, who says you need to be classic to be … classic?
Moliere wrote
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For a Philadelphia artist, beauty and conflict can mix
Philadelphia-based artist Jane Irish uses her painting and ceramics to mix beauty with political engagement.
Irish has traveled of
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Review: ‘North of the Boulevard’ yet south of something real
“North of the Boulevard,” the new drama by prolific Philadelphia-based playwright Bruce Graham, is gritty – but is it true
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As new leader of Constitution Center, Rosen plans to boost and broaden debate
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia has named its new president and CEO.
Jeffrey Rosen, a professor at the George Was
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Spying in Philadelphia gets a close look at Franklin exhibit
An incredible amount of information is gathered about you every day through credit cards, Internet traffic, and cell phones, most of it w
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‘Plein air’ painters arrive with brush and easel for festival on the Main Line
A band of nomads is dropping by the Main Line in what has become a yearly visitation.
The 30 plein-air (“open air”) pa
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Review: ‘It’s My Party,’ women, and the deeper meaning of laughter
The new and innovative play “It’s My Party: The Women and Comedy Project” reaches into three different theatrical world
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Seaport Museum chronicles centuries of African-American history on the Delaware
The long history of African-Americans on the Delaware River is traced in a new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelp
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Photographer Cosby makes name for herself with ‘Beauty’ exhibit
The 29th annual Celebration of Black Writing is underway, newly expanded to the entire month of May by sponsor “Art Sanctuary,̶
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A Critic’s Notebook: Philly’s slice in Broadway’s big pie
Every year for the past few years, Philadelphia has made at least one major appearance on Broadway. This season, it’s in a compelli
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The Swedes are coming!
The King and Queen of Sweden are coming to Delaware to celebrate the 375th anniversary of their country
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Air Date: May 2, 2013
Ellsworth Kelly exhibit inaugurates Barnes’ nod to contemporary art
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is about to open its first exhibition of contemporary art since the foundation was created in 1923.
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Filadelfia Latin American Film Festival expands in second year
This weekend is the second annual Filadelfia Latin American Film Festival, featuring nine short films
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