Arts & Entertainment
Vernon Park ‘peace pole’ dedication highlights Countdown to Germantown Day
During Saturday’s “Countdown to Germantown Day,” Friends of Vernon Park event organizer Angela Miles took the stage wit
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12 years ago
Cinedelphia focuses on weird Philly films of the past
The Cinedelphia Film Festival, a new entrant into Philadelphia’s ever-
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12 years ago
‘The Hooters’ celebrate more than 3 decades as a band
On this week’s Recap, Rob Hyman, keyboardist for The Hooters, talks about his work week.
The band were local h
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12 years ago
Raga music to sound for 24 hours at Drexel
The stars of classical Indian music will perform for 24 straight hours at Drexel University starting Saturday night.
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12 years ago
First for Friday, April 5, 2013
Filling the gap
A Lewes woman is facing the fight of her life to get state lawmakers to require insurance companie
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Air Date: April 5, 2013
Roger Ebert judged films, not filmmakers [Carrie Rickey’s appreciation]
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert weren’t a comedy team, but they played one on TV. The Laurel and Hardy of movie criticism worked someth
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12 years ago
PIFA: Exploring the early days of Dizzy Gillespie and bebop
A young Dizzy Gillespie, cocky and with a chip on his shoulder, will stride into Philadelphia this weekend.
“Last Call at th
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12 years ago
Peterson Toscano explains gender diversity — as portrayed in the bible
Attendees at the President’s Social Justice Series on Friday night at Haverford College will be entertained and informed by pl
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12 years ago
Review: Lantern Theater’s ‘Henry V’
William Shakespeare is his own best apologist. His “Henry V,” essentially a battle play with time off for knaves and love, ca
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12 years ago
Tales of Hoffman: Recounting verse and virtue of late poet laureate
Daniel Hoffman, once the U.S. poet laureate, has died. The Swarthmore resident would have been 90 years old on Wednesday. To mark his bir
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12 years ago
Bearded Ladies shake up music, time for ‘Civil War Cabaret’ at PIFA
As the monthlong Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts gets under way, one of the first performances to hit the ground running
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12 years ago
Review: Betting on the evolution of Bristol’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that over the last nights, Bristol Riverside Theatre’s large-scale production (two doze
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12 years ago
Review: One ‘Seminar’ you’ll remember
“Seminar” is a bulls-eye comedy about the power of words and the fragility of the writers who use them — and as an adde
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12 years ago
First Extra Edition: Health & Technology
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: March 28, 2013
Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera unveil plan for collaboration on Strauss’ ‘Salome’
The president of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Allison Vulgamore, has run the numbers: in Philadelphia, the audience for classical music an
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12 years ago