Arts & Entertainment
World glass aspirations: $1 million gift to Temple’s Tyler school enhances glass-art program
“Philadelphia is on track to become one of the world’s leading centers for the contemporary glass arts,” says Irvin Bor
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Philly’s ‘One Book’ choice tells collective story of Japanese ‘picture brides’
The 2013 selection for the Free Library of Philadelphia’s annual “One Book, One Philadelphia” program is “The Bud
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Regional accent expert at Penn among Franklin Institute honorees
The Franklin Institute has announced its 2013 laureates: individuals who have made outstanding achievements in the research and applicati
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Philadelphia Orchestra fashions relationship with new music director
On Thursday evening, the Philadelphia Orchestra started its season with a bang—opera superstar Renee Fleming took a turn on stage with
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At Penn Museum, unveiling the secrets of mummies — while you watch
It’s Monday; do you know where your mummy is?
Conservators at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthr
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Orchestral movement into the Nézet-Séguin era
This weekend, the Philadelphia Orchestra launches its 2012-2013 season with Verdi’s “Requiem,” a piece the orchestra ha
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Blending the sexy with the serious, Constitution Center presents full story of Prohibition
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia has a new way of designing museum exhibitions. It just rolled out its first example.
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Exhibit is fusion of Latino and Asian art in Chinatown
Hispanic culture is center stage in Philadelphia this weekend. City Hall is hosting “Dialogo 365,” an exhibition of 30 local
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Prelude to a pivotal year: Philadelphia Orchestra members warm up for harmonious season
The Philadelphia Orchestra is putting on its top hat and brushing off its tails for the opening of the 2012-2013 season.
We caught
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ListenCatch ‘The Outgoing Tide’ before it heads to Off-Broadway
Catch “The Outgoing Tide” in Wilmington before it next comes ashore Off-Broadway. A drama by Barrymore Award-winning, local p
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As lights go out over Parkway, thousands of messages resound
The “Open Air” installation of spotlights intersecting over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia attracted 5,500 rec
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Penn Museum’s ‘touch tours’ offer blind visitors grasp of ancient history
“We are going to go back 5,000 years, to the first dynasty of Egypt,” said Theresa Joniec, setting her “wayback machine
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At long last, skate park under way in Philly
A lot of skateboarders thought this would never happen. After more than a decade of planning and fundraising, ground finally has been bro
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The Gatherings celebrates 20 years of ‘space music’ in Philadelphia
In music, when you say “Philadelphia,” you might think of the soulful Sound of Philadelphia from the 1970s, or the lush strin
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ListenThey wore a symphony: Supremes’ gowns star in Philly museum display
“Tell your friends — especially the guys — it’s not about the gowns,” said Mary Wilson. “It really is
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