Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia artists celebrate old railroad building they call home
Since 1981, an estimated 500 artists have come and gone through the five floors at the former railroad building and warehouse at 915 Spri ...
13 years ago
Exploring the feminine side of Civil War
The 28th Virginia Infantry, Company D, has a website. On it are tips for women to pass as men on the battlefield: Cut hair short, or tuck ...
13 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide — Wine and tradition; Center City Jazz Fest; Cape May Spring Fest
WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through hundreds of listings each week to find out what’s happening in the Del ...
13 years ago
A Fuller appreciation: Inventor and visionary ‘Bucky’ to be honored at International House
Amy Smith is a dancer and choreographer with the Headlong Dance Company. In 2004, when she proposed to her husband that they build a geod ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra readies for 10-day tour of China
Next month, the Philadelphia Orchestra will be in China for an unprecedented cultural exchange that should strengthen its global reach. ...
13 years ago
Wyeth’s World: Revered artist’s private studio open to visitors
For almost 70 years, Andrew Wyeth worked in a converted country schoolhouse in Chadds Ford, Pa. Now the studio of one of the most revered ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra, musicians’ pension fund settle
The Philadelphia Orchestra has cleared the last major hurdle in its bankruptcy proceedings. It has negotiated a settlement with the music ...
13 years ago
As day dawns on new Knight grants, previous winners assess projects
The second-round winners of the Knight Arts Challenge will be announced Monday afternoon. The grant is available to anybody — ...
13 years ago
Kennett Square shop exhibits a passion for the printed page
In an age of e-books and tablets, Thomas Macaluso’s used and rare books store in Kennett Square stands out as a staunch defender of ...
13 years ago
Access to 52,000 testimonials of Holocaust survivors now available at Penn
The largest collection of Holocaust survivor testimonials on video is now publicly accessible at the University of Pennsylvania. T ...
13 years ago
New Barnes documentary focuses on the art collector not the controversy
“Good paintings are more satisfying companions than the best of books, and infinitely moreso than very nice people.” ...
13 years ago
Philly’s poet laureate Sonia Sanchez finds peace in the ‘haiku life’
Sonia Sanchez spoke with NewsWorks Tonight about her role as Philadelphia’s first poet laureate to inspire peace among school child ...
13 years ago
A clash of gardening cultures in South Philadelphia
Most of the lots on the South Philly block of Mercy Street between 5th and 6th are vacant. For decades, 17 gaping spaces have been filled ...
13 years ago
Philly native wins Pulitzer, but her plays are a stranger to local stages
Philadelphia stories play central roles in two Pulitzer Prize winners. The Inquirer won for its series on school violence ...
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Tim Miller hits Philadelphia for performance and workshop
A gay performance artist who had a workshop planned for Villanova University abruptly canceled appeared on stage in Philadelphia this pas ...
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