Arts & Entertainment

Starting Wednesday, Philadelphia will host a national conference of opera companies. One of the issues to be discussed will be dev ...

To the west is Independence Hall and Carpenter’s Hall, where the Continental Congress met for the first time. To the north is Ben F ...

In rare celebration by a normally quiet religion, followers of Baha’i will gather at Temple University Saturday to remember the 100 ...

From Center City to the Jersey Shore, we’ve got your weekend covered. WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through ...

At first it seems like a Tom Waits song — a Polish piano tuner sits in the park, tinkering with an old upright. “From a mu ...

“Peter Nero and the Philly Pops” might lose its namesake. The Pops’ parent company, Encore Series, Inc., has bee ...

For years, neon signs have been associated with cheap beer and cheap motels. They were Nick Mancuso’s bread and butter. Manc ...

This summer, construction is expected to begin on a large Mormon temple in Center City, Philadelphia; a Mormon is campaigning to be presi ...

From Center City to the Jersey Shore, we’ve got your weekend covered. WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom sorts through ...

Mississippi Fred McDowell’s song “I Wish I Was In Heaven Sittin’ Down” has found a near-perfect partner in the Mo ...

The reviews are in, and the new Barnes Foundation building on the Parkway is being called a great success. Over Memorial Day weeke ...

In an age before iPhones and video games, an electronic map of the historic Gettysburg battlefield once inspired many visitors to learn m ...

Some members of the Philadelphia Orchestra are on their way in China for a 10-day residency. Some have already arrived. The trip i ...

Unless you’ve avoided all forms of media this past week, you’ve probably heard that The Barnes Foundation’s new gallery ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra has cleared the last major hurdle in its bankruptcy proceeding, as the Kimmel Center has agreed to reduce the ...