Arts & Entertainment
Once upon a time, the world was sweet on Philly’s sugar industry
To pedestrians and motorists crossing the Ben Franklin Bridge, the sign is unmistakable: “WILBUR’S” painted in ghostly ...
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Philly Drum Project looks to bring kids back to basics
At a classroom at the University of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia, a new venture is aiming to give kids access to music education. ...
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First for Friday, August 16, 2013
This episode is a rebroadcast of First for May 17, 2013 Chapter 1: Open Chapter 2: Post ...
Air Date: August 16, 2013
Review: ‘Macbeth’ as a stage company’s added attraction
The no-nonsense staging and smooth interpretation that Commonwealth Classic Theater Company is giving “Macbeth” in West Phila ...
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Review: A gender-swapped ‘Earnest,’ in all but name
A decade or so back, a stage production that bent the genders of that most delicious boy-chases-girl comedy, “The Importance of Bei ...
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Michener’s Bertoia exhibit focuses on monoprints taking shape in sculpture
Harry Bertoia made enormous architectural sculptures for buildings around the country and tiny jewelry pieces the size of your finger. Bu ...
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Women getting into the game of video animation in new Moore College program
This fall, Moore College of Art in Philadelphia will allow students to focus on video game animation. The nation’s only all- ...
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Review: Then and now, the lesbians of ‘Cold’
The Bird Hole, a fictional lesbian bar where the entire 90 minutes of the new play “Cold,” is set in a single scene, was once ...
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Memoirs. We read them all the time. Blue Nights by Joan Didion. Bossypants by Tina Fey. Night by Elie Wiese ...
Air Date: August 12, 2013
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Review: Martha Graham Cracker, a Philadelphia institution 8 years running
Philadelphia drag performer Martha Graham Cracker celebrated eight years of kooky, and maybe kinky, performances Thursday night. Her ...
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First for Friday, August 9, 2013
First Conversations: Senator Chris Coons While Congress is in August recess, Delaware Senator Chris Coons stopped ...
Air Date: August 9, 2013
‘Cliff and Clair’ take a family vacation—without the family
Each month, NewsWorks presents a story from the First Person Arts Podcast. In this edition, R. Eric Thomas recalls his favo ...
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Webcam broadcasts from Andy Warhol’s grave
The Andy Warhol Museum has launched a live video feed from the pop artist’s gravesite to honor his 85th birthday. The projec ...
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Opera Philadelphia reaches out to new audiences with portable performance
This fall, Opera Philadelphia will yank opera out of the opera house and go into places where opera is usually not seen, or heard. ...
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Monday at City Hall, a poetic take on the Trayvon Martin case
Since George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, many Philadelphians have demonstrated publicly. ...
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