Arts & Entertainment
It was a roller derby reunion of the highest order last weekend in Philadelphia.
Legends mingled with novices at the Penn Jersey R
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Poetry unites international teens
Some poems seem to just appear on the page, but most are laboriously built, one word at a time.
This week, students at one of the
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Brothers are sweet on tradition
For some people in Philadelphia, the holidays aren’t complete without the Berley brothers’ clear-toy candies. The treats mold
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An exhibit of hand-drawn maps is now on view at Arcadia University in Glenside.
Many of the maps were quickly scrawled on notebook
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$45 million gift to Drexel is largest to any Pa. business school
A Drexel University graduate has given $45 million to his alma mater. The largest single gift to any business school in Pennsylvani
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Thousands tune in to proposal on ‘Love Letters’ tour
A SEPTA train ride last month through West Philadelphia was the stage for an unforgettable marriage proposal. Now, nearly ten thousand pe
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Local arts project wins prestigious prize
Last weekend the Philadelphia non-profit Fresh Artists was awarded the Purpose Prize, a $50,000 award given to a senior citizen contrib
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Inside museum of Jewish History
The newest addition to Independence Mall is finally finished. The National Museum of American Jewish History had its coming-out party thi
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Gehry to remodel art museum hall
Philadelphia can now boast it has its own Frank Gehry, but it’s underground.
The Art Museum has broken ground on the latest
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Phila. moves to restore Divine Lorraine
A decaying landmark on North Broad Street that was once a hotel and a mecca for followers of a cult-like religious figure could finally b
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Common objects impart uncommon stories
The First Person Arts Festival begins next week.
It’s a series of autobiographical performances and films from local storyte
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Film examines Olmsted’s influence on parks
A new film about the father of the American city park will screen Thursday evening at the Philadelphia Art Museum.
“The Olms
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Nine million in arts funding up for grabs
If you can boil your idea down to 150 words, the Knight Arts Challenge promises to consider it.
A hi-tech fabrication workshop in
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Blood and guts spill out at museum
Blood and guts and brains may sound like leftovers from a gruesome Halloween costume,but it’s everyday stuff at the Academy of Natu
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Phila. Orchestra’s new maestro
Yannick Nezet Sequin takes the Philadelphia Orchestra’s podium at a precarious moment.
The thirty-five year old Yannick Neze
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