Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Flower Show 2026 gets rooted down this weekend
The nation’s largest and oldest horticulture show features fantasy tableaus about the origins and evolution of American gardening.
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Listen 1:14Feb. 27 - March 2: “Glory Ride” in Delaware, a special presentation at the Philadelphia Film Society and Atlantic City Boat Show in South Jersey are among weekend highlights.
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Listen 5:20The Philadelphia Museum of Art is 150 years old. Here’s how it has evolved
What started as a showcase of industrial ingenuity at the 1876 Centennial Exposition has shape-shifted many times.
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Listen 1:36For two decades, the event has become a launchpad for local designers, turning a grassroots experiment into an enduring creative institution.
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Local butterflies and bees need more homes. Philly’s science community has some creative solutions.
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The musical inspired by “Cyrano de Bergerac” and Steve Martin’s film “Roxanne” features new and familiar songs by Saliers.
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Listen 4:03Historic Philadelphia expands Revolutionary War performers for America’s 250th celebrations
Historic Philadelphia has hired more performers to populate Old City for the semiquincentennial.
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Listen 1:09Studio 2 Extra: Remembering Isaiah Zagar
Studio 2 co-host Avi Wolfman-Arent is joined by Jeremiah Zagar, filmmaker and son of Isaiah Zagar.
Air Date: February 20, 2026 2:44 pm
Listen 05:59Celebrate the late Isaiah Zagar’s legacy by visiting one of his many public artworks
Philly is covered in the artist’s mosaic tiles. Here are some of his most impactful public pieces.
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Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar has died
Zagar became known internationally for Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, the immersive art space he built on a vacant lot on South Street.
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Listen 1:44Feb.19–22: Arts and music in Delaware, Philly Fashion Week and a wellness fair in South Jersey are among the highlights.
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Listen 4:363 Philadelphia-area museums collaborate on a retrospective of artist Syd Carpenter
The Woodmere, Maguire and Berman museums each take on different aspects of the sculptor’s five-decade career.
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Listen 1:40Tavern Tour 250: How a French aristocrat became a hero of the American Revolution
We’re talking about France's role in America’s quest for independence, and the impact of one of George Washington’s right-hand-men: the Marquis de Lafayette.
Air Date: February 16, 2026 1:00 pm
Listen 50:43Philadelphia culture leaders ‘gravely concerned’ about changes to Pennsylvania’s arts funding
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts has shifted funding guidelines toward economic development. Local culture leaders are upset.
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Listen 1:41‘Sam the Popcorn Girl’ will be absent from Phillies games for most of the upcoming season
The 30-year-old will spend the summer cruising the high seas. But this isn’t “goodbye” to Citizens Bank Park; it’s more like “see you later.”
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