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Arts & Entertainment

Kathryn Grody on stage reaching an arm up
Aging
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

For Kathryn Grody’s new play in Malvern, getting angry about aging isn’t just for older adults

The world premiere of “The Unexpected 3rd,” at the People’s Light theater in Chester County, is partly due to Grody’s unexpected, online pandemic stardom.

2 months ago

Mr. Monopoly posing with the Rocky statue
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

There’s a new Philly-centric Monopoly game coming in 2026. Creators want to know which landmarks to include

The Liberty Bell and Rocky Statue are locks, but Billy Penn is curious what you think should get its own property square.

2 months ago

The mural ''Lay-lah Lay-lah'' rises in eight columns up the side of an office building adjacent to the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia.
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

A new Holocaust mural on the Parkway tells a story of displacement in 28 languages

“Lay-lah Lay-lah,” by artist Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, uses ancient texts to connect the historic atrocity to a range of communities and underscore a shared humanity.

2 months ago

Listen 1:22
A woman holds up a Puerto Rican flag.
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

A Puerto Rican Day Parade, pre-Halloween haunts, ‘Falsettos’ at the Arden Theatre and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 25–28: Wilmington Black Restaurant Week, a fine art show in Philly and Autumn Sounds Concert Series in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 months ago

Temporary art studio residency
Delaware
Visual Arts

How Delaware’s ‘King of Transit’ turned a lifelong love of buses into an art exhibit

Geraldo Gonzalez’s exhibit showcases 11 art pieces that capture the charm, history and culture of public transportation.

2 months ago

Melanie Hsu plays a ukulele
Billy Penn
Music
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The new season at Journey Arts explores themes of identity, community in Philadelphia

The West Philly-based arts organization kicks off its season on Nov. 6, with “Miwa.”

2 months ago

Tinker and Trade
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s Tinker and Trade creates space for community, creatives to prosper

More than a space for vendors to showcase their homemade goods and gifts, the Brewerytown boutique is also a community and event space for Philadelphians.

2 months ago

Historical Society of Pennsylvania CEO David Brigham
Higher Education
History
Pennsylvania

UArts’ 150-year archive now lives at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

An estimated 1 million items, about 1,000 linear feet, trace UArts’ deep and wide connections to the city.

2 months ago

YHWH Nailgun playing a Making Time set
Music
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Weekend of packed concerts in Philadelphia sees thousands ‘transcend’ and connect with artists along the Delaware River

Making Time ∞ at Fort Mifflin and XPoNential Music Festival in Camden closed out a busy weekend of Philly-area concerts.

2 months ago

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''Uplift Justice'' by Shepard Fairey, a mural featuring a woman's face and her hands held up below her chin, is painted on the side of a Center City office building on Arch Street
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics
Visual Arts

A new mural by Shepard Fairey about the ideals of American liberty appears in Philly

Just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration next year, Fairey’s work replaces a 112-foot mural of a classically Greco-Roman sculpture.

2 months ago

LOOK HERE's curators
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

‘A really pivotal moment’: 6 neurodivergent artists highlighted in a sensory-dense, striking exhibition

The show, LOOK HERE, at Haverford’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, blends accessibility, inclusion and unique perspectives.

2 months ago

Ray Didinger posing for a photo in front of the theater
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Sports

Ray Didinger’s hockey drama tells the true story of Brian Spencer on Wilmington stage

The new play recounts the history of when a man took several CBC employees hostage in an effort to force them to broadcast a Toronto Maple Leafs game.

2 months ago

Listen 2:13
John Mulaney presents an Oscar
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Fall festivals, musical performances and standup comedy in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 18–21: A funny weekend in Philly with comics Adam Sandler, Nikki Glaser and John Mulaney, plus a theater premiere in Delaware and XPoNential Music Fest in South Jersey.

2 months ago

Listen 5:15
Robert Redford attends the premiere of Netflix's
Movies

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89

Robert Redford was one of the biggest stars of the ’70s with such films as “The Candidate,” “All the President’s Men” and “The Way We Were.”

2 months ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, celebrates after the Phillies clinched the NL East following their defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East title with 6-5 win over Dodgers in 10 innings

“The last four years has been the most fun I’ve had in baseball," said manager Rob Thompson. "It's because of the guys."

2 months ago

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