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Charlee Heinz collects and cleans animal bones to use them in works of art. (Lise Peet)
The Pulse
Animals
Preservation

Animal skulls and bones get a second life in the art works of Boyertown creator

In Boyertown, PA, artist Charlee Heinz turns bones from forest finds into meaningful artwork that explores death and beauty.

1 month ago

Pierre Robert reading in Rittenhouse Square
Media
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Pierre Robert: 10 things you should know about Philly’s iconic DJ

The WMMR fixture died early Wednesday, at age 70. Did you know he was a vegetarian for decades and kept a “no-play” list?

1 month ago

The Philadelphia Magic Gardens Dia de los Muertos
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Halloween weekend, Third Eye Blind, an Afrofuturism exhibit and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 30 - Nov. 2: Día de los Muertos celebrations in Delaware, a pierogi festival in Philly and John Fogerty in South Jersey are among the highlights.

1 month ago

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The Billy Penn staff posing for a photo outside of Terry Gross' office wearing their bespoke unique halloween costumes, led by Nick Kariuki as the Phillies Karen
Media
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Billy Penn

DIY Philly Halloween costumes guide: 2025 edition

Struggling to imagine a good idea to dress up this year? Consider these options, pulled from the past year’s headlines.

1 month ago

a statue in front of Maguire Hall
History
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

An ‘exuberantly eclectic’ new building is set to open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum

The new Maguire Hall is a 173-year-old industrialist’s mansion converted into a showcase of Philadelphia artists.

1 month ago

Listen 1:23
Professional boxer and Philly-native Jaron Ennis at WHYY studios
Billy Penn
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

‘I just love beating people up and putting on shows’: ‘Boots’ Ennis is latest champ in Philly’s rich boxing tradition

Billy Penn spoke to Ennis, 28, from Germantown’s Brickyard, who could be boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighter.

2 months ago

A dense display in the Princeton University Art Museum's American art gallery
Higher Education
New Jersey
Visual Arts

Princeton University to reopen its newly rebuilt art museum

Designed by architect David Adjaye, Princeton’s new museum corrects the problematic old one.

2 months ago

Listen 1:20
Shrek, from “The Swamp” team, rides through the mud pit at the 2024 Kensington Derby.
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

The Kensington Derby, a Philly Pops tribute to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett and Halloween festivities in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 23–26: The Girls of Summer in Delaware, Schuylkill Regatta in Philly and Giveon in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 months ago

Listen 5:10
a mosaic at the John Coltrane House
History
Music
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Work and funding underway to repair and program John Coltrane’s Strawberry Mansion house

A new nonprofit created by descendants of the jazz legend will take over stewardship of the future Philadelphia cultural space.

2 months ago

Listen 1:21
Nancy Ireson, co-curator of ''Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets''
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The outsider who came in: Henri Rousseau retrospective opens at Philly’s Barnes Foundation

The celebrated French post-impressionist was dismissed during his lifetime as “naive,” but held many secrets.

2 months ago

Listen 1:19
Moki Cherry's colorful tapestry is juxtaposed with a video
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Moki Cherry, matriarch of a musical family, gets the spotlight at Philadelphia’s Fabric Museum

Neneh Cherry visited the posthumous solo exhibition of her mother, Moki, at the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

2 months ago

Listen 1:46
a cinema showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movies
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Scary movie screenings around Philly to get you into the spooky spirit

From “Gremlins” to “Night of the Living Dead,” Philadelphia cinemas are hosting a smattering of vintage classics and indie horrors that are sure to keep you up at night.

2 months ago

Book about Philadelphia history
Books
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Unique set of history books put Philly in perspective ahead of 250th celebration

University of Pennsylvania Press will publish three books – focusing on Philly’s relationship to the region, nation and world – later this month.

2 months ago

Where does art end and AI start? The lines can be blurry sometimes.
Studio 2
Technology
Visual Arts

Will AI kill human creativity?

The examples of AI art are pretty astounding, but if computers can make art, will we still value art made by people? And what are the limits to the algorithmic imagination?

Air Date: October 16, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 45:41
David Byrne performing
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

David Byrne, Philadelphia Film Festival and an ‘Evening of Horror’ at the Academy of Music in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct.16–19: Art Battle Wilmington, Philly Bike Ride and Asbury Shorts in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 months ago

Listen 5:26
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