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Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going

It's hard to imagine that about 15 years ago, actor and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph had considered walking away from show business.

1 month ago

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is sending Thomas Eakins’ ''Sailing'' (1875) to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City to settle its Super Bowl wager. (Courtesy of The Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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Visual Arts

Philly Art Museum to send Eakins painting to Kansas City for Super Bowl wager

For the Eagles’ loss to the Chiefs, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will send Thomas Eakins’ “Sailing” (1875) to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.

1 month ago

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The Tymes, from Philadelphia as shown in an ad for their single 'If You Love Me Baby.' (Wikimedia Commons)
Music
Philadelphia

Philly’s musical walk of fame to induct a new class for 2023

Seven stars will be added to the sidewalk along South Broad Street, honoring the city’s musical legacy.

1 month ago

Gustave Courbet's landscape, depicting the source of the Lison River in France, was discovered in a storage box at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2016. It was so darkened that only a few letters of the artist's signature were visible, (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn

Gustave Courbet’s “The Source of the Lison” was lost in a forgotten box for over a century. Now it’s the centerpiece of an exhibition at Arthur Ross.

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File - In 2022 The Cherry Street Pier  hosted ''Freshwater,'' a sculptural fountain by Jean Shin that uses Delaware River water and living freshwater mussels. Other sculptural elements were made from recycled plastic and shells collected from the Delaware. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Poetry
Visual Arts

New leadership at Philadelphia Contemporary, to help the arts nonprofit better ‘reflect the diversity’ of the city

Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.

1 month ago

The ''balloon dog'' sculpture, pictured, shortly after it shattered
NPR

A Jeff Koons ‘balloon dog’ sculpture was knocked over and shattered in Miami

The sculpture, valued at $42,000, was one of several balloon dog sculptures by the world-famous artist. Fortunately, it's covered by insurance.

1 month ago

File photo: Richard Belzer attends the premiere of ''Mistaken For Strangers'' during the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
National
Performing Arts
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.

1 month ago

Lisa Leslie takes a selfie with Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers during the slam dunk competition of the NBA basketball All-Star weekend
Philadelphia
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Sixers’ Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn’t an unknown

Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

1 month ago

Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after winning the slam dunk competition of the NBA basketball All-Star weekend
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Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at All-Star Saturday

McClung — the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard — defeated New Orleans’ Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest.

1 month ago

An ice-skater poses in a sepia-toned image
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

This drag show in Philly is about climate change, and warm weather spoiled its opening night

After an opening night spoiled by weirdly warm weather, The Bearded Ladies are ready to inspire collective action against climate change using camp.

1 month ago

Animators used this jointed wooden puppet as a reference model when creating ''Pinocchio'' in 1940. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Movies
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Disney takes over the Franklin Institute with 100 years of movies, music, and ‘magic’

Six things to look for at the world premiere of the entertainment company’s centennial exhibition.

1 month ago

Two men shake hands outdoors while posing for a photo.
History
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

After 164 years, descendants of Frederick Douglass and John Brown finally meet

The great-great-grandsons of Frederick Douglass and John Brown rendezvous in Philadelphia at a play about their ancestors.

1 month ago

A view of the National Constitution Center.
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Presidents Day celebrations, ‘Disney 100’ exhibit, Talisk, and Ice Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 16 - Feb. 19: Black dance tribute in Del., “Disney 100” exhibit in Philly, and “The Wild Party” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

1 month ago

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A man embraces a woman from behind as they gaze into the distance.
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

An ode to Harlem developed in Philly

The Negro Ensemble Company, of New York, came to Penn Live Arts in West Philadelphia to develop its new play about gentrification.

1 month ago

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Justus Rivera is a violinist who's been performing in Philly for over a decade (Facebook)
Government
Billy Penn

Philadelphia could get an ‘Office of Music’ to support local artists and boost the industry

A recent Council bill would put creation of the office on the November ballot for voters to decide.

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