Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Ballet offers no-fear dance classes to wary adults
The "Absolute Beginner" course is designed to teach adults the art of ballet, boost their confidence and reacquaint them with their own bodies.
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Listen 1:28Frankie Beverly, Philly music legend, says farewell in final hometown concert
The Philly-native singer is retiring after 50 years. He said goodbye to fans at the Dell Music Center earlier this month, where $25,000 was donated to local students.
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Listen 1:49From ‘oops!’ to opportunity: Philly’s Seaport Museum gives historic painting to Andalusia estate
Twenty years ago, the maritime museum accidentally bought an 1815 portrait. Her story can now be told at the historic Biddle family estate.
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‘Philadelphia Revealed’ exhibit uncovers the city’s history in things that survived
The city’s historic Atwater Kent collection returns to public view for the first time since being transferred to Drexel University.
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Listen 1:15J.D. Vance brought Appalachia into the national discourse. PAFA was already there
“Layers of Liberty” launched well before J.D. Vance became the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the exhibit still meets the moment.
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Listen 1:09Kevin Hart, ‘Funny Girl,’ Chinatown Summer Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
July 18–21: Ice Cream Day in Philly, Dave Matthews Band in N.J. and “Julius Caesar” in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:27Philly City Council honors artists helping families cope with gun violence
The Apologues connects artists with families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. City Council’s president is honoring that work.
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New book peeks over the wall into Philadelphia’s grand gardens
“Private Gardens of Philadelphia” showcases beautiful places few people have seen.
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Listen 1:45Photo essay: Philly’s Icarus Cup saw 1,000+ soccer players ‘enjoy the people’ over the weekend
Players across 80 teams donned special kits for the Icarus Cup at the Vidas Athletic Complex at Drexel University.
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An exhibition of yard art at Penn ties urban artists to a mostly Southern creative vernacular.
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Listen 1:10All things African art: Philadelphia Museum of Art plans to build a home for diasporic works
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is bringing African art to Philly. The plan is for the art to stay permanently.
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“Don’t miss this beautiful performance, beautiful show, and this beautiful knockout,” Ennis said ahead of his headlining fight.
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Listen 0:52A 2020 Black Lives Matter protest is revived as a neighborhood celebration in Mantua
Dancer Iquail Shaheed organized a protest in Mantua after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. Now he is bringing it back as a neighborhood resource fair.
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Listen 1:11Free Library of Philadelphia nearing uniform 6-day service
The Free Library has aimed for universal six days a week service at all of its 55 branches in the Philadelphia region for years. It may be coming this fall.
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U.S. appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
The ruling follows a Supreme Court case that led the NCAA to allow athletes to profit from their “Name, Image and Likeness.”
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