Arts & Entertainment
Longwood Gardens: A photographer’s walking tour
A trip to Longwood Gardens in early spring is always a pleasure and a good opportunity to see what the coming seasons might look like as ...
16 years ago
Artist brings a piece of the Iraq War home
Iraq has fallen out of the headlines, but the United States still has 130,000 troops at war there. Tomorrow, a little over six years sinc ...
16 years ago
Film Festival pushes forward despite name setback
The Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest starts today. Despite the name change, brought on by a rancorous fight among top management that ...
16 years ago
Philly likes to dance, report on cultural engagement reveals
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is beginning work on its goal to double cultural participation in the region by the year 2020. ...
16 years ago
The new Temple Gallery at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art is open today. It’s the first show since the art school mov ...
16 years ago
Influence of Annenberg's Foundation may be dwindling
In 2007, Leonore Annenberg received the Philadelphia Award, the city’s highest civic honor. But following the matriarch’s dea ...
16 years ago
The Philadelphia Orchestra is cutting expenses and staff to make up for a budget shortfall. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture Desk, Alex ...
16 years ago
Hard times starting to hit arts sector
The arts and culture sector has bucked many of the trends in the rest of the economy by relying on foundation support and individual givi ...
16 years ago
The Dark Side of the Philadelphia Flower Show
Spring may seem far away, but the Philadelphia Flower Show is in full swing. The fresh dose of flora is a welcome harbinger of warmer tim ...
16 years ago
Frank Fitzpatrick on "Writer John Updike"
By: Frank Fitzpatrick When writer John Updike died on January 28, sports writers mourned the loss of a man who truly understood t ...
16 years ago
Dance exchange program brings more exposure to Philly scene
This year, local nonprofit Philadelphia Dance Projects has created a pilot performance series for bringing dancers from across the countr ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia Museum of Art cuts salaries and staff
The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced cuts to salaries and staff. Those cutbacks come amid similar announcements from other majo ...
16 years ago
Controversial Valley Forge Revolutionary War Museum to break ground in May
The American Revolution Center plans to build a museum and visitor’s center on the privately owned land within Valley Forge Nationa ...
16 years ago
This year, the Philadelphia Film Festival will go up, but not under its usual title. About a month ago, a conflict erupted between leader ...
16 years ago
Flyers, Sixers provide “fan relief” in ticket price freeze
By: Tom MacDonald Two Philadelphia sports teams are holding the line on prices to help people who are dealing with their own econo ...
16 years ago