
Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Orchestra to add more performances to the season
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, the Orchestra’s music director designate, says he will conduct more performances than previously scheduled to ...
14 years ago
WYSP giving up rock for sports
A classic rock station bites the dust. The day after Labor Day, classic rock station WYSP will begin broadcasting the all-sports c ...
14 years ago
Songwriter Ray Evans’ bonanza of papers goes to Penn
For the next two years, librarians at The University of Pennsylvania will catalogue letters, sheet music, recordings and notebooks of Ray ...
14 years ago
New parklet has real curb appeal in University City
A new concept in urban public space has been installed in West Philadelphia. It’s called a parklet. It resembles a short boa ...
14 years ago
‘SlutWalk’ protest set for Saturday in Philadelphia
This weekend, Philadelphia will become the latest venue for a women’s rights demonstration that has been circling the world. On Sat ...
14 years ago
When the saints come laughing in
The new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art includes some paintings by Rembrandt that depict Jesus Christ with a faint smile. ...
14 years ago
Fight continues over Barnes relocation to Philadelphia
The Barnes Foundation is nearing completion of its $100 million building on the Parkway in Philadelphia. The building is slated to be fin ...
14 years ago
Harry Potter’s magic continues
Sunday is the birthday of Harry Potter. According to fans of the books, the character will be 31 years old. The literary phenomeno ...
14 years ago
In Elkins Park, all the estate’s a stage
The Elkins Estate, in Elkins Park, is going through bankruptcy proceedings. The cash-strapped Land Conservancy of Elkins Park is attempti ...
14 years ago
May the best cheesecake win: Philly vies with New York for honor
Philadelphia has the market cornered on cheesesteak. But what about cheesecake? To answer that question, Davio’s, a restaura ...
14 years ago
Tall ship, wide range of art: Gazela festival features exhibit
This week, an art exhibit has been installed inside the hull of a 19th-century tall ship, where cod used to be stored and salted. ...
14 years ago
Questions of ethics haunt Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary will host a discussion about the ethics of operating the historic prison in Philadelphia. By far the most popu ...
14 years ago
Plein air apparent: South Jersey town hosts outdoor painting competition
Small and midsized towns in South Jersey are turning to the arts as an economic engine, and taking cues from gallery events such as First ...
14 years ago
Stepping back in time: ‘Dancin’ On Air’ returns briefly to TV
Philadelphia’s WPHL (Channel 17) will rebroadcast old episodes of “Dancin’ On Air” this weekend. The station is d ...
14 years ago
Tuning in to the story of Philadelphia radio
Radio started in Philadelphia in department stores. What better way to sell radios than to give radio buyers something to listen to. In 1 ...
14 years ago