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The Brutalist (Courtesy of A24)
Studio 2
Movies

Studio 2 Extra: Oscars hot takes with filmmaker Alison Bagnall

Filmmaker Alison Bagnall (Buffalo '66, The Dish & the Spoon) on the year in movies, from The Brutalist, to Wicked, Anora and Demi Moore's performance in The Substance.

Air Date: February 28, 2025 4:00 pm

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Things To Do
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New Jersey
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Flower Show, Mardi Gras and an Oscars party in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

“Our Town” in Delaware, a Duran Duran tribute in Philly and “Hollywood, Nebraska” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

1 year ago

Listen 5:12
Sadie T.M. Alexander, a Black civil rights activist
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Meet the semifinalists in the Sadie T.M. Alexander Statue contest

Five semifinalists will now create and propose designs for a statue celebrating a native Philadelphian and civil rights activist.

1 year ago

A sculpture on display at the Lewis Tanner Moore Exhibit
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Lewis Tanner Moore spent his life collecting Black art. His legacy is on view at Doylestown’s Michener Art Museum

Moore, who died last year, championed Black artists and left an indelible mark on the art world. His collection numbered in the "hundreds, maybe thousands."

1 year ago

Listen 1:06
Key of She
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Calling all young jazz enthusiasts for a free female-led jam session

Key of She is leading jazz workshops at the Settlement Music School this Sunday for female and nonbinary students of all levels.

1 year ago

The entrance to Grounds for Sculpture
New Jersey
Visual Arts

Sculpture garden in Hamilton, N.J. receives $3M gift

Grounds for Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture garden in Mercer County, received the gift from the late Betty Wold Johnson, who was connected through family.

1 year ago

Listen 1:14
Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought
Books
Music
Philadelphia

The memoir of The Roots’ Black Thought is this year’s selection for One Book One Philadelphia

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

2 years ago

Voletta Wallace poses
Music
Pennsylvania

Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78 in Pa.

When her son first emerged on the scene as one of rap's most distinctive talents with songs that expertly detailed street life in Brooklyn, Wallace labeled his music “noise.”

2 years ago

Museum of the American Revolution
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Museum of the American Revolution preparing for its big moment

2 leaders share museum’s plans to shine light on nation’s 250th anniversary, coming in 2026.

2 years ago

a model poses
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
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Philly Fashion Week, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ and a Thelonious Monk tribute in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 20–23: Triple Bill in Del., Schomburg Symposium in Philly and Rod Stewart in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 4:45
the audience watches the play
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘This one hit close to home’: Philadelphia Theatre Company opens a musical about cancer

“Night Side Songs” by Daniel and Patrick Lazour takes on palliative care as an audience sing-along.

2 years ago

Listen 3:01
Cedar Park Pedestrian Plaza has a new mural
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Grant money to help Pa. artists struggling financially due to the pandemic

The $3,000 payment will be awarded to artists or arts and culture professionals who suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 years ago

books on shelves
Books
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Philly’s UArts library has been sold to the Forman Arts Initiative

The 60,000-volume library in the University of the Arts’ Anderson Hall will be moved intact to Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

2 years ago

Michelle Cann and Karen Slack smile
Gender
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

A historic moment: Philadelphia musicians win Grammy for album showcasing unpublished songs of Florence Price

It was the first time an award for best classical solo vocal album went to music composed entirely by a Black woman.

2 years ago

Listen 3:24
people hold Puetro Rican flags at an event
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Philadelphia’s Puerto Ricans celebrate Bad Bunny’s new album in community

Philly Boricuas brought together people from the local Puerto Rican community for a night of music, film and cultural pride.

2 years ago

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