Arts & Entertainment
Popped’s plans punctured by heavy rains
This weekend in Philadelphia promises two competing music festivals, and a whole lot of rain. While the Philly F/M Festival featur ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra going to China in 2012
Next year, the Philadelphia Orchestra will seek new musical talent–and new compositions–in China. In an agreement with ...
15 years ago
Former Defense Secretary Gates awarded Liberty Medal
In a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gares was awarded the 2011 Liberty ...
15 years ago
Documentary focuses on ‘open cemetery’ of Mutter Museum
A new film about the Mutter Museum will premiere Thursday night. It’s a documentary of a very unusual nature. The story of t ...
15 years ago
No longer in concert with Philadelphia Orchestra, Pops will go on
The Philadelphia Pops will go on this season, but with a shortened schedule. The Pops group is operated by the Philadelphia Orches ...
15 years ago
West Philadelphia professor wins $500,000 ‘genius’ grant
A West Philadelphia professor has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. Jacob Soll, 42, is something of ...
15 years ago
Adding art to educational basics can be scientific approach
Representatives of the National Science Foundation were in Philadelphia Monday to present a report on how to more successfully teach math ...
15 years ago
Teens and money – teach them both planning and generosity
In this fourth of eight excerpts from parenting guide “Letting Go with Love and Confidence̶ ...
15 years ago
The state of culture in Philadelphia
About half of the region’s cultural institutions are operating on a deficit, but they’ve gotten an unexpected amount of suppo ...
15 years ago
Amid 30th Street motion, stationary space planned
The University City District is attempting to cut a clearing in a concrete jungle. As Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wo ...
15 years ago
At Perelman, ‘Form in Motion’ describes architectural integrity
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting a new exhibit of the work of architect Zaha Hadid. In the firmament of the world̵ ...
15 years ago
Imagining Africa—with the help of museum visitors
The Africa room at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archeology is sorel ...
15 years ago
Barnes will open gallery doors May 19
The Barnes Foundation will officially open in Center City Philadelphia on May 19. The building that will eventually house the worl ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra schedules free concerts, contract talks
After a triumphant tour of Europe, the Philadelphia Orchestra is back home, planning a pair of free public performances. On Oct. 4 ...
15 years ago
Penn Park opens vistas and green space to all Philadelphians
On Thursday, the University of Pennsylvania will open a new park on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. Penn Park is beneath the Walnu ...
15 years ago