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Steve H. Broadnax III is a playwright and resident director at People's Light in Malvern. His play, ''Bonez,'' will launch the theater company's Queerways PA, a program to develop new plays through community engagement
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Race & Ethnicity

People’s Light launches queer playwriting program with a horror story

People’s Light will foster new plays written about the intersection of race and sexuality. It starts with “Bonez,” a blood-splattered horror play.

2 years ago

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You can get a free ''Schwarbeer'' — aka Yards Philly Standard — every time Kyle Schwarber hits a home run
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Free little treats you can get when Philly sports teams do well, from beer to burgers and more

When local teams do well, there are several complimentary deals you can unlock for food and drink on the house.

2 years ago

File photo: Artist Roberto Lugo, who created the mural, ''The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything'' reads a poem about the hardships of growing up in Kensington and the importance of arts education. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Transforming the art form of ceramics’: Philly artist Roberto Lugo wins $250,000 Heinz Award

The Heinz Award, with its quarter-million dollar purse, was given to the Philly artist who makes ceramics depicting urban life.

2 years ago

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Oyewumi Oyeniyi posing for a photo
Philadelphia
Poetry

‘I’m gonna show us the way forward’: Philly names Oyewumi Oyeniyi its new Youth Poet Laureate

Oyeniyi writes poems about what it feels like to be young and Black in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Recording studio
Music
Philadelphia
Sports

‘We try to make it our own’: War on Drugs drummer and Eagles players step up the Christmas spirit in their second holiday album

Eagles players teamed up with local musicians to produce their second holiday album — featuring classic Christmas carols and an original track by center Jason Kelce.

2 years ago

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Dick Miles poses on a motorcycle
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Sports
Streets & Roads

Coatesville vintage racers shifted into high gear during annual grand prix

The annual event is meant to promote tourism and downtown revitalization in Coatesville.

2 years ago

John Jarboe performing
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly Fringe performer imagines eating her twin sister: ‘It gave me a lot to digest’

John Jarboe invents “Rose,” a genderqueer performance about her twin sister who vanished in utero.

2 years ago

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Eagles fans in the foreground, the Philly skyline visible in the background.
Philadelphia
Sports

Photo essay: Eagles fans flock to Lincoln Financial Field for home opener

From decorated vans to green beards, Eagles fans turned out in style for the season’s home opener.

2 years ago

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Cesar Viveros stands on a performance stage he helped dreate at the Cesar Andreu Iglesias Garden in Kensington.
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

From Tejería to Philadelphia, how muralist César Viveros found a life of art

The native of Veracruz has created more than 40 works for Mural Arts, plus numerous fresco paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and altars.

2 years ago

A view of a car at the Coatesville Grand Prix
Things To Do
Community Events
Food & Drink
Music
Performing Arts

Coatesville Grand Prix, Peter Gabriel, Ne-Yo, Ann Lowe, and Hispanic and Native American cultural celebrations in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sep. 14 - Sept. 17: Coatesville Grand Prix near Philly, Boyz II Men in N.J., and Ann Lowe exhibit at the Winterthur in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet, walks down a street in South Philadelphia, accompanied by residents and community members.
Community Events
International
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

A 12-foot Syrian refugee puppet is asking you to play with her in Philly

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, is a global theater project to evoke empathy for people displaced by war.

2 years ago

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Patrick McGrath Muñiz poses for a photo. His paintings are visible behind him.
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Colonial to neo-Colonial’: Puerto Rican artist’s Baroque style tells modern-day stories of climate change and identity

By using religious altar pieces and tarot imagery, Patrick McGrath Muñiz tackles themes of colonialism, identity, and climate.

2 years ago

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Clown Alex Tatarsky in ''Sad Boys in Harpy Land.''
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philadelphia is a national center for clowns. No, really

For evidence, look no further than this year’s Philly Fringe Festival, with its 300-plus performances in dance, music, theater, and film.

2 years ago

Actor Mark Wahlberg, right, rides a moped with Gabriella Papale, daughter of Vince Papale, on the football field at Texas Stadium during a break in the filming a scene of a 1976 football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagle for the motion picture titled Invincible in Irving, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 19 , 2005. In the film based on a true story, Wahlberg plays Vince Papale an Eagle's fan with no organized football experience that answered a open tryout call and won a roster spot. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
History
Movies
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

It’s a fact: Mark Wahlberg actually is an honorary Philadelphian

It’s a title the Philly mayor bestowed a decade ago upon the Boston native, who famously played Eagle Vince Papale (and intro'd the pope).

2 years ago

Jackie Soro performs onstage.
LGBTQ
Neighborhoods
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

South Street businesses lend a hand to Fringe Festival’s queer-friendly cabaret

Late Night Snacks, now in its sixth year, has popped up in a vacant storefront. The business district would like the property to be a performance space permanently.

2 years ago

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