Arts & Entertainment
Actress CCH Pounder’s art collection comes to the African American Museum
The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP.
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Listen 1:17Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29
Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes.
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After the debate, a little dessert: ‘POTUS’ brings political pratfalls to the Arden Theatre
Three blocks from the presidential debate stage, a foul-mouthed comedy cleanses the political palate.
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Listen 1:36The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel on new live album, tour and his ‘life-changing’ time in Philly
“My time that I lived in Philly was 100% the most inspiring time I could ever imagine,” Granduciel said.
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Listen 1:17Saquon Barkley tries for another dominant effort in Eagles’ home opener against Atlanta
Barkley stole the show in his three-touchdown Eagles debut in Brazil. He'll be important in trying to beat the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night in Philadelphia's home opener.
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Sept. 12–15: Market of the Macabre in Philly, Tom Jones in New Jersey and Don Lemon in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:18Jon Bon Jovi helps talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge while filming a music video
Bon Jovi spotted a woman on the ledge of the pedestrian bridge where his crew was filming in Nashville late Tuesday.
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Georgetown's 30th Festival Hispano and Wilmington's seventh Hispanic Heritage Festival celebrates Latino culture with food, music and arts.
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Listen 1:46Philadelphia legend, soul singer Frankie Beverly dies at 77, family announces
Beverly was known for his time with the funk band Maze.
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Taylor Swift, ‘Childless Cat Lady,’ endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
Swift included a picture of herself holding her cat Benjamin Button, and she signed the message “Childless Cat Lady.”
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A cast of seven Aimee Mann clones populate Dito van Reigersberg’s return to Pig Iron Theatre.
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Listen 2:33This is what reading looks like: Local authors became live models in a Philadelphia bookstore window
Barnes and Noble asked two dozen local authors to silently read a favorite book in the storefront window. They all jumped at the chance.
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Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens takes over a second mosaic space in South Philly
After his Magic Gardens went public, Zagar spent 15 years working on another art environment. It is now opening to the public.
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A new musical about a Jenkintown Holocaust survivor is premiering at Gratz College in Elkins Park
Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”
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Kirk Franklin, Fringe Festival, Brazilian Day and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Sept. 5–8: Pearl Jam in Philly, The Killers in New Jersey and “House Party” in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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