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Arts & Entertainment

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Things To Do
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Penn Relays, StrEATFest, Philly Black Pride and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

April 24-27: Princess Tea in Del., Penn Relays in Philly and Hollywood Nights: The Bob Seger Experience in South Jersey are among the weekend highlights.

2 months ago

Listen 5:09
BYOB stand-up trolley
Comedy
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This BYOB trolley tour is turning Philly into a moving comedy club

Laugh at local comedians, see city sites and get your buzz on with ”Stand-Up and Drink,” a new show set on a historic trolley.

2 months ago

A black-and-white photo shows people gathered in a park.
Environment
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Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Philly’s environmental legacy and the power of poetry

WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn and Susan Phillips explore the beauty of nature through poetry, featuring iconic poets like Amanda Gorman, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg.

2 months ago

Listen 6:39
the top of the stained-glass dome in the exhibit
Architecture & Design
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Explore your place in the universe inside ‘Super/Natural’ at Doylestown’s Michener Museum

Stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter built a cathedral for a congregation of one inside the Michener Art Museum.

2 months ago

Listen 1:27
Early version of the Flag of the United States of America on display at the Museum of The American Revolution
History
Military
Philadelphia

The evolution of the American Revolution can be seen in these historic flags on display in Philadelphia

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags of militias.

2 months ago

Listen 1:17
Curio Theatre Artistic Director Paul Kuhn with his wife, would-be director of ''A Funeral Farce,'' Gay Carducci
Health Care
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

In West Philly, real life and death interfere with the Curio Theatre comedy ‘A Funeral Farce’

Curio’s original comedy about a funeral home is superseded by the creative team’s familial cancer diagnoses, one of which is terminal.

2 months ago

Listen 2:30
Black Thought of The Roots performs at the 2018 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday, July 6, 2018, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Studio 2
Books
Music
Philadelphia

Studio 2 Extra: The Roots’ Black Thought on ‘Upcycled: A Memoir’

Tariq Trotter's memoir, The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are, is the Free Library's selection for this year's One Book, One Philadelphia.

Air Date: April 17, 2025 1:00 pm

Listen 19:50
Easter Bunny (Linvilla Orchard)
Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Easter Celebrations, Mary J. Blige and The Lights Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

April 17- 20: “Stompin’ at the Savoy” in Del., opening day at Philly’s Franklin Square and Melissa Etheridge in South Jersey are among the highlights.

2 months ago

peacock topiary
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Peacocks and giraffes and snails, Oh my! Philly zoo installs plant-based sculptures of giant animals

The five “ZOOtopiaries” drive home the connections between plants and animals.

2 months ago

Listen 1:12
A visitors look at two posters, one reading UNITED we are strong UNITED we will win and This is Nazi brutality
History
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘BOOM’: Philly Art Museum explodes with 1940s art and design

“BOOM” examines a lesser-acknowledged decade for creative innovation.

2 months ago

an image of a man pointing
Gender
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

A queer art exhibition in Kensington redefines masculinity through photos and soft lighting

“In the Soft Light” at the Crane Arts building celebrates male bodies through the artwork of four gay artists spanning generations.

2 months ago

Philadelphia Chief Cultural Officer Val Gay
Government
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly leaders want to know: What do you want the city’s arts to look like?

A series of a dozen town hall-style planning sessions by Creative Philadelphia will inform the city’s first comprehensive cultural report.

2 months ago

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Things To Do
Community Events
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Record Store Day, Sammie Rae & Friends and printPHILLY in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

April 10 - April 13: “Steel Magnolias” in Delaware, Youth Jam sessions in Philly and a musical tribute to “The Police” in South Jersey are among the weekend highlights.

2 months ago

Listen 4:05
Pati Smith smiles
Books
Music
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Patti Smith takes another look back in a new memoir, ‘Bread of Angels’

In her new book, the poet-writer-musician reflects on her childhood in Philadelphia and South Jersey, her move to Michigan and her grief over the death of her husband.

2 months ago

people in a room for the event
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philadelphia experts, researchers discuss importance of arts in education

Researchers in Philadelphia discussed findings on arts education and how to improve access to it.

2 months ago

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