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“Once Upon A Glow: Stories in the Blacklight
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly Theatre Week launches pay-what-you-can to share ‘the value of live theater’

Nearly 50 productions are part of the effort to introduce more people to the experience of live theater in Philly and beyond.

2 months ago

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Gender
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Philadelphia

WHYY series on Revolutionary era and its lasting impact begins with Free Library event on women, power and equality

WHYY is partnering with Penn’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies for a series of events this spring examining the impact of the American Revolution.

2 months ago

Working with nail clippings to create a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy
Philadelphia
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Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Philly-based artist wants your toenails to make a replica FIFA World Cup trophy

Clancy Philbrick is asking the world to mail him their (clean) fingernail and toenail clippings for his critique on labor and the wealth divide.

2 months ago

Kevin Earley (Captain Georg von Trapp) and Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) with the von Trapp Children
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Eminently popular ‘Sound of Music’ returns to Philly at a time ‘that feels terribly relevant’

The performance at the Academy of Music includes two songs cut from the film that allude to the coming Nazi threat.

2 months ago

Tigers Jaw
Music
Philadelphia

Pennsylvania’s Tigers Jaw returns with the release of ‘Lost on You,’ pushing new creative ground with 11 new tracks

The album was recorded with Philly-based Grammy-winning producer Will Yip.

2 months ago

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Cherry Blossom Festival, Phillies home opener, ‘A Bronx Tale’ and more this week’s ‘Things to Do’

March 26–29: Opera Delaware, cherry blossoms in Philly and Women’s History Month celebrations in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 months ago

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Delaware
Economy
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Delaware arts agency seeks public input on next 5-year statewide funding plan

After awarding $5.4 million in arts grants last year, the Delaware Division of the Arts is asking residents to help guide its next five-year strategic plan.

2 months ago

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Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas looks out over Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
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It’s outta here! Owner John Middleton defends Phillies scrapping name of Harry Kalas on outfield bar

Middleton said the money the company was set to pay the Phillies was enough for the franchise to be able to afford a player's salary.

2 months ago

Classic portrait of Anandibai Joshee
History
Medicine
Philadelphia

Philadelphia supported a pioneering Indian American woman doctor. Now her story is getting memorialized in songs

Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project.

2 months ago

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Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Martha Washington faces ghosts of the enslaved on Philly stage

Wilma Theater presents a Dickensian satire that pits the former first lady against the people she and her husband once held in slavery.

2 months ago

Justin Nagtalon, the man behind El Toro
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

The man behind El Toro: honoring Philly’s original sticker artist

In the wake of his death, Justin Nagtalon, the beloved artist behind the horned character, leaves behind a lasting legacy and mark on his community.

2 months ago

Ceremony by Deborah Kravitz
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Philadelphia museums are pooling resources — and telling bigger stories together

“Bodies and Souls,” by PAFA and the Woodmere Museum, highlights a rare moment of partnership among Philly institutions.

2 months ago

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Delaware
Media
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Studio 2 Extra: Delaware comics tell bold African history

Manuel Godoy turned a comic into a cultural movement. Black Sands is redefining African history without Hollywood and without compromise.

Air Date: March 20, 2026 12:00 pm

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Philadelphia

How Philly’s Mütter Museum is rethinking human remains in its collection

The project to collect feedback started two years ago, with a national controversy and high-profile leadership changes along the way.

2 months ago

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George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth in June of 1778, shortly after the British army left Philadelphia (Photo courtesy of the National Archives)
Studio 2
History
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Tavern Tour 250: staying neutral during a revolution

If you were alive during the American Revolution, which side would you have been on? Would you have been a patriot? A loyalist to the crown? Maybe somewhere in between?

Air Date: March 19, 2026 1:00 pm

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