Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Folk Festival returns this weekend at Old Pool Farm
After a hiatus in 2023, the festival’s seven stages will once again provide a soundtrack for campers.
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3rd Philly Special Christmas album in the works, Lane Johnson says
The Eagles' offensive tackle said he, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce hope to have something soon for this year.
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1 year later, Eddie Irizarry is remembered in poetry
On Aug. 14, the anniversary of his shooting by Philadelphia police, an anthology of poetry about police violence is published.
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Listen 1:45Photos: See what happened at the Olympics closing ceremony
The games in Paris wrapped up with the closing ceremony. We take a look at the lavish celebration.
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Kensington photography book captures a bubble of joy inside a neighborhood in crisis
The photography in “The Group for Mutual Improvement” shows a group of misfit Kensington neighbors building unlikely bonds.
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Listen 3:04Aug. 8 - 11: Obon Festival in Philly, Dave Mason’s Traffic Band in N.J., and Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30National Ballet of Ukraine includes Philly on first U.S. tour in over 30 years
The company based in Kyiv has not done a multi-city tour of the U.S. in over 30 years. It will come to Philly in an act of cultural diplomacy.
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Listen 1:10Barnes Foundation and St. Joe’s University launch a degree program together
The unique collaboration will leverage the Barnes’ art holdings and St. Joe’s University teaching resources.
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Listen 1:05WORLD channel now airs on WHYY television services and features a range of global programming
WHYY television viewers have access to stories with the goal of bringing a human element to “conflicts, movements and cultures.”
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Top musicians are teaching jazz music to middle and high school students in Philadelphia through the All City Orchestra Summer Academy.
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What did the pandemic do to your favorite theater company? Some survived, others didn’t make it
The pandemic caused an existential crisis for many small theaters and theater companies in the Philadelphia area.
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Listen 3:00Joel Embiid hears the booing from French fans at the Paris Olympics. He’s embraced it
Memo to the French fans booing the 76ers’ star for choosing to play for the U.S. instead of the host nation: Embiid plays in Philly, where fans are, in a word, passionate.
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Mural Arts unveils first of six youth anti-violence mural projects
The state crime and delinquency agency funded a new mural in Fitler Square. It is the first of six murals designed by children.
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Listen 1:07From Wilmington to Paris: Megumi Field represents Team USA in artistic swimming at Olympics
Wilmington's Megumi Field is one of only two Delawareans representing Team USA. The U.S. hasn't competed in Olympic artistic swimming since 2008.
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Listen 2:06From South Jersey to South Philly, Phillies pitcher Tyler Phillips has been a lifelong fan
Phillips, the first Phillies rookie to toss a shutout since Zach Eflin in 2016, still can't believe he's pitching for his boyhood favorite team.
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