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Dead cats and cataracts: Jamie Wyeth is ‘Unsettled’

The artist is leaning into the strange and his anxieties about cataract surgery in a new art exhibit.

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Usher addresses the audience after winning Entertainer of the Year during the 55th NAACP Image Awards, Saturday, March 16, 2024, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

Earlier in the ceremony, Usher was honored with the President’s Award for the singer’s public service achievements through his New Look Foundation.

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Downtown Philadelphia street banners honor a historically Black ‘city within a city’

Artist Xenobia Bailey’s “Radical Black Elite” spotlights the civic strength of 18th- and 19th-century Black residents in Philadelphia.

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Classical pianist Emanuel Ax is reflected in the lid op a Maene-Viñoly concert grand piano
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia Orchestra throws Mozart a curve

The orchestra will give the hometown concert debut of a piano with an ergonomically curved keyboard.

2 years ago

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Paul Eaton, chair of fine arts at Girard College, plays the organ in the college chapel.
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Philly Organ Festival uses sacred pipes to make secular music

A week-long music festival on eight church pipe organs around the city brings thunder down from the heavens.

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A prolific songwriter, Michael Knott confronted his demons with both bombast and a quietly fervent spirit. (Matt Wignall)
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Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61

An entire industry wouldn't exist without him, yet few know his name. In his songs, Knott challenged the faithful to examine their faults and hypocrisies.

2 years ago

McGillins Old Ale House on Drury Street in Center City is reputed to be the oldest bar in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Billy Penn

Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day at McGillin’s Olde Ale House: A historic Philadelphia tradition

The port-a-potties have arrived and the green beer is flowing at this Philly mainstay.

2 years ago

an Irish-themed party at a bar
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Philadelphia Organ Festival, Shamrocks & Shenanigans, William H. Macy and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 14–17: Boney James in N.J. and Liz Longley in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

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A performer stands in front of a screen with clouds
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society to stage festival about dementia

Arts on the Mind seeks to foster connection and meaning for people living with dementia.

2 years ago

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Eric Carmen was the frontman for the Raspberries. The singer wrote music that helped set the mood for several popular movies throughout his career, including Dirty Dancing.
NPR
Music
Performing Arts

Eric Carmen, singer-songwriter of ‘All By Myself’ and ‘Hungry Eyes,’ dies at 74

The pop crooner was behind some of the biggest power ballads of the 1970s and '80s. His wife said he died in his sleep.

2 years ago

Critically acclaimed rapper Danny Brown will be performing a solo show at the Theatre of the Living Arts on Wednesday.
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Danny Brown discusses his favorite Philly rappers ahead of Wednesday’s show, ‘They are all like melodic emcees’

The acclaimed rapper reflects on careers, prepping for Philly show with plenty of “Gremlins.”

2 years ago

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell wear pins in support of a cease-fire in Gaza while they attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday Hollywood, Calif.
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International
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What’s behind the red pins celebrities wore at the Oscars

Actors, directors and musicians at the 2024 Oscars wore the red pins to support a group called Artists4Ceasfire, which is calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire.

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for
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Movies

Oscars 2024: A night of ‘Oppenheimer,’ quiet protest, and Ryan Gosling just being Ken

For a night with few surprises but some very enjoyable winners, it was a solid show that honored an awful lot of good movies, and movies that drew significant audiences.

2 years ago

Oscar statuettes
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National
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How to watch (and stream) the 2024 Oscars

The awards ceremony's 96th iteration airs Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern on ABC, but there are other ways to view.

2 years ago

In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)
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6abc

Pennsylvania man uses ‘Oscarmetrics’ to predict 2024 Oscar winners

This year, the Oscarmetrics predict some strong winners.

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