Arts & Entertainment

The Free Library has aimed for universal six days a week service at all of its 55 branches in the Philadelphia region for years. It may be coming this fall.

The ruling follows a Supreme Court case that led the NCAA to allow athletes to profit from their “Name, Image and Likeness.”

July 11 - 14: Blobfest in the Philly burbs, Christopher Cross in N.J., and the Shady Grove Music Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

A Virginia man bought a tattered piece of cloth claiming to be part of George Washington’s war tent. It’s now in a Philadelphia museum.

Doug Hoekzema, also known as HOXXOH, shoots color using off-the-shelf lawn care equipment.

Did political cartoons contribute to American nation-building? This exhibition at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shows how.

July 4–7: Party on the Parkway in Philly, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo in N.J. and UB40 in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

A 1770s combat musket was stolen from Valley Forge in 1968. It has come home to the Museum of the American Revolution.

Earlier in the day, the slugger was elected by fans to start at first base for the National League in the July 16 All-Star Game at Texas.

June 27–30: First Person Arts Festival in Philly, Will Downing in New Jersey and the Super '70s Concert Experience in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

In a new interview, Questlove reveals why Drake vs. Kendrick was so triggering, how he regained his passion for hip-hop and what to expect from the new Roots album.

Through Sept. 8, the exhibit at the Declaration House asks visitors what the Declaration of Independence means to them today.

John Wind’s kitschy send-up of Revolutionary War heroes pokes holes in the masculine image at the Museum of the American Revolution.

The new attraction at this year’s festival is the Palace of Heaven, featuring multiple 40-foot-high lanterns.

The former mansion will close with the rest of the University of the Arts.