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Mt. Airy’s Quintessence Theatre sets the table for Juneteenth with a modern classic about the Civil War

Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Father Comes Home From the Wars,” set during the Civil War, has its Philadelphia premiere during Juneteenth.

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Forman Arts Initiative acquires a city block in Kensington for an arts campus

The future art incubator hub at the 2200 block of North American Street will be designed with community input.

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Massive pride flag getting unfurled at Philly Pride.
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Pride March and Festival, Roots Picnic, Philly Beer Week and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 30–June 2: Roots Picnic in Philly, Snoop Dogg in N.J. and Ladybug Music Festival in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

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Those enjoying the LadyBug Music Festival sat at one of the festival's designated rest spots, where food vendors await, during the 2023 event. (Courtesy of Moonloop Photography)
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Ladybug Music Festival returns to Wilmington to empower women in music and address gender inequality

The annual festival returns Friday with a lineup of more than 30 women artists spanning the genres of hip-hop, R&B, rock and country.

2 years ago

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African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Odunde Festival returns to Philly for its 49th year of celebrating African American culture

The street festival will be on Sunday, June 9, spanning about 15 blocks in the area of 23rd and South streets in Center City.

2 years ago

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Talia Schlanger on stage
Music
Philadelphia

Former ‘World Cafe’ host Talia Schlanger embraces emotional truth in her debut album, ‘Grace for the Going’

Talia Schlanger once interviewed performers for a living — Sting, Lizzo, Macy Gray and Willie Nelson among them. Now she’s on the other side of the microphone.

2 years ago

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Kevin Donahue poses for a portrait
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Billy Penn’s next editor is Kevin Donahue

Media executive to lead a team of Philadelphia reporters and digital journalists.

2 years ago

Miguel Antonio Horn profile
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sculpture

Call it a comeback: A paternal sculpture destroyed by the Delaware River gets a second life at Penn State Abington

When the giant acrylic bust was erected, Miguel Antonio Horn’s father was undergoing cancer treatment and his survival was not guaranteed. It’s now revived, scars and all.

2 years ago

Listen 1:25
''Little Girl in a Blue Armchair
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how Mary Cassatt got the work done

A major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how the Philly-raised impressionist focused on women’s work.

2 years ago

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Memorial Day weekend, Philadelphia Tango Festival and Africa Day in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 23–26: Memorial Day in Philly, Hozier in New Jersey and George Clinton in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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Managing Director Leigh Goldenberg and Co-Artistic Directors Lindsay Smiling, Morgan Green and Yury Umov.
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater wins a Tony Award

The Regional Theater Award recognizes the company’s unique creative structure and risk-taking productions over the last 45 years.

2 years ago

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History
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Thwarting the revolution: Mercer Museum explains historic outlawry of the Doan Gang

Was Bucks County’s Doan Gang a band of libertarian heroes or revolutionary traitors? Discuss at the Mercer Museum.

2 years ago

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Frankie Beverly, Maze
Music
Philadelphia
6abc

Germantown street renamed in honor of Philadelphia musical icon

"You guys have taken me and made me what I am today," music legend Frankie Beverly told the crowd at the Dell Music Center.

2 years ago

Comic book creators, authors and artists at ECBACC
Books
Media
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

In its 23rd year, the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention continues to amplify Black creators, stories

On Saturday, attendees of all ages enjoyed panel discussions, workshops and a comic book marketplace at Temple University’s Student and Faculty Center.

2 years ago

Dabney Coleman
Media
Performing Arts

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

He won a Golden Globe for “The Slap Maxwell Story” and an Emmy Award for best supporting actor in Peter Levin’s 1987 small screen legal drama “Sworn to Silence.”

2 years ago

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