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The book store manager in the play speaks with the author, Murasaki Shikibu.
Books
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

This Philly play about a struggling bookstore is helping real bookstores

The play about a 1,000-year-old novelist visiting a struggling bookstore was going to be staged in a bookstore. But the store closed.

2 years ago

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Sofia Deleon poses with a bottle of her new Guatemalan rum.
Business
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

El Merkury chef Sofia Deleon is reclaiming a family legacy through rum

Tenango rum will bring a taste of Guatemala to Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Cherry Street Pier NoKidsInPrison
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Cherry Street Pier invites visitors to step inside the youth criminal justice system

The #NoKidsInPrison exhibition advocates for alternatives to youth incarceration through virtual reality and immersive environments.

2 years ago

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People walk on a street during a street festival.
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Odunde, Havertown Irish Festival, Shania Twain, Queerapalooza in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 8-11: Odunde in Pa., Shania Twain in N.J., and Morris Day and The Time in Del. are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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Chad and Hanna Williams at Friday Saturday Sunday, winner of the 2023 James Beard Award for the nation's best restaurant
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s on top of the food world right now with huge James Beard Award wins

Been to Friday Saturday Sunday? It’s been deemed the nation’s best. And Fork’s Ellen Yin finally got her due.

2 years ago

Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto, UK, 19th June 1965
NPR
International
Music

Astrud Gilberto, ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ singer, dies at 83

One of the shining voices of bossa nova, the Brazilian artist made both herself and the song world famous with her beguiling rendition, kicking off an illustrious career.

2 years ago

Ed Sheeran at Lincoln Financial Field
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Ed Sheeran basically won Philadelphia, breaking the Linc’s attendance record and choosing Philips for cheesesteaks

The pop star was “the first celebrity of his magnitude” to visit the West Passyunk steak shop.

2 years ago

John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy with their saxophones.
NPR
Music

John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy’s fearless experiment sets a new album ablaze

The stunning new archival release, Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, which be will released by Impulse on July 14.

2 years ago

Chuck Todd
NPR
Politics
TV

Chuck Todd, host and moderator of NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’, will step down

NBC's chief White House correspondent, Kristen Welker, will become the show's new host.

2 years ago

Oyster House Shuckfest is a summer tradition. (Courtesy Oyster House)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Calling all oyster fans: Shuckfest is back, and it’s bigger than ever

This year, the popular local seafood festival takes place on the Philly waterfront.

2 years ago

A map shows the history of the internet.
Philadelphia
Technology
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

‘What happens if the machines take over?’ Philly’s Liberty Museum is going all in on A.I. art

“Data Nation” takes you into a multidisciplinary meditation on “digital citizenship.”

2 years ago

Wooden planters show different plants that were grown in ancient eras.
Food & Drink
History
Philadelphia

Penn Museum shows what ancient worlds tasted like

“Ancient Food and Flavor” features rare artifacts of food to show what people ate millenia ago, and how it tasted.

2 years ago

A view of Walnut Garden on a sunny day.
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Real Estate

After a fire, the hole in Rittenhouse Square’s corridor is filled with a beer garden

Three retail buildings were destroyed during social unrest after George Floyd was killed. A new beer garden now fills that commercial hole.

2 years ago

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Scene from Philadelphia's 30th annual PrideDay on Sunday, June 10, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Pride Month, Roots Picnic, Joan Osborne, Ed Sheeran, Philly Beer Week, ‘Beetlejuice’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 24 - 28: Roots Picnic in Pa., “Stop Kiss” in N.J., and Carly Pearce in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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David Gaines gestures upwards.
Books
Philadelphia
Poetry
Sports

Of basketball with gratitude: Ross Gay’s paean to Dr. J becomes a multimedia performance

Ross Gay’s ode to Julius Erving and the legacy of Black genius is the basis of a new music composition and performance at Girard College.

2 years ago

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