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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.

3 years ago

A map shows the history of the internet.
Philadelphia
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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.”

3 years ago

Wooden planters show different plants that were grown in ancient eras.
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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.

3 years ago

A view of Walnut Garden on a sunny day.
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Philadelphia
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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.

3 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.

3 years ago

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David Gaines gestures upwards.
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Philadelphia
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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.

3 years ago

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A horse named Sunny looks out of his stall.
Animals
Music
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Orchestra serenades therapy horses at Pegasus Riding Academy

A trio of brass players performed at a riding academy that offers equestrian therapy.

3 years ago

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Ken Sandberg performs in front of a crowd.
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Philadelphia

Philly’s summer tourism season opens with storytellers in the historic district

Six benches around Philly’s historic district entertain passersby with tales from American history.

3 years ago

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Garrick Vaughn sings with other performs onstage.
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Philadelphia

Arden Theatre opens ‘Spelling Bee’ musical as the real bee buzzes in Washington

The Arden Theatre opens “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the same time two Philly kids are competing in the national bee.

3 years ago

People watch veterans march past them in a Memorial Day parade.
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Memorial Day celebrations, Philly Tango Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 24 - 28: Guac Off, Philly Tango Fest in Pa., and May Fair in N.J. are among the Memorial Day weekend’s event highlights.

3 years ago

Michael Stahler kneels onstage. Actors David Shriner and Daniel Passer look on behind him.
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

‘It’s essential’: Hedgerow Theatre’s new play about autism stars an actor with autism

“The Puzzle” by Juliette Dunn is loosely based on her own non-verbal son. It stars a Philadelphia actor who is also on the autism spectrum.

3 years ago

A view of the exterior of the Eastern State Penitentiary.
History
Incarceration
Philadelphia

For the first time in 29 years, Eastern State Penitentiary museum has a new leader

Kerry Sautner will take over the historic prison museum in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Tina Turner smiling
Music

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager.

3 years ago

The Netflix logo is displayed on the company's website on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York. Netflix on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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TV

Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside U.S. subscribers’ households

The additional subscription fee is an attempt to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth.

3 years ago

Irish born actor Ray Stevenson poses for a photo in New York on March 7, 2011. Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the villain in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior the ‘Thor’ films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,” has died. He was 58. Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press he died Sunday, May 21, 2023, but had no other details to share. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58

Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press that he died Sunday but had no other details to share on Monday.

3 years ago

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