Arts & Entertainment
What’s your Wakanda story? Black Panther as an imaginative tool at Philly’s National Liberty Museum
Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever” and the National Liberty Museum’s “Beyond Wakanda” expand the possibilities of Black Panther’s universe.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art
A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.
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Music to matriculate by: Mann Center to host an HBCU Festival in May
At least 10 historical Black colleges and universities will be part of an all-day festival of HBCU life and culture at the Mann Center, in May.
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Feb. 23 - Feb. 26: The Brit Pack in Del., Bierfest in Philly, and “Unfinished Women” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 6:30This Philly drag show tackles climate change — on ice
Performers hope audiences leave the show feeling “energized and curious” about climate solutions.
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Listen 5:05Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going
It's hard to imagine that about 15 years ago, actor and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph had considered walking away from show business.
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Philly Art Museum to send Eakins painting to Kansas City for Super Bowl wager
For the Eagles’ loss to the Chiefs, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will send Thomas Eakins’ “Sailing” (1875) to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.
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Listen 1:27Philly’s musical walk of fame to induct a new class for 2023
Seven stars will be added to the sidewalk along South Broad Street, honoring the city’s musical legacy.
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Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn
Gustave Courbet’s “The Source of the Lison” was lost in a forgotten box for over a century. Now it’s the centerpiece of an exhibition at Arthur Ross.
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Listen 1:45Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.
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A Jeff Koons ‘balloon dog’ sculpture was knocked over and shattered in Miami
The sculpture, valued at $42,000, was one of several balloon dog sculptures by the world-famous artist. Fortunately, it's covered by insurance.
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Sixers’ Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn’t an unknown
Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.
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Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at All-Star Saturday
McClung — the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard — defeated New Orleans’ Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest.
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This drag show in Philly is about climate change, and warm weather spoiled its opening night
After an opening night spoiled by weirdly warm weather, The Bearded Ladies are ready to inspire collective action against climate change using camp.
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