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A close-up of a double-exposure photo printed and displayed in a park showing a shirtless man overlayed with a Pride flag.
History
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Philly’s gay archival records go outside for ‘And Into The Streets’

An art exhibition in Louis Kahn Park features photos of Philly gay life circa the 1980s and ‘90s.

3 years ago

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Annie Chiu-McCabe dials a rotary phone inside a wooden structure at the Rail Park.
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

A phone in Philly’s Rail Park lets you speak to the dead

An old-fashioned rotary telephone, wired to nothing, encourages people to speak to their loved ones as a form of grief therapy.

3 years ago

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Li Sumpter posing by a tarot card featuring Sun Ra.
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

A mythology for North Philly appears on construction fencing

The Village of Arts and Humanities developed a tarot deck that will inform the construction of a new art gallery.

3 years ago

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James Claiborne poses in front of the gallery at the Barnes Foundation where William Edmondson's sculptures are displayed.
History
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts

‘Sublime’ folk sculptures by William Edmondson at the Barnes Foundation

Eight decades after his landmark exhibition at MOMA, William Edmondson’s “Monumental Vision” gets refreshed at the Barnes.

3 years ago

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An aerial view of the London baseball stadium.
International
Philadelphia
Sports

New York Mets to play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad.

3 years ago

Peter Brötzmann with his saxophpone
NPR
Music

Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82

The German saxophonist whose brash, tempestuous outpourings set an imposing standard for free improvisation, and helped define the terms for a postwar European avant-garde.

3 years ago

Festival stage in the rain.
Community Events
Delaware
Music

Legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown honored at 36th annual Wilmington music festival

The downtown Wilmington festival features multi-day performances of a variety of jazz styles including straight, fusion, R&B-influenced, and Latin jazz.

3 years ago

Artist Adebunmi Gbadebo stands with her piece “Remains, piece of Balcony Baluster, 1848,
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Philly artist wins $100K craft prize for her work remembering Black ancestors

Adebunmi Gbadebo makes work from materials sourced directly from her enslaved ancestors.

3 years ago

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Dionne Warwick (from left), Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Renée Fleming will be honored by the Kennedy Center for their lifetime achievements
NPR
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Music
National
Performing Arts

Queen Latifah and Billy Crystal are among the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees

Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick will be honored for their lifetime artistic achievements as the 46th class of Kennedy Center honoree

3 years ago

Rufus Wainwright sings while playing the piano.
Things To Do
Community Events
Music
Performing Arts

Hispanic Fiesta, Kidchella, Rufus Wainwright, The Cure, and ‘Star Wars’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 22 -26: Hispanic Fiesta in Pa., Battleship Beer Fest in N.J., and the Manayunk Arts Festival are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Donald Nally stands in front of a group of people, conducting the choir in an open field.
Music
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

Going up the country: Crossing Choir sings the economics of food

The world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “FARMING” mashes up William Penn and Jeff Bezos to trace the history of American food production.

3 years ago

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A dragon lantern is lit up at the park.
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Chinese Lantern Festival lights up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square with dragons, flowers, and performances

Artists used 20,000 square feet of silk and 16,000 feet of electric cables for the creations at Franklin Square for the Chinese Lantern Festival.

3 years ago

A sculpture made of steel rods forming a sphere is in the foreground. Behind it are trees, the river, and a pathway.
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River

Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.

3 years ago

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A guide speaks to a group of people gathered around her.
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Alt Philly history: Walking tours to explore the city’s diverse cultural heritage

The Liberty Bell is nice, but Philadelphia has many other stories to tell.

3 years ago

An up-close view of two croissants.
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The $55M croissant: Top contenders to fulfill Rhode Island officials’ outrageous Bok demand

Check out our picks for Philadelphia’s top contenders for multimillion-dollar croissant.

3 years ago

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