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Arts & Entertainment

Jackie Soro performs onstage.
LGBTQ
Neighborhoods
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

South Street businesses lend a hand to Fringe Festival’s queer-friendly cabaret

Late Night Snacks, now in its sixth year, has popped up in a vacant storefront. The business district would like the property to be a performance space permanently.

3 years ago

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Ahchipaptunhe of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and Cherokee, created large scale paintings inspired by the geometric designs on Lenape stamped baskets and pottery. His work is featured in ''Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories,'' at the Michener Museum
History
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Contemporary Lenape artists offer their perspective on Lenape history

“Never Broken” at Michener Museum in Doylestown, Pa., asked Indigenous artists to tell the history of the Lenape people.

3 years ago

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Words say Carla the Conqueror in an illustration of a girl standing at the front of a classroom.
Books
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Kids
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly-area author pens new kids’ book about international adoptees: ‘Carla the Conqueror’

Anna Maria DiDio hopes to help other families deal with the trauma of adoption by making the challenges easy to talk about.

3 years ago

A replica of Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress on display at Winterthur
Delaware
History
Visual Arts

Say yes to the dress: Ann Lowe’s gowns for high society adorn Winterthur

Called “society’s best-kept secret,” Ann Lowe made gowns for special occasions, including Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

3 years ago

Martha Eies on stage.
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

She’s back: Funk freak Red 40 makes her hometown return in Fringe Fest

Funky, liberating, and a little gross, Martha Eies’ alter ego disappeared from Philly almost five years ago. This weekend, she’s back.

3 years ago

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Bruce Springsteen cited symptoms of peptic ulcer disease in taking a break from his international tour. The singer, who says he'll make up the concert dates, is seen here performing in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July. Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
NPR
Music
New Jersey
Performing Arts

Bruce Springsteen cancels a slate of concerts, citing peptic ulcer disease

For decades, conventional wisdom held that peptic ulcers were caused by stress and unhealthy eating habits. But the vast majority are caused by bacteria.

3 years ago

Dancers performing on stage
Things To Do
Community Events
Food & Drink
Music
Performing Arts

Duran Duran, Mexican Independence Day, Delaware River Festival, Gregory Porter, and CollegeFest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Sept. 7 - 10: Fringe Fest in Philly, St. Anthony’s Festival in N.J., and Brandywine Festival of the Arts in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Oksana Pivush poses for a photo with her jewelry and other art displayed on a table in front of her.
Community Events
Delaware
Immigration

From Ukraine to Delaware, refugee artist showcases her work at this weekend’s Brandywine Festival of the Arts

Ukrainian artist Oksana Pivush’s passion for jewelry making will be on display among hundreds of other artists this weekend.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
Libby Rosof, lfet, and Roberta Fallon, right, pose for a photo
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The 20-year art crawl: Artblog celebrates two decades of documenting Philly’s art scene

As press coverage of the arts shrinks, Artblog celebrates two decades of crawling through Philly’s galleries.

3 years ago

Listen 1:13
A button reads
Government
Philadelphia

National Constitution Center opens First Amendment Gallery

The 1,500-square-foot exhibit includes interactive elements and a letter written by George Washington to the Quakers in 1789.

3 years ago

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Eagles players in the studio singing
Music
Philadelphia
Sports
6abc

Philadelphia Eagles to release second holiday album ‘A Philly Special Christmas Special’

The album, which was recorded in the NFL off season, will include 10 holiday classics and an original song by Kelce.

3 years ago

Steven Tyler (left) and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform during night one of their ''Peace Out: The Farewell Tour'' on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on

Get ready to say goodbye to one of America's greatest rock bands. Aerosmith has started their farewell tour, celebrating 50 years of some of the best classic rock ever created

3 years ago

Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, a concert presented by CMT at on the beach on July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
NPR
Music
National

Jimmy Buffett died of a rare skin cancer

Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.

3 years ago

Laurel Hill Cemetery mechanic Ed Bernstein checks under the hood of the 1947 Pontiac Superior hearse, FYNLRYD
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sculpture
Transportation

Laurel Hill Cemetery has a hot rod hearse with the previous owner still inside

FYNLRYD has found its forever home parked just inside the gates of Laurel Hill East.

3 years ago

Johan Rojas at bat in a game
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

The Phillies have evolved into their most powerful form

Baseball’s entering the homestretch, and Philadelphia is one of the only NL wild card teams rising to the challenge.

3 years ago

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