
Arts & Entertainment
Oct. 6 - Oct.9: Kevin Hart in Philly, “Tootsie” in Delaware, and the second annual Vegan Fest in Camden, N.J. are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 5:01Drummers play the lights inside Philly’s Icebox
There’s a moment when the percussionists “stop playing the drums and they start playing the lights” in Ezra Masch’s “Volumes” art installation.
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Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Charles Fuller dies at 83
Fuller’s most famous work, “A Soldier’s Play,” used a military setting in its tale of the search for the murderer of a Black sergeant on an Army base in Louisiana during WWII.
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Yankees star Judge hits 62nd homer to break Maris’ AL record
Judge hit a 1-1 slider from Texas right-hander Jesús Tinoco into the first row of seats in left field when leading off the second game of New York’s day-night doubleheader.
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5 takeaways from the report on abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League
A new investigative report details sexual misconduct and verbal abuse by coaches in the league – and a lack of action by those in charge to address problems.
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty.
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Art Museum workers continue strike into second week
No negotiations have taken place since the newly unionized Philadelphia Museum of Art workers began an ongoing strike on September 26.
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‘To The Polls’ returns to Love Park with six freestanding murals encouraging Philly to vote
Mural Arts and Conrad Benner collaborated to bring back the popular installation celebrating civic engagement through art.
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From the archive, Marty’s conversation with Sally Field where she discussed her life, career, memoirs and why acting was such a successful tool for overcoming trauma.
Air Date: October 1, 2022 8:00 am
Listen 35:43Philadelphia Ballet breaks ground on new building, quadrupling its size
The 59-year-old dance company broke ground on a 48,000-square-foot addition, nearly quadrupling its size in a burgeoning North Broad arts district.
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After 35 years, WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane to leave ‘Radio Times’
After hosting the call-in show for 35 years, Moss-Coane now seeks “balance” in her life. After her departure on Nov. 18, “Radio Times" will end.
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Listen 1:08Opera Philadelphia premieres ‘Black Lodge,’ combining classical with industrial goth music
Classical and industrial goth music akin to both French baroque music and Nine Inch Nails set the tormented tone borrowing from Lynch, Burroughs, and Artaud.
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Listen 3:34Philly POPS Orchestra performs ‘The Godfather’ score to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary
For one night only, the iconic American film starring Marlon Brando will be displayed behind the Philly POPS Orchestra, who will be performing the score in sync with the movie
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Delco Arts Week, Queertoberfest, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Sept. 29 - Oct.1: Mural Arts Month in Philly, Delco Arts Week, Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Delaware, and Queertoberfest are weekend highlights.
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Listen 5:10Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
Rihanna is set to star in February’s Super Bowl halftime show.
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