Tonya Pendleton
Tonya Pendleton is a multimedia journalist with a two-decade history in news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment reporting. In her current position as a contributing editor for TheGrio and as “Things To Do” curator for WHYY, she crafts content for a local and global audience. The Philadelphia resident was born and raised in New York City and is a graduate of The New School.
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Valentine’s Day events, Super Bowl Sunday, and Boyz II Men in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Carl Thomas and Case in Del., V-Day, and Super Bowl Sunday in Philly, plus "The Color Purple" in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Feb. 2 - Feb. 5: African culture celebrated in Del., Wanda Sykes in Philly, and TruTV’s “Impractical Jokers” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Jan. 26 - Jan. 29: Philly Auto Show, Spokey Speaky in Del., and Fire & Ice Festival in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Jan. 19 - Jan. 22: Lunar New Year in Philly, tribute bands galore, and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra are among weekend event highlights.
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Celebrating a King, a night in the museum, Burger Crawl, and En Vogue in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Jan. 12 - Jan. 16: Celebrating MLK in Philly, N.J., and Del., En Vogue, Burger Crawl and CC Restaurant Week are among weekend event highlights.
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Jan. 5 - Jan. 8: Philly Loves Bowie week, Opera Delaware benefit, “SpongeBob The Musical” in N.J., are among the area’s weekend highlights.
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Dec. 29 - Jan. 1: New Year’s Eve parties in N.J, Del., and Pa., Morris Day, Peepsfest are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Hanukkah celebrations, Jurassic Quest, in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Dec. 15 - 18: Jurassic Quest, Hanukkah celebrations, and Anthony Nunziata’s ‘Italian Broadway Christmas’ are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Maxwell, Dickens Fest, Johnnyswim, Holiday Parade in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.
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Holiday celebrations, Smokey Robinson, and World Cup watch parties in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Nov. 24-27: Smokey Robinson in Philly, Christmas Underwater in N.J., and a Todd Rundgren tribute in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.
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