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Athletes with disabilities race down the Schuylkill River in 40th Annual BAYADA Regatta

Rowers left their crutches and wheelchairs on the docks to race at the 40th Annual BAYADA Regatta!

3 years ago

Children bounce through a space themed attraction during a press preview of Big Bounce America at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

The largest inflatable castle in the world is bouncing through Philly

The size of a hockey rink, Big Bounce has landed at the Navy Yard with a bouncy sports zone and Ninja Warrior-style obstacle course.

3 years ago

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Wrestlemania 40 tickets are on sale: What fans should eat, drink, and see when WWE returns to Philly

A local wrestling aficionado rounds up ‘Mania week fun during the giant gathering of “our very weird, sometimes super niche fan base all together in the best city in the U.S.”

3 years ago

Bryce Zenon portrays Zooman, the 15-year-old who fatally shoots a 12-year-old girl in Charles Fuller's ''Zooman and the Sign.'' The play is being staged by Theatre in the X
Arts & Entertainment

After 10 years, is Philly’s Theatre in the X a model for the future of American theater?

The free performance of Charles Fuller’s 1979 drama “Zooman and the Sign” grapples with neighborhood violence that has hardly changed.

3 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Food festivals in Philly and Del., ‘The Lion King,’ and Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 17 - 20: Philly Taco Fest, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes in N.J., and the Beer Bourbon & BBQ Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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People dressed in traditional Pennsylvania Dutch attire make candles
Community

Goschenhoppen Festival returns for the 55th year, celebrating the 18th- and 19th-century Pennsylvania Dutch culture

The festival, held each year in rural Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, celebrates the life, food, and culture of 18th- and 19th-century German settlers.

3 years ago

Attendees at the BlackStar Film Festival sit in rows, as seen from above and off to the side.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

All the best things from BlackStar Film Festival, a community of radical care and place to ‘fall in love’ with Philadelphia

In its first year on South Broad after a decade in West Philly, the BlackStar Film Festival continued to grow, exceeding 2022’s turnout of 12,000 people.

3 years ago

Reef the Lost Cauze poses for a photo.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artists celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop

Local hip-hop ambassadors and artists are throwing a giant birthday block party Saturday at Eakins Oval.

3 years ago

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DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning in Philadelphia in 2003.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Hip-hop’s birthday, New Hope Auto Show, ‘Bridges of Madison County,’ and the Obon Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 10 - 13: Hip-hop celebrations in Philly, 50 Cent & Busta Rhymes in N.J., and “A Quiet Epidemic” screening event in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver during a bill signing ceremony at the state capital in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Aug. 5, 2019
Community

New Jersey begins a 3-day celebration honoring Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

The Garden State’s first Black lieutenant governor will be remembered over the next three days.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Made In America festival canceled

The annual music festival at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was set to include headliners Lizzo and SZA. Tickets will be refunded.

3 years ago

Otis Pena (left) a friend of O'Shae Sibley, walks off stage after speaking during a celebration of life for Sibley on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at The Met Philadelphia, in Philadelphia
Community

Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”

3 years ago

Open Studio Figure Drawing in the Perkins Center for the Arts building in Collingswood, N.J., which the center recently acquired from borough of Collingswood
Arts & Entertainment

Perkins Center for the Arts buys its building from Collingswood borough

The Center had been leasing its building from the borough for almost 20 years. It also received a $250,000 grant for its Moorestown site.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Media Theatre in Delaware County showcases winning little league game for community

Win or lose, the town of Media is excited to see their team on the big screen.

3 years ago

Sam Cooper (left) and Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy perform on day three of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Mt. Joy holding food drives with Sharing Excess during 2-night run at The Mann Center

Sharing Excess will have tables set up outside The Mann where fans are encouraged to donate nonperishable goods before heading inside to watch Mt. Joy.

3 years ago

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