Community Events
This week’s “Things to Do” features Jewish culture celebrated virtually, an online dance party, and the return of ice skating.
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Listen 5:48Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream
Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”
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This week, several familiar annual arts and cultural events move online as the coronavirus continues to limit large in-person gatherings.
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Listen 4:45Halloween for families, spooky date nights and ‘La Traviata’ online in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Celebrating Halloween in COVID times requires planning, but some local venues are answering the call with socially-distanced offerings.
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Listen 4:45This week restaurants are the focus along with fall scenery.
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Listen 5:05Philly’s Christmas Village to return for socially distanced 2020 season
The open-air German-style Christmas market, now in its 13th season, will be retooled to meet city and statewide coronavirus guidelines.
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Santa Claus will be visiting Philly-area malls – behind a shield
Visitors will be able to pose for photos or have storytime with Santa in the mall, but there will be COVID-19 safety guidelines in place. You can also chat with him by Zoom.
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Pa. libraries launch ‘Hear Me Out’ to heal the state through civic dialogue
An effort to foster dialogues between people in different parts of Pennsylvania attempts to find common ground in a divided state.
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The great pumpkin fest, Germantown jazz and Dracula’s back in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This week includes both a look at history and a chance to share your own as fall moves in with a wide variety of socially distanced and virtual events.
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Listen 5:08This is an unusual time without the usual variety of Oktoberfests and other major fall festivals on the seasonal events calendar.
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Listen 3:26Music and more as festivals return to the Delaware Valley in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This week’s “Things to Do” features festivals for techies, music lovers and beer lovers.
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Listen 4:44Eastern State Penitentiary debuts ‘eerie’ night tours in lieu of Terror Behind the Walls
The historic site is debuting “Night Tours” — a self-guided experience fit for pandemic times.
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Delaware drive-in, digital orchestra and dining at a discount in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Some restaurants are reopening for indoor dining in Philly with promotional weeks and COVID-19 protocols to lure customers back.
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Listen 5:25Philly Fringe Fest pivots to 4-week digital arts showcase
Morning Edition Host Jennifer Lynn interviews Nick Stuccio, president and producing director of FringeArts, about taking the Fringe Festival virtual this year.
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