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A fortune teller in The Speakeasy at Al Capone’s cell at Eastern State Penitentiary for its upcoming Halloween Nights festival. (Courtesy of ESP)
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Eastern State to turn Terror Behind the Walls into a kinder Halloween festival

The historic prison museum’s 23-year-old Terror Behind the Walls haunted attraction will become part of a gentler Halloween Nights festival.

5 years ago

Uptown Beer Garden (Eddy Marenco / Uptown Beer Garden)
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Love Park has a new neighbor: Uptown Beer Garden

Uptown Beer Garden has moved to a new location, expanding its outdoor space. Uptown will be able to entertain more guests and expand food and drink options!

5 years ago

Actors perform a reading of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall as spectators watch
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Hundreds gather at Independence Hall for annual Declaration of Independence reading

On July 8th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read to the public for the first time, Independence Hall holds a reenactment annually.

5 years ago

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Music festivals, blueberries, tango, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This weekend features a Blueberry Festival in Media, and several live music options including the Philadelphia Piazzolla Festival.

5 years ago

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks at Independence Hall on The Fourth of July as a part of the annual Celebration of Freedom event. (Michael Reeves / Billy Penn)
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‘Here we are, back together’: Jill Biden, tourists return to Philly for Fourth of July

Hundreds of people gathered at Independence Mall Sunday morning for the Celebration of Freedom ceremony.

5 years ago

Grace Stanton stitches a large flag for the 1951 Fourth of July celebration in Fairmount Park PHILADELPHIA EVENING BULLETIN / TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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Parades, presidents, picnics: 8 photos of Independence Day history in Philadelphia

Snapshots of Philly’s Fourth of July, 1926 to 1978.

5 years ago

Dogs and cats can be particularly sensitive to loud noises such as fireworks. Here, a dog watches an Independence Day parade in Takoma Park, Md., in 2013. (Mandel Ngan /AFP via Getty Images)
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Get ready for the fireworks. How to keep your pets safe and happy this 4th of July

Fireworks, barbecues and activities with friends are all staples of the Fourth of July. But for pets and their owners, this holiday weekend may present some added stress.

5 years ago

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Pa. lawmakers push to make sale of fireworks illegal as Philly braces for loud July 4

Philadelphia is divided on the noisy pyrotechnic displays. So is the Pa. State Senate.

5 years ago

Naeem Townsend leaves the National Constitution Center with a hat, a flag, and a hoagie, giveaways
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Jazz, swag, and shortis: Philly celebrates Wawa Hoagie Day

Wawa made over 15,000 free hoagies Thursday. The first 5,000 were donated to Philabundance ahead of an event at the National Constitution Center.

5 years ago

Fireworks explode over the Delaware River as seen from Penn's Landing.
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Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more

July 1 - 4: Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more.

5 years ago

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Cheryl Rehmann has a message painted on her back that says,
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Participants in Philly’s Naked Bike Ride will have to cover up … their faces

For this year's annual Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia, participants are being asked to cover only one thing: the bottom half of their face.

5 years ago

Pride Night at 2312 Garrett Bar in Upper Darby, 2021. It was the first Pride related event hosted by U.D.T.J. Bottom row from left to right: Elijah Neal, Ashely Rose, Valentina Kariouk, Dyamond Gibbs, BJ Bryant. 
Top row, left to right: Ophelia Hotass, Kyle McIntyre, name unknown. Minus Ophelia, the other people are the organizers of the Pride Festival and members of UDTJ. (Courtesy of UDTJ)
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‘Everybody has a home here’: Upper Darby is having its first Pride festival

UDTJ — which stands for Understanding, Devotion, Take Action, and Justice — is the group behind the event on Sunday, June 27.

5 years ago

Brendan and Bronwyn Bradley, have been participating in museum art classes for five years. (Kaamil Jones for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids program

Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids, a program to give children the opportunity to create art inspired by female artists.

5 years ago

Members of ad hoc group reimagining a new Pride in Philly. L - R: Maso Kibble, Diamond Anthony, Jessica Kallup, Manny Frank-Lampon, Rich Frank-Lampon, André Henson aka Alzei Barbei Mizrahi, Elicia Gonzales, Jamaal Henderson, and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad. (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Community

Ad hoc LGBTQ group begins to re-imagine Pride in Philly

In the wake of the dissolution of Philly Pride Presents, an ad hoc group has begun to organize itself as the new keeper of Pride.

5 years ago

A past iteration of Manayunk Arts Festival.
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Manayunk arts fest, freedom shows, Chill Moody and friends, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

June 24- 27 - Chill Moody, art in Manayunk, Erin McKeown

5 years ago

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