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U.S. singer Lenny Kravitz performs on the main stage during the opening day of the Paleo Festiva in Nyon, Switzerland, late Tuesday, July 19, 2005.  (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Things To Do
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August 22 - 28, 2019

Comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, Japanese and Ukrainian culture in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

What’s happening on a late August weekend in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware? Naked bikers, comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, and more!

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Things To Do
Community
August 15 - 21, 2019

Alice Cooper, Common, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival are among this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Food, folk, and arts and culture festivals anchor the weekend events calendar in the Delaware Valley.

6 years ago

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Participants in the Cowtown Rodeo parade around the arena before competing in events like bull riding, steer wrestling, and barrel racing. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment
August 8 - 14, 2019

Reggae legend Bob Marley, Asian history in Philly, and Cowtown Rodeo in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host an array of events, from a tribute to Jamaican independence, Train in concert, and bike racing in the ’burbs.

6 years ago

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Geffen Reinherz, 5 (left), and Skyla Car, 7, draw with chalk at Broad and Poplar Streets while Broad Street is closed off for Philly Free Streets on August 11, 2018. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community
August 1 - 7, 2019

BlackStar Film Festival, the Women’s Theater Festival, and a peachy event top this weekend’s Things to Do

Art exhibits, a celebration of National Peach Month, the Women’s Theater Festival and the BlackStar Film Festival are among the things to do this weekend.

6 years ago

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A scene from 'The Burial of Kojo,' a film from Ghana that is one of the highlights of the BlackStar Film Festival. (Courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival is looking for a new home

The annual showcase of African-American cinema launched at UPenn’s International House, but the building’s pending closure may force the fest to relocate.

6 years ago

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Summer camp attendees pose for a photo outside the El Futuro location. COURTESY TIM WHITAKER
Community
Broke in Philly

‘Alexa, wake me up for camp!’: Philly summer writing program bursting at the seams

Applications to Mighty Writers surged more than 1000%.

6 years ago

Pool Room 11th & Walnut, 1971. Edward Loper, Jr. (born 1934). Oil on canvas, 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm). (Courtesy of Stuart Kingston Gallery. © Edward Loper, Jr.)
Things To Do
Community
July 11-17, 2019

Scary doings in Phoenixville, new market at Cherry Street Pier, and Bastille Day in Ardmore

Philly and South Jersey are buzzing this week with festivals dedicated to film, arts, and culture. Plus, there's a local celebration of France's Bastille Day.

6 years ago

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Fireworks display
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Nation’s birthday celebrated by thousands on the Parkway

Thousands flocked to the Parkway to enjoy a free concert and fireworks display for July 4th.

6 years ago

Acrobatic performers wowed the crowd at the Welcome America Party on the Parkway. (Michael Reeves/Billy Penn)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

July 4th Philly photos: Protests, patriots and a popping block party

Even before the fireworks and concert, there was plenty of Independence Day action in America’s birthplace.

6 years ago

Marchers celebrate Fourth of July at Philadelphia’s Independence Day parade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Celebration of Freedom ceremony brings visitors from all over the country

Visitors from all over the country gathered at Independence Hall for the annual Celebration of Freedom ceremony

6 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
July 4 - 10, 2019

Philly’s biggest party, celebrating Hispanic culture and art for kids

Tonya Pendleton runs down things to do around Philadelphia for July 4th and through the weekend.

6 years ago

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The July Fourth Party on the Parkway (J. Fusco/Visit Philly)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s July Fourth party will be fenced in this year, for a ‘more open’ experience

You’ll be able to get a beer and roam freely along the Parkway.

6 years ago

Award recipients pose for pictures after a ceremony at the inaugural Unity Day at Vernon Park, in Germantown, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Get to know some of North Central Philly’s ‘unsung heroes’

In the city, there are people who go above and beyond to better the day-to-day life of their neighbors. But often, they get little recognition.

6 years ago

2019 Billy Penn Award Gala (MARK HENNINGER / IMAGIC DIGITAL)
Community
Billy Penn

The 2019 Billies were a ‘love letter to Philadelphia’

Congratulations to all the nominees — you made the inaugural Billy Penn Awards Gala a successful show.

6 years ago

Jayda Rutherford (center) watches as older family members perform in the Miller Family Hoedown on July 1, 2018, during the Kutztown Folk Festival in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment

Family hoedown keeps tradition alive at Kutztown Folk Festival

The nine-day festival draws more than 100,000 people from across the country.

6 years ago

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