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File photo: Austin Bauman jumps her horse Miracles Happen at the 122nd annual Devon Horse Show on May 27, 2018. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Things To Do
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Food fests, Haim, Prince in the Park, Devon Horse Show in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The busy Memorial Weekend schedule also includes Nelly, the Latino Film Festival and a celebration of Black Birders Week.

19 hours ago

Selena Quintanilla Pérez painted next to the front entrance at Tina Taco’s in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood
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A big tribute and dance party for Philly to celebrate Selena

Brooklyn Bowl hosts the first local edition of the touring “Forever Selena” event commemorating the late Tejano singer.

2 days ago

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Selena Quintanilla Pérez painted next to the front entrance at Tina Taco’s in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood
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Un gran tributo y fiesta para Filadelfia celebrará lo que Selena significa para ellos

El Brooklyn Bowl presenta la primera edición local de la gira “Forever Selena” que conmemora a la difunta cantante tejana.

2 days ago

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The popular composer died in a hospital in Paris of heart failure. (Georges Bendrihem/AFP via Getty Images)
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Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.

1 week ago

File Photo: In this June 28, 2015 file photo, singer Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshed of the band The Who perform at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP, File)
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The Who, New Hope PrideFest, Mutlu, Art in the Open, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Music, theater, and street festivals dominate the weekend events schedule in and around Philadelphia.

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Performers at the LadyBug Music Festival. (Courtesy of LadyBug Music Festival)
Arts & Entertainment

LadyBug Music Festival returns to Wilmington, where female artists will be front and center

LadyBug Music Festival founder Gayle Dillman talks about challenges women still face in the music business, advice for artists, and what to expect at the festival this year.

1 week ago

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Penn GRASP Lab student Lilian Stoesser works on a robotic flower that is programmed to open and close in response to the music of ''Beyond the Binary.''
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For their 100th anniversary, robots go ‘Beyond the Binary’ in Philly choral performance

Autonomous technologies help the Mendelssohn Chorus perform a new work about the ethics of robotics.

2 weeks ago

The Greater South Jersey Chorus Chamber singers.
Community

Greater South Jersey Chorus to sing the spiritual journey of Underground Railroad

The Greater South Jersey Chorus will perform a dramatic work that links to stops along the Underground Railroad in the region.

2 weeks ago

Singer Dionne Warwick attends a special screening of ''The Dark Tower'' at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, July 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
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Latin Music Fest, Kensington Derby, Interpol, and the return of the Dad Vail in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Highlights in and around Philly this weekend include Interpol at the Met, Philly film fest, and a quirky car race and street fest in Kensington.

2 weeks ago

Gospel singer Treena Ferebee at the announcement of the 2022 Welcome America Festival. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly plans for weeks-long Welcome America festivities fully in person

The 2022 festival will feature dozens of in-person events from Juneteenth to July 4th including fireworks displays and a massive concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

2 weeks ago

In this April 19, 2015 file photo, Mickey Gilley poses with the triple crown award on the red carpet at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Country music artist Gilley and his son were injured in a car accident in Texas, but both are recovering after minor injuries. A statement from Gilley's publicist on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, said the two were injured Wednesday when their car rolled over. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

He was known for such hits as “Window Up Above" and for the Texas honky-tonk he owned that inspired the hit film “Urban Cowboy."

3 weeks ago

People are dancing together with their arms up, and colorful lights are visible in the background.
Lifestyle
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La guía definitiva para la vida nocturna y el baile latino en Filadelfia

Ya sea que estés bailando mejor que tus tías o apenas empezando, aquí es donde puedes encontrar, salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, rumba, cumbia, perreo y más.

3 weeks ago

People are dancing with their arms up, and colorful lights in the background.
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

The definitive guide to Philly’s Latino nightlife and dancing

Whether you’re out-dancing your tias or just starting out, here’s where to find salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, rumba, cumbia, perreo and more.

3 weeks ago

Mark Menjivar stands in the exhibition space at the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Arts & Entertainment

Eastern State Penitentiary sets death row to music

Inside ESP’s Cell Block 15, artist Mark Menjivar installed a composition written by Texas death row inmate David Lee Powell, who was executed in 2010.

3 weeks ago

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends books to kids from birth to age 5, encouraging early reading. Parton announced Delaware families can sign up to receive a book every month at the Wilmington Library on May 5, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Country music icon Dolly Parton celebrates success of Imagination Library in Wilmington

She has performed on stages all over the world, but the biggest impact of Dolly Parton’s career could be helping millions of kids develop a love for reading.

3 weeks ago

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