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Close up of elementary student using watercolors for painting on art class in the classroom.
Education

‘Staying level might be a win’: Arts education in N.J. set a standard but faces greater financial pressures and continued inequity

Nearly 1 million New Jersey students take arts classes by law. Advocates say sustaining those gains amid budget pressures is the next fight.

2 months ago

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Dave Matthews performing
Arts & Entertainment

Dave Matthews Band comes back to Camden, plus 2 new songs and a limited-time return to a special performance

DMB has announced its annual summer tour with two dates across the river from Philly. To whet fans’ appetites, the band announced a forthcoming live album.

2 months ago

Bruce Springsteen appears at the AFI Fest premiere of
Politics & Policy

Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

The song describes Minneapolis as "a city aflame" under "King Trump’s private army."

3 months ago

Emily Robb using a violin bow to play her guitar during a live performance
Arts & Entertainment

Underground guitarist Emily Robb scores Philly filmmaker’s sci-fi short ‘The Space Between Attack and Decay’

The scorched guitar fuzz and reverb that define Robb's experimental sound anchor Jessica Kourkounis' surreal film.

3 months ago

Dog in noise cancelling headphones. (Photoboyko/Bigstock)
The Pulse
Health

How Noise Affects Our Health

We explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, hearing loss, and our well-being.

Air Date: January 2, 2026

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A view of the Kimmel Center on Broad Street
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Pops ticket holders may get their day in court over concerts that never happened. Here’s what to know

A class-action lawsuit claims Encore Series and The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center defrauded ticket buyers.

4 months ago

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Adam Blackstone and Scott Mirkin at a press conference
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia readies first-ever New Year’s Eve concert on the Parkway

The event will feature LL Cool J, who boycotted his July 4 show because of a city workers strike.

4 months ago

Fireworks are launched from a barge in the Delaware River as seen from Penns Landing.(Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Philly preps for first-time New Year’s Eve concert, extra fireworks and Mummers parade

Philadelphia’s supercharged New Year’s Eve festivities next week will set the stage for a banner year of special events in 2026.

4 months ago

Philadelphia-based Grammy award-winning rockers The War On Drugs
Arts & Entertainment

The War On Drugs celebrates ‘A Drugcember To Remember’ with guest stars to aid Philly public schools

The Grammy Award-winning rock band packed Fishtown’s Johnny Brenda’s for a three-night benefit concert featuring performances by Joe Walsh and Kurt Vile.

4 months ago

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Cherri Gregg and Avi Wolfman-Arent
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Holiday Party

We invited some of our favorite people to join us for an hour of fun, holiday season tips and live music.

Air Date: December 18, 2025 12:00 pm

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FILE - Beyonce, left, and Jay Z perform
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Best music of the 21st century

Which artist has had the biggest impact of the 21st century so far? Which songs will transcend time? And what great music flew under the radar?

Air Date: December 17, 2025 12:00 pm

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Conductor Laura Harmon leads singers with the Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensembles
Community

A Perkasie family’s cancer journey inspired this sci-fi fantasy choral music

The Pennsylvania Youth Choral Ensemble will premiere a song based on a tale about pandas written by the daughter of a cancer patient.

4 months ago

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A selfie photo of Steve Heise and Alina Josan standing on a large hill overlooking a wide landscape
Arts & Entertainment

Philly band Walnut Brain takes humble diddley bow from earliest days of blues to modern psychedelic improvisation

Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time.

4 months ago

Jess Conda, Sam Rise and Rose Jarboe performing
Arts & Entertainment

Bearded Ladies Cabaret returns to Philly’s Wanamaker Building to close out its fall series

The “Pipe Up!” series of performance events ends this weekend with a series of drag cabaret performances.

4 months ago

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a child plays a xylophone
Education

South Philly charter school opens musical sensory garden for kids to explore creativity and learning through sound

The Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School built a musical learning space for kids with autism and other students with a grant from String Theory Schools.

5 months ago

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