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Maiken Scott of WHYY’s “The Pulse” interact with virtual reality headsets and headphones showing a quintet playing Mozart.  (Alexis Branagan, Princeton University Concerts)
The Pulse
Arts & Entertainment

Virtual reality classical concert creates new experiences for fans

For four days, audience members were invited to experience performances by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra by strapping on virtual reality headsets and headphones.

2 years ago

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Two people smile as they talk over dinner at a restaurant
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Center City Restaurant Week, ‘Rhapsody in Blue,’ Ice Festival and an MLK Symposium in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 18 - 21: Center City Restaurant Week in Philly, Puppy Pals Lives in N.J. and OperaDelaware’s Studio Series are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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The scene at Girard College on MLK Day in 2018.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

MLK Day celebrations, Peabo Bryson, Ardmore Winter Beer Fest and ‘Love Notes 3’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 11 - 15: MLK Day in Philly, Marshall Charloff and the Purple Xperience in N.J. and a Whitney Houston tribute concert in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Marin Alsop conducts the New York Philharmonic orchestra at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert at The Great Lawn in Central Park in New York on Aug. 21, 2021.
Arts & Entertainment

Marin Alsop to become Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal guest conductor next season

The 67-year-old was music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2007-08 through 2020-21, the first woman to lead a top-level American orchestra.

3 years ago

A painting of a violin visible in a window
Arts & Entertainment

National Liberty Museum amplifies the liberating power of music

The Old City museum explores the intimate, fraught connection between music and liberty.

3 years ago

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Actress Glynis Johns is shown, Sept. 11, 1982. Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie ''Mary Poppins'' and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be ''Send in the Clowns'' by Stephen Sondheim, has died, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2023. She was 100.(AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
Arts & Entertainment

Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100

Johns’ greatest triumph was playing Desiree Armfeldt in “A Little Night Music,” for which she won a Tony in 1973.

3 years ago

Performers dancing onstage
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Loves Bowie Week, ‘Ain’t Too Proud,’ Tree-Cycling, cheer competition, and ‘Amplified’ exhibit in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 4 - 7: Philly Loves Bowie Week, Van Halen Nation in N.J., and ‘Princesses and Heroes’ in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Two photos of Charles Stuart Davidson
Community

An Elkins Park cantor and world-class composer recently passed away. His music lives on

Dr. Charles Stuart Davidson helped earn Congregation Adath Jeshurun a reputation as the “singing synagogue.” Ilana Davidson joined WHYY to remember her late father.

3 years ago

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Maurice Hines, seen in 2005, appeared alongside his younger brother Gregory Hines during the first part of his career. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Broadway actor, dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80

Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club.

3 years ago

A photo illustration of James Bland
Arts & Entertainment

How minstrel tune became the signature song of the Mummers Parade

Once an international star, the Black composer of “Oh Dem Golden Slippers” died penniless in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Studio 2
Lifestyle

2023 In Review: Behind the Scenes of Our Favorite Episodes

Cherri and Avi revisit their most memorable segments, from famous authors, to cocktail mixologists, to live music and the host of Jeopardy.

Air Date: December 28, 2023 12:00 pm

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In the studio
Community
6abc

Eagles Christmas album raises over $2.5 million for local charities, doubling last year’s profits

Proceeds will go to local organizations, including the Children's Crisis Treatment Center and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Jugglers outside of City Hall
Arts & Entertainment

The arts are having a bumpy pandemic recovery in Philly, new report shows

An influx of $6 million in federal COVID recovery funds is coming to Philly. But a new study shows the progress in the arts sector is uneven.

3 years ago

Listen 1:13
Madame Fromage's Adventures in Cheese
How to Explore It, Pair It, and Love It, from the Creamiest Bries to the Funkiest Blues (Hachette Books)
Studio 2

Cheese Adventures with Madame Fromage, Climate Scientist Michael Mann

Penn climate scientist Michael Mann shares lessons from Earth’s prehistoric past. Plus, how to taste, pair and love cheese from around the world with Tenaya Darlington.

Air Date: December 26, 2023 12:00 pm

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Singer/songwriter Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy performed at Johnny Brenda's in Fishtown on Dec. 20, 2023 for a series of benefit shows for the holiday season. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy says it was ‘truly a dream’ aiding charities during 2 shows at Johnny Brenda’s

“If you would have told me that I could even get a show at Johnny Brenda's would have been a dream,” Matt Quinn told WHYY News.

3 years ago

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