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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.
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Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Philadelphia brass band Snacktime perform at the Philadelphia Flower Show. (Courtesy of Sam Gellerstein)
Arts & Entertainment

‘A love letter to Philadelphia’: Brass band Snacktime releases its first album

WHYY’s Priyanka Tewari spoke to Snacktime founder Sam Gellerstein at the band’s album release party. Gellerstein calls “Sounds from the Street: Live” a love letter to Philly.

4 years ago

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Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s ''The Daily Show,'' speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Ledisi, Trevor Noah, One Republic, ‘Queen of Fishtown’ in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

July 21 – July 24: The weekend events include Ledisi at the Mann, Indigenous powwow in Delaware, and two new art exhibitions opening this week.

4 years ago

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Elton John performs during his ''Farewell Yellow Brick Road,'' tour, Friday, July 15, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Arts & Entertainment

From the end of the world to your town, Elton John resumes goodbye tour in Philly

On Friday, he resumed his global farewell tour in Philadelphia with a shout-out to the hometown crowd on “Philadelphia Freedom.”

4 years ago

(Bre Furlong Photography)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly based singer songwriter Suzanne Sheer has released her first, sexy, genre defying album

Philly singer-songwriter Suzanne Sheer about her first album, ‘The Blue Hour,’ social media, and advice for musicians.

4 years ago

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Elton John gestures during a performance
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Elton John, Summer Snow Day, Dave Matthews Band, Maze, Pancakes and Booze art show, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This weekend’s event highlights in Philly, N.J., and Delaware include concerts from Elton John, Femi Kuti, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Brown, Yacht Rock Revue, and more.

4 years ago

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Musicians perform on a stage.
Community

Hispanic Fiesta celebrates 40 years in Philadelphia

The festival is a celebration of local Latin American and Hispanic culture. And this year’s event featured iconic musical guests.

4 years ago

Gladys Knight performs at a special screening of ''Summer of Soul'' at The Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Blobfest returns, Hispanic Fiesta, Tiny Elephant fest, and Gladys Knight in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The weekend’s events include the return of Blobfest, Hispanic Fiesta, the Tinicum Arts Festival, Prince in the park, and Gladys Knight and The Chicks in concert.

4 years ago

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A child smiles while using a zip line set on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
Community
Billy Penn

Photos: Philly celebrates Independence Day with music, dancing, food, and fun

The free Fourth of July festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway gave Philadelphians a chance to smile.

4 years ago

Elissa Anderson (left) and  Jackie Milestone of the Sound Museum Collective work on the broadcast lounge that is part of thier exhibit at the Asian Arts Initiative. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ugly sounds we can play with’: Sound Museum Collective offers liberation through electromagnetism

An exhibition pulls electromagnetic signals out of the air and into the hands of visitors as a form of social liberation.

4 years ago

Looking east toward City Hall from Eakins Oval.
Arts & Entertainment

Wawa Welcome America to capture ‘expressions of freedom’ in storytelling event

The interactive event will feature a number of renowned artists, storytellers, and poets.

4 years ago

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Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on July 4, 2021.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

‘Things to Do’ this holiday: Longwood’s latest, Philly Balloon, Music Fest, and more

The weekend’s events include 4th of July celebrations all around the Philly area, the Parkway concert, Philly Balloon and Music Fest, and Pops on the Mall.

4 years ago

David Puryear plays saxophone on 4th and Market streets in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment

Meet the Old City saxophonist bringing music and ‘good vibrations’ to Market Street

David Puryear is the iconic saxophonist who plays on the corner of 4th and Market in Old City, Philadelphia. He brings music and joy to the community.

4 years ago

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The 200-foot-long, 21-foot-high dragon lantern glows red in the dark.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Manayunk Arts Fest, Chinese Lantern Festival, Sommerfest, history, music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Wynton Marsalis and Bucks-Montco Pride Fest are also among Philly, Delaware, and N.J. events this weekend for the kickoff of the official summer season.

4 years ago

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An album cover shows artwork and on the right reads
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Remembering Ruffhouse Records, the ’90s Philly music label behind hits like Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and ‘Jump’

One of the era’s biggest recording powerhouses was founded in Northern Liberties.

4 years ago

Thomas Choinacky and Severin Blake, performers with Applied Mechanics, perform the piece “The Colonialists” earlier this year at Ball State University, in Indiana.
Arts & Entertainment

Trade School brings Detroit artists to mingle with their Philadelphia counterparts

The Trade School art festival in a variety of venues across Philadelphia brings Philly and Detroit artists together for collaboration.

4 years ago

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