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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.

4 years 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.

4 years 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.''
Arts & Entertainment

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.

4 years 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.

4 years 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
Arts & Entertainment

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.

4 years 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.

4 years 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."

4 years ago

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

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.

4 years ago

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

4 years 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.

4 years 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.

4 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Wilmington flowers, Lucius, Mother’s Day, Philly Tech Week in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Mother’s Day is celebrated with concerts, festivals and more. Or, bring mom to the summer re-opening of the attractions at Penn’s Landing.

4 years ago

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File photo: Naomi Judd performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, June 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
Arts & Entertainment

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

4 years ago

Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend.

4 years ago

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