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Members of the Esperanza Academy Dance Ensemble will appear at the Kimmel Center’s Arts Launch 2021 festival, performing traditional Puerto Rican dance with modern interpretations
Arts & Entertainment

Kimmel Center invites new friends to its reopening party

After 18 months of being closed to audiences, the Kimmel Center invites arts groups from across Philadelphia to its free Arts Launch festival.

5 years ago

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Mark ‘Maestro Flaco’ Best dances with Lana Corrales at Siempre Salsa’s free lunch time dance lesson at LOVE Park in Center City Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Good for the soul’: Salsa pros offer lunchtime dance lessons at Love Park

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Siempre Salsa Philly is leading a Latin dance lunch break every Thursday at the park across from City Hall.

5 years ago

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Gritty skates on the ice
Community

The Flyers have a ’new-look roster.’ Now they need a new goal song

In a first for the franchise, the Philadelphia Flyers are asking for fans’ help in selecting a new goal song.

5 years ago

Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald
Arts & Entertainment

Tony Awards tap Philly native Leslie Odom Jr. to host alongside Audra McDonald

The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies — Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald.

5 years ago

Met Opera in NYC
Arts & Entertainment

Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause

The Met had not performed in its house since March 11, 2020, the longest gap since the company started in 1883.

5 years ago

A band rehearses in front of a few early arrivals at the 2021 Made in America festival
Arts & Entertainment

The crowds, and the sun, come out for Made in America’s return to the Parkway

The two-day festival — a Labor Day weekend fixture in Philadelphia since Jay-Z started it in 2012 — opened at noon, with COVID rules.

5 years ago

The crowds at Made in America 2019 (ROC NATION)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Made in America forges ahead despite Philly floods — and vax cards or negative COVID tests are a must

Tens of thousands still plan to descend on the Parkway for the festival, where they’ll have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.

5 years ago

22nd Street under the JFK Boulevard is swamped as the Schuylkill River rises
Arts & Entertainment

Made in America’s show will go on this weekend, despite severe flooding

The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Ida caused severe flooding of the nearby Schuylkill River, but will not affect the two-day music festival.

5 years ago

The crowds at Made in America 2019 (ROC NATION)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Made in America has a mask mandate, but ticket holders wonder if it’s really enforceable

Tens of thousands are descending on the Parkway for the festival, where you have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.

5 years ago

Page McConnell, from left, Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman and Mike Gordon of the band Phish perform during an exclusive concert for SiriusXM and Pandora listeners at The Met on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Black Phish fans tell the good, the bad, and the ugly in new podcast

Blackberry Jams will dissect the jam band experience for Black fans, in the context of Black Liberation.

5 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
Arts & Entertainment

Made in America 2021: COVID protocols, parking restrictions, and more

The Made in America Festival returns to the Ben Franklin Parkway Labor Day weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

High school musicians work with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Summer campers learn mindfulness, music techniques from Philadelphia Orchestra pros

Underserved Philly music students attend camp to best prepare them for life as a musician, with help from members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

5 years ago

Listen 2:28
Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon performs during KAABOO 2019 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Naked Bike Ride, Kings of Leon, tango at the forefront and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Aug. 26 - Aug. 29: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

5 years ago

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FILE - Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones poses for a portrait on Nov. 14, 2016, in New York. Watts' publicist, Bernard Doherty, said Watts passed away peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. He was 80. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)
Community

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80

Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”

5 years ago

The crowd passing around the cutout.
Laura Jane Grace and Brendan Kelly playing an acoustic show at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia, Pa. on 8/21/21. (Daniella Heminghaus for Billy Penn)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Crowdsurfing Giuliani and garden tool selfies: Four Seasons Total Landscaping punk rock concert is a total success

“Most Philly thing ever,” said a vendor at the show.

5 years ago

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