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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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Music

The Dell Music Center in Fairmount Park (The Dell)
Arts & Entertainment

The Dell Music Center announces Essence of Entertainment concert series lineup

After last year's concerts were cancelled, but this year the Dell Music Center will be welcoming fans and artists back into its amphitheatre.

5 years ago

DJ (bigstock.com)
Arts & Entertainment

Justin Bieber and Lil Baby to headline Made in America

The two-day festival on the Parkway in Philadelphia has begun to announce the lineup for its 10th anniversary.

5 years ago

DJ Bounce Gawd, Fruut, Kevonna Rose COURTESY THE ARTISTS
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Catch three of Philly’s rising music stars at one virtual show

Kevonna Rose, Fruut, and DJ Bounce Gawd bring tunes to The Billies awards gala celebrating awesome Philadelphians.

5 years ago

Woodlands Cemetery
Arts & Entertainment

The Crossing performs an elegy to Breonna Taylor and the pandemic

`We Got Time’ by Matana Roberts is an elegy to both Taylor and the year of the pandemic.

5 years ago

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A band performs on a West Philly porch
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

West Philly Porchfest returns with 100+ shows for the largest festival to date

The weekend event features hundreds of free performances held on neighborhood porches.

5 years ago

North Philly native Cam Anthony performs on
Arts & Entertainment

‘This looks all right’: Philly singer may be The Voice’s best hope

Judge Blake Shelton has said The Voice winners are not given the chance to succeed after the show. Cam Anthony may buck that trend.

5 years ago

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

Made in America will be back on the Parkway this Labor Day weekend

This will be the 10th anniversary of the concert of top-tier hip-hop, rock, and electronic musicians presented by rapper Jay-Z.

5 years ago

DJ Diamond Kuts will be featured in a virtual battle of the DJs presented by the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly Kappas and Deltas are having a battle of the DJs for a good cause

Two of the largest sororities and fraternities are collaborating to uplift spirits and raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia.

5 years ago

Attendees are pictured at the Dell Music Center
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Dell Music Center reopens for the summer season

The open-air amphitheater, managed by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, will operate on a modified schedule due to COVID-19.

5 years ago

Todd Rundgren speaks during AOL's BUILD Speaker Series
Arts & Entertainment

Upper Darby’s own Todd Rundgren will be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame considers artists who have been making records for at least 25 years. Rundgren has had a career more than twice that long.

5 years ago

Students take part in the University of Delaware's Project Music, a music workshop program that moved online this year to help students maintain access to arts education. (Screenshot via Zoom)
Education

Univ. of Delaware’s Project MUSIC helps young students connect to song, and each other

The University of Delaware’s Project MUSIC helps elementary and middle school students connect to music and dance through online workshops.

5 years ago

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Jennifer Lopez and her mother Guadalupe Rodríguez perform onstage
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Vax Live concert raises $302 million in push for vaccine equity

The charity event has so far raised $302 million and secured over 26 million COVID-19 vaccines. The money will go toward vaccine delivery, testing and PPE.

5 years ago

Cellist Ajibola Rivers performs with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra to welcome audiences back to the Kimmel next season

For its 2021-2022 season, the Orchestra will keep performing digital concerts while also welcoming audiences back to the Kimmel Center.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

New music!

Raina Douris of World Cafe and music writer John Morrison join guest host Kevin McCorry to give us some recommendations for new music to check out.

Air Date: April 22, 2021

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Raymon “La Salsa” Rincón inside of his shop, which he has owned since 2007. | Raymon “La Salsa” Rincón dentro de su tienda, de la que es propietario desde 2007. (Photo by Bernardo Morillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Bilingual version

From bachata to barber shop: La historia de un emprendedor en Filadelfia

Raymon Rincón owns two barber shops on North Fifth Street in Philadelphia. He is part of a strong community of business owners from the Dominican Republic.

5 years ago

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