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Quintessence Theatre js seen, in the middle of a busy city block.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Billy Penn City Guide: Mt. Airy and Quintessence Theatre Group

Quintessence is part of an arts scene resurgence in Mt. Airy.

1 month ago

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The Pulse
Science

Think Inside the Box: How Limits Fuel Creativity

A look at how constraints can fuel the creative process — and how too much freedom can do the opposite.

Air Date: August 7, 2026

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This Silent Music at Philly’s James Turrell’s Skyspace
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Shhh! A silent concert is coming to Chestnut Hill this Saturday

This Silent Music at Philly’s James Turrell’s Skyspace is an experimental show about unplugging from the algorithm and back into nature.

1 month ago

Pa. Treasurer, Joseph M. Torsella, blue suit, orange tie, at podium
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Fringe Festival puts rookie theater makers (including a former state treasurer) in the spotlight

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella and other newcomers join a massive field of producing nearly 100 shows for Fringe.

2 months ago

Shakespeare in Clark Park
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Everybody is Hamlet in Philly’s ‘Shakespeare in Clark Park’

Multiple actors take a turn portraying the main character in this twisty take on the Shakespeare classic.

2 months ago

Members of the Philly band Mid Sentence
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

How Philly band’s viral kickball commentating is helping to build a following

Mid Sentence is using the popular social videos to vibe with its community and promote its debut album.

2 months ago

FringeArts CEO and Program Director Nell Bang-Jensen
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe Fest hits the big 3-0 this fall and will feature 330 performances

The annual Fringe Festival is expected to match last year’s record number of shows.

2 months ago

Listen 1:30
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Health

Art Cure: the healing power of the arts

Why going to a concert or museum, taking up painting or dancing, joining a book group, or going to the movies is a big boost to your health.

Air Date: July 10, 2026 12:00 pm

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Tens of thousands of people packed Wawa Welcome America's Pops on Independence concert
Arts & Entertainment

Philly POPS performs at Independence Park with Idina Menzel, even as heat wave forces cancellation of other July 4 events

The city’s free July Fourth concert on the Parkway is still on. Organizers say Saturday's star-studded show will happen rain or shine.

2 months ago

Matt Bellamy of Muse performs at the Shaky Knees Music Festival
Arts & Entertainment

5 concerts in the Philadelphia region not to miss in July

With summer concert season in full swing, live music is heating up in July. Here are five acts to catch when they come through the region.

3 months ago

Anna Deavere Smith poses for a photo in WHYY studios.
Arts & Entertainment

Anna Deavere Smith debuts a play about her ancestor in Philadelphia’s ‘What Now’ festival

Smith’s great-great-grandfather, Basil Biggs, buried the dead after the Battle of Gettysburg.

3 months ago

Listen 1:50
Rose Jarboe of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret cuddles a Mr. Potato Head costume
Arts & Entertainment

Bearded Ladies Cabaret empties its storage units to keep the legacy of Philadelphia’s queer theater

“Priority Hoarding,” coming this fall, will invite audiences to sort through 16 years of cardboard props.

3 months ago

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Quintessence Theatre js seen, in the middle of a busy city block.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Enter, stage right: How Mt. Airy theater owners hope to create ‘the Avenue of the Arts Northwest’

Inside Lantern Theater and Quintessence Theatre Group’s efforts to draw patrons outside of Philly’s traditional arts district.

3 months ago

Sarah Cooper poses for photo
Arts & Entertainment

Before it opens its new building, Philadelphia Ballet stages joint summer program with Opera Philadelphia

A summer camp of singing and dancing is the first run-through of the ballet building’s community accessibility.

3 months ago

Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘Franklin’s Key’: An homage to the mythos of Ben Franklin

Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.

3 months ago

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