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The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin!

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File photo: Runners weave their way through historic Philadelphia at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, Street Food Fest, National Dog Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.

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The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season.

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Philadelphia has five indoor ice skating rinks across the city. All of them are open to skaters of all levels and offer opportunities to learn — for free.

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Not your grandmother’s bharatanatyam: Indian dance tradition gets modern update in ‘Philadholphia’

Philly based Usiloquy Dance Designs gives centuries old Indian dance tradition a modern update in its latest production “Philadholphia.”

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Regional Roundup: November 7, 2022

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman talks about the moderate Forward Party. We say goodbye to the Phillies and Union this year. And, we rounded up the best of arts and culture.

Air Date: November 7, 2022 10:00 am

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Philly Asian American Film Fest, Kathleen Turner, and Les Misèrables in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

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The new rock musical revives the circus sideshow performers as feminist icons.

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