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Performing Arts

Aerial view of a marching band on a field.
Education

West Chester University band earns coveted spot in Rose Parade

Band selection is highly competitive with participants selected more than a year in advance. About 80 bands apply each year for 13 slots.

4 years ago

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Morris Day (left) and Jerome Benton of The Time performs a tribute to Prince at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

New Year’s Eve celebrations for adults and kids, Morris Day and the Time, and Peepsfest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 29 - Jan. 1: New Year’s Eve parties in N.J, Del., and Pa., Morris Day, Peepsfest are among weekend highlights in the area.

4 years ago

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A person dressed as the Cheshire Cat sings next to Alice.
Arts & Entertainment

People’s Light Theatre hires security firm after threats to its holiday panto featuring a drag performer

People’s Light Theatre has hired a security firm after threats against the group for its holiday panto that’s more LBGTQ+ inclusive than in years past.

4 years ago

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File photo: A Longwood Christmas Longwood Gardens. (Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Disney on Ice, Electron’s holiday concert, A Longwood Christmas, Kwanzaa, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.

4 years ago

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Martha Graham Cracker
Community

After leukemia diagnosis, drag performer Martha Graham Cracker is searching for a stem cell donor

The beloved drag cabaret performer has been diagnosed with leukemia. A South Street block party Wednesday will search for a stem cell donor match.

4 years ago

Philly POPS musicians and Local 77 members addressed the collective bargaining issues the union's had with executives during a press conference on Dec. 13, 2022. (Cory Sharber)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly POPS musicians vote to strike if necessary, citing ‘decade of mismanagement’

95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.

4 years ago

File photo: Quinta Brunson arrives at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Arts & Entertainment

Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’

The 2023 broadcast will mark the award show's return after scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray, knocking it off TV for a year.

4 years ago

A man holds hands with his children next to a giant Nutcracker statue.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Ballet invites Black dads to bring their kids to the Nutcracker

Response to the Philadelphia Ballet’s “Daddy and Me” initiative welcoming fathers this weekend has been “overwhelming.”

4 years ago

Mothermotherland (Cannonball Festival)
Arts & Entertainment

Ukrainians bring contemporary theater to Philadelphia

“Mothermotherland” was devised by artists who fled Kharkiv, now based in Pittsburgh. It is presented by Philly’s Miniball festival.

4 years ago

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Gene Ween (left) and Dean Ween of Ween performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Holiday festivals, Ween, Rennie Harris’ Pure Movement, ‘The Nutcracker,’ and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.

4 years ago

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Gladys Knight arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Arts & Entertainment

George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees

Other honorees included groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant, and the entire crew of U2.

4 years ago

File photo: Singer Taylor Swift performs on stage in a concert at Wembley Stadium on June 22, 2018, in London. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Courts & Law

Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster after messy tour ticket sale

A group of her fans are suing Ticketmaster for a list of violations.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly arts and culture get an unexpected $21.3 million from City Hall

City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.

4 years ago

The tree is an Abie Concolor/White Fur, features 4,000 lights, and is 55 feet tall. It will be on display until Jan. 2. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia kicks off holiday season with tree lighting at City Hall

The massive 55-foot Christmas tree outside Philadelphia City Hall is decked out with 4,000 lights to brighten up the Wawa Holiday Plaza.

4 years ago

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A man sings into a microphone.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Maxwell, Dickens Fest, Johnnyswim, Holiday Parade in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.

4 years ago

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