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Kimmel Cultural Campus, Philadelphia Orchestra bridge cultures with Taller Puertorriqueño

Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Philadelphia Orchestra are asking audiences to bring donations to support Taller Puertorriqueño’s annual gift drive.

4 years ago

Jane Lynch, winner of the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for
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Arts & Entertainment

Charlie Brown Christmas onstage, Jane Lynch swings, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Jane Lynch and Charlie Brown’s musical Christmas anchor this weekend’s events in and around Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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Lyricist Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., Monday, April 12, 2004.
Arts & Entertainment

Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim

The theatrical giant, who died Friday at 91, was as complex as his lyrics, dogmatic in his rules and not generous with praise about his work.

4 years ago

The icons of Facebook and WhatsApp are pictured on an iPhone
Arts & Entertainment

Keeping it small y sincero: Power Street Theatre debuts bilingual play on WhatsApp

Philly’s Power Street Theatre leans into the mobile social media platform popular with Latinos and immigrants to release the play “¿Que lo Que?”

4 years ago

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Ngozi Anyanwu and Steven Richard rehearsing
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s newest play supports sanitation workers with help from Ya Fav Trashman

Philadelphia Theatre Company’s premiere of “The Garbologists” supports sanitation workers on and off the stage, with input from the city’s favorite dancer-turned-trashman.

4 years ago

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File photo: In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, runners make their way down Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia during the Philadelphia Marathon. A study released on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 shows that marathons can be risky for hearts, but not necessarily those of the runners. It takes longer for nearby residents to get to a hospital for emergency heart care on the day of a race and they're less likely to survive.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

The Rat Pack is back, ABBA, Philly Marathon, and annual holiday events return in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sinatra’s Rat Pack, ABBA, Eagles vs. Saints, and the Philly Marathon are the weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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A group of mummers parading in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Mummers Parade will be back on Broad Street New Year’s Day

After a pandemic hiatus in 2021 and a 2020 parade marred by some members in blackface, Mummers Parade organizers are promising an event “welcoming to all.”

4 years ago

Twins Edward, right, and John Grimes of Dublin, Ireland, hold a
Courts & Law

Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years.

4 years ago

A Christmas glass ball decoration depicting a dog's face
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

American music in the burbs, Yellow Springs art show, Philly film fests, Conya Doss, and new exhibits and plays in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Nov. 11- Nov. 14: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

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A version of Don Troiani'a Boston Massacre was created for patrons of the Museum of the American Revolution who are visually impaired. It uses raised lines and textures to create a version of the painting that is legible to the touch. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Visual art for the visually impaired: Philly museum tests out new ways to experience paintings

The Museum of the American Revolution is testing a new way to present visual art to people who are visually impaired, creating richer experiences for all patrons.

4 years ago

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Lion dancers dance in the street during a parade.
Arts & Entertainment

A new parade for Philadelphia to celebrate the holidays

A multicultural parade will begin Philadelphia’s first in-person holiday season since COVID.

4 years ago

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Education

With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together

5 years ago

Festival 2021
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Radiant return for Feastival, Philly’s renowned food and dance fundraiser for FringeArts

Here’s everything that went down at the Budd Plant party.

5 years ago

Cast members (from right) Azzari Myers, Eva Vanterpool, Carmi Jackson, and Jamall Phillips rehearse ''Town Hall: Resolution 50'' in Camden’s Northgate Park. The play about environmental racism in Camden will be performed this Saturday, in the park
Arts & Entertainment

Camden teens take on environmental racism in a new play

The play, called “Town Hall: Resolution 50,” posits that the reason Camden has so many infrastructure and environmental problems is because Camden is predominately Black.

5 years ago

Ronen Koresh, Artistic Director of Koresh Dance Company in Philadelphia.
Arts & Entertainment

Dance company returns to the stage for first time since 2020 with performance about hope

Koresh Dance Company returns for the first time since 2020, with a new performance of TikVAH.

5 years ago

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