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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Dayle Haddon attends the Dior Pre-Fall 2024 fashion show at the Brooklyn Museum on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment
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Canadian model, actress found dead after suspected CO leak at Bucks County, Pa. home

Real estate records show the home belongs to actor Marc Blucas and his wife, journalist and producer Ryan Haddon Blucas.

11 months ago

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie in Asbury Park, NJ. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Where to eat in Philly right now, Low Cut Connie’s rock & roll, stars of Hamilton

We count down the most essential restaurants in our region with food critic Craig Laban. Plus, musical interviews with Philly band Low Cut Connie -- and the cast of Hamilton.

Air Date: December 26, 2024 12:00 pm

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Icebox Project Space sign at the Crane Arts studios
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Billy Penn

Black Visioning Group celebrates 4th anniversary with art, performances

The collective, which supports Philly’s Black queer and trans communities, is holding an event this weekend.

12 months ago

a light shines on an ark in a hand
Arts & Entertainment

The Newark ark and its mysterious creator are revived at Philly’s Theatre Exile

The enigmatic story of Kea Tawana and her visionary, defiant ark is the basis of a poetic theater piece at Theatre Exile.

12 months ago

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Chloe Lucente leads the choir
Arts & Entertainment

Opera Philadelphia lifts voices at Broad Street Love

The Harmonious Communities program formed a choir at the service and resource center for people experiencing homelessness.

12 months ago

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Amanda Schoonover, the star of the one-woman show,
Arts & Entertainment

West Philly’s Shakespeare in Clark Park goes indoors for a holiday premiere

The longtime outdoor summer company is expanding into seasonal theater that is neither Shakespeare nor in Clark Park.

12 months ago

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Chris Davis performing ballet while holding a nutcracker
Arts & Entertainment

‘One-Man Nutcracker’ in Philly: After 5 years, the ballet spoof has gotten serious about dance

Chris Davis has turned his holiday comedy into a personal ballet journey.

12 months ago

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Bucks County Poet Laureate contestants
Arts & Entertainment

Bucks County Community College names new poet laureate, continuing long literary tradition

The poet laureate program is one piece of a literary “renaissance” in Bucks.

1 year ago

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Sinta Penyami Storms performs the Tari Cendrawasih, the Birds of Paradise dance. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Dreaming together’: Philly’s Indonesian community celebrates gamelan music, dance

“We want to empower the community, and part of empowering the community is talking about our cultural traditions,” Sinta Penyami Storms said.

1 year ago

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Drag performer Mabeline Diorio
Arts & Entertainment

TKTS discount theater tickets has opened in Philadelphia

Twenty regional theater companies have embraced the rush ticket seller’s new outpost in the Independence Visitor Center.

1 year ago

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Three versions of Alice Tierney, portrayed by (from left) by Niamh Kelly, HaYoung Nam, and Anastasia Groden, perform on stage at West Chester University's Asplundh Concert Hall during a rehearsal for Melissa Dunphy's opera about the 19th century murder of a sex worker in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

An Old City archeologist writes an opera for a murdered 19th century woman

Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.”

1 year ago

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Drexel University
Arts & Entertainment

Arts and culture leaders to gather at first-ever Cultural Dynamics Summit at Drexel University

The day-long event, hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, will explore the intersections of culture and politics in the city.

1 year ago

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WHYY News to host documentary screening highlighting Philadelphia street performer Celestine Tate Harrington

WHYY News will host a screening of the PBS documentary short series “American Masters: Renegades” on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

1 year ago

Judith Jamison smiles
Arts & Entertainment

Judith Jamison, 81, was an international star of dance rooted in Philadelphia

The principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company became its international star, and later its leader.

1 year ago

Hamilton runs October 29 - November 23, 2024 at the Academy of Music (c) Joan Marcus 2024
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Studio 2 Extra: Hamilton hits the Philly stage

Hamilton is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fight to shape the course of a nation. It's back on stage at the Academy of Music.

Air Date: November 1, 2024 12:00 pm

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