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Every week listeners hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Jazmine Sullivan, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Crossing celebrate the holidays through music in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Dec. 16 - Dec. 19: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

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Dozens of students enrolled in University of Pennsylvania's introductory anthropology course ''Anthropology, Race, and the Making of the Modern World'' made plaster casts of their own faces. In the exhibit ''Rotten Foundations, Dangerous Footholds'', each is accompanied by a QR code that leads viewers to discover details about the individual.
Arts & Entertainment

UPenn students visualize scientific racism in ‘Rotten Foundations’

A group of students at UPenn make the racist history of anthropology visible through class projects, now on display at the Slought Foundation.

4 years ago

A view of the exterior of the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Arts & Entertainment

Night Tours: Winter Holidays at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary has found ways to celebrate the holidays that also honors its mission of criminal justice reform advocacy.

4 years ago

Eric Pryor smiles for a photo
Education

PAFA names its first Black president for a time of significant transition

Eric Pryor, current president of Harlem School of the Arts, will lead PAFA through the school’s transition from the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Jane Lynch, winner of the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for
Things To Do
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

Listen 5:10
The Tinseltown Holiday Spectacular covers 5 acres of the fairgrounds at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa., with 1.2 million LED lights. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Need a little Christmas? Tinseltown Spectacular debuts in Montco

The Philly Expo Center near Valley Forge hosts the debut of Comcast Spectacor’s new winter holiday fair and lights extravaganza.

4 years ago

Mural Arts Executive Director Jane Golden opens the dedication ceremony for a George Floyd tribute mural in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood. The mural was painted by local artist Randal Whitfield on the wall of Tang Pharmacy at 5th Street and West Olney Avenue
Community

‘Never Forgotten’: George Floyd mural returns bigger and better after offensive graffiti

Created in partnership with Mural Arts, the 110-foot artwork in Olney is a replacement for a smaller version that was defaced by white supremacist graffiti.

4 years ago

(Photo: INSTAGRAM / @HKRALL)
Community
BillyPenn

10 Philly references to look for in Hawk Krall’s new Eagles mural at the Linc

In between sponsor brands, the intricate piece is like a “Where’s Waldo” for Philadelphia food and landmarks.

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 series of paintings are on display in Philadelhia
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artists help promote small businesses owned by people of color this holiday season

The posters, designed by Philly artists and the small businesses that inspire them, will be placed in commercial corridors across the city, just in time for holiday shopping.

4 years ago

Flowers s are seen outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park on November 6, 2021 in Houston, Texas. According to authorities, eight people died and 17 people were transported to local hospitals after what they describe as a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, a music festival started by Houston-native rapper and musician Travis Scott in 2018. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies

The deaths at Astroworld Festival call to mind other rare incidents at concerts and festivals in which crowding or other factors contributed to dangerous conditions.

4 years ago

Leslie Kaufman, curator or Voices and Visions, a sculpture show at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, stands by a piece that was damaged in flooding the last week of October, 2021
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit

A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.

4 years ago

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

Listen 4:31
Harry Potter exhibit sign at the Franklin Institute
Arts & Entertainment

Franklin Institute expecting tourism magic from Harry Potter exhibition

“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” will feature highlights from the entire Wizarding World. It opens at the Franklin Institute in February.

4 years ago

Odili Odita's , ''Field and Sky'' mural at Penn Medicine's Pavillion faces a long bank of windows looking out to a landscaped green area
Health

UPenn designed its newest hospital building for healing

Maya Lin and Odili Odita adorn The Pavilion with large-scale installations that consider the needs of patients and visitors.

4 years ago

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