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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Trans Art Mart brings 50 vendors to an inclusive outdoor marketplace at Love City Brewing on Saturday

The event has been more than two years in the making.

4 years ago

In this April 26, 2008 file photo, Prince performs during his headlining set on the second day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/AP Photo)
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Delaware welcomes a Prince (tribute), blues and jazz come to Philly, and queens rule in New Jersey in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Philly Theater Week, Prince Tribute in Delaware among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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Dr. Anna O. Marley stands in front of a painting hung on a wall at PAFA.
Arts & Entertainment

From the vaults to the walls at PAFA, women artists are front and center

The exhibition sheds light on the sacrifices and achievements by women artists throughout history to the present day.

4 years ago

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The ''POOL'' exhibit at Fairmount Water Works
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Billy Penn

An art-filled exhibit on segregation and swimming is finally open at Fairmount Water Works

“POOL” was supposed to launch last September, but then Ida happened. It’s now restored — and free to visit.

4 years ago

Saint Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

March Madness, Fur Ball, and Shawn Colvin, in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Wynton Marsalis, Shawn Colvin, Festival of Praise, and March Madness are among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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Billy Penn

The comprehensive, interactive, beyond-Instagrammable Harry Potter exhibit is on track to set records in Philadelphia

In just one month, the Wizarding World experience has sold tickets to people from all 50 U.S. states.

4 years ago

People participate in a fabric dyeing workshop at Modest Transitions
Arts & Entertainment

‘Magical things’ can happen through fiber arts at Fishtown’s newest shop

Modest Transitions is a place for sustainable creativity, community, and meditative making. The shop is a textile and fiber arts destination.

4 years ago

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Manuela Gillén gestures while smiling in front of a mural
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘For us, by us’: A place to find and celebrate Philly’s Latina creatives

This popular Instagram community is a labor of love.

4 years ago

Valeriya Kamelkova, artist and sculptor, illustrates the Russian flag and a pool of blood. (Valeriya Kamelkova)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

These Ukrainian artists capture the country’s spirit and the war’s toll

As Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine, some Ukrainian artists continue to capture the spirit of their country and the war's toll. These are some of their stories.

4 years ago

People protesting against the ongoing war in Ukraine gather on March 13, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

A new stamp honors the Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off a Russian warship

Ukraine introduced the design for a postage stamp that memorializes a now-famous battle cry rallying the country in its fight against the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

Stacy Rangel Stec walks through a tunnel whose swirling lights create an illusion of motion at the Museum of Illusions in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Don’t believe your eyes: New Museum of Illusions opens in Philadelphia

The global franchise of immersive optical and spatial trickery has opened in more than 35 cities, now including Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Students from the McHugh School of Irish Dance in Delaware County perform during the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Keith Haring remembered, St. Patrick’s Day celebrated, car and pet expos, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Weekend highlights in and around Philadelphia include Keith Haring, Lloyd Price, the Auto Show and a new museum in Old City.

4 years ago

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Emily Smith poses for a portrait at Philly's Magic Gardens
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Magic Gardens helps employees donate organs

The executive director of Magic Gardens found “joy” in donating a kidney. She changed the company's health benefits so workers can do the same.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion CEO John Cambridge holds a pregnant flat rock scorpion. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Documentary promises inside look at 2018 heist at Philly’s Insectarium

Back in 2018, thieves took around 7,000 spiders, roaches, and other animals. It seemed clear who did it, but the story is not so clear-cut.

4 years ago

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The Lightbox Film Center. (Courtesy of Lightbox Film Center)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Lightbox Film Center starts restoration work to give films a ‘second life’

After 43 years of presenting foreign and avant-garde film, the Lightbox Film Center launches a film restoration program to repair and revive old films.

4 years ago

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