
Arts & Entertainment
The arts organization teamed up with Creative Philadelphia to award funding to local jazz artists and education programs throughout the month.
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Listen 1:04The seriously whimsical art of writer Kurt Vonnegut is on view at Drexel University
The novelist who died in 2007 wrote novels for more than 50 years, while also making drawings on the side. Drexel opened an exhibition of two dozen.
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Listen 1:10“Philadelphia in Color: 1950 - 1990,” coming in 2026, will feature candid snapshots submitted by the public.
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Listen 1:20Shakespeare goes up the country in ‘Ballad of King Henry’ at Swarthmore’s Players Club
A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs is getting its world premiere.
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Listen 3:18March 27-March 30: Philly’s Health and Healing Expo, an after-hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution and Barely Dead in Del. are among the highlights.
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Listen 5:233 cooking classes you can attend in Philadelphia
Online or in real life, for entrées or desserts, there’s a group for everyone who wants to improve in the kitchen.
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‘We publish our books … because the ideas really matter to us’
Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. This time: Malav Kanuga, of Common Notions.
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Philly-area colleges welcome spring with wave of theater productions
Temple University’s production of the original musical “Mystic Rapture” is just one of many local college shows.
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Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf to headline the Make The World Better Concert Weekend at FDR Park this July
The all-ages festival, co-produced by former Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin and promoter Bowery Presents, will take place Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27.
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The Clay Studio’s annual ‘PhilaBowl’ fires up local foodies and pottery lovers
The annual empty bowl fundraiser will include over 500 handmade bowls for sale and yummy bites. Plus, half of the proceeds go to a local food pantry.
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Dozens of miniature ships moored inside Philadelphia’s Seaport Museum for its new exhibition
“Small but Mighty” is an armada of toys and models representing 400 years of maritime history.
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Listen 1:38‘A keepsake for your memories’: Organ concert marks the end of Macy’s era at the Wanamaker Building
“This will be the last day we hear the instrument in the space that it was designed for,” one visitor said.
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Listen 1:11‘The throughline is trying to publish underrepresented voices’
Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. Today: Alison M. Lewis, of Frayed Edge Press
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Albert Barnes and the new book ‘The Maverick’s Museum’
The Barnes Foundation draws a ton of visitors every year. It was first housed in his Merion, Pennsylvania home and later moved – after years of legal battles – to the Parkway.
Air Date: March 20, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:38‘& Juliet’ reimagines the Shakespeare classic — with a 2nd chance
The Broadway musical comes to the Academy of Music on March 25.
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