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Fire Museum Presents: A quarter century of ‘all music for everybody’
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1105+ words) The DIY concert series, founded by Steven Tobin, pairs global folk traditions with underground local artists " and keeps shows accessible to everyone. The Akkarai Sisters performed at The Rotunda in April 2025 as part of a Fire Museum Presents concert. (Richard…...
Philadelphia Museum of Art to experiment with pay-what-you-wish tickets
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (685+ words) Weekend Edition Saturday, hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon, wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. An earlier trial…...
How Philly Fashion Week is expanding access for homegrown creatives
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (828+ words) For two decades, the event has become a launchpad for local designers, turning a grassroots experiment into an enduring creative institution. Soku Massimo takes a bow at the culmination of February's Philly Fashion Week. (Rana Rastegari/WHYY) Philly Fashion Week…...
Pennsylvania Hospital will transform its original 1751 building into a museum
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (558+ words) Pennsylvania Hospital, founded in 1751, treated patients in the Pine Building. The museum will feature the original surgical theater and other exhibits. Pharmacist Mildred Carlisle worked at Pennsylvania Hospital in the early 1900s. (Courtesy of Penn Medicine) More than two decades before…...
More Huzzahs in Old City: Historic Philadelphia adding more performers this year
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (636+ words) Weekend Edition Saturday, hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon, wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. Historic Philadelphia has…...
A new exhibit about a New Jersey county joining the American Revolution
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1180+ words) Burlington County Joins the Revolution" features artifacts, including a letter demanding payment from the British for chickens and razors. In celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary, a unique exhibit is open in one South Jersey county. Burlington County Joins the Revolution,…...
Isaiah Zagar, 86, has died. The eccentric artist created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
1+ week, 1+ day ago (328+ words) Zagar became known internationally for Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, the immersive art space he built on a vacant lot on South Street. Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar has died at 86.(Emma Lee/WHYY) Philadelphia's Magic Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar has died. Zagar…...
3 Philly-area museums collaborate on a retrospective of Syd Carpenter
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1467+ words) The Woodmere, Maguire and Berman museums each take on different aspects of the sculptor's five-decade career. Well into a 50-year career as an artist, sculptor Syd Carpenter still takes big chances. She has said she prefers the glorious failure over…...
Philadelphia Suns making final preparations for Lunar New Year lion dances
1+ week, 6+ day ago (840+ words) What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp. Lion dances are performed to chase…...
Cape May’s Black history offers a winter escape. Here’s what to know
1+ week, 6+ day ago (440+ words) From Harriet Tubman's time in the shore town to Freedom's Corner and a thriving Black business district, Cape May's history is worth exploring this Black History Month. Cindy Mullock, executive director of the Harriet Tubman Museum of New Jersey, noted…...