Arts & Culture
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Scott Robbins
Emergency relief package provides for tens of millions in funds to help the arts
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Anton Weber
Marble Madness! Obscure sports rule in coronavirus pandemic
Wild and wacky games straight out of the halcyon days of “Wide World of Sports” are in vogue as boredom seeps in and new forms of entertainment are in demand.
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Peter Crimmins
Anti-Asian propaganda on display in Philadelphia City Hall
Referencing the “yellow peril” history of anti-Asian racism in the US, the exhibition — called “American Peril” — mostly features items that were not designed to last very long.
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Joe Ulrich
WITF Music: The Ogham Stones
Celtic rock band The Ogham Stones of Lancaster talk about the folk traditions of Celtic music, how their music isn’t just for St. Patrick’s Day and a devious leprechaun at one of their shows.
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Emma Lee
Philadelphia portrays its Sisterly Love
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Mar22Win Tickets to see the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
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Mar06March pick of the month: “Driving While Black” by Gretchen Sorin
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Weshoyot Alvitre
How a graphic novel resurrected a forgotten chapter in American history
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© Jean Macaluso
Apr08POSTPONED: Art in the Atrium with Jean Macaluso
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Afi Yellow-Duke
Before making military history, she witnessed one of history’s worst race riots
Olivia Hooker was also the first African American woman to join the Coast Guard.
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Heinz Memorial Chapel windows illuminate significant women in history
Poet Emily Dickinson, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and warrior Joan of Arc are among the women depicted in colorful stained glass windows at the Heinz Memorial Chapel in Oakland.