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Jay-Z and Mayor Nutter to Announce Labor Day Music Festival

Jay-Z and Mayor Nutter Set for Festival Announcement. Mayor Nutter will be alongside one of the world’s most successful rappers on the Art Museum steps […]

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Eagles to Hold National Anthem Auditions

If you don’t already have plans for Saturday morning, head down to South Philly and sing for strangers. This weekend, the Eagles will hold open […]

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Mayor Nutter Covers Sugar Hill Gang Again, This Time With Israeli Rapper “Shorty”

So, last week Israeli rapper Shorty was in town as a part of Equality Forum weekend. After a meeting, Mayor Nutter invited Shorty and some […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, May 11 See the new exhibit Collage at the Latvian Society (starting at 9 a.m.) with works by artists from around the country. The event […]

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A Gift to 2012 Grads: The Ultimate Time-Wasting Post

Now usually I don’t do this, but, uh, but go ahead and break ’em off with a little message for the graduating class of 2012. […]

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Ricky Martin’s in Evita on The View

Ricky Martin and the cast of Broadway’s Evita were on The View yesterday to talk about the Andrew Lloyd Webber revival and to give a […]

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What We Love: Big Gay Theatre Bus Party

There may be no place like home – in the Gayborhood – but one event this week may inspire a temporary exodus. On May 10, […]

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William Way Honors Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin once said that “to be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.” As the right-hand man to Dr. Martin […]

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Don’t Buy Your Beyonce Tickets On StubHub

After 15,000-plus fans scooped up tickets for her three shows at Atlantic City’s brand new Revel in a matter of minutes, Beyonce has announced a […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, May 4 Equality Forum continues today with the National Legal Panel (4 p.m.) and National Politics Panel (5:30 p.m.) at the National Constitution Center. […]

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Music Videos Tour Philly’s Famous Sites

Many local rappers have lately been paying homage to the city’s iconic locales. Here are a few of my favorites. ARTIST: Reef the Lost Cauze […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, April 27 MANNA hosts a “Meals That Matter” tailgate party (5 p.m.) on 23rd and Ranstead with members of the Philadelphia Eagles, Eagles Cheerleaders […]

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Daryl Hall, Common, Queen Latifah and Joe Jonas Join The Roots For Wawa Welcome America!

This afternoon, Mayor Nutter officially announced the lineup for the 2012 Wawa Welcome America! Fourth of July Jam on the Parkway (note the exclamation point). […]

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Art Talk with Martha Graham Cracker

Martha Graham Cracker, the queen of Philadelphia cabaret, brings her campy cultural commentary to the Philadelphia Museum of Art this week (April 27) during Art […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Dionne Warwick at Annenberg Center

International music legend and five-time Grammy-winning vocalist Dionne Warwick performed in a charity concert last night for St. Ignatius Nursing Home (which cares for the […]