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From the Screen to the Stage, The Bridges of Madison County Will Touch Your Heart Image
From the Screen to the Stage, The Bridges of...
Philadelphia Theatre Company has long held the contemporary American playwright at the core of its mission. Founded in 1974 as The Philadelphia Company by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison, Philadelphia Theatre Company was the first of our city’s ambitious young performing arts companies to...
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Check Out a Stand-Up Performance by Dulcé Sloan, the Latest Correspondent to Join the Daily Show Image
Check Out a Stand-Up Performance by Dulcé...
Punch Line Philly, a comedy club, restaurant and bar, located only a few steps away from the acclaimed Fillmore Philadelphia, has joined the rapidly emerging Fishtown entertainment scene. Audiences and performers alike can expect a premier comedy experience unlike any other at Punch Line Philly.
Earth Day
In September 1970, at a conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment. Senator Nelson first proposed the nationwide environmental protest to thrust the environment onto the national agenda. "It was a gamble," he recalls, "but it worked." Each year, the April 22 Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds,...