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Philadelphia's Latin American Book Fair Marks Eight Years With Biggest Event Yet
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (489+ words) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the eighth annual Latin American Book Fair on Saturday, September 12, drawing attendees from across the tristate area for a full day of author presentations, cultural performances, children's activities, and food. Reporting from…...
How Philadelphia Became the Heart of American Girl's Addy Walker Story
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (464+ words) Philadelphia's role as a destination for freedom-seekers during the Civil War era shaped one of the most recognizable characters in American toy history. As CBS Philadelphia reported, Addy Walker, the American Girl company's first African American doll, was built around…...
History Comes Alive in Yorktown Through Revolutionary War Concert
1+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) Local history and original music will converge in Yorktown as musicians Carla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes perform This Man’s A Spy! The free concert on September 20 tells the dramatic story of the American Revolution’s most notorious betrayal: the treasonous…...
Murrysville area: Homesteading day, aviation presentation, ‘Dance & Dodgeball,’ more
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1151+ words) The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society invites the public to its annual “Historic Homesteading Day,” set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 in Murrysville. The annual festival offers a chance to step back in time and learn about life in…...
Palace Theatre supporters celebrate 100 years as entertainment venue
1+ week, 3+ day ago (725+ words) Like many kids growing up in Greensburg over the past 100 years, The Palace Theatre has meant a lot to Mayor Robb Bell. He and a group of friends from the Northmont neighborhood would walk over to the theater on Saturday…...
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences Will Shut Its Doors This Month
1+ week, 3+ day ago (506+ words) Drexel University announced Tuesday that the Academy of Natural Sciences museum will close permanently on September 30, as reported by WHYY, ending nearly two centuries of public exhibitions along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The closure comes just short of the institution's…...
W&M professor awarded NEH grant to manage Yorktown archaeological collections
2+ week, 5+ day ago (452+ words) A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will help anthropology professor Kimberley Connor preserve, digitize and share archaeological collections from Yorktown, making centuries of Virginia history more accessible for research, teaching and the public. Every artifact tells a story, but…...
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor seeking entries for annual photo contest
2+ week, 6+ day ago (192+ words) The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is calling for entries for its annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Images will be judged in four contest categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Celebrations & Communities, and Classic Canal. Judges will select…...
Pennsylvania inventor's Steadicam helped create Rocky's iconic Art Museum steps scene
3+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) A Pennsylvania inventor whose creation reshaped modern filmmaking played a key role in producing one of cinema's most recognizable images: Rocky Balboa charging up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Garrett Brown, the Philadelphia-born inventor of the Steadicam,…...