Kimberly Haas
WHYY
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Being heard on Capitol Hill: Postcards with an edge
Clubs forming to write to elected officials are on the rise. Amid a growing deluge of emails and online petitions, the humble postcard makes a return → Read More
Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, Philly communities in mind
Food was a common thread connecting all three projects. → Read More
‘Conscious consumerism’ empowers the local black community at WURD event
On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience." → Read More
A home-grown ‘Messiah’ sing-along marks 50 years in Philly
For 50 years, George Lakey has been organizing sing-alongs of George Frideric Handel's iconic oratorio, a beloved part of the holiday soundtrack. → Read More
Root beer’s Philadelphia roots
The concoction of sarsaparilla, sassafras, wild cherry, wintergreen, and ginger has been saluted as one of the country's first convenience foods. → Read More
Celebrating women in Klezmer music
The Philadelphia Folklore Project is celebrating that lineage with a performance on Sunday, Oct 28, at the Annenberg Center called Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer. → Read More
Musical ‘bookends’ Prism Quartet and Piffaro offer world premiere performance
The Renaissance wind ensemble Piffaro and Prism Saxophone Quartet join forces Wednesday to premiere “The Anchoress” by David Ludwig. → Read More
For Philadelphia music fans, the October Revolution begins tonight
The festival of jazz and contemporary music features new and established musicians, as well as tributes to past luminaries. → Read More
So Percussion marks 5th year in residence at Princeton with a free concert
Princeton University went beyond the usual suspects when it selected the quartet So Percussion as their Edward T. Cone Performers in Residence in 2014. → Read More
Hang on to summer a little longer with outdoor movie screenings from Philly Film Society
The film society partners with community organizations for each presentation. → Read More
From sacred to civic, new life for old Philly churches
Philadelphia has seen its share of old church buildings neglected and even torn down, but a new collaboration seeks to transform them into community assets. → Read More
Guitarist Nels Cline plays a love song to Philly
Many cities tout their importance in the pantheon of American music, but it's hard to dispute the depth and range of Philadelphia's. → Read More
Philly children’s book author fills a need with ‘Mommy’s Khimar’
A new children’s book from a Philadelphia author focuses on a mother-daughter bond told by a young girl who delights in wearing an Islamic headscarf. → Read More
Finding Natural Lands in the suburbs with opening of Main Line garden
For more than 60 years, the Natural Lands organization has worked to preserve open space and connect people to the natural world. → Read More
Philly-based playwright puts the audience to work to create space for multiple narratives
This semester, Haverford College's Friend in Residence program brings Mary Tuomanen to the campus. → Read More
Composer’s 14-hour final work set for Philadelphia premiere
Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klang will have performances on Saturday and Sunday at FringeArts. → Read More
Philadelphia bassist kicks off Jazz Appreciation Month with an award and a festival
Philadelphia kicked off April’s Jazz Appreciation Month by naming native son Jamaaladeen Tacuma as this year’s recipient of the Benny Golson Award. → Read More
Giving voice to a neighborhood, beyond the statistics
Neighborhoods, like people, can suffer from cursory first impressions. → Read More
What lies ahead in 2018 for Philly’s tech scene? Watching the REAList
Each new year begins with all kinds of lists and predictions. For the staff of Technical.ly Philly, watchers of all things tech, that means compiling the REAList. → Read More
To the Balkans and beyond, right in Center City
The West Philadelphia Orchestra transports a crowd to Serbia, Bulgaria, New Orleans, and just about anywhere else a brass band can take them. → Read More