Kyw At Your Leisure

The  Bristol Riverside Theatre is one of the most popular in the area but it didn't start out that way. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with artistic director Keith Baker  who is stepping down after 30 years. 

Imagine being a 17 year old and having a chance to curate an exhibit for a museum known around the world. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with the student and the head of the  youth council program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts .

Sometimes costumes on television shows take on a life of their own.  KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with the designer of the Handmaid costume now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

The 3rd annual Philly Theatre Week begins Thursday February 6th and continues for ten days. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with Leigh Goldenberg, executive director of Theatre Philadelphia.  

If you have heard about festivals like Burning Man, Sundance or Tribeca but you haven't had a chance to go and see for yourself, parts of them have come to you. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with Wonderspaces General Manager Jenn McCreary. 

Images of doughnuts and union scabby rats at a Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts exhibit?  KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with curator Jodi Throckmorton about the exhibit.

So you think it's January and the party's over? Well, not just yet as we hear from KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton with Positively Philadelphia. 

Got kids, and looking for some good ideas for New Years Eve? KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton has some with Positively Philadelphia. 

Want to knock some holiday gifts off your list? KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton is here to help with Positively Philadelphia.

Gospel on the plaza at the Kimmel Center is a free concert series all this month. KYW' Newsradio’s Lauren Lipton talks with the Kimmel Center's Leslie Patterson Tyler,  Walt Blocker  director for St. Thomas gospel choir and Carlos McConico the pastor of Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Church:

Temple University's Performing Arts Center will host a TV comedy special this Saturday. The headliner grew up in nearby North Philadelphia. KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg sat down with comedian Skeet Carter.

Get ready,  get set: the Philadelphia Christmas Village is about to open! KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with Lea Köthe with the Christmas Village about the many new and old attractions. 

The Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market begins officially on Thanksgiving Day and unofficially on Nov. 23 and 24. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with one of the most popular vendors from last year, Charisse McGill, about her French toast bites.   

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show is known around the world and is coming up this Friday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.   The competition to get in the show is tough and this year, a number of  artists are from Philadelphia including jewelry designer Maria Eife who talks with KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton.

"Designs for Different Futures is a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art . KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with Curator of decorative arts and design Kathryn Hiesinger who says the exhibit is for your eyes and your mind.  

The award winning musical "Come From Away" opens at the Academy of Music this week and it tells the story of all the planes and people who were diverted on 9-11  to the small town of Gander. In this Positively Philadelphia report, KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with Beverley Bass one of the plane's pilots. 

The summer fun might be over at Dilworth Park but the fall and winter festivities are just getting started. In this Positively Philadelphia report KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton gets a preview of events from Michelle Shannon, vice president of marketing for the Center City District. 

French kiss, a Love letter to Paris, is a photography exhibit at the Sofitel Hotel at 17th and Samson in Center City. KYW Newsradio's Lauren Lipton talks with the photographer a woman who has spent the last 35 years promoting Philadelphia.  

The Philly Pops 2019-2020 season is on sale now. KYW Newsradio's RJ McKay spoke with the new music director of the Philly Pops Todd Ellison about the upcoming season.

Tickets for the Philadelphia Orchestra's 2019-2020 season are on sale now. KYW Newsradio's R.J. McKay spoke with Philadelphia Orchestra vice president Jeremy Rothman about the upcoming season.