Arts & Culture

May 2024

Randolph onstage at TPAC with Williams-Witherspoon and Hogan

May 13, 2024

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Oscar-winning alum Da’Vine Joy Randolph returns to Temple

By Lindsay Hargrave

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, TFM ’08, has a way of connecting with her audiences. It’s a unique talent […]

Host in an elaborate yellow and black costume

May 7, 2024

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Tyler’s Wearable Art Show exhibits more than just fashion

By Lindsay Hargrave

It’s not every day that a person in a bathtub rolls down the hall of an academic building.   But […]

Image of Gemma Hollister creating a glass hamster tube on the set of Blown Away.

May 1, 2024

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Glassblowing alum scorches the competition on Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’

By Jonny Hart

When Gemma Hollister, TYL ’21, arrived on Main Campus in the fall of 2017, she had no idea how much […]

April 2024

Image of the concert choir rehearsing.

Apr. 10, 2024

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Concert choir’s April show will honor Matthew Shepard

By Jonny Hart

Temple University Concert Choir will honor the life, death and legacy of Matthew Shepard in their […]

The inside of a book

Apr. 9, 2024

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Charles Library’s ‘The Art of the Book’ exhibition asks, “What is a book?”

By Kiki Volkert

What is a book? The Art of the Book: Treasures from the Special Collections Research Center, Temple […]

March 2024

Students at the Oscar viewing party at the Temple Performing Arts Center

Mar. 12, 2024

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Temple celebrates alum Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s first Oscar win

By Maria Klecko

While Hollywood stars packed the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 96th Academy Awards, here in […]

January 2024

Image of Colman Domingo.

Jan. 24, 2024

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Temple stars shine bright at film and television awards

By Jonny Hart

Lights, camera, Temple! Our biggest alumni stars are enjoying a successful award season thanks to […]

November 2023

Image of WRTI staff.

Nov. 15, 2023

- Arts & Culture

WRTI celebrates 75 years of jazz, classical and community

By Jonny Hart

It was a fall day on Temple’s campus 75 years ago when Stanley Isenberg cleared his throat, leaned […]

June 2023

Philadelphia landmarks in rainbow colors

Jun. 21, 2023

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What to read and watch to celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture and communities

In honor of Pride Month, Brad Windhauser, professor of instruction in English and gender, sexuality […]

Image of a Juneteenth graphic.

Jun. 15, 2023

- Arts & Culture

What to read, watch, see and do for Juneteenth

By Jonny Hart

Each June, faculty and staff from across Temple University commemorate Black history and […]

March 2023

Paige Smallwood leaning against a railing

Mar. 10, 2023

- Arts & Culture

6 Temple Owls taking center stage on Broadway

By Maria Klecko

Start spreading the news: Six alumni from the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts are taking […]

A spectator looks at Temple's exhibit in the Flower Show

Mar. 3, 2023

- Arts & Culture

Temple University plugs into “The Power of Nature” for the Philadelphia Flower Show

They dot the landscape throughout the country and well beyond. Old electrical towers. Abandoned […]