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Christine Hopper, 17, and her date Riley Brown, 18 attending last year's Penn Charter High School prom. (Jenny Swigoda/for NewsWorks)

Christine Hopper, 17, and her date Riley Brown, 18 attending last year's Penn Charter High School prom. (Jenny Swigoda/for NewsWorks)

That's History
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Jonathan Zimmerman
May 21
In 1954, American Girl magazine published a book of beauty tips for young women. It included helpful suggestions about preparing for the ultimate American beauty contest: the high school prom. More »
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NewsWorks Staff
Meet the people who matter in the artsNewsWorks and Leadership Philadelphia's Connectors project are shining a light on artistic leaders in the region. Spend some time getting to know them in our special section. More »
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(AP PHOTO)Julian Fellowes may be the Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, but the English screenwriter, director and novelist says his background "was much more ordinary than the newspapers have made it."
(AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Andrew Cooper, SMPSP, File)Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained is a spaghetti western-inspired revenge film set in the antebellum South; it's about a former slave who teams up with a bounty hunter to target the plantation owner who owns his wife.
(Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra)The Philadelphia Sound will continue to resonate in its 113th season under Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s baton – after conducting under the director-designate title for two years, he has officially become the eighth music

An entire block of Melon Street in West Philadelphia went through a profound transformation. A group of teenagers worked with artists, counselors and teachers to explore the meaning of "home." The young people's photos and stories inspired public health researchers to look closely at an aspect of urban teenage life that is dangerous and under-reported.

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Public School Notebook
May 22
Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra know the vital role music can play in a young person's development. At the School Reform Commission meeting on May 15, Don Liuzzi, speaking on behalf of the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he is a timpanist, submitted a More »
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Grease opens May 22 and runs through July 14 at the the Walnut Street Theatre.Looking for something to do this week? WHYY's Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what's happening in the Philadelphia region. Here are her picks:
 
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