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Smoke ‘Em If Yous Got ‘Em: People smoke cigarettes. People smoke weed. People smoke large, tough cuts of meat. So why not smoke beer? Fans of smoked beer (and smoked foods for that matter) should get themselves to Yards Brewing Company this Sunday for the 4th Annual Smoke ‘Em If Yous Got ‘Em festival, with more smoked beers than you can possibly imagine (or drink) plus food from Percy Street and the Smoke Truck to help cushion the blow. Details
The Only Thing Better Than Beer Is Free Beer: Yuengling is giving away 10,000 A Distillery In Fishtown?: Details on the Canal Street North project |
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The Master: This is the movie that everybody has been talking about, or at least everybody in Hollywood and everybody in Scientology, which I guess is pretty much the same group of people. From the director of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood comes this unofficial, loosely veiled biography of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams star. Opens at the Ritz Five on Friday. Details
Conservative Movie of the Week: Clint Eastwood has a new movie out Liberal Movie of the Week: A moving love story (between two men) And One for the Masses: Jake Gyllenhaal in thriller End of Watch |
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Peter Gabriel: If you’re a fan of the So album (think “In Your Eyes”, “Don’t Give Up”, and “Mercy Street”), you’ll want to get to the Wells Fargo Center this Saturday when its creator brings the original So lineup to play it in its entirety. Great seats are still available. Details
40 Years After Jim Morrison Died: Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors are still at it Boogie Wonderland: Earth Wind & Fire at the Borgata Over at Union Transfer: Glen Hansard from the Frames and Swell Season Beth Orton Wants to Folk You: She visits the Trocadero |
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Fringe Pick I: In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Live Arts/Fringe Festival ends this weekend, although some shows are sticking around for a little longer. One such show, or shows, rather: Popsicle’s Departure 1989 and Eternal Glamnation, a double-feature from Brat Productions. You can see them both at Underground Arts in Chinatown, meaning David’s dumplings before and cocktails at Hop Sing after. Do it! Details
Fringe Pick II: The nakedness continues with Untitled Feminist Show Fringe Pick III: Food Court, created by and starring actors with disabilities, is getting a ton of buzz Fringe Pick IV: Fans of the circus will enjoy Sequence 8 by 7 Fingers For Lovers of Sappy Romances: The distinctly non-fringe Love Story, The Musical
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Irvine Welsh: If you were a big fan of Trainspotting, you should know that its author, the aforementioned Mr. Welsh, is back with its prequel, which introduces us to some of the Trainspotting characters before they were hopeless heroin addicts. He comes to the Central Library on Friday to tell you all about it. Details
Probably Hasn’t Read Trainspotting: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Jeb Bush! Jeffrey Toobin: The CNN legal analyst and author of The Oath: The Obama White House vs. The Supreme Court |
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SPONSORED MESSAGE: You’re invited to explore Philadelphia magazine’s 11th Annual Design Home–a cleverly designed, “right-sized” home in Newtown Square,PA.
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