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| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009 | ||||
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| First of all, I’d like to send a warm and happy Hanukkah to my Jewish constituents. To the rest of you, you’ve got just one more weekend to enjoy yourself before Aunt Gertrude comes over to tell you how much she doesn’t like your new carpet and brings you a box of Whitman’s. So whether you drink an old beer (yes, I said old beer), check out my favorite Christmas movie of all time, get bawdy with the city’s premier burlesque act, or make tree ornaments at an arboretum, I suggest you get out there and live it up! — Victor Fiorillo, A&E Editor | ||||
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 | Drink Old Beer!: We all know that wars have been fought over old bottles of wine and Scotch, but what of old beer? At Memphis Taproom, they embrace old brews and just launched a vintage bottle list. It’s mostly Belgian, with prices ranging from $9 all the way up to $55 for an ’05 Abbaye St. Bon Chien from Switzerland. Click here for the complete list. We Like, We Like: The new $2 Kenzo, $3 Bloody Mary DJ brunch Before You Catch That Train: Joe Sixpack loves the beers at 30th Street From the Restaurant Club: A more budget-friendly NYE | |||
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 | The $300 Million Movie: The biggest blockbuster of the coming weekend – actually, the only new release worth mentioning, unless you’re into pretty period flicks in which case, go see The Young Victoria at the Ritz – is Avatar, a huge sci-fi endeavor from James Cameron, the guy who brought us such effects-driven features as Terminator, Titanic, and the underrated Abyss. Variety calls Avatar “the most expensive and technically ambitious film ever made.” Hopefully it’s good, too. Opens Friday My Favorite Christmas Movie: “It was, it was ... soap poisoning” And You Thought Your Nose Looked Big: The Human Body in IMAX 11th-Hour Reminder: Kubrick’s Killing | |||
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 | Slim Pickins: This is not exactly a stellar week for big shows, with venues and promoters betting that you’re not likely to drop $150 per person on a concert until you get that Christmas bonus you are naively still expecting. One notable show that won’t break the bank: Ronnie Spector, as in ex-wife of Phil, as in the lead singer of the Ronnettes, as in be my, be my, be my little baby ... Apparently she is known as “the original bad girl of rock-and-roll.” Who knew? Spector’s at World Cafe on Tuesday; tickets $40 to $50. Details The Return of a Philly Tradition: The Big Mess Cabaret at the Troc Like I Said, Slim Pickins ...: Badfish at the Electric Factory | |||
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 | Mariah, I’ll Be in #2310. Leave Your Husband at mur.mur: If you don’t have any plans for January 2nd, the Borgata has announced its “Continue the Celebration” special. That night, it’s $279 for a Classic room at the Borgata, which includes a $50 food-and-beverage credit. What it does not include are tickets for that night’s kickoff of Mariah Carey’s world tour in the Borgata’s Event Center. Those will run you an additional $165 to $235 each. Details From Matchbox 20: Rob Thomas No, Really, Don’t Try This at Home: The One-Man Sideshow From America’s Got Talent | |||
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 | The Nutcracker: Join the Nutcracker Prince, the Mouse King, the Sugarplum Fairy, and the rest of the Pennsylvania Ballet at the Academy of Music for the show that keeps going and going and going. Runs through December 31st, with tickets from $24 to $129. No extra charge for the kid that annoyingly keeps kicking the back of your chair. Details Shostakovich, Anyone?: Russian opera comes to Rittenhouse Last Chance: “A cathartic crowd-pleaser” (Inky) at the Arden | |||
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 | DIY Ornaments: This Saturday at 10 a.m., Tyler Arboretum offers kids (at least those 8 and older) a chance to make Christmas tree ornaments out of pine cones, nuts, and other things you might find in an arboretum. $10 per kid, or $8 if you are a Tyler member. Free for accompanying adults. Registration is required. Details For Your Budding David Blaine: The Christmas Magic Spectacular Edible Architecture: The White House Gingerbread Contest | |||
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 | Peek-A-Boo Revue: If you’re looking for a little naughtiness this weekend, look no further than World Cafe Live, where the dames and debutantes of the Peek-A-Boo Revue will do their burlesque thing. If you don’t know them, they’re a homegrown act that won the Best Troupe award at the 2008 Miss Exotic World competition and the Best of Philly award for Sexy Fun the same year. Check them out at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets are $25. Details Also Best of Philly: Madonna Michael Prince at the Barbary Double Teamed: Dueling Pianists on Sansom Folksy Fox: Antje Duvekot at Tin Angel Benefit: Francis Dunnery fights homelessness | |||
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 | Jon Stewart: Fresh from his assault on Glenn “The Midas Touch” Beck, cable’s most sarcastic funnyman has announced a visit to the Borgata on March 5th and 6th with two shows each night in the B’s smaller venue, the Music Box. Tickets ($75 and $95) go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m. Details Dipping Ratings: Jay Leno in A.C. The Second Coming: Mariah at the Tower | |||
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