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ART PHAG: Get your laugh on, get your lit on, get your gay Sherlock Holmes seek on

POSTED: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 4:33 PM

Filed Under: Arts | Comedy | LGBTQ | Books | Stand-up Art Phag

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Every Thursday, we're rounding up your LGBTQ-do list. —The William Way Center's PhilaVentures program has organized an entire evening of hilarity and cocktails in Old City on Fri., April 9. They're kicking off the night like divas at Continental Martini Bar (138 Market St., 215- 923-6069, continentalmartinibar.com) at 6:30. From there, folks will gather at The Actors Center (257 N. Third St., 215- 925-7060, theactorscenterphilly.com) at 7:40 p.m. for a performance by Philly N Crowd ($10-$15), a comedy troupe that depends on audience shout-outs to inspire their hilarious on-the-spot improv. After you've laughed so hard your belly hurts, appease it with tasty appetizers and a few more drinks back at the Continental at 9:30 p.m. To RSVP, hit up Franco at fboffice@gmail.com. If you're in the mood for comedy but not caravaning, check out LGBT comic Neil McGarry's April 9 stand-up show at Rittenhouse's Tuscany CafÃ©, which I wrote about in this week's Agenda section.

kmsoehnlein.com

—On Sun., April 11, at 5:30 p.m., LGBT author K.M. Soehnlein will be at Giovanni's Room (345 S. 12th St., 215-923-2960, queerbooks.com) reading from his new novel, Robin and Rudy, which picks up where his bestseller, The World of Normal Boys, left off. Taking place in the '80s, the novel focuses on Robin, forced to come of age in a time when the AIDS epidemic was thrashing through the gay community. Much of Soehnlein's book is set in Philadelphia, and Giovanni's Room even gets a brief cameo appearance. A $5 donation will be requested at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. —If the weather's nice this weekend you may prefer an activity that involves being outdoors. On Sun., April 11, at 1 p.m., Twisted Life is sponsoring a $10 scavenger hunt that will lead clue-seekers to several destinations around the Gayborhood. To get involved, be at Stir Lounge (1705 Chancellor St., 215-732-2700, stirphilly.com) promptly at 1 with a pen and a camera (or cameraphone). The team that collects the most points will win a cash prize that can go toward that round of celebratory drinks when you're finished. Cheers, gay Sherlock!

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