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ART PHAG: Seconding that emotion

POSTED: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6:30 PM

Every Thursday, we give you this week's LGBTQ to-do list.

This week I put together a few Valentine's weekend events that should suit everyone, no matter what your thoughts on the mushy, Hallmark-adoring love fest.

—If you're in no mood for any of the romantic crap, you'll have a blast at Marathon Grill (40th & Walnut sts., 215-222-0100) on Fri., Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. or Sat., Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. Nine poets, including openly gay ones like Saida Agostini, Ms. Wise and Leslie McIntosh, will serve Valentine's Day the what for during the Cupid Ain't @#$%!: An Anti-Valentine's Day Poetry Movement. Organizer J. Mase III says the poetry will be perfectly suited to those ready to laugh away their bitterness about the holiday. So says Mase: "My hope is that when people come this year they will be able to laugh at themselves and find community among others that may not usually seek that kind of space."

—The men of Brothers Network have organized a pro-Valentines discussion all about black-on-black love taking place at the Arts Condo Community Room (1324 Locust St., 215-546-1925) on Sat., Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. The free chit chat will feature a panel of six black couples who will talk about the evolution of their personal relationships and more political topics like the lack of the black men loving black men image in the mainstream media. I second that emotion.

—SisterSpace, of the Delaware Valley is throwing their annual Valentine's shindig on Sat., Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. at Stir Lounge (1705 Chancellor St., 215-732-2700). The ladies-only affair will hop with music, drink specials and a presentation by the gender-bending lads of the Liberty City Drag Kings and Burlesque Review. The measly $5 cover will benefit SisterSpace, an organization that arranges events to spotlight and empower the lesbian community. Shine, girls, shine!

—It's not a Valentine's event, but the love continues to flow on Thu., 18 at 8 a.m. when Mayor Michael Nutter joins the Independence Business Alliance for a breakfast and discussion at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel (1200 Market St., 215-627-1200). For $25 you can hear Nutter gab about current issues facing the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia and respond to his guest's questions or concerns about his push for progressive gay legislation in the city and state.

Check out more V-Day events, for both Phag acolytes and breeders, over in Agenda.

Itching for more gay events? Check out our LGBTQ listings.

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