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It may not be the most glamorous'nightlife option, but damn if it isn't the most rational ' from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., the Broad Street Ministry (315 S. Broad St., 215-735-4847) will be hosting the Philadelphia World AIDS Day Event. Besides being able to get tested for free, attendees can enjoy a free pasta dinner; performances by the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus and dance troupe Smoke, Lillies and Jade; and a visual arts display. And thank heavens, Rev. Bill Golderer assures us that, despite being held in a church, the event is totally secular.
And while we're on the topic, have you seen our cover story on this handsome do-gooder?
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' Pillars & Tongues has its toes dipped in free jazz ' but doesn't go off the deep end long enough to officially be part of the genre. At times, it's a tight soul set; at others, it's a freewheeling harmonica jam. Most songs are around the 14-minute mark. At the M Room (15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577) at 8 p.m. for $8.
' Br'no's no Borat or Ali G, but the 2009 film about the pretend gay German fashionista is funny nonetheless. It's playing at the Troc (1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE) at 8 p.m. for $3 (which goes toward a free drink or snack).
' See officially-in-the-genre free jazz set Shot x Shot at Johnny Brenda's (1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684). Check out Shaun Brady's piece on the group for more details.
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' What makes Mad Men, a sometimes grating show, good? What do Germans think of our war in Afghanistan? How did Ted Kennedy manage to move past his family name's glamour and be one of the people? These are just a few of the topics George Packer has tackled lately on his Interesting Times blog, a place full of pithy essays on how weird and cool and awful it is to live today. Similarly, his book of the same name addresses the past 10 years and all their funkiness. He'll be reading from it tonight at the Free Library, Central Branch (1901 Vine St.215-686-5322) at 7:30 p.m. for free.
' I'm in an odd mood: I'm listening to Jacqui Naylor, a gal who wears cowboy boots and digs soft lighting on her album covers, sing the blues, the kinda cheesy blues, and likin' it. She's at the World Caf' Live (3025 Walnut St.215-222-1400) at 9 p.m. for $20.
' South Moon Under's Shopping Spree is like a mini-Black Friday for all you BF freaks. There's 20 percent off all merchandise, complimentary gift wrapping, and free drinks. Free drinks. Now that's what the Friday after Thanksgiving needs. It goes down from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at South Moon (1731 Chestnut St., 215-568-2170).
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-- Join Slow Food Philadelphia at Tiffin (710 W. Girard Ave., 215-922 -1297) for a $16 Indian food feast prepared by chef Hari Nayak. Tiffin typically specializes in take-out, offering a dinner and a movie special where you can rent a Bollywood film with your meal. So consider this event a chance to taste test before the next night you're craving Chicken Hara Masala and a movie starring Salman Khan.
-- Catch Amanda Palmer, one half of the Dresden Dolls, at 8 p.m. at the TLA (334 South St., 215-922-1011) tonight for $20. She's touring with backup band Nervous Cabaret, complete with drums, guitar, bass, and to top it off ' horns. Who doesn't like horns?
-- Chuckle your way over the weekday hump at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001). For $12, you can catch 10 up-and-coming comedy troupes at 8 p.m. as they fight to the funnybone for a chance to perform in December's Philly Sketchfest.
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' Why do some bands ' like Evangelicals ' give themselves names that make it nearly impossible for them to be searched online? (Girls is the ultimate abuser of this.) Contrary to what the image to the right suggests, Evangelicals makes hazy, upbeat pop with a lot of ever-building climaxes (evangelicals climaxing, hardy har!) It also strikes me as good coat weather music. They're at Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919) at 8 p.m. for $8.
' And then you've got a few other options, depending on where your allegiances lie: There's the Erotic Literary Salon at L'Etage (Sixth and Bainbridge streets, 215-592-0656) at 8:30 p.m. for $8-$10 if you're hot under the collar; a touching reading by Say You're One of Them author Uwem Akpan at the Free Library Central Branch (1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322) at 7:30 p.m. for free; and something about Fishtown jazz at 700 (Second and Fairmount streets, 215-413-3181) for free at 9 p.m. Align with who you will.
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' Just a friendly reminder: We told you about the nifty new Live Arts artist-in-residence program and concurrent second-Thursday series last week. Its inaugural event will be tonight at 6:30 p.m. for free at the Festival Studio (919 N. Fifth St., 215-413-9006). Featured performers include the homegrown Thaddeus Phillips, Kathryn Tebordo and Subcircle's Jorge and Niki Cousineau. Like Carolyn Huckabay said in last week's post, free admission and free beer? I'm there.
' The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave., 267-671-9298) is holding a Neil Young Tribute Night at 9 p.m. for $7, and though I usually don't go for that sort of thing, I must say I'm excited to see what The Spinning Leaves does with it. (A dozen other bands will be there, too.) And please, everyone, let's forget that Trans ever existed for tonight.
' The Philadelphia Museum of Art is holding the first day of its annual craft show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (1101 Arch St., 215-684-7930) until 9 p.m. for an entry free of $5-$15. Yeah, yeah, you're spending money to spend more money ' but it's for a good cause and there's lots of cool, cool stuff, like Selma Karaca's clothing (pictured above). Buy us this plz.
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That outfit is so you!
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' An interesting proposal: The band Hair Rocket wants you to snip off a piece of your hair, fasten it to a rocket and let the stinking thing loose. These rapscallions are playing the Khyber (56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888) tonight at 8 p.m. for $8. We can't guarantee that it'll be a good show musically speaking (though, by all accounts, the garage-rock thing they've got going on is decent), but it'll no doubt be entertaining. Attaching your hair to a rocket? That's some Central, Pa., bored-in-the-suburbs shit, which is pathetic and sad and immature, sure, but it's also funny. See the video above for an example.
' It's Veterans Day. Go commemorate World War I soldiers at Wooden Shoe Books (704 South St., 215-413-0999), where members will examine the war that killed more than 16 million through literary, historical and poetic works at 7:30 p.m., for free.
' Do as movies editor Molly Eichel does and see a free screening of Still Bill.
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' If you wouldn't mind being persuaded to give up meat (noooooo! not my meat! not me!), take Lauren F. Friedman's advice and see Jonathan Safran Foer talk about his book Eating Animals, which she likens to a more hardcore Omnivore's Dilemma. He seems like a charming, good-dad type of guy in the Ellen clip above, and will be at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341) at 7:30 p.m. for free.
' Americans in France are doing their noisy, girly punk thing at the M Room (15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577) at 8 p.m. for $8.
' Or there's the gay/fashion option: Rebecca Wilkinson of brazen undies line Ginch Gonch will lecture about her experience marketing the company, and hopefully show off some models in the product ' at the Bossone Auditorium (3128 Market St., 215-895-6993) at 6:30 p.m. for free.
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' There've been more supergroups since the '60s and '70s than you may think (Broken Social Scene, The Dead Weather, Oysterhead), but none seem to embody the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young archetype like Monsters of Folk do. Jim James and M. Ward have always been vocal and lyrical powerhouses, and Conor Oberst has never sounded better. (Artistically or personally. He's way less whiney these days.) They play the Academy of Music (1420 Locust St., 215-893-1935) at 7 p.m. for $40.50-$50.50.
' Meanwhile, the real Monster of Folk, Bob Dylan, is down the street ' in a lesser venue. Dylan's maintained a position in my Top 5 Best Humans of All Time list since I was 13, but I've only seen him once. I'm glad I did, but I don't need to again. Get your fill if you haven't yet at the Liacouras Center (1776 N. Broad St., 800-298-4200) at 7:30 p.m. for $34.50-$49.50.
' And, yes, we told you about the Science on Tap series last week ' but this week's is too geeky cool not to mention. Colin Purrington, an evolutionary biologist at Swarthmore College, will discuss Charles Darwin's legacy. Over drinks. And attendees get free "Charles Darwin Has a Posse" stickers. It goes down at National Mechanics (22 S. Third St., 215-701-4883) at 6 p.m. for free.
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' I will always be indebted to Mallrats for teaching me what the Stink Palm is. Kevin Smith, the genius director behind that scene (as well as those in Chasing Amy and Clerks) will be performing tonight at the Merriam Theater (250 S. Broad St., 215-732-5446) at 8 p.m., for $39-$66.
' Think we don't live in a post-sexist society just yet? (Think we do? You must not have been around for this.) Well, neither does fem Barbara J. Berg, who will read from her book Sexism in America: Alive, Well and Ruining Our Future at Wooden Shoe Books (704 South St., 215-413-0999) at 7 p.m. for free. Fans of Tucker Max not allowed.
' Speaking of people I'm indebted to ' regardless of what Obama's presidency is or will become, thank you, David Plouffe, for getting John McCain not elected. Prez Barack Obama's chief campaign officer will be reading his new book, The Audacity to Win, at the Free Library (1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322) at 7:30 p.m., for $7-$14.
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