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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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What's up with L&I marching on Philly venues recently? First it was the 941 Theater (in fact, they just announced their fundraisers), now it's The Fire. According to a tweet from PhillyRockBlog, the Fishtown rock venue has been forced to cancel all upcoming events.
I caught up with The Fire's manager Dan McShane, who confirms the NoLibs music venue is shut down until they have the money to resolve L&I's issues. "We're working on it," he said calmly. He also said he and everybody at the Fire has been touched by the "extreme outpouring" of support from the community, and he's hoping to do something of a "publc nature" to turn all the positive energy into action and get the doors back open.
Thanks for posting this; was wondering what was going on.
But, um, the Fire isn't in Fishtown. It's in Northern Liberties.
http://www.phillyrockblog.com
wow. i had no idea this even happened. i don't know of any other spot as gracious as the fire for allowing new bands to get a start in the city. let's bring it back!
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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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Remember when BH told you about Ted Leo and friends' Halloween Misfits cover show? Under the name TV Casualty ' including Leo, Atom Goren (Armalite, Atom and his Package), Brian Sokel (AM/FM, Franklin), Andy Nelson (Paint it Black) and Chris Wilson (the Philly-based drummer for Ted Leo's Pharmacists) ' the boys rocked out for the People's Emergency Center. Pitchfork has the whole show up, but take some time out of your busy schedule to watch the first part here:
Related: Dept. of Awesome: Ted Leo to lead Philly all-star band through Halloween Misfits cover show
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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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In this week's Kaleidoscope, I wrote about the classic, cult-y '60s TV show The Prisoner:
I can't speak for the remake premi'ring on Nov. 15 (AMC, 8 p.m.), but there are few shows like the cult '60s British TV show The Prisoner , now available on DVD. Created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner follows a defected secret agent who is taken to an ostensibly idyllic island called The Village, where his name is replaced by a number and he's not allowed to leave. Exploring themes of identity and free will, The Prisoner is a milestone; television has rarely been so deep or engrossing.
As I said above, I couldn't vouch for AMC's remake, starring ultimate badass Ian McKellan and Jesus/Jim Caviezel. The six-day miniseries premiered yesterday with the first two episodes. It was awful. Like, laughably so. There are similarities in style and structure to the original McGoohan series but adds fast cuts and editing tricks that make it look like film school project. McKellan can't be taking this thing seriously, camping it up as the mysterious and powerful 2 (unlike the series, McKellan's 2 stays the same). But his arch line delivery also doubles as the show's few highlights, especially in the face of ridiculous and unnecessary character development (yo, what's up with 1112, McKellan's son? If his sole purpose within the series is to pout his lips and have fabulous cheekbones, he's doing a stellar job).
That being said, I will most likely watch tonight's installment because I'm a glutton for punishment/find the entire thing hilarious. Any of you guys watch it? What did you think?
AMC is certainly no villain in this situation, if only because they are awesome enough to post the entirety of the original series online. Seriously, watch this. First episode below:
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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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