Weekend Omnibus

PHOTOS: Skate and Ride @ FDR Skate Park, 5/18

POSTED: Monday, May 21, 2012, 11:00 AM

Filed Under: Been There, Done That | Events | Weekend Omnibus

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On Friday, I got word that there was this big biker party called Skate and Ride down at the FDR Skate Park, so I quick hopped on my bike and went down to get some photos.

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Photos by Brittany Thomas

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BABE WATCH: Hotties at Saturday's Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival

POSTED: Monday, May 21, 2012, 10:00 AM

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Instead of taking regular crowd shots, I zeroed in on the hotties in the crowd at Saturday's Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival. Ouch!

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Photos by Josh Middleton

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WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Don't get cheated

POSTED: Friday, October 22, 2010, 5:34 PM

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Mark Gavin

Jennifer Childs being a silly goose in Why I'm Scared of Dance

Friday: We at the Omnibus believe that everyone should listen to their instincts. Sure, it's not easy when it whispers something you don't want to hear, but child, it's usually right. For instance, if you have suspicions that the special someone in your life is doing you wrong, then you may want to take some time out for the Donna Andersen reading this evening. She'll be reading from her book Love Fraud: How Marriage to a Sociopath Fulfilled My Spiritual Plan, and leading a discussion about the warning signs you should look out for if you think you're being cheated. If you leave feeling like you have to dump him/her, you can lift your spirits with some retail therapy at the Mad Tea Party at Bus Stop Boutique. Saturday: And if new shoes can't put a smile on your face, then Spiral Q's Peoplehood Parade & Pageant should definitely do the trick. Nothing says lovin' like a street full of colorful, monster-sized, gangly puppets, right? Ok, maybe that could be a little scary, but at least it would get your mind off things. Come on, you can't have it as bad as Jennifer Childs, who's admittedly making an ass of herself in 1812's latest production, Why I'm Scared of Dance. Read Mark Cofta's review, then go see it in the attempt to let someone else's follies make you feel better. Sunday: First things first: start the day with a stiff-ass bloody mary. That should put you out for a few hours, then you can head to the Cheyenne Marie Mize show at the Manhattan Room. She's a good ol' Kentucky gal who sings pretty songs about friends and rest — two things you could probably use right about now.

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CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Fringe Funk Weekend

POSTED: Friday, September 3, 2010, 5:00 PM

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Neal Santos

Charlotte Ford' CHICKEN

It's Fringe time so whip out that GCal, 'cause Mama Omnibus is about to give you the hook up. Friday: Fringe/Live Arts vet Charlotte Ford is back again, this time serving up a meal of her new show CHICKEN. Then head to the Piazza to have some knowledge dropped, with Rooftop Films' presentation of Josh Fox's Gasland. Saturday: What the fuck is Flugtag?! Let our girl J. West answer that for you, because you'll most certainly be waiting on the Camden waterfront to get a piece of the action. Then it's off to the Mutter Museum for a production of Philly Boy Poe's classic Tell Tale Heart. Sunday: Take your pick of the Fringe today: May Mama suggest Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Or the The Madwoman of Chaillot or how about any of the other million and six shows playing tonight? Or if you're looking for some spazzy rock 'n' roll, then it's off to the North Star for some Hot Hot Heat. That's the news, Little Omnibussers. Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.

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CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: You Gotta Ask Yourself ... Weekend

POSTED: Friday, August 27, 2010, 5:21 PM

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Little Omnibussers, it's been a minute but Mama returns! Friday: Do you often wake up asking yourself "How could I make my life gayer?"? The answer lies in tonight's Scissor Sisters concert tonight at the Electric Factory. Why? Too easy. If, instead, you wake up asking yourself, "Wow, Elaine May was a pretty talented director who was unfairly maligned because of how terrible Ishtar turned out, how can I help restore her legacy?" then you needs to be in Chestnut Hill tonight for Lawn Chair Drive-in's screening of A New Leaf. Saturday: Flash Rosenberg takes the Philly stage once more with her not-so-much-comedy-but-still funny one-woman show "Laughing at the Speed of Light" tonight at PSALM. But, first, check out Philly's best and brightest artists whistle while they work at Arts Garage's Battle of the Canvas. Sunday: The family that strips together... Schlapenentickle makes burlesque a family affair. We promise, it's not nearly as creepy as it sounds.

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WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Big folkin' weekend

POSTED: Friday, August 20, 2010, 8:01 PM

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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Photo | Jill McCorkel

OK, OK, this guy's not part of the Folk Fest.

FRIDAY: Start your evening with a little emo: Dean Wareham's playing Galaxie 500-era music, backed by Dean & Britta, and according to A.D. Amorosi, it's the kind of music that could make indie rock cry, whatever that means. After you dry your eyes, head to the Prince Music Theater's midnight showing of Cropsey, a true-crime doc about a Staten Island bogeyman. If you see the directors there, make sure to rub it in how bogeyman-free our city is. (Also on your Friday should-hit list: the Pretty Things Peep Show at Kung Fu Necktie and the 24-Hour Comic Challenge, going on through Saturday afternoon at Atomic City Comics.) SATURDAY: Head to Schwenksville and bring your tent, 'cause it's Folk Fest time. The Saturday lineup includes Wilco-dude Jeff Tweedy and the Spinning Leaves (who've left their hearts in Philadelphia); if those guys and gal aren't doing it for you, check out our list of the rest of the best of the fest. (If you're not into the folk scene, stay in town and catch Conversations with Enemies at Johnny Brenda's, or A Midsummer Night's Dream, queer-style, at Temple, via Mauckingbird Theatre Co.) SUNDAY: Wake up sweaty in the countryside and head to the "Canadian Stage" to hear Amelia Curran belt out some sexy, folky tunes, but don't linger too long — there's fun to be had back in city limits. Namely: Black Landlord's second annual BBQ bash (which happens to fall on A.D.'s birthday weekend, so if you see him trying to beat the Roller Girls at volleyball, give him a b-day bear hug for us). Don't want to pay for it? Keep scrollin' on down (or, just click here) to win tickets.

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THE CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Vs. The Weekend

POSTED: Friday, August 13, 2010, 4:33 PM

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Friday: Have a gay day! Political commentary emerges in the form of vegetable-themed diseases and out-of-this-world experiences in Thom Nickels' latest contribution to gay literature. Hear the author speak about Spore, a sci-fi novel, at the Lippincott House. Then catch a performance of Just Say Love, a Daniel Student production that details how two men fall in love. Saturday: Search for inner peace at Awakening the Heart: Introduction to Buddhist Meditation. This introduction to the ancient calming practice takes place at the Amitayus Kadampa Buddhist Center. When you are nice and relaxed, celebrate hair of the past at the Vintage Hairstyle Workshop. So get out the bobby pins and prepare for some old fashioned curls. Sunday: Check out Sculpting Nature, and let the Center for Emerging Visual Artists show you that plants are well... pretty. Then head for the cinema and watch director Edgar Wright have a blast in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (but read up on it first in our interview with Wright, Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick and Jason Schwartzman).

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CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Party Dude Weekend

POSTED: Friday, August 6, 2010, 6:04 PM

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Friday: Calm your weary soul at Going Green, a collection of videos and photos from Taiwanese artists that aim to showcase their unique medium of environmental art. Check out the Westward Ho! exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum and Library and learn the real deal about cowboys and Indians, wives tales and fact. Saturday: You are booked solid today: First, the Women's Empowerment Initiative Film Festival shows you documentaries about women changing the world. Lauren Macaluso gave you a review of each doc earlier today.Continue post-event feelings of do-goodness with Fuck the Crude, Let's Party Dude at the FDR Skatepark. Don't worry the coarseness has a cause — all proceeds to this party go the Gulf clean-up. Images of Philly in the Summer ain't your typical gallery. This image theater workshop lets you act out photos taken of Philadelphians in theater exercises. Sunday: See the best 'strips the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Con has to offer at The Rotunda. Later, bring out the child in you to celebrate El DÃÂa del NiÃ±o at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. Better yet, bring your kid. We won't tell if you participate in the piÃ±ata.

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THE CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Throwback Weekend

POSTED: Friday, July 30, 2010, 5:15 PM

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Friday: PHillyImc reminds us that the days of parodying our oh-so-articulate former president are far from over. The organization, which campaigned against Bush in the 2000 election, hosts an anniversary party tonight at the Puppet Warehouse. Later, hit up Life During Wartime, a Vintage Muse party. But hike up your hemlines and pull out your fedoras — this party is '30s/'40s-themed. Saturday: Caught with a bad case of dance fever? Philadelphia Dance Day offers seven free dance workshops. Later, check out Shakespeare in Clark Park. The show? A Midsummer's Night Dream — biker style. Then check out the Black Women's Art Festival — complete with massages, comedians, motivational speakers and book swaps. Sunday: Travel south for the DooWop Car Show and Street Festival before heading over to the 2nd Street Festival. Free food, beer and people selling stuff. Need we say more?

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What we're trying to do this weekend
Behind the scenes of local film A Man Full of Trouble
CONCERT REVIEW: The Postal Service @ The Mann 6/17
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Sunny, Tony and the return of Do No Harm
NOW SEE THIS: Salinger film trailer
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Indian fare rules, Dunder Mifflin lives on, Tom Jones is a god
REVIEW: Archer Live! @ the TLA 1/11
CITY PAPER WRITING CONTEST 2013: Send stories! Send poetry!
CONCERT PHOTOS: The National/Dirty Projectors @ The Mann Center 6/7
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Pink. Diner en Blanc 2. Breaking Glass and Milkboy at the movies. And so on.

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