January 15-21, 2004

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More stuff going on this week…

Writing Aloud, the fiction reading series, begins again this week, with "Dance of Life, Dance of Death," which will include stories by Lili Bita, Mark Lyons, Miriam Seidel and the first chapter of Lorene Cary's novel, Pride. Mon., Jan. 19, 7 p.m., $12, InterAct Theatre at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-568-8079.

Another reading series at the Adrienne, this one is organized by Theater Catalyst's Eureka Theatre Project, kicks off with Sophocles' Antigone, featuring Dan Kern, Davey White, Sara Pauley, Julie Czarnecki and others. Sun., Jan. 18, 7 p.m., suggested donation of $5, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-563-4330.

The third annual DanceBoom!, featuring companies and dancers as diverse as Headlong, d. Sabela Grimes, Melanie Stewart, Roko Kawai, Group Motion, Charles O. Anderson, Subcircle, Dancefusion and the Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society, once again takes over the Wilma stage. Jan. 21-Feb. 8, $20, Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St., 215-546-7824.

Aerial photographer, Harry Callahan protégé and Bucks County resident Emmet Gowin's work gets a major exhibition at the Michener Art Museum. Nuclear reservations and drainage ditches become rugged, lunarlike landscapes filled with drama and tension because of the height at which they're seen. Jan. 17-April 4, James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-340-9800.

Sketch comedy troupe The Waitstaff debuts in its new home, The Five Spot, with Sloppy Seconds, a collection of favorite bits from the last year and a half. Sat., Jan. 17, 9:30 p.m., $10, Five Spot, 5 S. Bank St., 215-546-2057.

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