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Tequila's | Flamenco | Perry Bible Fellowship | Howling at the Moon
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Tequila's
Tequila's (1602 Locust St.) is one of my all-time favorite spots in Philadelphia. I've been going there with my family and friends for years. The traditional yet modern cuisine and famous margaritas are spectacular, but the Tequila's experience transcends delicious food. The atmosphere — warm candlelight, typical Mexican tin mirrors and DÃa de los Muertos skeletons in an elegant fin-de-siècle mansion — is both inviting and sophisticated. I was raised speaking Spanish and love speaking the language there. It really feels like home. It's a great place to spend your birthday — be prepared for the waitstaff to serenade you with "Las Mañanitas," the Mexican birthday song, and slam down a cucaracha shot on your table!
Flamenco
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Step inside the colorful world of flamenco! Clapping, guitar strums, fiery rhythmic dancing and singing fill the air at the Mount Vernon Dance Academy, which offers flamenco dance classes taught by the "Grande Dame of Flamenco in Philadelphia," Julia Lopez. Born in Madrid, Julia has performed as a soloist in Central America, South America, Europe and the U.S., and is the founder and director of the Flamenco Ole! dance company. I feel fortunate to have been introduced to this exciting, passionate art form.
Perry Bible Fellowship
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This weekly comic by Nicholas Gurewitch is amazing. Not only is it smart and clever and surprising and funny, it's also beautiful and never limited to one style of comedy or art. The Web site (www.pbfcomics.com) has all of the comics collected together: Go in order from the bottom of the list up to see the development and growth, or you can just play around with the random button. It runs in a bunch of papers (including City Paper). If you're already familiar with it, the big news is that there's a big, hardcover collection called The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories (Dark Horse) about to come out, named after one of the best strips.
Instinctively, I raise my chin as though to point with it. An "a-oow" sound begins at the front of my mouth and is expelled on my breath through tightly o-shaped lips. Quickly, the sound climbs a tone expanding to "o-oo-ooo" and builds in intensity at midmouth. Then surging upward to the very top of my mouth, the sound resonates throughout my entire nasal cavity and head — a mournful and wavering "oooo-oo-oooh-oow" that gradually lowers in tone until all my breath is exhausted. This howling outs itself as needed and subsides after 30 to 40 minutes. It's a terrific stress-buster and is easy to learn. Guaranteed!
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