What's fun is to watch the people responsible not fess up so much as brag about it. The result is a populace making decisions not on truth, but truthiness.

What constitutes riparian land? What are their boundaries? The answers aren't straightforward.

Without fresh leadership, it will be tough to reform our culture of dirt.

"You made my week!" | "How can I consider seriously the thinking of someone who so obliviously tergiversates the truth? | "I must respectfully disagree that we 'free' the Internet by subjecting it to government regulation."

We've got a mayor versus a civic group. An arts festival versus a library. And puppets versus a bike race. What the hell is going on here?

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A comedic tale without a whit of spoken text, as well as a full-out dance work performed primarily by nonprofessional dancers, Suburban Love Songs is a fantasy look back at the late '60s.

Kahn isn't fazed by the juxtaposition of comedy, tragedy and melodrama, and she refuses to try to even it all out.

Getting Near to Baby reveals adult behavior's absurdity through the children's innocent, commonsense perspective.

It takes talented dancers to use, and confuse, their bodies like this, and Xers truly excel. This spunky, inventive troupe radiated confidence and, better yet, pure enjoyment.

"It's really exciting to be involved on the ground floor. You can really put your stamp on things, since the audience doesn't come with any preconceived idea of how something should go."

For a band that could have been as genre-defining as Sabbath, they still remain quite unknown. | It doesn't really get any better. But stop pawing at mine. Get your own. | I was struck by how genuine the human emotion contained in those simple and beautiful sounds was. | If this music doesn't make you smile, nothing will.

Sat., April 5, 2 and 8 p.m., $30, Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org. The ensemble also performs at other venues throughout the week. For more information, visit jasgp.org/konnichiwa-philadelphia.

Opening reception Sun., April 6, 1-4 p.m., exhibit runs through Aug. 15, free, Borowsky and Open Lens galleries, Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400, gershmany.org

Runs April 4-12, $20, Ritz Theatre Company at Studio 5 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St., 856-858-5230, ritztheatreco.org

Out of the BlueOpen call begins Sun., April 6, noon, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave.; exhibit runs through April 20, Photo West Gallery, 3625 Lancaster Ave., 215-779-4566, photowestgallery.com

She is petite but completely subsumes the piano, as a mouse would tame a lion. There is no apparent technical limit to what her fingers can produce.

Just a Little Lovin' is either the best move Shelby Lynne could have made at this point in her two-decade career or the most foolish.

Lovano not only has one of the most expansive vocabularies of any soloist on his instrument, but also a voracious appetite for new challenges.

That so many Astral alumni quickly end up on the rosters of major orchestra schedules and chamber music series is a tribute to the acumen of Astral founder and director Vera Wilson.

Wines, Canines and Felines with PINOT and PAWS | Sake Fest | Lunch with Hiroko Shimbo | Reception for Marshmallows: Homemade Gourmet Treats | Chaddsford Winery Expands

1 Pagoda Noodle Café | 2 Grocery | 3 Mad Mex | 4 Zento | 5 Fresh Grocer

"I don't ever hope to accomplish anything other than make people laugh, but the way I want to make people laugh is by giving them a window into the way I look at life."

Sun., April 6, 3-5 p.m., Arch Street Methodist, 55 N. Broad St., 215-670-5855, morethanjustadream.

Opens Thu., April 3, 8 p.m., runs through April 13, $10-$15, the Actor's Center, 257 N. Third St., 267-519-9245, tothewallproductions.org

Sat., April 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free, Smith Memorial Playground, East Fairmount Park, 215-765-4325, smithplayhouse.org

Sat., April 5, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Penn Women's Center, 3643 Locust Walk, 215-546-4890, sisterspace.org