Issue Browser :: 2010-01-14 :: Philadelphia Events, Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs

Tuesday, May 21 2013, 10:09 AM | Mostly Cloudy, and 74° F | Tomorrow: High: 88 F Low: 68 F Thundershower

ISSUE . January 14th, 2010

other issues :

«« January 7th | January 21st »»

Cover Story

click for larger image

Burn Notice

Brat Productions' The Bald Soprano is back and badder than ever.

by A.D. Amorosi

Brat's back — every hour, on the hour. Six actors, 24 performances. No breaks. No kidding.

Theater Calendar

by David Anthony Fox

Visual Art Calendar

by Carolyn Huckabay

Philagrafika: The Graphic Unconscious | While You Were Out | Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris | Marvels and Ciphers | Looking at Animals

Classical Calendar

by Peter Burwasser

Jazz Calendar

by Shaun Brady

Worlds Collide

Miro choreographs a sisterhood of the traveling dance.

by Lauren F. Friedman

The two realized that the many parallels between their lives could be fertile ground for creative collaboration. They were born the same week; they started studying classical dance at the same time; and several years ago, they both began to focus on contemporary performance. These dovetailing paths form the basis of How Am I Not Myself?.

Next!

Our resident prognosticator foretells the sound of Philadelphia 2010.

by A.D. Amorosi

We can no more predict what'll be on our plates than what'll be on our playlists. Still, you can't help but eye up the spiciest meatballs ahead of time.

by Mary Armstrong

by Patrick Rapa

by Molly Eichel

by Janet Anderson

Opinion

Editor's Letter:

The Longest Day

by Brian Howard

Brat approached us with an offer we couldn't refuse: Procure a City Paper box and we'll show up in costume and do whatever you want.

Feedback:

Letters to the Editor

What You Say

"A few years ago, a sportswriter at the Daily News convinced me and one of our photographers to march with him in the Froggy Carr brigade of wenches."

Loose Canon:

Who Grows?

by Bruce Schimmel

How many Philadelphians will plant this spring, and how many cannot, isn't clear. Basic info, like the location of community gardens and how to join, is scant. If you want to join a garden, you basically have to know someone — and you can still wait for years.

News

Afterburn

Coatesville struggles to emerge from the ashes.

by Rebecca VanderMeulen

Between 2007 and 2009, more than 50 blazes ravaged this old steel city, which lies about 40 miles west of Philadelphia. They killed one person, forced 75 more from their homes and struck fear into Coatesville's roughly 11,000 residents. They heaped more misfortune on a town that had seen plenty.

The Bell Curve

City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter

When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.

Man Overboard!:

In The Palace

by Isaiah Thompson

In the Palace of Truth and Justice, that bill wouldn't have been mashed together behind closed doors and introduced with 200 red pages of new amendments on the Friday evening before a Monday vote.

Sports:

Synergism

by E. James Beale

Individually, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb, the only Philadelphia Eagles head coach and QB1 the team has had this century, are awesome. Unfortunately, both men also have flaws, and it being January in Philadelphia, we've just been reminded of them.

A Million Stories

All the news we care to print.

Arts

Shelf Life:

Ancient of Days

Under the Covers with Justin Bauer

by Justin Bauer

In some classrooms, this is enough: The ancients did most things first, if not quite as fast or flashily as the moderns.

Arts Picks:

Other Hands

Jan. 17-Feb. 13, $10-$35, Luna Theater Co. at Walnut Street Theatre, Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-704-0033, lunatheater.org.

by Mark Cofta

What kind of tech support to we have at our disposal when we ourselves malfunction?

Homeland

Opening reception Wed., Jan. 20, 6 p.m., free, through March 5, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.

by Julia West

Gone are the days when "homeland" meant simply the place where you were born. Thanks to security breaches both in the U.S. and abroad, it's become a word that conjures much angstier feelings.

Everyday Imaginary

Jan. 15-March 21, free, Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-7108, icaphila.org.

by Shaun Brady

Animation techniques offer filmmakers the option of taking whatever flights of fancy their imaginations can conjure, no matter how fantastic.

Kaleidoscope

Alice Smith | Katherine Kesselring | Blue Door | Nate Farrar

Theater Review:

Shaw Shines

THEATER REVIEW: Wilma Theater's Becky Shaw

by Mark Cofta

How refreshing to hear a play — for that's what we're really doing, however stunning the visuals — that purrs, perks and pops like Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw.

Movies

The Lovely Bones

City Paper Grade: C+

by Sam Adams

It's as if he's spent too much time in the clouds and can't bear to come back to earth. The result is an afterlife with the transcendent power of calendar art, a motel-room portrait of the world to come.

Repertory Film

Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.

Send repertory film listings to molly.eichel@citypaper.net.

Music

Brass Tacts

Hardcore trumpeters will commune and commiserate in Philly this weekend.

by Shaun Brady

The Festival of New Trumpet Music has, since its inauguration in 2003, provided an opportunity for adventurous horn players from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to advance their music with like-minded instrumentalists.

Music Picks:

Laura Izibor

Tue., Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., $25-$35, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by Deesha Dyer

Dubliner Laura Izibor is being called the soul of Ireland.

Manuel Valera

Fri., Jan. 15, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

by Shaun Brady

Paired with longtime collaborators James Genus and Ernesto Simpson, Valera's fifth record mines relatively straight-ahead territory but finds a consistent chemistry.

Food

At Large

Big, beautiful portions are just the start at the soulful Koo Zee Doo.

by Trey Popp

If small plates drive you crazy, or winter's got you down, or you simply want comfort food in a cozy place at a price that's more than fair, Koo Zee Doo is well worth the trip.

Small Bites

Little Vittles

Burger Menu at Q BBQ & Tequila | Sweet and Sara's Marshmallow Variety Sampler | Mural Arts Program's Lunch Truck Project

Feeding Frenzy

Restaurants opening, closing and pending

by Drew Lazor

Han Dynasty | Amís | Sweet Freedom Bakery

Soup Opera

Pho Saigon

by David Snyder

Dulling ethnic flavors for Westerners is nothing new. But serving Americans categorically different food than what's ordered, with no notice? That's something else entirely.

What's Cooking:

The Week In Eats

Get Out!

by Drew Lazor

Farmers Market at the Piazza at Schmidts | Homestyle Vegan Cooking Class at Reading Terminal Market | Vegan Cocktails Philly Mixer at Cantina Dos Segundos | U.S. vs. Belgium at The Institute | Whiskey Around the World at the Yardley Inn

Agenda

Agenda Lead:

Drag Mensch

Joey and His Girls invades one of Philly's oldest synagogues.

by Natalie Hope McDonald

Joey and His Girls conjures the ghosts of divas past to raise money for the charitable Bikur Holim Committee of Congregation Beth Ahavah at Rodeph Shalom, one of the only LGBTQ-friendly synagogues in Philly.

Icepack

Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.

by A.D. Amorosi

You wouldn't know from the reception Nine got, but Fergie's right: The urge to "Be Italian" is mighty. As an actual Italian, thank you.

Shopping Spree

Fashion > Forward

by Felicia D'Ambrosio

"Erma" Jewelry Line Launch | SugarHabit Warehouse Sale: Winter Edition

Agenda Picks:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Mon., Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free-$12, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6600, constitutioncenter.org.

by Josh Middleton

No one honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day like Philly, thanks to a 15-year commemoration at the National Constitution Center and the city's healthy dose of civic pride.

Tim Slagle

Tue., Jan. 19, 8 p.m., $10-$15, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com.

by Julia West

"A president you can't make fun of is no president at all."

A Dozen Things I Want To Do On Stage

Fri., Jan. 15, 8 p.m., $5-$10, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., 215-387-3434, studio34yoga.com.

by Josh Middleton

Performance artist Rebecca Nagle doesn't sweat awkward situations. In her one-woman cabaret, she is prepared to fall in love with a stranger, compress internal organs and reveal intimate fantasies.

Katie Morgan

Thu., Jan. 14, 9 p.m. , $20, Cheerleaders, 2740 S. Front St., 215-467-1980, cheerleadersweb.com.

by Julia West

"I kind of have a love affair with the whole state of Pennsylvania," says Morgan.