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Published: Jun 30, 2010

Call it Friday on the Bike with George (or any other friend, really): Arden Theatre Co. (ardentheatre.org) is hosting its first-ever Bike to Theatre Night in an effort to encourage eco-conscious commuting: Half-price tickets to Friday night's performance of Sunday in the Park with George, plus free valet bike parking, will be awarded to those who show up on two wheels. Just watch out for all the First Friday pedestrians on Second Street and don't forget to wear your helmet.

It's totally fine if you go to the She & Him show at Penn's Landing on Friday (July 2, livenation.com) just to gawk at that cute chick from Elf. But, just for a sec, put down your camera phone and listen to that sweet, harmless folk-pop. M. Ward can play. Zooey Deschanel can really sing. You're at a concert.

John C. Reilly wears button flies. I know this because the entire time we talked, his was wide open. How do you tell a movie star, no matter how often he plays the affable loser, that his button has betrayed him? I didn't. It's not like the wardrobe malfunction was messing with my image of Mr. Cellophane. He's just as regular as he looks onscreen. Read my interview with Reilly at citypaper.net/criticalmass where we talk about his new movie Cyrus (read Shaun Brady's review) and other above-the-belt matters.

A lo-fi Smiths? A hi-fi Beat Happening? There's something familiar, comfortable and charming about the way Jason Ferraro's luxurious baritone rests on those lightly marching snares and strumming acoustics. And when the backing vocals chime in, and the synths emerge from the shadows, The Homophones can lead you somewhere really artsy, dreamy and lush. They can also lead you to Tritone on Saturday (July 3, tritonebar.com).

—Patrick Rapa

Roamin' Holiday
The Vader Project
Late Renoir
First Friday Focus