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ISSUE . October 28th, 2010
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Cover Story


66 Reasons NOT to Vote for Pat Toomey
by Jeffrey C. Billman
If you're concerned with balanced budgets or Social Security; if you believe multinational corporations shouldn't have carte blanche to do as they please; if you care a whit about the environment or civil liberties; even if you're a Republican who doesn't want to see your party co-opted by reactionaries — then Pat Toomey isn't your guy.


News


News :: The Good FightThe Good Fight
Round two of gay rights champion vs. defender of marriage in Chester County.
by Holly Otterbein
It's hard not to see her campaign as a challenge to homophobia itself — which is perhaps why you should pay closer attention to this state race than the mostly preordained ones throughout Philly.

Bought and Paid For
Who needs elections? Let's have auctions.
by Isaiah Thompson
We in Pennsylvania ought to just go ahead and hold a public auction — highest bidder gets to choose the governor, senator, whatever, winner take all.

The Bell Curve
City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks, we make jokes.

A Million Stories
All the news we care to print.
You know what this week is? Election week!


Arts


Arts :: Here Today
Web Exclusive
Re-View:
Here Today
by Robin Rice
The abstract paintings of Diane Pieri and Doris Staffel may not look a bit alike, but they are compatible and companionable in adjacent spaces at Rosenfeld Gallery.

Web Exclusive
Dance:
Slam Dunk
by Janet Anderson
It’s dramatic, corny and great theater — and, best of all, not a swan in sight.

Arts Picks:
Fly: Five First Ladies of Dance
by Deni Kasrel
The opportunity to see just one of them perform is reason for excitement, but catching all in the same show? That's cause for serious celebration.

Koresh Dance Co.
Oct. 28-31, $20-$40, Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St., 215-985-0420, koreshdance.org.
by Deni Kasrel
The guy should be uber-happy, right? Well, glee ain't his thing.

Sylvia
Through Nov. 7, $35-$49, Delaware Theatre Co., 200 Water St., Wilmington, Del., 302-584-1100, delawaretheatre.org.
by Mark Cofta
Delaware Theatre Co. lets the dogs out with its smart revival of Sylvia.

Kaleidoscope
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! | Dave Liebman | Philly Photo Day | Art Museum Opposites


Movies


Movies :: Douchebag
Movie Lead:
Douchebag
City Paper Grade: B-
by Sam Adams
Saddled with the least appealing title this side of Hope Floats, Drake Doremus' discomfiting road movie at least makes good on its promise.

Believe it or Not
Secret Cinema hosts a holy night of mad science from the Moody Institute.
by Shaun Brady
The Moody Institute of Science produced hundreds of classroom films offering an intel­ligent design slant on science decades before that term came into vogue.


Music


Music :: Collision Corpse
Music Lead:
Collision Corpse
For zombie lovers Conversations with Enemies, it's the most wonderful time of the year.
by John Vettese
The first rule of being a zombie-themed indie-pop band: A huge Halloween weekend is a must.

Music Picks:
Corin Tucker
Thu., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $13, with The Hungry Ghost, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by M.J. Fine
Corin Tucker Band is the tension-filled long-distance call to a husband who's away on a business trip for the millionth time.

Michael Formanek Quartet
Thu., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
Though The Rub and Spare Change is Michael Formanek's first leader date in more than a decade, there's hardly any threat of rust on his bass strings.

The Chapin Sisters
Thu., Oct. 28, 8:30 p.m., $10, with Rebecca Loebe, Raina Rose and NEeMA, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0978, tinangel.com.
by M.J. Fine
Abigail and Lily Chapin have been singing together their whole lives, but they've really hit their stride with Two.

L-Vis 1990
Sun., Oct. 31, 9 p.m., with Flufftronix and Buddy Leezle, The M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577, flufftronix.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Apart from his own patently absurd moniker, James Connolly doesn't fuss too much about nomenclature. T

Sharon Van Etten
Mon., Nov. 1, 8 p.m., $17-$28, with Junip, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by M.J. Fine
She may call Brooklyn home, but singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten's got a soft spot for Philly.

Suite Spot:
Take a Bow
To me, that's entertainment.
by Peter Burwasser
Yo-Yo Ma's performance of the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata at the Kimmel Center last week was dreamy. That is to say, it sounded like he was playing it in his sleep.

Music Picks:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Mon., Nov. 1, 8 p.m., $23, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org.
by Peter Burwasser
Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski is something of a throwback.

The Legendary Pink Dots
Mon., Nov. 1, 8 p.m., $20, with David E. Williams, The M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave., 215-739-5577, themanhattanroom.com.
by John Vettese
When the band formed some 30 years ago, the "Legendary" preceding "Pink Dots" might have seemed like cheeky sarcasm or foolhardy hubris.

Omar Souleyman
Wed., Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $20, with Electric Simcha, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Former construction worker Omar Souleyman plays some of the most astonishingly visceral party music out there.


Food


Food :: M, M, GoodM, M, Good
The Morris House Hotel's restaurant gets a new chef, and new spirit.
by Adam Erace
"You know, I've never tried marijuana."

Portion Control:
Fifty Years, on Fresh Rolls
Dalessandro's celebrates half a century in the cheesesteak business.
by Carolyn Wyman
"It's worth the wait," says 35-year regular William Phillips, while on the typically long lunch line at steak purveyor Dalessandro's, this month celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Feeding Frenzy
Restaurants opening, closing and pending
by Drew Lazor
Baby Blues BBQ | The Bottle Shop | Liberté

Web Exclusive
What's Cooking
The Week in Eats
by Rachel Burgos
Jameson Pairing Dinner at Koo Zee Doo | Day of the Dead at Distrito | El Camion Real Day of the Dead Tequila Dinner | Halloween at Beck's Cajun Café | Hell Night at Le Viet


Agenda

Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
There's true bloody good effort put into Halloween's parties.

Agenda Picks:
Mutt Strut
Sat., Oct. 30, 11 a.m., $25, FDR Park, 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-298-9680, pawsmuttstrut.org.
by Laura Weber
PAWS, the area's only no-kill animal shelter, is throwing its fourth annual Mutt Strut to raise funds for operational costs in Grays Ferry.

Philly Bike Expo
Sat., Oct. 30, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 31, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $5-$25, 23rd St. Armory, 22 S. 23rd St., and First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-329-4744, phillybikeexpo.com.
by Holly Otterbein
Two days of costumed bike rides, BMX demos, a steel steed fashion show, bike sales, yoga for cyclists, a seminar on the country's bike boom and a whole lot more.

Jewish Immigrant Tour
Sun., Oct. 31, 2 p.m., $10, Society Hill Synagogue, 418 Spruce St., 215-546-1146, preservationalliance.com.
by Eric Schuman
Stroll through just about any part of Center City and you'll be soaking in a wealth of history — whether you know it or not.

Sound and Vision
Mon., Nov. 1, 7-9 p.m., free, Ibrahim Theater, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.
by Holly Otterbein
When we sift through black-and-whites of Grandma and Pop-Pop, we're not looking for our ancestors so much as ourselves.




 
 
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