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ISSUE . February 10th, 2011
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Cover Story


The Warriors
How the decades-long fight against AIDS made radicals out of activists.
by Holly Otterbein
ACT UP isn't just another advocacy group: They are the A-Team of AIDS activism, a band of crack commandos always ready to parachute in, their rhetorical guns blazing.


News


News :: The Face of FaithThe Face of Faith
CP visits a Philly church that believes God is the best doctor — and the only one.
by Matt Stroud
Two years ago, Herbert and Catherine Schaible placed their infant son, Kent, into bed with apparent flu symptoms and, under the direction of their church pastor, prayed over the boy instead of seeking medical help. The child died in his sleep.

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


Arts


Arts :: Frank's ArkFrank's Ark
A local artist's brood of beasts breathes new life into his oeuvre.
by J.F. Pirro
Kensington native and Bucks County artist Frank Grobelny figures he's reinvented himself five times, but he's finally found himself in the process. It's a refreshing notion.

Arts Picks:
I Love You/I Hate You
Mon., Feb. 14, 5 p.m., $10, Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St., 215-733-0255, azukatheatre.org.
by Diana Palmieri
Azuka Theatre cohorts have selected the awesome, the bad and the most awesomely bad submissions to form the dialogue for this showcase.

Kaleidoscope
The Mural Arts Program's Love Train | Nasal Attraction: How Your Nose Can Help You Find a Suitable Partner | Bad Cupid: An Anti-Valentine's Cabaret | Anti-Valentine's Day StorySlam

Re-View:
The Thinker
Robin Rice on Visual Art: John Zinsser's Abtract Memory
by Robin Rice
Painter John Zinsser brilliantly uses a trowel — not a brush or palette knife — to different stylistic, but equally abstract, ends.

Arts Picks:
Blasted
Through Feb. 27, $12.50-$32, Upstairs at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 866-811-4111, lunatheater.org.
by Mark Cofta
Luna Theater Co. artistic director Gregory Scott Campbell revives the play first condemned as a sensationalist taboo-breaker.

The Empire Builders
Through Feb. 27, $20, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-285-0472, idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org.
by A.D. Amorosi
When it comes to theater of the absurd, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium has it covered.

Carolyn's Super Awesome Art Show
Opening reception Sat., Feb. 12, 9 p.m., free, through March 12, Ugly American Bar and Restaurant, 1100 S. Front St., 215-336-1100, uglyamericanphilly.com.
by Will Stone
Carolyn Giordano extracts the bold colors and fonts of '50s and '70s print culture and repastes them into contexts that hold telling clues about our culture.

Kun-Yang Lin Dancers
Thu.-Sat., Feb. 10-12, 8 p.m., $25 (Thursday and Saturday, waiting list only), Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.
by Janet Anderson
With intelligence and grace, Lin brings the Far East to Philadelphia with a nearly-sold-out full-length program at the Painted Bride.

Love Letters
Fri., Feb. 11, 3 p.m., free with $10 admission, Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008 Delancey Place, 215-732-1600, rosenbach.org.
by Eric Schuman
Dearest Eleanor ...

Savion Glover
Sun. Feb. 13, 3 p.m., $33-$65, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.
by Deni Kasrel
Savion's feet contain multitudes, so expect a heated performance.


Movies


Movies :: Oscar Shorts: Live ActionOscar Shorts: Live Action
City Paper Grade: B+
by Cindy Fuchs
The 15-year-old cancer patient in Ian Barnes' Wish 143 is less specific about his object of affection, hoping only to lose his virginity before he dies.


Music


Music :: Next LevelsNext Levels
The Creeping Weeds get complicated on See Through.
by John Vettese
There's a puzzle in the latest Creeping Weeds album.

Music Picks:
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Feb. 11-20, $15-$60, Academy of Music, 1420 Locust St., 215-893-1018, operaphila.org.
by Peter Burwasser
No writer has influenced more composers than Shakespeare, and no Shakespeare has inspired more music than Romeo and Juliet.

Aid or Invade:
Germany!
by Rodney Anonymous
If this CD were any campier, it would be married to Liza Minnelli. The fact that 99 percent of the songs are sung in German is the icing on the urinal cake.

Music Picks:
Thank You/Dustin Wong
Sun., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., $5, with Ed Schrader and Combine, Younglove's, 5011 Baltimore Ave., 215-472-4727, weareyoungloves.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Baltimore comes to West Philly for a nicely balanced pairing of experimental art-rock experiences.

The Synth Sircus
Sat., Feb. 12, 1 p.m., $7, all ages, with The Skin Cell and W.C. Lindsay, Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.
by John Vettese
The words "live improvised electronic" should trigger your most skeptical instincts.

Oldermost
Sat., Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m., $7, all ages, with The Cinnamon Band and Lost in Company, Cedar Street Studios, 3211 Cedar St., cedarstreetpresents.com.
by John Vettese
"Don't let the city streets keep you inside all year."

David Wax Museum
Fri., Feb. 11, 10:30 p.m., $10, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, tinangel.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
The title of David Wax and associates' third album suggests our modern tendency to leave no impulse undocumented.

Deerhoof
Fri., Feb. 11, 9 p.m., $15-$23, with Ben Butler and Mousepad and Prowler, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
These lovable San Fran oddballs have been churning out puzzling, playfully chaotic experimental art-pop-rock for 15 years.

Cold Fronts
Thu., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $5, with El Fuego, The MLMs and The Nonstop Mint, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by John Vettese
The word springing to mind is "toothy."


Food


Food :: Hot KokoHot Koko
Kokopelli's clubby feel doesn't diminish its culinary appeal.
by Adam Erace
Though her plates are uncommonly pretty — accessorized with caramelized onions and oyster mushrooms, the fluffy tamales are objects d'art in corn-husk coveralls — her cooking also radiates an undeniable soulfulness.

Portion Control:
Still Smokin'
The old-school art of cold-smoking has its place in Philly.
by Drew Lazor
Placing a pile of blistering, flame-engulfed wood in close proximity to a bunch of ice sounds like the perfect recipe for water. In reality, they're the two required elements for cold-smoking.

Feeding Frenzy
Restaurants opening, closing and pending
by Drew Lazor
Opa | Zaffron Mediterranean Grill & Hummus Bar | Falafel Bar | American Sardine Bar | Sweetgreen | Mica | The Grainery


Agenda


Agenda :: Shopping SpreeShopping Spree
FASHION > FORWARD: Second Saturday at Nice Things Handmade, Stitch 'N Bitch Circle at Square Peg Artery
by Julia West
Owner Elisa Kara kicks off the store's first anniversary celebration with a cuter-than-cute selection.

Agenda Picks:
TerraCycle Lecture
Tue., Feb. 15, 6 p.m., sold out, CBS Hall, 320 S. Broad St., corzocenter.ticketleap.com.
by Will Stone
Upcycling retools that nasty juice pouch, for example, and converts it into an even better product.

Philly Roller Girls
Monthly local bouts through Aug. 27, $15-$30, various locations, phillyrollerderby.com.
by Kala Jamison
When the Philly Roller Girls rumble through their first series of home games, don't be fooled by the theatrics.

Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
You haven't had much chance to miss Ed Rendell. He just won't go away.

Agenda Picks:
 
 
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