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Browse This Issue: December 14th, 2006

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Freedom Song
Building an Icon Out of Kuwasi Balagoon
by Jessica Loughery
On Dec. 13, 1986, Kuwasi Balagoon died in prison of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, an AIDS-related illness.

Agenda Picks:
In The Event That...
You're a Fan of the Other Mr. Show
by Natalie Hope McDonald
Dragadelphia Sat., Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Woody's, 202 S. 13th St.

Just Opened
The Pearl at Avenue North
by Gary M. Kramer
A deluxe, seven-screen, stadium-style digital sound cinema, the Pearl theater finally gives area moviegoers a new venue for seeing Hollywood fare.

Justify Your Existence
Cereality Christmas Extravaganza Open Mic
Thu., Dec. 14, 7 p.m., free, 3631 Walnut St.

On The DL
Satellite Winter Crafts Fair
by Will Dean
Sun., Dec. 17, noon-5 p.m., free, Satellite Café, 50th St. and Baltimore Ave.

Kids, etc.
Big Fun for Little Ones
by Megan M. Erwin
Celebrating the World's Many Faiths, Christmas at Longwood Gardens, Sixth Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Abraham Mouse and the Magic Dreidel, The Night Before Christmas

ARTS AGENDA . Picks
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You Netflix The Big Sleep,Homeward Bound and Queer As Folk in One Fell Swoop
by Lou Perseghin
Sun., Dec. 17, 3-5 p.m., free, Robin's Bookstore.
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
by Amy Strauss
Fri., Dec. 15, 8 and 10 p.m., The Five Spot,
MUSIC . Picks
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Sun., Dec. 17, Iron Hill Wilmington, Mon., Dec. 18, Iron Hill Newark, Tue., Dec. 19, Iron Hill Phoenixville
by Carolyn Wyman
"You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch." "We're a couple of misfits." "Christmastime is here." Forget Dickens and Bing.
Wed., Dec. 20, 7 p.m., The Trocadero,
by M.J. Fine
A suave rockabilly misanthrope from Alabama, Dan Sartain has the pipes and the presence to back up his swagger.
Sun., Dec. 17, 3 p.m., Curtis Institute of Music
by Peter Burwasser
The subtitle of the Chamber Music Society's "Music of Our Time" concert could be "The Philadelphia Story."
ARTS . Picks
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Opening reception Fri., Dec. 15, 6:30-11 p.m., runs through Dec. 29, Space 1026.
by Will Dean
visual art Andrew Jeffrey Wright always wanted to host a film festival, but as more events started switching from film to digital video, he decided to outdo everyone.
Thu., Dec. 14, 7 p.m., free, Free Library.
by A.D. Amorosi
There are several Neal Gablers in my life. Like the one who every Saturday, before I leave my house, does his liberal pundit shtick.
Fri., Dec. 15, 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 16, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 17, 2:30 p.m.
by Deni Kasrel
Plenty of ballet performers cite an early experience seeing The Nutcracker as a reason they got interested in dance.
 
 
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