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Paint it ForwardHeartWorks gives back to an LGBTQ health center that saved one artist's life.
by Mary WilsonHeartWorks is expected by its organizers to raise more than $130,000
and is generating a considerable buzz. How did a little-known health clinic inspire this act of generosity?
For Christopher Veit, the answer is simple. "They basically saved my life," he
says.

Things That Matter To People Who MatterSpring Garden Market | SparkPeople.com | Micropedia Great Civilizations | Lindy Hop and blues dancing
Spring Garden Market James Saul If you work in nonprofit arts, you don't need the Fed to tell you that we're in an inflationary recession.

Fire and IceFrozen draws from the power of simple, awful facts.
by David Anthony FoxDirector Whit MacLaughlin's production hardly ever wavers — it's an extremely masterful piece of
craftsmanship that incorporates beautiful design and
finds nuances even where Bryony Lavery's script is flatfooted.
Impractical MagicRag and Bone stumbles in the dark.
by Mark CoftaAll this fuss wants to add up to something spiritual, but VAT artistic
director Aileen McCulloch's production tries to reach higher
goals in the last five minutes, after two hours of dimly lit shtick.
Many Happy Returns1812 Productions makes it better the second time around.
by Mark CoftaSuburban Love Songs shows middle-aged, middle-class people finally freed to go for it — at least for an evening.

Spacial ExpressionsTragedy is beauty in Jeanne Ruddy's Breathless.
by Janet AndersonBeautiful black-and-white video images of watery waves served as the
initial backdrop. As the dance unfolded, the images shifted to gorgeous
(if eerie) shots of women floating underwater, hair drifting out.

Gaul, InterruptedThough inconsistent, Norma packs a punch.
by David ShengoldThe overture — incorporating ever-loathsome slow-motion battle —
spoiled the mystery of Norma's famously challenging entrance scena,
when any prima donna would be better off calmly backstage.

Go, Dog. Go!Through June 1, $14-$30, Arden Theatre, 40 N. Second St., 215-922-1122, ardentheatre.org.
by David Anthony FoxIt's a rollicking canine adventure that should translate ideally into musical vaudeville entertainment.
Dance Theatre XFri.-Sat., April 18-19, 8 p.m., $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.
by Janet AndersonThe piece is inspired by letters soldiers write to loved one. But which
soldiers? Which war? Says Anderson, the piece refers to any or all of
them.
You're Not Afraid of Needles
by Annamarya Scaccia
Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention | Fri., April 18, 2 p.m.-mid.; Sat., April 19, noon-mid.; Sun., April 20, noon-8 p.m., $15-$35, Sheraton City Center, 17th and Race streets
paraphrase/NEXUS
by Shaun Brady
Wed., April 23, 8 p.m., free, NEXUS Gallery, Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., Suite 102, perpetualmvmtsnd.org
by Nadia Stadnycki
The routine is set to modern rock music, including songs by A Perfect
Circle, Apocalyptica, Damien Rice and The White Stripes, while a
multimedia projection of American streets juxtaposed with Sudanese
desert terrain serves as the background.
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