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Queen Party
by Natalie Hope McDonald
If you're into brotherly love or Sapphic intentions (or both), the dawn of summer usually means two things: sipping margaritas on 12th Air Command's roof and breaking out the feather boa for the Philly Pride Parade and Festival.

Agenda Picks:
On The DL
Square Rootz Clothing Swap
by Monica Weymouth
Sun., June 8, 1-4 p.m., $5-$7, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., foundationarts.org, squarerootz.net

Just Do It
MISsed Education Poetry Slam
by Deesha Dyer
Sat., June 7, noon-3 p.m., free, Philadelphia Daily News Building, 440 N. Broad St., 888-549-0979, myspace.com/themancampaign

Just Do It
ACT UP Storytelling and Archives Exhibit
by Annamarya Scaccia
Thu., June 5, 5-9 p.m., free, Joe Coffee Bar, 1100 Walnut St., 215-985-4448, ext. 250, critpath.org/actup

Just Do It
U.S. Air Guitar Championships
by Aaron Moselle
Fri., June 6, 8 p.m., $15, TLA, 334 South St., 215-336-2000, livenation.com

Just Do It
A Perfect Fit: Fashioning Futures for Women
by Aly Semigran
Wed., June 11, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $60, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-568-6693, careerwardrobe.org

ARTS AGENDA . Picks
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He Still Lights Your Fire
by Tami Fertig
David Sedaris | Sat., June 7, noon, free with purchase of book, Joseph Fox Bookshop, 1724 Sansom St., 215-563-4184, foxbookshop.com
User 927
by Deni Kasrel
Runs June 6-22, $18-$25, St. Stephen's Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets, 215-627-2577, bratproductions.org
Lynda Barry
by Sam Adams
Thu., June 5, 7 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341, freelibrary.org
MUSIC . Picks
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Fri., June 6, 8 p.m., $10, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com
by John Vettese
It's tough to say no to a puppy-dog-eyed kid who wants you to buy lemonade to fight childhood cancer.
Sat., June 7, 2 p.m., $49.50, with the Roots, Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Diplo, J*Davey, Santogold, Deerhoof, The Cool Kids, Esperanza and more, Festival Pier at Penn's Landing, Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street, 215-336-2000, livenation.com
by Deesha Dyer
Summer starts Saturday when hometown hip-hop hometown godfathers the Roots bombard Penn's Landing with support from all over the musical spectrum.
ARTS . Picks
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Thu.-Sat., June 5-7, $29-$46, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-6701, pennpresents.org.
by Deni Kasrel
This piece is so new that not much is known about it, but for the title — Changes — and the fact that it's set to the music of the Mamas and Papas.
June 6-14, $22-$129, Academy of Music, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, paballet.org.
by Deni Kasrel
The other pieces on the program "will give anyone who came to see pure dance a lot to look at."
 
 
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