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Lean BachGet hands-on Philly at the Rosenbach.
by Natalie Hope McDonaldFor fans of the Rosenbach's don't-touch antiquarian arsenal, they've begun offering special "hands-on tours," including ones
focused on Philadelphia's rich cultural history in the arts and crafts,
entitled Made in Philadelphia and Philadelphia Artists.

Shopping SpreeFashion > Forward
by Felicia D'AmbrosioPenelope Rakov Trunk Show | End of Season Sale at Vagabond | Immortal Uncommon Resale 12th Anniversary Sale | Pre-Valentine's Day Lingerie Trunk Show at TONY
Just Do ItBenjamin Long's "Mini-Portraits"
In The Event That...You always thought Tori Spelling was a man
Just Do ItGlass Bead Studio Valentine's Day Open Studio and Show
by Lauren FlemingSat.-Sun., Feb. 7-8, noon-6 p.m., free (glass class, $70), 2245 Grays Ferry Ave., 215-546-3735
Just Do ItAll You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America?
by Natalie Hope McDonaldFeb. 10, 6:30 p.m., free, University of Pennsylvania Fisher Fine Arts Library, Fourth Fl., 220 S. 34th St.,
joelberg.net In The Event That...He's Not That Into Ewe
by Lauren F. FriedmanThe Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man with Faye Flam | Thu., Feb. 5, 6 p.m., $10, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St., 215-898-5093,
museum.upenn.edu
Thu., Feb. 5, 8:30 p.m., $25-$27, with Heartless Bastards and Patrick Sweany, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-336-2000,
electricfactory.info.
by Dianca Potts
Since they debuted in 2002, they've scored gigs with Devo and Radiohead, and snuck some catchy, gritty, foot-stompin’ rock 'n' roll songs onto otherwise glossy movie and TV soundtracks.
Sun., Feb. 8, 3 p.m., $33-$115, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999,
kimmelcenter.org.
by Peter Burwasser
Perhaps no work of Shostakovich is more emblematic of his
controversy-filled career than the Seventh Symphony. Premièring in 1941
and dedicated to the besieged city of Leningrad, it was immediately
hailed as a grand gesture of defiance against the Nazi menace.