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Down Dome
The Rotunda, West Philly's iconic multiuse venue, turns 10.
by Lauren F. Friedman
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"They used to produce one event a week [with] not much activity in the summer. Now we have at least 300 events a year, and at least 200 different organizations and artists who have come our way."

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Agenda Picks:
A Supreme Court Preview
Mon., Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m., $7-$15 (reservation required), National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6700, constitutioncenter.org.
by Cristina Perachio
This month's lecture series at the National Constitution Center will allow you to vent your governmental frustrations, concerns and questions to fellow community members, as well as politicians.

Banned Books Reading
Wed., Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322, freelibrary.org.
by Lauren Seibert
"In this time, people think banned books are not an issue. But there are still groups around the country who want to control what people read."

Last Chance
Catch It or Regret It
by Holly Otterbein
I'll Teach Your Grandma To Grow Gills | Bright Path

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Agenda Picks:
Lebowski Fest
Screening Fri., Sept. 25, 8 p.m., $20, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-627-1332; bowling party Sat., Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $25-$30, North Bowl, 909 N. Second St., 215-238-2695; lebowskifest.com.
by Scott Yorko
The event kicks off at the Electric Factory with soul/rock band The Black Diamond Heavies, which covers soundtrack songs by Kenny Rogers and "the fuckin' Eagles, man!"

Gayborhood Games
Sat., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., $20-$40, Voyeur Club (formerly Pure), 1221 St. James St., 215-735-5772, nightlifegay.com.
by Josh Middleton
Christopher Ciccone, brother of the queen of reinvention, will sit on a panel of judges that determines which of 31 locals will win in the first-ever Gayborhood Games.

Zombie Prom
Sun., Sept. 27, 8 p.m., $7-$10, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-5483, phillyzombiecrawl.com.
by Julia West
"You can't please the undead," says creator Robert Drake. "They wanted more." And so Zombie Prom was created to satiate brain-hungry Philadelphians.

MUSIC . Picks
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Faust workshop, Mon., Sept. 28, 8 p.m., $10; Faust show, Tue., Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $20; International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
Before Krautrock was a genre designed to teach young bands words like "motorik," it was an explosion of post-psychedelic/pre-art-rock noise that Neu! and Can pioneered.
Sat., Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $20, with Shabazz Palaces and the Saturn Never Sleeps Ensemble with King Britt, Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Steve Ellison's deeply dubby, haunted hip-hop beats and pieces should fit right in amid the mirrored shards and fragments of the Painted Bride's Isaiah Zagar walls.
Fri., Sept. 25, 10 p.m., $5, Finger on the Pulse at Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St., 215-592-8838, silkcityphilly.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
If you've hit a dancefloor within the last year, you've been witness to Pilooski.
Fri., Sept. 25, 8 p.m., $8, with Bad Temple, Pi Lam, 3914 Spruce St., yarga.net.
by John Vettese
Current Port Fishington settlers Free Energy showed us the potency of their Freaks & Geeks-ish skuzz rock at Making Time two weeks ago, and Brown Recluse's new Soft Skin 12-inch is delightful.
Sat., Sept. 26, 6 p.m., $7, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., iourecords.com/thefire.
by John Vettese
When Ron Gallo formed Toy Soldiers at Temple last year, the go-to comparison was The Black Keys.
ARTS . Picks
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Sept. 29-Oct. 24, $18-$25, Underground Arts at the Wolf, 340 N. 12th St., 215-407-0556, gasandelectricarts.org.
by Mark Cofta
Furniture fosters feelings in Cabinet of Wonders, An Impossible History.
Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform reading, Thu., Sept. 24, noon, free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322, freelibrary.org.
by Shaun Brady
We can only imagine what President Howard Dean's reaction would have been to Rep. Joe Wilson's recent outburst.
Through Oct. 18, $22-$25, Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St., 215-563-7500, newcitystage.org.
by Nicole Saylor
There's a serial killer on the loose — yet even in a city rattled by horror and chaos, seven sexually frustrated individuals are struggling to find love.
 
 
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