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Glass Clown
Don't cross Philly standup Todd Glass.
"I'll put it this way: Most comedians are decent people. I enjoy
hanging with these guys. But there've been guys who weren't
nice to me."
Letau Designs' Drawstring Scarf
Whether wrapped all the way around the neck or split, ruffles frame the face and add dramatic volume that makes the waist appear smaller. Maren Reese, 29, marries these classic principles with modern technique in
her company Letau Designs' drawstring scarf, available in more than 125 fabrics, including silk and cashmere.
Peoplehood Parade and Pageant
BYOTY Book Fair
Squidfire Art Mart
Drum Machine
Mighty Warship Olympia Tattoo Festival
Due to inclement weather forecasts, the parade has been postponed for Sat., Oct. 24, 1 p.m., free, from 50th and Walnut streets to Clark Park, Baltimore Ave. and S. 43rd St., 215-222-6979, spiralq.org.
For Spiral Q's Peoplehood Parade, now in its 10th year, diverse
communities come together to create massive folk art-inspired puppets.
Sat., Oct. 17, noon-6 p.m., free, Little Berlin, 119 W. Montgomery St., 610-308-0579, littleberlin.org.
The gallery is hosting a BYOTY ("bring your own table, yo") book fair, featuring more than 25 vendors selling books written backward, zines, self-published poetry and psychedelic art books — all for about $5.
Squidfire Art Mart
Sat., Oct. 17, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free, Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard St., 215-627-2493, squidfire.com.
Jean-Baptiste Regnard is bringing his Squidfire craft show, usually based in Baltimore, to this brotherly-lovin' city.
Drum Machine
Fri., Oct. 16, 10 p.m., $12, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 877-985-2844, comedysportzphilly.com.
Improv comedian Jill Bernard's seven-year-old show, in which she
accompanies herself on a blue plastic drum machine, is goofy as hell.
Mighty Warship Olympia Tattoo Festival
Fri., Oct. 16, 2-10 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 17, noon-10 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 18, noon-5 p.m.; $20, Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-413-8655, phillyseaport.org.
Craving an authentic ink experience? The Independent Seaport Museum is hosting a tattoo festival onboard the Landmark Cruiser Olympia.
Sat., Oct. 17, 9 p.m., $12-$13, with Asobi Seksu, and Loney, Dear, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
Leaving on a Mayday boasts a
curiously sparse, percussive sheen, much sharper than your average
tasteful Nordic mopefest.
Sat., Oct. 17, 8 p.m., $20, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.
Arturo Stable is a prime example of how the influence of his native
Cuba is being woven into a far more colorful tapestry than ever before.
Sat., Oct 17, 7:30 p.m., $10, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.
He still plays Bach and Brahms, but is committed to, as he puts it,
"seeing music thrive," cultivating new composers and new audiences at
coffeehouses and bars.
Tue., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., $10, with Post Post and Real Estate, The Barbary, 951 N. Frankford Ave., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
Alan Palomo must have dragged a crate of Daft Punk and OMD 12-inches
from the attic, popped them on the turntable and had a moment of
inspiration.
Sat., Oct 17, 7:30 p.m., $29.50 (sold out), with Paper Route and The Swellers, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 610-784-5400, electricfactory.info.
Their brand-new Brand New Eyes offers another dozen barnstormers, all primed to incite.
Wed., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $5-$10, with Sharks with Wings and Sanguine Vessel, Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th St., third floor, bowerbird.org.
When the three members of Peeesseye get together, they speak a strange vocabulary all their own.
Through Nov. 8, $15-$20, Nice People Theatre Co. at Power Plant Basement, 233 N. Bread St., 267-909-3309, nicepeopletheatre.org.
While the play explores relationships, it also demands climbing's physical challenges.
Through Oct. 25, $20-$25, Quince Productions at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St., 215-627-1088, quinceproductions.com.
A "systematizer," Bollin stumbles over his need to document his deeds
while pestered by eerily amoral teens who tease him and take his stuff.
Through Nov. 1, free, Muse Gallery, 52 N. Second St., 215-627-5310, musegalleryphiladelphia.com.
Anne Marble Caramanico's dreamy acrylic paintings and monotype prints could be anything: people, landscape or even light itself.
Oct. 21-25, $24-$129, Academy of Music, 1420 Locust St., 215-893-1999, paballet.org.
Pennsylvania Ballet opens its 46th season with a traditional bow in the
direction of ballet genius and company godfather George Balanchine.
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