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Lofty Aspirations
Architects envision more than condos when they look at Philly's industrial bones.
Where many developers once saw an opportunity to cram as many
high-paying tenants into a building as possible, others are beginning
to see potential anchors of communities — just what those industrial
buildings were in the first place.
The Philadelphia Center for Architecture's upcoming exhibit, "Retooling Industrial Sites," reveals this new creed borne out.
Mardi Gras On South Street
Build Your Own Bike
Peer-to-PeerSun., Feb. 7, noon-5 p.m., free, begins at Fat Tuesday, 431 South St., 215-629-5999, fat-tuesday.com.
Finally, a chance to reuse that crusty, beer-soaked Mummers costume you toiled on all year long.
Build Your Own Bike
Sun., Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 3-5:30 p.m., $60, Neighborhood Bike Works, 3916 Locust Walk, 215-386-0316, neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
Every Sunday this month, Neighborhood Bike Works is teaching folks of
all experience levels how to construct a custom ride from their own
spare parts or ones purchased on-site.
Brian James Kirk geeks out
Reality is subjective throughout Brower's fictional corporation,
conjured to explain his diverse creations to the art world. For
instance, he says, a painting could come from the advertising
department, an electronic gadget from engineering. It's as serious as
it is silly.
A Love Letter For You
IcepackTattoos available Sun.-Thu., Feb. 7-11 and Sun., Feb. 14, noon-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., Feb. 12-13, noon-midnight; various prices, Northern Liberties Tattoo, 823 N. Second St., 267-639-6019. Tattoo party and book-signing, Sat., Feb. 13, 6 p.m., free, Exit Skateshop, 825 N. Second St., 215-425-2450, exitphiladelphia.com.
Lowell recognized that the brilliant, pleasantly sentimental murals
Powers created around Philly in conjunction with the Mural Arts Project
would translate beautifully into flash tattoos.
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
Icepack isn't the sporting type. Save for boxing and fencing (yes,
fencing), sports are too dull, corporate or meatheaded for me to care
about. But when football mattered and its broadcasting was still fun, Tom Brookshier was in on the huddle.
I Love You, I Hate You
Prairie Home Companion Live!
Tue., Feb. 9, 5-8 p.m., $10, Woody's Bar, 202 S. 13th St., 215-733-0255, azukatheatre.org, woodysbar.com.
Allison Heishman, has been poring over 150 pages of City Paper's I Love You, I Hate You posts — and it's starting to drive her bonkers.
Prairie Home Companion Live!
Thu., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $20-$23, United Artists Riverview Theater, 1400 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-755-2219; The Bridge, 220 S. 40th St., 215-386-9800; prairiehome.publicradio.org.
Tonight, the beloved hootenanny will be broadcast in sound and video
live from its home theater in Minnesota to the entire country.
Fri., Feb. 5, 6 p.m., $5, with Everyone Everywhere, This Black Box and Hold Tight, Terrordome, 624 N. 48th St., myspace.com/terrordomepa.
Whether their band name is some sort of scene-preservational
obfuscation or just a silly, impractical choice, Band Name/Bandname is
great.
Wed., Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., $5, Power Animal and Niagara Falls, Kungfu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
Amid horn bleats and whispery bacchanalia, these dudes (and lady) have obvious hooks and skill.
POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW; RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 17 Sat., Feb. 6, 8 p.m., $10, with Exit Clov and The Armchairs, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
No one stays tied to one place too long in Pepi Ginsberg's songs.
Tue., Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $12, all ages, with Mountains, First Unitarian Church Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
This Swedish trio is on a Stateside tour culminating with an appearance
at New York's Unsound Festival, but there's little
that's palpably electronic about their music
POSTPONED DUE TO IMPENDING SNOWPOCALYPSE Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $7, with Slick Mantra, Scanz, Ground Up and DJ Cliff Moore, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 215-573-3234, therotunda.org.
Writtenhouse's hot-off-the-presses new cut, "Mic Check One Two," hints that they've graduated from Midnight Marauders to Beats Rhymes and Life.
Through Feb. 14, $22-$24, Villanova Theatre, 800 Lancaster Ave., 610-519-7474, theatre.villanova.edu.
Euripides dramatized issues that still resonate today.
Thu.-Sat., Feb. 4-6, $24-$48, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-3900, annenbergcenter.org.
Elizabeth Streb takes dance out of the studio and into realms reserved for athletes and daredevils.
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