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Browse This Issue: June 10th, 2010

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Art:
The Writing On The Wall
Graffiti pioneer Darryl McCray won't let himself get forgotten.
by Emily Currier
Cornbread is a living legend in our midst, and you've probably never even heard of him.

Arts Picks:
Orphée et Eurydice
June 17-25, $40-$130, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1018, operaphila.org.

by Peter Burwasser
If you like it, try tackling the three-hour-long Verdi that OCP has on tap for the fall.

Re-View:
The Next Great Reality Show?
Robin Rice on Visual Art | Bravo's Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
by Robin Rice
The subject is novel, but it's otherwise a predictable and effective formula packed with pretensions, clichés and suspense, as well as some pretty good — and some really bad — artworks.

Dance:
Caught in a Bard Romance
Pennsylvania Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
by Janet Anderson
When Pennsylvania Ballet last presented Romeo and Juliet in 2005, the leading roles were performed by Zachary Hench and Julie Diana. Five years later, the married couple are back in those familiar roles.

Theater Review:
Don't Call It A Comeback
REVIEW: Arden Theatre Co.'s Sunday in the Park with George
by David Anthony Fox
If you think there are no second acts in American lives, Sunday in the Park with George will change your mind.

Kaleidoscope
Eli "Paperboy" Reed | Pocahaunted | Or Maybe My Mother Was an American Chameleon? | How To Wreck a Nice Beach

Arts Picks:
Daydream Nation
Opening reception Thu., June 10, 6-9 p.m., free, through Aug. 21, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, 1400 N. American St., Suite 103, 215-232-5678, philaphotoarts.org.

by John Vettese
Images in "Daydream Nation" skew minimal, mysterious and evocative.

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