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Agenda Lead:
Flights of Fancy
Red Bull Flugtag makes a crash landing in Philly.
by Julia West
It took only 19 years of competitive flying triumphs and swan dives in cities around the world, but the famed Red Bull Flugtag will finally land in the 215 this Saturday.

Agenda Picks:
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
Wed., Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m., $12, Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700, princemusictheater.org.
by Molly Eichel
The last movie directed by Louis C.K. to receive theatrical release was 2001's Pootie Tang. Consider Hilarious penance.

Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
There're a few things I learned about my Italian Market since last week's Ninth Street cover story mega-mix.

Peer to Peer:
Freeman's Pop Culture Auction
Joe Osborne geeks out
by Joe Osborne
Tthe sheer joy of being under the same roof as a signed picture of Burt Ward and Adam West as Batman and Robin isn't what's important.

Agenda Picks:
Gasland
Fri., Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., free, Piazza at Schmidts, Second Street and Germantown Avenue, rooftopfilms.com.
by Holly Otterbein
Gay rights, black power, pro-choice — all of these things are easy enough to grasp. Then there's the poor anti-hydraulic fracturing cadre.

MUSIC . Picks
RSS
Tue., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $12-$13, with Cults and Slutever, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
"Fine, fresh, fierce" doesn't quite hit the mark.
Fri.-Sun., Sept. 3-5, $30-$85, Salem County Fairgrounds, Route 40, Woodstown, N.J., 302-321-6466, delawarevalleybluegrass.org.
by Mary Armstrong
In addition to pure bluegrass from legends like Dan Paisley, Friday offers a treat for kids: Riders in the Sky. Yes, from the Cartoon Network.
Sun., Sept. 5, 8 p.m., $15, with 22-20's and Hey Rosetta!, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 215-787-0488, northstarbar.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Future Breeds is more fun and more fierce than they've been in ages, a throwback to the jittery dance-punk firepower that earned them their name.
Fri., Sept. 3, 8 p.m., $18-$26, with Young the Giant, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Did I mention the melodies? Aw, shine on, you kerrrazy diamonds.
 
 
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