Thursday, December 8, 2011

This weekend, 12/9-12/11:

General Events:
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Friday 12/9:

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Saturday 12/10:
  • Winter garden walk at Winterthur.  Free with admission (and free for members).  1pm. More details.
  • Showing of Will Ferrell's Elf at Theatre N, 11am, 1 showing only.  FREE. http://www.theatern.org/Films
  • Film Bros. Innovator's Club.  These are monthly networking meetings for innovative types who want to expand the creative scene in the city (and who can afford $20 per event or over $200 for a yearly membership).  Short films will be shown, nets will be worked, um - you'd better just read about it yourself: http://www.facebook.com/events/276472269065971/  6-8pm at the Film Bros. Co-Op on 2nd & Market.
  • Showings of Almodovar's The Skin I Live In, and Herzog's Into the Abyss, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

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Sunday 12/11:
  • Punk Rock Flea Market and Record Fair in Philly (oh please oh please someone in Delaware duplicate this).  It's a bi-yearly market, put on by indie rock promoter R5, for local crafters (who, obviously, are somewhat edgy), and for people selling stuff with a rock n' roll bent.  God I sound square.  I just don't know how else to describe this. More info here.
  • Jazz show: A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Eric Mintel Quartet at the Baby Grand, with members of the Cab Calloway Jazz Choir. 1pm, $24
  • Sunday Bird Walk at Bucktoe Creek Preserve  (weekly until Jan. 2). 8-10am, free, nearby PA.
  • Showings of Almodovar's The Skin I Live In, and Herzog's Into the Abyss, and my favorite Mozart opera, Don Giovanni, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
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Band shows:

Friday 12/9:

  • Sisters 3 and Andrew Gray (former co-lead of Hoots & Hellmouth) at the Kennett Flash. 1st 20 people who show up with a new toy for a charity drive get half-priced admission. 8pm, $12.
  • Touring "festival darling" jam band The Heavy Pets at Mojo Main, with Spontaneous Underground. 21+, 9pm, $10.
  • Alyssa Regan cd release show at Film Bros. Co-Op, with The Paper Janes, Wyatt Sikora, and Shane Palkovitz. All ages, 7pm, $6 (or $10 with cd purchase).
  • Green Mountain Valley Boys at Extreme Pizza. 8:30, free.
  • At the North Star Bar, 3 different tribute sets to: Radiohead, The Smiths / Morrisey, and R.E.M. 21+, 9pm, $15
  • Slo-Mo feat. Mic Wrecka at Milkboy Philly. 21+, 9pm, $10
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Saturday 12/10:

  • Two different locals shows at the Queen.  You have your choice of: Tail, Robot House, Stallions & Villains Like You, 7:30pm, $5-$7, or Universal Funk Order, Forward Motion, & Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomers, 8:30pm, $9.  The former will be upstairs, the latter will be downstairs.
  • Milkboy Philly holiday party with: Toy Soldiers, Revolution I Love You, The Quelle Source, and 3 others.
  • Between The Buried And Me at the TLA.
  • (The Dead Milkmen show at KFN is sold-out, and the Robin Thicke show at WCL Philly is sold-out).
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Sunday 12/11:

  • (The Graham Colton show at the Queen has been post-poned).
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Upcoming: Christmas Vacation shown at the Kennett Flash Mon., Great soul band JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound at KFN Tues., The War On Drugs / Sun Airway / Ape School at Union Transfer next Sat., Matisyahu at the TLA on 12/24, Spring Standards & Mean Lady at Arden Gild Hall on 12/26, Diego Paulo reunion at Mojo Main on 12/30, .mewithoutYou / Thursday (fairwell tour) / Screaming Females at the TLA on 12/30.

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