This weekend, 10/14-10/16:

General Events:
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Friday:

• Free noon show at the Queen with Alyssa Regan.
• Kennett Square Farmers' Market (until mid-November).  2-6pm. 
• Showings of Under The Boardwalk: The Story of Monopoly, and Senna, at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Art Is Social event at the Delaware Art Museum.  Free beer and wine tastings (full drinks $1-$4), DJ, burlesque show, art, burlesque model sketch session. May need reservation, see link.   $5, 8-11 pm. Full details here.
• Jazz pianist Jimmy Amadie at the Phila. Museum of Art in his first public appearance since 1967.  He once accompanied the likes of Mel Torme and Woody Herman, and is now coming back, Leon Fleisher style, after a decades long bout with tendinitis.  I couldn't make this stuff up.  This is part of the museum's Art After 5 event. http://www.philamuseum.org/artafter5/

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Saturday:

• Lewes Farmers' Market (until the end of October). 8-noon.
• Joy - Hope Foundation 5k/10k, Wilmington. Details.
• Hagley Craft Fair, 10-5pm, $5.
• Showings of Under The Boardwalk: The Story of Monopoly, Senna, and The Secret of Kells (Oscar-nominated animation) at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• For people with much bigger budgets than me and mine: Brandywine River Museum's 40th anniversary gala, at the museum.  $150 at the door.

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Sunday:

• Sunday Bird Walk at Bucktoe Creek Preserve  (weekly until Jan. 2). 8-10am, free, nearby PA.
• SOAR 5k, Wilmington. Details.
• Hagley Craft Fair, 10-4pm, $5.
• Newark Co-op Farmers' Market (until late November). 10-2pm, E. Main St.
• Showings of Under The Boardwalk: The Story of Monopoly, Senna, and Esmerelda (ballet) at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Zombie Party at Mojo Main. 21+, 9pm-1am, free.  Does this involve costumes?  DJ?  Drink or food specials? Whoever writes their event listings didn't give many details.

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Band shows:

Friday:

• New Sweden, The Splashing Pearls, and no less than 4 additional bands at Mojo Main. 21+, show at 7, $10.
• Gable Music Ventures presents the Joe Trainor Trio and 12 Mile Circle at the Film Bros. Co-Op on 2nd & Market. 7-9 pm, $6 at door.
• Still Moon Servants, Villains Like You, the LBG Project, and Robot House at the Queen. 8pm, $6.
• Newark folk-rock duo Battleshy Youths at Extreme Pizza on lower Market. 10pm-1am, free.  Happy hour food/drink pricing for anyone with a Joe Trainor ticket from earlier.
• Tric Town October features Marky Ramone (yes, of those Ramones) and NY's Evan Russell Saffer at Mojo 13 (don't say I never promoted a Mojo 13 show).  Note to 3rd band on the bill, Camp Dracula: work on that bio, boys.  It doesn't read well when you say you haven't accomplished all that much in the 4 years you've been together because you were too busy attaining [insert list of professional degrees].  This is rock music, not a job interview.
• RJD2 with Icebird and Lushlife (intelligent electronica/hip hop from Philly) at Union Transfer.  All ages, 8pm, $15-$17.
• Bonerama (horn-heavy funk and free improv from New Orleans) at the North Star Bar. 21+, 9pm, $20.
• Illinois at Milkboy Philly. 21+, doors at 8, $8-$10.
• Bush / Chevelle / Filter at the Electric Factory. $42.

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Saturday:

• Stallions with The Last Valorians, My Friends, and Tail at Mojo Main. 21+, 9pm, $5.
• Dirty Boots at the Kennett Flash. 8pm, $12-$15.
• Surf-rock legend Dick Dale at the North Star Bar. 21+, 9pm, $20-$25.
• Minus the Bear at the Electric Factory. $23.
• Slo Mo featuring Mic Wrecka at Johnny Brenda's. 21+, 9pm, $10. Ticket link. 
• Slutever at Kung Fu Necktie. 21+, 8pm, $10. Ticket link.
• Madeleine Peyroux and Nellie McKay at Temple Performing Arts Center. $45-$55.

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Sunday:

• Southern Culture on the Skids at WCL Philly. 8pm, $17-$23.

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Upcoming: Lots of good shows next week.

Duran Duran at the Tower on Monday, the Jayhawks at the Queen on Monday (open only to XPN members), Poltergeist screened at the Kennett Flash on Monday, NOFX & Anti-Flag at the TLA on Tues. & Wed., Richard Thompson at the Grand on Wed., Adam Arcuragi at Mojo Main on Wed., Plain White T's at the E. Factory on Wed., Gillian Welch at Union Transfer on Thurs., comedian Brian Posehn at the Troc on Thurs., Mean Lady at Mojo Main next Friday, comedian Steven Wright at the Grand next Friday, CSS at Union Transfer next Friday, Andrew Bird at the Grand Opera House next Sat., Buried Beds at KFN next Sat.,  Smashing Pumpkins at the Tower next Sat., Steve Forbert & Ben Arnold at the Queen next Sat., Dum Dum Girls at Union Transfer next Sunday.