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26 March 2012 Alexis Sachdev

West Side Story March 27 – April 8 Times vary $10 + Kimmel Center 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org Heralded as one of the greatest musicals ever produced, West Side Story tells the Romeo-and-Juliet-reminiscent tale

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19 March 2012 Alexis Sachdev

FELA! March 20-25 Various times The Academy of Music 240 S. Broad St. $20-100 Kimmelcenter.org Celebrity culture in Philadelphia has a huge shadow cast over it by the one and only Fresh Prince: Will Smith.

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12 March 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Special screening of “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town” Wednesday, March 14 5 – 8 p.m. The National Constitution Center 525 Arch St. $15-$20 constitutioncenter.org/springsteen A New Jersey legend, Bruce

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27 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Throwback Leap Year Party Wednesday, Feb. 29 TIME 1315 Sansom St. 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Free Timerestaurant.com Leap Year is one of those under appreciated holidays. Unlike Mardi Gras or Halloween, it only happens

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20 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Mardi Gras with the Wild Bohemians Tuesday, Feb. 21 8 p.m. $15 World Cafe Live 3025 Chestnut St. worldcafelive.com Purple, gold and green beads fly through the air as dirty Cajun jazz drowns out the

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13 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

First Person Arts StorySlam: The Ex-Files Today, Tuesday, Feb. 14 7:30 p.m. World CafE Live 3025 Walnut St. $8-10 firstpersonarts.org Yeah, we get it: You hate Valentine’s Day. Your vehement status updates and vicious Tweets

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07 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Paris Wine Bar Grand Opening Thursday, Feb. 9 5-8 p.m. Free 2303 Fairmount Ave. www.londongrill.com I see London, I see France, I see free food, drinks and a place to dance. Actually, I just see

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30 January 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Free Screening of ‘Groundhog Day’ Tuesday, Jan. 31 7:30 p.m. Chestnut Hill Library 8711 Germantown Ave. Free www.freelibrary.org The Chestnut Hill Library must know that nobody would ever actually pay to see “Groundhog Day,” which

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24 January 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Dishcrawl Jan. 24 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Northern Liberties $39 dishcrawl.com What happens when you combine the anti-commitment aspect of a lunch truck, the gastronomic perfection of locally-owned restaurants, a couple pinches of surprise and a

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16 January 2012 Sydney Scott

Mimi Imfurst Presents: Dollhouse Revue Jan. 18 Doors at 10 p.m. $5, 21+ Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 Saint James St. Philly’s drag scene is booming. Fabulous men and women get decked out in their Sunday best