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Dancing with the Stars: Live! Makes it to Philadelphia
Whoâs a second-class city now, motherfuckers! Not us, thatâs for damn sure. Weâve got âDancing with the Stars,â and honestly, thereâs no better way to know that youâve reached Cool City status than to host a reality show/contest live on stage at your brand spankinâ new high-class event venue. So hike up your Eagles-themed skirt and slip on your cheesesteak-shaped dancing shoesâitâs about to get classy as hell all up in this jawn. | 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.
MUSIC
The Wall Live Extravaganza
For a generation of music fans and teacher-haters, Pink Floydâs âThe Wallâ was, well ⌠everything. This double disc (or quadruple record) set was an impenetrable force of sound, a blissful blend of soaring vocals and iconic guitar arrangements. The Wall X is your chance to see and hear it all, like it was the very first time (Disclaimer: No orange-skinned, pussy-grabbing assholes were involved in the making of this event). | 8pm. Prices vary. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. thewallx.com
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Polish American String Band Open House
Did you grow up watching from your couch on New Yearâs Day as the Mummerâs Parade, in all its glittery, glowing, over-the-top glory strolled down Broad Street, making you laugh and cry and wonder just what the hell this whole wild thing was even about? Did you ever want desperately to be a part of that glittery, glowing, over-the-top gloryfest? Well. Nowâs your chance. | 2pm. Free. Polish American String Band, 2727 E. Westmoreland St. 2727 E. Westmoreland St.
See if you can follow thisâ Mad Rex is a restaurant. But itâs also a virtual reality lounge. With a dystopian view of the present/future. But also ribeyes and salmon filets. If you frequent Mad Rex, youâre a Survivor, which is ⌠iffy ⌠but cool. But that also means that the rest of the world is like, gone? Which is less cool. Either way, we love the idea and canât wait to try the roasted red pepper sandwich. Wonder if halloumi tastes the same in virtual reality. | 11am. Prices vary. Mad Rex Restaurant and Virtual Reality Lounge, 1000 Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com
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FOOD & DRINK
Survivorâs Brunch Buffet
MOVIES
Punk Movie Night: Trainspotting
Full disclosure: we fucking love this movie. âTrainspottingâ is a work of genius, owed as much to Irvine Welsh as to Danny Boyle. As much as we love it though, it didnât quite translate when we tried to read the book. Something about all those thick Scottish accents that makes reading comprehension a bit difficult. But donât worry about that. Just let the soothing sounds of Mark Rentonâs drug withdrawal symptoms (and Iggy Pop, of course) carry you away to a blissful evening of bar fights, heroin binges and ⌠redemption? | 7pm. Free. Century, 1350 S. 29th St. facebook.com/ museumofpunk
Skeet Carter Presents: Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas may not be a household name, but damn, this catâs been there and done that. His dad was in the band Earth, Wind and Fire. His first gig out of high school was working as a dance choreographer for The Fly Girls on In Living Colour. And he worked as a writer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air after being discovered by Will Smith in an LA comedy club. And thatâs not even taking account all the shows heâs done standup on! | 830pm. $25. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. concerts1. livenation.com LEARN
EduCon 2019
Sometimes, events arenât meant to be exciting ⌠well, unless you consider the future of our country exciting. We consider it excitingâas-
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King Princess King Princess ⌠so hot right now. Seriously though, this singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/child of fame and fortune is killing it these days (thanks in no small part to .. Harry Styles?). Seriously, this isnât meant as a knock on her at all, itâs just interesting as hellâher great-great grandparents died on the
suming it doesnât all go to mindless, Make-DefenseSpending-Great-Again shit, of course. Anyway. EduCon isnât just a conference. Itâs a conversation. An attempt to innovate, to work our way forward as human beings and collaborators. And where does that start? The classroom. | 5pm. Prices vary. Science Leadership Academy, 55 N. 22nd St.
one you care about. And if that person needs a break, maybe something to take their mind off things, head on over to Thirsty Dice for a day of games, food and optional drinks, along with Young Adult Cancer Connection. | 1pm. Free. Thirsty Dice, 1642 Fairmount Ave. eventbrite.com
Titanic. Her dad was a recording engineer at Mission Sound in New York. And sheâs dating Amandla Stenberg (this last one doesnât really fit the narrative, we just think itâs awesome). Itâs like she was made to be a musician. Born to be badass. | 8pm. $22. TLA, 334 South St. concerts1.livenation.com Monday
KID FRIENDLY
Superheroâs Paint
Got a little superhero at home? You know the typeâdoesnât wanna take a nap. Thinks baths are for buttheads (language!). Wishes broccoli tasted more like soda. You knowâsuperheros. And does your (age
1 - 14) superhero wanna put on his or her cape and paint something awesome? Maybe a picture of themselves saving the family from a fire? Maybe the moon pooping out a cat? Of course they do. Hell, even we want to paint that. | 230pm. $18. ARTrageous Brush & Flow, 6345 Germantown Ave. eventbrite.com
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Sunday Funday with YACC!
Cancer sucks. We get that thatâs not really a revelatory stance or statement, but thereâs really no better way to put itâcancer sucks. Hard. Even if it hasnât affected you directly, itâs surely touched someone you know, some-
PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | JANUARY 24-31, 2019