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2009 New York Comedy Festival, November 4 to November 8, featuring Tracy Morgan, Ricky Gervais, Andy Samberg…and Bruce Springsteen? And Barack Obama?

by Jonathan Mandell

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Every year the New York Comedy Festival features some of the biggest names in comedy in clubs (like Caroline’s) and concert halls (like Carnegie Hall) all over the city, and this year is no different. (here’s the schedule) But this year also features Bruce Springsteen and every living United States president, past and [...]

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Philadelphia’s Second Annual Phiz Fest is Coming to the Bellevue November 12th

by Bill Meagher

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Phiz Fest is a unique public Champagne AND Sparkling Wine tasting event and the first of its kind in the Philadelphia region on Thursday November 12th at the Grand Ballroom in the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue – 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Our goal is to highlight and promote the versatility of [authentic French] [...]

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Celebrate Halloween with The Pumpkin Ale Fest!

by Alicia Benjamin

Ten smackaroos gets you in the door to sample pumpkin ales from Cambridge Brewing’s own concoctions (6, to be exact) or choose to whet your ghoulish whistle with 14 guest pumpkin ales. Pumpkin-inspired cuisine will be on the menu and bratwurst will be grilling on the patio.

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A Grindhouse Thanksgiving at Palace of Wonders

by Hunter Gorinson

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For the third year running, H Street’s Palace of Wonders will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday in the only way appropriate for the freaskshow/burlesque/ curio cabinet-themed bar — with cheap booze and sleazy cinema.

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CMJ Music Marathon for Friday, October 23, 2009

by Jonathan Mandell

Here are music, film, panel and special events occurring at the CMJ Marathon. (CMJ means College Music Journal, but the hundreds of events transcend any journal)
Music Recommendations For Friday October 23rd
Cruel Black Dove – 7pm at Crash Mansion
Japandroids 1:00am at Bell House
Portugal. The Man Midnight at Bowery Ballroom
The Temper Trap 11:00 at Bowery Ballroom
Bear Hands [...]

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Halloween New York 2009 – Last-minute plans; the Village Halloween Parade; 8 Halloween costume shops

by Jonathan Mandell

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There are of course many things to do on Halloween in New York – you can hold your own Halloween party, dressing up as Bernie Madoff; you can visit a haunted house, attend a Halloween concert, or just stay at home armed with Halloween candy. But just like New Year’s, New York City owns Halloween [...]

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2009 CMJ Music Marathon October 20 – October 24: I’m between gigs….How will I get paid?….

by Jonathan Mandell

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CMJ 09 Music Marathon and Music Festival will take place in New York City from October 20 – 24, 2009. This is the 29th year of the music marathon and its growth is astonishing: An estimated 120,000 fans, artists, filmmakers, and industry pros are expected to participate
Most people who attend are interested in the [...]

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Earshot Jazz Festival offers the best of jazz in Seattle and beyond

by Maria Christensen

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The Earshot Jazz Festival brings three full weeks of outstanding jazz concerts, panels, films and other programs to a city that really loves its jazz.
We have Earshot Jazz, a nonprofit arts organization which not only produces “Seattle’s most important annual jazz event (Down Beat),” but also “publishes a monthly news magazine, provides educational programs and [...]

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Arts of Fashion Show 2009 is a Four-Day Global Fashion Event Coming to Drexel University

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by Bill Meagher

For One Week Philadelphia Becomes an International Fashion Epicenter!
Student Designers from 21 countries to spend five days at Drexel University
for the Arts of Fashion Symposium and Design Competition—Oct 24-28
This year’s Arts of Fashion, a five-day global fashion event combining an exhibition, lectures, master classes, film screenings that culminates with Fashion Shows at the
Philadelphia Museum of [...]

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Bloktoberfest is coming to Christian Street on October 24th!

by Bill Meagher

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Bloktoberfest will be held Saturday, October 24th, on Christian Street between 20th and 21st. The festival will feature representatives of select craft breweries from around the country showcasing their biggest and best fall brews, as well as delicious food from neighborhood vendors, and a great line-up of live music from local and nationally-touring acts.
Proceeds from [...]

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Free and Cheap Columbus Day Weekend Fun in NYC!

by Irene Fishman

So you may or may not have Monday off, either way, there’s plenty to scope out in NYC this weekend!
Check out the Kandinsky exhibit at the Guggenheim…it’s usually $18 but this Saturday, from 6 to 8pm, it’s free! Now there’s an excuse to go get culture. or, any day rain or shine scope out the [...]

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8th Annual Rum Fest Rocks Astor Center

by Irene Fishman

Now, everyone loves a good stiff drink on a Thursday night (hey, come on, it’s practically the weekend, right?) but the folks at the Astor Center are about to make you a proposal that will kick off your Columbus Day Weekend like never before – that’s right, Rum Fest 2009! In the lovely space that’s [...]

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A Guide to the Haunts and Horrors of Georgetown’s ‘Nightmare on M Street’

by Hunter Gorinson

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There’s an awful lot of Halloween events to be had in DC this year, but all pale in size and scope to the annual Nightmare on M Street parade/bar crawl through the heart of Georgetown. Now in its tenth year, the event draws more than 6,000 people annually and, with its copious amounts of booze and bravado, is the closet things us Washingtonians have to a Mardi Gras to call our own. (But with fewer beads and more blood. Bummer)

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FirstGlance Film Festival 2009 is Coming to the Franklin Theater at The Franklin Institute October 22nd-25th

by Bill Meagher

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FirstGlance Film festivals began in 1996 in the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. It started as a small theatre company in Philadelphia that wanted to help fellow filmmakers get their projects shown in a public venue for others to enjoy. Its mission was a one time weekend to show projects that [...]

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Affaire in the Garden Beverly Hills Art Show Oct 17, 18

There aren’t many other reasons to go hang in Beverly Hills unless you want to spend huge amounts of money or see lots of plastic surgery (cliches, yes, but true) until the two weekends a year the Affaire in the Gardens happens.
For one weekend in the fall and spring, the gardens along Santa Monica Blvd [...]

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