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***Friday***

First Friday Openings
Old City
Locally Localized Gravity at ICA (continues). From 6-8 p.m., LURE Projects promise a “musical feast of spiritual nourishment” at their Imbolc celebration. There will also still be the Ewok village everyone keeps posting about.

At FUEL, check out MegaBinx: A fully interactive environment-installation by Jessew Greenberg.

In other “young art” news, 1026er Mark Price is showing a million billion things he screenprinted and then made into stuffed animals and pillows at Ted and Mike’s house on Saturday.

R. Crumb’s sketchbooks, drawings and sculptures are still hanging out at UArts.

World Cafe Live: Freshout Media presents Cynthia G. Mason with Tam Lin, Peasant and Michael Kiley.
World Cafe Live
Haunted, delicate songspinning. See the recent City Paper cover.

one on one
Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave
Five avant-garde dance and music duo collaborations from the area’s best and brightest. This is easily the best noise show in West Philly this week. The program (likely in reverse performance order) includes:

I. Nicole Bindler, dance, Andy Hayleck, music (Philadelphia / Baltimore)
II. Michelle Stortz, dance Gene Coleman, bass clarinet (Philadelphia)
III. Joe Burgio, dance Walter Wright, sound and video (Boston / Lowell, MA)
IV. Emily Sweeney, dance Sean Mattio, percussion (Philadelphia)
V. Melisa Putz , dance Davey Harms, electronics (Philadelphia)

8 p.m. doors, 8:30 performance, $5-$10 sliding scale. Read detailed descriptions of all ten artists at Bowerbird.

***Saturday***

Vashti Bunyan
Johnny Brenda’s
The outsider-folk legend live in public after years and years in the English hills. With Vetiver and Fern Knight. Long shiny hair, beards and Fish Town hippie massive will all be heavily represented.

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Medusa Lounge
Julian S. Process and Dave P–9 p.m., $5. The long running Sparks-fueled party-train monthly.

Dr. John and Bettye LaVette
Keswick Theater
He’s known as the Night Tripper, she’s the Great Lady of Soul. Mardi Gras is coming soon. 8 p.m.

Don Byron plays Junior Walker
Painted Bride Art Center
Don Byron–the monstrously baroque, Wile E. Coyote of clarinetists–pays tribute to the Motown hero. Shows at 7 and 9 p.m.
Tickets: $30 | Members: $15

Red Heart The Ticker w/ Birdie Busch
Tin Angel
Saturday night adventures in indie rock. http://www.rhtt.net/

The Murder at the Philadelphia Museum Scavenger Hunt
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2-4:30 p.m.
“A murdered curator has left a trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. Can your team of sleuths crack the code and find out who dunnit? No knowledge of art is required, but be prepared for our most challenging hunt. Price: $25, which includes museum admission.” Just like that episode of Saved by the Bell. Recommended by Play Magazine.