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FRIDAY

Ghost, The Baird Sisters
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N Frankford
Japan’s psych underworld giants Ghost descend on Philly for the first time in nearly five years. Heiresses to Fishtown The Baird Sisters support. 9pm, $12.

SATURDAY

Nichole Canuso Dance Company Benefit Cabaret
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave
Big party to build money for the NCDC to continue in “the creation of dance projects that exist at the crossroads of movement, visual art, and theater.” Tons going on in the way of light and magic from the main team (Jonathan covered it in full at the link above), plus tarot readings and best dude/Foreign Service host Laris Kreslins on the decks/iPods. $15 advance/$20 door at 9pm, $50 for the artists’ pre-party at 7pm with dinner.

Frodus
The Barbary, Frankford and Columbus
Totally weird The Future vs. The Past show with DC post-hardcore (or whatever) unit Frodus back from retirement. Youtube of their recent thing at SXSW is above. 9pm, $10.

Film from the Janus Collection: The Golden Coach
International House, 3701 Chestnut
Ihouse’s continuing Janus screening series continues with The Golden Coach, “a ravishing eighteenth-century comic fantasy about a viceroy who receives the titular exquisite golden coach and gives it to the tempestuous star of a touring commedia dell’arte company. Master director Jean Renoir’s sumptuous tribute to the theater, presented here in the English version he favored, is set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi and built around vivacious and volatile star Anna Magnani.” dir. Jean Renoir, France, 1953, 103 mins, color. Full program notes at the link above. 7pm, $7.

SUNDAY

Neighborhood Bike Works Parts Scavenge
NBW, 3916 Locust Walk
Head to the Bike Church to scavenge parts to build art for the annual Bike Part Art Show in August. Alli covered it at the link above. 6-9pm.

Mothers Day Brunch at XIX
Celebrate the annual day where I remember to call my mom ten minutes after she goes to sleep and wake her up to thank her for birthing me by having fancy brunch at XIX, where there’s a 20-item, $65/adult $32/ kids prix fixe menu. Mary covered it at the link above.