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Yard’s Brewery Pint Night at Earth

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On Thursday, Sept. 12, Yard’s Brewery will be taking over the beers on tap at Earth – Bread and Brewery in Germantown. The Philadelphia brewery, which is located in Northern Liberties, will be showcasing its newest concoction – PYNK, as well as old favorites including Taste of Good Hope, the Philadelphia Pale Ale and the Brawler. PYNK, which is new this year, is being marketed by Yards as a tart berry ale. There will also be complementary pint glasses.

Later that day, Earth will be having its Happy Hour from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. It will be $2 off its current house beers on tap and at 9:30 p.m. there will be live music by Brandon Morsberger – commonly known as Brandad.

For more information about Yards Brewery, visit their website at www.yardsbrewing.com. To find out more about Earth – Bread and Brewery visit www.earthbreadbrewery.com.

Punk Rock Flea Market

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R5 Productions announced this week that its winter Punk Rock Flea Market will be on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 at the Punk Rock Flea Market Dome at 461 N. 9th St. Its website expects over 500 table vendors selling all things punk from new and used crafts, records, clothes and more. There is no admission costs, but a $3 donation is accepted and will get attendees in for both days. Applications for vendors have been available since Sept. 7 and can be found online at r5productions.com. They will be accepted until all spots are taken up. Vendors will be chosen carefully to assure the punkiest crafts are available this holiday season.

PEP Bowl

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PEP Bowl, located at 1200 S. Broad St., offers inexpensive fun on Thursday nights. From 9:30 p.m. to midnight, bowling games cost $4.00 and shoe rentals are $3.00. During the week, from 2 to 6 p.m., the cost is $14 for two hours of all-you-can-bowl gaming. which includes shoe rental. PEP Bowl is located at Broad and Federal Streets and is an original 1950’s bowling alley. Take the Broad Street line to Ellsworth-Federal Station to get there from Temple. Making Philly Hot List for best bowling consistently, including this year, the alley must be doing something right. Head over with a group of friends for some competitive fun or plan an inexpensive date there.

Events calendar Sept. 10 to Sept. 16

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Friday 9/13 Hard Skin, The Droogettes
Boot and Saddle

The second show at the newly reopened Boot and Saddle will see the former country and western bar play host to the ever cheeky, ever vulgar oi-punk band Hard Skin. Surely to the chagrin of many a Hank Williams fan. Joining them will be The Droogettes.

Saturday 9/14 Chelsea Wolfe, True Widow
Union Transfer
Doors at 7:00, Show at 7:30
$15
All ages

Gloomy to the point of devastation yet hauntingly beautiful, the enigmatic Chelsea Wolfe is paying Union Transfer a visit in support of her brand new LP “Pain is Beauty”. Expect to hear several songs off the new joint, including at least one of her electronic numbers to dilute the morose. Also performing will be her tour mates in True Widow. 

Saturday 9/14 Youth Code, Night Sins
Kung Fu Necktie
Doors at 8:00
$10,
21+

Bringing to life dance music for anyone that ever REALLY liked AFI, Youth Code is fresh off the release of their equally infectious yet equally terrifying debut self titled LP. Taking the aggression and industrial club sensibilities of Nine Inch Nails and turning up the former by a thousand, Youth Code is coming to forcibly make you groove. Joining them will be Philadelphia’s favorite goth rockers Night Sins.

Selections from the Permanent Collection

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The Fabric Workshop and Museum located on Arch Street in Philadelphia is a unique museum that focuses on creating new art out of unconventional materials and fabrics. Since June 22, the museum has been showing a series of documents from The Permanent Collection. This exhibit will only be lasting throughout the fall and will showcase FWM’s artistic history that was made with creative contemporary artists. Many movements within the field of The Fabric Workshop since 1977 will be shown throughout the exhibit. There are over 5,600 objects for display in the exhibit. Work by prior resident artists such as Sidney Goodman, Tom Marioni and Jean Shin will be showcased. The museum is $3 for each adult and the exhibit is located at 1222 Arch Street.

Events Calendar 9/3-9/9

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Tuesday, Sept. 3 – Hop Along, The Sidekicks, Luther, Ma Jolie
First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.
All ages
Doors at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m.
$10 in advance, $12 at the door
A year removed from releasing their full length “Get Disowned,” Hop Along brings their quirky, spastic take on emo-tinged indie to the infamous sweat lodge simply known as “The Church.” Joining them will be The Sidekicks, as well as Luther and Ma Jolie. This will surely be a gig to crush a tall boy of PBR to.

Friday, Sept. 6 – The Bad Gig: Bad Side (record release), Bad Energy, Bad Doctors
Wolf Cycles, 4311 Lancaster Ave.
Doors at 7 p.m.
$5
The upstairs of the Lancaster Avenue bike shop Wolf Cycles is quickly becoming a hotbed for Philly’s finest and raunchiest punk gigs. This undertaking will be no exception. Featuring all things bad, The Bad Gig will serve as the record release show for hardcore punk stalwarts and international men of mystery Bad Side’s second 7” “Everybody Wants Something From Me.”

Friday, Sept. 6 – Man Man
The Porch at 30th Street Station, 2955 Market Street
Doors at noon, show at 1 p.m.
Free with RSVP
Philadelphia’s own experimental/eclectic/indie/unquantifiable quintet Man Man will be performing at The Porch at Amtrak’s 30th Street Station for XPN’s latest installment of Free At Noon. The group has another dose of strange, undefinable goodness looming in the form of their brand new LP “On Oni Pond.” As the name of the event implies, the whole shindig is free. Be sure to head to xpn.org to RVSP.

Saturday, Sept. 7 – No Age, Perfume River
PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th St.
All ages
Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
$10 in advance, $12 at the door
In promotion of their latest undertaking, an 11 track LP entitled “An Object,” art punk duo No Age are embarking on a world tour that’ll see them venture as far as Helsinki, Finland. But before their European tour, the Sub Pop Records group is trekking stateside, including a stop at PhilaMOCA to spread their weird, noisy gospel.

CSI traveling exhibit comes to Philly

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Listen up CSI junkies: The Franklin Institute will host “CSI: The Experience” Oct. 1- Jan. 1– an interactive forensic-science exhibit based off the crime drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

The hands-on exhibit will walk visitors through a simulated crime scene investigation from start to finish. Cast members from the show interact with guests through large video monitors while they travel through mock crime scenes, laboratories and autopsy rooms. Guests will be immersed in hands-on activities while learning the ins-and-outs of modern forensic science.

So if you find yourself dusting the refrigerator handle with a make-up brush to figure out which one of your roommates stole your food, you might want to attend this exhibit and learn how to gather evidence from the pros.

Courtesy of "CSI: The Experience"

Folk rock legend Bob Dylan to play Liacouras Center

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Temple’s own Liacouras Center has played host to some high-profile events since it opened. Perhaps one of the biggest will be on November 9, when folk rock god Bob Dylan and his band take the stage. Tickets will go on sale Monday, October 12 at 10 a.m.

A seemingly immortal force in American music, Dylan has been recording albums for over four decades, becoming one of the most prolific songwriters in history. His songs have been covered by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, U2, Dave Matthews Band and hundreds more artists.

This is sure to be a once-in-a-limetime concert the likes of which Temple has never seen.

Photo courtesy rollingstone.com

Photo courtesy rollingstone.com

Last chance for the RiverRink

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Ice skating isn’t coming back to the Bell Tower anytime soon. And time at Penn’s Landing is running out, too.

This is your last week to enjoy ice skating at the RiverRink at Penn’s Landing. Its 15th season is coming to an end on Sunday, March 1.

To date, the rink at Market Street and Columbus Boulevard has had 57,000 skaters.

For more info, check out the official Web site.

Photo courtesy gophila.com.

Out & About Weekly Picks

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Events you can’t miss:

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Thursday, 7:30 p.m. @ National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd St.) – Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter presents his favorite movie as a part of the TLA Philebrity Film Screening initiative. Free. 21+.

Friday, 9:00 p.m. @ Pure Nightclub (1221 St. James St.) – Making Time provides live music from French pop act The Teenagers and record spinning from DJs Dave P, Dave Pak, Mike Z, Rock Tits DJs, Pink Skull, Adam Sparkles and Broadzilla DJs… plus, plenty of sweaty dancing. $10. 21+.

Sunday, 7:30 p.m. @ The First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St., both the sanctuary and the basement) – Electric artist Dan Deacon (pictured) takes over the Church, playing a 40-minute collaborative piece with Ultimate Reality in the Sanctuary (set to a psychedelic montage of Arnold Schwarzenegger films), followed by his usual dance party in the basement. $10. All ages.

Place to check out:

Grocery (101-105 S. 13th St.) – Best place to grab lunch on the go in town. Known for their salad bar (which stocks all sorts of pasta salads, sushi and grilled and glazed tofus), Grocery also offers sandwiches, soups, coffee, organic chocolate bars and pastries. I’d recommend the Falafel, Hummus and Feta wrap. The shop is a bit pricy, but the food they sell is mostly vegetarian, with plenty of tasty vegan options and lots of gluten-free and low-fat and -carb items, too.