events
Candyland
Thursday, 10/16/2008@ 9PM
What: Enjoy games, candy & good times. DJ Mike Nyce keeps the dancefloor moving while you and your friends play connect four, twister and (of course) candyland. DJ Miss B & DJ Nico-Lean. (21+)
Where: Walnut Room. 1709 Walnut Street. 2nd Floor.
Cost: Free
Dan Deacon's Round Robin Tour
Wednesday, 10/15/2008 to Thursday, 10/16/2008@ 730PM
What: A two-day concert like any other with an array of artists too numerous to list, Dan Deacon takes listening to the next level. Each show starts at 730, where the audience is literally encompassed by the musicians, being placed in the center of the action while the artists play around them. You may not have heard of the artists, but the set up alone is reason enough to attend.
Where: The Starlight Ballroom. 460 N. 9th St. Philadelphia (just below 9th and Spring Garden)
Cost: $15 for both nights (advance only) | $8 in advance | $10 at door | all ages to enter | 21 to drink
James Castle Retrospective
Tuesday, 10/14/2008 to Friday, 01/09/2009@ NA
What: The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present the first comprehensive museum exhibition of the art of James Castle (1899-1977), one of the most enigmatic and remarkable self-taught artists to emerge in the United States during the 20th century.
Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art (26th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
Cost: $7 adults $5 students
Museum of Art:
Saturday, 09/27/2008 to Sunday, 12/28/2008@ 6 PM
What: 19th century artist Thomas Chambers' 15 prints will be displayed including American Marine and Landscape Painter.
Where: Museum of Art
Cost: $19
Sunn O)))
Thursday, 10/16/2008@ 8PM
What: Some of the most sludgy, distorted and generally cacophonous drone metal that is likely to be heard, Sunn O))) leads an all-out auditory assault at the First Unitarian Church on October 16.
Where: First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street)
Cost: $16
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Terror Behind the Walls
Friday, 09/19/2008 to Sunday, 11/02/2008@ 7P.M. to 10P.M. weeknights, 7P.M. to 11P.M. Fridays & Sundays, 7P.M. to 12A.M. Saturdays
What: Called “perfect for Halloween” by the New York Times and ranked No. 5 in the nation by A.O.L. Digital City, Terror Behind the Walls is the region’s premier haunted attraction - a special, spooky Halloween tour of Eastern state Penitentiary.
Where: Easter State Penitentiary, 22nd and Fairmount Ave
Cost: $20 Monday through Thursday; $25 Fridays and Sundays; $30 Saturdays
