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Syd Carpenter: Planting in Place, Time and Memory @ Woodmere Art Museum - Kelechi Azu caught the final weekend of a retrospective on the sculptor. If you weren't able to make it, check out Azu's documentation of an exhibit dedicated to a local legend. Read Here.
Baby's First Rodeo @ Johnny Brenda's - Marquis Combs tried out two-stepping while photographing cowboy culture on display at Philly's regular "cosmic country party." The next one's scheduled for June 20. Read Here about it before you put it on your calendar.
Library Mixtape: First Birthday Party @ Parkway Central Library Thursday May 28th, 5:30 PM, FREE - The Free Library music department is celebrating one year of their amazing public vinyl listening party Library Mixtape. DJ set by Rhetlaw, analog media exchange (bring your records, CDs, tapes to trade!), and a raffle for old library posters and music. The Free Library is a really welcoming space, everyone is super friendly and these events draw an interesting crowd. If you're always yapping about how you want to connect to community, this is what you should be doing on Thursday!
Welcome To Your Life: A Trip Through Post-Punk and New Wave @ Black Squirrel Club May 29th and May 30th 7:30 PM, $16.30 - Philly cover band Speak Low plays two evenings of polished '70s and early '80s new wave and post punk covers. Why shouldn't you hear Joy Division and Blondie songs played live??? You deserve this.
Uranium Club, Mesh, and NRG @ Spruce Street Harbor on Saturday May 30th 6PM FREE - Uranium Club are punk weirdos from Minneapolis playing with arty Philly post punkers Mesh and NRG. It's FREE and OUTSIDE! Listen Here
