What To Do This Weekend
Lebowski-fest Bowl Party at North Bowl What can we say? That rug really did tie the room together. The Big Lebowski Festival has toured the US since 2002 and is making it’s first stop in Philly this year at North Bowl. There will be a performance by the Black Diamond Heavies at the Electric Factory on Friday, and then everyone will be getting their bowl on Saturday night. I won’t call the night a success unless someone’s car windows have been smashed and someone’s lost a toe. They better have specials on White Russians. More deets here, man.
Philebrity’s Record Fair So, if you’re from Philly and know how to use the internet, chances are that you found out about Philebrity’s new record label as of the late. Well, all that aside it would seem they’re moving music in another way: on Saturday, join the throngs of plaid-clad RSS readers to flip through vinyls for a full day of “music, refreshments and nerding out”. It all goes down in Fishtown at The Skybox @2424 Studios (York & Gaul Street). More deets here.
Philly Pecha Kucha 3 I know, I know– “What the hell is a “Pecha Kucha”? It sounds like a disease/ecosystem/pokemon”- I’ve heard it all before. Briefly: Pecha Kucha Night originated in Japan and is like “show & tell” for grown ups. Presenters get 6 minutes and 20-timed slides to talk about whatever they want. The amateur presenters -most from around town– range from neuroscientists and city planners to nursing students, comedians, local artists and every type of hobbyit/ enthusiast without stage fright that this city has to offer.
Presentations begin at 7:30pm at Studio 34 in West Philly. And, uh, someone you know (err– read regularly) *hint hint* might be presenting about a survey she did on robots at this PPK. Be there or be square. Deets here!
Zombie Prom at the Trocadero With ghostly jams and makeup artists from Terror Behin the Walls lurking around every corner, what isn’t inviting about this event? Be formal and dance like the living dead at the annual Zombie Prom. Mortal and non-mortals alike will be monster mashing as of 8pm. More deets here.
Phashion Phoyagers Phwantedph
It’s not going on tonight, but Fashion Voyage, which usually holds a fashion show at the Sofitel every first Wednesday, is looking for designers who want to try out for next month’s show. Pic at left is design by Orlando Caquias at the May 2008 Fashion Voyage.
Fashion Voyage is holding an open call for Fashion and Accessories Designers for our Huge May 9th Second Saturday in Manayunk. We are looking for sophisicated clothing and accessories for our fashion-forward clientale. If you think you have what it takes here are the details…
Location: Bacai Boutique
4338 Main Street Manayunk
Philadelphia PADate: April 18th
Times: From 12-5pm
What you need: Picture Portfolio, Short Bio, 5 pieces from you current collection *finished pieces please
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Looking into whether or not there was a show this evening (we called! There isn’t!), we got a tangential funny look into the editing process over at Philebrity.
The Phashionista appears to be the beta wordpress site for the column that sporadically goes up on Philebrity. There’s a good post over there on last month’s Fashion Voyage, only somewhat handicapped by the title “A Phashion Event of Our Own.” (Seriously, the whole “let’s tack ‘ph’ in front of every conceivable goddamn thing because we’re from Philly get it PHilly ” drives me up the goddamn wall.)
But anyway, the posts appear to go up on Phashionista pre-edit. For example:
Fashion Voyage features both Philly based and guest designers from around the world. All of whom are quite fabulous in their own right. This month’s designers featured are Edgar Bacai and Jae Yoon of Bacai Boutique, Clara B. (designs so rad, it makes you want to snap yo fingas n’ say Feirce!) Cili ( loaded bling that’ll make your friends jealous) and our “Big Bad Wolf” friend Nicole Haddad of Lobo Mau.
Well, when the post went up on Philebrity the feirceness had been edited out, anyway. So had the ‘Phashion’ title, so maybe they’re as tired of it as I am.