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Nichole Canuso Dance Company's Wandering Alice was, far and away, one of the best pieces of the 2008 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. And when we see performances we like, we want to support the organizations that produce them—so take this post as Phillyist's official endorsement of NCDC, which will be having what sounds like a pretty kick-ass fundraiser.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Let me just begin this review by saying, simply, that there are only five performances of Azuka Theatre's production of John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch left, and that you should make sure you're at one of them.

We know how Philly men like to dress up in sequins, wigs and makeup (witness the Mummers Parade and recent St. Patty's Day shenanigans). Now here's a chance to do it for a good cause. Winter's a Drag, a celebration benefiting City of Hope, takes place on Saturday at the Bellevue. Once a private party, this annual event has blossomed into an open-to-the-public party marking the end of winter and its attendant cold weather.

, Pig Iron Theatre Company's fundraiser, only happens once per year, so we're not going to trouble you with a full review that might make your mouth water and your jealousy rise. If you weren't there, try to make it next year. That's all.

Last year's For the Love of Pig Iron benefit show, "PIG FEAT!" was one of the best performances we saw all year. This one-night-only variety show featured drag acts, dancing, music, and the most spirited, competitive, live auction we've ever seen. We knew we'd be back in 2008.

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Savoring the Salt: Scribe Video Center, Film at International House, and Temple University Press present “A Celebration of the Film Work of Toni Cade Bambara,” including a panel discussion and screening of The Bombing of Osage Avenue at the International House (3701 Chestnut), 7PM. $10 The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret: Our favorite Martha brings her fabulous cabaret to L'Etage (634 S. 6th), on the 2nd floor of Creperie...

, Pig Iron Theatre Company's latest original work, which deals simultaneously with Chekhovian theory and contemporary neuroscience. (Don't worry, it's not as boring or serious as it sounds.)

Martha Graham Cracker

Phillyist is happy to welcome Erin Gautsche into the fray. Erin is currently the Program Coordinator at the Kelly Writers House, thus making her the former boss of Editor Jill. (Oh, how the tables have turned!) Erin joins the staff to cover local food, local beauty, and general local quirkiness, from a place of prestige on Miss Martha Graham Cracker's Top Eight.

Pig Iron's annual benefit will be held tonight at the Trocadero, and if you buy your tickets before 2PM today, they're only $20. The event will be hosted by Quinn Bauriedel, and will feature a veritable who's who of Philly avant culture, including: