It was obvious that 90% of the crowd was at The Trocadero the night of February 2 (yep, we are super late on this review) for one reason and one reason only: to see One Republic. The band, enjoying its recent success at the hands of The CW (their song "All We Are" was apparently played during a very pivotal moment during an episode of Gossip Girl) has such a big under-age following that The......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Some Art for the Wall: 5th Annual Emerging Artists and Emerging Leaders Art Auction, with entertainment by local guitarist Marisol Rampolla and an open bar, at Drexel University - Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market), 7PM. $10 There Are Some Who Aren’t?: Local author Lynn Hoffman reads from his novel bangBANG, the story of “a feisty Philly waitress,” at Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th), 7:30PM. Free......

This week's quote is an explanation of the theatre once given by Beatrice Wood, pictured here with the inimitable Marcel Duchamp (who's got a lot of work in the Philadelphia Museum of Art). Now, on with the listings! I Sent a Letter to My Love - Incest is best. May 11-June 10. Ticket information online. Splittin’ the Raft - It’s like Big River, only not. May 9-June 10. Ticket information online. True West - As......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Amazing Grace - The tagline ("Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget.") is absolutely awful, but the movie sounds like it might actually be pretty interesting. It's directed by Michael Apted, written by Steven Knight, and tells the true story (dramatized, of course) of the life of William Wilberforce, a British politician who successfully wages the first modern political campaign, and......

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Fun around town, for $10 or less: Movies of the Heart:Secret Cinema is teaming up with the Franklin Institute for their "51 Hours of the Heart Marathon" this weekend, and will be presenting love-inspired features in the Stearns Auditorium at the Institute. (222 N. 20th Street). Friday night's double-feature is The Bride of Frankenstein & This is My Love. Saturday night: the Reels of Romance collection of shorts. Each evening of films will only cost......