http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F What's happening this weekend, from the Inquirer en-us Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:03:32 GMT 2012-02-18T06:03:32Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167246&44=139558603&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fmusic%2F20120218_Near-flawless_Mates_of_State_at_Transfer.html Married cuties Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel sounded dandy in 2003, looked Next-Big-Thing-ish, then never quite popped off, as countless "twee" and keyboard-based indie-pop acts swept in with increasing popularity, notably the similar duo Matt & Kim. But while Mates of State toiled under the radar, their albums got better and better, and their near-flawless set at the Union Transfer on Thursday played like the greatest hits of a band you've never heard. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:03:32 GMT 5d9681455b6263d4d38dbd339dc8afc7 2012-02-18T06:03:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=192547&44=139558588&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fclassical_music%2F20120218_Composer_to_whom_he_s_akin.html Few current pianists have played and recorded as much Rachmaninoff as Nikolai Lugansky. And no orchestra had such an intensive association with pianist/composer Rachmaninoff as the Philadelphia Orchestra. The combination is such that each side welcomes the other almost as if they're cousins. Maybe they are. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:03:24 GMT e9ddb8edb3c16701a4b6cbb755a7e2ce 2012-02-18T06:03:24Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167256&44=139558578&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Ftelevision%2F20120218_Dave_on_Demand__A_mute_awakening_to_Kardashiana.html It happened quite by accident. The phone rang just as I sat down at my desk to start the day. So I muted the TV, which was still set on E! from taping The Soup the night before. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:03:23 GMT 3efd429c54c4831b3352435b153dd16e 2012-02-18T06:03:23Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461403&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Inquirer_Critics.html @ In the Mix: Dan DeLuca writes about pop music and culture. http://go.philly.com/ inthemix @ On Movies Online: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:48:13 GMT 841d8e2f6cf2219f6c4ab623c31c8791 2012-02-18T04:48:13Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461333&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Repertory_Films_showing_this_week.html Repertory Films Ambler Theater 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; 215-345-7855. www.amblertheater.com. Madagascar (2005) $4. 2/18. 11 am. Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-527-9898. www.brynmawrfilm.org. Going Gaga. $7. 2/22. House (Japan, 1977) $7. 2/17. 11:30 pm. The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) $5; $4 children. 2/18. 11 am. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:48:13 GMT 7fe9ca67f5e519f5858203d8f5cf88ce 2012-02-18T04:48:13Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461388&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Pilgrimage_to_Boss-land.html ASBURY PARK, N.J. - This week the National Constitution Center premieres its exhibit dedicated to the Boss, "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen," open through Sept. 3. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:27:32 GMT a388986458730b61458af0bb245ba7b9 2012-02-17T15:27:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461298&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Two_hunky_guys_vying_for_one_smart-mouthed_heroine.html Tom Hardy, the strapping British actor, made quite an impression in Inception and Warrior by confidently flexing his muscles and sardonic smile. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:53:10 GMT a1fcf6c9cac75f3d0169a6195f4268dd 2012-02-17T11:53:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461383&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Boss_happenings_at_National_Constitution_Center_exhibit.html Bruce Springsteen, whose music and lyrics have long celebrated the common man, with patriotism in mind, is the spotlight of the National Constitution Center's spring and summer events. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:02:53 GMT a2b2b512bd301951f478ebb561c61479 2012-02-17T07:02:53Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461363&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Immediacy_of_ambition_and_violence.html Coriolanus begins with a close-up of a man sharpening a knife engraved with tribal runes, striking it across a stone. It's a primal, powerful image, captured in a dark, flickering light. But as the camera pulls back, the ancient weapon and the man wielding it emerge in a more contemporary context: The light is emanating from a television, with news reports of food riots, shots of police and protesters battling on city streets. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:04:18 GMT 4f65c644922c8e16721c75888a68681f 2012-02-17T06:04:18Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461303&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Do_This_.html Saturday-Monday Salute the presidents, taste chocolate Historic Philadelphia is offering two special events this weekend: marking President's Day Weekend from 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Monday, and Colonial Chocolate-Making from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. those same days. You Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:49 GMT 979b53c0bc41294c7b8105f6f0b404d1 2012-02-17T06:03:49Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461378&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217__quot_Knives_in_Hens_quot___Chickens__at_least__don_t_suffer_in_this_tale_of_primal_awakening.html First, put your mind to rest about this play's awful title: Nobody is stabbing any chickens. But that's about the extent of the reassurance I can offer about Knives in Hens by David Harrower, an unnerving, mysterious play in an intriguing if patience-testing production at Theatre Exile's Studio X under Brenna Geffers' direction. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:46 GMT 999c7b1994b46777431ca7285eabade2 2012-02-17T06:03:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461288&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Unearth_your_inner_paleontologist.html A weekend of fossils is sure to leave an impression during the annual Paleopalooza festival at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:44 GMT 0a5d70ceef3ef5093966794624b61e19 2012-02-17T06:03:44Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461293&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Tiny_Arrietty_in_a_ravishing_secret_world.html Arrietty, a Thumbelina-scaled creature, lives with her parents under the floorboards of a mansion in suburban Tokyo. Her parents have one rule, which their adventurous daughter breaks in the opening sequence of The Secret World of Arrietty: Don't let the humans see you! Lucky for us, at first she doesn't realize she is visible. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:42 GMT bdcead30e1cceaa70c4c359eddb503d1 2012-02-17T06:03:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461393&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Busy_Aoki_squeezes_in__official__debut.html With DJ culture and electronic music at their twin peaks, Steve Aoki is taking full advantage of the heights. The spinner, producer, and Dim Mak label owner tours nonstop and constantly hunts down new acts to sign, so much so that it made it difficult for Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:42 GMT f6157a91244aa35550e9755ac161dfc6 2012-02-17T06:03:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461338&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_A_living_contrast_to_Bucks_County_s_painters_of_yore.html Mavis Smith is a Bucks County painter and illustrator with a popular local following. In a way, she's a natural - as a mid-career living artist with a solo show, "Hidden Realities," at Doylestown's James A. Michener Art Museum - to provide balance for the Michener's comprehensive "The Painterly Voice," a milestone event featuring a century-and-a-half of Bucks County painters from the past. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:38 GMT 6b4deae492eb6392d8e05e77bf9399b2 2012-02-17T06:03:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461368&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_A_salesman_s_slippery_business.html Mickey Prohaska, the smooth-talking, ethically challenged insurance salesman played by Greg Kinnear in Thin Ice, could well have wandered through the hotel hallways at the annual convention that figured pivotally in last year's Cedar Rapids. Mickey would have been one of the guys in the lounge, trying to nab new clients with a huckster's gusto. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:35 GMT ad8f2c0aa234dfcb89f30f7b34f8de22 2012-02-17T06:03:35Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461398&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Concert_Previews.html Lila Downs Mexican American singer-songwriter Lila Downs has always forged her own path musically, mixing the personal with the political through an enticing fusion of Pan-Latin sounds and lyrical storytelling. Using the current turmoil in her homeland of Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:03:34 GMT 69146579547010e2af2848f80dfc481f 2012-02-17T06:03:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461373&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Performance_and_classical_music_listings.html Theater Professional/semi-professional A Raw Space A private interior design competition escalates to something more personal for two power couples. Closes 2/19. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100. $27; $45; $25.60-$33.60 military with ID; $10 students 25 and under. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:35:24 GMT d4d150f950a9451fd171f457e5960ceb 2012-02-17T05:35:24Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461353&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Concert_and_club_listings.html In Concert Arden Gild Hall 2126 The Highway, Wilmington; 302-475-3126. www.ardenclub.com. David Johansen. $25. 2/18. 8 pm. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:35:24 GMT a0a32431027d6e809827121d7414baf2 2012-02-17T05:35:24Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=139461323&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20120217_Top_regional_attractions.html Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Charley Harper: Beguiled by the Wild. Tiny Tots Explorers. $25 per adult/child pair. Paleopalooza. Closes 2/19. Urban Sustainability Forum. 2/23. 6:30-8 pm. $12; $10 seniors, students, military, children 3-12; free under 3. 10 am-4:30 pm Mon.-Fri., 10 am-5 pm Sat.-Sun. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:35:23 GMT c352840e4ce50997c25eb499c2d4aaea 2012-02-17T05:35:23Z