After tearing the house down at Ladyfest and too many South Beach venues to count, powerful songstress Lady Alma and her band, The Family, strut into Mt. Airy. With special guest DJs The Ill Vibe Collective in the house, the place is sure to be rockin’. Fri., March 28, 10 p.m., $10, North by Northwest, 7165 Germantown Ave., 215-248-1000.

Spoken word continues to flourish in Philly, with Stephanie Renee's Linguistics. Featured wordsters The Po MCs take center stage. Sat., March 29, 8 p.m., free, all ages, The Rotunda, 4012 Walnut St., 215-573-3234.

Shake your moneymaker at Mojo Dance's The Hip-Hop Funk Shop, a daylong master-class workshop. Instructors/legends Stretch and Moncell of Moptop, Mr. Wiggles of The Electric Boogaloos, Aleksa Chmiel of Flomotion and Gary Kendell of Bomb Squad bring the knowledge. Sun., March 30, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $60-$120, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 267-257-3715.

Monday comes alive for the From Philly With Love CD release party. Yes yes y'all, it's DJs Cozmic Cat, Lorne and Jon Gill on the ones and twos, with giveaways all night. Mon., March 31, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Nexus Gallery, 137 N. Second St., 267-918-8336.

Rest up on Tuesday because Wednesday is packed: First up,

Docta Shock is back on the menu with the latest installment of his informative Urban Music Biz workshops. This time it’s "Filing Your Taxes to Claim All of Your Music Biz Expenses." Already filed? Shock and co. will teach you how to amend your returns! Wed., April 2, 6-9 p.m., $5, Inez Too Ballroom, 624 S. 62nd St., 215-748-2360.

And finally, it's the inaugural edition of The Re: Education Project. The Session 31 DJ Squad of Freddy Blast, Skeme Richards and Primetime kick it off on the decks. Expect a musical trip from the true school to the oh-so-bangin' new school with plenty of cuttin' and scratchin'! Wed., April 2, 10 p.m., $5, Silk City, Fifth and Spring Garden sts., 215-592-8838.