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May 31, 2001				[2001 issue index]
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Cover Story

		Farewell, Puck He's been Pennsylvania Ballet's biggest star for 26 years. Now the eternally youthful Jeffrey Gribler is about to retire. by Janet Anderson			Jeff Gribler’s Highs & Lows The good and the bad of 26 years at Pennsylvania Ballet, 1975-2001. by Janet Anderson


Opinion

	SLANT
			The Sixers Sense The other night, I found myself at the Sixers-Bucks, Game 2. by Benjamin Herold

	LOOSE CANON
			Final Checklists Getting ready to go on vacation is always unnerving. by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
			Storm Warnings Flipping through the radio dial after a hard day digging fence holes, I heard a snippet of news about the mad storm swirling off Mexico's Pacific coast. by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
			Letters to the Editor Eva Radford, Ramon Martinez, Emily Frelick by the Readers

News

		Going, going... A judge has ruled that an Irish republican living in Upper Darby can be deported. by F. Stuart Ross			The Name Game The Street administration is prepared to defy a state health department proposal affecting people with HIV. by Gwen Shaffer

			Witless Protection Sometimes, bad guys in hiding stay bad. by Jim Barry

	HALL MONITOR
			See You in Court City Councilman David Cohen plans to move ahead with a lawsuit against the city, charging that City Council overreached its powers by signing a "blank check" when members passed a package of bills authorizing two new sports stadiums in December. by Gwen Shaffer	While We’re on the Topic... It is worth noting that the Street administration hasn't modified tactics at all since December. by Gwen Shaffer	Triple Threat Steep debts within the gas works and the school district, as well as higher salaries for union employees are among the greatest financial threats to Philadelphia's stability, according to a recent audit of the city's five-year plan by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA). by Gwen Shaffer

			Hard-On for Hardball Last Thursday morning, the hallway outside City Council chambers was swarming with journalists and local politicians. by Gwen Shaffer

	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
			Political Notebook Mayor John Street likes to put his money where his mouth is and certainly did so in helping District Attorney Lynne Abraham win the primary election against challenger Alex Talmadge. by Mary Frangipanni Patel

	BELL CURVE
			The Bell Curve City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life.

Arts

	ART
		First Friday Focus by Lori Hill

	THEATER
			Love Is a Battlefield Wilma does well by Sondheim's most controversial musical. by David Anthony Fox

	BOOKS
			They're On An Odyssey For these avid readers, James Joyce's Ulysses is a lifetime project. by Michael Washburn	Mustang Sallies Brothel goes inside the Mustang Ranch -- and, unfortunately, inside its author's head as well. by Frank Halperin

	ARTS PICKS
			art
			All in the Family Unique perspectives on Americana will be on display at the Brandywine River Museum in "One Nation: Patriots and Pirates Portrayed by N.C. Wyeth & James Wyeth." (starting Saturday) by Chris Cummins	Pieces of You The focal point of Tom Friedman's new exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Untitled, is purposely out of focus. (starting Friday) by Patrick Rapa
			dance
			Dance Theatre of Harlem When Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem takes the stage at the Mann Center tomorrow, it will be the first time in 15 years that the Mann has hosted a ballet. (Friday & Saturday) by Steve Cohen	Group Motion Re:Turn Group Motion is making a dance about making a dance. (Thursday-Sunday) by Deni Kasrel	Philadanco Funny thing about dance. Most of the performers are women, but most of the choreographers are men. (Thursday-Saturday) by Deni Kasrel

			theater
			The Right Guy For Laramie James J. Christy's four Barrymore nominations (and 1997 win) for best director simply underline what many theater people in this town already know: that he's one of the top directors around. (starting Friday) by David Warner

Movies

		Here We Are Now, Entertain Us Moulin Rouge: The movie musical as fabulous fake. by Cindy Fuchs			Comedy of Despair An Iranian director's deeply ironic return to filmmaking. by Sam Adams

			Beneath the Stars Ken Loach talks about filming the other Los Angeles. by Sam Adams	Screen Picks by Sam Adams

Music

		Day Trip Donn Thompson-Fisher's folk-hop duo daywithdonn re-emerges as The Day. by Hamida Kinge			Home Run Robert Cray keeps it coming with Shoulda Been Home. by Nicole Pensiero

			The Beat Box It's another busy weekend, without further ado... by Aine Ardron-Doley	Ill Street Grooves The language of hip-hop changes from region to region like dialects. by K-C Bajai	Ladino Explosion For Ofri Eliaz, there's more to Jewish music than Klezmer. by Mary Armstrong

			South Street Relapses An extreme label sets up shop. by Bram Teitelman
			my writes
			Still # 1 After 15 years, KRS-One refuses to slow down. by Hamida Kinge

	SCENE AND HEARD
			Much Beer for Dolphins Thursday night (May 24) the Khyber's crowd was a little... different. by Susan Wierzbicki

	CD REVIEWS
			classical
			Léopold Simoneau Opera Arias by Peter Burwasser
			country
			Dry Branch Fire Squad Hand Hewn by Mary Armstrong
			dance/electronic
			Wagon Christ Musipal by A.D. Amorosi
			rock/pop
			SiSé SiSé by M.F. Di Bella	The Incredible Moses Leroy Electric Pocket Radio by Brian Howard	Eden’s Crush Popstars by Rosemary Darigo


	MUSIC PICKS
			jazz
			Jacques Schwarz-Bart Trio Comparatively speaking, Jacques Schwarz-Bart was a late-bloomer. (Wednesday) by Nate Chinen	Orrin Evans Trio Déjà Vu, Orrin Evans' newest disc on Imani Records, is aptly named. (Saturday) by Nate Chinen
			rock/benefit
			Ramones Mania So it may not be the Damned/Blondie bash thrown last week at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom for the late great Joey Ramone, but Philly's gotta right to mourn. (Thursday) by A.D. Amorosi
			rock/pop
			Tracy and the Plastics What if Max Headroom went to art school, or if Atom's Package sported video incarnations? (Saturday) by Sara Marcus	Thursday Imagine the Get Up Kids accidentally boarding the Ozzfest tour van and really digging their new surroundings. (Monday) by Brian Howard	Glen Phillips When the former lead vocalist for college rock faves Toad The Wet Sprocket visited Philly last summer he half jokingly suggested that fans should buy a T-shirt to help finance production of an album. (Thursday) by Chris Cummins

			Coldplay There's a sweet, seductive sadness that drips from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's voice. (Saturday) by Brian Howard

Naked City

		Cannes She Pitch! She went in a peon and came back a star: A local playwright's heady adventure at the Cannes Film Festival. by Angelina Sciolla			Nighthawk Tougher-than-thou gossip guy A.J. Benza brings his rat-a-tat thing to the world of TV talk. by A.D. Amorosi

			The DIY Guide to Cannes The Cannes Film Festival is an industry event, so accreditation for the festival requires some kind of filmmaking credentials. by Angelina Sciolla	Icepack Despite a hatred for long weekends, all the rain couldn't ruin my Jam-On appreciation for the Delaware Destroyer, George Thorogood. by a.d. amorosi

Food

		Enchantment East Dazzling Japanese cuisine on a New Jersey highway. by Maxine Keyser			Under the Table by Marc Kravitz


Listings

	MIX PICKS
		Under the Influence Carole Sivin's clay and paper sculptures of rocks and flowers, inspired by Chinese and Japanese poetry, are on display at her "Connections" show at Nexus Gallery through June 24. (Sunday) by Michael Pelusi			Power Dressing Tell me, did you ever feel a pang of empathy whenever Supergirl's bracelet would go off in class, warning her of galactic emergencies as she tried in vain to further her education? (Sunday) by Juliet Fletcher

			Forum on Form In some ways, West Chester's Annual Poetry Conference represents the old school. (Wednesday-Saturday) by Patrick Rapa

	DJ NIGHTS
			DJ Nights A selective guide to who's spinning what and where.



	ART PICKS
		Destroy All Monsters Ron English and Daniel Johnston are two pretty well-established, if not exactly well-known, lo-fi pop "stars." (starting Friday) by Patrick Rapa

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