Cabaret Red Light’s Nutcracker

[ cabaret ] Before Balanchine’s sugar plum fairies and noble princes, The Nutcracker was a much darker and more cynical story, as told by early-19th-century author E.T.A. Hoffman. Repping the original tale, Cabaret Red Light presents this “fairy tale for…

THE GREAT INDOORS: A dressmaker’s digs

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. When I tell people what I do, says Megan Stein, its like telling them Im the tooth fairy.…
- Dec 5, 2011 - 2:21 pm
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THE OL’ BALLS AND CHAINS: Diabolique Ball at Shampoo

A leather and fetish party might not be the first place you think to look for holiday spirit, but the Diabolique Ball, a 15-year-old community event, is all about giving back and giving thanks. A mecca for the local leather…
- Dec 2, 2011 - 5:10 am
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Diabolique Ball

[ party ] Sick of Secret Santa? Turn holiday cheer on its head at the Diabolique Ball, the most beloved, most badass annual BDSM/leather/fetish event on the East Coast. This year, proceeds from the military-themed soirée benefit the Gay and…
- Nov 30, 2011 - 9:43 am
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THE GREAT INDOORS: Mona Ross Berman talks family-friendly design

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. When your home is just your own, the skys the limit with what you can do with décor.…
- Nov 29, 2011 - 2:41 pm
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CABARET REVIEW: Midnight Monster Mayhem @ Walking Fish Theatre

Last night, Walking Fish Theatre debuted their Midnight Monster Mayhem burlesque show, a tribute to horror-show hosts and their damned and dateless fans. The show incorporated numerous 60s and 70s B-movie shorts such as The Pig Keepers Daughter my…
- Nov 18, 2011 - 9:48 am
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THE GREAT INDOORS: A Fishtown fixer-upper

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. Fishtown lovebirds Erin and Chris enjoy talking about their home. And they should. After buying their former brass-bed…
- Nov 14, 2011 - 2:23 pm
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THE GREAT INDOORS: Philly’s real-life haunted houses

Reporter Meg Augustin takes you inside some of Philly’s most fab dwellings to showcase our city’s unique grasp on design and architecture. Because of the city?s historical richness, old (read: haunted) homes are rampant in Philly. Today, with the help…
- Oct 31, 2011 - 2:47 pm
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ARTS EVENTS: Kevin Lyons is Armed and Dangerous

More than a mere hair salon, American Mortals utilizes its space as a constantly evolving tribute to local art and design, changing their décor as often as you change your hairstyle. Their next transition revolves around Armed and Dangerous, an…
- Oct 27, 2011 - 8:37 am
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HALLOWEEN: Varga Bars Pumpkin-Carving-Palooza

Check this space all week for our picks of the Philly Halloween event litter. Varga Bar is seeking to flip the misconception that pumpkin carving is for kids with their adult-only jack-o-lantern-carving extravaganza. Expert carver Eric Wagner (want proof?) will…
- Oct 20, 2011 - 9:52 am
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Cabaret Red Light’s Nutcracker

THE GREAT INDOORS: A dressmaker’s digs

THE OL’ BALLS AND CHAINS: Diabolique Ball at Shampoo

Diabolique Ball

THE GREAT INDOORS: Mona Ross Berman talks family-friendly design

CABARET REVIEW: Midnight Monster Mayhem @ Walking Fish Theatre

THE GREAT INDOORS: A Fishtown fixer-upper

THE GREAT INDOORS: Philly’s real-life haunted houses

ARTS EVENTS: Kevin Lyons is Armed and Dangerous

HALLOWEEN: Varga Bars Pumpkin-Carving-Palooza

HALLOWEEN: Varga Bars Pumpkin-Carving-Palooza