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Company—a small company whose creative
director, Tom Reing, regularly travels to the
United Kingdom to “capture” plays like a
trophy hunter—presents Pumpgirl by Abbie
Spallen (Jan. 11–23; inisnuatheatre.org).
But the plays of Martin McDonagh focus
on dysfunction and make Real Housewives look
pedestrian. In A Skull in Connemara (Jan. 13–
Feb. 6; lanterntheater.org), the middle play in
McDonagh’s 1996–97 trilogy set in a rural village, the main character is obliged to exhume
the bones of his ex-wife as part of his gravedigger gig. McDonagh’s ability to infuse macabre
scenarios with black humor is also evident in
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Feb. 17–March
Marcie
Turney’s Marcie
Blaine line of choc-
olates that features
such exotic flavors
as tahini and rose-
mary; and Antoine
Amrani Chocolates,
an eponymous
operation by a
former Le Bec-Fin
pastry chef. Make
sure to give their
chocolates a whirl.
Antoine Amrani
Chocolates, 550
Foundry Road, East
Norriton; 877-267-
2644, antoine
amrani.com.
Marcie Blaine
Chocolates, Verde,
108 S. 13th St.;
215-546-8700;
verdephiladelphia.
com.
All the
World’s an
(Irish) Stage
This is the year to celebrate
Irish playwrights in Philadelphia
Feline abuse; a widower who disinters skeletons every seven years to make room for the
freshly dead in an overcrowded graveyard;
a horse-faced tomboy working as a pump
jockey—these are some of the circumstances
in works by Irish playwrights being produced
in Philadelphia. The Annenberg Center begins
an entire season focused on Irish playwrights
by bringing the Abbey Theatre of Dublin to
13; theatreexile.org). The lieutenant of the title
is the brutish Mad Padraic, whose father and
brother attempt to save their own skins by
concealing the death of his beloved cat, Wee
Thomas. Talk show and reality television producers, eat your hearts out.
Sweet Spot
Philadelphia to perform Terminus (Feb. 16–20;
pennpresents.org). The Inis Nua Theatre
ave
Date
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
LOGAN SQUARE
CENTER CITY
UNIVERSI TY CI TY
CITYWIDE
The Civil
Bizarre Beasts
Philadelphia
Secrets of the
the
War Begins
Past and
A monthly, roving,
Saturday night salon
featuring a rich lineup
of 10-minute segments
in fine art, dance, music,
theater, poetry and topi-
cal lectures.
215-645-2424;
fourthwallarts.org
Philadelphia’s
gooey center—
think Hershey’s
and Whitman’s—
shifts into high
gear Valentine’s
Day. But in addi-
tion to these giants
of chocolate, Philly
has seen a boom-
let of boutique
chocolate makers
and cho-
clatiers of
late, includ-
ing Chef
International
Silk Road
Fourth Wall Arts
Salon
Ongoing
Present
Auto Show
Feb. 5–June 5
The Rosenbach
Jan. 29–April 23
Jan. 29–Feb. 6
Jan. 22 and Feb.
26
Museum & Library
commemorates the
Travel back in time
to explore some of
nature’s most bizarre
creatures, including
strange sharks, amaz-
ing amphibians and
marvelous mammals.
The 109th Philadelphia
International Auto
150th anniversary of the
beginning of the Civil
War by focusing on the
war’s causes and earliest days. 215-732-1600;
rosenbach.org
Show introduces vehicles with radical styling
and high-tech features
to the masses. Convention Center;
phillyautoshow.com
See more than 150
objects, including three
well-preserved mum-
mies, representing four
millennia of the rich cul-
tural heritage of Eastern
and Central Asia. Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania
The Academy of Natural
Sciences; 215-299-1000;
ansp.org
Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology; 215-
898-4000; penn.museum
