Diversions
© 2007 Philadelphia Gay News

PGN Pick
Rock out with a number of queer-friendly bands at the Sugar Town lady rockers showcase at 9 p.m. July 28 at Tritone, 1508 South St.; (215) 545-0475. Boyskout (above), from Brooklyn by way of San Francisco, will make you pine for the bygone days of Luscious Jackson and Elastica as they crank out sexy synth-infused punk rock. Philly natives Umlaut get ¸ber-chic with their trippy futuristic image and a retro-synth Euro-pop sound that is sure to entice you onto their spaceship. Maple Rabbit, an all-keyboard video band from Philly, has a sound that is so quirky and cute itís almost painful, like getting into a pillow fight to the death with Hello! Kitty. For more information, visit www.tritonebar.com or call (215) 545-0475.

Theater
Anything Goes
Longwood Gardens presents a musical theater performance from the Brandywiners, LTD July 27-28 and Aug. 2-3, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square; (610) 388-1000.

Measure for Measure
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents William Shakespeare’s complex and compelling tale of polar opposites through July 29 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison; (973) 408-5600.

Menopause The Musical
Society Hill Playhouse presents a hilarious celebration of women and “The Change” Wednesdays through Sundays indefinitely at 507 S. Eighth St.; (215) 923-0210.

Wicked
Kimmel’s Academy of Music presents the Tony award-winning blockbuster musical about the untold story of the witches of Oz through Sept. 9, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Music classical
Summer Organ Series: Barbara Dennerlein
The Kimmel Center presents the highly acclaimed jazz prodigy and the rich sounds of the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Music other
Donna Summer
The disco diva performs at Caesars Atlantic City at 9 p.m. July 27-28, 2100 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City; (800) 677-7469.

Women Who Jam!
The National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment presents a showcase created just for women in music and entertainment 7-10 p.m. July 27 at North by Northwest, 7165 Germantown Ave.; (641) 715-3900 ext. 27339.

Poison with Ratt
The mascara men of glam metal attempt to resurrect the halcyon days of 1987 mall-rock at 7 p.m. July 27 at Trump Taj Mahal, 1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Ave., Atlantic City; (609) 449-1000.

The Slits
The latest incarnation of the British post-punk all-girl legends performs at 7:30 p.m. July 27 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1710.

Steph Hayes and the Good Problems
The out singer/songwriter performs at 10:30 p.m. July 28 at Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.; (215) 928-0770.

Mary J. Blige
The R&B superstar singer performs at 8 p.m. July 28 at Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City; (609) 317-1000.

Boyskout, Umlaut and Maple Rabbit
The three queer-friendly bands perform as part of Sugar Town at 9 p.m. July 28 at Tritone, 1508 South St.; (215) 545-0475.

Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass
Longwood Gardens presents a group that promises to take you back to when bluegrass was “new and risky and naturally experimental” at 7:30 p.m. July 31, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square; (610) 388-1000.

Celebrating the Music of Marvin Gaye and Motown
Grammy-nominated producer, arranger and keyboardist Jason Miles pays homage to the classic Motown sound of Marvin Gaye at 8 p.m. July 31 at The Riverstage at Wiggins Waterfront Park, 100 Riverside Drive, Camden; (856) 541-7222.

311
The funky alternative rock group performs at 8 p.m. July 31 at Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City; (609) 317-1000.

Opera
The Pirates of Penzance
Haddonfield Plays & Players presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera through Aug. 18, 957 E. Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield; (856) 429-8139.

Exhibits
Abundance
The Schuylkill Gallery at Sherman Mills presents an environment of sewn and knitted walls, various small sculptures and videos by Carole Loeffler through July 29, 3510 Scotts Lane; (215) 287-9963.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE WINGS: The Art Star Gallery and Boutique presents “Find Your Wings,” an exhibition of new paintings by Amy Rice Aug. 4-Sept. 2, 1030 N. Second St. #301. Rice is a Minneapolis artist whose work, “Learn 2 Play” and “Make a Wish” (above), is produced using stencils that she designs and cuts herself experimenting with color, surface and texture. Rice draws inspiration for her work from childhood memories, both real and imagined; the urban community in which she lives, childhood toys and vintage botanical prints. For more information, visit www.artstarphilly.com or call (215) 238-1557.

Find Your Wings
The Art Star Gallery and Boutique presents new paintings by Amy Rice Aug. 4-Sept. 2, 1030 N. Second St. #301; (215) 238-1557.

Fire and Ice
The James A. Michener Art Museum presents Marine Corps combat art from Afghanistan and Iraq through Oct. 21, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 340-9800.

The Garden Railway: 10-Year Anniversary
The Morris Arboretum presents replicas of some of our country’s original railroad stations including Gettysburg, where Lincoln arrived to deliver the Gettysburg Address, through Oct. 8, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill; (215) 247-5777.

Hagley at Fifty: Exploding with History
The Hagley Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary with a retrospective exhibit looking at Hagley’s evolution from an abandoned gunpowder mill to a museum and research library, on view through Dec. 31, Hagley Road, Wilmington, Del.; (302) 658-2400.

In The Beginning
The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art presents a collection of paintings by Joshua Meyer through Aug. 10, 615 N. Broad St.; (215) 627-6747.

Kiefer, Polke, Richter
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents works by several of the most significant painters to come of age in Germany during the aftermath of World War II through Nov. 25 at 26th St. and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100.

Norman Rockwell: The Artist Behind the Image
Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia presents an exhibition exploring the artistry of Norman Rockwell’s “Saturday Evening Post” covers and his place in American illustration through Sept. 2, 15 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-4830.

Old Head Young Head
CEREALART at the Project Room presents work by two Philadelphia artists capturing the city’s underbelly grittiness through Aug. 31, 149 N. Third St.; (215) 627-5060.

The Outdoor Sculpture Program
The Michener Art Museum presents stone carvings by Roger Loos through Oct. 21, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 340-9800.

Puppies are Biodegradable
The F.U.E.L. Collection presents an exhibition of original art created to raise awareness of the deplorable conditions facing thousands of dogs in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills through July 30, 249 Arch St.; (215) 592-8400.

Out Loud and Proud
The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center presents the work of over 30 local GLBT artists that span the generations through July 30, 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 732-2220.

Soldier
The James A. Michener Art Museum presents photographer Suzanne Opton’s exhibit of portraits of military men and women shortly after each soldier’s return from Iraq or Afghanistan through Oct. 21, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 340-9800.

Style Tribes v5.0
The MYX Gallery in Old City presents an exhibit examining how the visual language of clothing makes us and our peers instantly recognizable to each other in today’s transient and global world through July 27, 110 Church St.; (215) 923-1415.

Tibetan Ritual Arts
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of rarely seen Tibetan-Buddhist ritual images and implements through Nov. 30, 26th St. and the Parkway; (215) 763-8100.

Trompe L’Oeil: The Art of Illusion
The Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College brings together the work of 14 leading contemporary still-life painters whose compositions meld traditional with abstract imagery in fresh and imaginative ways through July 29, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville; (610) 409-3500.

Ukrainian Riches
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center features a variety of costumes, woodcarvings, pottery, jewelry and weavings brought from different regions in the Ukraine through Aug. 31, 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, N.J.; (800) 998-4552.

The Wonderful World of Radio
Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia presents an exhibition of radios, a major product of the Philadelphia region in the first half of the 20th century, with early radio broadcasts to listen to, through Sept. 16, 15 S. Seventh St.; (215) 685-4830.

Yes, This is New Jersey
This exhibition of landscape paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk is presented at Bell’s Tavern through Aug. 2, 183 N. Union St., Lambertville, N.J.; (609) 419-5590.

Film
Strictly Ballroom
The Society Hill Dance Academy presents the romantic comedy as part of its free film series at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Historic Headhouse, Second and Lombard streets; (215) 413-3713.

Auditions
Into the Woods
Haddonfield Plays and Players is holding appointment-only auditions for male and female actors age 17 and over for Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at 6 p.m. July 29 and 30, 957 E. Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield, N.J.; auds-woods-hpp@hotmail.com.

Books
Daniel Helminiak
The author of “The Transcended Christian: Spiritual Lessons for the Twenty-First Century” hosts a reading at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; (215) 923-2960.

Cabaret
Beyond Beyoncé: Dance Party and Drag Show
DJ Robbie Rob Manolo Blahnik will be on the turntables playing Beyoncé hits at this special benefit for Mazzoni Center’s Trans-health Conference at 9 p.m.-2 a.m. July 30 at the Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St.; (215) 545-0900.

Etc.
Jell-O Wrestling
Watch the Sisters softball team take on the She-Devils Roller Derby team in a Jell-O wresting fundraiser at 9 p.m. July 27 at Sisters, 1320 Chancellor; (215) 735-0735.

ELECKTRONIC
DJ Michael Anderer spins electro house 9 p.m.-2 a.m. July 27 at 12th Air Command ,254 S. 12th St.; (215) 545-8088.