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Calendar: Feb. 6-13

By PW Staff

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Feb. 6, 2013

The North Plan 
When the third production of the Theatre Exile’s 16th season kicks off, government conspiracy theories will flare up and run amok in your head after you catch the Philadelphia premier of Jason Well’s sardonic dystopian comedy. Exile’s own Joe Canuso directs a stellar cast. 8pm. $10-$45. The  Latvian Society of Philadelphia, 531 N. Seventh St. 215.218.4022. theatreexile.org 

pOrnithology  
Bees do it, even educated fleas do it. Birds do it, this you know, but let George Armi-stead of the American Birding Association, show you exactly how birds woo, court  and ultimately reproduce. 5:30pm. Free.  Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia, 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. 215.763.6529. wagnerfreeinstitute.org 

Beginners Brew Class 
Do you have a garage that desperately needs to be remodeled into your own private microbrewery? Have you always had a nagging suspicion that you could brew beer better than your local watering hole? Take this two-week hands-on intro to brewing course, and put your theories to the test. 7:30pm, $45, Malt House Ltd, 7101 Emelen St. 215.242.1700. malthouseltd.com 

Brother House 
Josh Mcllvain directs this script-in hand performance about a house in need of development. Starring local actors Ed Miller and Christopher McGovern. 7pm. Free. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. 917.528.0322. smokeyscout.com 

AJC Harold’s Table 
Spend your lunch hour with the American Jewish Committee, and let Senator Anthony H. Williams share with you his vision of what the future holds for the City of Brotherly Love. Noon. $15 (includes lunch). Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, 1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 215.665.2300. ajc.org 

The Universe Within 
Let celebrated paleontologist Neil Shubin use his new book, The Universe Within, to transport you back to the first trillionth of a second of creation before hydrogen, helium, lithium or gravity existed. 7:30pm. Free. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org 

Party Your Body 
Celebrate Valentine’s Day Eve at Silk City where the Get Bent DJ’s will spin ‘80s freestyle, love-pop and new jack swing all night. The no-cover charge party will also feature $2 Narragansetts and $3 Jim Beams. 9pm. Free. Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St. 215.592.8838. silkcityphilly.com 

Compiled by Michael Brady, Jessica Foley, Caroline Newton and Anthony Trivelli 

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