Photographs by Jennifer Karady, Christopher Pekoc, and Joel-Peter Witkin
The Print Center
1614 Latimer St.
Exhibit through October 20
Free
(215) 735-6090
The Print Center explores the peculiarities of human nature and form with three simultaneous exhibitions by Jennifer Karady, Christopher Pekoc and Joel-Peter Witkin. In Refitting, photographer Karady presents pictures of herself in clothes hand-sewn by her mother that she wore between the ages of 5 and 12. In each scene, the artist holds a doll in a matching outfit. Pekoc's When Night Turns to Day... offers images of human figures and religious symbolism, with hand-painting and stitched materials on the photographs for added effect. Human spectacles and aberrations are the foci of Witkin's show, entitled Eye for the Forbidden. Hermaphrodites, amputees and fetishists are only a few of the subjects Witkin puts on display. Whether or not these photographs are considered art or exploitation, they present a unique perspective of human nature worth a look, if not an ogle.
Incubus
Electric Factory
421 N. Seventh Street
September 21 and September 22
8:30 p.m., $25
(215) 627-1332
Breaking the sellout tradition of Sugar Ray and the Goo Goo Dolls, Incubus waited until after the success of their "hard core" songs before releasing the crossover ballad "Drive." Why does Incubus have respect while others are reduced to the jokes of wise- ass college writers? Because unlike Mark McGrath, Brandon and the boys are actually talented.
Ben Vereen
Mann Center
52nd and Parkside streets
Fairmount Park
8 p.m., $48, $38, $20
(215) 893-1999
We remember him best from tap-dancing with Webster back in the good ol' days of `80s sitcom, but Ben Vereen actually has quite a good deal more under his belt, most notably a Tony (and Old Navy commercials). The man can sing and dance--what more do you want from him?
Simpatico
Montgomery Theater Project
124 Main Street (Rt. 113)
Through September 29
$11- $15
(215) 723-9984
Never depend on your significant other when planning the scam of the century. Sam Shepard's play about how crime never pays kicks off the fall season for the Montgomery Theater Project. It's tragic, it's comedic--everything a tragic-comedy should be, and oh-so-much more.
The Guess Who w/Joe Cocker
First Union Center
3601 South Broad Street
7:30 p.m., $25-$65
(215) 336-3600
Remember that band the Who? They wrote those great songs like My Generation and Pinball Wizard? Well, this isn't them. It would be cool if the Who were playing, but this is just a band that thought they'd go and stick the word `guess' in front of a good band's name and then they'd be good themselves. Well, the polls are in and it looks like the plan kinda fell through. Nine out of 10 people are going to this show to see Joe Cocker quiver and play air guitar while he sings.
