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Regional arts and entertainment events | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-07-31

Sunday

All about the apes With the rebooted franchise Rise of the Planet of the Apes coming up, it seems a good time to look back at the original and the four sequels it spawned back in the 20th century. Exhumed Films presents a Planet of the Apes Marathon starting with the 1968 classic, followed by 1970's Beneath the Planet of the Apes , 1971's Escape From the Planet of the Apes , 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , and 1973's Battle for the Planet of the Apes . The films screen from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday at International House , 3701 Chestnut St. Tickets are $20. Call 215-387-5125.

Block party The third annual 2nd Street Festival features beer gardens, workshops, art, food, and a variety of vendors, but what seals the deal is the music, headlined by Merrill Garbus' lo-fi drum-loop one-woman band Tune-Yards (now with bassist and saxophone section), plus the über-funky sounds of Black Landlord , the psychedelic instrumental twang of Delicate Steve , the perfect pop of East Hundred , the quirky songs of luminous harpist Gillian Grassie, and hundreds more bands (OK, it's more like 16 more). It's all happening in Northern Liberties from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday on North Second Street between Germantown and Fairmount Avenues. Admission is free. Call 1-800-556-3655.

Monday

Mr. Cool The 1968 thriller Bullitt is more than just that great car chase (which is pretty great). It's also an ice-cold police procedural featuring the best performance by the coolest actor of his time, Steve McQueen. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the County Theater , 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Tickets are $9.50; $7 for seniors and students. Call 215-345-6789. The film also screens at the Ambler Theater , 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are are $9.75; $7.25 for seniors and students. Call 215-646-2550.

Fractured history New Orleans-based Goat in the Road Productions performs its comedy Our Man , in which a couple of actors in a glass box repetitively performing a radio drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan find the story and themselves growing more warped with each retelling. The show goes on at 8 p.m. at Underground Arts at the Wolf Building, 1200 Callowhill St. Tickets are $10. Call 206-922-9623.

More Rare Live Montreal Shows, Greg Osby, Caribbean Fusion and Tim ...

Russ Davis here, and this will be another incredible week on The World’s Modern Jazz Radio Channel beginning with a birthday celebration for Greg Osby on Monday With The Masters. Then hear four more incredible live performances I enjoyed at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Fest. It’s Regina Carter, Darcy James Argue, Marc Ribot and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey in shows you won’t hear anywhere else on Live @ MOJALand. Then you’ll hear what was happening in Cuba and Jamaica during the Fusion Era on Fusion Friday, and spend the day with two modern masters, Tim Hagans & Bob Belden, Saturday on Words & Music. Plus you’ll hear 3 brand new releases including hot, new Euro-Jazz from Sweden on The All New Music Revue and enjoy our weekly features focusing on Acid Jazz and the Jazzy Jambands.

Now you get all of this as a citizen of MOJA Nation for only 33 cents a day if you join as a monthly subscriber and about 27 cents a day if you join for a year. But, there’s a free side to MOJA Radio too and everyone’s invited to enjoy any of those free features found on the MOJA Radio homepage. Just look for the links to see interviews and live performance video on our MOJA Vision channel, read all about MOJA on our MOJA Radio Blog Site (I just posted a new one after interviewing Tim Hagans & Bob Belden at the NYC club Jazz Standard), and hear my weekly program JAZZ AMERICA on Voice of America as well as a 1 ½ hour sample of MOJA all by clicking on the right link. Plus now we are offering a free download of the only live performance available to date by the brilliant RTF IV. Just click on the logo and a live version of Senor Mouse recorded in Australia is yours! Spread the word! Now, here’s what’s up this week…

MOJA Radio/WEEKLY FEATURES (1-7 August 2011)

This Monday, August 1st, we’ll present another “Happy Birthday” edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on the great saxophonist, composer and MOJA Master from St. Louis, GREG OSBY. You’ll hear of his career beginnings growing up in St. Louis, his studies at Howard University and Berklee in Boston before arriving in New York City to collaborate with the likes of Steve Coleman, Geri Allen and Cassandra Wilson in the legendary M-Base Collective. After striking out on his own as a solo artist in 1987, Greg has established himself as a restless, inventive soul creating possibly the most effective marriage of hip hop and jazz ever and an endless series of high level collaborations and unique solo works as well. So listen for an hour of his intelligent thoughts and lots of his fantastic music. Listen for MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS twice every Monday, at Noon Eastern/9 AM Pacific, with a replay Monday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific and since Wednesday, August 3rd marks his 51stbirthday, it’s time to say happy birthday to the great GREG OSBY!

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