Here are some indiestry events you may enjoy this weekend. This should hang you over until Monday. 

Philadelphia, Pa

International First Friday with DJ Lueve and the hottest international DJ’s- Every first Friday at The Rain Lounge in Old City, Philadelphia. Singles mixer starts at 8 p.m. and doors open for general admission at 9:30 p.m. Need to be 21 to enter and must dress business casual. Tickets are $15 at the door and $10 in advance.

Get Bent vs. Baroque—Saturday, March 6, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. at the upstairs level of the Khyber,  56 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia. Entrance is FREE. The “VS. Series” takes place every first Saturday.

State College, Pa.

Vagina Monologues— Friday, March 5, 8:30 p.m. in the Forum at Penn State University, University Park campus. This student-run performance showcases its last production. Tickets are $4 and can be bought at the door. All proceeds benefit the national V-Day Movement. For information contact Dana Griffin dyg5021@psu.edu.

Baltimore, Md.
 

CCBC’s 24th Annual Creative Writing Forum And Workshops—Friday, March 5, 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m.- 2p.m. at Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville campus, Building B, Barn, 800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD. Keynote address by award-winning travel writer Tom Swick. Workshop your creative writing with middle-grade author Elissa Weissman, poet Olu Butterfly Woods, author Jessica Anya Blau, novelist Michael Kimball, or  screenwriter Mark Lapadula. FREE. Contact Evan Balkan at 443-840-4976 or ebalkan@ccbcmd.edu.


First Fridays: Sheila Ford Quintet— Friday, March 5 at Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md. The Sheila Ford Quintet performs in a musical tribute to women in jazz: Billie Holiday, Shirley Horn, Ethel Ennis and Ruby Glover. In conjunction with Women’s History Month. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:30 p.m. $15 members, $20 non-members. Includes drinks and light fare.

Temple Hills, Maryland

LAUGH OUT LOUD w MESHELLE "The Indie-Mom of Comedy"— Saturday, March 6, 10:30 p.m. at 3285 Brinkley Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748. MESHELLE was a finalist on NICKELODEON’s: Search for the Funniest Mom in America 3 (2007). Costs $10.

Chicago, Ill.


N'dambi concert— March 6, 5-8 p.m. at Bronzeville Nights at The Shrine, 2109 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Short acoustic set with question and answer session. Hosted by Dedry from The Music Experience retail store. FREE with CD purchase. 312-753-5700. N'dambi is featured in the inaugural issue of The Indiestry Magazine!