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Peanut butter and jelly are being collected through Feb. 14 at Philabundance, 3616 S. Galloway St., in conjunction with radio station 95.7 BEN-FM and ShopRite, for a Spread the Love Food Drive.

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Peanut butter and jelly are being collected through Feb. 14 at Philabundance, 3616 S. Galloway St., in conjunction with radio station 95.7 BEN-FM and ShopRite, for a Spread the Love Food Drive.

PB & J are staple items in high demand, but are rarely donated by the food industry.

Online donations may be made at www.ilikebenfm.com or www.philabundance.org with proceeds going to the purchase of peanut butter and jelly.

Have fun, help Haiti

The Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, 201 S. Columbus Blvd., will host a family event 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 with a petting zoo, face painting, arts and crafts, food and appearances by The Mummers and Eagles Cheerleaders. The event will raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.

Cost is $25 per person and proceeds will go to the American Red Cross.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.hyatthelpinghaiti.eventbrite.com or call 215-521-6503.

In addition, POP-Sketch Comedy for the Gifted will perform at The Adobe Café, 1919 E. Passyunk Ave., 8 p.m. Feb. 15. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $10 with 30 percent of each ticket sold going to Haitian relief.

POP! material is generated by cast members, as well a team of writers, utilizing breaking news stories, ongoing public embarrassments and pretty much anything else for the hour-long show.

The show features South Philadelphia actors, including Todd Rodenheiser, Amanda Damron, Allison Heishman, Frances Calter and others.

For more information, contact www.traversetheater.org or 215-551-2033.

Talent search

The 2010 Philly Fringe Festival, taking place Sept. 3 to 18, has opened enrollments for its Call for Artists program. Be one of more than 200 acts that turns the city into a performing arts mecca and gives Philadelphia a creative blast of energy. The program includes theater, dance, comedy, musicals, poetry and opera.

April 2 is the entry deadline. For more information, call 215- 413-9006 ext. 18 or e-mail john@livearts-fringe.org.