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FEATURE

16 I THE 10 MOST ROMANTIC MEALS IN PHILLY Every couple has a different picture of the ideal date-night dinner. Try out one of these eclectic Valentine menus. (Cover photo by Karrisa Olsen)

PHILLY NOW 6 I CALENDAR

Toro Y Moi, Tattoo Arts Convention, Gavin Newsom and 50 more must-do happenings around town this week.

20 I NEWS BRIEF

Gov. Corbett says no to expanding government health insurance in Pennsylvania.

FOOD 22 I FORKING STUPID

After weeks spent under the tutelage of Philly’s fine chefs, Nicole finally tries to cook this stuff at home.

STAGE 26 I MARY, DON’T YOU WEEP

Why would she? After her successes onstage, veteran actress Mary Martello’s got nothing to cry about.

ART 28 I THREE TIMES A LADY

Manon de Boer’s trilogy of biographies explores not only the surface of things, but how things surface.

MUSIC 30 I BILAL’S BACK

The one-of-a-kind singer returns with A Love Surreal, his style still supreme and his fearlessness intact.

SCREEN 32 I SIDE EFFECTS

Steven Soderbergh’s supposedly-final farewell doesn’t do his career justice.

REVIEWS 34 I IN 30 SECONDS OR LESS!

New LPs from Lisa Loeb and Local Natives, RuPaul’s Drag Race, two local productions and more.

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LETTERS BIG PICTURE

In response to Nicole Finkbiner’s review of Eris Temple Arts’ Create Chaos! exhibit: I find it disturbing to consider that an adult posed a child for an image like “Kissing,” particularly in view of the decapitation [motif].

ERIC HAMELL Germantown The artist responds: I would like to clarify that the models in the project are adults. The woman in this photo is 25. My project featured at Eris Temple Arts is a project in which I recreate my own personal childhood memories. The project deals with issues I questioned about myself, things such as gender identity, body image and sexual orientation, as addressed in “Kissing.” The scenarios in each image are real, each a direct reenactment from my memory. Each person in the series is presented anonymously. I did this in hopes that it would make each issue accessible to the viewer. The project was a way to cope with my past while further strengthening my bond with the people in my present.

I can see how without context the image can be misconstrued.

CATHLEEN PARRA via philadelphiaweekly.com

RUNNING WILDE

In response to Jessica Foley’s 30-second review of An Ideal Husband: Clearly, the author missed the exposition given earlier. The sin of his youth referred to in this quote is one of the selling of a state secret, NOT one of homosexuality—implied or otherwise. Yes, Wilde was living in a repressed society and dealing with his own sexuality and this quote can easily be construed as some sort of statement with regards to this, but to imply that Ian Peakes, whose character must wholly love and cherish his wife for the plot to make any sense, should convey a latent homosexual love for Goring seems to me to be unhelpful and, in fact, would be most decidedly detrimental to the telling of the story within the confines of this particular production.

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IN HOT WATER

In response to Brian Freedman’s roundup of local restaurants serving hot chocolate this season: Wow, was I disappointed after reading this.

I really thought I was going to learn of REAL chocolatiers in Philly. Sadly, it’s a list of where I can go and get a melted Hershey’s bar in a cup. Cacao is a remarkably complex and wonderful bean that deserves to be savored, and

unfortunately we have become accustomed to mask the wonders of the bean with the sweetness and the high produced by sugar. If anyone is really interested in trying cacao as it should be, Sazon is the place to go. No one else will dare to challenge your palate by offering you cacao in a variety of manners and with a variety of companion ingredients that actually complement, rather than mask, the flavors of the bean.

LUIS SALAZAR via philadelphiaweekly.com At its essence, hot chocolate is ground cacao, mixed with various other ingredients. This is how the Aztecs, Mayans and early Europeans drank it. Modern hot chocolate is pressed cacao (to remove the cocoa butter) to make chocolate (and the various ways companies then “dope” the chocolate) and then use that medium for the masses to drink. So every drink you described, at its base, is already diluted. I challenge you to go to Sazon Restaurant, and try their cacao drinks. There are over 20 different drinks that the Alchemist has created. I assure you, once you try them, you will be forced to retract this article or write a new one.

JOE RICHARDSON via philadelphiaweekly.com It’s hot chocolate! True, Sazon may go above and beyond, but cacao is an acquired taste, no? Some palates aren’t ready for that rawness. Please calm down, foodies.

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HOLD YOUR LIQUOR

Regarding Gov. Corbett’s plan to change the state’s liquor sales: The PLCB is a self-sufficient state-run system that puts money back into the coffers. If it is done away with, 4,000-plus people will be out of work. Only the big-box stores will be able to purchase the licenses. Will prices drop?

Very doubtful. The state has such huge buying power, that no one other than Walmarttype stores will be able to force suppliers to lower prices. It would be a quick windfall for the state, but over the long term, the money that the PLCB puts into the coffers each year will disappear. [We] would be shooting ourselves in the foot and putting thousands out of work. I can almost guarantee higher prices, big stores as owners, not many rural stores, less choices, poor product knowledge, no specialty ordering/transfers from nearby PLCB run liquor stores and many other issues.

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Soul Food Junkies

Soul food is both amazing and abysmal. It manages to scratch that culinary itch tied to comfort, but the health costs can be high. The body was just not made to handle that much fat—hauntingly delicious as it is—all at once, but it is a historically important part of African-American culture. Soul food comes out of slavery, a combination of the rich cooking traditions of Africa with the harsh conditions (and substandard sustenance) forced upon slaves in America. This cuisine, borne out of strife, has become a staple of many African-American and Southern diets. Soul Food Junkies, Byron Hurt’s informative 2012 documentary, explores the connection between the food and its consumers, showing how it’s so firmly a part of black culture— to the detriment of many people’s health—but also revealing how the alternatives for inner-city African Americans leave little room for improvement. Food deserts, a problem Philadelphia has yet to truly fix as well, are areas where there is little-to-no access to fresh food; fast food chains and small convenience stores with snacks passing off as meals are the only affordable and accessible options. Soul Food Junkies questions these unhealthy practices, asking if this facet of African-American culture is too much of a hindrance to be a symbol.The film is screening for free at Community College of Philadelphia, but RSVPs have reportedly reached capacity, so you can stand at the door and hope for some room, or stream it online via PBS’ website.

Michael Brady Thurs., Feb. 7, 6:30pm. Free. Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden. 215. 231.0511. whyy.kintera.org/soulfood

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 The Harvest: Spoken Soul 215

Unleash your inner artist at this open mic session, hosted by a group of spoken-word performers dedicated to cultivating the arts.

8pm. $9-$11. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. philly.worldcafelive.com

Nerd Nite Philadelphia

If you like crazy random information thrown at you whilst you drink a pint—seriously, a

portion of tonight’s program is devoted to bird love—then this monthly get-together might just be your cup of Earl Grey. 7:30pm. $5. Frankford Hall, 1210 Frankford Ave. 215.634.3338. philadelphia.nerdnite.com

how it sprung from necessity and moved into a form of artistry. 12:30pm. Free. Temple University, 580 Meetinghouse Rd., Ambler.

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Quilts from the Heart

Bring a book and look for love at this twist on the standard speed-dating gabfest. 6pm.

Free. Free Library, 201 S. 40th St. 215.685.7671. freelibrary.org

Ellen W. Johnson, a retired Philadelphia schoolteacher, will explain the importance of quilt-making to African-American culture,

Literary Speed Dating

Book Signing with John Mackey

Fresh from pissing off liberals nationwide with his opinions on Obamacare, the cofounder of Whole Foods arrives to talk up his new book, Conscious Capitalism. Proceeds from all books purchased at Whole Foods locations will go to the Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit seeking to alleviate poverty.

12:30pm. Free. Whole Foods, 929 South St. 215.733.9788. wholefoodsmarket.com

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Philadelphia Fashion Incubator

Through Feb. 14. Free. Knit Wit, 1729 Chestnut St. 215.564.4760. philadelphiafashionincubator.com

A Discussion with Thomas Friedman The three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times foreign affairs columnist will discuss his career and read from his latest book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back. 5:30pm. $20-$175.

Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St. 215.627.1200. wacphila.org

Motionhouse

Film and dance mingle in this acclaimed production born out of the U.K. 7:30pm. $20-$55. Annenberg Center, Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St. 215.898.6791. annenbergcenter.org

The Afterlife of Iconoclasm: Sculpture in Early New York

Dr. Wendy Bellion will explain how an act of spontaneous violence by a large group of people in protest can morph into ordered destruction via history. 5:30pm. Free. Tyler School of Art, 2001 N. 13th St. 215.777.9000. temple.edu/tyler

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Creating a Personal Brand

Sure, you’re an individual, “not a number.” But are you a brand? Rakia Reynolds, founder of Skai Blue Media, shows you how to market yourself most effectively. 7:30pm. Free.

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While the city’s four nationally recognized design schools might be churning out talented young fashion designers, few opt to stick around Philly after graduation, and even fewer have the entrepreneurial know-how to launch a successful company. This is essentially the impetus behind the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, a yearlong residency program seeking to support emerging local designers and Philly’s fashion community as a whole. Last March, PFI selected its inaugural team of designers-in-residence—Melissa D’Agostino (D’Agostino Fashion Textile Design), Autumn Kietponglert (Autumnlin Atelier), Kaitlyn Doherty (Kaitlyn Elizabeth), Latifat Obajinmi and Moriamo Johnson (Aso Damisi)—and offered them a slew of vital resources and opportunities to build their brands, as well as their own swanky workspace inside Macy’s Center City. Now, before these designers officially set out to stake their claim in the fashion industry—ushering in a new promising squad of DIRs—they’ll be temporarily setting up shop inside Knit Wit, one of Philly’s oldest, independently-run boutiques. Encapsulating the unique vision and artistry of the four brands, the pop-up shop will feature each of their spring/summer 2013 collections, which the designers first had a chance to debut in September as part of the Macy’s Fashion Show. Those who aren’t afraid to make a statement with their style are likely to be most drawn to Atelier’s one-of-a-kind, intensely detailed haute couture pieces and the vibrant, African-inspired textiles of Aso Damisi. Meanwhile, the ready-to-wear collections from D’Agostino and Kaitlyn Elizabeth are marked by sleek lines and classic, structural shapes.

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Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention Burlesque dancers, live bands and sideshow performers set the scene as the Pennsylvania Convention Center is once again home for all things related to the art of tattooing. From a casual fan looking to meet Amy Nicoletto, star of TLC’s now-defunct L.A. Ink, to a veteran artist interested in attending a machine maintenance seminar, there’s really something for everyone.

Perhaps the foremost draw for folks on both ends of the spectrum is the opportunity to get tattooed by one of the over 200 world-famous artists in attendance. But hey, what fun would all of this be without some competition to spice things up?

Luckily, the higher-ups wondered the same, slating contests throughout the weekend to keep everyone on their toes. Categories vary by day, or in some cases gender, and include tattoo of the day, best portrait, best traditional, most unusual, best sleeve and even best cover-up, amongst many others. Whether you’re a newcomer or have been in the game for years, the Philly Tattoo Convention is a great place to celebrate the art form that seems to constantly defy all the taboos our world can throw at it. Anthony Trivelli

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Mile of Meet

Ben-FM’s ninth annual single’s mingle is the perfect place to meet this year’s valentine. Last year’s event brought out more than 500 people, so you’ll have plenty of potentials to schmooze. 6pm.

Free. Manayunk Brewing Company, 4120 Main St. 215.484.8220. manayunkbrewery.com

The Peek-a-Boo Revue presents: Blow Me A Kiss!

Philadelphia’s premier neo-burlesque troupe sexifies the stage with their Valentine’s Special: a night of “showbizzyness,” comedy, dancing and singing.

9pm. $20. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215.922.6888. thetroc.com

Envisioning Emancipation: A Book Talk and Signing with Deb Willis and Barbara Krauthamer Through powerful images, Willis and Krauthamer will show the impact of emancipation over an 80-year period, from African-Americans that were directly freed to those that inherited that freedom. 3pm. Free. Temple University, Mitten Hall, 1913 N. Broad St. 215.204.8822. library.temple.edu

Kenneth Schutz: Volume

Kenneth Schutz’s colorful, abstract pieces fuse various mediums together, including wood, glass, acrylic and latex paint. Tonight, Schutz throws out the notion of traditional flat paintings and brings in a new perspective on representational art. 6pm. Free. Twenty-Two Gallery, 236 S. 22nd St. 215.772.1911. twenty-twogallery.com

Until Proven Guilty

Get your murder-mystery craving filled

by PENNaach, an all-female fusion dance group. Expect a lot of dancing, maybe some crying. 8pm. $8-$10.

Iron Gate Theatre, 3700 Chestnut St. 215.898.5552. pennaach.com

Banned Books

Various governments throughout history have censored a considerable number of classic reads. Head to the Rosenbach Museum to discuss the reasoning behind the bans.

3pm. $5 plus general admission. The Rosenbach Museum & Library, 20082010 Delancey Place. 215.732.1600. rosenbach.org

Open Studio Night

PAFA opens its studios to the public for viewing. Come see the next great artistic endeavors coming out of Philadelphia. 5:30pm. Free. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts., Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, 128 N. Broad St. 215.972.7600. pafa.org

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Til Death Do Us Part: The Love Stories of Laurel Hill

Swoon over the love stories of Laurel Hill cemetery during this wintertime walking tour complete with wine, hot chocolate and hors d’oeuvres. 1pm. $17$20. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave. 215.228.8200. thelaurelhillcemetery.org

Applied Mechanics

A “choose-your-own-adventure” play, Applied Mechanics consists of many scenes happening at once. Attendees stroll around developing, in a sense, their own story. 7:30pm. $20. Annenberg Center, Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St. 215.898.3900. pennpresents.org

Sam Adams Beer and Decadent Chocolate Tasting

The world’s two favorite treats together at last. At this tasting, sample five gourmet chocolates alongside eight craft beers with the help of a food and beer pro, all while learning the facts about how each of the brews were made. 4pm. $49. Sam Adams Grille, 7736 Adrienne Drive. 610.391.1000. zerve.com/ PhillyFoods/BeerChoc

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery

Representing one of the most significant discoveries in ancient Mesopotamia, the excavation of the Royal Ur Cemetery offers insight into one of the world’s oldest civilizations.1:30pm. Free with admission. Penn Museum, 3260 South St. 215.898.4000. penn.museum

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Adding to its already expansive schedule of exhibitions, gallery talks, lectures and related programming, Vox Populi is now launching a new experimental monthly performance series, Second Saturday. Hosted in the gallery’s live arts venue, AUX, the event will showcase a revolving mix of performance, film, video and sound works by national and international artists, both emerging and established. The ofAlexandra Ford as Oney Judge ficial debut of the series is technically the re-launch of a similar performance series Presents The Golden Bird Cage founded in Chicago back in 2009. Developed over the course of four installments, Hear the tale of George Washington’s Garbage World focused on artists committed to an intentional use of the body and runaway slave and the attempts made self as the primary medium. Its final installment was actually a three-day festival to recapture her in this one-woman featuring a total of 24 performances. Making the trip here all the way from the show. 1pm. Free. Independence Visitor Windy City for its reincarnation are mixed-media artist Sofia Moreno and interCenter, 1 N. Independence Mall West. disciplinary artist, dancer and witch Jose Hernandez. While Moreno’s work often 215.965.2305 highlights expressions of the divine and profane, Hernandez, performing under his “shamanic doppelganger” Ishtar Bukkake, explores various apocalyptic futures and their affect on the human condition. Meanwhile, local artists Beth Heinly and MauOz: The Gay and Powerful reen Cummings will be presenting a piece titled “Knife Fight,” a choreographed GayBINGO! knife influenced by snuff consumers with an underlying narrative focusing on If you rubbed your red sequin bingo visor three times, there is a high possibility girls and female friendships. The two, who are real-life besties, have actually colyou would be transported into the com- laborated on a number of projects and performances through their imaginatively unhinged comic book series, The 3:00 Book. So needless to say, be prepared for a pany of roller skating, bingo-obsessed raw and provocative evening of human expression. N.F. drag queens. Relax Dorothy, you are home. 6pm. $20-$25. Gershman Y, 401 N. 8pm. Free. Aux Space, 319 N. 11th St. 215.238.1236. voxpopuligallery.org Broad St. 215.731.9255. gershmany.org

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In 2009, local graffiti/mural artist Steve Powers, along with SEPTA and the Mural Arts program, created his “A Love Letter for You” project on the sides of West Philly buildings along the Market-Frankford El line, a series of murals that tell the story of a young man sending love notes to a SEPTA cashier. With fun, colorful paintings adorned with phrases like, “If you were here, I’d be home now,” and “Meet me on Fifty-Second if only for Fifty Seconds,” it’s a sweet visual treat for weary commuters, and since spring of 2010, has been the attraction of Love Train, an annual Valentine’s Day ride on trains adorned with hearts and filled with lovers of both romance and art. Since 2011’s event featured an actual on-the-El wedding officiated by Mayor Nutter, this year’s ante has been upped: It’s a singles event. So, come aboard, and you may meet the lucky fool who’ll be singing you O’Jays ballads all year long. The festivities end back at SEPTA’s headquarters, where food, drinks, music and special Valentine’s Day giveaways are on tap. Randy LoBasso 2pm. $25. SEPTA, 1234 Market St. 215.925.3633. muralarts.org

Chinese New Year Parade

It’s the Year of the Snake! What better way to celebrate than with firecrackers, martial arts and the Philadelphia Suns’ Lion Dance performance? Festivities start at 11am, right in the heart of Chinatown at 10th and Spring streets.

11am. Free. 10th and Spring Streets.

215.922.2156. chinatown-pcdc.org

DownSized

Join Paul Levy, the president/CEO of the Center City District, for a delicious brunch and conversation about the developments in Philadelphia’s ever-changing downtown, from its revitalized social scene to City Hall’s recent extensive makeover. 11am. $15-$20. The Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St. gershmany.org

Race and Gender in Contemporary Art

Cheltenham Center for the Arts’ presents their newest exhibit, featuring work from various artists affiliated with A Square Deal. The concept behind this show is thinking small, with each piece fitting in a 7.8-inch square masonite panel. 2pm. Free. Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd. 215.379.4660. cheltenhamarts.org

PAFA’s forum brings together members of the art community, as well as the general public, to debate the roles that gender, race and politics play in the art we make, view, collect and display. 4pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St. pafa.org/publicforum

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Unearthing a Masterpiece: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel

Ancient Roman floor mosaic makes its final stop in the U.S. before traveling to Paris and settling permanently in a custom made museum in Israel. This exhibit opening is complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1pm and a lecture on deciphering the mosaic at 2pm.

1pm. Free. Penn Museum, 3260 South St. 215.898.4000. penn.museum

Second Sunday Culture Film Series: El Olvido

Director Heddy Honigmann introduces us to the Highland Inca people of Peru, and highlights the effect of their emigration to Lima and the recent political history surrounding them. The film is followed by a discussion about people on the fringes of Peruvian society, encouraging a compassionate view to gain a better knowledge from them.

2pm. Free. Penn Museum, 3260 South St. 215.898.2680. penn.museum

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Toro Y Moi

Chaz Bundick’s a great mix of things. The 26-year-old from South Carolina’s a master of experimenting with a mix of genres and grooves. Take “New Beat,” the killer single from his sophomore, 2011’s Underneath the Pine. It deftly blends airy ‘70s AM gold with disco skronk and a little worldly percussion.

Yes, there’s an element of chill to his music, and it garnered him a slightly undeserved corralling into a “chillwave” moment that was happening for a minute. But the calming subtlety of his jazzy funkiness doesn’t mean this show’ll be a hushed and quiet affair—especially from what we’ve heard on his brand new Anything in Return. With flourishes of ‘90s dance grooves and the occasional salute to DJ Shadow’s hip-hoppy sample sickness, this could be a sweaty night. The single, “Say That,” has a DeeLite-friendly bend with a hiccupy, light backbeat, and imagining this one live and loud is a pretty sweet bugout opportunity.

Bundick’s delivery is so effortless and controlled, but his beats, samples and grooves are anything but. Like a heavenly cocktail of Little Dragon, Small Black, Caribou and Neon Indian, this tea’ll make the modern electronic dance music fans lose their minds. Bill Chenevert 8pm. $15. With Wild Belle. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street. 215.232.2100. utphilly.com.

Science on Tap: Shifting Gears

Simon Hauger will share the story of his award-winning hybrid vehicle program in this edition of Science on Tap, a monthly cafe dedicated to discussing a wide range of scientific topics. 6pm. Free. National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St. 215.701.4883. scienceontapphilly.com

“Skindy” is an educator, archeologist, Nazi hunter and all around heartthrob, not unlike her more famous male counterpart. Come follow her scantily clad adventures through the seedy underbelly of the world as she hunts for the ultimate treasure. 8pm. $18.

Walking Fish Theatre, 2509 Frankford Ave. 215.427.9255. bsomeday.org

The Country Wife

Muswell Hill

All the husbands in town think Mr. Horner is the perfect super-best-friend candidate for their wives since he’s been declared impotent, but infidelities and innuendos are in abundance throughout this social satire. This performance is part of the Venture Reading Series, which aims to bring overlooked classic plays to Philadelphia audiences. 7pm.

Free. Broad Street Ministry, 315 S. Broad St. 215.735.4847. broadstreetministry.org

Social media sites are ablaze after an earthquake in Haiti abruptly leaves 100,000 dead and more than two million homeless, but six posh Londoners are still focused on everyday matters such as love, weight, work and the evening’s dinner. This play is a stark comment on the promise and limitations of technology and remaining human in a dehumanizing age. 8pm. $21. Villanova Theatre, 800 E. Lancaster Ave. villanovatheatre.org

TUES., FEB. 12

Fifty Shades of Pompeii

Paradise Park

Paradise Park is a dreamlike amusement park featuring magical visits to the gateways of America. Join an eclectic cast of existential hitchhikers, a ventriloquist and his dummies and a runaway teenage girl for a wild rollercoaster ride unlike any you’ll ever experience again. 7:30pm. $20-$25. Through March 3. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org

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Join the Young Friends of the Penn Museum in exploring the murals and mosaics discovered in the ancient ruins of Pompeii. The presentation is followed by a cocktail and desert reception. 6:30pm. $10. Penn Museum.

3260 South St. 215.898.2680. penn.museum

Poetry Slam

Local high school juniors and seniors are welcome to come out and read their creative writing for friends, family and peers in this juried event. Free and open to the public, any style or subject matter is welcome as long as it’s family friendly. 6pm. Free. Barnes and Noble, 1805 Walnut St. uarts.edu

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Gavin Newsom: Citizenville

Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is likely one of the most progressive—and the best-dressed, definitely the best-looking—lieutenant governors in the country. A former mayor of San Francisco, in 2004, he directed the city’s clerk to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples before it was cool (or legal) and helped turn the Silicon Valley’s largest metropolis into the beacon of technological advancement it is today. Newsom is currently touring the country to speak about his new book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, about how citizens can and should use technology and social media to influence government. Tonight, he’s in Philly and will be discussing his publication with Mayor Michael Nutter as part of the Constitution Center’s appropriatelytitled “We the People” 10th anniversary celebration. Randy LoBasso 6:30pm. Free. National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215.409.6700. constitutioncenter.org.

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Bees do it, even educated fleas do it. Birds do it, this you know, but let George Armistead 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 per-

formance 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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Romance is in the eye of the beholder: One couple’s perfect date is another’s eyeroll-worthy cheese-fest.

With that in mind, we offer up an eclectic Valentine’s sampling of what might be...

The Intimate Pizza Date

Barbuzzo, 110 S. 13th St. 215.546.9300. barbuzzo.com It gets loud inside Barbuzzo, occasionally smells like meat and garlic, and, on a busy night, you’ll have to suck in your gut like you’re wearing a pair of too-small Spanx just to squeeze your way through to the restrooms. Which is exactly what makes Barbuzzo such a romantic spot: Physical proximity isn’t just an option here—it’s a requirement. So give in to it and get all up in one another’s proverbial grills. Snuggle close, either at your table or a barside perch. Order a French Farmer cocktail (St. Germain and champagne) or a sexy-rich bottle of Portuguese red, and let the primal juices flow with a house-cured charcuterie platter. From there, hit the stations of the umami cross and see where the night takes you: Dig into roasted marrow bone, feed each other chunks of gorgonzola dolce, share the now-legendary Uovo pizza with its truffled egg glistening on top (pictured, left). Maybe order a plate of tonnarelli and slurp at the noodles Lady and the Tramp-style. Your PDA may gross out your dining room neighbors, but hey: It’s Valentine’s Day. If you can’t devolve into a puddly mess of love on Feb.14th in a narrow, urbane space like this one, then you may as well, to misquote the great philosopher of eros, Young MC, go hang yourself with a celibate rope. —Brian Freedman

The Classic First-Date Dinner R2L, 50 S. 16th St. 215.564.5337. r2lrestaurant.com

The Literary Romantic Meal

London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Ave. 215.978.4545. londongrill.com

Okay, it may not bear the iconic status of Le Bec Fin or the lamented Bookbinders. Still, London Grill has nonetheless been around long enough—two decades in its current incarnation, and another 150 years before that in one form or another—to be fairly considered a Philadelphia institution. Its Fairmount location means that, if it’s a nice night or you’re bundled well in appropriately European overcoats and scarves, it makes for a briskly soothing walk from the

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From the 37th floor of Two Liberty Place, R2L’s sparkling, panoramic views of the city are the ideal setting for an old-school, dress-to-impress first date. Sweep your companion up the private elevator and into the dimly lit lounge, situated around a sleek, lush bar that offers a host of original drinks and an impeccable wine selection. The inventive New American menu features selections ranging from grilled Scottish salmon filet to red wine-braised short ribs with crushed salt-baked potatoes and peppercorn jus. The lobster mac and cheese isn’t your typical Krafty affair; extra-large pieces of macaroni are individually treated to mounds of luscious cheese sauce and topped with chunks of the delectable crustacean. The perfectly sized portions will guarantee you don’t overindulge or—horror of horrors—feel compelled to ask for a doggie bag on the first date. But the real feast here is for the eyes: Cozy up to your sweetheart while taking in all that Philly has to offer through floor-to-ceiling windows that offer a breathtaking view of the city skyline. Bonus points if you plan ahead and time your arrival to just before sunset, that you might start the rest of your lives as the sun dips below the horizon and turns the sky brilliant shades of red, pink and gold, revealing the twinkling nighttime sky. —Anastasia Barbalios

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Museum of Art, the Rodin or the Library. So start there—at the Rodin, say, musing over the intertwined human figures, the torsos and hands and all that sensual whatnot. Talk it over on the stroll to Fairmount Avenue, then sit down with one of the best beer-cocktail lists in town to choose between the Gentleman & a Scholar, the Chocolate Cherry Love Child or the Flower Bud. Move from there to the butternut squash ravioli, the Szechuan duck spring rolls, and come what may.

—Stephen H. Segal

The Sports Fan’s Stab at Romance City Tap House, 3925 Walnut St. 215.662.0105. citytaphouse.com

The elevator whisks you up to a room filled with delicious aromas, and the hostess seats you in a cozy, corner table in the large woodtrimmed open dining room, far away from the noisy bar teeming with the West Philly in-crowd. You longingly gaze across the table to lock eyes and start this perfect night, and your date looks back with love . . . at the game on the big screen over your shoulder.

That’s okay; if your sports-obsessed partner is more interested in the guy in tights who’s a thousand miles away, at least you can enjoy a delicious meal and sparkling two-minute conversations during commercials. City Tap House offers a New American twist on traditional pub fare: Burgers and sandwiches are joined by more interesting items like ricotta gnocchi and a smoked octopus and chorizo flatbread. Their famous Tap Burger is spruced up with a thick layer of crispy pork belly, Lancaster rustic cheddar, agrodolce onions, beer gastrique and dijonaise. The daily-changing beer menu features more than 60 taps, including stouts, IPAs, Belgians and even gluten-free options. The restaurant also features a green outdoor seating area high above Walnut Street outfitted with fire pits that you and your date can cozy up to—once the game is over, of course. —A.B.

The Flirty French Crepes

Beau Monde, 624 S. 6th St. 215.592.0656. creperie-beaumonde.com It was almost four years ago, and I had spent months attempting to court she who was not yet my girlfriend. We’d done almost everything the casual-dating world had to offer: hikes, book readings, bars, dinner. I’d met her friends; I’d even creepily read books she’d mentioned liking so we’d have more to talk about. But she was still unsure about me.

I can be awkward as hell. That is, until one October evening when we headed to the creperie Beau Monde for dinner. She’ll never admit it, but I’m pretty sure our evening at the Bainbridge restaurant finally tipped the scales in my favor (or, maybe, broke the camel’s back; still trying to figure out which analogy is the appropriate one). The first thing that’s

sort of striking about Beau Monde is that the crepes are actually good—and worth their steep pricing. I’m not a foodie; my idea of a crepe before that night was peanut butter and Nutella wrapped and microwaved. Who’d have thought you could shove things like roasted leeks, seafood sauce, shrimp, spinach and herb butter in there, too? That’s exactly what she ordered, while I took on the crepe with spinach, tomatoes, olives and feta cheese. We shared the food. We shared knowing gazes. And I even managed to hold that eye contact despite the fact that Beau Monde’s waitresses are dressed like French maids. Steph and I are now going on our third year in cohabitation.

—Randy LoBasso

The Vegetarian Nirvana

Vedge, 1221 Locust St. 215.320.7500. vedgerestaurant.com Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau’s Locust Street redoubt has it all: A decor as elegant as it is comfortable; a menu whose procession of courses moves like a symphony, from the deceptively simple to the overtly sublime; and service on par with other fine dining destinations in town. Add to the fact that even the bones of the building harken back to one of the more romantic spaces in Philadelphia’s dining history—Deux Cheminees, Fritz Blank’s legendary homage to all things French and civilized—and you have the perfect location to play the role of either (a) Rick Blaine or (b) Ilsa Lund, minus the cigarettes and Nazis that they had to deal with in Casablanca. But this is a thoroughly modern restaurant, Chef Landau’s flavors often toeing the line between the familiar and the exotic, and all the more complete for it. So: Ensconce yourself at a table and in the glow of the always-flattering light, share a bottle of wine from Jacoby’s remarkable list, and let the quiet sophistication wash over you.

The meaty depths of portabella carpaccio.

The exotic kiss of saffron cauliflower soup.

The sweet potato paté, all deep and layered from its stint on the wood grill. This is a great, romantic restaurant that just so happens to be vegan. Flavor is king here, and the result is a perfect V-Day destination. —B.F.

The Meat-Lovers’ Rendezvous

Koo Zee Doo, 614 N. 2nd St. 215.923.8080. koozeedoo.com Flowers and chocolate are for amateurs. At the end of the day—or the evening—the fact remains that love is a biological phenomenon, and nothing pumps up your love muscle like an endless stream of hot protein.

Enter Koo Zee Doo. “The Portuguese are a people who express love and friendship through their cooking,” claim David Gilberg and Carla Gonçalves. They know of what they speak: The husband and wife team—he

cooks the dishes, she bakes the desserts— opened up this cozy BYOB after falling in love across kitchens all over the city. So romance is in the air here, and at $50 per person, the chef’s tasting is well worth it. Sit at the openkitchen counter-top and watch Chef Gilberg shake a pan of moelas (that’s braised chicken gizzards) that will make your taste buds sing with a sharp mix of guilt and joy. You won’t know exactly what you’re going to get—just like marriage!—but no matter what, you will likely get to try traditional Bacalhau. They serve up the dried and salted cod specialty as either a crispy potato and cod croquette (Pastéis de Bacalhau) or creamy version with roasted carrots and onions (Bacalhau com Natas). On a recent visit, ten chef’s selections featured only one non-meat dish. The mushroom and bread porridge with cheese and poached egg dish was delicious, but by then, hours of feasting on meats and drinking bottles of champagne in the warm cozy restaurant had converted us, a quinoa-and-kale loving people, into stark raving carnivores.

Tip: Even if, like us, you can be a bit shy about eating the digestive tract of other mammals, request the chicken gizzards. The dish is both a revelation, and a lesson in love: You have to be willing to try everything once—and then you may just want to do it again.

—Tara Murtha

The Broke-andin-Love Special

Franklin Court, 317 Chestnut St. 215.965.2305. nps.gov/inde/franklin-court.htm Maybe you’re a teenager, putting all your off hours into homework, extracurriculars and babysitting your little cousin, so you don’t have an after-school job this semester and also don’t have much in the way of extra cash left over from the last birthday. Or maybe you’re a full-fledged adult working a crappy job 50 hours a week just to pay the rent and bills, and still don’t have any significant extra dough to speak of. Either way, here’s the important thing to remember: You don’t need to spend a lot of money on celebrations of love if you’ve got a big ol’ vault full of earnest, wide-eyed sincerity to offer your sweetie. So head to Old City, where you can walk down cobblestone streets holding hands and marvel that hey, George Washington’s boots might have touched the road in exactly the same place our feet just landed now. Pick up a couple of $4.50 cheesesteaks or falafels at the cart out on the corner of Third and Market, and carry them up a block to Franklin Court, where, regardless of whether the historical stuff is under renovation (again!) you can stretch out on the benches in the garden—quieter, greener and somehow realer than Love Park, despite whatever lingering tourists might be about in February—feed one another, and savor the idea that you don’t need anything for a romantic meal the Founding Fathers didn’t have. Except cheesesteaks. And, uh, falafel. —S.H.S.

The Classy Edge-ofTown Getaway

Mica, 8609 Germantown Ave. 267.335.3912. micarestaurant.com Once upon a time, back in the dark days of our city’s culinary life, you had to come into the heart of the city proper for a seriously romantic meal. But as the range of great restaurants has expanded within the downtown area, so, too, has it outside the traditional bounds of the edible Philadelphia. Which is all to say that Mica, in the far northwestern reaches of the Philly city limits, is as sexy as anything closer to the Liberty Bell or Rittenhouse Square. The dining room—full of earth tones and expanses of wood, the fireplace off to the side—is a cozy, comfortable space.

The wine list affords you the opportunity to drink like a millionaire even if you’re bringing home an intern’s wages: Smart selections that won’t break the bank mean you can imbibe without worrying that the good folks from your credit card company will mug you at the end of the month. As for the food— well, it’s more than earned the tidal wave of love, both local and national, that has broken over it since the beginning. Chestnut potage with duck rillettes. Amish chicken all soulful and exciting with sour cherries and mushrooms! If this stuff doesn’t get your sweetie in the mood, I’d consider updating your online dating profile and looking for a new person to spend Valentine’s Day 2014 with. —B.F.

The Erotic Dessert Metaphor

RIM Café, 1127 S. Ninth St. 215.465.3515. rimcafe.com With layer after overflowing layer of warm, decadent gooeyness, RIM Cafe’s award-winning “chocolate volcano” will blow most hot dessert beverages you’ve ever had right out of the water. And what could be more romantic—well, erotic—than an oozing concoction that erupts in your mouth? If the volcano doesn’t send you into a diabetic shock, consider trying one of the café’s badass “Godfather” cannolis or handmade gelato. Heavenly desserts aside, the real reason to go to this holein-wall French chocolate espresso bar is for its eccentric owner, Rene Kobeitri. Known best for his obsession with The Godfather films— which play in the window 24/7—and his infectious catch phrases (“Make it happen!”), Kobeitri insists that patrons stand and witness as he skillfully crafts their chocolatey potions, which is an experience in itself.

Valentine’s Day also just so happens to be his favorite holiday: Adding to the already rather eclectic vibe, Kobeitri literally covers the place in festive décor. Oh, and at some point, you and your significant other are probably going to be forced to take kissy photos during an impromptu photo shoot.

See, he’s also an amateur photographer— and a master of love. —Nicole Finkbiner n

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Gov. Corbett says no to expanding government health insurance in Pennsylvania.

By Randy LoBasso // rlobasso@philadelphiaweekly.com

fter months of dodging questions with regard to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion—which would add about 500,000 Pennsylvanians onto the state Medicaid health care program for the poor—Gov. Corbett finally announced his decision this week during his 2013-2014 budget address.

The answer: a big, fat no.

“Washington needs to stop treating Medicaid as a one-size-fits-all mandate and start granting states true flexibility to successfully reform and build a system that works for them,” Corbett said. “I want to be clear, I firmly believe we can serve more of our citizens in Pennsylvania, but only if we are given the independence and flexibility to do so . . . As governor, I will continue to work toward policies that will provide Pennsylvanians greater access to quality care and coverage.”

He noted that he wrote a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, saying: “At this time, without serious reforms, it would be financially unsustainable for Pennsylvania taxpayers, and I cannot recommend a dramatic Medicaid expansion.”

The fact that Corbett, a budget-slashing privatization connoisseur, rejected the option to expand Medicaid in Pennsylvania isn’t a shock. Except it also sort of is. Especially since he’s billed himself as a business-oriented politician. And his rejection will likely put a serious crimp in Pennsylvania hospitals’ business.

As we’ve explained before, the Medicaid expansion would open up the government health care program to individuals who make as “much” as $15,302 per year and, for a family of four, $31,155 per year. We know, that’s not a lot of money, but it beats the current Medicaid maximum of about $11,000 per year. The federal government plans to fund this coverage expansion by cutting the Disproportionate Share Payments (DSH) for hospitals, which is the money the federal government uses to compensate hospitals when they provide emergency care for patients without health insurance—which they do, because as former President George Bush once said, “After all, you just go to an emergency room!”

Yeah, well, not for long. Pennsylvania has been receiving about $500 million dollars per year in DSH payments ($561,847,754 in fiscal year 2011, alone, according to the State Health Access Assistance Center), and now it will receive nothing. Problem is, with Corbett rejecting the Medicaid expansion, many of those who have been going to the emergency room without health insurance will continue not to have it—but the hospitals won’t get compensated for those services anymore.

“I’m very disappointed,” says state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia). “It’s a huge missed opportunity. We’ve blown the largest infusion of new money into the state’s economy in years.”

On Jan. 24, Hughes hosted a roundtable forum in City Hall, where it was noted that the Medicaid expansion would infuse about $4 billion into Pennsylvania’s annual budget each year—and create an estimated 285,000 medical-sector jobs over the next decade.

“He could have taken the savings plus the growth numbers,” says Hughes, “and used it to do some other creative things in his budget to respond, truly, to where the people are in Pennsylvania. But he’s going in a different direction, and I’m very disappointed.”

Unlike Corbett, five GOP governors nationwide so far have accepted the expansion (as have 15 Democratic governors).

Hughes notes he will continue to attempt to convince Corbett to reverse that decision, and will be in touch with Sebelius himself.

The state chapter of Americans For Prosperity, a Koch Brothers-funded libertarian group, heralded the decision. “I applaud the governor’s decision to join the list of states choosing not to expand the Medicaid program,” said Jennifer Stefano, the group’s state director. “I call on our state legislators to do the same. Those enrolled in Medicaid have worse health outcomes than patients that have no health insurance at all.”

The governor did not offer a plan to make up this money, other than to call us the “hardest-working people in the world”— perhaps implying, therefore, that we will all find awesome jobs and get health insurance through our work? It’s hard to tell. Expanding Medicaid may not be the best option in the world, but the effects of doing nothing sound a whole lot worse. 

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By Brian Freedman // bfreedman@philadelphiaweekly.com avid Ansill can tell you some stories. He has been a fixture in the Philly food scene for a long time now, and his path has been rather circuitous, from the ground-shifting impact of Pif, the hit-then-slow-decline of Ansill, a brief stint catering followed by his years at Ladder 15, off to Jamaica and now, finally, at Bar Ferdinand, where he seems to once again have found a venue that allows the full range of his formidable talents to shine through.

What first might seem like a strange match—a chef whose efforts were often influenced by the great culinary traditions of France, now at a tapas-centric Spanish spot—actually makes perfect sense. The inherently soulful flavors of Spanish food throughout the many regions of that country play right into his proverbial wheelhouse, and the tension between authentically rustic flavors and the more avant-garde techniques that have given Spain’s own restaurants such violin-string tension are perfect for the team he’s surrounded himself with, including talented sous chefs Aila DeVowe and Elijah Milligan. The result of all this is a revitalized restaurant that provides Ansill with the perfect space to express and experiment and, as nearly a dozen and a half recent dishes clearly showed, to win over a fickly Philly dining public.

This is on clearest display in his tasting menu, a progression of seven dishes that handily encapsulates so much of the joy of Spanish dining in general and of his food in particular. A recent menu started with a single deep-cupped oyster—the magnificently named Shoregasm— anointed with a spiced apple granita. It worked as an hors d’oeuvre, a warm-up lap and a palate-cleanser all at once, and was swiftly followed by house-cured salmon. Three velvety slices, subtle with the aromas of soft herbs like mint, basil, dill and cilantro, were each wrapped around a spray of pea shoots exploding from their ends like cartoon contrails on an animated comet. The accompanying horseradish crema was a nice traditional touch, if not a terribly necessary one.

The next course, however, was one of the wholly unexpected stars of the tasting menu, a dish that I’ll be thinking about for weeks: A hard-cooked egg that, with its delicate paste of a yolk in the center, the draping of meaty white anchovies

(re-marinated in-house with the addition of chili pepper and lemon zest), shaved dried tuna mojama and base of pureed oil-poached tuna, was turned into a two-bite delivery system for umami. The micro-greens on top were attractive, but unnecessary. No matter: The first bite rendered any precious-greens quibbles moot anyway.

Tender duck prosciutto with red-winecooked pears tasted of dark spices and game. Oxtail luxuriated in a pearl-onion agrodolce dotted with roasted cloves of garlic and given a Curtis Mayfield sense of soul from Ansill’s magnificent homemade demi-glace. The aptly named

opposed to a spicy tomato-y sauce. And as much as I enjoyed the jamon flatbread with its oozing egg yolk and garlic oil, it had a hard time holding a candle to many of the other dishes. Still, with the impending installation of a woodburning pizza oven, I’m looking forward to seeing how they evolve. (Ansill also told me during our phone interview that the oven will be used for expanding the large-plate offerings, and that the freedup space at the sauté station will allow his team to expand the paella program.)

Desserts run the gamut from the more outré—excellent, almost honeyed parsnip ice cream with coffee salt—to well-

The aptly named “three little pigs” may cause quivers of joy among a certain segment of the city’s more pork-passionate foodies. “three little pigs” may cause quivers of joy among a certain segment of the city’s more pig-passionate foodies, the rail of meaty pork belly given snap from a scattering of crispy pig ears like beautiful non-kosher Fritos, and even further decadence from the puck of fried diced trotter, all that gorgeous, funky richness cooked down into something that melted on the tongue like swine-butter.

Not everything, of course, looks forward, and even with the more overtly rustic preparations, this is a kitchen that excels. Pan con tomate, sort of a Spanish riff on garlic bread, is a lovely starter: just grilled slices rubbed with tomatoes and garlic, dusted with salt and crowned with grape-tomato confit. With a manzanilla or a fino from the smart, delicious wine list, it’s a great way to ease into evening. Jamon croquetas, a gooey filling of béchamel and ham protected by a shattering fried shell— call out for a beer or a glass of Cava. So, too, do the bacon and date empanadas, the balance between sweet and smoky both delicate and delicious.

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wrought riffs on classics like perfectly fried churros.

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By Nicole Finkbiner // nfinkbiner@philadelphiaweekly.com PASTA CON LE ZUCCHE FINK’S ZUCCHINI FETTUCCINI Cost: $15 approx.

Stress Level: Low-medium Time: 15 minutes

ell, folks, it’s now been four months since I first embarked on my journey of culinary enlightenment.

In that time, several of the city’s finest chefs have been kind enough to let me inside their kitchens and teach me, an inveterate candy-for-dinner eater, how to cook a relatively easy and inexpensive meal.

The question is, how much have I actually learned?

That’s what I hoped to find out this week as I headed into my own kitchen and attempted to recreate two of my favorite dishes from the column thus far: Le Virtu’s pasta con le zucche and El Rey’s chicken enchiladas. Hopefully, I thought, by documenting my own trial and error while cooking, I could offer a little enlightenment to other inept home cookers out there.

Although, it appears I still have a long journey ahead.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS Cost: $20 (approx.)

Stress Level: High Time: 2 hours Challenge #1: Shopping for all the ingredients. Although I happen to live a five-minute walk from the Italian Market and the dozen or so nearby bodegas, since I was going to be making a trip to Walmart anyway, I figured I’d look there first for the Chihuahua cheese, crema, queso fresco, chicken and tortillas. In hindsight, this wasn’t the smartest decision—but it did teach me a valuable lesson about the culinary sacrifices often made when attempting to save a little bit of time and money. Aside from having to buy twice the amount of crema and quesco fresco I actually needed, I also had to settle for a 30-pack of corn tortillas that were smaller and thinner than the ones Chef Dionicio Jimenez used. No biggie, I thought. I’ll just have to make my enchiladas smaller.

Over at the Italian Market, it took me less than five minutes to find all the vegetables—yet, once again, I wound up going home with far more than necessary: I may have confused five “cloves” of garlic with five “bulbs” and two “bunches” of cilantro with two “bushels.” The only truly elusive item on my grocery list was the Chihuahua cheese: Four bodegas and three Italian cheese/meat shops later, still no Chihuahua. NOOOO!!!

Challenge #2: Remaining calm. Having offered to make dinner for everyone in my house, I was under a bit of pressure. Not only did I want to deliver an appetizing meal, but I soon found myself racing against the clock. The preparation stage alone took about an hour, largely thanks to the wheel of queso that I had to shred one small sliver at a time and the two pounds of tomatillos, which, it turns out, are covered in a sticky film and therefore a huge pain in the ass to peel.

Once I got down to cooking, I ran into a few problems with the salsa. First, because I don’t own a professional blender, I was forced to divvy up the cooked veggies and blend them in two separate batches. Then, despite following instructions and blending the salsa with a handful of ice cubes to keep it from turning brown, the mixture was still warm. While waiting for both batches to cool in the fridge, I decided it was time for a margarita break.

Challenge #3: Tackling the leftovers. In addition to having made a quart and half of salsa verde, when it all was said and

done, I essentially still had half of everything. Getting rid of it all took four people and five days. With the chicken stock, my roommate made a heavenly soup. With the salsa, another roommate made rice and bean enchiladas. With the cilantro, another roommate made a Mexican pesto/cilantro mush. I myself whipped up a stellar late-night snack deep frying the tortillas, sprinkling queso on top and using the salsa as a dip.

There is a full bottle of crema still sitting in my fridge if anyone’s interested.

Final Verdict: Since there’s four other people willing to back me up, I don’t mind boasting: My salsa verde was just as good as El Rey’s. Thankfully, I heeded Dionicio’s advice and only blended one jalapeno at a time as mine weren’t nearly as mild. And much to my surprise, the combo of crema and queso fresco was so rich and creamy that I didn’t even miss the Chihuahua cheese. Ultimately, though, no amount of salsa or creamy goodness could save the enchiladas from the dry, flaky and overwhelmingly blah tortillas that they were wrapped in.

Seriously, paper towels have a better taste and texture. Now I know that all white corn tortillas are not created equal. I’ll be taking all of my future tortilla business to a bodega.

Challenge #1: Remembering what the hell a zucchini looks like. Weaving through the endless produce stands in the Italian Market, I kinda felt like I was trying to hunt down Waldo, except instead of a sea of red-and-white striped shirts, I was wading through a sea of oddly shaped green vegetables. It turns out, there was no baby green zucchini to find. All they had were full-grown mama zucchinis. Oh, and you can just forget about finding zucchini flowers in the dead of winter.

Challenge #2: “What type of pasta do you want?” It was like déjà vu. While this time I at least understood the difference between fresh and dried pasta, it still didn’t occur to me that I was going to have to specify a particular “style.” What do you call a few flat slabs of pasta? I proceeded to give the cashier the same dumbfounded look that I gave Chef Joe Cicala when he first asked me this question, until she directed me to their menu. Rather than trying to explain what I actually needed— or simply ordering lasagna because it was the closest thing— now that I was suddenly being given options, I decided to consider them. I wasn’t sure if a thinner style of pasta would alter the recipe in any way, but I did know that it meant less time cutting perfect “obtuse quadrilaterals.” And so, after three awkward minutes of silence at the register, I finally responded: “Fettuccini!”

Challenge #3: Actually cutting the zucchini. I really had no idea what to do with the thing. I just hacked off the ends, cut it in half then experimented with a few different cutting techniques in order to achieve the thinnest slices possible. Having loved the harmonious texture of the original dish, my logic was, the thinner the slice, the softer they’ll get.

Challenge 4: Knowing when to stop. I was able to sync the individual steps almost exactly up until the end. Though the pasta was done in three minutes flat, the zucchini appeared unchanged. I guess I was expecting it to brown, because I continued to let it sauté for far longer than instructed. At the same time, I couldn’t judge whether the sauce was an ideal consistency, so I just kept adding more pasta water and cheese to the pan. I eventually called it quits when the pasta started getting cold.

Final Verdict: Not too shabby for my first attempt, but the dish definitely didn’t elicit the same sort of enthusiasm as it did before (“It tasted like summer. In Italy. On a gondola. Wearing a fedora. Having sex.”) Just as I feared, the zucchini slices were quite pronounced in the pile of super-soft, amazing fettuccini. Also, despite having added extra zucchini, garlic and cheese, my version still seemed to be lacking in the flavor department. Perhaps I underestimated the importance of the zucchini flowers. Or perhaps Le Virtu’s olive oil and parmigiano reggiano were simply a far better quality. I think I’m just going to blame my dish’s shortcomings on my complete lack of Italian blood and the stupid mama zucchini.  Find all the dishes Nicole has learned from Philly chefs so far, online at forkingstupid.com.

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Fifty years later, she’s just completed what may have been the finest performance of her career: playing the cruel, desperate Mag in Lantern Theater’s scintillating staging of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Its production—the latest triumph for Martello, who’s been nominated for an astounding 16 Barrymore awards over the years, winning five—has been extended through Feb. 10, but it’ll continue without Martello, as she’s due to perform in Vincent in Brixton at the Walnut Street Theatre beginning Feb. 19.

Before arriving in Philly, Martello had already made a name for herself, spending seven seasons at Princeton’s prestigious McCarter Theatre when it employed a company of performers—the sort of steady work an actor dreams of. However, when the McCarter hired Emily Mann as its artistic director, she chose to use primarily Broadway veterans, leaving Martello without steady employment. Luckily, Philadelphia theater was just beginning to take off, and in 1997, she landed a key role in Walnut Street Theatre’s musical Blood Brothers, the sort of highprofile show that allowed her to be seen.

“Since (Blood Brothers), it’s been pretty steady, in terms of getting work,” Martello says, knocking on wood. “In Philadelphia, I really came into my own and began to discover my strengths as a performer. For instance, at the age of 45, I realized I could be funny on stage.” That was evidenced by her hilarious performance alongside Fran Prisco in the Walnut’s 2009 production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

An accomplished singer, Martello is comfortable performing in a wide variety of

theater, equally at home singing the songs of Sondheim as she is performing Shakespeare’s prose. Her first four Barrymore wins were for roles in musical theater, but in October, Martello won her first Barrymore for a dramatic role, capturing the award for outstanding leading actress in a play for her fantastic performance as a lesbian mother in the Wilma Theater’s Body Awareness. To what does she attribute her success? “I quit trying to be pretty,” she says. “I began to accept that whatever I had was what I had to offer.”

The fact that Martello makes a living as an actress in Philadelphia underscores not only her immense talent, but the growth of the city’s theater community. “Now that so many companies have taken off, in terms of their popularity, there are just a lot more opportunities for roles,” she says. And unlike in film, which favors young actors, Martello says that in theater, there are still plenty of parts for veteran performers—especially women—provided they’re comfortable in their own skin. “You have to realize you’re not 45 anymore and that you’re going to be playing grandmothers and at times supporting roles.” The character she plays in Beauty Queen is 70, and later this season, she’s set to play a wheelchair-bound grandmother in the Arden Theatre Company’s A Little Night Music.

Her advice for young actors hoping for a professional career on stage? “Work as much as you can,” she says. “Whether it is community theater, a college production or an extra in a large show, just get on stage. That’s how you really learn: by doing it and watching other people. And stealing what the good actors do.” 

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By Katherine Rochester // krochester@philadelphiaweekly.com anon de Boer: Resonating Surfaces— A Trilogy, part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Live Cinema series, presents videos in which imperfect memories form the basis for three idiosyncratic biographies.

The Brussels-based, India-born De Boer digs deep by going wide: Pairing sweeping urban panoramas with intimate voiceovers, she reconfigures the typical relationship between subject, language and image, challenging the conventions of documentary filmmaking while crafting highly poetic portraits of three creative women.

Sylvia Kristel-Paris (2003) features the Dutch star of the 1974 softcore French cult classic, Emmanuelle. As Kristel reminisces about her acting career, her various romances and her two marriages, we hear only her voice. The camera pointedly avoids her well-known body.

Instead, de Boer films the surfaces of Paris. As if aware of the camera’s superficial sweep, Kristel reflects: “My stories always seem to lack depth ... from one guy to another, from film to film.”

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If the first two films form a pair, then Think About Wood, Think About Metal (2011), starring avant-garde percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky, is a bit of an interloper. It’s in English, while the other two are in French; it features tight, interior shots, whereas the other two favor vast cityscapes, and Schulkowsky’s bright American voice keeps her love affairs to herself.

And yet, the intimacy achieved through the confessional tone of Sylvia Kristel and Resonating Surfaces is transmuted here through Schulkowsky’s body. De Boer gives us a closeup of Schulkowsky’s fingers drumming a piece of metal. We see every quiver and caress as she coaxes unlikely objects to sing through a flurry of feathery taps. Like sign language to the uninitiated, it’s a dazzling physical feat, pregnant with secret meaning.

Indeed, just as both Kristel’s and Rolnik’s French is laced with the slightest hint of a foreign accent, Schulkowsky’s English is rendered strange by the alien staccato of her homemade instruments. In this way, the trilogy explores not only the surface of things, but also how things surface—how languages, landscapes and noises not native to us may nevertheless become indivisible from who we are, and how once they’ve taken root, each continues to keen in its own particular pitch.  Through May 5. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215.763.8100. philamuseum.org; Conversation with Manon de Boer, Fri., Feb. 8, 6:30pm, Van Pelt Auditorium; Performance by Robyn Schulkowsky, Sat., Feb. 9, 2pm, Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building.

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Bilal’s Back, Better Than Before The one-of-a-kind singer returns with A Love Surreal, his style still supreme and his fearlessness intact.

By Michael Gonzales // feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com mbition. It’s what separated John Coltrane from horn-blowing posers, Muhammad Ali from around-the-way chumps and Philadelphia-born recording artist Bilal from most of his soulful contemporaries on the Billboard charts. Yet, that same ambition could, like Bilal, get you labeled a phony by fans and dropped from your record label, as they refused to understand the big picture of his artistic temperament.

“I have a very punk rock approach to making music,” Bilal says. “This simply means there is no one way of doing things. With my music, I’m always searching for the artful possibilities.”

Sitting in the conference room of his newest label, eOne Music, clad in jeans and sneakers, the 33-year-old has just played a few tracks from his upcoming third release A Love Surreal, which he’s premiering at World Cafe Live next week. Featuring the catchy light jazz (inspired by Weather Report) of the first single “Back to Love,” the Surreal concept began to blossom in Bilal’s brain after viewing a 2005 Salvador Dali exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “Dali’s work, when you look at it, has many different layers; it’s almost three dimensional,” says Bilal. “I thought, Man, I’d love to make music like that.” Drawing on that visual inspiration, as well as various recordings by Heatwave, Steely Dan, Frank Sinatra and J Dilla, he collected his crew and headed to Studio Pine to record some songs.

“It’s like when Spike Lee makes a film with the same people all the time, but each movie is different,” pianist Robert Glasper explains.

“Well, that’s how Bilal makes music.” As a part of Bilal’s cast of musical characters, Glasper met the singer on their first day of college in 1999 at the New School in New York City. He’s played on each of the singer’s albums, including the unreleased 2006 gem Love for Sale.

On A Love Surreal, the two did a song called “Butterfly,” a duet featuring just voice and piano. “With Bilal, his ideas just get wilder. He doesn’t want to be labeled as ‘the soul guy.’

Even when we were in school, he was notorious for messing with people musically.”

Drummer, producer and engineer Steve McKie, who opened the Philly-based Studio Pine in 2008, has been down with the crew since 2004. Coming off the moderate success of his 2001 debut 1st Born Second, Bilal recruited McKie to join the crew at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. This was at the height of the Soulquarian’s heyday, led by Bilal’s homie Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, and

Bringing it all back home: Now married with kids, Philly native Bilal is making beautiful music again on A Love Surreal. (Photo by Marc Baptiste)

D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Common were also working at Hendrix’s former digs. “Before I joined his band, I was a safe musician who played in a certain ways,” says McKie, who recorded Bilal’s critically acclaimed 2010 album Airtight’s Revenge at Studio Pine. “But, after working with Bilal, I was trying to find different drum sounds, different vibes and just began experimenting much more. We’re always in the studio.”

Bilal Sayeed Oliver was raised in Germantown by a Baptist mother, who had him singing in the church choir when he was four, and a Muslim father, who sometimes took him to local jazz clubs. Sitting next to the cigarette machine in the back of a smoky room, the child clearly saw his future.

“I would watch people do their gigs, and that’s what really inspired me. Everybody was dressed so hip. They looked like their

job was so fun,” he laughs. “Chill all day long, then wake up, do a performance, and then go back home.” Once he began classes at the Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts, Bilal realized that if he wanted to be taken seriously as an artist, he’d have to do more than look good in his clothes.

“I never hung out with other singers; I just wanted to be with the musicians,” Bilal says.

“Yet, most of the musicians thought singers were idiots because most didn’t know music that well. In order to hang with them, I had to learn the chords, theory and the way they spoke. By senior year, I was the jazz band vocalist and arranger. I would arrange the instrumental tunes and do the horn charts.

I had developed a real understanding of music. One of the things I got from jazz is there are no wrong notes; it’s just the way you view it. You just keep moving forward in the flow, and if you keep your eyes open, you can see the beauty.”

Signed to Interscope Records in 2000 after industry buzz boomed following his performance of the Prince classic “International Lover” at a 1999 tribute concert in Brooklyn, Bilal and the label were at odds from the very beginning of his short stint.

“The demos for 1st Born Second were all alternative rock, but the label wasn’t feeling that direction,” Glasper recalls. In 2006, when presented with his Love for Sale, the label shelved the record and dropped him. “That record sounded like what Andre 3000 did a few years later on The Love Below,” says Glasper. “Bilal was just ahead of his time.”

Taking the same attitude to the stage, Bilal soon got the reputation of being an erratic performer. “People might’ve thought I was on drugs or intoxicated, but that wasn’t it,” Bilal shrugs. “I just didn’t give a fuck because I was looking for the art. I wanted to be out, like when John Coltrane started playing with his wife, Alice. I just wanted to rip open music with my voice.”

Seven years after the Interscope fiasco, Bilal, now a married father with three sons, is still a relevant force, much more in control of his life and music. He seems happier these days. And after reveling in the excellence that is A Love Surreal, it’s safe to say, the brother’s lost none of his ambition.  Wed., Feb. 13, 8pm. $20-$38. With Johnny Popcorn, featuring Hezekiah. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. worldcafelive.com

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By Matt Prigge // mprigge@philadelphiaweekly.com Tod Browning: It wasn’t only silent actors who faltered while adjusting to sound; directors, too, found assimilation shaky. A carnival hound and vaudevilleist, Browning parlayed a gift for sleazy entertainment into a career helming great horrors, some with Lon Chaney, like The Unholy Three. He was less in control with sound: Dracula, his most famous film, isn’t him at his best, while Freaks—so scandalous, it nearly destroyed his career—is. He worked sporadically till the end of the ‘30s, then kicked back in Malibu for his remaining two decades, delighting especially in watching contestants faint at dance marathons.

Dorothy Arzner: The lone female Hollywood filmmaker of the 1930s, Arzner’s films—including 1929’s The Wild Party, Clara Bow’s first talkie, and 1933’s Christopher Strong, with an Amelia Earhart-ish Katherine Hepburn—thrived in the Pre-Code era. She worked till 1943 then mysteriously stopped, at only 45, with four decades left on earth.

Ingmar Bergman: Fanny and Alexander (1982), Bergman’s farewell to cinema, of course wasn’t. Two years later, his TV film After the Rehearsal was theatrically released. In 2003 came his actual swan song: Saraband, his bittersweet sequel to the brittle Scenes from a Marriage.

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Richard Lester: Far more than A Hard Day’s Night, the terminally underrated Philadelphia native also has The Knack, How I Won the War, Petulia, Juggernaut, etc.—bemused, skeptical looks at humanity that knock the pompous down to earth. Lester is skeptical of Lester, too: After the death of friend Roy Kinnear on the set of The Return of the Musketeers, he called it quits, at only 57. Unfailingly modest and self-effacing, Lester rarely does interviews, nor takes part in retrospectives, and can barely be shaken by those—like Steven Soderbergh, who interviewed him in his book Getting Away With It—who point out his brilliance.

Béla Tarr: For years, it was difficult to see the uncompromising work of Hungary’s bleakest miserablist. Once it was easy to see the 7-½ hour Sátántangó, he was winding down. Tarr, now 57, announced the singlemindedly bleak The Turin Horse was his last, claiming he had said all he could.

Steven Soderbergh: Like many, we will semi-delusionally hold onto intimations that one of cinema’s greatest— understandably burned out on an art and business in which he’s excelled—will one day return. 

Side Effects May Induce Nausea A mismatch of screenplay and filmmaker, Steven Soderbergh’s supposedly-final farewell doesn’t do his career justice.

By Sean Burns // sburns@philadelphiaweekly.com is 25th theatrical feature in just 24 years behind the camera, Side Effects is supposedly Steven Soderbergh’s “final” film. The big-brained auteur has been staggeringly prolific as of late, making a movie every few months since he discovered digital video, experimenting with form and technique to his heart’s content. Reports of Soderbergh’s self-imposed “retirement” at the age of 50 have been rampant in the press, but those of us who value the filmmaker’s restless, inquisitive spirit wonder how long he will be able to keep himself out of the game.

Side Effects is not a good Soderbergh film, and if anything it reeks of this singular talent’s approach to movies as a treadmill, setting formal challenges for himself and grinding them out on a workmanlike basis, more problemsolver than director. A recession drama from the point of view of a porn star?

(The Girlfriend Experience) Check. A muckracking expose shot and scored like a ‘60s Blake Edwards comedy with kazoo music? (The Informant!) Check.

Spalding Gray in his own words, a lowrent DTV thriller starring MMA fighter Gina Carano, and a broadly entertaining summer movie about Channing Tatum’s storied past as a male stripper? Yes, yes, yes. Funny thing is those were all terrific films. But this is hardly the note I wanted to see Soderbergh go out on.

Written by his frequent collaborator (and everything in Steven Soderbergh’s universe seems to be frequent) Scott Z. Burns, Side Effects begins as a bruising interrogation of the pharmaceutical industry before taking a sharp left hairpin turn into abject stupidity. It’s the kind of glossy hokum that, in the ‘90s, would have starred Ashley Judd; in the ‘80s, Michael Douglas. Where’s Adrian Lyne when you need him?

Rooney Mara, who seems to have cornered the market on mentally unstable sex kittens after headlining David Fincher’s entirely unnecessary The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo remake, stars as a clinically depressed housewife eagerly awaiting her stockbroker husband’s return from prison on insider trading charges (Tatum again). She cries every day and attempts suicide a couple of times, until her overworked shrink

The good wife: Rooney Mara (above) plays the clinically depressed spouse of Channing Tatum in the twist-laden Side Effects, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

(Jude Law) suggests Ablixa, a so-called miracle anti-depressant with uncharted side effects, hence the title.

Much ado has been made of the movie’s surprise twist that angles for Psycho proportions, and the dopey pre-release hoo-hah plays up our Internet culture’s aversion to anything remotely spoilerific. (“Nobody will be admitted into the auditorium after the film begins.” Thanks, Alfred.) But the problem is that after a promising setup, Side Effects abruptly abandons the timely Big Pharma subject matter and settles into the well-worn rut of a Reagan-era routine sex thriller. Soderbergh freely admits that his cinematic touchstones here were Jagged Edge and Fatal Attraction. Having grown up on that crap, I wish he’d aimed higher.

The casting is also problematic.

Law—who managed to be even more evil than a virus that wiped out most of humanity in Soderbergh and Burns’ most recent collaboration Contagion— stars here in the put-upon, threatenedwhite-guy-in-a-suit role that Michael Douglas once built a career around. Law doesn’t have Douglas’ vulnerability, and mostly comes off as a smarmy dick. He’s done some exemplary supporting character work in the past, but Chris Rock was right: Jude Law is not a movie star. If Douglas had played the lead, we would have rooted for him, and he probably would’ve gotten laid a lot more often.

I suppose Mara does her best in a role that doesn’t make much sense, throw-

ing herself into emotional extremes even though the movie seldom plays fair and requires her to act the shit out of scenes that we later find out never actually happened. She’s such a compact, achingly vulnerable screen presence, I’m not sure filmmakers have figured out what to do with her just yet.

Soderbergh’s dry, analytical sensibility is all wrong for Burns’ junk-food screenplay. Whereas in the past, his clinical remove turned the lowbrow Haywire into a weirdo art film, here he’s just mimicking the work of lesser directors, and too selfconscious to follow the fill tilt-boogie of Burns’ more ludicrous, inherently campy plot reveals. (There’s a gonzo lesbian subplot that Brian DePalma would’ve gone to town with, but Soderbergh’s tongue has yet to find his cheek. He’s too uptight a dude to be remaking Wild Things.)

Side Effects is just a clanging bad match between the filmmaker and the material. The screenplay presents problems that can’t be solved by one of the best problem-solvers in the business, and it’s a sorry farewell for such a fiendish workhorse who made my job a lot more pleasurable over these past dozen or so years. 

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Moment of truth: It’s strange. The last time I reviewed RuPaul’s Drag Race in this space, I had a gay ol’ time with it. So, why am I not feeling the new, fifth season much? For starters, there are too many damn drag queens this time around! There are 14 contestants this season (with names like Alaska, Detox and—my fave—Penny Tration, the first cast-off ), some of them not so much entertainingly bitchy as just plain bitchy. (There is one narcoleptic drag queen who I’m sure the show will have fun with.) Hopefully, RuPaul herself can keep this divafest delightfully campy with her double-entendre-spitting fierceness.

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HOUSE OF CARDS Currently streaming on Netflix.com Captive audience: Political dramas; people who love watching Kevin Spacey when he’s hammy.

Moment of truth: While everyone waits for that new season of Arrested Development to hit Netflix Instant in May, the streaming video service has another original series you can sample. Adapted from a BBC miniseries and produced by David Fincher, this savvy, sinister political drama has Spacey rocking a Southern-fried accent as a congressman who sets a vengeful plan in motion after getting passed over for Secretary of State. Netflix has released the whole season, so you can “binge watch” the entire thing or take in this modern-day Richard III slowly, the way I’m gonna do it.

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Scene stealer: The solo dance Takademe, featuring Michael Francis McBride, was both funny, filled with attitude and superbly performed.

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Enter my next girlfriend. We were together a few months before I brought up my kink. She was very accommodating (dirty talk about her cheating, making up stories about cheating) and then, after some months, she admitted that it was something she wanted to try in real life. I said I was OK with it, as long as I had the option to pursue other partners as well. We agreed on some rules and gave it a shot. She set up a date through OKCupid and had sex with someone; I hooked up with an ex. Everything seemed to be turning out great. Then two weeks later, she got drunk and told me she had seen the OKCupid guy again without asking. I was so upset, I nearly broke up with her. Having the guidelines ignored felt like a betrayal. She later admitted to seeing him one other time without talking to me first.

Are we going through the normal trip-ups of a newly open relationship? Or are these lies an indication that she can’t be trusted? I feel like it might be hard to find someone else who is into my kink and maybe we’re just having a hard time navigating polyamory. I love my partner, and I want to make this cuckolding thing work if we can. Suck it up or break it off?

Confused Upon Cheating Kink Your letter confused me, CUCK. Here’s why: You describe your relationship as open, then as poly, then as a “cuckolding thing.”

First things first: Polyamorous relationships and open relationships are two different things. Some poly relationships are open, but many poly relationships are closed—that is, three people (or more) are involved with each other exclusively, i.e., no randoms, no romancing potential fourths, fifths or sixths. The reverse is also true: Not all open relationships are poly. Two people in an open relationship may allow fucking around with other people with the understanding that there will be no dating or— God forbid—falling in love with anyone else.

And then there’s cuckolding. The whole “cuckolding thing” is about the female half of a heterosexual couple breaking the rules and then rubbing her partner’s nose in the evidence of her cheating.

(Some cuckolds get off on literally having their noses rubbed in the evidence.) Cuckolding is eroticized betrayal, CUCK, and you spent months fantasizing with your girlfriend about being betrayed. All that dirty talk, all those made up stories—remember?

But when it came time to turn your fantasies into reality, CUCK, you laid out the rules for what sounds like a fairly standard open-not-poly relationship: She could fuck other people and so could you. Once again, I’m confused: The cuckold in a “cuckolding thing” typically doesn’t get to fuck around. He gets fucked around on.

If your discussions with your girlfriend were as confusing as your letter, CUCK, it’s possible that she was likewise confused. It’s possible that she thought the rules applied to you and not to her. It’s possible that she figured she was free to break the rules because betrayal turned you on. Now she knows that betrayal turns you on as a fantasy and not a reality.

I’m giving your girlfriend the benefit of the doubt here, CUCK, but seeing as you love her and want to make this work, and seeing as girlfriends who are open to cuckolding are hard to come by, on and in, I think you should give her the benefit of the doubt, too. Time will tell if she’s an honest “cheater” who can be trusted or a lying cheater who must be dumped.

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Almost There Maybe it’s not a control issue, AT. Maybe oral doesn’t do it for you—it can’t get you up and over them thar hills—because ... oral doesn’t do it for you. If it were your girlfriend who had difficulty climaxing from oral alone—let’s say she required a vibrator to get her over them thar hills—the standard-issue, sexpositive, lady-empowering advice would be to accept that it’s just the way her pussy works. I would order you to incorporate the vibrator into oral and/ or vaginal sex and not stress out about it. And if you were putting pressure on your girlfriend—if you were making it clear to her that this “inability” to climax from your oral skills alone bothered you, if you were having a sad each time she “failed” to climax during oral—I would slap you around for being an insecure prick.

Why shouldn’t the same advice apply here?

Vaginal gets you all the way there, oral gets you almost all the way there—maybe that’s just how your dick works. On the off chance there could be a psychological block, AT, experiment with letting her get you almost all the way there and then stroke yourself to get the rest of the way there. Stroke to the point of no return—“orgasmic inevitability”— and then put your dick back in her mouth and blow your load. With time and without sads, AT, you may find the number of strokes you need to get up and over the hill diminishing until you don’t need them at all. Or you may not—because this may be how your dick works.

My girlfriend and I are having sex on a not-so-every day basis, but that doesn’t matter anyways.

The thing is, I’ve been lasting longer and longer every time we do have sex. However, she can’t last as long as I can, and eventually we’ll start having to use lube, and then maybe 30 minutes later, it’ll start to hurt more, as if I’m “tearing” her or something. I’m left “blue balled” for fear of hurting her further, and she feels bad for not having me finish. What do I do? Fake it or just use copious amounts of lube?

Bluer And Bluer Balls Who says you can’t finish? If it’s taking you forever, and your girlfriend’s pussy is giving out, pull out and stroke yourself until you finish. You could also incorporate strategic stroke breaks into your fuck sessions, BABB, to get you closer to the edge and give her pussy a rest. And you might find she’s able to last longer if you engage in a little midplay— think foreplay, but halfway through—during those stroke breaks: Make out while you stroke yourself, eat her pussy, play with her clit. I bet your girlfriend will need less lube if she’s less bored and/or more turned on during those epic fuck sessions. 

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1 CHRISTIAN ST, # 16- Contemporary 3BR, 2.5BA home w/family rm, HW flrs t/o, washer/dryer, 2 fp’s, roof deck & garage. $3000.

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13TH and WOLF: Spotless newly p a i n te d , 2 B R ( 2 n d f l o o r) , wa s h & d r ye r, $ 1 0 0 0/m o n t h , n o p ets, includes all utilities, tenant must qualify. 267-907-3535 21ST & PINE Spec 2BR, 2BA, Fab kitchen, Deck, HW flrs, Solarium, High ceilings, and More. MUST SEE TO BE BELIEVED! $3995/mo+. PMG 215-545-7007 x110

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215-292-2176, 3 X X W I L D E R S T- N E W R E N O V. 3BEDRMS.,1.5 TILE BATHS, GRANITE COUNTER TOPS, SS APPL. HD/FLRS. W/D. CA/HEAT. 215-370-4354.

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QUEEN VILLAGE 778 S. Front St., “L” $509,000 PLUMER & ASSOCIATES BELLA VISTA 802-04 S. 6TH Street $217,000 PLUMER & ASSOCIATES SOUTH PHILADELPHIA 1531 S.Beulah Street $238,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 848 Swanson Street $599,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 714 Bainbridge Street $499,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 201 Queen St. - Acme Piano $550,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 1004 E. Moyamensing Ave. $299,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 214 Monroe St., - Rear $199,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH NORTHERN LIBERTIES 815 N. Orianna St., B From $549,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

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WASHINGTON SQ WEST 838-40 Lombard Street $1,695,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

ART MUSEUM AREA 2516 Brown Street $685,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

SOCIETY HILL 121-35 Walnut St., #304 $650,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

WASHINGTON SQ WEST 1229 South St., Unit A $285,000 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED

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NORTHERN LIBERTIES 1019-25 N. 4th Street $245,000 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED

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WASHINGTON SQ WEST 250 S 13th St., #4F $239,000 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED QUEEN VILLAGE 1201-15 E Fitzwater St., #408 $259,000 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED FISHTOWN 1309 E Berks Street $399,900 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED GRADUATE HOSPITAL 1412 Christian Street $650,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

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cEntER citY luXuRY REntAls AVENUE OF THE ARTS

PARC RiTTENHOUSE

ACADEMY HOUSE

1420 Locust street 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen and baths, 1019 sf $2,350

CENTER CiTY ONE

1326 spruce street Studio, lots of natural light, hardwood floors, balcony, 494 sf

RiTTENHOUSE SqUARE

$1,350

225 south 18th street Studio, wood floors, marble bathroom, open kitchen, 506 sf $1,575 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, landscaped rooftop pool club view, 708 sf

$2,200

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, marble bathrooms, hardwood floors, chef’s kitchen, large balcony, all rooms overlook Rittenhouse Square,

$6,250

like-new, 1552 sf

ART MUSEUM

THE WElliNgTON 135 south 19th street 1 bedroom, lots of natural light from two exposures, generous living space, kitchen has excellent cabinet and counter space, 800sf

$2,100 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, stackable washer and dryer, wood floors

$3,250

throughout, corner unit, updated kitchen, 1200sf

THE CORONADO 2201 chestnut street 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors, renovated kitchen and bathroom, washer/dryer, high ceilings, 1370 sf $2,750

THE DORCHESTER 226 w. rittenhouse square Junior 1 bedroom, high floor, 570 sf Junior 1 bedroom, recently updated kitchen, 611 sf 233 south 20th street Studio, wood floors, lots of natural light, one block from

$1,550 $1,650

$995

Rittenhouse Square, 400 sf

THE PHilADElPHiAN 2401 pennsyLvania ave

Studio with terrace, Fairmount views, 570 sf

OlD CiTY/SOCiETY Hill 200-220 Locust street Studio, lots of closet space, dressing room, 504 sf 1 bedroom, wood floors, updated kitchen and bath, 725 sf 1 bedroom, high floor, city views, excellent natural light, 725 sf 1 bedroom, floor-to-ceiling windows, city views, 775 sf

3 bedroom plus den home with private rooftop terrace, very high end custom finishes throughout, lavish master suite, great entertaining space, parking available, 2306 sf

604-36 south washinGton square Studio, high floor, panoramic river and city views, 415 sf $1,050 Studio, overlooking Washington Square, 600 sf $1,465 1 bedroom, panoramic southern views, 778 sf $1,575 1 bedroom, balcony overlooking Washington Square, excellent $1,600 closet space, high floor, 843 sf

PiER 3

$1,285 $1,460 $1,490 $1,625 $1,650

3 n. coLumbus bouLevarD 1 bedroom, south river view with excellent light, 750 sf 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, 1 car parking included 800 sf

iNDEPENDENCE PlACE

COMMERCiAl SPACE

233-241 s. 6th street

THE WElliNgTON

1 Bedroom, open kitchen, updated bathroom, balcony, 860 sf $1,625 Penthouse, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, magnificent river views, iNDEPENDENCE PlACE

$5,500

241 s. 6th street Penthouse with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, updated kitchen, wrap around terrace, magnificent city and river views, 2575 sf

$5,500

$1,475 $1,650

PiER 5

WASHiNgTON SqUARE

2020 waLnut st 1 bedroom, high floor, lots of natural light, 704 sf 313 south 18th street Studio, updated kitchen and bath, W/D, 325 sf

$7,500

HOPkiNSON HOUSE

7 n. coLumbus bouLevarD 2 bedroom, 2.5 baths, updated kitchen, fireplace, 1 car parking,1658 sf

1 bedroom, high floor, renovated throughout, 725 sf

fireplace, updated kitchen, terrace, 2575 sf

$995

227 s. 6th street

WATERFRONT

SOCiETY Hill TOWERS

WANAMAkER HOUSE

$1,790

$1,075

THE liPPiNCOTT

135 south 19th street 601 sf professional office space 810 sf professional office space

$2,150

$1,400 $1,850

1830 rittenhouse square – Rittenhouse Square professional or personal office space in boutique, doorman building, 658 sf $1,850 250 s. 18th street – Prime ground floor corner retail/office $4,500 space on Rittenhouse Square, 1857 sf,Triple net.

1521 Locust street - Entire floor office space, 3500 sf $17.50 psf

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RiTTENHOUSE SqUARE

SOCiETY Hill

1830 rittenhouse square the barcLay

$1,385,000 $639,900

the bank buiLDinG

Brand new 2BR + den, 2.5BA home, wood flrs, designer BA, open chef’s kitchen, 2025sf

Open Sun. 2/10 • 11:30am - Noon $1,100,000 $575,000

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, corner unit, updated kitchen, hardwood floors 1050 sf

$610,000

Raw space, high ceilings, oversized windows, exposed brick walls, 2017 sf

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, large bay windows with city views, 1,198 sf

$595,000

inDepenDence pLace

1 bedroom plus den, 1.5 bathroom, custom kitchen, wood and marble floors, generous living space

$550,000

wanamaker house

rittenhouse pLaza parc rittenhouse

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, pristine condition, city skyline and pool club views, 829 SF 1 bedroom, wood floors, balcony, marble bath, 765 sf Studio, generous living/sleeping space, open kitchen, large bathroom appointed in marble, 578 sf

$539,900 $389,900 $345,000

2 bedrooms, 2 baths. penthouse floor, new bathrooms & kitchen, wood floors, 1,146 sf

$489,900

1 bedroom, lots of natural light, designer bathroom, custom kitchen, 975 sf

$395,000

rittenhouse savoy

220 w. rittenhouse square

ART MUSEUM

3 BR Penthouse, 2.5BA, wrap around balcony, newly renovated kitchen, open floor plan, 2575 sf

Open Sun. 2/10 • 1:00 - 1:30pm $1,595,000 $775,000

2 BR, 2 BA, magnificent views, lots of natural light, floor-to-ceiling windows, 1387 sf

society hiLL towers Two 1 BR homes combined to form 2 bedrooms 2 baths, city and river views, 1515 sf 2 BR, 1 BA, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows, 1,200 sf Corner 1 bedroom, totally furnished, renovated with custom finishes and features, 803 sf 1BR, high floor, river view, investment opportunity, 700 sf

abbott’s square

2601 parkway conDominiums 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, Art Museum and river views, wood floors, W/D, 910 SF

WASHiNgTON SqUARE

$204,900

1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, bi-level, great closet space, balcony, excellent condition, 989 sf 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, balcony, large kitchen, separate dining area, 842 sf

$599,900 $399,000 $369,900 $269,900 $289,900 $259,900

WATERFRONT

Lippincott 3BR + den, 2.5BA, open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, high end finishes throughout, 2716 sf

Open Sun. 2/10 • 12:15-12:45pm $1,750,000

pier 5 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, updated kitchen, generous entertaining space, deck, 2229 sf

Allan Domb Real Estate

1845 Walnut St. Suite 2200 • rentals@allandomb.com 215/545.1500 FoR A complEtE list oF ouR REntAl pRopERtiEs, plEAsE visit www.AllAnDomb.com

$325,000

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Combined 2 BR, 2 BA, 270 degree views, Chef’s kitchen, 12 foot ceilings, 2208 sf 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors, eat-in kitchen, marble bath, original building details, 1136 sf

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CENTER CITY CENTER CITY PHILA. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 CENTER CITY

812 S. 19th Street - Graduate Hospital Great Investment 4BD/1.1 BA Reduced $330K

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Warehouse NortherN Liberties ViciNity 1634 N Randolph Street 2000 sq. ft. High Ceilings. $125,000. reNoVated homes uNder $200,000 707 Mifflin Street 3 Bedrooms. Hardwoods. 1 Full Bath. 2 Half Baths. Large Yard. $194,500.

2038 S 22nd Street Two Master Suites. Finished Basement.

Floating stairs. $164,000.

Large corNer – ready for rehab.

23rd and Ellsworth 3 Floors. Lots of sunlight. Garage. $145,000. south PhiLadeLPhia 1543 S 27th Street 3 Bedrooms. Move-in condition. $50,000.

2129 Sigel Street 3 Bedrooms. $39,000.

1815-17 S 6th Street Two Large Single Family Houses. $185,000 total price.

1701 S 19th Street Three Apartments. Corner. $159,500.

PeNNsPort custom home 10 year tax abatemeNt 1322 S American Street 18 ft. wide. New Home. Master Suite with Deck.

10 ft. Ceilings. Large Yard. $449,000.

NeWboLd – NeW ListiNg 1518 S Hicks Street 3 Bedrooms. Central Air. Bamboo Floors. $149,900.

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Gorgeous full floor condo. This unit offers a brilliantly designed floor plan featuring an expansive living room with spacious dining area, study, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, powder room, balcony & 200 sq ft terrace. A virtual doorman, deeded parking & remaining years on tax abatement makes this a fabulous new home option!

Spring Garden Victorian Townhouse

$579,000

616 Christian Street

$449,900

Not all is lost... rather it was carefully preserved in this gorgeous 4 bedroom/2 bath Victorian townhouse that sits on a deep lot on one of the best blocks in the Spring Garden neighborhood. Come see the details for yourself. You’ll love this house!

502-504-506 CAMBRIDGE NORTHERN LIBERTIES $150,000

NEW LISTING! 502-504 Cambridge unimproved lot 18’x 31’, 506 Cambridge unimproved lot, 14.75’ x 54’, SOLD AS A PACKAGE

1608-14 W. PASSYUNK SOUTH PHILADELPHIA $249,000

One story double wide commercial property built in 1981, 2 Powder rms, Newly refreshed, Ready for you to move right in. Good location on developing blocks of Passyunk.

1620 S 4TH PENNSPORT $399,000

NEW LISTING! Grand Townhse, completely renov in 2007, overlooks Dickinson Square. 4 Brs, 2.5 Baths, 1st fl w/ hardwood flrs, Liv/Din combo w. 10’ clgs, recessed lighting, & crown mldg, 3rd fl master suite

Spread out in this expansive Bella Vista townhouse! Vestibule entry leads to wide open living/ dining areas and a newer kitchen. 2nd floor features a private deck, 2 spacious bedrooms & a roomy bath. The 3rd floor master suite has walk-in closets & a gorgeous spa-like bathroom. Family room, powder room, laundry & storage in basement round out this lovely home.

Queen Village

$289,000

Come fall in love with is sun-filled third floor Condo featuring 13ft ceilings huge windows, incredible natural light and off-street parking! Call for details.

1531 South Beulah Street

$238,000

An extraordinary renovation is found in this sun-filled 3 bedroom / 1.5 bathroom home. Features include a new handsome brick façade, beautiful hardwood floors throughout, spacious Living Room/Dining Area, Eat-in-Kitchen, patio garden, 3 bedrooms with ample closet space and a finished basement with a separate laundry room & abundant storage space. A 10-Year Tax Abatement has approved!

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1:30-2:30PM NORTHERN LIBERTIES 1130 N. 4th Street $454,400 COLDWELL BANKER PREFERRED QUEEN VILLAGE 736 S. 2nd Street $579,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 416 Bainbridge Street $599,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 324 Monroe Street $599,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 418 Bainbridge Street $599,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 852 Independence Court $649,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

DOCKSIDE 717 S. Columbus Blvd., #1217 $849,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH SOCIETY HILL 211-25 S. 4th St., #104 $805,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 1903 Kimball Street $424,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH BELLA VISTA 730 Montrose St., D $430,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH RITTENHOUSE SQ 1710 Pine Street $1,595,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH EAST OF BROAD 1157 S. Juniper Street $285,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH FISHTOWN 1117 E. Berks Street $410,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

2:00-3:30PM GRADUATE HOSPITAL 2229 Pemberton Street $550,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

3:00-4:00PM QUEEN VILLAGE 736 S. 2nd Street $579,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH PENNSPORT 111 Federal Street $499,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH QUEEN VILLAGE 326 Queen St., #4 $199,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH OLD CITY 309-13 Arch St., #605 $245,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH RITTENHOUSE SQ 2038 Latimer Street $309,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH OLD CITY 112 N. 2nd St., 6B $975,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH GRADUATE HOSPITAL 1412 Christian Street $650,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 2027 Pemberton Street $575,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

WEST OF BROAD 2641 S. Mole Street $250,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

NORTHERN LIBERTIES 613 Poplar Street $575,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 2125 Clymer Street $299,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

WASHINGTON SQ WEST 805 Addison St., B $439,500 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH GRADUATE HOSPITAL 608 S. 16th Street $550,000 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

QUEEN VILLAGE 739 S.5th St., 3Flr $214,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH BELLA VISTA 810-12 S. Delhi Street $319,900 PRUDENTIAL, FOX, & ROACH

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NEW LISTINGS ART MUSEUM

$129,900

Wonderfully spacious and perfectly located 1BD/1BA home with soaring ceilings, grand windows, and amazing views, complete with 24 hour doorman, fitness center, and storage area in basement!

GRADUATE HOSPITAL

$300,000

Simply lovely 2BD/1.5BA home with hardwood floors, granite and stainless kitchen, charming yard, and deck with steps to a rooftop deck, boasting with breathtaking views!

QUEEN VILLAGE 309-317 Montrose $499,900-$509,900 Four brand new and stunning 3BD/2.5BA homes featuring tons of natural light, flawless oak floors, soaring 9’ ceilings, each masterfully designed with roof deck, 1-car garage parking, granite and stainless kitchen, and many other exquisite details!

763-771 S. 19th

$709,000-$730,000

3 new construction, 3BD/2.5BA homes with 2 decks, a den, 1-car garage, also featuring hardwood floors, a granite & stainless quartz kitchen, with a spectacular master suite, and too many luxury amenities to name!

FITLER SQUARE 2520-22 South

$695,000

Located adjacent to the South Street bridge, this spacious, double wide office building boasts over 5,400sqft and is complete with several bathrooms throughout, basement, and a reception area.

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 2407 Kimball

Warm and inviting, recently renovated 3BD/1.5BA home with finished basement, hardwood floors, and stainless tile kitchen, all boasting fine details and quality!

618 S. 27th OLD CITY 309-13 Arch 606

$239,900

Bold and bright 1BD/1BA condo with immense light, original pine floorings, and granite and stainless kitchen, beautifully designed with exposed brick wall and soaring ceilings!

SOCIETY HILL 200 Locust 14FGH

$779,000

Cozy and spacious 3BD/3BA home with a wonderful layout, large den, and a second kitchen, along with plenty of storage space and potential, all found in a fantastic location.

SOCIETY HILL 211-25 S. 4th 104

$805,000

Featuring the finest amenities, including 24 hour concierge and doorman, this 2BD/2.5BA condo unit in The Willings is complete with high ceilings, hardwood floors throughout, and a visual intercom.

108 Lombard

$850,000

Absolutely stunning and spacious 3BD/2.5BA home with garage, cozy den, all new rooftop deck, and Juliet balcony, expertly designed with a fireplace, detailed wood molding, hardwood floors, 2-story dining area, and custom granite and stainless kitchen.

$675,000

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1908 W. Wilt

$79,999

Delightful and beautifully renovated 2-story, 2BD/1BA home with fun yard, updated stainless kitchen, and many more wonderful amenities, including central air and an alarm system.

730 Montrose D

$414,900

$430,000

WASHINGTON SQ WEST 805 Addison B $439,500 Picture perfect bi-level 2BD/2BA upper level townhome condo unit with 1-car parking, deck, wood burning fireplace stove, and updated glass tile kitchen with bar counter, all set in excellent move-in condition.

$1,695,000

Heavenly 5BD/4.5BA home with rooftop terrace, elevator, and garage, complete with granite and stainless kitchen, cozy den, 4 piece marble tile bath, and private yard with patio and gardening area.

810 Catharine

$380,000

Delightful and like new 3BD/2.5BA home with fun yard, finished tile basement, and hardwood flooring, complete with granite and stainless kitchen and many other fine details designed by distinguished developers!

Spacious and pristine 3BD/2.5BA home featuring rooftop deck, wide open granite and stainless tile kitchen, and unique 3rd floor living space with high ceilings, wet bar, and tons of windows, all located in a charming and lively neighborhood!

1523 Carpenter

822 N. 21st

$424,900

Immaculate and spacious 3BD/2.5BA home with garage parking, massive rooms, finished basement, and wide open yard, boasting soaring ceilings and gleaming hardwood floors, all located on a wonderful block!

$319,900

Adorable 2.5 story, 2BD/1BA home with fantastic adjoining lot, original pine floors, and fire place mantle, also beautifully designed with granite and stainless kitchen and a stunning bedroom suite!

WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST $439,500 Picture perfect bi-level 2BD/2BA upper level townhome condo unit with 1-car parking, deck, wood burning fireplace stove, and updated glass tile kitchen with bar counter, all set in excellent move-in condition.

Six, brand new and breathtaking construction, 4-story, 3BD/2.5BA homes with 1-car garage parking, roof deck, and granite and stainless kitchen with breakfast bar, boasting with soaring 9ft ceilings and tons of natural lighting!

GRADUATE HOSPITAL $650,000

Desirable 3BD/3BA condo with parking, common deck, and fireplace, beautifully designed with wood floors, granite and stainless kitchen, and an exquisite master bedroom!

838-40 Lombard

BELLA VISTA

QUEEN VILLAGE $479,900-509,900

Exquisite 3BD/3BA home with roof deck, garage, paved private patio, and hardwood floors, also boasting surround sound and speakers in all rooms, making this home perfect for living and entertaining!

BELLA VISTA

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 2012 Kimball

$329,900

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ART MUSEUM AREA $695,000

Elegant and grand 4BD/3.5 BA home with finished family room, deck, and spacious backyard, beautifully designed with hardwood floors, fabulous moldings and details, and a spectacular stairway and separate dining area!

Brand new and contemporary 3BD/3BA home boasting a garage, 2 decks, cozy den, and wide open yard, also featuring Brazilian cheery hardwood floors, fantastic light, and incredible space.

ART MUSEUM AREA $685,000 Fantastic scale and character lie in this restored 4BD/2.5BA home featuring 2 decks, finished basement, and professionally landscaped yard, artfully designed with soaring ceilings, detailed moldings, and many other luxurious details!

SOCIETY HILL

$1,075,000

SOCIETY HILL

$1,945,000

Gorgeous 2BD/3.5BA home with 3 incredible outdoor spaces, 2- car garage, gated entry, and den, beautifully designed with a charming fireplace, hardwood floors, and soaring ceilings.

Federal style historic 1790’s townhome

lovingly restored during 2007-09. Many unique details lie within this spacious & gracious 5 bedroom, 3.2 bathroom home including original pine floors, six fireplaces, crown moldings, period hardware. Open living room, dining room and breakfast room w/ built-in shelving & cabinetry. Beautiful new custom kitchen with 2 work stations, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, skylights, and stone flooring.

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QUEEN VILLAGE RITTENHOUSE

3 Story Victorian Row SQUARE Duplex Just Renovated!

1 Bedroom 1 Bath $335,000 $339,000 MLS 5965620 MLS 5787044

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$369,000 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths $329,900 MLS 5965611 MLS 5784384

UNIVERSITY CITY NORTHERN LIBERTIES UNIVERSITY CITY Sunny Townhouse Convenient Location Sunny Townhouse 33 Bedrooms 2.5Baths Baths Bedrooms 2.5 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath

$339,000 364 Livezey Street 1 Bedroom 1 Bath B MLS 5950613 $419,000

$242,500 $259,900 $225,000

$225,000 MLS 5777406 MLS 6160548

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Powers Brangan PENNSPORT CENTER CITY OPEN SUNDAY 1-3 $239,000

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$520,000 $489,555

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Starting Two Car Garagein the 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths $400,000s

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2036 DELANCEY PL

Magnificent beautifully restored double wide corner, 5br, 6b, +/-9000sf, original detail, elevator, terrace, 3 car heated garage

$3,949,000 Call Jody Volpe

604-36 S WASHINGTON SQ HOPKINSON HOUSE #1202 NEW LISTING! Exquisite corner 2br, 2b, gourmet kitchen, h/w flrs, w/d, terrace, parking available, move in condition

$599,000 Call Scott Neifeld

326 SPRUCE ST

Stunning Greek Revival mansion, 4+br, 4.5b, library, den, amazing original detail, beautiful garden, elevator, parking

$2,295,000 Call Karen Joslin

ARTISAN 3 AT THE AVE OF THE ARTS!

8 spectacular contemporary townhouses with all amenities, 4 br, 3.5b, custom chef’s kitchen, 2 car garage, elevator, panoramic roof deck, tax abatement pending

104-06 FITZWATER ST

Double wide 3br + den, 2.5b, formal dining room, great room, 4 f/p, large yard, parking

$898,000 Call Trish Kelly

$1,500,000-$1,800,00 Call Scott Neifeld 778 S FRONT ST “L” WHILDEN’S WAY NEW LISTING! OPEN SUNDAY 2/10 12:00-1:00 Pm

Bright contemporary in private courtyard setting, 3br, 2.5b, h/w flrs, garden w/pond, garage, Meredith School area

$509,000 Call mickey Lubell or michele Golembeski

1819 S CAmAC ST PASSYUNK SQ OPEN SUNDAY 2/10 12:00-2:00 Pm

802-04 S 6th St #4 OPEN SUNDAY 2/10 12:00-1:00 Pm

$249,000 Call Bruce Benjamin

$217,000 Call michele Golembeski

2br, 1b, great light, wonderful yard, move-in condition

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ART MUSEUM/LOGAN SQUARE

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3031 Cambridge St Reduced! Totally Rehabbed 3BR/1.5BA Home, Perfect for First time homebuyers!

OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $224,900 1721 Wallace St #202 Stunning Unit on Tree Lined Block! $250,000 2003 Girard Ave 3 Story, Recently Renovated, Open Living Area, HW Flrs,C/A, Granite Counter, SS Appl $299,000 2008 Spring Garden St #1R Extraordinary ornate original details include Stain glass embellished Ceiling, Wainscoting and Mantels, 3BR/1.2BA, Parking and Garden $335,000 2801 Pennsylvania Ave #101 101 Pristine 2BR/2BA end unit condo on the corner of Brown St and PA Ave $349,900 936 N 30th St Large 3BR/2.5BA Rehabbed home, Large decked rear city Garden OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $350,000 1900 Hamilton St #D16 Gorgeous 2BR/2BA Condo at the Tivoli, Parking, Tax abatement, CC Views, Great Location $450,000 1904-8 Spring Garden St Units 2,11,12 Stunning Luxury Bi-Level home with Gourmet Kitchen, enormous Living spaces with vaulted ceiling from OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $549,900-599,900 747 N 26th St Beautiful Renovated Victorian Home over 3500 Sq Ft, 4Bf/2.5BA, C/A, Large yard, Steps to the Museum $675,000

Fishtown – 2021 E Dauphin St New Construction, 3BR/3BA, Full Finished basement,10 Yr Tax Abatement, Gourmet Kitchen with Granite Counters and SS Appliances $258,000 Bella Vista – 1233-35 Bainbridge St #D New Construction 2BR Indoor Heated Garage, Atrium OPEN HOUSE 2/9 and 2/10 from 12-4:00 $339,000 Art Museum – 725 N 25th St #B New Construction, 3BR/3BA Bi-Level with Yard and Parking $350,000 Bella Vista - 1233-35 Bainbridge St #B New Construction, Indoor Heated Garage, Atrium, Elevator, Penthouses and 2 BR’s Avail OPEN HOUSE 2/9 and 2/10 from 12-4:00 $350,000 Bella Vista - 1233-35 Bainbridge St #A New Construction, Indoor Heated Garage, Atrium, Elevator, Penthouses and 2 BR’s Avail OPEN HOUSE 2/9 and 2/10 from 12-4:00 $399,900 426 Moyer St New Construction 3BR/2BA with Bamboo floors, Finished Basement, Roof Deck, Rear Yard $375,000 University City - 1124 S 48th St New Construction with the Style and comfort you’ve been Looking for! $439,900 Northern Liberties - 1121 Shackamaxon St Nice 3BR/2.5BA home with parking and a Roof deck OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $449,900 Northern Liberties - 1123 Shackamaxon St Nice 3BR/2.5BA home with parking and a Roof deck OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $449,900 Art Museum – 916 N 30th St New Construction – 3BR – Art Museum Area! Garage! Gourmet Kitchen, Rear Yard, Tax Abatement! $474,900 1127 Shackamaxon St Nice 3BR/2.5BA home with parking and a Roof deck $479,900 Bella Vista – 1233-35 Bainbridge St PH-4 New Construction, Indoor Heated Garage, Atrium, Elevator, Penthouses and 2 BR’s Avail OPEN HOUSE 2/9 and 2/10 from 12-4:00 $649,000

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OLD CITY / LOFT DISTRICT / CHINATOWN

114 Quarry St #1D 1BR Condo in Boutique Bldg, Perfect for 1st Time Home Buyer looking for a Stylish Old City Home 429 N 13th St #2A Urban Industrial Open Plan, Spacious bi-level loft space with contemporary kitchen and bath 102-22 Church St #406 Spacious 2BR/2BA Condo, Unit features a large Fireplace, HW Floors, Common Roof deck Eat in dining area 126 Market St #2 Stunning One Bedroom condo in Old City 113 N Bread St #3B8 Pristine Unit in the National Building 319 Vine St #510 Bi-Level Penthouse with Parking, 2BR/2.5BA, Huge windows HW Flrs, Granite, SS Custom Closets 319 Vine St #514 Luxury Bi-Level With 2 Master Suites, Terrace, Balcony, huge eat in kitchen, Parking, CC Views, Doorman , Gym

$219,000 $240,000 $299,000 $389,000 $735,000 $849,900 $899,900

SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 126 S 7thSt Recently Renovated Store/Bldg for Sale in Prime Location between Walnut & Sansom, Jewelers Row $199,000 250 S 13th St #4F REDUCED! 1BR/1BA condo with Hi Ceilings, HW Flrs, Large Closet and great light OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $239,000 1229 South St Unit A Bright & Modern Condo with New Bathroom and Deeded Parking OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $285,000 1137 Pine St #300 Spectacular 2BR Bi-Level in a Boutique condo building with Roof Deck $320,000 420 S 11th St 4BR/2.5BA Fully Renovated Row home, All Modern Upgrades. Includes 1-Year Parking, Must See! $865,000 105 Pine St Contemporary, Spacious Society Hill Townhome, Sumptious Master Suite with Garage/ 2 Car parking $899,000 520 Delancey St Society Hill Mansion Built in 1862 with 3BR/2BA and Garden $1,299,000 QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA.

NORTHERN LIBERTIES / NORTH PHILADELPHIA 1025 N 4th St #D Spacious 900+ condo, granite, SS Kitchen, New Bath, Hi Ceilings, Wood fl, Loft, W/D, Courtyard $245,000 1019-25 N 4th St #D Newly Renovated 1BR/1BA, Bi-Level condo,Sunny, C/A, Eat in kitchen OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $245,000 1231 N Randolph St Stunning 3BR/2.5BA, 3 Story Renovation Spacious Master Suite and finished basement $329,000 1002-1004 N 4th St Beautiful 3BR/2BA townhome – Completely Renovated, Rear Patio, Roomy Deck, 10 Yr Tax abatement! $425,000 414 Olive St Unique double carriage house 2BR, Den custom gourmet kit, wood fl, Garden, FP, exp Stone, brick beams $449,000 1130 N 4th St 3BR/2.5BA, 3 +Story, Traditional, 1 Car Garage, Fireplace, C/A, Eat In Kitchen OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $454,400 UNIVERSITY CITY/ WEST PHILADELPHIA 5108 Malcolm St Brand New, Nicely renovated 2BR/1BA, Steps from Baltimore Ave, C/A, Open floor plans, Patio 5128 Irving St Cozy home with Everything Brand New! HW Floors, Rear Patio, SS Appliances 824 S 51st St 3 Units: Super-Solid, Income producing property on appreciating block just off Baltimore Ave 4948 Hazel Ave5BR/2.5BA—All new Elec, Plumbing, dual-zone HVAC, redesigned and renovated kitchen and more

$112,500 $159,000 $189,000 $319,000

$34,900 $135,000

SURROUNDING AREAS West Phila - 5842 Windsor Investment Property: REDUCED $18,500 Southwest Phila – 2125 S 71st St Short Sale $30,000 Oxford Circle – 5525 Miriam Rd 3 BR/2BA home on nice Quiet Block $54,000 Northwood – 1517 Rosalie St 3BR/1BA row home on small street in NE Phila $67,000 Kensington – 2124 E Somerset Huge 3BR/1.5BA $69,900 Fishtown – 2476 Coral St Single Family with Vacant Lot $75,000 Overbrook – 1660 N Felton St Well Maintained property in Overbrook with original details and Charm $76,500 West Mayfair – 6204 Crafton St Well Maintained, Eat in Kitchen with wood cabinets, 2 good size bedrooms, Plenty of Closet, Expanded basement $85,900 Delaware Co – 1223 Lawrence Ave Cozy 3BR/1BA perfect for first time home buyers $99,000 Overbrook Park – 1370 Kimberly Dr 3BR/1BA Home $108,800 Lawndale – 6111 Bingham St Well Maintained 3BR Twin Home, Move In Condition, Updated Kitchen, Newer Carpets, Big Backyard, Full Basement $114,500 West Phila - 1418 N Edgewood Renovated 3BR/1.5BA, HW Flrs, Granite Countertops, SS Appl, Yard and more! $115,000 NE Phila – 9906 Bustleton Ave #C5 Immaculately kept by great tenants, Condo features balcony, View of the outside swimming pool and courtyard $134,900 Frankford – 2175 Haworth St Unique Property, Nice Room with Garage, Lots of Land $135,000 Olney – 5515 N Lawrence St Duplex, Each Unit has 1BR/BA $135,000 Holmesburg – 8045 Moro St Over 1800 Sq Ft of room on a double sized lot on a nice block, 4BR, Enclosed porch, Rear deck $144,900 Wissinoming – 6408 Hegerman Garage with 18 Ft Ceilings, Over 2000 Sq Ft $157,900 Temple – 2210 N Bancroft St Student Housing – 5 Bedrooms $164,000 Fishtown – 618 Miller St Cute 3BR/1BA with good bones, Needs a little TLC, Make this home your own $165,000 Temple – 1201 W Jefferson New Carpet, Oven MW Cabinets, Tile, Paint Corner Lot, Garage, Dishwasher, Beautiful $165,000 NE Phila – 2936 Arlan St Crispin Manor 4BR/2.5BA $170,000 Frankford – 1539 Adams Ave Cash Cow, Immaculate Condition! $175,000 Point Breeze – 1821 S 20th St Delightful Home in Bustling Community $175,000 Temple – 2210 N Bancroft St Student Housing – 5BR/2.5BA Full Rehab $179,900 Bridgeburg – 2537 Casimir St 3 BR/1.5BA, Finished Basement, Large Rear Deck $179,900 Mt Airy – 224 Idell St Original 3BR/1BA rowhome situated on a quiet tree lined St, Garage! Also for Rent $199,900 North Phila – 1541 N Franklin St Huge 3 Story, 8BR/3BA, Close to Temple $199,900 East Mt Airy – 6833 Musgrove St Newly Renovated 4BR/2.5BA with Bamboo Floors,SS Appliances, backyard, 2 Blocks from Train $214,900 Point Breeze – 1737 Annin St Renovated, Fantastic Townhome Ready for you! Just Reduced $232,500 Overbrook Station – 2024 Upland Way #311 2BR Corner Unit at Overbrook Station Lofts, An innovative condo, Parking and Elevator $235,000 Point Breeze – 1219 S 16th St Completely Renovated 3 Story, 3BR/2BA Home, Back Yard and Deck $249,000 Fishtown – 1208 Day St Recently Renovated 2BR/1.5BA, HW Flrs, SS appl, Deck, Steps from Girard Ave OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $249,900 Fishtown – 1815 Memphis St 3BR2/BA, Master Suite and Upgraded Kitchen $249,900 Frankford – 4720 Oakland St 3 Story, 5 BR/2 Full Bath 2 half bath, Completely Renovated $260,000 Fishtown – 1124 E Oxford St Custom Built 4BR/3BA, Large Yard, Great Layout $399,900 OPEN HOUSE 2/10/13 $399,900 Fishtown – 1309 E Berks St Large home, 3Br/2.5BA 3 Story, Deck, C/A, 3 Yr Tax Abatement Kensington – 2770-80 Jasper St Huge Warehouse $399,000 Fishtown – 1238 E Fletcher St Extraordinary New Construction, The Light House, Features a 2 story well light open floor plan $400,000 Fishtown – 159-61 Richmond St 4 Car Garage complement all the unique characteristics of this Awesome Fishtown home $599,000 Point Breeze – PRICE REDUCED $300,000, Warehouse on Entire square city block with frontage on 4 sides (1.24 acres) $2,200,000

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