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Intimate Exchanges Life is full of uncertainties and “what ifs.” We’re condemned to contemplate whether every single action sets in motion a unique and uncontrollable end product, if our lives are indeed the sum product of every decision we’ve made, big and small. Ever wonder what would’ve been had you tried harder to make it work with that boyfriend back in Oregon? Or if your higher-education decision was a big huge mistake? Oh, that’s just me. 1812 Productions’ Intimate Exchanges (left) is an Arden Theatre-staged, Fringe Festival-rooted tour de force that encapsulates this exact notion: the romance of every moment’s potential to dictate a new path and a new succession of events. There are four characters, two pairs—one that’s older and married, another that’s 12 years younger—and eight possible outcomes. And the honor of making these crucial Choose-the-AdventureYou’re-On-Comedy-Theater decisions falls upon you, buddy. At seven points, a flashlight will flood over an unsuspecting audience member who’ll say ‘Yes, that character does want to go out on Friday night’ or ‘No, he doesn’t feel like taking a walk.’ One might even be able to go to the show dozens of times and not see the same outcome twice. Intimate Exchanges’ director Mary Carpenter will tell you straight up: This is a play about not that much. Nothing big happens, and yet it’s the everyday mundane choices that often inspire us and manage to change the tenor or trajectory of one’s life. What if you allowed yourself an extra 15 minutes to sit with an iced coffee before work, and in the door walked the love of your life? What if, on your way to a job interview, that woman you impressed so much during your chat on SEPTA turned out to be your prospective boss? What if you read this and decide to buy two tickets and take the friend you have a crush on? Just sayin’: Like Intimate Exchanges, go there. Then, watch what happens. // BILL CHENEVERT
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Through Sept. 21. $34-$40. Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2nd St. 1812productions.org
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Video Pirates: LYNCH 101
A screening of David Lynch’s comedic television and film work, featuring bonus footage of his smaller works including short films, music videos and commercials. The event is presented in conjunction with the exhibit, David Lynch: The Unified Field, on view from Sept. 13-Jan. 11 at PAFA. Hosted by PhilaMOCA’s Eric Bresler 7:30pm. $10. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org
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Mirroring Sky
This interactive tour allows participants to explore the intersection between theatre, music and technology in the city. Participants will download an app to use as they walk from Rittenhouse Square to the waterfront. Along the way, listen to site-specific dialogue, music and sounds created by InVersion Theatre artistic director William Steinberger and composer Marc LeMay. Free. Rittenhouse Square, 18th and Walnut sts. fringearts.com
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If you’re into a certain brand of slapstick comedy, you’ve probably witnessed some of Heather McDonald’s seasoned prowess. A regular contributor to the Wayans brothers’ canon, the standup comedienne co-wrote the films White Chick and Dance Flick with Shawn and Marlon, and has been working with Keenan since the late ‘90s. Mostly, though, she’s known for her writing and skits on the nowdefunct Chelsea Lately and its spin-off “behind the scenes” mockumentary series, After Lately. McDonald is doing a three-night, five-show stint at Helium Comedy Club starting tonight, riding her own coattails after her Showtime special, I Don’t Mean to Brag, aired Friday night. The 44-year-old’s comedy spans a few genres. She’s probably most well-known for her impressions of famous figures, especially Drew Barrymore, and told the Dallas Observer that the ability was “a gift from God,” something she began in high school by mimicking her teachers. Bet they’re all laughing now. The mom of three manages to weave in a lot of her family life, too. Here’s an example of McDonald’s stuff from a Chelsea Lately monologue about her new cat, Simba. “Imagine my surprise when my husband said, ‘What we need around the house is another pussy,’” she says. “I thought I was going to have to become a polygamist and go down on the entire cast of Sister Wives.” And there’s more, we promise. // RANDY LOBASSO
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Through Sat., Sept. 6. Various times. $17-$33. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com
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In Nikolay Milushev’s mixed-media work, an alternate universe is overrun by a polluted society. YOMI, the exhibit’s main character,
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Split Decision
McFadden’s Thirsty Thursdays continues with a live performance by local rockers Split Decision. A $10 wristband gets you in, and 25-cent select drafts and cocktails will help keep you there all night. 9pm. $10. McFadden’s Philly, 461 N Third St. 215.928.0630. mcfaddensphilly.com
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Written by Todd Cardin and directed by Emily Cardin, # is a comedic look behind the tweets we send out each day. What are we really getting across in 140 characters or less? Find out at this tight little Fringe performance. 8pm. $15. Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St. fringearts.com
navigates the wasteland wearing a gas mask. Milushev studied at PAFA and has exhibited his work in the U.S., Europe, South America and Bulgaria. Through Sept. 27. Cerulean Arts, 1355 Ridge Ave. ceruleanarts.com
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The Dead Milkmen The Dead Milkmen’s latest show might be more suitable for Halloween, but in the case of Philly’s favorite punk satirists, what better place to perform than under the ominous backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery? For more than 30 years, the band’s sound has been defined by tons of syncopated southern guitar twang and a sharp wit, carrying the lyrics of vocalists Rodney Anonymous and Joe Jack Talcum, and initially staying true to the genre’s ethos by spitting in the face of mainstream and commercial success—which they eventually achieved with their 1988 keeper Beezlebubba and what would become their biggest single, “Punk Rock Girl.” That newfound exposure led to a brief stint on Hollywood Records, but the pressures of a being on a major label proved too much for the foursome as they began to suffer artistically. They disbanded in ’95, but reunited for a pair of memorial concerts at the Trocadero following the death of original bass player Dave Blood. It wasn’t long before they realized there was still a creative spark between them, and after recruiting former Low Budgets bassist Dan Stevens, they came back with a new album—and a return to classic form—via 2011’s The King in Yellow. Although the Milkmens’ legacy is one that has probably slipped beneath a lot of folks’ radar, a hometown show, no matter the venue, is undoubtedly where they’ll have the warmest welcome, so expect them to pull out all the stops tonight before they embark on a series of West Coast tour dates this fall. // JAKE ABBATE 7pm. $15. With S.T.A.R.W.O.O.D. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue. 215.228.8200. thelaurelhillcemetery.org
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The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild present the fifth annual honey festival. Watch a live open hive demonstration and honey extraction, and sample some of the sweetest honey in our area. 10am. Free. Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. phillyhoneyfest.com FR IN G E
Incongruous
Laurencio Ruiz’s adult puppet show challenges the perception of individuals with physical disabilities. The comedic performance features a series of puppet vignettes, and is for mature audiences only. 6pm. $10. Studio X, 1340 South 13th St. fringearts.com
The 2nd annual three-day art event features local artists and their contemporary work at reasonable prices. All proceeds benefit the individual artists. 6pm. Free. The Hatchetory, 2628 Martha St. FRINGE
Oedipus the Musical
The classic Greek tragedy is given a modern makeover when King Oedipus discovers a herpes plague has taken over Thebes. The play features hilarious-sounding songs including “YOLO Apollo,” “Hashtag Plague” and “Ballad of a Cougar.” 7pm. $10-$15. The PlayGround at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. fringearts.com
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9 to 5: The Musical (Photo by Mark Garvin)
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White Rabbit Red Rabbit
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Pennsylvania Coast Day
Fun-filled family-friendly day offering free kayak rentals, peddle-boat rides around the marina, face painting, arts, crafts and more. 11am. Free. Penn’s Landing, Columbus Ave at Walnut St. delawareestuary.org
Twelve amazing bars and restaurants in Fairmount host this drinking event, featuring beer samples, drink specials, dozens of craft beer options and more. Taste two craft beer samples at each location, which include London Grill, Fare, Urban Saloon. Participants will also receive a custom crawl mug, discounted food at each location and a $20 first-ride credit from Uber for a safe ride home. Noon. $25. Various locations. upcomingevents.com/the-great-philadelphiacraft-beer-crawl FRINGE
Morir Sonyando
When Ivy League student Genesis comes face-to-face with her estranged mother upon the latter’s release from prison, she’s forced to confront her involvement in her mother’s imprisonment. 8pm. $10. Taller Puertorriqueño, 2557 N. Fifth St. fringearts.com DR I N K
SmörgåsBeer’d
Immerse yourself into Swedish food and drinks as you stroll through FDR Park. Enjoy a sample of the country’s finest lager, ale or stout (provided by six local breweries) and a serving of meatballs, sausages and cheeses. 5pm. $25-$30. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. americanswedish.org
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After playwright Nassim Soleimanpour was forbidden to leave his country because he refused to join the military, he came up with an idea whereby a different actor would read his play for the first (and last) time during each performance. Sticking with this concept, White Rabbit Red Rabbit will feature a different actor each night, encountering the script for the first time onstage. Tonight’s performance is read by K.O. DelMarcelle. 8pm. $29. Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. fringearts.com
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Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tonynominated and Grammy Award-winning musical comedy written and directed by Dolly Parton. The show follows three female co-workers who come together to overthrow their sexist, egotistical boss. In the midst of their plan, they find romance, friendship and happy revenge. Through Oct. 19. $20-$95. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. walnutstreettheatre.org
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Center City District Restaurant Week If you’re anything at all like me, and your high-on-the-hog tastes far exceed your barely-gettin’by budget, you too must damn near do cartwheels when any of Philadelphia’s wonderful array of restaurant-week discount days roll around on the calendar. They’re among the painfully rare times a working girl— think Melanie Griffith, not Julia Roberts—can take advantage of the marvelous specials at dozens of well-reviewed dining dens in various ‘hoods, like Old City, East Passyunk and University City, and find out if their accolades are well-earned or not. Three-course dinners for only $35 per person and threecourse lunches for a mere $20 is a bargain, baby, no matter how you slice it. Well, the Big Daddy of them all—Center City District Restaurant Week, with over 100 participating sites—is so popular that its seven days is actually two six-day observations, the first of which begins today. (Don’t get paid for a couple weeks? Fret not: Part Two is from Sunday, Sept. 14 to Fri., Sept. 19.) And there’s still time to book reservations at a notable, usually-expensive eatery, places like Lacroix at The Rittenhouse, Del Frisco’s, Ocean Prime and the palate-pleasing high-end Mexican spot, Tequilas, whose wonderful roses margarita beat Milton Street—and came close to defeating the Fresh Prince—in PW’s “Mayor Madness” bracket last year. Check the website for the complete restaurant roster. // KENYA BEVERLY Through Sept. 12. $20-$35. Various locations. centercityphila.org
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Greenfest Philly
Philly’s largest environmental festival returns to teach us the merits of sustainable living. The event hosts more than 100 exhibitors and vendors distributing various green products. 10am. Free. Headhouse Square, Second and South sts. greenfestphilly.org
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Orgasm Chronicles
Like the name isn’t enticing enough. Join the folks at OneTaste Philly as they lead a 75-minute tour through the orgasmic cycle, sharing personal stories along the way. 7:30pm. $12. Biello Martin Studio, 148 N. Third St. 215.923.8737. fringearts.com
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First Person Arts Story Slam
The Back Door
Now boasting a $100 prize for slam winners, the showcase invites any and all troubadours to share tales about their experiences relating to this month’s “new kid” theme. 7:30pm. $8-$15. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. firstpersonarts.org
Jasmine Zieroff, who last wowed audiences in 2012 with RUB, presents her newest erotic endeavor: an unrestrained examination of the female body and its boundless wonders. 11pm. $25. The Back Door, 2036 Montrose St. 215.413.1318. fringearts.com
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Gizmo Kenneth “Gizmo” Rodgers’ story is the kind we really love here. He grew up between Willingboro, N.J. and Philly with African-American and Puerto Rican parents and was drawn to the drums at a young age. In elementary school, he was told he had big hands so was pushed towards the bass. It could be said, though, that those two instruments and his connection to them so early set him on a direct course to music directing for Bilal and Lalah Hathaway. After honorably accepting a big-deal invitation to participate in the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts program at 16, he was hooked. After some mentoring from Russell and George Burton, Gizmo found himself aside Derrick Hodge, a legendary Temple-trained hero and mentor, who showed the young jazz enthusiast the way to Me’shell Ndegeocello records. A couple years later, Gizmo had probably the most killer first year at the Berklee College of Music as any Philly native’s had: He had assumed the role of music director of the college’s Neo Soul Ensemble and developed a rapport with Ndegeocello, who’d visited the school for a clinic. His acclaimed 2012 LP, Red Balloon, deftly combined elements of spoken word, funk, jazz, Latin and soul, fueling his ascension to solo artistry by forcing him to get behind a mic himself and arrange for his own band instead of someone else’s. A wondrous midpoint between Victor Wooten and Talib Kweli—both of whom he’s played for—Gizmo spikes his neo-soul creativity with rock guitars and poetry. And it’s so very Philly. // B.C.
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Edgar Allen Poe
The macabre poet has roots in a number of cities across the U.S, but it can be argued that Philadelphia is where he truly honed his craft. Walk through Laurel Hill Cemetery, and learn about Poe’s time here, including his work on The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher. 6pm. $20. Laurel Hill, 3822 Ridge Ave. thelaurelhillcemetery.org
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Splatter
Manayunk Theatre Company presents this gruesome tale, scripted by British playwright Dale Pearson, about three students who travel to eastern Europe to shoot a film about a sadistic murderer. However, things don’t go according to plan. 8pm. $10. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 150 Dupont St. 610.688.7947. fringearts.com
Wednesday, September 10 Battle of the Burger
This summer, Philadelphia magazine’s 2nd annual competition gave burger aficionados the chance to vote for one of more than 50 restaurants as their favorite in the city. Now the list is narrowed down to 20 eateries, which will participate in a massive cookout tonight at the Piazza. 6pm. $40. Piazza, 1001 N. Second St. phillymag.com
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What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love
This FringeArts installation comes from the collective mind of Grace Mi-Hi Lee and Leslie Elkins and depicts an existential look at the curious nature of these horned sea creatures—and their secret lives. 7:30pm and 9pm. $5. Grace’s House, 731 Montrose St. 215.413.1318. fringearts.com
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t’s the life-sustaining heart of the year for those who live in the city for the sake of its pure creative vitality: the annual Fringe Festival, which brings together amazing stage productions from a host of world-class artists—alongside the very finest experimental theatre that Philly’s own local companies have to offer. For the next three weeks, you’ll find daily festival highlights here in PW and online at our blog, PhillyNow.com; for starters, here are some must-sees you can’t miss. (And find the full schedule & more details at fringearts.com.)
WetLand. If the name reminds you of the Kevin Costner movie Waterworld, it should: Like that futuristic sci-fi epic but about a hundred times smarter and cooler, WetLand—a site-specific installation dreamed up by Brooklyn artist Mary Mattingly—explores how humans will live on Earth after the waters rise. WetLand is what looks like a Philly rowhouse half-submerged in the water on the bank of the Delaware River near the Independence Seaport Museum; Mattingly and assorted artists-in-residence are living in it now through Sept. 21, and visitors are invited to stroll onboard and explore the not-so-unthinkable urban habitat of tomorrow. 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 100% Philadelphia. Who would have thought statistics could make for compelling theatre? But here it is: a stage show cast with 100 local citizens who embody the precise demographical breakdown of Philadelphia—50 women, 50 men, 20 children, etc.—giving dramatic voice to their respective groups’ views on life in the city. Sept. 19–21. Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St. In the Pony Palace/Football.
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ach year, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival finds unexpected new places to host performances. A couple years ago, I saw one show swallow a whole home in Germantown, with each room representing a different place or character; last year, shows unfolded inside Eastern State Penitentiary and Laurel Hill Cemetery. 2014 is no different: From coffee shops to post-industrial spaces, Fringe Fest producers and performers will be taking over scores of memorable locations between September 5 and 21. Here are six unique ones; for full details, see the festival guide at fringearts.com.
Like LARPing raised to the Nth power, this immersive experience invites you to fill out a psychological survey, then walk the streets of Old City, where some 60 undercover performers will engage you in unexpected encounters of unimaginable flavor. Sept. 6–7. Old City.
Le Peg, at the newly completed FringeArts building. Chef Peter Woolsey’s new collaborative venture with FringeArts turns the organization’s Columbus Boulevard headquarters—a former fire department water-pumping station—into a classy brasserie where festival-goers can eat, drink and be merry adjacent to the main box office and amid the artistic excitement of the Old City/Penn’s Landing corridor, regardless of whether a show’s going on right at the moment or not. French onion soup and a “Pump House Punch” for the win! —STEPHEN H. SEGAL
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Higher Grounds Café, 631 N. 3rd St. The Northern Liberties coffee shop isn’t just home to fresh beans and great sandwiches. This month, the airy space on Third Street will be hosting a visual art show called Project Reclamation, in which artists Dan Stoeckel and Abner Diaz look to find “beauty in lost spaces”—
all for free, which is pretty cool of them.
Funicular Station, 416 W. Coulter St. It’s been a venue and rehearsal space for “dance, aerials, circus and general awesomeness,” according to its website, for about a year, and in that time, the Funicular Railway Station has hosted everything from stage shows to movie festivals. Throughout September, it’ll be hosting Theorem, a show by a former Cirque du Soleil performer.
Bourbon Blue, 2 Rector St. You know it as a polo-shirt-filled bar just off Main Street in Manayunk. But on Sept. 6, it’ll be so much more than that—specifically, host to a production of Speed Dating TONIGHT!, a show whose description is pretty much just what the name suggests. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. Tattooed Mom, too, isn’t just a delightful bar with a great jukebox and surprisingly
tasty falafel. It was famously the site of a contentious political debate between Rep. Brian Sims and former Rep. Babette Josephs—and now, it’s hosting Ben to the Future, a performance about Philly’s own Ben Franklin, in which he gets tossed into the future to modern-day Philadelphia.
Houses, all over the place. Across the city, some of Philly’s kindest are hosting shows at their houses, with an especially large influx in South Philadelphia. In some cases, these shows are conveniently set in row houses; in some cases, that’s just where they are. Check fringearts.com for specific locations. The Porch, 30th & Market sts. We’ve been big fans of The Porch, an outdoor event/food space at 30th Street Station, since its conception in 2011. It was like a little beer garden before beer gardens were a thing! Check out BalletX there on Sept. 6. It’s free. —RANDY LOBASSO
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Mamou finds Louisiana cuisine’s essential French core. By Brian Freedman // bfreedman@philadelphiaweekly.com
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mong the great regional cuisines of the United States, the epic culinary tradition of the area in and around Louisiana is perhaps the easiest to stereotype. Indeed, for a still-too-broad swath of the population, it remains defined by little more than gumbo, spice heat, frying and a heavy reliance on garlic. (Bam!) Of course, that’s inaccurate and reductive reasoning by any measure, no better or more true than assuming that, say, all pasta in Italy is sauced with cooked tomatoes, or that every last piece of sushi in Japan requires a massive slick of wasabi…neither of which, of course, is anywhere near right. Lucky for us, ambitious chefs like Paul Martin, a Louisiana native himself, are fighting the good fight, cooking up dishes that both remain true to their roots and implicitly point out the fallacy of so much of the perception of the food of his upbringing. So while much of the menu at Mamou reads as familiar, the
The sauce was remarkable, a Pernod cream generously studded with cubed tasso ham, all of it topped with a tomato-y vierge, like a French salsa. details of each often lift the individual dishes above what you might have had in the past. His goal here, he told me during a follow-up telephone interview, is to refocus on the cuisine’s French roots. Fried oysters were technically perfect, the nutty cornmeal and flour crust jutting out in crispy tentacles of fried goodness, which served to highlight the decadent, buttermilk-soaked East Coast oyster at the heart. The sauce was even more remarkable, a Pernod cream generously studded with cubed tasso ham, all of it topped with a tomato-y vierge, like a French salsa, as Martin put it. On the even homier side of things was the sour cream and onion dip, which stayed true to the soul of the classic but, of course, was much better than that. (The one I grew up on, made with a packet of Campbell’s onion soup mix, sour cream, and a bit of cream cheese, will always hold a special place in my plaque-lined heart, but Martin’s riff is better.) His is streaked with the subtle heat of fresh horseradish and scooped up with impeccable house-fried potato chips. I just wish that, instead of topping the dip with crispy pork grattons, he had instead included pork rinds with those chips, the better to take fuller advantage of the delicious combination of fried pig and dip: There just weren’t enough of those cubes of fried skin. And I could have done without the grilled boudin altogether: I love tender sausage, but these verged on mushy, so soft that the natural casing lacked any perceptible snap whatsoever, each one—a plate with five thumbs of sausage marching all in
a row—falling apart under pressure from the knife. I did, however, enjoy the creole mustard they’re served with, as well as the accompanying hot pepper jelly, but neither could compensate for the textural shortcomings of the dish’s centerpiece. Fortunately, that sort of misstep was rare. Catfish po’boy, an impeccably fried slab of fish nesting inside a Leidenheimer roll with lettuce, tomato and a homemade remoulade, embodied all the straightforward charms of what makes the sandwich so beloved. Mushroom salad was much more than it read on the menu, a heaping serving with cremini, enoki and pickled shiitake, given crunch from peanuts and shredded mirliton, a bright kick from the generous use of parsley, tarragon and chives, and posture from a zippy mushroom vinaigrette. As far as vegetarian options go, this one was a winner. Coulotte steak—a rich top sirloin cap—was grilled up and arrived sliced into perfect pink-centered medallions, all of them reposing atop a remarkable maque choux of confident sweet and spicy notes and beneath mudrica, a combination of bread crumbs, herbs, and currants, as well as excellent homemade steak sauce. But it’s the shrimp boil that I’ll be back for first: At $18, it’s both a fabulous bargain and, as long as you’re not a linebacker, enough for two people to share, assuming you order a side with it. (Which you should: The cheese-y grits are especially decadent.) An order comes with a generous helping of remarkably plump shrimp, each one coated with excellent creole spice: As you peel them, the perfect amount transfers from your fingertips to the shrimp itself, heating up every bite. Golf-ball-sized potatoes and diminutive cuts of corn on the cob round it all out, making for a dish of both great flavor and a whole lot of fun. It’s also food that I’d lean in the direction of beer or cocktails for; the selection of both has been done with an eye toward pairing well with the food. Unfortunately, an opportunity seems to have been missed with the wines by the glass, which are perfectly fine but not terribly exciting. I was glad to see Tempranillo offered by the glass, for example, but the one I tasted was tired, lacking enough vivacity to fully work alongside the food. But that can be remedied, and, honestly, it’s not why you go to a place like Mamou. Rather, you show up there for a chance to experience this cuisine in a new but never-too-unfamiliar light, enjoy a cold beer or a well-crafted cocktail, and to tuck into dishes of exuberant flavor and technical prowess. Martin is providing just that, and maybe even changing a few minds about his home state’s food in the process.
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Cuisine: Louisiana. Hours: Dinner: Daily, 4pm-midnight. Brunch: Sat.-Sun., 11am-3pm. Price range: $25 and under. Atmosphere: Pleasant and quietly sophisticated. Food: Generally hits its mark. Service: Well-versed in the menu and very helpful.
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“threw it on last minute,” but after great reactions, decided to use it as a signature sign-off. Though it’s unlikely Friends Who Inspire will help Sembrot’s website match the web traffic he received after his Humans Kissing Dogs went viral on Buzzfeed and HuffPost, he and his friends agreed that his current exploits have their own value in terms of promotion and solidarity between artists. Regardless of where Friends Who Inspire takes him in the future, each video is, as Leshko put it, “a cool little short.” “There’s a certain competitive vibe to it,” says Greiman, who’s among the friends in Friends. “You get inspired to do more stuff. There’s a lot of camaraderie, but it pushes you, too.” As Sembrot finishes filming and editing the last of the Friends Who Inspire videos, he has no plans to take a break; between his Urban Surfers exhibition receptions, he’ll continue to work on new personal projects. For one, he’ll use a drone to capture Philadelphia shoes on telephone wires from an aerial perspective. “I feel like when I do something like this or anyone does something like this, it keeps feeding the community,” Sembrot says, noting that after Friends subjects share the videos, his own site gets upwards of 200 percent more hits. “Really, when it comes down to it, it’s just helping other people and promoting other people’s work.”
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Along with the cyclical costs and benefits of personal projects, Sembrot’s not-for-profit works show patterns of artist connectivity. Though Avallone now works with Sembrot professionally, they originally met when Sembrot photographed Avallone for Urban Surfers. And the more they work on Friends Who Inspire, the more both Sembrot and Avallone learn about fellow creatives in Philadelphia. Those showcased in the one- to twominute videos all have niche artistic pursuits: Drew Leshko builds miniature models of Philadelphia buildings as an archival method; Carrie Collins established the messenger bag manufacturer Fabric Horse, and Keith Greiman is an illustrator who gives an “adult vibe” to cartoonish output. “I see it as a great way to create something cool and build my network and meet cool people,” Sembrot says, adding that each video subject is oneof-a-kind as a “maker.” The personal touch—the fact that all the subjects are Sembrot’s friends, many of whom live also live in Fishtown—is what sets the project apart, at least for Sembrot. “Highlighting makers is not a new concept,” he says. “What is interesting and inspiring and different for me is highlighting people that I actually call friends. I can inject that little bit more into the story.” As far as the “Do you like me?” inquiry that ends each video, Sembrot said he
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o you like me?” Philadelphiabased freelance photographer Chris Sembrot asks modelmaking sculptor Drew Leshko, his words recorded by the video camera focused on Leshko’s face. “No,” Leshko, answers. The two men dissolve into friendly laughter. The artists are friends, and Leshko’s answer a lighthearted jest. Sembrot interviewed him, along with several more of his friends he calls “makers,” for his current personal project, Friends Who Inspire. Friends Who Inspire is no commercial art endeavor. Sembrot doesn’t profit by creating the videos, classified as “Motion” on his blog—at least not yet. That means he bears the brunt of creation costs while the project is underway. With the help of local producers like Rocco Avallone, the videos are created on his Sembrot’s time and his own dime. “Ultimately, everything that I do I hope inspires someone—like an advertising agent or a magazine—to hire me,” Sembrot says. “I do need to be hired, and I do need to be paid, but I do these kinds of projects because they’re something that gets me out of bed early in the morning, and I work on them as long as it takes.”(A couple of advertising firms have contacted Sembrot, he says, in response to his Friends Who Inspire videos, though he declines to name them.) He’s currently seeing hard work pay off for his passion project called Urban Surfers, which he began photographing over a year ago. His pictures capture surfers native to Philadelphia away from the beach, in their various neighborhoods: snow-swept intersections, in front of Geno’s Steaks, on the front stoop of a row home. Just in time for this month’s First Friday, beginning on Sept. 5, the prints will be on display at White Stone Gallery for 40 days. Then on Nov. 1, the Urban Surfers exhibit will move to the Urban Outfitters headquarters. Prints will be on sale, earning Sembrot that eventual, long-awaited payoff. “With everything, especially with [artist] blogs, it takes a little bit for [the money] to seep in,” Sembrot said. “Everything, with projects like that, there is a cycle to it.”
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s of this month, I have been living in Philadelphia for 10 years now,” says Jordan Poole, also known as DJ Royale, an alum of the DJ competition show Master of the Mix and the opener for PW’s College Fest Free-4-All tonight, presented by Xfinity, in Rittenhouse Square Park. “It was the summer of 2004 when my parents helped me move into 1300 Cecil B. Moore at Temple University’s campus.” The performers who’ve assembled for tonight’s inaugural College Fest— including the ultra-dope Ali Wadsworth, featured in PW last month—have, like most of us, a handful of things in common. They all started in places not quite as nice as Rittenhouse, and they’ve all paid their dues—including working hard and playing hard as post-teens navigating a new collegiate world. We asked Royale, Damn Right! and Thee Idea Men some questions about their university days and got a pretty entertaining variety of responses. “Matt Jurasek and I went to Drexel and studied the music industry,” Thee Idea Men’s drummer, Tyler March, tells PW. “Kris [Pirnat] still goes to Drexel studying architecture … and Matt Raspanti went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City for Photography.” Sure, they all went to school, but does that mean they’re totally grown men? “We’ve definitely matured as musicians, branching out into more musicallyinvolved genres and developing and honing our individual sounds, but as people, we still appreciate the hell out of a good poop joke.” March and the other Men are ready to capture a captive audience with tunes from their spring-released record, New Level Shoes, a wonderfully-sophisticated blues-rock manifestation of nearly 10 years spent gigging together, including in a bunch of dirty, college basement shows. “The basement show experiences throughout Drexel were definitely some of the more wild shows that we’ve played,” March admits. “If you’re going to play your music standing still and putting as little effort in as possible, expect your crowd to do the same.” Expect Rittenhouse Square to be turned into a much more sophisticated version of a sweaty, stuffy underground gig show. DJ Royale watched DJ technique and technology evolve as a student on North
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Broad Street. “I started with records and didn’t switch over to the digital platform until 2007,” he says. “Until that point, I was trying to find the downbeat with a dusty needle in an overheated basement party on most weekends.” The guys of Damn Right! didn’t start gelling in college. FLOTE, its producer/ instrumentalist, went to the Institute for Audio Research in New York, and bassist/vocalist Johnny Fissinger went to St. Mary’s College in Maryland. But in their early 20s, as they started discovering what technology can do for a band’s sound, they really started to fine-tune their vision. “We all played in bands when we were growing up, and I think in our late teens and early 20s, we started to discover the electronic production side of making music, which obviously became a big part of our process today,” says Tommy Bradel, the band’s drummer. It was while FLOTE was in NYC that he caught Flying Lotus at Club Love, and it blew his mind, he says, calling it the “first truly mind-melting music experience I had” which “marked a serious turn in the way that I viewed music.” The trio that calls Philadelphia home is certainly fond of college crowds, mostly for the energy and openness they bring to a Damn Right! set. “Our favorite audiences to play for are college kids because they are generally open to new music and experiences,” says Fissinger. “You have the opportunity to open them up to something that might be new to them.”
Their newest, Frozen Sun, is certainly their biggest and best accomplishment to date—something akin to completing a major project or paper. “I think finishing our last record really had a feeling similar to finishing your finals and knowing you crushed it,” Bradel says. “We pushed ourselves in a lot of ways and moved to styles and formats that were new to us.” To be sure, the college students that have recently settled in across Philly and its suburbs don’t even know what’s about to hit em’. They’ve just been dropped into a city where they may find their new favorite band, shop for that mind-altering record or sneak into a club and find themselves a changed person years later as a result. Royale’s certainly ready to win over a new following tonight. “I’m always up for the challenge of connecting with a group of people who’ve never heard or seen me before,” he says. And while Thee Idea Men don’t try to win fans over with gimmicks, they do like to use that stuff the kids like—social media—to keep new fans abreast of the constant gigging they do inside city limits. “We play Philadelphia plenty, so we can always offer another opportunity to see us live,” says FLOTE. “As far as social media, we try to keep it fun and post ridiculous shit, so hopefully if they like our music live, they’ll find our pages, and we can continue to entertain there.” Wed., Sept. 3, 6pm. Free. Rittenhouse Square Park, Walnut and 18th streets. philadelphiaweekly.com
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One Night, One Direction Yes, I joined the screaming throng of 12-year-old girls. And yes, I feel good about that.
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ably cute boy being obsessed with a girl and wanting to kiss her forever. It’s a romance novel in 16 bars, soft-core hetero porn without any females in the shot. As a sex positivity activist, I love basking in the sea of unbridled enthusiasm and attraction. Obviously, the music is secondary. It would be fair to call the “band” out for this. But this isn’t really why some hate them. No, the enmity turned towards boy bands and Biebers far exceeds artistic differences. The unspoken reality is that as much as the world places little girls delicately on pedestals, it also holds them in utter contempt. Our society says everything little girls like is trash; their emotions are vapid; their very beings are synonymous with weakness. The consummate dismissive insult is to say someone is “acting like a little girl.” But this space—the boy-band space—is different. This is one of very few places in all of mainstream media that caters specifically to the young female gaze. In a capitalist culture that relentlessly tells girls every day they’re ugly, so they’ll buy products, these boys insist they “don’t need make up to cover up, being the way that you are is enough.” In this space, it doesn’t matter if you’re a Vogue model or a typical zitty, awkwardly round pre-teen: You can be excited about these guys. They’re here for you.
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of One Direction is apparent in their crowd work. Harry Styles, who likely fancies himself the Beyoncé of the group, incites raucous applause with such lines as, “You look beautiful! You even smell great! You smell like beautiful Americans!” Liam Payne, the only member whose arms are bigger than mine, has really amped up his audience rapport since the last time I saw them live. He now attempts the occasional dance move, does mic flips and is very insistent about knowing the name of the city in which he is currently performing. Zayn Malik, on the other hand, seems entirely over being on stage, as though he might pull a Dave Chappelle and dip out at any moment. Louis Thomlinson, whose real contribution to the band is looking vaguely like Ethan Hawke, continues to seem like a safe person for your sister to date. And Niall Horan, the only member who can play an instrument even a little bit, whips out his guitar periodically. And just as frequently, he makes a hip thrusting gesture that results in tens of thousands of girls screaming. Ultimately, this is the essence of One Direction. Every single song—every single song—is about fucking. They never use that word, of course, or anything approaching it. But it’s like Twilight: Though there’s no sex happening, that’s still what the entire thing is about. About an unreason-
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ere’s what you need to know about this intense summer night: This is not my first One Direction concert. While I may not know the lyrics to the deep tracks like “I Want,” “Diana” and “Over Again,” I still count myself among the legion of fans. Oh, I wouldn’t pass muster as a full Directioner, to use the parlance of the true believers, but instead might be written off as a weaksauce Directionator— the kind of bandwagon jumper who doesn’t even know important facts, like how Niall Horan’s favorite color is green although he also likes blue. I think One Direction is genius. Aside from the infectious nature of their songs, there’s a brilliant—and highly calculated—appeal to these five guys. Quite simply: They can sing and they’re adorable. They can’t dance like N*Sync or New Edition, they don’t play instruments like the Jonas Brothers or Hansen. But damn, they’re TV-ready, with the kind of playful rough-and-tumble this-is-just-what-good-looking-people-do-all-day antics we’ve come to expect from Gap ads and EDM music videos. Because I am the only legal adult who loves One Direction that my 12-year-old sister-in-law knows, I get the extreme privilege of accompanying her and her friends to their concerts once a year. I don’t know if you know any 12-year-olds, but being allowed to hang out with them without complaint is, like, the biggest compliment possible. But it’s not just tween girls packing this stadium. There are females of all ages: small girls with handmade T-shirts, moms in tight jeans who feel the exact same way about Zayn Malik as their daughters do and makeup-slathered women who are apparently old enough to buy beer. And there are guys—not many, but they’re here. Each time I see one, I do a double take, like when you see a big facial birthmark. I’m not weirded out, just surprised, is all. What is weirding me out is the 15-year-old two rows over in a Nirvana shirt. Kurt Cobain has been dead her entire life, and I am incredibly curious about whether she’s actually ever heard “Pennyroyal Tea.” The magical formula for success
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THE UNCOMFORTABLE WHOLE by Josh Kruger jkruger@philadelphiaweekly.com
It Never Should Have Happened At 14, I didn’t understand what was being done to me. But I do now.
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was not raped,” one woman now in her fifties told the Philadelphia Inquirer, “but it never should have happened.” She was speaking about her experience four decades past at The Solebury School in Bucks County, where, when she was only 14, a twenty-something male teacher engaged her in sexual activity. Simultaneously, the elite prep school issued a statement acknowledging that sexual abuse did, in fact, occur there long ago. “Because the close relationship between Solebury teachers and students is meant to be supportive and respectful,” the school said, “having teachers or staff take sexual advantage of students was and is particularly reprehensible and inexcusable.” When I was 14 years old, a man around his late twenties met me online. He pressured me to meet, and I was, I thought, interested. It was exciting. I was a teenager going through puberty, doing the kinds of things teenagers do—like hiding things from my parents about my social life—and an older man expressed interest in me. Feeling isolated and alienated and inherently different than my straight peers, I was desperate to meet other gay men. And hey, I thought: I was horny and could have sex. We met up at a local restaurant—the kind of place with mozzarella sticks—and talked for a while, awkwardly, and then he drove me to a quiet place nearby. I remember his breath smelled sour like onions; he had acne scarring on his cheeks, and he said he lived with his parents. At the time, I felt that those things made us more peer-like. Today, I have the experience and maturity to look back at his behavior and understand that he was broken. When he pulled his car over, I was uncomfortable and didn’t want to “park.” Maybe, I suggested more than once, we could just hang out and talk. We walked a short distance from the car to a woodsy area. He persisted. I relented. To my mind—though the law would disagree—I was not raped. Either way, though, the adult me understands: It never should have happened. This wasn’t the only time it happened in my formative years, either. A year after that experience, another man—let’s call him Jeff, which was not his name—befriended me online. Again without the knowledge of my parents, he took me out to coffee, and we talked about coming out, musicals, and gay culture. We enjoyed a platonic friendship that lasted a couple of months; it was almost like I was being mentored on how to be a grownup gay man. He made me feel like I was part of, instead of apart from, humanity. Then, one day, as he drove me home, he told me he wouldn’t mind if I masturbated in the car. After all, he said, I was a teenager going through puberty. “You must be horny,” I remember him saying. I declined—and I was hurt. See, while the first incident was discomforting enough, the second one added another dimension: Jeff and I were friends, I’d thought. We weren’t about that. Jeff wasn’t like that guy who insisted on clumsily touching me; he was a mentor. He even wore American Eagle and Abercrombie shirts and asked me about my high school crushes. I was sure—until he tried to get me to jerk off in his Acura—that he had my best interests at heart. Today, I can see that he did not. He had his own interests at
heart. He wanted someone he could manipulate and control. That’s abuse. Close relationships between adults and teenagers are important. They’re meant to be supportive and respectful and nurturing. So having adults take sexual advantage of teenagers is, to paraphrase the Solebury School’s public statement, particularly reprehensible and inexcusable. It’s not just men preying on boys or girls, either. A 30-yearold female teacher in Northeast Philadelphia, Stephanie Amato, was arrested earlier this year, accused of having sexual contact with a student who was—you guessed it—14 years old. The alleged victim in that case, like the Solebury School alumna, and like myself, did not have the capacity to consent to that act. Of course, teenagers think they can consent—but that’s because at that age, we mostly don’t understand the ramifications. A 14-year-old may physically be a young adult, not a child, but most 14-year-olds can’t begin to recognize the power dynamics at play that enable experienced adults to steer their emotional responses. Nor can they envision the potential lifelong consequences. Abusers, however, know full well what the long-term consequences are for their actions. For indulging their whims at the expense of the less powerful. And they choose to proceed. Those events in my life impacted me greatly. Not only did I develop an innate distrust of and resentment toward older gay men specifically, but I also started developing a nasty distrust of anyone in a position of power over me. From an early age, I internalized the lesson that those who were more established, who had more money or resources or social credibility than I did, were thus empowered to harm me. More than that, though: I nurtured the emotional pain that I felt. I sought out dangerous situations in order to cope with the developmental wreckage sown when I was a teenager. Paradoxically, I found comfort in drugs, which led me to more traumatic situations, which I then required more drugs to cope with. And the rare times when I found things in my life to be peaceful, it felt unnatural. Life, I’d come to understand by then, is supposed to disappoint, to harm, to traumatize. To be sure, the fact that I was abused wasn’t the only reason I lived this way. But, it certainly was a seminal moment in the timeline, and had a dramatic—and deleterious—effect on my sexual development. I’d sometimes gravitate toward sexual release that mirrored abuse: role-playing power dynamics with men, asking them to act as though they were in positions of authority, implicit or explicit, over me—or I over them. While many people enjoy this kind of play as a mere kink, my motive at the time was not so much exploration as self-flagellation. In short, I was reliving the trauma over and over again, cycling through the pain on purpose. After all, pain was normal. Power dynamics, one partner taking advantage of me and victimizing me—that’s what sex was to me for a long while. Love—in particular the kind of self-care and self-love that fosters dignity and self-respect—that was not normal for me. It took a tremendous amount of work to begin to undo that emotional knot tied years ago. Not just work, though—it also took a tremendous amount of unconditional love, un-
derstanding, and, above all else, empathy from other human beings I call friends, family, and colleagues. I’ve learned that such empathy is contagious, too: The gentler I’ve become with myself, the gentler I’ve become with others. No longer do I feel I deserved that man taking advantage of my naïveté, nor do I think I “was asking” for anything that happened to me during that time. I was a teenage boy. I was not an adult yet. That’s kind of the point. I look back on many of the events in my life with amazement, realizing it’s by sheer luck—or grace, or fate, or whatever—that
Jeff and I were friends, I’d thought. I was sure that he had my best interests at heart. Until he tried to get me to jerk off in his Acura. I am alive. Many of the young men and women being abused right now will follow similar trajectories. Some will cope with drugs or alcohol. Some—not all, not even most, but some— may become abusers themselves. And, tragically, some of them will perish along the way. In all of the cases, though, we can say with absolute certainty that the abuse will have some lasting effect on the abused. I no longer find myself purposefully hurting myself or seeking out danger in an unhealthy way. I’ve found healthier ways to live on the edge. For instance, I’m considering skydiving, because why not. And I try to push myself out of my comfort zone professionally—like when I write about having been sexually abused as a teenager, despite knowing perfectly well how nasty the Internet-dwelling public can be. But the possibility of embarrassment is one I’m willing to take. I view the payoff—possibly saving just one teenager from getting into a similar situation, or preventing just one adult from yielding to the temptation to abuse his or her authority—as well worth whatever anonymous ridicule might be directed my way. I got through being abused. It’s possible that the hypothetical young people I’m talking about here may not. So, for those adults who find themselves edging toward that particular betrayal: Don’t. And, for those who’ve been cut by the emotional trauma of sexual abuse: Realize that you can, you must go on. Editor’s note: Philadelphia Weekly’s book The Survivors Project: Telling the Truth About Life After Sexual Abuse collects the true, first-person stories of women and men across the United States who have survived abuse. Find it online at philadelphiaweekly.com/books or on Amazon.
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The Last of Robin Hood Most films carry within themselves the seeds of their own shortcomings. That goes double for any movie about the movies. And so goes The Last of Robin Hood, a biopic about Errol Flynn’s twilight years and his romance with the underage Beverly Aadland, who got caught in all the scandal that surrounded Flynn’s death. With the line, “I didn’t want our lives turning from an A picture into a B movie,” the film quietly hits the nail on the head. A flick whose budget strains at the seams and whose script is spread too thin to find traction, it touches on celebrity and sexual mores, but can’t quite bring itself to think much about them. The cast certainly does the best with what they’re given. Kevin Kline—who’s already played one dashing Golden Age lothario as Douglas Fairbanks in Chaplin—slips into this role as if it’s custom made, a certain sleazy pathos underneath his trademark charm. Susan Sarandon revels in the canny yet blissfully un-self-aware Florence, and Dakota Fanning brings an understated composure to Beverly, undercut with the sharpness of a teenager grown up too soon. And that’s one of the sticking points: In trying to be mature and measured, the film winds up without a point of view. Though it occasionally acknowledges Florence’s hunger for fame and Flynn’s predatory side, Beverly barely gets a say, and the film mostly trips past things at face value. Kline’s take on Flynn comes closest to depth, as he’s unafraid to make Flynn discomfiting even if the film won’t—turning a poolside scene of him fencing empty air into a portrait of a man clinging to his legend even when he’s alone. But ultimately, The Last of Robin Hood is too removed to resonate. (Genevieve Valentine) REVIEW
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ity as mercurially frail, attempting mostly to determine at which points on the map those roads and landmarks intersect. And occasionally, a movie chooses to draw the map and not mark much path at all. Topsy-Turvy, Mike Leigh’s biopic of Gilbert & Sullivan, is perhaps the most quietly artful of recent behind-the-scenes flicks. While ostensibly a comedy—and considering the director, it’s downright frothy, Topsy-Turvy examines its subjects with a sharp eye, in moments of triumph and pettiness that cut through mystique and leave men made of a jumble of qualities of varying value. The Mikado is given its artistic due and still framed as an exercise in Victorian Orientalism; both men are witty and callous by turns. Of course, every film with a point of view also has a bias, and as a film about making art, Topsy-Turvy puts the expected insistence on art’s indispensability: life itself is “Laughter, tears, curtain.” There’s also refreshing honesty beneath it. An extended sequence of the prickly rehearsal for a minor Princess Ida scene is so deliberately constructed that whether it feels like a fascinating glimpse of the artistic process or an excruciating bout of self-satisfied theatrical myopia might vary with every viewing. And for a movie so clearly fond of its subjects as a whole, it never loses the keenness of the camera’s eye. Its final moments are masterful, in which Shirley Henderson’s despairing actress recites a tearful monologue of Yum-Yum’s youthful promise, fading into “The sun whose rays are all ablaze,” a sweet song rendered gently, unbearably sad. Of course, neither Gilbert nor Sullivan ever know that. The map of Topsy-Turvy has places neither one of them ever step. Perhaps that’s what makes it such an effective biopic: It opts for depth over breadth of focus and is always well aware that a significant moment in the life of a showbusiness type is most likely an ensemble affair.
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Queen Village 842 S. 3rd St. $859,999 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Society Hill 10 Saint James St. $560,000 BHHS Fox & Roach South Philadelphia 517 Wharton St. $375,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Society Hill 334 S. 3RD St. $718,000 Plumer & Associates Grad Hospital 2106 Christian St. $469,000 Plumer & Associates Old City 113 N. Bread St., 3D2 $469,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Northern Liberties 1217 N. Howard St. $249,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP Art Museum Area 813 N. Capitol St. $499,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP Bella Vista 801 South St. #E $549,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Bella Vista 760-62 S. 8th St. $434,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Northern Liberties 913 N. Lawrence St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 114 Kenilworth St. $699,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Spring Arts 919 Green St. $485,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 132 Kenilworth St. $529,500 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Graduate Hospital 2203 Kater St. $325,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 310 Vine St. Unit 210 $350,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Queen Village 305 Fitzwater St. $439,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
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1:30-2:30PM Grad Hospital 800 S. 19TH St. $994,900 Plumer & Associates Point Breeze 1924 Manton St. $339,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP Queen Village 842 S. 3rd St. $859,999 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Rittenhouse Sq. 1528 Pine St. #3R $275,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Old City 315 New St. $229,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Art Museum Area 1713 Green St. #4 $299,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 836 S. Front St. $699,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Queen Village 1031 S. Randolph St. $330,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 419 Fulton St. $475,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Bella Vista 610 Catharine St. $310,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Art Museum 700 N. Pennock St. C-201 $264,900 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Queen Village 836 S. Front St. $699,000 BHHS Fox & Roach, LLP
Graduate Hospital 2104 Carpenter St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
12:00-3:00PM Newtown Sq. 27 Sugar Maple Drive $875,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Northern Liberties 927 N. Randolph St. $295,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
1:30-2:30PM Graduate Hospital 2104 South St. #3 $295,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 1625 Fitzwater St. $419,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Pennsport 226 Ellsworth St. $550,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Washington Sq. West 919 Spruce St. $895,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Washington Sq. West 1111 Walnut St. #8 $474,490 BHHS Fox & Roach Art Museum Area 859 N. 27th St. $475,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 535 Montrose St. $675,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Bella Vista 811 Fitzwater St. $589,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Washington Sq. West 1220 Panama St. $359,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
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2:00-4:00PM Fitler Sq. 2324 Lombard St. $519,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
3:00-4:00PM Rittenhouse Sq. 1730 Pine St. #4 $310,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Fishtown 809 Mercer St. $220,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 1008 S. Colorado St. $375,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Pennsport 1230 E. Moyamensing St. $325,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Sq. 1902 Waverly St. $450,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Art Museum Area 841 N. Uber St. $689,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 932 S. 2nd St. $299,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 931 E. Moyamensing St. $482,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
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ONE BEDROOM 1712 PIne St 1 BedRoom, 1 BAth, hARdwood flRS., heAt Included, A/c, w&d In the BuIldIng $1,375.00 249 PIne St. 1 BR, 1 BAth, wood flooRS, yARd, w&d In the BuIldIng $1,375.00
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TOWNHOUSES 1727 monument St (temPle unIveRSIty) 5 BRS., 3 BAthS, w&d, yARd BASement $3000.00 238 ‘B’ delAncey St 1 BR 1 BAth,tRInIty, wood flooRS, w&d $1,595.00 236 SPRuce (SocIety hIll) 2 BedRoomS, 1.5 BthS, wood flRS, w&d, gARden, deck, BASement $1,850.00 816 S. hAncock (Queen vIllAge) 1 BR, den, BAth, tRInIty, wood flRS. $1,150.00 1615 S. lAwRence St (dIckInSon SQ.) 3 BnRS, 1 BAth, wood flooRS, w&d, BASement $1,350.00 1525 S. 12th St 4 BRS, 2.5 BAthS, hRd. flRS.& w/w cARPet , w&d, yARd $3,000.00 1009 . RAndolPh St. (n.lIBeRtIeS 5 BRS., 1.5 BAthS, centRAl AIR, w&d, gARden $2,200.00
COMMERCIAL 1137-43 n. 3Rd (noRtheRn lIBeRtIeS) 5400 SQ.ft., c-2, wARehouSe & offIce, 2-StReet AcceSS $5,000.00 627 South St 1St flR. 1500 SQuARe feet, RetAIl oR ReStAuRAnt SPAce PluS BASement , hI-tRAffIc $3,500.00 3826 lAncASteR Ave. 1St flR coRneR 900 SQ.f. PluS BASement c-2, RetAIl oR ReStAuRAnt $3000.00
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225 S. 18th Street in-ground pool, hot tub, and skyline views
· 24 hour doorman · One block from Rittenhouse Square · State-of-the-Art fitness center · Seasoonal rooftop pool
appliances, dramatic city views and an open kitchen, $1,750
700 sf
2 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, bay windows providing city views, 1200 sf $2,650 Tri-level Wanamaker House townhome with 3 bedrooms plus a family room and 2.5 bathrooms, large bay windows, great closet space and a washer/dryer,
1900 sf
$3,495
Corner 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with 270 degree city views, a separate dining room, lots of natural light and a W/D, 1079 sf $2,475 2 bedroom plus den/dining room, 3 bathroom that was totally renovated and features wood floors, a high end kitchen, W/D and treetop city views, 1367 sf $3,150 Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with an updated kitchen, wood floors and lots of natural light, 2137 sf $4,950
rittenhouse square
Deluxe corner 1 bedroom with
the WarWick
hoPkinson house
temporary kitchen and bath, and
the Wellington
604-36 S. WASHINGTON SQ.
1 parking spaces included,
south and west city views, a
1701 locust street
Efficiency with wood floors, an
800 sf $1,950 society hill toWers 200-220 LOcUST STreeT
135 s. 19th street
balcony overlooking Rittenhouse
$1,125
1119 PINe STreeT 2 bedroom plus loft, 2.5 baths with an open and updated kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, W/D and one parking space, 2000 sf I p h i l a d e l p h i a w e e k l y. c o m
1 bedroom with two bay windows, updated kitchen
natural light, wood floors, con-
415 sf
2014
· 24 hour doorman · State-of-the-art fitness center · Many apartments have recently been updated with brand new kitchens and hardwood floors · Pet friendly · Washers and dryers in many of the apartments · All utilities included except for electric
Washington square
open kitchen and large bathroom,
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2020 WaLnut Street
· 24 hour doorman · State-of-the-art fitness center · Media room, resident lounge, conference room · Beautifully landscaped deck with seasonal · Pet friendly · All apartments have washers and dryers Spacious Studio with wood floors, an open kitchen, large marble bathroom and north views towards Center City, 506 sf $1,595 Junior 1 bedroom on a high floor with wood floors, an open contemporary kitchen with breakfast bar and marble $1,800 appointed bathroom, 505 sf 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as a 2nd bedroom), 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, open contemporary kitchen, 2 Juliet balconies overlooking a landscaped courtyard, 1473 sf $4,100 Custom furnished 1 bedroom, 2 bathroom facing south with amazing natural light, a designer kitchen, marble baths and wood floors, 1079 sf $4,750
the carlyle
$3,000
indePendence Place 233 SOUTH 6TH STreeT 1 bedroom in excellent condition with an open kitchen, large bathroom, treetop views and great closet space, 897 sf
$1,600
South-facing 1 bedroom with a balcony, updated kitchen and bathroom, laminate wood floors, custom paint throughout, W/D, 934 sf
$1,700
2 bedroom, 2 bath, balcony, open
updated kitchen, designer baths, wood floors, 1173 sf
$3,300 society hill/old city YOrk SQUAre 319 VINe STreeT Modern 1 bedroom with lots of
Studio with treetop city views,
large closet, open space with floor-to-ceiling windows, 540 sf $1,225 1 bedroom with treetop city views to the south boasting amazing natural light and an open floor plan, 700 sf $1,525 Corner 1 bedroom on a high floor with river and city views, floor-to-ceiling windows and lots of natural light, 775 sf $1,750 avenue of the arts academy house 1420 locust street Junior 1 bedroom with west city views, a spacious kitchen and great closet space, 656 sf $1,550 South-facing 1 bedroom with a Juliet balcony, lots of natural light, an open floor plan and W/D, 705 sf $1,700 center city one 1326 sPruce street 2 bedroom, 2 baths, balcony, city skyline views, great closet space, new bathroom vanities, W/D in unit, 1209 sf $2,190
1 bedroom on a high floor with west facing windows providing sunset city views and great closet space, 680 sf
$1,650
Corner 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with northeast city views, great closet space, a galley kitchen and lots of natural light, 1166 sf
$2,900
Corner 3 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom with 270 degree views including a direct Rittenhouse Square vista featuring a large kitchen with butler’s pantry, formal living room, formal dining room, bonus den and luxurious master suite, 2872 sf
$7,750
Street, open living room with
open kitchen, wood floors and
separate dining area, lots of natural light, 934 sf
$1,950
marble appointed bathroom, 417 sf $1,425
126 SOUTH 16TH STreeT Brand new studio with wood floors and a modern kitchen and bathroom, half a block from Rittenhouse Row, W/D, 308 sf $1,250 Brand new 2 bedroom, 2 bath walk-up with wood floors, an open
the Barclay 237 S. 18TH STreeT 3 bedroom, 3 bath overlooking Rittenhouse Square with an updated kitchen, lots of natural light
high-end kitchen, beautiful bath-
and magnificently restored original
rooms, W/D and 270 degree city
building details, 2338 sf
views, 756 sf
$6,750
$2,100
1714 rittenhouse square Recently renovated 2 bedroom
the dorchester
Studio on a high floor with an
art museum the PhiladelPhian
226 W. rittenhouse sq.
plus family room, 2.5 bath, 3
South facing 1 bedroom with
story single family home less
an open and updated kitchen,
than one block from Rittenhouse
completely renovated bathroom,
Square with beautiful histori-
Fairmount views and large brand
wood floors and private balcony,
cal details and modern updates
new kitchen and bathroom 603 sf
595 sf
$1,950
throughout, 2496 sf
2401 PeNNSYLVANIA AVe Studio with a balcony,
$5,250
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“Specializing in MainLine & Center City”
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SHEFFIELD COURT
1512 Kater Street
$739,000
Handsome 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom home with Garage Parking! Features include open kitchen, dining and living areas, patio garden, finished basement, large bedrooms, sizable laundry room, luxurious Master Bedroom Suite with skyline views, marble bath, walk-in closets, and sunny south facing deck!
125 Elfreths Alley
$649,900
113 North Bread Street 3D2
$469,900
Over 3000 square feet of classic Philadelphia architecture divided into 2 units: the 1st and 2nd floor owner’s unit is accessed through a private front entrance, and offers a lovely open floor-plan with hardwood floors, fireplaces, 2 generously sized bedrooms and 1.5 baths. The upper unit also has a private entrance, open floor-plan and 2 bedroom layout. Highly sought-after corner 2 Bed/2 Bath with 1 car deeded parking at The National in Old City. An open concept kitchen, a private terrace overlooking the peaceful courtyard, gleaming cherry hardwood flooring, and custom window treatments are just a handful of features that make this unit stand out.
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$434,000
914 Spruce Street 6
$329,000
Beautiful 2 –Bedroom Portico-Row Condominium! This apartment features wood floors throughout, tall windows providing great natural light, fireplace with mantle, open kitchen, dining and living plan, good sized closets and a large storage unit in basement. Oh, and dogs allowed too! Call to hear about our exclusive rentals
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Rittenhouse Square • Rooftop Pool • Fitness Center• Valet Parking • 24 Hr Security 24 Hr Maintenance 110 Montgomery Ave. Bala Cynwyd Studios $115,000 to $150,000 4 New construction Carriage homes 1 Bedrooms $175,000 to $225,000 starting at $689,000 2 Bedrooms $250,000 to $400,000 4 beds/3.1 baths; 2 car garage; 3 Bedrooms $400,000 to $500,000 Open Floor plan with 3000 Sq ft Includes real estate tax • No transfer tax MAIN LINE SUBURBS 1811 Brooks Road, West Chester 4 Bed/2.1 bath; 2829 sq ft colonial on 606 Fairview Road, Penn Valley 2.0 acres. $560,000 5 Bed/6.1 Bath; 8696 sq ft Craftsman 200 Sabine Avenue, Narberth on 0.69 Acres $2,450,000 5 Bed/3Bath; 2,299 sqN ft Victorian $500,000 Also for DING E$2,500/month 1001 City Ave WA801, Wynnewood Prent 273 Meeting House Lane, Merion Station 1 Bed/1 Bath Unit For Rent $1,300/month 5 Bed/4.2 Bath; 5,442 sqft French Colonial $1,170,000 1045 Lindy Lane, Bala Cynwyd 605 New Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr 4 bed/4.1 bath; 4,267 sq ft Townhouse $849,500. 6 bed/4.1 bath; 4416 sq ft Colonial $950,000 1310 Fenimore Lane, Gladwyne 1212 Weybridge Lane, Wayne 3Bed/3.1bath; 3,580 sq ft 2 story colonial 5 Bed/4.3 Bath; 7,320 sq ft Colonial $2,369,000 in desirable Denbigh. $799,000 118 Rockland Avenue, Merion GStation IN ND 201 Wynne Lane, PennG Valley PE1248 3 Bed/1 Bath; sq ft Twin $315,000 DIN EN P3795 5 Bed/2.3 Baths; sq ft Contemporary $598,000 200 Simpson Road, Ardmore 147 Old Gulph Road, Wynnewood Commercial (office & 2 apartments) $449,000 G Manor 5Bed/4.2Bath; N 4,955 sq ft Tudor IN D$1,295,000 Eacres onP 2.2 431 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station 1025 Barr Lane, Gladwyne 6 Bed/4.2 Bath; 5500 sq ft Colonial $1,075,000 4bd/3.1Ba 2625 Sq. Ft; Renovated Cape $525,000 Also for Rent $5,500 /month 1363 Naamans Creek Road, Marcus Hook 759 Conestoga Road, Berwyn Commercial Opportunity w/3 spaces. $999,999 201 David Road, Havertown 3 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2074 sq ft Colonial $525,000 4Bed/2.2 Bath; 4,100 sq ft colonial $750,000 1108 St Andrews Road, Bryn Mawr 1230 Ridgewood Road, Bryn Mawr 4 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2,852 sq ft Townhouse at 5 Bed/4.2 Bath; 6755 sq ft French Estate w/pool, $1,875,000 Hermitage $599,000 Also for Rent $9,000 /month 33 Chestnut Avenue, Bala Cynwyd 517 Old Forge Road, Media 3 Bed/1 Bath; Townhome For rent $1,750/month 4 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2696 sqft Colonial on 1.37 acres 264 W. Montgomery Ave. #101, Haverford $499,900 1 Bed/1 Bath; 827 sq ft Condo $199,000. 1440 Flat Rock Road, Penn Valley 1546 Mallard Lane, Chester Springs 5 Bed/4.1 Bath Colonial for rent $5,300/month 5.10 acres lot w/stream $146,000
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$1,149,000
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627 SOUTH ST
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800 S 19TH ST GRADUATE HOSPITAL OPEN SUNDAY 9/7 1:30-2:30PM
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$469,000
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Unbelievable 3BD/2.5BA 2500sqft multi-level home built in 2006 and nestled in a charming courtyard community featuring two dens, 3-car parking, gorgeous hardwood floors, a fantastic main bedroom suite, exquisite marble foyer entrance and more!
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Stunning, light-filled, spacious, tree-top level 2BD/2BA home in the heart of Society Hill! Just a stroll away from beautiful parks, dozens of restaurants, theaters and so much more. With a living room featuring a 2-story cathedral ceiling, 18ft window, a large rear bedroom and beautiful master bath, this home is amazing!
Washington Square West $895,000 Rare opportunity to acquire a grand scale historic 5BD/4.5BA home in a prime Washington Square West location! With 1-year prepaid remote controlled gated parking spot, historic façade, plenty of closets, space galore, fireplaces, skylights and more, you’ll fall in love with this beautiful abode instantly!
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Point Breeze – 2238 Titan St Stunning 2BR home, New Everything C/A, Granite, SS Appliances HW Floors Must See!
1601 Spring Garden Street G114- Listing Under Agreement $124,000 2001 Hamilton St #627 Upgraded 1BR/1BA Condo with deeded parking in a fabulous building with a pool and gym $215,000 230 N 21st St – 2100 Parkway – Philly’s Best Kept Secret! Featuring 1 and 2 BR Apts 1700.00-2,100 for 1BR and 2,450-2,895 for 2BR
7427 Tabor Ave Totally renovated Open layout new granite counters, custom cabinets HW Floors New Windows Yard
$179,900
Mt Airy – 6455 Sparague St Well kept move in ready home on a a lovely peaceful block!
$180,000
Fishtown- 1845 Sequiua St 3 BD/ 1.5 BA on a fantastic block, New window and heating system
$185,000
Fishtown- 2619 Almond St Beautiful 3BD/ 1 BA, Corner Unit with Hardwood, Updated Kitchen
$189,900
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FILTER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 2132 Race St 4BR/4BA Finished Lower Level W Gym media room deck hardwood floors Gated entrance 4 Car parking 2201 Chestnut St #202, 2 BD/ 2 BA Luxury Condo in great area 1420 Locust St #21F 2 BD/ 1 BA Secure Bldg w/ pool, fitness center, deck, and sauna
Temple – 1619 Bouvier St Investment Prop Potential $2,300 Rent roll 6BR/2BA 2009 Renovation W/D Yard 10Yr Roof warranty $189,900 $2,295,000 $380,000 $350,000
OLD CITY / LOFT DISTRICT / CHINA TOWN 301 Race St Unit 321 1 BR Condo in Old City, High Ceiling, CA HW floors many upgrades 315 Arch St Unit 605 The perfect urban retreat in the heart of old City! 746-48 E. Passyunk Ave Spacious 2 BR Unit/ 1 Expanded Bath/High Ceilings/HW Floors/CA/ Deeded Parking/ Private Yard/W&D/Storage
112 N 2nd St #3G 2BR/2BA Sophisticated urban loft with private BR, balcony and Parking at Old City’s the National 116-118 Arch St Condo Converted Bldg with 1 Commercial condo (4) 1 BR condos and (2) bed condos fully occupied
$230,000 $279,900
924 Spruce St #201 Historically certied brownstone condo with timeless Old Wordl Charm and Modern Amenities
$350,000 $419,000 $1,999,900
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NORTHERN LIBERTIES / NORTH PHILADELPHIA
2014
$219,900 $225,000
Glenside – 2371 Mt Carmel Ave 4BR Colonial home, HW Floors freshly painted, Great Location
$227,900
Glenside – 2371 Mt Carmel Ave 4BR Colonial home, HW Floors freshly painted, Great Location
$219,900
Elkins Park – 8231 Forrest Ave 3BR/1.5BA Dutch Colonial, yard Screened in porch, HW Floors, Fireplace, C/A , SS Appl
$249,000
library. Open flr plan 2Bd/2Ba
$249,000
Roxborough- 501 Monastery Ave 3 BD/1.5 BA w/ wrap around porch, hardwoods, modern kitchen, lush yard
$250,000
Fishtown – 1301 N Front St #C Condo with parking 2BR/2BA Den HW Floors Open floor plan exposed beams, double skylights $265,000 $465,000
625 S.17th St Bi-Leval. 3BD + Den, 2 full BA great condition with tons of character and original details. RENTAL $3,100 1014 W Oregon Ave Fresh Renovated 3BR/1BA, Large 16x20 Concrete Patio $179,000 723 Hall St 3BR/1BA Bella Vista home close to Italian Market and Passyunk Square! $299,900 228-30 Catharine St #2 Lovely Queen Village trinity style home, Courtyard 2BR/1BA in Unit laundry C/A $235,000 2433 S Bancroft St Completely remodeled home with fine attention to detail HW Floors C/A All new appliances $239,900 920 League St Well Cared for 3 Story home in the heart of the Italian Market eat in Kitchen, Modern Bath, New windows $260,000 1023 S 18th St Unit B 1BR/1BA Brand New Construction A must See! $269,900 412 Bainbridge St D Unique 2BR home with HW Floors, Custom roof deck and a modern BR $280,000 1534 Christian St Beautiful Home, Open Floor Plan HW Floors SS Appl, Rear Deck and More $554,900 520 Delancey St PRICE JUST REDUCED!!! Beautiful Colonial Mansion in cherished block of Society Hill $1,1124,900
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Fishtown – 1800 Memphis St 3BR/1BA with Characer modern updates lots of ligt and utdoor space at a totally doable price Point Breeze- 2022 Annin St Immaculate 3 BD/1 BA Home w/ Gleaming Hardwoods, Laundry, Spacious Rear Patio
202 Jackson St 3BR/1.5BA Hardwood floors throughout, Updated Kitchen New washer dryer Finished basement and yard $254,900
QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA.
1828 Green St #1R 2 BR/ 1 BA Condo, newly upgraded, Deeded parking 813-17 N 5th St #301 Spacious Loft Style 2BR/1BA Condo in Prime location Private deck with bridge views 666 N 8th St Brewerytown- 2317 N. College Ave, 3 BD 3.5 BA, Renovated w/ quality finishes. Laundry, roof deck, finished basement 1524 N Hancock St #202 Bi-Level Unit open loft space HW Floors, Large Windows, 14 FT Ceilings, Open kitchen W/ Granite 1147-53 N. 4th St #4A, 2 BD/ 2 BA w/ large windows, luxury baths, chef’s kitchen Brewerytown- 2805 Poplar St 3 Story home with 5 BD/1 BA, Original details, Large yard 842 N. Leithgow St 4 yr old new construction, 3 BD/ 2.5 BA, roof deck, luxury baths, hardwoods 939 New Market St Luxury 4BD/3.5 BA with Large Yard, 2 Car Garage
West – 3508-10 W Allegheny Ave This Beautiful well maintained home located on the out skirts of East Falls , Won’t Last long $209,999
Villages at Pine Valley- 528 Easy Street #T73, 55+ active adult community, amenities: Pool, community room, gym,
SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST
$240,000 $269,900 $284,900 $329,000 $329,000 $337,000 $350,000 $395,000 $575,000
UNIVERSITY CITY / WEST PHILADELPHIA 330 N Sloan St 2BR/1BA 670 Sq Ft W Powelton charmer, huge Yard CA , smart use of space throughout 4629 Hazel Ave 6BR/2BA Large Sunny rooms with beautiful millwork & c.1910 details and coveted Catchment block 4623 Cedar Ave 6BR/3BA Catchment area home with in law suite, stunning original details in pristine condition
$175,500
$189,900 $499,900 $525,000
SURROUNDING AREAS Bridesburg – 2138S Scattergood St Very solid investment property or first time buyer opportunity! West Philadelphia- 6016 W. Thompson St Spacious 3BD/1BA home close proximity to great amenities Strawberry Mansion – 2403 W Cumberland St Nice home Needs Updating but has Old World Details Grays Ferry- 1604 S. Newkirk Street- Great investment opportunity for investors looking for turn key rental
$47,000 $55,000 $55,000
income or a new home buyer.
$64,900
Southwest – 6201-6205 Harley Ave Clean Vacant Land waiting to be built on, New Consruction going on everywhere Make an Offer! $69,800 Stonehurst (Delaware County)- 7045 Greenwood Ave, Meticulously maintained 3 BR Home w/ Garage in Upper Darby $74,900 Port Richmond- 3185 Tulip St 3 BD/1BA Clean home on nice block $80,000 Northeast Phila – 2117 E Tioga St 3BR Home with Hardwood Floors Basement Best home on the block $99,900 North Phila – 3740 N Carlisle St Tremendous cash flow opportunity as a single or multi family home $159,000 Upper Olney – 6130 N Franklin St Beautiful home recently renovated in mint condition 3BR/1.5BA garage full finished basement $159,000 South Phila - 343 Gladstone St Meticulously maintained 3BR/1BA home easy access to shopping, restaurants highways and center city $169,900
443 S 51st St Recently renovated original features many new upgrades Open floor plan new windows
$269,000
Old Kensington – 2400-4 N 9th St Multi Unit Property Currently generating good cash flow
$280,000
East Falls - 4433 Driftwood Unit 107 Newer townhome at Hilltop at Falls Ridge 2BR/2BA, Garage tons of upgrades throughout $285,000 Port Indian Montco – 11 W Indian Lane West Norritan PA Waterfront Bungalow on the Schuykill River Great place to getaway
$299,900
Fishtown – 2013 E Susquhanna 2nd floor 2BR/BA brand new condo open floor plan, Parking, Storage, Low condo fees and great finishes
$299,000
Fishtown – 1757-59 Frankford Ave #5 Spacious New Condo units common outside area, Brand new Kitchen Bath and new floors and more
$299,900
Chinatown – 1100 Vine St P201 2BR Penthouse unit with HW Floors and a modern kitchen Pet Friendly
$320,000
East Passyunk 2031 S 10th St Join us for a tour of this beautifully Renovated S Philly Home near Passyunk Sq
$325,000
Passyunk Square - 1207-09 E. Passyunk Ave- Business opportunity! 199 Sq Ft garage space with office and 1.5 baths. Across from Geno’s steaks. Endless possibilities.
$314,000
Port Richmond – 3007 Richmond St Newly renovated duplex 1st unit 2BR/1.5BA, 2nd Unit 3BR/2.5BA C/A HW Floors, Yard
$319,900
Chinatown – 1100 Vine St P201 2BR Penthouse unit with HW Floors and a modern kitchen Pet Friendly
$320,000
Fishtown-1025 E. Columbia Street- Renovated 3BD/2BA home, large patio yard. Must See!
$339,000
Fishtown – 2336 E Cumberland St 4BR/2BA HW Floors custom woodwork newer windows deck kitchen renovated a few years ago $344,900 Fishtown – 813 E Girard Ave Great 4BR/1.5BA Stylish Home with Lots of Character
$347,500
Fishtown- 2415 Tulip St 3 BD/2.5 BA Corner property, newly renovated w/ quality finishes, new HVAC & Windows
$350,000
Northwood/Frankford- 5220 Akron St 3 BD/1 BA Porch Front Home, Hardwoods, Fully Painted Kitchen Interboro (Delaware County)- 334 N Governor Printz Blvd, 4BD/ 2 BA Investment Property 2201-3 N Front St Apt#3 Great Investment opportunity! Corner Property inc (3) 1 BR Apts, Catering Hall, New Roof New boiler All utilities separate
$350,000
Graduate Hospital -2714 South St 19146 3 Floor 2BR/2BA
$369,900
Frankford – 4441-49 Frankford Ave Opportunity to own a supermarket with gross receipts between $40K-60K a Month in Phila $385,000 East Kensington/Fishtown – 2321 Emerald St 4500 SF Garage and house Zoned RSA5
$395,000
3805-3807 Lauriston Brand New Luxury twin homes 3BR/3BA decks Gardens Garags 10 Yr Tax Abatement
$425,000
Graduate Hospital- 2412 Catherine St, 3 Story 3 BD/2.2 BA, Roof Deck w/ Wet Bar, SS Apps, HW Floors T/O, Finished Basement, Balcony, Yrd
$465,000
Reserve at Packer Park- 3408 Prima Court- NEW! 5Bdrm 3.5 Baths int eh Reserve with upgrades galore and 4 care parking! Must See!!
$499,000
Fishtown – 1301 N Front St #C Condo with parking 2BR/2BA Den HW Floors Open floor plan exposed beams, double skylights $785,000 East Falls- 3601 Haywood St Large 5 BD/3BA 3-Story Home w/ Unique Finishes, Hardwood Flrs, Porch
$310,000
Old Kensington – 1954-58 & 1960 N 2nd St Commercial Investment opportunity! 3 Story Warehouse plus bar and garage $1,000,000 Frankford – 1101-3 Frankford Ave Ready for investors, 22.000 + Sq Ft Property is approx for 1 Commercial unit, 15 res Units W 1-1 Parking $1,800,000 Grays Ferry- 2501 Oakford St Vacant WH with lots of potential for residential conversion, commercial use, warehouse or office space! $1,950,000i
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CENTER CITY LUXURY SALES
Avenue of the Arts
AcAdemy House 1420 Locust street
2 bedroom, 1.5 bath on a high floor with north and east city views, large great room and a W/D in the unit, 1019 sf $359,900 2 bedroom, 2 bath with wood floors, a renovated eat-in-kitchen, large and open entertaining space, panoramic western city views, 1314 sf $399,900 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, balcony, open floor $499,900 plan, large master suite, 1532 sf
WHite Building 105 s. 12th street
1 bedroom loft with 18’ exposed brick barrel ceilings, exposed brick walls and ductwork, an open chef’s kitchen, high-end bathroom and wood floors, 898 sf $399,900
center city one 1326 spruce street
Society Hill toWerS
1183 sf $469,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely updated
rittenhouse Square
1830 rittenHouse squAre 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors,
lots of natural light,updated eat-in kitchen, marble bath, beautiful original building details, 1136 sf $639,900
tHe BArclAy 237 s. 18th street
tHe WArWick 1701 Locust street
One-of-a-kind bi-level penthouse with
$1,175,000 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom on a high floor with 270 degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and luxurious master suite, 1978 sf $1,150,000
tHe pHilAdelpHiAn 2401 pennsyLvania avenue 1 bedroom overlooking the Art Museum with a large kitchen, spacious great room and excellent closet $199,900 space throughout, 1262 sf 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen, intimate northeast city views, excellent closet space, 1538 sf $299,900 Bi-level penthouse with soaring ceilings and window walls providing dramatic city views to the east and west; 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths,2 large terraces, $785,000 3278 sf
tHe BArclAy
Multi-level townhouse condo with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, lots of natural light, high ceilings, wood floors, and a balcony overlooking the landscaped courtyard, 1602 sf $475,000
society Hill toWers 200 Locust street
1 bedroom, excellent closet space, floor-tofloor ceiling windows, panoramic southern views, 712 sf $259,900 1 bedroom, wood floors, floor to ceiling windows with breathtaking river views, potential investment opportunity, 700 sf $269,900 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, north and west treetop city views, wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, great living/entertaining space, 1183 sf $469,900
indePendence PlAce
1900 sf $1,195,000 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, original building details and modern updates OPEN HOUSE 9/7 1:15-1:45 PM
WilliAm penn House 1919 chestnut street
South-facing studio in this highly coveted cooperative on a high floor with lots of natural light, wood floors and an open kitchen, 462 sf
pArc rittenHouse 225 s. 18th street
22 st. JAmes court
$155,000
1 bedroom, wood floors, balcony, marble bath, excellent closet space, 765 sf $389,900 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as 2nd bedroom), 2 bathroom with 2 balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, large modern kitchen, marble baths, hardwood floors, 1422 sf $729,900 South facing 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom
with lots of natural light, an open designer kitchen, wood floors, marble baths, w/d, 1013 sf $799,900 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as a 2nd bedroom), 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, open contemporary kitchen, 2 Juliet balconies overlooking a landscaped courtyard, 1473 sf $825,000 2 bedroom home converted to a custom 1 bedroom plus den, 2 baths, furnished, designer finishes and features, open floor plan, luxurious master suite, southern views, 1079 sf $885,000
Waterfront
pier 3 3 n. coLumbus bLvd. Updated 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with a large balcony providing city, marina and bridge views; wood floors; an open and updated kitchen; and $339,900 lots of natural light; 1300 sf
pier 5 7 n. coLumbus bLvd.
Completely renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bath with a deck providing bridge and river views, 1 parking space in garage included, 2229 sf $399,900
penn’s lAnding squAre 313 s. 2nd st. #3b
1 bedroom, 1.5 bath with direct street access, one parking spot included, wood floors, an open updated kitchen, lots of natural light, 915 sf $369,900
PArc rittenHouSe 2080 sf $1,075,000 2 bedrooms + study, 2 baths, generous entertaining space
1173 sf $499,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, balcony, updated throughout
Spacious 2 bedroom plus home office, 2 bathroom with an open chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, formal dining room, lavish master suite, marble bathrooms, excellent closet space and two private balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, 2080 sf OPEN HOUSE 9/7 12:30-1:00 PM $1,075,000 Custom penthouse, with 270 degree city views, a large balcony, open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and generous entertaining space, luxurious master suite, 1853 sf $2,000,000
tHe dorcHester 226 w. rittenhouse sq.
Spectacular 2 bedroom, 2 bath with south-facing treetop views from all rooms, an open designer kitchen, beautifully appointed bathrooms, custom finishes throughout, 1281 sf OPEN HOUSE 9/7 2:30-3:00 PM $699,900 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom showplace with Rittenhouse Square and South Philadelphia views, a designer kitchen, luxurious master suite and custom updates throughout, 1826 sf OPEN HOUSE 9/7 2:00-2:30PM
$1,325,000
OPEN HOUSE 9/7 12:30-1:00 PM
Washington Square
independence plAce 241 south 6th street
1 bedroom plus alcove, 1.5 baths, balcony providing south views, large bedroom with ensuite bath and walk-in $399,900 closet, 1118 sf 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with balcony and treetop city views, wood floors, open updated kitchen, renovated baths, 1173 sf
1119 pine street
2 bedroom plus loft, 2.5 bath bi-level
with one underground parking space, wood floors, updated kitchen and baths, open floor plan, lots of natural light, 2000 sf $650,000
620 pine street
Three story Washington Square townhome with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, parking, an open kitchen, private patio and $850,000 basement, 2740 sf
802 pine street
Beautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath overlooking Pennsylvania Hospital with an open floor plan, finished basement, 2 car parking, 2 kitchens and 2 living rooms (can be converted to 2 units), 3000 sf $875,000
stricklAnd roW 1014 spruce street
Sun-soaked bi-level with 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, wood floors and a recently $289,900 renovated kitchen, 857 sf
Allan Domb Real Estate 215.545.1500 • www.allandomb.com “wE CoopERATE wITh ALL REALToRS®”
$499,900
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spectacular southern views and amazing natural light, marble bathrooms, a large kitchen appointed with high end finishes and appliances, 1565 sf $899,900 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with 270 degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen, marble bathrooms, washer/dryer, 1978 sf
Art Museum
Society Hill
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Corner 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with original building details including high ceilings and oversized windows as well as high-end modern features such as an open chef’s kitchen, there are custom stained glass windows throughout and lots of natural light, 1900 sf OPEN HOUSE 9/7 1:15-1:45 PM $1,195,000
1 bedroom on a high floor with panoramic southern views, lots of natural light, great closet space, an open kitchen, balcony and W/D, 873 sf $285,000