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’m realizing only now, as I write think. Sure, this is Black History Month, but this at 7:29 on a Tuesday night, how the efforts of both Black and Brown Philadelnearsighted and one-dimensional phians are equally as notable. The struggle this issue is that we have is its own in uniformity. There’s no been planning for about need to get into it, it just is. a month or so. If I’m fortunate enough to remain It’s Black History as editor this time next year, the goal will be to highlight businesses Month, and the original goal was like Nemi alongside businesses like to highlight Philadelphia’s boomMarsh + Mane (page 7), Black and ing and vibrant African-American Nobel (page 8) and Duke & Winston, businesses, entrepreneurs and the ultimate in redemption stories I startups. I mean, this city is overhope you flip to on page 12. There’s flowing with great local Black busisomething really great about celnesses, so highlight them, right? I ebrating cultures of all types. The think we did a good job of that in more and more (and more) I’ve been this issue, which begins on page 6. thinking about it, I just don’t believe We found companies that just we need to single out a specific color, started out, companies that are just because society says we should. thriving within their niche and @SPRTSWTR Make no mistake, I’m all for celones that learned from their misebrating the rich history of my takes. Not every story is a success story, because not everything needs to have a Black people. I think that many of us have transcended the labels and boxes and evolved happy ending to make for a good tale. However, I’m looking at this from a very into true success stories that can serve as inspiration for the next ones that look like us. narrow-minded perspective, one that I now think is too easy of a path to follow. We need But the same can be said of my Latino family, to look at this from a Black and Brown per- my Asian family, my Indian family, even my White people that are descendants of Black spective. Instead of highlighting the month for celebrating a certain people, we need to cele- and Brown cultures. Have you ever seen or do you know a Jamaibrate a culture, a work ethic and a desire to grow Philadelphia’s business community into can “coolie?” If so, you get my point. a melting pot equal to her population. My point, labels are dumb. But if we have The night before I penned this column, at to use them, why not stretch the ribbon to fit right around the same time, I had dinner at a new Mexican restaurant called Nemi, in Port the culture and not color? It’s something I realized too late for this issue, but I’m going to Richmond. The restaurant has only been open about two months according to my waitress, do what I can to ensure we, at Philly Weekly, and it was the poster child of a business that don’t make the same mistake twice moving we should’ve highlighted for this issue: re- forward. With that said, do you know a Black and/ nowned restaurant chef from Philadelphia opens his own spot, featuring authentic Mex- or Brown business we should highlight? Drop us a line at mail@philadelphiaweekly.com and ican cuisine. tell us all about it. Like this issue? Hate this Only listening to bits and pieces of what issue? Tell me why at kgabriel@philadelphimy server told me about the establishment, I aweekly.com. wished I had been there a month earlier. PerUntil next week, Philly. haps I would’ve been more inspired to change our uniformed ways prior to 48 hours before @SPRTSWTR the close of this issue. But it did make me
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Cash bail: By the numbers It’s been a year since Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the reduction of cash bail for low-level offenses. On Tuesday, his office released findings from the controversial decision. Like its counterpart in Philly’s sugary drink tax courtesy of Mayor Jim Kenney, cash bail has been a hot topic of discussion – and arguments – in the city, but here are the four key numerical callouts the DAO view as a success since making the decision. Got thoughts? Send em to us: mail@philadelphiaweekly.com.
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The number of defendants that were sent home as opposed to jail 1,700 before their initial hearing over the last 10 months.
The percentage increase of eligible defendants released on recognizance, without bail or other specific supervised conditions. It was noted in the report that much of that same percentage successfully showed up for court hearings, compared to the numbers released during former Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration.
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“Bitch, put that back; I’m not buying you that, it cost $3.25. City out here buggin’ with these prices, you better grab a bottle of water, n----. ” – Friends apparently don’t let friends buy sugary energy drinks in North Philly bodegas – especially when it’s on their dime. We find it refreshing to see people realizing that a $3 pick-me-up loaded with high fructose corn syrup is not worth it and that water will always serve as a more cost-effective and healthier option, regardless of how you choose to emote it.
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Pressure’s on, PECO About 40 environmental activists marched from the PECO building at 2301 Market St. to City Hall on Feb. 19. Even with Mayor Jim Kenney’s new sustainability legislation, environmental groups POWER and EQAT say it won’t make a difference unless PECO and its
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Sex vs. Streaming Apparently, this is a legit battle. A group surveyed said that if given the opportunity, they’d happily binge on Netflix instead of...well, you know. When specifically asked the question by independent surveyors at highspeedinternet.com, would you rather give up sex or streaming TV for one year, 30 percent of people said they’d pass on sex to stream their favorite TV shows. Another sad note? Another 10 percent admitted to having dated someone just to use their Netflix password and subscription.
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Shoutout to the Friends of the Free Library Twitter page that got Councilmember Darrell Clarke out of his City Hall office and into the Library’s Fishtown branch to take a look at the inoperable elevator. The elevator has been out of commission since 2015 when a neighboring city pool flooded the building, knocking out the circuitry for the elevator, thus rendering the three-story building out of ADA compliance. You really can’t make this shit up, #thisisPhilly.
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Jenea Robinson | Marsh + Mane Haircare as a pleasant experience for women of color in Philadelphia. BY KERITH GABRIEL Jenea Robinson doesn’t remember much from the day she opened the doors of her South Street boutique. Considering in her previous role she spent years overseeing a large division of a massive city institution, it was the first time she pulled an all-nighter since college. A culmination of almost two years planning and a lifetime of dreaming, on Dec. 13, Robinson, 33, welcomed Philadelphia to Marsh + Mane, a place she’s calling a “true beauty supply experience for women of color.” Robinson, left her corporate job as the director of public relations at VISIT Philadelphia after finding a need for women of color to have a home to celebrate and enjoy the beauty only one can feel from great looking hair. The result is her spacious 1,000 square ft. space on S. 4th St., nestled between South and Lombard. “It’s the best feeling I’ve had as a creative,” said Robinson, sunk deep into one of two dark, green velvet chairs in the back of the store. “For anyone who’s creative, we live in our head. People don’t realize how much we live in our heads. So when something has been in your head for so long, and you’ve been visualizing and thinking and planning and pinning things on Pinterest boards and then to see it actually happening, it truly is the best feeling.” What creativity inspired for Robinson was a room full of organic haircare and skin products with an inviting, airy feel. Additionally, many of the items are locally sourced, a point Robinson noted was equally as important as opening a store. “There are beauty stores that have products catering to women like me, but what I’ve always felt was lacking is the experience that we have in these spaces,” said Robinson. “Why is it that we can have very high standards in other areas of our lives, like going to Whole Foods for a special shopping experience [or to] Anthropologie for a special shopping experience. But when it comes to hair care for black women, that experience is lacking.” Understanding her clientele, Robinson is aware and sensitive to the negative past experiences many women of color have endured at other beauty shops.
“Women of color shouldn’t have to have a horrible customer experience, staff that’s not knowledgeable about the product or being followed around the store,” said Robinson. “I wanted to create the experience first and then shop for the products that would add to that.” The store also features a selection of skin and beard care products for men and products for children too. Robinson noted that since opening the boutique, she has received a number of inquiries from parents of adopted Black and Brown children who are seeking advice on hair care. The need has been so in-demand from parents with non-biological children that she is working on the creation of tutorials and expert demonstrations. “I think in many ways my location is a statement,” said Robinson. “A lot of times stores like this tend to go to other parts of the city where the clientele is, but I wanted to be centrally located. I looked at some up-andcoming neighborhoods and spoke with their business associations, but I never felt welcome.” In an era where products are available at the tap of a screen, Robinson remains steadfast that the experience is of greater importance than the product. It’s why going the analog route of opening a brick and mortar over an online marketplace was always in the cards. For her, Marsh + Mane is a meeting place, a gathering spot for those looking to express themselves, ask questions and leave feeling as though they’ve just purchased the best answer – for them. “I know e-commerce is a great domain but [people] still want to touch and feel and see products beforehand,” said Robinson. “You can’t do that with a lot of these products. You have to take someone’s word for it who’s getting paid millions of dollars to promote it on Instagram or read a review of a product in an article. But the experience is going in the store and trying some of these products yourself. [This is] a place to ask questions and get what’s going to work for you. At the end of the day, if we can do that for the women that walk in here then all of this planning and preparation was completely worth it.”
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Hakim Hopkins
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An open book on his store’s relocation and legacy ANDREA CANTOR
“I look at books like people’s spirits on paper, not just a story,” said Hakim Hopkins. “I think that they are alive.” Hopkins, 47, is the founder of Black and Nobel, a bookstore that sells African-American literature and ships books to prison. Additionally, the store has grown to stock health products and other items. For 15 years, Hopkins set up shop along the 1400 block of W. Erie Ave., but has since moved Black and Nobel to 410 South St. at The Vision Venue: The Pop Up Store, a collective space for different retailers. Hopkins explained that he plans to remain at this location and expand to other pop-up shop locations in the near future, including a spot in Baltimore on March 1. “Wherever you plant your feet should be your home,” said Hopkins, an optimist at heart. “And that’s how I look at it, just being able to go to other places and make an impact.” The change in location came after an uphill battle in 2017, where Black and Nobel started a GoFundMe campaign for $250,000. The store raised close to $10,000, not enough to save the cultural hub which held lectures and open mics for the community.
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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Yet, it was money that Hopkins was still able to put to good use. Hopkins allocated the raised funds to create a mobile app, build a new website and publish a children’s book called The King of Mau: Rise of Mansa Musa, written by Ki’el Ebon Ibrahim, with Urbantoons. Hopkins then set off for Africa to promote the book, a life-changing experience for the bookseller. As the doors closed on Hopkins’ shop and on a large chapter of his life, he couldn’t help but feel some relief. During the struggle to save the store at Broad and Erie, Hopkins lost his eldest son of six children. His son used to help run the bookstore’s technology department, which created a daily reminder for Hopkins that was hard to bear. “I think that was one of the main reasons why I wanted to close the doors,” said Hopkins, his eyes welling with tears. “I didn’t tell people. There would be people that would come into the shop and they would ask about him and they didn’t know. So I would get all worked up … and I would tell them and their response would make me emotional.” Hopkins appreciates the collaborative nature of his new space. Splitting the responsibility with other merchants has alleviated the mounting pressures Hopkins faced while running his own location. Sitting in his section of the multi-vendor store, Hopkins is proud of what he was able to accomplish at the old store. A legacy that he is determined to continue, Hopkins is accustomed to working hard in different environments. Before he sold his first book, Hopkins was going through “some changes” in his life. “Heartbroken” at the time, Hopkins enrolled in a six-week program at Temple University to get back on his feet. Hopkins recalled being the only male in the group but was “embraced” by his women peers, including a young woman named Venus who would bring him books to read. “I was so amazed by the things that I was reading. I was locking myself in my room ... for eight hours reading until I was sleepy,” said Hopkins, remembering Dr. Francis Cress Welsing’s “The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors” being the first book he received from Venus. “[The books] gave me a kingship feeling instead of a depressed feeling. In that, you read about slavery and these books were more about how royal African people are.” Through the program, Hopkins acquired his vending license and by graduation he knew what he wanted to do with it: sell books. Without the funds for a store of his own, Hopkins made a deal with a florist, who he calls “Aunt Brenda,” to sell his books outside her shop in exchange for delivering her flowers to churches and funeral homes on Saturday. “Oh, it was a beautiful journey. I would say a beautiful struggle. I started with a table, and one table led the two tables, two boxes led to four boxes of books,” Hopkins recalled. “I watched it grow book by book.”
BLACK IN BUSINESS Selling his books in sunshine, rain, snow, and sleet, Hopkins sold his books at the bus stop on Erie Ave. for three years. While content outside talking to the endless stream of coming and going riders, his eyes were set towards the nail salon across the street that would soon become his store. It was also during his time outside that he would meet a woman named Kareema, who would plastic wrap the books in preparation of rain in return for reading material. Kareema would be the one to suggest that Hopkins send his books to the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Graterford in Montgomery County. Kareema helped initiate the niche business, already having prior knowledge of the market from knitting Muslim kufi caps that she would send to her husband to sell in the prison. But Hopkins ran with the concept, and “the idea turned into a movement.” Hopkins said that sending his books to different prisons influenced many success stories where inmates became writers themselves. One of his book recipients was “Freeway” Rick Ross, the convicted drug trafficker, who created a drug empire in Los Angeles, California. During his life sentence, Ross learned how to read with the help of the books Hopkins sent to the Texarkana Federal Correctional Institution. After Ross’ sentence was shortened on appeal and he was released in 2009, he has since become a celebrated author. Another formerly incarcerated person Hopkins would send books to was Wahida Clark, now an established publisher and known as the “Queen of Street Lit.” Clark served nineand-a-half years in a women’s federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky, where she received business advice from her cellmate, personality Martha Stewart, which helped fuel her publishing company. “Reading takes your mind somewhere else. You can be in prison in one little room, and you are flying into Africa reading a book,” Hopkins explained. “Books are amazing like that. They touch you in different ways. So books and prisons — it’s many Malcolm X stories.” Hopkins is in the process of curating the various stories that have stemmed from the original Black and Nobel location with the hopes of turning them into a book. Still passionate about making others excited about reading, Hopkins stamps each of his books in order to keep the store with them to wherever they may end up. “[Books] travel. People don’t just get rid of books. I stamp every book that I sell because books end up in all kinds of different places. People take books all the time, lend books, and so they have a whole life of themselves. It’s not just for that person,” said Hopkins. “Once you become educated, you get so excited, you want other people to know.”
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The walls are littered with ideas and concepts. Prototypes sit on hangers attached to racks awaiting a collective decision as to whether they’ll become apart of an upcoming seasonal collection. It’s referred to as HQ, and inside is part think tank, part money maker, and part place to sit, relax and take in a good soccer match.
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advantage to that. But I’m passionate about where we are right now and I think it makes sense to remain here in Philadelphia.” Perhaps the bigger thing to ensure authenticity is the notion that Olaloye doesn’t want to say that anyone gave him anything. Handouts just aren’t his thing despite knowing that his business, his model and the color of his skin could’ve provided a smoother road on a path to success. But there’s a pride in Olaloye that resonates when he speaks about starting a business at just 20-years-old and watching it grow through scratching, clawing and late nights in front of a computer screen. “I think part of what's helped me so far is that I always felt like an outsider,” said Olaloye. “I've always kind of felt like I can like from the outside looking in I have a different perspective than how everyone is doing it. And then I've just kind of always been very very focused on accomplishing my goals and to be honest. I don't spend too much time thinking of being labeled as a ‘black businessman’ in Philadelphia. I know people who say I should’ve taken advantage of minority business grants and stuff, but I just always had this idea that I wanted to accomplish this without all that. I've just put my head down and worked. I've been very fortunate to meet people that are inspired by my story and want to support what I'm doing.” With creativity in his blood, diversification of his brand is the logical next step. In addition to apparel, Olaloye is moving LBF into soccer-inspired design elements, from creating experiences in brick and mortar locations to experiences at soccer-centric events, it’s the next move for a Philly-based brand that keeps on kicking. “I just love creating, it’s what I’ve always wanted to do,” said Olaloye. “So it just makes sense to apply that creativity in different ways that stay on-brand. I’ve surrounded myself with a strong creative team. Our collective goal is to create an experience that connects with people in the soccer space.”
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Seun Olubodun | Duke & Winston LEARNING AND PROSPERING FROM MISTAKES
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t its peak, walking into the Chestnut St. storefront of Duke & Winston was an experience all its own. A bright room housed U.K.-inspired fashion of all types. In the front of the house was Duke, owner Seun Olubodun’s prized English bulldog sleeping in a chair in the store. Duke was the inspiration for the brand, and over time became its face. In the heyday of the retail shop, Duke was customarily the first face people saw. What they didn’t see while Duke unknowingly posed for Instapics in the front was Olubodun, living out of the back of the store, feeling chained to a vision he wanted no parts of anymore. The story of Duke & Winston was a cautionary tale for any young up and coming entrepreneur to see what can happen if there wasn’t a strong team in place. Duke and Olubodun were it, and despite Olubodun’s desire to see his brand become a success, the weight of it all simply proved too tall to bear. Fast forward to now, two years since Olubodun closed the doors on his brick and mortar shop and you’ll find a renewed spirit. Fortified by a Texas-based venture capital firm and a team chocked with the business acumen, Olubodun has plans to relaunch his brand later this spring as an online-only retail and wholesale shop. Before all of that, Olubodun sat down with Philadelphia Weekly to retell a tale of loss, redemption and hopefully success in his own words.
Seun Olubodun and his beloved dog, Duke, in the former retail store of Duke & Winston along Chestnut Street. After a lengthy hiatus and some soul searching, Olubodun has plans to revive the brand online. | Image: John W. Corbett Photography
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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY When did it become clear for you that the first iteration of Duke & Winston just was not going to be sustainable long term? The beginning of the end was like two years in the making. You know, I guess I thought that I would build this great thing and that all this help would just arrive constantly from an operational standpoint and that we’d secure investors because we’d become a pretty established brand in the city. But you know I didn’t. I was working like 20 hours a day in the back of the store [and] as the face with only a crew of younger employees from college. I was completely overwhelmed. I began literally living at the store in the back because it just made sense than to go back and forth. What was watching that like? It was difficult. I mean I had an online business that was doing well but the store was failing. There were customer service and inventory management issues, and we even had a flash mob in the city that affected the store. Plus, on top of all that I was going up and down the East Coast doing trunk shows, so I wasn’t in front of customers anymore I was just like dealing with this mountain of stuff. When I knew I had to shut it down, I just retreated to within myself. Man, let me tell you, to be alone with thoughts of failure, it’s the loneliest, [most dark] place you could be. Did you suffer from depression? How bad did it all get?
Duke & Winston always resonated with dog lovers and fans of preppy fashion. So much that owner Seun Olubodun says part of the strategy is to give that core customer base a wide selection of unique options to choose from. | Image courtesy: Duke & Winston. What can lovers of Duke & Winston expect from the revival? What’s different about you and the apparel you’re creating? Well, I think what’s vastly different is that this time I’m not a one-man show. I’ve always strived to be a much bigger brand, but that’s really hard to do when you think you can do it alone. Obviously, I had the staff and all of that [in the first iteration], but even still it was definitely too much. I just had no time to kind of step away and develop a real strategy for growth. Before, it was just about maintaining huge retail space which was pulling me in so many different directions. So this time around our goal is to keep grip. We’re going just e-commerce, completely online, along with a wholesale division. That last
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part is important because I was having a lot of success with collaborations and partnerships with other brands or national organizations that fit with the [Duke & Winston] brand. So I’m really focused on this go-around to do a lot more of that stuff. When do you plan to unveil the new line and look of the brand? We’re looking to do a soft unveil in the second quarter of this year, just to introduce some new product, but we’re going to be really slow and strategic with our growth. I mean, I want to become a national brand and it’s going to take a couple years to get there. So over the next couple of years, I’m going to be doing this slowly and really calculating everything we put out to the world.
So, yeah, let’s get into it. We closed the store in Dec. 2015, and I was laid up completely out of it until the middle of 2016. I had to pack up everything and move it from the store and put in in my tiny apartment in Northern Liberties. I tried for a short time to keep the business online going but I didn’t even have the energy for that, which was stupid because event then the business was probably still clearly somewhere between $20,000 or so a month in revenue. Everything just went to shit. I honestly packed everything up and I moved to my parents’ house in Providence Rhode Island and I just didn’t get out of bed for weeks. Around the end of 2016, I ran into a friend who lived in California and convinced me that I had to go. He said and I remember that taking the trip out West to step away from it all might just help me to get back. Despite all the setback, did you consider yourself profitable? You know, probably not as much as people might think. From the outside looking in when you walked into that store, Duke & Winston looked like a success. But again, it was a one-person shop. I think my best month was Dec. 2014, we generated close to $100,000 in a month. But on average I was only clearly between $40,000-$50,000 a month between the
online and retail store and that was all gross profit. And in the midst of closing the store, going into a dark place, you lose your beloved bulldog, Duke. Yeah, it was tough to lose Duke, though I will say he lived longer than most bulldogs. Bulldogs generally live between 8-9 years tops, Duke was 12. I really broke down because he was the face of my brand and my best friend for all those years. So when I disappeared, it’s like he basically just kind of like disappeared. I was hoping that he would still be with us to see this second launch and watch us try to make it into a success, but you know, it’s just the way things go sometimes. How would you describe Duke & Winston 2.0? One of the things that was really successful in our first go-around was that this became a brand for dog lovers. We’d have people come in and by a sweatshirt and then buy a collar for their dog. It’s a preppy brand but it’s one that really also resonated with that demographic. So in this relaunch, we’ve put a long of strategy into attracting that core demo, but still creating stuff that people will want to wear. Like people who loves brands like Life is Good and Vineyard Vines, but also really love their dogs. So I think this next time around I’m really going to lean in on the customer and his or her dog you know that lives in a city like really big very dog friendly. Yeah. You’ve been very active on social media in the announcement of the relaunch. What’s the response been from people that were fans of Duke & Winston? It’s great because it feels genuine, you know? I’ve gotten a ton of people, like entire families, wearing product. I get letters of support all the time. I always thought of this as a small, niche brand but I never realized the impact it had on a large number of people. It’s been in great in keeping me focused on making sure this relaunch caters to them and people like them in the market. When you have everything in a row and ready for the masses, what is that relaunch going to feel like? I knew what it took to get to where we are now, so I’m already content and just seeing this through. Really, it’s more for customers. I want people to know that this was a brand I built from the ground up and that I had no concept of what I was doing for the first 5-6 years. I think failure and rebirth has made this a truly authentic and very homegrown personal brand. There’s a story behind it, one that’s important to share and one I truly hope resonates with customers now and future customers for years to come.
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What if? That’s the burdening question that Philadelphia Theatre Company confronts with its musical production of Bridges of Madison County. Winner of the 2014 Tony award for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, the local reprisal officially opened at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Feb. 13 and will be running through March 3.
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Though the connection between the two leads starts off contrived with some jarring and overly dramatic transitions, the romance becomes increasingly more genuine as the show picks up momentum from its initial slow start. Goodbrod and Gliko pair well vocally, creating nice harmonies in songs, like “Falling Into You” and “One Second and a Million Miles.” Both actors showcase impressive vocal ranges in a difficult musical score by Jason Robert Brown, comprised of narrative-driven songs that incorporate a variety of genres, including blues, country, folk and opera. For on-stage chemistry, Greg Wood and Barbara McCulloh play the endearingly atodds, older couple Charlie and Marge, respectively. McCulloh particularly shines in her character acting role of Marge, the busy body of the town. While comical, Marge is a rich character and becomes the everyday hero of the musical. Representing the 1960s kept housewife, Marge dreams about passion but is unable to actualize anything more than contentment. As Francesca and Robert indulge in their romance and dance inside to the radio playing, Marge sings along outside as she sweeps her porch. Marge then breaks out into her own bluesy rendition of a love song to her broom, “Get Closer.” In turn, the contrast between the inside and outside scenes mirror the two lives, namely domesticity and love, that Francesca has to choose between. The real heart and star of the show is the small Iowa town, captured by an exquisite and rustic set design by Paul Tate dePoo III and enchanting lighting by Elizabeth Mak. While the totality of the musical underwhelms, similar to Robert’s profession of photography, the stage is picturesque and the narrative is a beautiful snapshot of two soulmates at a crossroads. Bridges of Madison County | Runs through March 3. Prices vary. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
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The irony was not lost on many protesters across the country that on Feb. 18, President’s Day, they were condemning President Donald Trump for declaring a national emergency at the southern border. “It’s horrible to think that on a day that we should be celebrating our presidents who are supposed to be standing up and protecting our democracy, we have to protest the president to protect democracy ourselves,” said Jem Corraggio, a member of MoveOn. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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Young and old showed up to City Hall on Feb. 18 to protest the U.S.-Mexico border wall, set to possibly gain $8 billion for its creation after Trump’s national emergency declaration. | Image: Andrea Cantor Corraggio was one of the speakers at Philadelphia’s President’s Day protest, which was organized by a number of organizations, including MoveOn, Indivisible, Refuse Fascism, CREDO Action and Abolish ICE. Around 200 people gathered by the Octavius Catto Statue at City Hall to protest the president’s crisis announcement on Feb. 15 which could free up approximately $8 billion to build his campaign promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. The crisis fund is expected to face tough legal battles. Trump had previously requested $5.7 billion in funds from Congress in exchange for reopening the government. The president ultimately signed a bipartisan spending bill that allocated a relatively less $1.375 billion to the White House reported 234 miles of planned bollard wall. “I’m here today because the outlandishness of this federal governments to think that they could spend eight billion dollars and to scapegoat immigrants to steal that money away from the people who need it the most is infuriating,” said Erika Almirón, a social justice activist and candidate for Philadelphia City Council at-large. “Eight billion dollars for people in this city could fully fund our schools, could talk about ending poverty and hunger for a lot of our young people in the city.” The executive director of the immigrant rights organization Juntos, Almirón emphasized the consequences of building a wall. Almirón related the trauma to Berks County Residential Center, the controversial immigration detention center in Leesport, PA that holds children with their parents. “We’re not in a crisis. We have seen the numbers of immigrants that have been coming into this country have actually dropped at the border. The real issue right now is that we have a humanitarian crisis,” challenged Al-
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All too familiar Upcoming feature film 'Fighting With My Family' fuses Rocky to women’s wrestling BY STEPHEN SILVER
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Ever since 1976, when the original Rocky was filmed here in Philadelphia, there has been a familiar formula: an unlikely underdog who overcomes the doubts of others and himself, and eventually emerges triumphant has been replicated hundreds of times over the last four decades. The new Fighting With My Family, however, is the first Rocky-inspired film to apply the formula to a sport with a predetermined outcome. The film, based on a British documentary of the same name, is the story of Paige (real name Saraya-Jade Bevis), a native of Norwich, England, who suddenly emerged as WWE Women’s champion a few years ago. Paige
is played in the film by the very talented British actress, Florence Pugh. Unlike most WWE women of the time, Paige looked less like a model than a goth type, and came from an actual blue-collar background, as her parents (played by Nick Frost and Lena Headey) were former wrestlers as well. Paige and her brother Zak (Jack Lowden) are both young aspiring wrestlers, but when Paige is accepted into WWE’s training program and Zak is not, the jealousy becomes a major theme. One welcome aspect of the film is that it’s a believable portrayal of a working-class family.
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The down on luck turned success story made famous by the original Rocky is once again recycled in upcoming wrestling flick, Fighting With My Family. | Image courtesy: MGM Studios Another notable aspect is that wrestling films of the past, from the one Barton Fink was writing to Hulk Hogan’s unintentionally hilarious No Holds Barred, have kept “kayfabe,” which is wrestling’s ancient code of, essentially, keeping up the pretense that the fighting is 100 percent real. Fighting With My Family, like most ancillary WWE products today, leaves kayfabe behind entirely, acknowledging that wrestling is staged but at the same time establishing that wrestlers are talented athletes who bring skills to the table, both on the microphone and in the ring. In its middle section, Fighting With My Family resembles the old WWE reality show Tough Enough, in which aspiring wrestlers go through training and are sent home one at a time, Survivor-style. Vince Vaughn, of all people, plays the main trainer. It appears Stephen Merchant, writer and director of the film had the Rocky connection on his mind. On a recent visit to Philadelphia to promote the film, he filmed himself running up the steps. Additionally, executive producer and the film’s co-star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has been photographed in front of the statue in at least two of its locations. Occasionally, he was even called “Rocky” in his wrestling days. Johnson appears as himself and reminds us just how different Johnson’s current screen persona is from when he played the character known as The Rock. The film was produced by WWE Studios, and it does feel at times like a commercial for WWE, although Fighting With My Family is a considerable improvement over the WWE production arm’s usual output, which is heavy on direct to video-on-demand genre films starring pro wrestlers. It’s enough to wonder what other WWE stars might get origin-story biopics – Mick Foley, in particular, comes to mind. The scenes filmed in England, however, form a nice contrast with the more polished WWE product. The federation in Norwich,
with its small venue and extreme style, bears more than a passing resemblance to ECW, the influential “hardcore wrestling” outfit that operated in South Philly throughout the 1990s. Nick Frost, as he’s made up in the film, looks exactly like someone The Sandman might have tossed through a table at ECW Arena in 1997. Fighting With My Family is also very different, stylistically, from GLOW, the very good Netflix series about the independent women’s fed from the 1980s. There is one false moment, however. When Paige’s brother insists, “if you make the main roster [of WWE] you’ll be set for life.” Anyone familiar with the economics of pro wrestling can tell you that that’s not true. Pugh, who again plays Paige, gave an astonishing performance in a little-seen 2017 film called Lady Macbeth which, despite its title, was not a Shakespeare adaptation. She also shined in last year’s TV adaptation of John Le Carre’s The Little Drummer Girl. As Paige, she’s believable as a wrestler and as a talker-a talent which, as the film conveys, is an important one for a wrestling star to have. The real-life Paige actually retired from the ring last year, although that’s left out of the movie. WWE these days takes women’s wrestling seriously in a way that it didn’t for a long time, although that of course went out the window when they did those events in Saudi Arabia, including the one a few weeks after the Jamal Khashoggi assassination. The formula that Rocky gave us has gotten so repetitive and tiresome over the years that it took a complete re-orienting of it by a master filmmaker-Ryan Coogler’s great 2015 Creed-to revive the parent franchise. Fighting With My Family isn’t quite a complete reinvention, but it still takes the cliches we all know in a unique and inspiring direction.
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According to the "Governor's Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force (PITF) Report of February 2016: Pennsylvania already has more than 12,000 miles of large-diameter oil and gas pipelines in the ground, but now, according to Pipeline Development – Strategies and Tools to Minimize Landscape Impacts, a presentation made to the PITF by The Nature Conservancy, the miles of natural gas gathering lines alone will at least quadruple by 2030. The footprint of just that expansion is larger than the cumulative area impacted by all other Marcellus gas infrastructure combined and could exceed 300,000 acres, or 1 percent of the state’s land area. The movement of natural gas will also require compressor stations, estimated to number in the hundreds, to be built along the anticipated pipeline miles. All told, this pipeline infrastructure build-out will impact communities and the environment in every county in Pennsylvania. Thank you for your consideration Sincerely, – Ellie Salahub | Lebanon Pa.
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In Portugal, the Government exerts pressure on doctors to comply with the law of abortion which allows unrestricted abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy. However, doctors kept in the opposite position. Pedro Nunes, president of the Official College of Portuguese Medical, which represents about 35,000 doctors, stresses the right of doctors to conscientious objection in the case of abortion. They are not motivated by religious or ideological reason, but by the knowledge that life begins at the moment of conception. The Government has required doctors to retire from the code of ethics the assertion that the abortion "constitutes serious misbehavior,” under the threat of bringing them to the courts. – Gabriel Rosello
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Climate change and environmental degradation is a global issue – and a local one, too. In Philadelphia, children in public schools sit in buildings poisoned by lead and choke on the worst air quality of any metropolitan county in the United States. Bad as things are now, the latest climate report from the UN says we only have 12 years to transform our society to prevent the human apocalypse. We know, too, that poor and minority communities are the most adversely affected by climate change and environmental hazard. A Green New Deal will keep the world safe from climate change and ensure a just transition so that marginalized communities will be protected. The Green New Deal is ambitious, but given the dire state of climate change, it is also the only proposal that addresses the problem on the scale that is required and as such the only realistic one. Any politician that purports to act in the best interests of Pennsylvanians needs to support Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Markey's resolution for a Green New Deal. – Li Sian Goh | Philadelphia
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Climate change can’t be denied any longer. The Green New Deal is the first comprehensive plan to mitigate climate change. And yet some of our politicians deride it. We are already experiencing climate change events on a regular basis. The time is short for us to take action. Let your congresspersons know you want action now. And then start learning what you can do to help. – Marion Yaglinski | Media
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Dillon Francis & Alison Wonderland: Lost My Mind Tour
It’s not every day you see a co-headlined tour. Of course, it’s happened before, will undoubtedly happen again. But it’s a rarity these days, when so many bands and celebrities fighting and clawing in an effort to secure top billing. Not these two EDM superstars. Dillon Francis and Aussie counterpart, Alison Wonderland, aren’t just teaming up for their Lost My Mind tour; they’re putting together a crunchy collab that’s sure to rock your Spongebob socks clean off. | 8pm. $45. The Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. evenue.net LEARN
How to Ask for Money (Without Shame)
Asking for money; it’s a tricky thing, rife with potential pitfalls. It’s also incredibly uncomfortable. But if you want to be successful, if you want to find investors or just pay your bills, you need to know how to raise more money, with less shame around the ask. It’s not an easy trick to learn, but nothing important ever is. | 6pm. Prices vary. CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia, 1315 Walnut St. cultureworksphila. ticketleap.com
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Michael Buble at the Wells Fargo Center What could we possibly write about the man, the myth, the velvet-voiced legend, Mr. Michael Steven Anita Ariella Alaska Buble, that you don’t already know? Nothing. So we won’t waste your time (or ours) with lengthy proclamations of his songwriting skill, his unimpeachable penchant for performance, his ability to serenade, soothe and, ultimately, save even the coldest of souls. We won’t tell you how, one time, at band camp, when we were still just a know-nothing pamphlet with a monochromatic color scale and farfetched dreams of becoming a full-fledged alt weekly …. Ok. Maybe we won’t tell you that story. We will, however, suggest in the strongest possible sense that you do
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yourself a self-loving favor and pony up the dough for the chance to spend an evening alongside The Artist Still Known as Buble. Because the truth is, when Big Poppa Buble plays, it’s not just a concert, not just any old show. Heck, it’s not even just an evening of enticements, of earthly delights … It’s a god damn dream-inducing, heart-pumping, stomach melting experience, the likes of which you’ll never, ever, ever forget. Even if you then struggle later to describe it to friends, family members and … readers? Michael Buble at the Wells Fargo Center | Feb. 24. 7pm. Prices vary. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com – CAL SETAR | @CALSFRO
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Voices of Hope: A Black History Month Celebration
Celebrate Black History Month by focusing the spotlight on the next generation of artists, activists and fully realized black folks. Featuring the Gesu School gospel choir, Sister Cities Girlchoir and Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts’ (CAPA) choir, along with CAPA’s jazz band and dancers, this’ll be an evening to honor iconic educators and the ever-brightening future of our deeply diverse nation. | 6pm. Free. Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad St. eventbrite.com LEARN
Cults at Sphinx & Snakeskin: Philadelphia and Beyond
Cults seem like such a ridiculous idea. Like, how in the world can people get so wrapped up in some kind of silly group, promising eternal glory in exchange for all your worldly possessions? But then it happens. And happens again. And again and again and again. And you start to think … “could I be susceptible to this?” And the answer is yes. The truth is, you’re much closer to becoming a cult-loving mouth breather than you’d ever willingly admit to yourself. Kinda scary, huh? | 7pm. $25. Sphinx and Snakeskin, 45 N. 2nd St. eventbrite.com
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Alan Walker: Different World Tour
Alan Walker is a Norwegian DJ who was born in England and is now touring the US (and lots of other places). As a kid, he was an avid gamer and had an interest in programming, which eventually led him to YouTube and electronic music production. In an earlier iteration of his musical career, he went by the name, DJ Walkzz. He’s a high school drop out. His mother’s name is Hilde. He likes to eat soap. That last thing may or may not be true. | 8pm. $27.50. TLA, 334 South St. concerts1.livenation.com
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11th Annual Pink Invitational
Excision
It’s the largest annual gymnastic fundraising event in the US and it’s back for an 11th year of pink, pink and more pink. As always, the most important stuff first … 100% of event proceeds benefit Unite For HER and go to supporting women affected by breast cancer in the Philadelphia region. We don’t usually get ourselves involved in the sports, but when it’s to benefit the needy, well, you might say we’re ready to pop a quick tumble or ten of our own if it helps. | 9am. Free. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St.
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How else to describe producer/DJ/madman Excision than like this: The absolute best in Bass Music. Seriously, dude’s been killin’ it for over a decade now, flinging first-rate beats like it’s nada. Apex (2018) is Excision’s fourth full-length studio album, following up on Virus (2016), Codename X (2015) and X Rated (2011), not to mention all the collabs and mixtapes sprinkled in between. It’s bass, it’s in your face, and you best be ready to deal with it (and dance to it!). | 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.
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Dinos After Dark
We’ll never not be excited about dinosaurs. Honestly, we’re pretty sure that growing up with “Jurassic Park” and “life, uh, uh, finds a way” and Jeff Goldblum’s chest staring us in the face as he reclines sensually in the back of an ATV means we’ll always have a soft spot for dinos. And since we assume (hope) that we’re not alone in that, we figured we’d share this opportunity to forget about ol Jeff’s hamburger meat for a few hours and focus on the true stars - the dinos - instead. | 4pm. Prices vary. The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. ansp.org
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Death Becomes Her
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James Blake
James Blake is one of those musicians not easily categorized. Sure, early on you probably could’ve called him a beat believer, maybe an electronics technician. Nowadays, you might be just as right to call him a ballad-maker and ambient auteur. Labels aside, we know one thing for sure above all others--the man is supremely talented. Whatever for it takes, James Blake music is always worth the listen. | Friday 830pm. $41.50. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. concerts1.livenation.com
“Death Becomes Her” is a truly wild movie. Like, for once Bruce Willis doesn’t play his usual hard-livin’, hard-drinkin’, hard everything cop with a heart of gold. And both Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn star as longtime rivals who come to a kind of … unsteady … understanding. There’s immortality and death and infidelity and death and murder and death and death and … where were we? Oh, right. Robert Zemeckis is out of his mind. | 7pm. $5. South Street Cinema, 327 South St. philly.carpe-diem.events
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Deon Cole
We wouldn’t blame you if you were operating under the impression that actor/comedian/general creative threat Deon Cole was only on one hit tv show, ABC’s Golden Globe Award-winning, “black-ish.” You, however, would be wrong. Cole, who will be offering up his own special brand of howl-inducing stand up on Friday, appears regularly in a total of four shows. You win a free Philly Weekly if you can guess the others (you also win one if you can’t). | Friday 8pm. Prices vary. SugarHouse Casino, 1001 N. Delaware Ave. ticketmaster.com
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Rahyma Black History Month Pop Up Shop
Dresses. Skirts. Jumpsuits. High-low jackets. Blouses. Do we know what all of these articles of clothing (that’s what they are, right?) are? No. Would we be willing to learn what they are and which parts of the body they adorn? Again, no. But will we defend to the death your right to wear every single one of them, especially if they’re covered in African Print? You’re god damn right we will, you beautiful, bougie, blouse-wearing monster. | 11am. Free. Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia, 1100 Arch St. eventbrite.com MUSIC
Phutureprimitive w/ Edamame & goldenSpiral
Ok so there’s all sorts of awesome reasons you should see this show. First, goldenSpiral is a Phillybased hip-hop/electronic producer, visual artist and self-proclaimed “Cosmic Servant.” Go Philly. Edamame is a student of the world, infusing organic sounds he’s recorded himself into his music. Go Earth. And finally, Phutureprimitive creates fuzzy-bass-beats of the highest, most soothingly chaotic order. Go good music. | 830pm. $12. The Music Ward, 5101 Grays Ave. phuture-primitive2019. theticketingco.com
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Darryl Jackson Presents: Music Therapy
We’ll be honest, there wasn’t a whole lot to go on for this event. A short description can be a problem, but we prefer to look at it as an opportunity. So it’s Saturday night and you’re bored. Looking for something to do. All the old haunts are, well, still haunted. Nothing new sounds fun. But wait! There’s a mysterious event in Philly Weekly that sounds like it could be the perfect mixture of known and unknown to provide you the exact kind of unique and life-altering experience you so desperately crave. | 12pm. $15. The Loft, 7145 Keystone St. eventbrite.com PARTY
9th Annual Party for the Market
Six live bands. Four open bars. A silent auction. Casino games. Dance floor. Cabaret and cocktail lounge. And we haven’t even mentioned the food yet! Which there will be a lot of, unsurprisingly. How does all-you-can-eat from 30 of the Market’s vendors? Heaven? Is that your answer? “It sounds like heaven.” Good, because that’s exactly what we (and the folks running the event) were going for. | 730pm. Prices vary. Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Arch Sts. eventbrite.com
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The Revenge of Dancehall: Caribbean Night
We love love. Then again, who doesn’t? Love is easy to love. It makes you feel good. It brings people together. It ensures that Hallmark and all other purveyors of love-related paraphernalia remain in business. Love is also accepting. And that includes accepting those with little to offer. Take this Queer Caribbean Black Light celebration for example. Entry is a suggested donation of 5 bucks. But don’t worry if you don’t got the funds … just like love, dancing is for everyone. | 10pm. $5. The Sankofa House, 906 S. 49th St. stroproductionz.com COMMUNITY
BLM Philly’s Big Queer Brunch
There’s a quick note at the end of the description for this Black Lives Matter event, posted by the organizers, that says, “this event centers on Black and Brown folks and is open to everyone,” and honestly, we think that’s just perfect. This brunch is for Black and Brown folks. It’s for members of the LGBTQ+ community. But it’s also open to everyone. Because we’re in this together. And that’s not just some silly cliche--we really mean it. We’re only making progress if everyone is pulling in the same direction. So let’s make progress together. | 1pm. Free. Booker’s Restaurant and Bar, 5021 Baltimore Ave.
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Barcade Family Day Ah yes. Family Day at the old bar/arcade. A time-honored tradition that harkens back to the early days of Atari … just kidding. But if you’ve got kids and you’re looking for something fun/distracting to do on Sunday afternoon, then this event ain’t no joke. Barcade’ll be rockin’ a kids menu and plenty of arcade games for the whole family. Just make sure you keep an eye peeled for Grandma; we hear she’s been hustling fools on Asteroids. | 12pm. Free. Barcade, 1114 Frankford Ave. barcadephiladelphia.com
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Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
We love it when genres blend, lines get crossed, tones turned this way and that. Basically, we love it when something defies definition, which we’ve probably droned on about at length before, so we won’t do it again. But you can probably guess where we’re going with this. Anderson .Paak is a true visionary, blending genres and crossing every line he can. The results? Fucking undeniable. | 8pm. Prices vary. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St.
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Punk Movie Night: “SLC Punk!”
Who amongst us hasn’t posed at one point or another in our lives? Honestly, we’re almost all guilty of pretending to know, pretending to love, pretending to be as into something as other people, just so we could fit in or feel cool or whatever. But
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this movie takes it to all new heights. Steve-O (no, not that one) sure looks like a punk, might sound like a punk, might even fight and do drugs and generally hate everything like a punk … but does that actually make him a punk? Featuring Shooter McGavin. | 7pm. Free. Century, 1350 S. 29th St. songkick.com
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Pups ‘N Pints
The most important bit: There will be a pet-themed basket raffle with all proceeds going to benefit the Pennsylvania SPCA. The slightly less important, but still important bit: This is a free event all about showcasing local pet product vendors (plus the delicious food and drink at Wissahickon Brewery). Four-legged friends are, of course, welcome and all you need to bring is your sparkling personality (and maybe a leash). | 230pm. Free. Wissahickon Brewing Company, 3705 W. School House Ln. wissahickonbrew. com
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Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
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The Connect: An LGBTQ Hangout
It’s like the Roarin’ 20’s never left. Well, at least it might feel that way for a few hours on Sunday night if you manage to get yourself to the theater for a rollickin’ evening of high-kicks and toe-steps with Scott Bradlee’s brainchild, Postmodern Jukebox. It’ll be all jukin’ and a whole lotta jivin’ as Bradlee and Co. wend their way through classic Americana fare, introducing us to the brand spankin’ new Twenty Twenties (and reintroducing us to jazz) in the process. | Sunday 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.
Let’s get a little closer, shall we? Only as close as you’re interested in being, of course. And when we say “close” we don’t literally mean “close,” like right up next to one another. We just mean … familiar. We’ll stand a comfortable distance away, sip our beer and listen intently as you tell us all about yourself. All the places you’ve been. All the places you hope to go. Oh really? You also hate the President? What. A. Coincidence. | 6pm. Free. Barcade, 1114 Frankford Ave.
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The Office Trivia at Goose Island
We’re throwing down the gauntlet, right here, right now: we don’t think any of you pretzel-eaters can take us in a good old fashioned game of “Who Knows the Most About The Office.” You see, dear Reader, we’ve spent an absolutely inordinate amount of time watching and rewatching and re-rewatching The Office. Beyond writing this Calendar and binge-watching tv, we don’t have a social life to speak of. So bring it, but be prepared to go home feeling a bit too much like Kevin after he dropped his famous chili. | 7pm. Free. Goose Island Brewhouse, 1002 Canal St. eventbrite.com
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Marsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius might not be a household name on this side of the pond, but that’s bound to change in the near future. Girl’s got range, fellas. And she’s here to stay. Well, not forever, of course. She lives in Liverpool. And she’s only in Philly for one night. But still! She’s officially outgrown her Floetry roots and made her way into the dizzying reaches of true superstardom. Best get on this wild soul n’ sweat ride before it’s too late. | Sunday 8pm. Prices vary. TLA, 334 South St. concerts1.livenation.com
Not everyone has a green thumb, but we’re all capable of tipping back a glass or three. So don’t fret if you’ve never worked with houseplants, cared for another living thing or even ever heard of a so-called “succulent”; all you’ve gotta bring to this evening of experience is a positive attitude. The rest - healthy succulents, stone, upcycledhand cut wine bottle and a cork to stabilize your design come as part of the package. | 7pm. $45. Devil’s Den, 1148 S. 11th St. eventbrite.com
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Jacquees
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Cooking for the Culture
“Do it for the culture.” That’s what all the cool kids are saying these days, but what does it all actually mean? Well, it means … support your people, specifically Black folks. It’s about authenticity, about shared histories. And within the context of this event, it means African American chefs rocking out on an 8-course meal you’ll never get anywhere else. It may not be cheap, but nothing authentic (or good) ever is. | 630pm. $75. Haute Restaurant and Lounge, 1420 Locust St. eventbrite.com SHOW
An Evening with Groucho
Groucho Marx was oneof-a-kind, a comedian and actor who broke the mold (sometimes literally) time and time again. While many of the people reading this will have little to no memory of his life and creative endeavors, what’s undeniable is the lasting legacy he left within the worlds of theater and humor. Watch as Frank
Ferrante makes a marvelous transformation, not just “doing” Groucho, but literally living the singular star’s life to the absolute fullest over 90 too-short minutes. | 8pm. Prices vary. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. ticketmaster.com
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Supporting LGBTQ Youth: A Seminar for Parents and Loved Ones
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again and again and again (or until someone tells us to shut up); we’re all in this together. This, of course, being life. Being everything. And as true as it is for the rest of us, it may be even truer for LGBTQ youth. For questioning kids, growing up gay or trans can be fraught with pitfalls. But that’s what you, the parents, the brother, the friend or family member, are there for; to help them keep on the path to happiness, health and adulthood. | 6pm. $35. Fishtown Wellness Center, 430 Belgrade St. eventbrite.com
Maybe weird to say, but it makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know that the Cash Money Records crew is still out there signing artists and making music. Artists, of course, like Jacquees. Jacquees has actually been around for a minute, but he didn’t get real traction behind his hip hop/R&B sound until the last couple of years. With 2018’s “4275”, his debut album, out and making the rounds, it’s about time we all started to take a little more notice. | 8pm. $29. TLA, 334 South St.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
Susan Tedeschi is an amazing singer. Derek Trucks is an amazing guitar player. Together, they make one hell of an on-stage pair. They also make for one hell of a celebrity couple, walking red carpets, going out to the club, getting paparazzi pics snapped stopping at Starbucks on the way home from hot yoga … ok, they’ve never done any of that stuff. But they have played some amazing shows, and will - presumably - continue to do so. So do yourself a favor. A big favor. | 730pm. Prices vary. The Met, 858 N. Broad St. concerts1.livenation.com
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Science After Hours: Love & Lust
What is it that draws us to one person over another? Why is it that we suddenly want to talk to someone as soon as they decide they want nothing to do with us? What’s the difference between that feeling deep in the pit of your stomach, the one that makes you feel good and bad and sick and happy and all manner of other things, and the urge to touch and be touched? Is there a difference? And who says a relationship can’t be built off lust, Mom! It worked for The Trumps! | 7pm. $25. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. tickets.fi.edu
Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket Party
As always, the most important bit: All donations go to benefit Save A Child’s Heart, an international non-profit organization with the mission of improving the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children in developing countries. The less important, but still important bit: There will be a live DJ, themed drinks and … a candy bar. An actual, honest-to-goodness candy bar. No foolin’! | 830pm. Free. City Tap University City, 3925 Walnut St. eventbrite.com
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Wanda Sykes
Huh. What is there to even say about the one and only Wanda Sykes? Just like the man, the myth, the legend, Michael Steven Anita Buble, there’s not much we can say about the woman, the warrior, the god damn, honest-togoodness, no-doubt-about-it comedic genius, Wanda Sykes that you don’t already know. So we’ll just leave you with this; she used to be a contractor at the NSA and probably still has access to the launch codes. | 8pm. Prices vary. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. concerts1.livenation.com
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Edible Philly’s 5th Anniversary Dance Party
So, the most importantest bit of this event is actually that it’s being held in what one might lovingly call an “unfinished space.” Meaning you should probably bring a jacket, maybe a hat or some earmuffs if it’s especially cold. The other most important bit is that all proceeds go to benefit the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (and, of course, celebrate Edible Philly, a free Philly food magazine). | 7pm. $25. Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 N. Broad St. eventbrite.com
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Sip & Sample
The Pennsylvania Pour Collective is a curated collection of local, artisanal distilleries in the Reading Terminal Market. They’ve put together this last Wednesday of every month event highlighting some of Philly’s finest spirits and ciders. The February sipping docket has Boardroom Spirits, Eight Oaks Craft Distillers, New Liberty Distillery, Pezone Cello, Stateside Vodka &
PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Original 13 Ciderworks on it, so don’t delay. These tix won’t last. | 4pm. Free. Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Arch Sts. concerts1.livenation.com MUSIC
Pay What You Can: “Gem of the Ocean”
What an amazing concept; the play isn’t technically ready to be performed, with a final dress rehearsal the last hurdle before opening night. But why waste the dress rehearsal? Why not open it to the public, asking people to pay whatever they can in order to see the first installment of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle? Why not, Arden Theatre. Why not indeed. | 8pm. Prices vary. The Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St. ardentheatre.org SOCIAL
Sci-Fi Cosplay Speed Dating
Are you a Philadelphian in your 20s or 30s seeking love and companionship? Are you sick of the same old dating scene, of online creeps, no-show losers and gutless ghosts? Are you an avid superhero and/or comic book fan with an overactive imagination and a penchant for sewing and garment
making? Are you on your last nerve and willing to try just about anything to find feelings? Well, boy howdy, do we have the event for you. | 7pm. $25. Infusion Lounge Philly, 16 S. 2nd St. eventbrite.com MUSIC
Chelsea Cutler
It’s been something of a whirlwind for Chelsea Cutler, the 21-year-old singer/ songwriter/producer getting ready for her second - albeit much larger - headlining world tour. “It” in this context being life, considering Cutler’s been making music since she was 10. Now, hot off the release of her latest offering, Sleeping With Roses II, the multi instrumental maven has officially come a hell of a long way from teaching herself how to play music and recording songs alone in her childhood bedroom. | 8pm. Prices vary. TLA, 334 South St. concerts1.livenation.com COMEDY
Big Princess & High Fashion Improv is a wild time, both for the audience and the participants. Like, what a strange feeling to attend a show and have almost no idea what that show will entail. Maybe Big Princess will do a bit about Opportunity going dark. Maybe High Fashion will come up with some chop-buster about the size of President Frump’s ties. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll all forget about the trash fire that is our country for five minutes. | 9pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com
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nobigdyl.
You might think, based on the name, that this event is no big deal. But that’s not the case. In fact, nobigdyl. is, if anything, kind of a big deal. The eclectic hip hopper dropped “Canopy” in 2017, then followed that up with 2018’s “SOLAR.” Dude might be enough of a neophyte to the national scene that he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page, but we’re willing to be that kind of under the radar action won’t be possible for much longer. | Thursday 8pm. $14. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. concerts1.livenation.com
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The Office Quizzo
We’ll own up to it; this is the second “Office”-themed quizzo event we’re including in this week’s Calendar. If you read that entry before this one, we’ll apologize, but only briefly. Because, just as we said there, we dare you and all your friends to bring it. Seriously. Bring it. We’ve legit watched “The Office” in its entirety so many times that we simply can’t be beaten when it comes to trivia. Bring. Dare. We wait. Kevin know. | 9pm. Free. City Tap University City, 3925 Walnut St. citytap.com
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Rave Etiquette Ever wondered what
the standard operating procedure for a rave is? Never been before and hoping to brush up on classic rave etiquette before attending? Well get ready to be disappointed because this event does not pertain to that in the slightest. Ok, maybe a little. Really though, Rave Etiquette is a show for the DIY dancers amongst us, with acceptance, love and respect at the center of the evening’s festivities. | 10pm. $3. Liaison Room at Front Street Cafe, 1253 N. Front St. tixco-540.theticketingco. com FOOD & DRINK
MacallanEdrington Tasting
Fans of The Brown best be on their toes; there’s no way these tickets last very long. The Philadelphia Whiskey Society is hosting this event in partnership with Edrington (Macallan, Highland Park)
to hook up Macallan’s regional brand ambassador with a crew of scotch-loving Philadelphians for a night of great whisky, great cocktails and great food, highlighted by a flight of premium scotches and rum. | 6pm. $20. Ocean Prime, 124 S. 15th St. eventbrite.com PARTY
The Women’s Film Festival 2019 Preview Party
The actual 2019 Women’s Film Festival doesn’t kick off until mid-March, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start the festivities. Start your pre-festival evening with a half an hour of complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Follow that nosh with a cash bar with drink specials, moving right into a plethora of networking opportunities. And last, but definitely not least, enjoy a
glimpse of the films ready to grace the festival screens in 2019. | 6pm. Free. Positano Coast, 212 Walnut St. eventbrite.com COMMUNITY
Philly Black Trans History: A Multigenerational Panel
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Taking a Broad View It's been affixed to this SEPTA transit stop for a few weeks, but this work from Joe Boruchow is definitely quite the thinkpiece. Boruchow, who's wheatpasted half of Philadelphia with sensational political and protest art, created this latest piece depicting his thoughts on The Union League in Center City. It's a cool piece in its own right, but this night shot of it taken by city street art curator Conrad Benner makes this jawn a true work of art.
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Unit#2521/2 3 BED/3 BATH | 1,906 SQ FT | $950,000 Unit #1020 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,306 SQ FT | $495,000 Unit#1819 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $249,000 Unit#1919 1 BED/1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $255,000 Unit#2911 STUDIO/1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $189,000 Unit#2816 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | $175,000 Unit#710 STUDIO/1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $175,000
Cherry Hill/Villagio Stunning 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1st floor Master Bedroom Suite, large eat in Kitchen with a 2-car garage located in the quiet 55+ community of Villagio. This home has HW floors, office, formal living and dining rm, family rm and has been meticulously maintained. $624,900
Cherry Hill/ Fox Hollow Woods This beautiful home is located in quiet neighbor-hood with 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Sunroom, office, finished basement, located on a private cul-de-sac, in-ground pool, wood deck, brick patios & walkways with gorgeous landscaping. The large eat in kitchen has granite tops, breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances. Newer Brazilian cherry fls in living, dining rm and foyer. $569,900.
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