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ford Line, I pass scores of people experiencing t’s rare when a late-breaking story homelessness. Sometimes I give. Sadly, like inspires you to completely scrap the many of us, I often just have to ignore. op-ed you planned to write all week My new social experiment, however, is to — a few hours before it needs to go watch how others act as they go about their to print. day interacting with people experiencing But that’s what waking up to homelessness. I must say that after careful Courtenay Harris Bond’s piece on review, we have to do better, Philadelphia. I’m Sunday Love Project founder Margaux Murphy did after reading it. Twice. I was prepared not suggesting offering up your hard-earned to offer another opine on why we’re surprised coin or to make hundreds of sandwiches like Murphy, but some of you are out that there are racist cops within the of pocket with your reactions. I Philadelphia Police Department on watched a woman the other day look the heels of the firing of 13 just last at another woman sitting on the week, the aftermath of a slew of incorner of 15th and Chestnut with so sensitive posts uncovered and magmuch disgust, it disgusted me. nified by the Plain View Project.

Once I saw a group of kids point So much has been done on the and laugh at a guy who asked them subject and frankly, I’d just be pilto help him get something to eat. I ing on. saw another woman on Broad open Instead, let me tell you about the other door at Wawa to escape the Murphy. I’d heard about her project man who held the door open for her before on the periphery, never reas she walked into the store. ally understanding the details and Some of you need to check yourassuming that hers was one of the self. many nonprofits striving to do great We walk around like we’re better work in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until @SPRTSWTR off because we aren’t experiencI read Harris-Bond’s story that I reing addiction or homelessness, but alized we all should be doing more. many of us are merely a few payYou can find Murphy most mornings in the deepest pockets of Kensington, the checks away from being in a similar situation.

Some of us are an injury or disability away epicenter of Philly’s opioid crisis and home to the largest open-air drug market on the East from having surgery and getting prescribed Coast. She’s there not to judge, but rather to painkillers. Perhaps we’d find that because of be judged on the handmade sandwiches she the inherent addictive qualities of the human gives out, the homemade brownies her niece psyche, we also wouldn’t be able to put them down. makes, the conversations she has with peoAgain, I don’t think the answer is to bleed ple both experiencing homelessness and enyourself dry. I’m no Mother Teresa and am trenched in addiction.

She forgets to eat most days and has to be guilty of feeding myself long before I’d conreminded, she has no significant other and sider feeding someone else. It’s human nature for most of us to think in that manner. But we says she probably won’t since her passion is to don’t have to look at people less fortunate like aid those in need on the path to recovery. It’s they’re garbage thrown on the street. an amazing story and one that you can read I’m also talking to you suburbanites coming now on philadelphiaweekly.com.

It’s also one that made me wonder if I could into the city for a night out. Know that this is every day in Philly. Don’t come down here and commit my life to such selfless work. Honestlook with disdain at people who are struggling ly, at this juncture, no. My life isn’t mine anybecause it’s not prevalent across the manimore. Instead, it’s devoted to raising two children into responsible human beings. Hers is a cured lawns and over-policed townships in kind of selflessness that only comes from not which you reside.

Try to be a little more like Margaux. It having to worry about the things you choose could be packing an extra sandwich, or offerto worry about. ing to get someone water on a hot day. We live Call it selfish selflessness, if you will. It’s in such a self-gratifying society, courtesy of admirable and a kind of paradox that at times social media likes and fast fashion. Consider I’d love to take on. Conversely, Murphy’s work did make me think about the way we treat selflessness as another way to get that same dopamine rush without having to double-tap people. On my walk to our Center City offices or pull out the plastic. from the City Hall stop on the Market-Frank-

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Rocky returns Sylvester Stallone announced he’s working on the next Rocky movie — and it has quite a topical plot. Stallone said Rocky befriends a young person who is in the U.S. illegally, and they eventually end up “south of the border,” according to an interview with Variety. We’re pretty excited for more info on this to come out. Make us proud, Rock.

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Philly’s own Spider-Man A fire broke out at Holden Towers apartments last Thursday, which sent smoke billowing through a high-rise. An unidentified man scaled the 19-story building to reach his bedridden mom, and he safely hit the ground after a few minutes. We have to admit, we all held our breath as he made his journey down. Philly may have a superhuman on its hands.

Seventeen kids assaulted a 45-year-old man at a public pool in Mayfair last Monday, according to CBS3. The man was the father of the lifeguard on duty. Now, residents have expressed fear of going back to the pool because of this incident. We don’t know what incited the violence, but it was probably petty. We say you shouldn’t let a mob of misbehaved kids keep you from enjoying your favorite summer activities.

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That’s how many racist cops have lost their jobs with the Philadelphia Police Department. These officers were all found to be part of hateful social media groups and posters of some controversial memes, like one that read “Death to Islam,” as reported by NBC10. We don’t need people like that “protecting” our city. We’re glad there’s a little less trash on the streets.

Three of the Fab Five — Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk and Tan France — stopped by NBC10 to talk about season four of “Queer Eye” and about filming in Philly for the next one. On Friday, they filmed a segment of an upcoming show inside Duke’s Barber Shop on 16th and Locust before they treated an audience at the Comcast Technology Center to a screening of the first episode of the new season. They also talked about what they think of the city, and just how scary it is to drive through it.

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“Look, man, I get that it’s hot but these jawns out here wearing the bikinis walking down Broad need to chill. Hot girl summer only goes so far, at some point you gotta put a wrap on that. Shit is ratchet season out here.”

– Guy eating a slice of pizza outside Santucci’s Pizza on North Broad St. Saturday night. This after one woman was spotted in a group of others wearing nothing but a bikini as she strolled down Broad. We have to agree, some of you “hot boys and girls” need to fall back on the fashion. It’s simply not hittin.

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change.” And that’s what she did. he black queer Philadelphia-raised woman is a longtime Starting her position in March 2017 for community organizer, activist Mayor Kenney amid controversy about the and social worker, whether that City’s response to hardcore racism in the Gaycommunity happens to be LGBTQ borhood, Hikes quickly created initiatives to or not. Setting the strategic vision improve LGBTQ representation, such as the for the ACLU’s diversity, equity, LGBTQ Community Leadership Pipeline, the and inclusion efforts nationwide (“identifying LGBTQ Philadelphia State of the Union and and removing institutional barriers the “More Color, More Pride” flag, and doing so with an emphasis on which added black and brown stripes those most marginalized”) is what to represent LGBTQ people of color.

BY A.D. she’s been about forever, whether She also wound up deeply and AMOROSI fund raising for the Attic Youth Cenpersonally involved in the lives (and ter, serving as a board member at the deaths) of so many of her constitWilliam Way LGBT Community Cenuents, be they suicidal gay youth, ter, or directing the Philadelphia Dyke March incarcerated teens and murdered black transin her past. vestites. This was not in her initial job deSince leaving her position of Upward Bound scription. Yet, she took it all on because Hikes Director at California State University-Long strives to be a woman of action, smarts and Beach to jump start the Mayor’s Office of compassion.

LGBT Affairs after director Nellie Fitzpatrick And now, she’s closing up shop at City Hall, resigned in 2016 in the wake of accusations readying for her July 31 departure. But, not she lacked forcefulness in dealing with racbefore she attends this weekend’s Philadelism within the gay community, Hikes vowed phia Trans Wellness Conference at Mazzoni to never let Philadelphia’s marginalized comCenter – one of her prime collaborators and munities down. In her announcement that she targets during her tenure in office – crosses was stepping down, the Blue Hen and Quaker the T’s and dot I’s on an information dossier Alum wrote, “We have moved the Office from for her predecessor, and talks with Philadela local policy shop to a formidable force for phia Weekly about her time in and out of City

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In her time in office, Amber Hikes will most notably be remembered for ensuring the addition of black and brown stripes on the iconic equality flag. | Image: Kerith Gabriel

Hall, representing one of this city’s many marginalized communities.

What are you sifting through at present. Are you cleaning out your office?

I wish I was cleaning. I’m working right up until the day I leave. We’re still planning programs and setting up some policy initiatives.

We’re working hard around here. The cleaning hasn’t started yet.

Very cool. You’re leaving on July 31, but not starting your new job at the ACLU until September. What are you going to do with the time off?

Move my entire life to New York City. And I’m not ready at all. With what time, A.D.?

With what time? I know what borough I’m moving to, and will spend all of August doing that, getting my ducks in a row.

So what exactly are you doing here before you go?

There are no initiatives of mine that I wish to see pushed to the front either before I leave or after I leave. What I’m doing now is transitional planning so that the person who follows me is able to pick up – if they are interested – where we left off. When I started over two years ago, there was a blank slate; literally. A blank computer and no filing cabinet is what was here when I got here. I would love for my successor to come in, and be able to know what we were working on and picking up that torch.

Do you know who might be your successor?

I have absolutely no idea. I would prefer to not be a part of that process.

I would think that since some of the stuff you have enacted had/has real resonance for the city and the LGBTQ community, you might want to make sure the gig was in the right caretaker’s hands.

No. No, No. The work we have done and the initiatives we have put in place in the last two years were what I felt was necessary at that time. I feel very deeply that where we are in 2019 is very different than where we were in 2017, and the person coming in must bring a completely new lens to that work.

I get that. So, where are we in 2019, July 19 where this city’s LGBTQ population and legislation is concerned?

Philadelphia has always been at the forefront of demanding rights, protection, visibility and inclusivity for our LGBTQ communities. We’re still there, not just at a local level, but a national level. More so than we ever have been. In terms of a contrast, say, to

where we were in 2017, I’ve been open to the fact that our community was in crisis. While we still have issues that we need to work on, internally and externally, I feel as if we are certainly more cohesive community. We understand the myriad challenges that we have as such a diverse community, better than we ever have, and that better sets us up to move forward in fighting together in the next step of our civil rights journey, citywide, statewide and nationally.

Refresh my memory: where were you coming from when you got called in 2016 to take the position you have now – geographically, socially, politically, personally?

It’s 2016 and I am in Long Beach, California, for about a year-and-a-half after a decade of having been in Philadelphia as an activist and social worker. Emotionally, I am a queer black woman in the United States, and Trump just got elected. All of those identities are feeling threatened. I’m feeling concerned about the future of our community and our country.

From where I am, physically and emotionally, I am thinking very seriously about what I can do, personally, to step up at this time in our history?

What did you know you were walking into, and were you armed for bear?

My eyes were wide open, not at all naïve about the unrest, the frustration, the disappointment, the distrust, the mistrust or anger.

I knew the challenges that were there for whoever was going to take on that position. It was a benefit knowing that. And being a member of so many marginalized communities, I understood it on a personal and a historical level. On an institutional level, I got what it felt like to feel like the government had ignored my own personal experiences. I understood that deeply. That was a strength coming into my work here.

Have you had any conversations with your predecessor Nellie Fitzpatrick since you took office?

Totally. I knew Nellie years before I took this position. I stayed in contact since, and have been similar to Michael Hinson, who had the job before her. There were conversations about the challenges and frustrations, and though we are very different individuals, we are women who had held this position and had shared communications about that too.

Nellie has a very strong background in policy in terms of law enforcement, and we often discussed the role of the police. Most recently, we

grieved the loss of Dante Austin, and shared space as community members who loved Dante very much.

What was the very first thing that you knew you wanted to change and/or make your own when you got into office, and how did you set about doing that?

People needed to be heard. I wanted to make sure that happened. That was both a sympathetic solution and a strategic solution.

I understood that Philadelphia LGBTQ people felt as if government was isolated, insulated and not connected to the community. I wanted to make sure that we were opening up the office, make it more outward facing, so to let them know that the government would hear their concerns. Community members know exactly what they need, and often have innovative solutions. Frankly, they will help you do your work, if you allow them. Yes, it did make sense to listen to them, since they had so long been ignored. I took the things that I heard and tried to give those people the resources they were looking for.

If my timeline is correct, you all but walked into the Mazzoni Center’s troubles at its start – accusations of homophobia, of sexual harassment, of having black queer employees wrongly terminated, and racism, the latter being something we were also still reeling from with the Ican-

People needed to be heard. I wanted to make sure that happened. That was both a sympathetic solution and a strategic solution.

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A look at some of the tasks and goals for the person who will become the predecessor of LGBT Affairs leader Amber Hikes, whose last day on the job is July 31. | Image: Kerith Gabriel

HIKES, FROM PAGE 7 dy scandal. How did you think that you and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs handled that, were able to tend to that situation, and ultimately do you think that it was enough?

You’re right about the timeline. It was a concern that had been bubbling up for some time, and I walked right into that storm. For context, the concerns that were brought to the forefront about Mazzoni had been around for well over a decade and had not been addressed in any sort of substantive way. There has since been hearings, official reports that had been issued and confirmed, based on information community activists and advocates had put forth. In terms of what city government had done in the past…. It hadn’t come to the radar in a concrete, specific way like it did in 2016 and 2017. What could have been done, had not been done because it wasn’t solidly on our radar. The PCHR Report came out right before I took on this position. Once we had information that corroborated what we hearing from advocates and activists for all that time, we were able to have a Mazzoni community conversation. What we heard from those internal to the organization is that they never had a forum that spoke to management, senior leader-

ship, the board. What I and my office did was mandate that all of those folks come before community and answer questions. That never happened before. We were at that for hours, recording it, we made it free and accessible to all. We had an independent mediator. The senior leadership and the board had to stand there and answer questions from staff, from everyone. Now, there’s been pushback as to how well the board answered all those questions, were they truly addressing all that had to be addressed. But, I’m telling you, there had never been anything like that to push for accountability.

That was the same conversation where Mazzoni staff announced that they were unionizing – also historic.

That was a huge deal, and the union there is still doing bargaining negotiations. Also out of that initial talk, came our LGBTQ State of the Union, which again, Mazzoni had much talkback and again, staff members held them accountable for their experiences. We did that again this year, another community conversation. It has not been a perfect process, but we are able to create forums where people are actually able to get in front of senior leadership like never before and hold them accountable. That’s the public face. There has been a lot going on behind the scenes too. We held a

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meeting in City Hall in fall of 2018 where City Council, our office and individuals from the Mayor’s office sat down with Mazzoni leadership at the time, in addition to city funders – DHS, public health – who expressed concern about the controversies that were continuing to come out of Mazzoni and that they needed to see a coordinated plan. After that meeting, we saw leadership change at Mazzoni, and change that happened as it should have. No matter what else happens, this was a $19 million organization that had never been held accountable in this way before. That was a high mountain to climb.

Mazzoni is not the only LGBTQ health and welfare outfit in this city, but it has lead the way forever. Do you think that they can repair all of the distrust they have accrued? Do people in the community ever look at them with positivity and security again?

Absolutely. There’s a lot of work to be done.

Again, we’re talking about deeply rooted trauma for some of its community members, patients, clients and staff. The first step is always going to be acknowledging what the problems are, apologizing for the problems, then having a coordinated plan, moving forward, to earn that trust back. It’s about actually, substantially, fixing the problems.

Let’s talk about the political and social initiatives you pushed forward – personal victories such as the Community Conversations Initiative at a time when racism in the community was at a fever peak in the Gayborhood. What were its machinations, and how did it solve the problem?

To be clear, I didn’t solve racism (laughs).

There are many successes that I’ve had, but, solving racism isn’t one of them. We wanted to take a big chunk out of the historical trauma that marginalized communities were experiencing in this city. That was a tall order. So, we had to bring people to the table who had not had access or space to talk. Once they had that opportunity, we wanted them to tell us what we needed to know. It wasn’t just about racism or Mazzoni. It was about elders, people of faith, youth, different communities within the LGBTQ community – larger issues that we have and how we can solve them, collectively, individually and together. The idea is that we must recognize that we are stronger together than we are apart. We are the experts of our own experience. That gave people the opportunity to come from behind their keyboards and picket lines and sit together. It was different hearing the intention and tone behind somebody’s voice rather than angry words on a computer screen. I wish we could have done something like that on a state and national level.

The Community Leadership Pipeline was yours, focused on increasing the number of transgender, people of color, young and old at the leadership levels of LGBTQ organizations. How did you fare?

I know you have very up-to-the-minute news here.

Today is the closing ceremony for the Pipeline. There are pipeline programs like this in all sorts of communities. What’s different about ours is that we’re not just trying to make our leadership diverse. We’re putting a very specific lens on how we can eliminate social, institutional and economic barriers to participation in programs like this. Face it, programs such as these cost money. Usually they take up an extraordinary amount of time, and none of these programs make it so you are absolutely guaranteed that you will be placed in their organization. We do that, and much more. One hundred percent of our participants have been placed and are moving onto boards of LGBTQ+ organizations in this city. It’s not just about those 25 participants, Each one of them represents one, two or three people. That place at the table doesn’t just represent them. It’s about everybody they’re bringing to the next happy hour meeting or event. They’re bringing other people who look and sound like them into the process, and giving them access to – all people coming after them, as well.

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Rapper Meek Mill is looking to what he believes is bad testimony from a former Philly police officer and sentencing from a spiteful judge to be overturned and his case fully exonerated. | Image courtesy: Jessica Griffin Inquirer/Daily News

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Truth, on both sides Prosecution, defense on same page in push for fresh trial for rapper Meek Mill

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here’s something about 100-degree weather, clammy television reporters and celebrity court proceedings that go well together.

Stickier than teaming caramel and chocolate, the three gel together in gooey fashion — a few TMZ reps here, several sweaty 5 p.m. news hosts there — until something of a yucky meltdown occurs.

Maybe that’s being a little dramatic — but not all that much — when it came to the July 16 appearance of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill and his lawyers before three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges inside a Walnut Street courtroom.

The goal was to have Mill’s 2008 conviction on gun and drug charges tossed out and to receive a new trial in open court.

Family, old friends and new (such as CNN’s Van Jones and billionaire 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin) packed the quiet courtroom in anticipation of Mill’s arrival. He walked in quietly, alone, buttoned to the neck in all black with a DIOR brooch on his suit lapel, and talked to the rows around him.

While Mill joked around with his mom and son prior to the proceedings, the prosecution and the defense legal team prepared opening statements before President Judge Jack A. Panella, President Judge Emeritus Kate Ford Elliott and Judge Judith Ference Olson. Both sides reiterated longheld beliefs regarding Meek’s public appeals battle.

Nearly all of it was pro-Meek Mill, which was not entirely unexpected.

Long before Tuesday’s hearing, lawyers on both sides had already agreed that the most damning testimony during the initial 2008 conviction was based on poor evidence and credibility issues from former Philadelphia police officer Reginald Graham, the sole witness and “a bad cop,” in the words of Mill’s appellate attorney, Kim M. Watterson. He was placed on the Philadelphia D.A.’s office “do not call” list due to his history of

misconduct, and those on Mill’s side are hoping to have his testimony thrown out moving forward.

Now quiet, Graham — a retired narcotics officer accused of corruption and faking evidence — once insisted in a Philadelphia magazine interview that, not only was he innocent of all charges, he was actually a whistleblower and witness to all manner of police corruption. On this day, however, Graham’s reputation was torn down and besmirched from both sides, with Watterson particularly interested in cutting the retired officer down to size as an “unreliable sole witness” to a crime that may never have occurred.

Also in the attack mode mix at the July 16 hearing: a long-held request for fresh adjudication.

Mill’s original 2008 judge, Genece Brinkley, sent Mill back to prison in 2017 after she found he’d violated his probation (violations that many believe most other judges would have viewed as a minor technicality and not as something that should’ve resulted in Mill’s two-to-four years prison sentence).

Brinkley also denied Mill’s continued bids for a new trial, stating in court papers that she did not believe Mill’s lawyers or the DA’s office had sufficiently proved the evidence used to secure his original 2007 arrest was perhaps tainted.

Luckily, no one on Meek’s defense team (headed up by Peter Goldberg) brought up the possible vendetta that the judge purportedly has against the rapper, which may have resulted when Mill laughed at her suggestion of him doing a remake of Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knee” and giving her a shoutout. Many believe this reason, among others, shouldn’t lead a judge to treat him as unfairly as Brinkley has, with several harsh sentences for probation violations.

Brinkley has long denied any wrongdoing.

While speculative, many can’t deny just how spiteful and incendiary her actions would be if truly derived from a personal vendetta.

State prosecutors have been on Mill’s side for some time, as they did not oppose his release on

bail after the rapper got thrown back in prison for a few months in late 2017 and even argued that Brinkley had exhibited bias against him.

What made the July 16 hearing even more fascinating, then, was that the prosecuting body, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, also agreed that the now-retired Reginald Graham was an unreliable witness and that Brinkley had repeatedly shown bias in her decisions. One Pennsylvania Superior Court judge even told Mill and his attorneys that if the appellate court ruled that the rapper be granted a new trial, procedural guidelines required that his case be transferred to a judge other than Brinkley.

Though clearly pleased and smiling, Mill and his lawyers did not speak on the way out of the Center City courthouse. Instead, Van Jones, the CEO of REFORM Alliance, spoke for Mill and on behalf of REFORM, stating confidently that Mill’s conviction would be overturned completely within two months.

“I have been in criminal justice for 25 years, and I have never seen a district attorney’s office [advocate] for a new trial at the same time the defendant is calling for a new trial,” Jones said. “We are one step closer to justice. This hearing was an extraordinary moment where you have attorneys on both sides saying that a new trial should go forward.”

In keeping with the mission of the REFORM Alliance — to dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system — Jones went on to say that Mill wasn’t just doing this for himself, but for the countless other incarcerated souls victimized by that same system.

Before premiering his upcoming Jay Z-produced Amazon series, “Free Meek,” Mill has a greater show to deal with — one far closer to having the stain of a decade plus conviction removed from his record.

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Callowhill-based brewing company Love City unveiled its latest beer called the Synapse, named for a brain function and to also note that proceeds will benefit brain cancer research. | Image courtesy: Love City Brewing

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evin and Melissa Walters love what they do, owning and operating just a little over a year-old Love City Brewing in Philadelphia.

Like many brewers, they want their customers to be able to enjoy craft beers, as well as local ciders and liquors, in a relaxed atmosphere in their 2,000-square-foot tasting room on Hamilton Street.

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Kevin, who has been in the beer industry for about a decade, started his career with Iron Hill Brewery, while Melissa was a therapist in Philadelphia.

“Seeing how deep the need is” locally for community-based organizations and non-profits, “I knew we had to build something into our business model,” Melissa said.

In the past, the Walters have used social media to have patrons vote on different places to donate proceeds. But this time, they opened it up to staff.

Mike Tramontana, the brewery’s general manager, lost his father, who was treated at Thomas Jefferson University’s Division of Neuro-Oncology, to brain cancer (glioblastoma) in 2016.

“I knew having gone through that that I wanted to do something to raise money for research,” Tramontana said.

The Walters also have a close friend, Kurt Wonder, former owner of the popular Northern Liberties neighborhood bar, The 700, who is battling the disease. So the decision to donate 10 percent of the proceeds of the new Synapse Session IPA was an easy one for the crew at Love City Brewing to make.

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignancy in the brain, a tumor that arises in the brain but does not spread outside the central nervous system, explained Dr. David Andrews, a neurosurgeon at Thomas Jefferson University and the Anthony Alfred Chiurco, MD, professor of neurosurgery at Jefferson’s Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neurosciences. “It’s a very infiltrating tumor, so it makes it impossible to cure with surgery,” Andrews said.

Treatment also includes chemotherapy and radiation, though there currently is no cure, and the median prognosis is 16 months from diagnosis, Andrews said.

He is involved in research that takes cells from the tumor and replants some of them in the abdomen to activate the immune system to fight the cancer. Tramontana’s father was part of a first trial, from which Andrews said he hopes the results will be published sometime in the fall. He and colleagues are also working to launch a second trial, hopefully to launch in early 2020.

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Staff from Jefferson visited Love City to help create the IPA, which is brewed with Centennial, Cascade, and Simcoe hops for citrus and light pine character. It is a light IPA however, only 4.8 percent alcohol content.

“So you can have a couple and not feel guilty,” Tramontana said.

The Synapse may last until September, “but in the first weekend, it was doing really well,” Tramontana said. In addition to being a refreshing summer beer, “people are really latching onto the cause.”

Proceeds from the next charitable brew, due to hit the tap in October, will go to Big Hearts to Little Hearts, whose mission is to fund research for young heart patients. A Love City bartender’s daughter had to undergo open-heart surgery and is now thriving, Tramontana said.

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documentary about Cambridge Analytica — the shadowy, now-defunct “data intelligence” firm that played a role in both the election of Donald Trump and Brexit — could have gone wrong in multiple ways.

“The Great Hack” is the Netflix doc sure to wow watchers this summer.

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Perhaps it might have chosen to take the earnest liberal route, consisting of professorial talking heads, leading up to a URL on screen at the end about how “you can help.” It could have followed the path of just about every other documentary of the last decade about the internet, with wall-to-wall ominous music and weird animation meant to represent “cyberspace.” Or, it could have followed the route of various political documentaries of the Trump era and not paid the slightest mind to filmmaking or aesthetic considerations.

“The Great Hack,” which debuts on Netflix later this week, is better than all of that. It provides a fairly straightforward depiction of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica, which, during its short run, managed to almost completely upend the politics of two of the world’s most powerful countries while also helping to obliterate any trust that remained in the world’s most powerful social media platform, Facebook.

Indeed, in a film in which Steve Bannon, Nigel Farage and various cybercriminal types make appearances, there’s a good argument that the biggest villain of the piece is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The film establishes how the social media platform the majority of the people reading this use every day not only allowed this high level of subterfuge but also misled the public about what it knew and when it knew it.

Facebook was fined $5 billion two weeks ago for its misdeeds, which actually caused the company’s stock to rise because the fine was so small.

The film does a strong job with its explanation of the scandal, which to even the smartest mind can appear somewhat complicated. But it also tells a compelling personal story about Brittany Kaiser, the young woman who, in the space of a decade, went from Obama vol-

unteer to Cambridge Analytica higher-up to whistleblower and eventual witness for the Mueller investigation.

We’re also introduced to Cambridge Analytica — co-founded by Steve Bannon — through a campaign they ran in Trinidad and Tobago to discourage young people from voting. And their actions, of course, would get much more nefarious from there.

“The Great Hack” was directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, creators of an outstanding series of docs over the years about life and technology. “Startup.com,” their 2001 look at the rise and fall of a tech company in the first internet bubble, was one of the better docs of its particular decade, while 2004’s “Control Room” showed Al-Jazeera’s coverage during the opening days of the Iraq War. They also made the Oscar-nominated 2013 “The Square” about the coup in Egypt. They are currently at work on an HBO series about the NXIVM cult.

For “The Great Hack,” the filmmakers had close access and took great advantage of it. It’s not often that we see someone reacting in real-time to someone else appearing to lie about them to Congress, but in this film, that happens twice.

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o, Philly grubbers! shops across Philly. I would pick up my water I recently went back to my old ice from him early in the morning and sell out stomping grounds of Southwest by mid-afternoon, introducing folks to what he Philly to satisfy my sweet cravings coined his “Caribbean water ice.” at Fred’s Water Ice (5343 Chester One time I asked him why he named it that Ave.). I’m trying to take it easy on and Fred said that everybody has to have pride the sugar, but folks, this is defiin their roots and that even though it’s water nitely not just any ordinary water ice. So, I ice, he’s not Italian. The flavors had to speak made a point to dodge all the crazy construc- to him and the neighborhood obvious from the incorporation of the Liberian and American tion and traffic over the Grays Ferry bridge to flag on all of his containers. get my fix of what he’s coined “CaMy man’s flavors though are what ribbean water ice.” makes him a household name in the The story of Fredrick Augustus neighborhood. He’s got exotic flavors Cooper, the founder of Fred’s Water like kiwi strawberry, pina colada Ice, started 50 years ago. Born to an and even Swedish fish. In 2000, he immigrant mother from West Afrimoved his operation directly across ca here to studying dentistry in New the street, renovating an old tire York, Fred tells me that her original shop into his water ice establishplan was to put him up for adoption ment that was gifted to him by the but someone insisted that she send owner of the shop inspired by Fred’s him back to his native Liberia to be plans for the space. raised by his grandmother.

Since then and even today, the She did and that’s where Fred lines for Fred’s ice is crazy and his would kick it until he returned to wholesale distribution is equally on America at a formative age with the point. Personally, my favorite mix is rest of his five siblings. There, they @BIGRUBEHARLEY lemon, blueberry, grape and cherry. all lived in the same Staten Island Come through and you’ll see why. projects famous for the Wu-Tang I’ll leave you with this interesting story, Clan. Fred tells me he actually grew up knowgrubbers. I’m in the King of Prussia Mall some ing Method Man and the rest of the crew and years ago talking about Fred’s water ice and a adds that they too all know him from back in suburban man interjected in my conversation. the day.

He told me that his daughter attended the UniTo sweeten Fred’s future and the future of his siblings – and escape a crazy crack epidem- versity of Pennsylvania and that whenever he made the trip down to visit her, a stop on the ic ripping through NYC at the time – Fred’s way was Fred’s Water Ice. mother moved the family to Philly.

My man Fred has cracked through the As Fred grew into a man, so did his curiosity when it came to business – and that busi- Philly confines and has the suburbanites ness was growing his water ice empire. Fred fiending for a taste.

With all of the accolades he gotten over the would link up with Matt Covington of Matt’s years, Fred tells me that his eyes solely on exWater Ice nearly 20 some odd years ago to rent pansion. A bigger operation is coming soon via his carts, but his admiration of Matt business savvy – being the first black man who owned a cash and carry on 55th and Pashcalll Ave. an ice cream factory – would find Fred work- coming soon, in addition to locations in Germantown on 65th and Lambert St., a spot on ing for him, being his mentee, watching his 4th and South Sts. and even coming with a spot moves. along Main Street in Darby.

Years later however, the need to branch out Y’all better watch out Rita’s. on his own became the logical next step. Fred Shouts to my man Fred too, who tells me would get his hands on a refurbished water that he’s also taking on mentees, the same ice machine from an old Italian man in South way Matt took him under his wing. The goal Philly – and so his legend began. is to create a hub for young folks who have big I met Fred back in 1997 when he started his operation in the basement of his building on ideas and the dream to execute.

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It’s summer, and that means more time to kick it outside with Fido or chill in the AC with your cat. Some of us might even choose to feed the fish, snake, bird or iguana.

For those of us Philadelphians considering their first pet, in the market for another or just looking for something to do with your existing pet, we corralled some interesting tidbits of information along with some great events to consider the next time you and your animal friend need to get out of the house.

The temperature in degrees in which every breed of both canine and feline is susceptible to heat stroke. However, at just 65 degrees, some issues can start to arise, depending on the size and the breed.

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There are sponsor-able opportunities at every level and the event is a great way to support a great cause. For more information, visit Mums and Mutts on Facebook or Twitter or contact event founder and organization president Megan McFarland at 267-716-9191.

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We’d be lying if we said that we knew that there is an annual cat convention because, why would there be? Well, there is, and it’s called the Catsbury Park Cat Convention. It’ll be making its inaugural trip to the City of Brotherly Love on Oct. 27 inside the 2300 Arena. This is the place to find all things cat by way of insider tips, toys and other tchotchkes to satisfy Garfield’s cravings — and your own. The cool thing is that there are scheduled to be on-site adoptions through ACCT and Homeward Bound. Chill out at the “cat cafe,” or take that Insta-worthy cat selfie with some of the stars of the cat scene. We’re not making any of this up. See for yourself by visiting catsburyconvention.com.

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5. White Dog Cafe

The name says it all. Your pooch gets all the roaming space his heart desires, and if he gets into a tiff with another dog in the spot, no one is going to give you those passive-aggressive looks like other restaurants because it’s expected. | 3420 Sansom St.

4. Pizzeria Vetri

You get to eat one of the best pizzas in the city and your pet gets to kick it outside and eat whatever falls on the ground. We see that as a win-win for humans and animals alike. | 1939 Callowhill St.

3. Uptown Beer Garden

Bringing your animal is actually encouraged, but that’s really only on the weekends. Given its location and all the young professionals hanging out midweek, you’d hate for Fido to have an accident on someone’s Cole Haan’s. | 1735 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

2. The Trestle Inn

They have treats on deck for dogs and could care less if you bring your whole animal crew.

Also, they have routine events catered to area animal shelters and make a cocktail called Kitten with a Whip, which we know is probably in reference to a go-go jawn, but we’d like to think of it in the more literal sense. | 339 N. 11th St.

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Aquarius When you reach forks in the road where you can spend time alone or with friends this week, you’d do well to gravitate towards others. There’s something to learn there.

Taurus Spring cleaning, second attempt. Energy focused on the home, or where you like to nest, will be extra effective this week. Redefine and claim the spaces that you inhabit.

Leo Mercury is finally starting to behave. This will be a week that begins multiple upward spirals for you, if you know where to look and what to do.

It will pay to stay sharp.

Scorpio You have an opportunity to put your affairs in order this week in a sustaining way.

Preparations made and plans sewn will blossom in surprisingly rewarding ways.

Pisces Routines and healthy habits that you start this week will have a slightly higher rate of success. Commit to taking care of and loving yourself and it will yield benefits.

Gemini Energy spent on creating or strengthening social connections will be rewarded this week. Descend like a gentle song into the room and all ears will swim in your honey.

Virgo You will be filled with conflicting moods and energies this week, and it’s a safe bet to step back and let things play out. Take some rest. Read a book under a tree. Drift.

Sagittarius A spring that’s been coiling ever tighter over the last few months will burst forth in a triumphant and adventurous way this week. Raise your sword and charge joyously!

Aries All that glitters is not gold, but everything will certainly be glittering as the sun passes into Leo for the next month. Your finer points will be well-received this week. Shine.

Cancer Advocate for yourself this week. Approach a situation where you’ve sought promotion or attention already and were denied, bringing what you now know to the table.

Libra Your company will be much appreciated this week.

Accept yourself as the gift that you are and spend time with people you like very much and haven’t seen in awhile.

Capricorn Tiny moments will be full of meaning this week.

Slow down and enjoy the golden motes of dust drifting slowly by your bedroom window. Listen to the wind’s song.

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Posture, Pinatas and Pillows

Bring in your current pillow and find out if it’s the right match for you. Beat the shit out of it with a bat if it’s not.

Let’s all celebrate how great it feels to have good posture - and to let your aggression out. | 7 pm. $10. Adobe Cafe, 4550 Mitchell St. eventbrite.com COMEDY

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9th Annual Tidal Schuylkill Boat Parade

This intense faceoff features thirty comedy teams from the US and UK going against each other in improv challenges. Nothing is more intimidating than a competition you can’t prepare for. | 7:30 pm. $25.

The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.

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Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference

Get your tickets for the largest trans-specific conference in the world. Sit in on a number of conferences and events throughout dedicated to making the community stronger than it ever has been. | 9 am. Free.

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1100 Arch St. mazzonicenter.org

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Trakmeet Producer Game Showcase

Discover music you’ve never heard before here. This is a competition of two teams to see who can create better beats. They’ll be attempting to outsmart each other and innovate some new sounds. | 8 pm. Free. Hard Rock Cafe, 1113 Market St. eventbrite.com

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You surprisingly don’t even need a boat to participate in this annual parade. As long as you have something that floats, you’re good to go.

Put on a sexy sailor suit and pimp out your vessel of choice. If you’re looking cool enough, you might just get an award. They’ll be given out for the best-decorated boats and the leakiest ones.

There will be plenty more to do

than just roll through the river. Play some games, see your future with tarot card readings and grab a cone from the floating ice cream parlor as it passes by on the water. It’s an event that is full of fun for anyone and a place to take some memorable pics for you members of the Insta-worthy cult.

The more ridiculous you look, the more you’ll fit in at this one. Have fun.

WHAT: 9th Annual Tidal Schuylkill Boat Parade WHEN: July 27, 11 am COST: Free WHERE: Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. MORE: bartramsgarden.org

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trip or two, so come out and find a way to laugh about it. | 8 pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com FOOD & DRINK

The Monarch: Beer Garden

This is Holmesburg’s first and only continuous beer garden in the neighborhood. | 7 pm. $5-$10. Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion, 8046 Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com

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American Dinosaur

Did you know the most dinosaur fossils have been found in North America? This one in particular was found right here in Philly. From the second they were excavated, they’ve been playing some sounds never heard before, taking influences from tons of genres. | 8 pm. $10.

MilkBoy, 1100 Chestnut St.

Comedy Sportz World Championship

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Dada Life

Live and die by the wub-adub. This pair of DJs is on tour to celebrate their tenth anniversary together. You’d be absolutely inhuman to not be moved by their intense electro sounds and beat drops. | 10 pm. $20. NOTO, 1209 Vine St. eventbrite.com COMEDY

Stirring the Pot

An improv show based on experiences had on vacation.

Could be the best time of your life, could be the most disastrous family trip ever.

We’ve all been through a bad

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Phillybloco Carnaval

With all this heat and MUSIC humidity, you can kinda feel like you’re in Brazil this summer without leaving We know you’ the city. Turn up at the “oh, great, an first annual celebration However, thes of the Brazillian Carnaval. special. They Phillybloco is a group with forget any oth high-energy music modeled great experie after the carnaval blocos at a night like that are rich with lively $5. Kung Fu N percussion. | 9 pm. $20.

Front St. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut facebook.co St.

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Experience so Watch a movie about dead surreal as mu people while surrounded by a live art perfor bunch of them. We definitely vibe outside s think this is one of the most positive displa interesting outdoor activities community. | you can spend your time at One Art Comm this summer. | 9 pm. $12.

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This is Hardcore Fest

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This is… going to be loud, that’s for sure. Code Orange, Saves the Day and Gorilla Biscuits are headlining this three-day clusterfuck of heavy and hard bands.

Worth checking out if this is your scene. | Friday, 5 pm. $40-$120. Franklin Music Hall, 421 N. 7th St.

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JoJo Siwa

Siwa’s image has to be the most positive figure out there, and to be honest, it makes us kind of nauseous. She must be a good model for kids, though. | 7 pm. $25-$275.

The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.

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Get Right

We know you’re thinking “oh, great, another DJ set.”

However, these DJs are special. They will make you forget any other less than great experience you’ve had at a night like this. | 11 pm. $5. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. facebook.com OUTDOORS

Philadelphia Experiment Magic Garden

Experience something surreal as music meets live art performances. Just vibe outside surrounded by positive displays of art and community. | 9 pm. $25-$30.

One Art Community Center, 1431 N. 52nd St. seetickets.us

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The Empire Strikes Back In Concert Arguably one of the best film scores ever. Watch it get performed live by a massive orchestra while the movie plays on a huge screen. You’ll question how you find yourself singing along to songs that are all instrumental. | 8 pm. $25$95. The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.

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Celebrity Fashion Show and Concert

A huge event going on during Liberian Independence Weekend. Catch some fierce fashions and a performance from Mai Myers - she’s big in Libya.

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Packed!

Show off your junk at this benefit party for transmen.

All proceeds are going to the Trans Masculine Advocacy Network and the Mr. Philadelphia Leather 2019 travel fund. | 10 pm. $5. The Bike Stop, 204 S. Quince St. facebook.com

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Potter Crawl

Fly around Philly on a broomstick and try some of the city’s best booze. Get access to some magical drink specials and take home a souvenir Potter mug. Come as the best dressed to win some sick prizes. | 1 pm. $20.

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Like Pacific

These guys aren’t from anywhere near the Pacific. They are a Toronto-based punk group. The music is fast, loud and has some emotionally charged lyrics.

Perfect for a general admission standing room prepare for

moshing and bodies flying in the crowd above you. | 6 pm. $15. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. facebook.com MUSIC

Effects Pedal Showcase

Pedals will enhance the sounds of your guitar.

Come geek out over all the expensive ones you were never able to afford. You’ll get the chance to demo them all, and be even more upset that you can’t own them all yourself. | 12 pm. Free.

Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com FUNDRAISER

The Thrifty Disco

Bop while you shop. The thrift store is getting turned into a disco for the night with three DJs for your nerve. All money raised from your purchases will go to Morris Home - a residential recovery program for the trans community. | 10 pm. Prices vary. Philly AIDS Thrift, 710 S. 5th St. facebook.com

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Buckcherry

Some raunchy rock and roll coming your way.

Their new album is, in fact, appropriately named “Rock ‘n Roll.” That’s what they live to do, and they’ll definitely get you moving with their music at this show. | 8 pm. $25. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. tlaphilly.com OUTDOORS

Welcome Back Sansom Block Party

Sansom St. over in this area has been closed since the great water main break of 2018. Let’s close it down one more time for a party to celebrate it not being closed down anymore. Counterintuitive, but necessary for a Philly celebration. | 1 pm. Free. 13th and Sansom St. facebook.com

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SmorgasBeer

Gain appreciation for the Swedish way of doing things.

Sample tons of beers from here and beyond and play some mind-boggling games that are even hard when you’re sober. A pretty great way to spend a Saturday night in the summer. | 6 pm. $30. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. eventbrite.com

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Shark Week.5K A run so easy your out-ofshape grandmother could probably do it. It’s only about a quarter mile. The reward is all that matters, though - money and awareness raised for the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund. Do your part in saving the sharks even though they (probably) don’t live in the river. | 12:30 pm. $30. Evil Genius Beer Co., 1727 N. Front St. ticketleap.com Shark Week 5K

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East Passyunk Car Show & Street Festival

Beep beep, bitches – South Philly’s largest street festival is coming our way. Indulge in all the typical festival eats from food trucks lining the neighborhood. Drop in on live music happening on every block along the avenue. | 11 am. Free. Locations vary along E. Passyunk Ave. visiteastpassyunk.com LGBTQ

Sunday Tea

Category is Sunday brunch, but make it a party. It’s part of a celebration for the Philly Trans Wellness Conference.

Delicious food, popping beats and a big dancefloor.

Queer, trans POC - come get your life. | 3 pm. $7-$10. Field House, 1150 Filbert St.

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Deep Brunch

Urban VEG Summer

Settle in for some good vibes. Live music provided by Marbs, Iann and Whiterice.

Chill out as you chow down on food from Pancho’s Cafe. | 3 pm. $7-$15. Sunflower Hill, 1725 N. 5th St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Black Thought Tariq Trotter has had an illustrious solo rap career since the 90s. He may be pretty known for being the head of The Roots, but the magic of him doing his own thing shines above the rest. He’s never dropped a solo album, but luckily, he’s blessing us with a performance. | 7 pm. $25.

Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. tlaphilly.com

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This three-day food festival is an oasis of vegan delights.

Sit in on speeches from experienced vegan chefs, and cooking demonstrations of some delicious dishes.

Who said that vegans can’t eat anything? | 2 pm. $10.

Belmont Mansion, 2000 Belmont Mansion Dr. eventbrite.com MUSIC

A Giant Dog

We wish a literal giant dog was performing, but no, it’s a band. Not that we’re disappointed, though, because they’re a rowdy, unique one. Come see these good boys perform their best music. | 8:30 pm. $13.

Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St.

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The Try Guys

Every internet user with some time to waste has watched these guys on YouTube before. Now, they’re bringing all their randomness on stage around the country in their “Legends of the Internet” tour. It’s their first one, and they’re bringing a different interactive show to each city. | Sunday, 7:30 pm. $25-$49. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

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Psychotronic Film Society Screening

A film club that screens some pretty provocative films twice a month. Sometimes it’s announced, and sometimes it’s a secret, like this instance.

The movie can be about anything from “talking dogs to violent assaults,” so come ready to see anything. | 7:30 pm. Free. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. MUSIC

The Womps

A Boston jam band that’s getting used to sharing their sound with the world. They have played over 90 shows throughout the U.S. and Canada since forming a couple years ago. Maybe they’ll eventually follow in Phish’s footsteps. Nonetheless, their unique fusion of sounds will separate them from everyone else. | Monday, 7 pm. $7.

Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com

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Archive Show Closing Reception

This exhibit of over 21 years worth of art is coming to an end. Come honor an extensive creative history by giving it a proper send-off. Complete with a live performance from the band Holy People, there’s a whole lot to take in here. | 6 pm. $10. Space 1026, 1026 Arch St. facebook.com SHOW

Summer Artist Showcase

MUSIC

TV Pole Shine

This nine-piece band has described their music as “spasm funk.” They’ve come all the way from New Orleans to get us moving and shaking. Put a little funk in your Monday night celebrations. | Monday, 10 pm. Free. Dahlak Paradise, 4708 Baltimore Ave. facebook.com

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Local singer Pamela G will be performing new music after this open mic. If you were performing after her, it’d probably be a tough act to follow. Sign up, get up there and spout off whatever talent you deserve to show to the audience. | 9 pm. $5.

The Raven Lounge, 1718 Sansom St. facebook.com

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Death Cow

This garage band might not be able to find their way home. They’re from Lincoln, Nebraska, and they’re bringing a pretty foreign sound with them. Catch up by listening to their debut EP, “Slow Drown.” | 7 pm. $10.

Pharmacy, 1300 S. 18th St. facebook.com COMEDY

Would I Lie to You?

This comedy game is simple: team up and try to determine whether the opposing team is telling a lie. It gets shaken up when objects are thrown on stage, and the teams are forced to incorporate them in their stories. | 7:30 pm. $5.

Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com MOVIES

Movie Monday

Cuddle up for a free moving screening every other Monday overlooking the Delaware River. Purple Rain - the dramatic movie starring Prince - is next up.

A sing-along to all the bops in the film will be hosted throughout. | 7:30 pm. Free.

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd. facebook.com

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string performances. You may even hear some new or unreleased music. | 8 pm. $46. The Foundry, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com INTERESTS

First Person Arts Story Slam: The Morning After

Come tell stories of living in the aftermath of some major event in your life. Put it all out there within five minutes to a crowd of fellow storytellers and listeners. There’s power in being brave enough to share personal experiences, and in being open enough to listen to them. | 7:30 pm. $10. CSZ Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom St. facebook.com ART

Mural Dedication: Color Me Back

Celebrate a new mural in one of Philly’s busy train stations. The “Color Me Back” program - through which the mural was created - compensated its artists with “same day wages” above the city’s minimum.

The mural isn’t only a beautiful piece of art - it’s also a symbol of caring for the community. | 12 pm. Free.

Suburban Station, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. facebook.com

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Lights

This Canadian solo pop star has been successful for years. Don’t miss this unique acoustic performance featuring a full band and

The Reagan Administration

“Spinning policies from 1981-1989,” per the event page. We guess that means they’re either playing some great political songs from the

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spotlight in this edition of The Soundcheck Series, where dynamic, emerging artists are given an hour to perform their work. | 9 pm. $10. Pub Webb, 1527 Cecil B. Moore Ave. eventbrite.com

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Wands & Whisky

A magical art market that will place you in a mystical fantasy. Enjoy the music and spirits of another world.

There will also be dogs up for adoption from Philly PAWS. this is truly a world we want to live in. | 7 pm. $35. Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd. artsintheindustry. ticketspice.com

COMEDY

Haha Davis

He has to be funny if “Haha” is his name. He started out making Vines, and then he was featured on Chance the Rapper’s album “Coloring Book.” He’s made a name for himself and is embracing himself as “Mr. Big Fella.” | 7:30 pm. $25. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia. heliumcomedy.com

MUSIC

Neptune XXI

A talented artist worth recognizing. XXI is a poet with powerful messages in her pieces. She’s in the

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Corinne Bailey Rae Bailey Rae is an R&B musician with plenty of

soul. Her sound is super refreshing, and has been good enough to win her two Grammys. She last released an album in 2016, but all her work in film and TV - like the song “The Scientist” she recorded for “Fifty Shades Darker” - keep people talking about her infectious talent. | 8:30 pm. $30. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

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Graveyard Club

A group making music that definitely makes you feel alive. They all draw from a pool of diverse musical influences in their synth-driven sounds. Come support their newest album “Goodnight Paradise.” | 8 pm. $10. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. eventbrite.com

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West Philly Ballroom

We need some chips to dip into all this salsa. Join in on some dance lessons outside of 30th St. Station. If you can’t make it to this one, check out more of the PECO Performances at The Porch happening this summer. | 12 pm. Free. The Porch at 30th St. Station, 2955 Market St. facebook.com

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Rebelution

We don’t think there’s ever a moment these guys aren’t on the road. Fourteen years strong of sharing their reggae gifts with the world. This is certainly an essential show to catch every summer they come around. | 7 pm. $29-$81.

The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

COMEDY

Katya: Help Me I’m Dying

No words can express this delightfully unpredictable queen who starred in “Rupaul’s Drag Race.” You’ll be dying from laughter by the end of her multifaceted comedy show. | Tuesday, 7 pm. $25-$65. 2300 Arena, 2300 S. Swanson St. 2300arena.com

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Problematic: A Drag Comedy Revue Aunt Mary Pat will be hitting you with some jokes that may or may not be… problematic. Let her beauty and grace ease you through the night. Who doesn’t love a drag queen comedy show on a Wednesday night? | 8:30 pm. $15. L’Etage, 624 S. 6th St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Clouds in the Kitchen

A deep musical piece about the meaning of home. It’s inspired by the venue’s own history. This is sure to be a pretty inspiring performance by a bunch of local artists. | 7 pm. Prices vary. Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine St. facebook.com

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South Street Safari

Go on a scavenger hunt through South St. and Bella Vista to find every city mural with an animal in it. You should definitely bring any fluffy friends you have to this one. | 6 pm.

Free. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. phillymagicgardens.org

Torche

Burn it down with this loud rock band. They hate having their music be compartmentalized, so that’s why we just have to consider it to be raucous, fast and it’s own thing. Come meet them and you’ll see why they transcend any category you could try to force them into. | 9 pm. $16. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org

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Sammy Miller & The Congregation

We could all stand to be uplifted by some decent jazz. Miller is a Grammy nominated drummer who’s band has collaborated with the likes of Lady Gaga and Queen Latifah. Let’s all unite as one nation under a groove. | 8 pm. $12. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com

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India Arie

R&B for your soul. Arie became a seven-time Grammy nominee with her first album release in 2001.

Her sound is transcendent and just places you on a cloud, overlooking all your troubles. Get caught up in her essence if you’re not already. | 7 pm. $35-$75. Dell Music Center, 2400 Strawberry Mansion Dr. thedellmusiccenter.com

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BlackStar Film Festival

The eighth annual installation of this display and celebration of black filmmakers. Sit in on screenings of several films you’ve never seen before. It all opens with a yoga session in the morning, and an opening party at night. | 9 am. $12. Locations vary. blackstarfest.org EVENT

New Voting Machines Try Out

Philly has new voting machines now, and you should definitely check them out. We better see you out at the polls whenever it’s time to vote. America is great

because of the power of choice, but every individual over 18 in this city should definitely come out to this - and exercise their right to vote whenever possible. | 5 pm. Free. Graham Building, 30 S. 15th St.

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Possum Pals Rescue’s Oddities and Art Market

A bunch of odd little trinkets are waiting for their next home here. Count on these vendors to show you some of the coolest stuff you’ll ever see. Be sure to splurge, because your money is going towards a local animal rescue organization. | 6 pm. Free.

Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. tattooedmomphilly.com

COMEDY

Finesse Mitchell

This dynamic guy is a pro athlete, a killer comedian and a Saturday Night Live alum. Catch him on TV soon hosting Fox’s new show “Beat the Champions.” Better yet, catch him in the city giving some serious stand-up. | 8 pm. $27. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com

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Feel the Love: Happy Hour and Art Making An open mic that brings in a new nonprofit every week to benefit from it. Raise some money and make some new friends. Try the special “Feel the Love” IPA, brewed exclusively for the venue

by Love City Brewing, a Philadelphia-based brewery. | 6 pm. Free. The Trestle Inn, 339 N. 11th St. eventbrite.com

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Yoga at The Oval

A relaxing practice in one of the busiest areas of the city. When you’re here, you’re probably getting yourself pissed off at all the traffic around.

Come get into zen mode and enjoy a community event, then indulge in the food trucks and art displays around you. | Wednesday, 6 pm. Free. The Oval, 2451 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. facebook.com

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