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YOU! We asked three Philadelphians their aspirations for 2018. Here’s what they said... SEE PAGE 6
FLOW AND FUNCTION Why South Philly’s Shawn MicSkills is one of the smoothest hip hop lyricists you’ve probably never heard of. SEE PAGE 5
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’d like all the pundits out there to consider doing one thing in 2018. If you don’t understand the scope of something you’d like to opine, please don’t waste space on the internet – or worse, precious newsprint – for your take. Add it to the other resolutions you’ll attempt to keep, like losing weight or saving more money. Because perspectives that don’t arrive with a sense of any insight or background are not only annoying, they’re dangerous. I’ve read many so-called hot takes over the past year that left me shaking my head. But the one that forced my ďŹ ngers to make this the ďŹ rst column of the new year was a late December opinion piece from radio personality and Philly.com columnist Dom Giordano entitled, “Do safe injection sites reect the moral code of Philadelphians?â€? It was a wellwritten, detailed, wholly inaccurate depiction of the current struggles of the drug crisis. What the piece missed was that implementing supervised injection sites is not a moral issue at all: it’s a public health measure to prevent wholly preventable deaths. We can all agree that the scope of our fatal drug problem has widened immeasurably in recent years, largely due to prescription opioids and easyaccess synthetic fentanyl. We have found no solutions in depicting (and crafting policy around) addicts as villains instead of the victims. In Giordano’s piece, he questions the responses given by Allison Herens, hired as the city’s harm reduction coordinator. Herens noted in a post on WHYY.org, that, while the city can’t force people to stop making bad choices, the city is respecting those decisions by offering people a place to go to do so, but also get help. What Mr. Giordano failed to realize about these places is that they offer services that ultimately affect the greater good the “majority of Philadelphiansâ€? should care about. Prevention services, counseling, disease testing – these are just a few beneďŹ ts that these ďŹ x rooms offer beyond a warm place to shoot up. I’m sure in Mr. Giordano’s neighborhood
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there is no concern about having to step over or pick up a used hypodermic needle on the street, much like the ones pictured in his column, which were collected around Kensington’s McPherson Square Library over a two month period. It could even be a spot where these sites ďŹ nd homes because it’s where they are most needed; not the sprawling brownstone-lined streets of Rittenhouse where he suggests a mobilized version of safe injection operations should pit stop. I doubt he’s visited drug corners around Kensington Avenue or B Street and Cambria Street before he decided to craft his piece. I doubt he’s talked to homeless addicts under the Emerald Street Bridge or the underpass between Front and Lehigh, and seen the need for a place for people to go. If I’m wrong, Dom, please tell me. But most of those I know who have spent time in these areas and with these people do not view safe injection sites with the same moral high ground. As much as I get disheartened to the sight of people walking around city streets looking like zombies, I’m not naive that there is a story behind how all of them got to that point. For every person who got to zombie level through gateway drug use, there’s three who had major surgery, fed prescription opioids, got hooked and now scavenge for that next ďŹ x. It is what it is. At least the city, for all its faults, (see privatizing the PPA, forcing certain business owners to use bullets instead of having bulletproof partitions and DROP as examples) is considering doing what it can to try to keep a problem behind closed doors until there is a viable solution. It’s not about a progressive agenda, it’s about keeping shit safe. In his piece, Mr. Giordano asked if a “majority of Philadelphians really think we should be setting up sites where addicts can inject themselves and if they overdose, a doctor or other medical personnel will use Naloxone to save them?â€? To that I say absolutely if it meant those same majority of Philadelphians wouldn’t have to worry about stepping on a needle possibly teeming with hepatitis or HIV left on their block. Given my position, I’m doing my utmost to bring you information that comes from a place of knowledge, Philadelphia. I think the majority of you should expect the same in similar roles. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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Movies move back to Market East Movie theaters – the big sort with gilded ceiling and baroque marquees and orchestral pits – were once cultural landmarks of downtown areas across the country. Today, downtowns house smaller art house cinemas, while the ďŹ rst-run movieplexes mainly hold court in the suburbs and around the city’s car friendly fringes. Well, at least one company is bucking the trend: AMC Theaters announced last week it will open an eight-theater cinema in the reborn Market East Gallery downtown. We’re thrilled to have a new movieplex, which will reportedly be open by winter 2019. We’re less thrilled to utter the phrase “Fashion District Philadelphia,â€? which is the proposed rebrand for the renovated Gallery. Q
700-1000 The estimated number of teens who ran amok the day after Christmas through the Cherry Hill Mall. Of all those kids, only five were taken into police custody for disorderly conduct or resisting arrest. We’d ask where the parents were but we already know the answer. Hearing that story brought us back to the good ol’ days of all the bum rushing of stores and tables full of designer jeans inside the The Gallery. Q
Thumbs up To the Eagles giving all of us something to look forward to in 2018. And for the gift of a meaningless game against the Cowboys despite the result. We haven’t felt this way in a long time about a sports team in this city, and we gotta admit, it’s kinda nice. Q
Thumbs down To the city recording more than 300 homicides in 2017, the first time the city has gone above 300 in more than five years, according to recent numbers by The Brennan Center for Justice in New York. While Philly pales in comparison to cities such as Baltimore and Chicago, an uptick of 15 percent in homicides yearover-year is insane. In addition to making more money, losing weight and doing more for you, let’s also make stop killing each other a New Year’s resolution, Philly. Q
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MUSIC fans. I just don’t understand how you can listen to guys like Mos Def, Talib [Kweli] and Pharoahe Monch, you know, real storytellers and prefer shit like Post Malone. To each his own, I suppose.�
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Shawn MicSkills, who goes also by the name of Trademark is a dedicated lyricist from South Philly you’ve probably never heard of.
Do it for the love Shawn MicSkills hopes you listen to his music. But if you don’t, that’s cool too BY KERITH GABRIEL
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o there’s this Philly rapper named Trademark, aka Shawn MicSkills. Even though he’s done shows in the past and has released a number of albums, you’ve probably never heard of him. For this South Philly native, that’s OK. While being “put on� would be nice, for MicSkills that dream is like playing the lottery at this point, considering the 32-year-old is now a Baltimore resident with bigger aspirations of being a good father and stacking paper at his fulltime job than as an MC. Nevertheless, this story remains a successful one as MicSkills’ tale isn’t depicted as a washed-up rap hopeful with mixtapes gathering dust in his bedroom. He’s still making music and teamed up with fellow rapper and friend who prefers to go solely by the name of Kafka to create the latest endeavor entitled, Back2Back. MicSkills hopes the 15-track album, which can be streamed on Apple Music and Spotify, proves a testament to the grind the duo puts in – for the love of the game. “I don’t necessarily want to tell people how
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they should feel about something,â€? MicSkills said during a recent conversation with PW. “But I do hope that the person that does take the time to listen to this hears it and says, ‘wow, this is a genuinely dope project.’ We put a lot of work in this and can hear that we not only work on our craft as lyricists, but we produce all the beats to it as well.â€? Brianna DeMayo, who heads Taste Creators, a full service agency committed to the marketing, promotion and production of up-and-coming Philly artists noted that while Trademark and Kafka got skills, success is all in the promotion, not the grind. “His ow is cool and the production is really good,â€? said DeMayo. “However, I feel that as far as the production goes, it’s a little outdated. This kind of music is for lovers of old school hip-hop, so off the bat you’re playing to a certain niche group. It’s not bad, but these guys are already on the backfoot if they ever wanted to go far because you’re minimizing your expectations of who wants to listen to your music. You can tell they’re purists, but in today’s game, people want what’s fresh.â€? If fresh is the new age style of mumble rap
MicSkills teamed up with friend and fellow MC, Kafka for his latest offering, a 15-track album of beats, rhymes and stories called Back2Back. that has vaulted players such as Future, Post Malone and even Philly’s own Lil Uzi Vert into the mainstream, then MicSkills is just ďŹ ne being among those who “enjoy the ďŹ ner things.â€? “If that’s what it takes to get put on then you can keep that shit,â€? MicSkills said. “Mumble rap is garbage. Listen, I’m not jealous of the guys it’s worked for, obviously they’re very good at it and are selling out arenas and selling platinum albums, but I don’t know if that’s a reection of their ability to mumble over a good beat or the dumbing down of rap
There is something about listening to Back2Back that keeps you sucked in. It’s not telling the story of the streets as MicSkills said that despite growing up a stone’s throw away from some, it would not be fair to call his row on 13th and Morris, “the hood.â€? However, the music of the underground is what stuck with him. But instead of rapping about the grind, MicSkills’ route was going to be rapping out the grind, the proverbial “blood, sweat and tears,â€? that goes into producing music that may never see the bright lights of the mainstream, but still comes with massive amount of gratiďŹ cation. “Whenever I’ve gone into this – and I’m going back almost 12 years ago to when I created my ďŹ rst rush demo (mixtape) – a lot of it is drawing from those inuencers that I grew up listening to,â€? MicSkills said. In fact what drove MicSkills to decide to stay as underground as the music he creates is in large part due to the fact that he tried to emulate that hard style made popular by so many artists. It was a recipe for disaster as a lack of authenticity led to a weak response and admittedly weak performances. “At that time [when I was doing shows] you look at what was popular and there was some degree of pressure that if you’re going to be in hip-hop, you got to be hard, you have to have an edge,â€? he said. “But I’m a nerdy white guy who likes wrestling and comic books that can ow and that works for me. I like hip-hop for the fact that it’s very raw and very honest and rebellious and it encourages you to question authority, so I knew if I was going to do this the right way, I can’t be up here doing this fake shit. It’s gotta come from a place of authenticity.â€? That place now is long hours after work and putting his little one down for the night in his studio crafting beats and trying to be his own hype man on Back2Back. It’s rare to ďŹ nd a purist in the game, someone who would spend long hours in the studio doing anything that isn’t a certainty would arrive with at least some monetary gain. But that’s Shawn MicSkills. Who hopes we all listen but is perfectly content with being a solo army. “I’ll work an eight-hour day, come home and be on my computer for another eight hours making beats,â€? MicSkills said. “I’m passionate about this. Do I hope I would’ve made it in the game? Who doesn’t, but it’s a nice dream. I get a chance to tell my story and make good music and I’m ďŹ ne with that. That’s my hustle.â€? Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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NEWYEAR FEATURE
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We asked three Philadelphians their aspirations for 2018. Here’s what they said...
BY ANDREA CANTOR
Even with champagne – and a whole bar full of other libations – New Year’s partiers kept it lively throughout Philly to welcome in 2018. Donned in party hats, flashy outfits, and noisemakers, the festivities provided a much-needed oasis from the everyday drama. As they partied away the past year, PW caught up with these three Philadelphians to reflect on 2017 and tell us their goals over the 360-some odd days to ensure 2018 is a success. started now, it is not going to happen. They are not realistic. If you haven’t already prepared yourself for them, then it is not going to happen overnight. You have to really want it. A lot of people get caught up in immediate gratiďŹ cation, but not really the commitment of what it really takes, and what it takes to make it come to fruition. I feel like me getting rid of toxic people is something realistic, and something that I can actually stick to and commit to, and actually beneďŹ t me and everyone who is around me.
In 2018, Niles (center), who partied it up at Fox and Hound on NYE, vows to leave all the negativity and drama in 2017.
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er thing to implement that in your life by having nothing but positive people around you.
What is your New Year’s resolution? My resolution is to get negative people out of my life. I don’t need anybody toxic in my situation. What I realize is that it is one thing to say that you want to be positive, it is anoth-
Why didn’t your resolutions from last year work? First of all, they were unrealistic. All of them were like “I want to lose 25 pounds in the ďŹ rst month.â€? Yeah right, if you haven’t
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What are you gonna do for you in 2018? I deďŹ nitely want to pay more attention to myself, because I’m the one who would give my drawers off my back to the next person, and just run around the city freeballing. But I can’t keep doing that, because frostbite is real. So! I want to make sure I don’t get frostbite before I help out the next person.
Staying relaxed, festive and being a genuinely good person are on the list of resolutions every year for Jonathan Hunter.
Jonathan Hunter | South Philadelphia So what is your New Year’s resolution? To be a better person. Would you like to expound on that? To be a great parent, and to be a hard-working student, and to be a successful business owner where people have a good time. Student? I’m a law student at Widener University. Are you a person that doesn’t really keep ďŹ rm New Year resolutions then? I think everyone should try to be a better person every year, and it should be everyone’s New Year’s resolution. Does living in the Trump era provide any extra motivation to get this law degree? I think everyone should get along. I think that people need to not take themselves too seriously, especially in the entertainment world and the bar world. I think if people could just relax a little bit more, have fun, and not be so tense that maybe that will pervade other facets of their lives and society. Can you explain your ensemble? This is my fancy shmancy suit. Do you always go festive? Very festive. I wore it speciďŹ cally for that New Year’s resolution that people shouldn’t take themselves too seriously, especially in the bar business. It is about having fun, relaxing, meeting people, being down-to-earth and not being stuck up.
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Kevin Ehert | South Philadelphia What’s your New Year’s resolution? To not be so critical of people and to be a better person myself. How will you put those goals into action? I have high standards, and I believe that sometimes when you hold yourself to a high standard you believe that others will join in on that high standard. Sometimes, I lose patience if they don’t have that high standard as I do. But now it’s time to teach people, and maybe a having a bit more patience in myself as well. I try not to set goals that I am not going to meet. I try to be realistic. I think the ones I picked this year are probably pretty good. What did you think of 2017 overall? It was a tough year. Throughout the entire world, the entire world had a tough year. It’s
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a shame that we had natural disasters, political disasters, manmade, climate made, it’s been a tough year, and I wish everyone had a better year. Does your New Year’s resolution have anything to do with Trump’s ďŹ rst year in ofďŹ ce? Do you think after 2017, you are more politically motivated, less politically motivated? I couldn’t be any more motivated if I tried. I will make sure to go to everything I can to make sure that person is no longer our president. And what do you think about 2018? It’s going to be a great year. Staying positive? Absolutely. Q TWITTER: @ANDREAJCANTOR
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NEWS ed prosecutors to the ofďŹ ce, Krasner’s draw remains unclear. Some progressive attorneys who supported Krasner have said they’d be unlikely to work in a prosecutor’s ofďŹ ce they feel is fundamentally irreparable. The newly minted DA faces a list of harrowing issues outside of his agenda. The city’s homicide rate is up, clearing more than 300 fatalities last year for the ďŹ rst time since 2012. After campaigning exclusively on reforming the ofďŹ ce, Krasner still has to prove that his wait-and-see approach to target gun crimes will work and show how he will prioritize violent offenses as the city’s top prosecutor. At the inauguration ceremony, much mention was made of crime victims and the DA’s duty to them. “The safety of our most vulnerable citizens ‌ is the district attorney’s highest priority,â€? Mayor Jim Kenney said prior to Krasner’s swearing in. Krasner replaces Kelly Hodge, the interim DA who took over after Seth Williams’ resignation amid his corruption scandal.
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All eyes are on Krasner to bring big change to a corruption-clouded office.
New year, new leadership Larry Krasner takes office as Philadelphia’s next district attorney, and Rebecca Rhynhart as the first female city controller. BY MAX MARIN
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arry Krasner, a longtime civil rights attorney who was once deemed “unelectable,â€? was sworn in as Philadelphia’s next district attorney on Jan. 2, vowing to reduce mass incarceration and enact a raft of reforms to a scandalplagued ofďŹ ce. “Today, we start the long road of trading jail cells and trading death row for schools,â€? Krasner said at the Kimmel Center on Tuesday. His inauguration address reafďŹ rmed campaign promises to bring systemic change to Philly’s justice system by reducing cash bail, prosecuting police misconduct and prioritizing drug treatment over incarceration, among a litany of other progressive
ambitions. Unlike his predecessors, Krasner brings no prosecutorial experience to the city’s top law enforcement ofďŹ ce. He gained local fame as a defense attorney who represented both Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philly. But on inauguration day, Krasner, who has locked horns with the police union and ďŹ led civil rights suits against the PPD, spoke encouragingly of reconciliation between police and communities. With an annual salary of $177,000, the district attorney oversees an ofďŹ ce with about 600 staffers, about half of whom are prosecutors. Since coasting to victory in last May’s crowded primary, there’s been no shortage of speculation as to what a Krasner DA ofďŹ ce would look like. He has yet to announce any deputies or high-ranking ofďŹ cials within his ofďŹ ce, and while his campaign has been looking to recruit reform-mind-
KRASNER’S TO-DO LIST Will not pursue the death penalty End illegal stop-and-frisks by Philly police End civil asset forfeiture abuses Reduce mass incarceration by ending cash bail Stop prosecuting “insufficient and insignificant� cases
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Krasner isn’t the only new elected ofďŹ cial this year. Rebecca Rhynhart was sworn in as city controller, becoming the ďŹ rst woman to hold that position in the ofďŹ ce’s 150-year history. At 43 years old, she’s also one of the youngest elected ofďŹ cials in town. The city controller serves as the lead auditor for all city ofďŹ ces, overseeing both the effectiveness and ďŹ scal responsibility of programs at every level of government. Rhynhart brings experience as former Mayor Michael Nutter’s budget director and Kenney’s chief administrative ofďŹ ce. Prior to her government work, Rhynhart worked on Wall Street for Bear Stearns. A political rookie, Rhynhart trounced longtime incumbent Alan Butkovitz, a seasoned veteran of the city’s Democratic party, and coasted easily to victory over a Republican challenger in the general election. Throughout her campaign she criticized Butkovitz of politicizing the ofďŹ ce and holding “gotcha press conferences.â€? In her inauguration speech, she made some oblique jabs at her predecessor. “We deserve more than the mediocrity and corruption we see every day,â€? she said. Citing the “millions of dollars that are wasted by the government,â€? the new controller also laid out some action items for her ďŹ rst few weeks in ofďŹ ce. In light of the opioid epidemic, the biggest of Rhynhart’s announcements also drew the most enthusiastic applause: a massive audit of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, a $1-billion-a-year machine that oversees all of the city’s mental health-related contracting. Rhynhart also drew cheers when she said she’d keep pressure on the scandal-ridden Philadelphia Parking Authority. She has vowed to work more closely with the Kenney administration than the past controller’s ofďŹ ce has, a promise that drew criticism from political rivals. Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
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Submissions are open now for sex -focused films of all types in the upcoming Hot Bits XXX film festival, running March 23-24 in Philadelphia.
Get your flicks Upcoming Hot Bits XXX Film Fest to celebrate the best in DIY LGBT cinema
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ost ďŹ lm festivals today include a few LGBT-oriented icks, although the quality of those depictions varies. Realistic, complex representations of queer people are still rare, and to see these characters experience pleasure is even harder to ďŹ nd. Plotlines often treat gay or lesbian sexual orientation as an obstacle to happiness: charac-
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ters experience joy in spite of their attraction, not because of it. A collective of local queer artists are done waiting for Hollywood to do better and they’re inviting others to join them in a DIY movement. “We’re taking control of how we are represented and we’re showing each other. We’re looking to showcase the many possibilities of desire.â€? says artist Eva WĂł, co-producer of Hot Bits XXX ďŹ lm festival. Hot Bits doesn’t just include some gay and lesbian ďŹ lms, it was “made for other queer people to watch.â€? Now in its second year, Hot Bits is calling for submissions for the upcoming March festival that will take place both in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Not only are seasoned directors invited to send their projects, but so are absolute amateurs. Some big budget submissions have already arrived, but shorts created
on an iPhone will be considered equally. SpeciďŹ cally, Hot Bits is intended to highlight queer sexuality. The content is steamy, often explicit and sometimes, very, very weird. On its website, the festival is described as “a platform to connect freaks and encourage making and sharing art.â€?
“We’re bridging the gap between art and porn... expanding the idea of what sex and sexuality means, the variety of ways to see and experience pleasure. That’s interesting to me to see and share.â€? – HEART BYRNE, FILMMAKER AND HOT BITS FESTIVAL CO-PRODUCER “If you can make Snapchat [videos], you can make a ďŹ lm that works in this festival,â€? WĂł explains. “We receive submissions with
high technical quality, but we don’t privilege those,â€? comparing their review process to the average ďŹ lm festival. “Then again erotic ďŹ lms aren’t usually accepted at most festivals either.â€? “The quality of the camera angles is not as important as the content of the stories,â€? agrees ďŹ lmmaker and festival co-producer Heart Byrne, “The weirder the better: expanding the idea of what sex and sexuality means, the variety of ways to see and experience pleasure. That’s interesting to me to see and share.â€? Byrne says, “We’re bridging the gap between art and pornâ€? and she and the other organizers consider Hot Bits to be a part of a larger movement of queer artists who want to celebrate sexuality while eschewing the racism and sexism that’s entrenched in mainstream porn. The timing is especially appropriate for this kind of visibility and resistance. The Trump administration openly displays antagonism toward LGBT rights: supporting legislation that allows discrimination, proposing a ban on transgender military members, reversing safe bathroom access, even quietly removing the LGBT rights page from the White House website. Sex positivity is under ďŹ re as well, as budgets are cut for comprehensive sex education, access to birth control is made more onerous and accused sex offenders are left in positions of power. Combatting the current political climate is a big piece of the motivation for this project for Byrne, who says, “to celebrate pleasure and sexuality with other queer people feels really important right now.â€? She’s hoping that other folks are motivated to participate and points out there is still time to make and submit a ďŹ lm before the Feb. 14 deadline. Expecting that some people interested in participating might be nervous, the festival organizers insist that anonymity is possible. “You don’t have to show your face or use your real name. You can opt not to be promoted on our website,â€? WĂł reassures, adding that all types of bodies are welcome. “We would like to showcase as many marginalized, unrecognized, fetishized identities and experiences as possible,â€? she says, adding, “speciďŹ cally from the perspective of those people.â€? The ďŹ rst iteration of Hot Bits was last year, when the organizers put together an invite-only event for their friends that ďŹ lled to capacity. There was a mixture of ďŹ lm and live performance, featuring submissions from around the country. This year the organizers, a team that also includes artists Wit LĂłpez, Arazel Newman and Topshelf, are expanding to a much larger venue and are also including a second event in Baltimore. Q Hot Bits Film Festival Philadelphia | March 23-24. Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th St. hotbitsďŹ lmfest.com/ TWITTER: @TIMAREE_LEIGH
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Philly All-Pro Comedy Showcase
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tute Orthopaedics Rink at Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th. centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park
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Get over hump day with laughter. The only thing that is not funny is how cheap these tickets are! For only $8 you can watch eight of Philly’s top comics. Crack up all while supporting your local comic scene. Chris O’Connor headlines the show. | 8pm. $8. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com
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Wine 101: Intro to Wine
Wish you had more conďŹ dence when picking a bottle of wine at dinner? Want to have a greater appreciation for one of the ďŹ ner things in life? Come learn the basics as well as about the Wine School of Philadelphia during this introductory class. For this beginner class, learn about eight of the most important wine grapes. Learn, taste and savor. | 7:30-9:30pm. Price varies. Wine School of Philadelphia, 109 S. 22nd St. vinology.com/class/101/
What the Pho!?!
During these cold months, is your go-to order Pho? Journey to Saigon, and learn to simmer Pho broth from scratch. Make lemongrass marinated pork banh mi bites and Vietnamese Rice Rolls with a sweet chili glaze sauce. Vietnamese style coffee (decaf) and wine will be served. | 7-9pm. $64. Let’s Cultivate Food, 4658 Umbria St. lcfcatering2. wixsite.com/lcf-catering/manayunk
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Come for laughs, stay for laughs. The Northern Comedies monthly show has paired local and national comics for an evening of fun joke and story telling. Michelle Biloon hosts the event. Biloon has appeared in: “Comedy Bang Bangâ€? podcast, “2 Dope Queens,â€? “Doug Loves Movies,â€? “Chelsea Latelyâ€? and the “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.â€? Featuring a great lineup of comics, the performances include Tom Thakkar, Eric Dadourian, Peggy O’Leary, Caitlin Feeney, Dave Primiano, Chris Stenta and Yemima. Bardot CafĂŠ, 447 Poplar St. northerncomedies.com
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ven a year after his death, the same week of his birth, Philly still has a special glitter-ďŹ lled place in its heart for the Starman. To honor the music icon and revolutionary for breaking gender barriers, the city will have a weeklong lineup of events that would get Bowie back from beyond to belt out in full makeup. From a pop-up show featuring local artists’ works inspired by Philly’s “Heroâ€? at Ruckus Gallery to chalk murals on Doobie’s bar, this is going to be a trip of a week into the “Space Oddityâ€? that is David Bowie. Going on throughout the city, enjoy themed karaoke nights, brunches, beer tastings, ďŹ lm screenings, skating, concerts, dance parties, art shows, and a Bowie-lot more. Just so you get the magnitude of this week, he’s even got his own themed donut at Federal Donuts. Like “Lazarus,â€? Philly will resurrect Bowie’s spirits, and keep his memory and his impact on the world alive. Jan. 5-14. Prices vary. Locations throughout the city. https://phillylovesbowie.wordpress. com/bowieweek/
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Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie: ‘A Knight’s Tale’!
Get ready to joust with a night of amusements. Watch Heath Ledger play peasant turned champion in this time period, adventure-comedy ďŹ lm. Before the movie, compete to be the victor during a “A Knight’s Taleâ€? themed quizzo. Find out the winners of the trivia game during the credits. | 7:3010:30pm. $13, $9 for PFS members. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. ďŹ lmadelphia.org/ events/a-knights-tale/
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Sushi Rolling 101 College Nights
While you may not be looking forward to the start of the new term, you can deďŹ nitely look forward to this night of ice skating! Bring your school ID, because college students get a discount to ride the rink! | 5-9pm. $2, skate rental not included. Rothman Insti-
Let’s roll out for sushi rolling! Learn from Japanese culinary connoisseur Chef Kevin Xie as he explains all the basics of classic rolls of sushi. Learn how to prepare the rice, veggies and ďŹ sh. Roll the sushi on bamboo mats. BYOB and indulge in your creations. | 6:309pm. $60. City Kitchen at Reading Terminal Market, 51 N. 12th St. city-kitchen.ticketleap.com/sushi-rolling-101
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The 2nd Annual Philly Loves Bowie Brunch
(Image: BowieBrunch) Philly didn’t love Bowie, it still does! Enjoy a Bowie-themed brunch, while listening to the singer’s hits from DJ Gareth Bird, who comes all the way from Manchester, England. | 11am-3pm. Free admission. CiBo Ristorante Italiano, 1227 Walnut St. cibophiladelphia. com/
Oh! You Pretty Thing: A Bowie Inspired Art Show
It’s Philly Loves Bowie Week! Inspired by David Bowie, regional artists will showcase their inuenced works in this one-week-only pop-up gallery. | 6-10pm. Free admission. Ruckus Gallery, 27 N. 2nd St. ruckusgallery. com
TOUR GAMES
Dance Party Quizzo!
Put on your dancing shoes for a quizzo game! Yep, that’s right. Get ready to dance and answer trivia questions. Win prizes, listen to good music, eat food and show off your dance moves and smarty-pants skills. | 8pm2am. $10 advance, $15 door. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. tickety.com/purchase/event
Christmas Taverns Tour
Who cares that Christmas is over? Let’s keep the yuletide spirits high! Continue the festivities with seasonal drinks and food at some of Olde City’s coziest taverns. Philly guides will share seasonal stories about everything from Krampus to Christmas caroling. Your ticket includes two beverages, a light snack, giveaways and plenty of holiday history. | 6:30pm. Prices vary. Locations vary. Zento, 132 Chestnut St. philatour.com/winter
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 EXHIBIT
Dinosaur Time Trek: Dragon Edition
Enter the land of the dinosaurs. Bring the kids to this interactive dinosaur exhibit. Observe enormous prehistoric dinosaurs, track modern day sharks in real-time or glimpse mythological, magical dragons. | 9am-7pm. $19 general admission. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. ticketweb.com/ venue/pennsylvania-convention-center
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Are you an artist looking for some cash to fund your project? Self-producing artists/ musicians, arts organization staff and event curators in all disciplines, get the resources and capacity-building workshops you need to make your art ourish. | 6pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. therotunda.org
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Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society Meeting
A curator has been murdered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but he’s left a trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As you start to crack the case, you’ll learn a sordid tale revolving around a rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci. | 2-4:30pm. $39, price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required. watsonadventures.com/ public/event
Calling all movie buffs. Come for free screenings of cult/weirdo/B-movie fare. BYOB and watch a ick with other ďŹ lm lovers. After signing into three meetings, you will receive an enamel pin of the Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society Logo. | 7:30-9:30pm. Free. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. facebook.com/ events
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 Mindfulness through Bird Watching Walk
What could be more peaceful than a stroll and bird watching? Nothing! Spend your Sunday awakening the senses of the mind. Practice mindfulness while you spot birds around the wildlife refuge. 9-11am. John Heinz
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MONDAY, JANUARY 8
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New to Trail Running Group Run Monday Poets: Is your New Year’s resolution to go out- Philadelphia’s New Poet side and be healthier? If so, then come out for a group trail run. Get ready for a four- to Laureate and Husnaa Hashim ďŹ ve-mile run with about two miles of trails thrown in. | 9-11am. Free admission. Philadelphia Runner, 4358 Main St. philadelphiarunner.com
Come witness the announcement of the 2018-19 Philadelphia Poet Laureate. Hear the poetry reading of the ďŹ rst ofďŹ cial event of the two-year tenure. Also, listen to Philadel-
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Cheesemaking 101: Ricotta and Paneer
Are you a cheese lover? Want to learn how it is made? Come for a cooking lesson with cheese aďŹ cionado and writer Alex Jones. Find out how easy it is to make milk ricotta and paneer at home. Learn about the nutritional beneďŹ ts and sciences behind cheese. Not to get all cheesy on you, but you’ll have a Gouda time! | 6pm. $15. Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center, 1901 Vine St. eventbrite.com/e/ricotta-and-paneer-withalex-jones
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 THEATER
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Elvis’ Birthday Film Screening
All you hound dogs are welcome to celebrate the King’s birthday with a screening of the 1957 ďŹ lm “Jailhouse Rock.â€? Featuring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Jennifer Holden and Dean Jones, this is a ďŹ lm that will get you “All Shook Up.â€? | 4-9pm. Free. Free library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org
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‘Les Miserables’
Whether you are “On [your] Own� or with a group, come watch the acclaimed musical at the Kimmel Center. Running through Jan. 21, this show about the failed uprising prior to the French Revolution, will make you wish they were staying for a least “One Day More.� | 7:30pm. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter. org/events-and-tickets
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Sing Your Life Karaoke presents BowieOke!
Don’t be “Under Pressure� when you take the karaoke stage, just have fun! Sing your favorite Bowie songs in honor of the deceased artist. | 8pm-1am. Free. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com
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The Wombats
Go wild with The Wombats. Unwind after a long day with the rock group. Listen to songs that are brand spanking from group’s 2018 album “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Lifeâ€? – sounds accurate. | 8:30pm. $20 advance. $25 door. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. tickety.com/purchase/ event
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Terrarium How-To (Adults)
Want the green thumb? Join PHS: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and learn how to create and maintain a beautiful, indoor, miniature garden. | 5:30-6:30pm. Free with registration. Rothman Cabin at Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. Free with registration. phsonline. org/wintergarden
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The Second Annual Philly Loves Bowie Memorial
In tribute to David Bowie, take sidewalk chalk and tag the façade of the bar as well as the sidewalk with your Bowieinspired art and thoughts. “Bowiefyâ€? the heck out of Doobies with words and drawings. | 3pm. Free. Doobie’s Bar, 2201 Lombard St. facebook.com/events
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What’s the deal with trivia games? Just a good time when you show off your “Seinfeldâ€? knowledge! Come upstairs at World Cafe Live for an evening of Seinfeld-inspired food, specialty drinks and trivia competition. Win a $100 gift card, concert tickets and swag. Teams may consist of one to six people and will be admitted on a ďŹ rst-come basis. | 7pm. Free admission. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com
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On the eve of Philadelphia’s winter restaurant week, hear from a panel of food industry experts to discuss Philly’s budding food scene. The group will discuss the varying needs of media platforms and will offer tips to help you present fully-baked ideas to readers and viewers. Your registration fee will include appetizers, one drink ticket and gelato. | 5:30-8:30. Prices vary. Gran Caffe L’Aquilla, 1716 Chestnut St. ppra.net/event-2703227
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When we’re in play, he says that I chose him as my top precisely because I wanted to see how far I could go and that it’s his job to push me out of my comfort zone. I think he’s twisting my words. Arguing over limits mid-scene makes us both frustrated and angry. I’m not in any physical danger, but his requests (if carried out) could ruin some of my existing relationships. Did I blow it by not giving him a list of my hard limits in advance of becoming his sub? Or is he just a shitty, inconsiderate top trying to take advantage of a novice? After play, he checks in to see if I’m OK, which on the surface looks like great form – aftercare and all – but this also feels manipulative. How can I pull things back to where I’m comfortable? Do I run from the scene – or just this guy? – Tired Of Overreaching From A Shitty Top
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