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What to do this week

The Touchables

10 FEATuRE

For the first time ever, the Secret Cinema will screen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as part of the opening night celebration of the museum’s International Pop exhibit. The Touchables is a British film from 1968 about a group of four wealthy girls who live together. 6pm. Philadelphia Museum

The Body Issue

14 BLACk HISTORy South; Brotherman & more

16 muSIC A Day Without Love

of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. thesecretcinema.com

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Academic Probation Tour

Another Protest Song: karaoke with a message

18 SAvAGE LOvE Crosswords

Join hosts Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere for a night of protest karaoke as part of their performance project “Another Protest Song.” Participants can choose from thousands of popular titles in the artists’ hand-bound karaoke songbooks, decontextualizing pop into politics. 6:30pm. Free. The Institute of

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East Passyunk Restaurant Week

oodies are in for a treat as East Passyunk Restaurant Week continues throughout this weekend at all your favorite hot spots. Now in its fourth year, the event offers $15, $25 and $35 three course prix fixe lunch and/or dinners from 24 award-winning restaurants, including Palladino’s, Le Virtu, Tre Scalini, Bing Bing, POPE and Stogie Joe’s. EPRW has something for every foodie: NOORD has wild mushroom croquettes and sautéed rainbow trout, P’unk Burger lets you choose between fries or onion rings, four burgers and tops it off with a shake, Adobe Café’s delicious calamari fajita and sautéed filet mignon are to die for, and Noir is cooking up lobster ravioli, short ribs and chicken parmesan. Restaurants aren’t the only places serving up

specials during the week. Retail locations will be getting in on the action and offering discounts on clothing and home furnishings. Kid’s store CLOTH, is offering 15% off toys, clothes and shoes. Metro Men’s Clothing is serving complimentary cocktails while you reap the benefits of 15% off spring merchandise and 70% off winter clearance. N.R.S. Boutique is taking 15% off all their unique clothing in the store and Occasionette, a gift shop with one of South Philly’s largest selections, is holding a raffle all week long for a gift bag filled with prizes. —NOE GARCIA

Through Feb. 27. Various locations. eastpassyunkrestaurantweek.com

THuRSdAy, FEBRuARy 25 TALk

Game Changers: Women making Games

A panel of four women working in the video game industry will discuss their work and talk about being female in a maledominated industry. Panelists include Alison Carrier (Red Crow Austin), Nicole Kline (Cardboard Fortress Games), Amanda Renfroe (Steamroller Studios), and Kat Webster (BioWare). 6pm.

Free. Stewart Auditorium, Moore College of Art and Design, 20th St and The Pkwy. moore.edu TALk

RealArts@Penn: Ada Calhoun

Longtime journalist and critic Ada Calhoun will be talking about her most recent book St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street. It was named one of the best books of 2015 by Kirkus, the Boston Globe, The New York Post, and the Village Voice. 5pm. Free. Kelly Writ-

ers House, 3805 Locust Walk. writing.upenn.edu

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 MUSIC

STAGE

Slovenian producer and Brooklyn-based beat maker Denis Jasaverik—better known as Gramatik—heads back to the U.S. for another lap of fresh beats and mind-bending tracks. Constantly bridging and blending musical genres, Gramatik embraces a variety of musical influences that result in his unique style and infectious groove. Weaving hip-hop, blues, soul, dubstep and funk, the DJ and producer pushes the boundaries of rhythm and melody and delivers soulful sounds all over the world. A big believer in file sharing, all Gramatik music can be downloaded for free on the artist’s official website. Gramatik believes in freeing the music, and also offers free downloads of all music created by his own label, Lowtemp. Consistently fresh and dynamic, Gramatik’s Epigram tour embraces everything the word literally means: expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. With his multifaceted creativity and lovable personality, Gramatik once again promises to deliver everything his fans have been expecting and more with support from Basstrackers, Jenaux, Jai Wolf, Mark Farina and Artifakts. —MARINA PEDROSA

A play performed by children for adults, five young girls thrill the audience and tell the story of J., a girl whose house burns down and is forced to leave everything and everyone behind. The play is a story about life, and the circumstances that shape us. 8pm. $15-$29.

Gramatik

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10pm. $25. The Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St. 215.309.0150. thefillmorephilly.com

Employee of the Year

Fringe Arts, 140 N Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com PERFORMANCE

Black Male Revisited

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko examines his Nigerian American masculinity through a series of first person narratives, poems and original songs. A solo dance performance art event featuring live musical support by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste. 8pm. $20-$25. Painted Bride Art Center,

230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 STAGE

Awkward Sex... and the City

New York City’s finest storytellers relive their most embarrassing sexual experiences reminding you that your sex life isn’t that bad after all. Laugh, cringe and giggle as your favorite comedy crew revives their most awkward sexual moments on stage. 7pm. $15-$20.

L’Etage, 624 S. 6th St. creperie-beaumonde.com

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Philadelphia Bierfest is back for its’ fifth year, showcasing two dozen Pennsylvania and legacy brewers, including Philadelphia Brewing Co., Samuel Adams, Free Will Brewing Co., and the oldest and largest brewer in the county, Yuengling and Sons Brewery. The all-day event—put on by The German Society of Pennsylvania, Philly Roller Derby, and Brewers of Pennsylvania— will feature roller derby arm wrestling, a beer and cheese pairing session, an R-rated burlesque show called “BEERlesque,” music from Keystone Mountain Boys and Polkadelphia, a Sam Adams Lager Learning Lounge, brewers discussion panel and more. —abIGaIL durey

6pm. $95. Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St. josephpoon.com

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1pm. German Society of Pennsylvania, 611 Spring Garden St. phillybierfest.com eVeNt

bloom Philly Festival

Celebrate the arrival of Spring and the annual PHS Flower Show with an outdoor picnic outside of the Reading Terminal Market. Frisbees, picnic baskets and smiles for miles are encouraged.

11am. Free. 12th and Filbert streets. phsonline.com daNCe

Whole: Without any Parts Missing

Coaction Dance Collective puts together a night of dance, music, poetry and community. The production will feature three short works by CDC choreographers Gracie Coscia, Emma MacDonald and Julee Mahon, along with dancers Allie Linn, Molly Woytowicz, Joanna Martin and Katie Horton. 8pm. $5-$20.

The Mass Building, 1325 N Randolph St. FOOd

Lobster Feast, Off the Menu A pop-up restaurant and Chinese New Year celebration, Chef Joseph Poon

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Calamari Sisters Clam bake

The hilarious duo returns to Philly to chase away the winter blues as they sing, dance and cook their way through a classic Italian clam bake. 2pm. $45-

$65. Through March 19. Penns Landing Playhouse, 211 South Columbus Boulevard. plplayhouse.com

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26th annual Madrigal dinner

Go back in time with an evening of Renaissance music, socializing and family-style feasting. A two night special with performances by Drexel’s Chamber Singers and classic storytelling, sword fighting, costumes and more. 7:30pm.

$15-$22. Drexel Main Building, 3141 Chestnut St. drexel.edu P e r FOr M aN C e

the Lady Hoofers: “dollar: a rhythm tap Short Film”

A narrative music video combining contemporary music and the stories of 1940’s working women. The all-female performance explores the struggle of women who kept the economy going during World War II. A Q&A with the director, choreographers, and dancers will follow the screening. 7pm. $15. Com-

munity Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue. ladyhoofers.org C O M e dy

John Caparulo

The comedian has appeared on Chelsea Lately and voices the character Headphone Joe on Disney’s Fish Hooks. This week, he brings his dry wit and affinity for profanity to Philly. 8pm. $25-$35.

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Your Wedding Experience (YWE) heads to Philadelphia this Sunday, bringing inspiration, ideas and connections to couples getting ready for the big day. Presented by celebrity wedding planner/designer David Tutera, YWE promises to be the go-to place for all your wedding needs. YWE offers over 100 Tutera approved vendors, including Beautiful Brides Philly, A Divine Event, David’s Bridal and more. This year’s features include a Wedding Catwalk of epically gorgeous wedding dresses, groom apparel, bridesmaid dresses and attire for everyone in your party. Celebrity appearances, three live bands, the latest wedding trends and savings you can only get at the event will also take place. You could also be the lucky winner of one of the five grand prizes, including a one hour consultation with Tutera himself, a custom wedding gown, firework show at your wedding and 5 day honeymoon at the Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino. —NOE GARCIA

10am. $25. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. yourweddingexperience.com MUSIC

Floozies

The new kings of electro funk are back in town for a jam-packed show. Brothers Mark and Matt Hill continue to deliver soulful and creative sounds as The Floozies, one of the biggest names in contemporary funk. Playing with melody and rhythm, the brothers have found a new and vital way to make live electronic music. While Matt deejays and plays the guitar, Mark destroys the drums, collectively creating floor bouncing jams that merge multiple musical genres. With no overwhelming drops, but full of wobbly bass lines, The Floozies seem to have found the right equilibrium between electronic music and the feel good funky groove of jazz and soul. —MARINA PEDROSA

8:30pm. $15. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com STAGE

Local Girls

Two high school losers enter a Battle of the Bands competition to gain notoriety and help them get out of small-town Georgia. A world premiere by local playwright Emma Goidel. Directed by Allison Heishman. 8pm. $15-$40. Through March 13. Proscenium Theatre at

The Drake, 1512 Spruce St. azukatheater.org STAGE

Pippin

Marvel at the acrobatics in this circus inspired story of a young prince and his journey through war, maturity and peace. Featuring songs by Stephen Schwartz (composer of Wicked), the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical will be a high-flying spectacle. Through

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MOnDAy, FeBRuARy 29 WORKSHOP

One Book, One Meal: Chicken and Dumplings

Chef Valerie Erwin of GeeChee Girl hosts a hands-on demonstration of the dish chicken and dumplings, the first meal that Cold Mountain characters Ada and Ruby share together. The book—written by Charles Frazier—is this year’s “One Book, One Philadelphia” featured selection. 6pm. $27. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org

TALK

Theatre Masters: Kathleen Turner

A series of intimate on-stage interviews with prominent theater artists. During this week’s conversation, screen icon Kathleen Turner discusses her multiple stage performances, including her role as Molly Ivins in Red Hot Patriot: The Kick Ass Wit of Molly Ivins at Philadelphia Theater Company. Interviewed by Margaret Engel. 7pm. $5-$25. Suzanne

Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

TueSDAy, MARCH 1 Au THOR

Cory Booker: united

The dynamic former mayor and current U.S. Senator discusses his new book, United, which features candid personal and professional stories that illustrate the necessity of virtues including empathy and responsibility in order to enact change. In conversation with 6ABC anchor Tamala Edwards. 7:30pm. $30. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org

COM eDy

A Tribute to Joan Rivers

1812 Productions pays tribute to the famous (and infamous) work of the legendary comedian. Featuring an amazing cast of Philly’s funniest ladies, including Maureen TorsneyWeir, Hillary Rea and Jennifer Childs. Through March 1. $25. Plays & Players Theatre, 1714

Delancey St. 1812productions.org

WeDneSDAy, MARCH 2 Smoke by Kim Davies Photo by Robert Hakalski

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Smoke

An aspiring college dropout and a jaded artist meet at a kink party in NYC. Their relationship soon becomes a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a constant struggle for dominance. Through March 13. Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St. theatreexile.org

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Capriccio

The young, widowed Countess Madeleine is torn between two suitors, the poet Olivier and the composer Flamand, both of whom vie for her hand in marriage. Produced by the Curtis Institute of Music and presented in association with Opera Philadelphia and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Through March 6. Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St.

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THE BODY ISSUE

Model Behavior

How Rebekah Marine has changed the face of Fashion Week. BY JacqUElInE RUpp @PhillyJackie

here being a size 4 is called body inclusive, the modeling/fashion industry isn’t exactly the most progressive when it comes to positive body images. Within that context, Rebekah Marine’s story is pretty impressive. Having been born without a forearm and hand, Marine has found herself today gracing runways and fashion shoots. But it wasn’t always so effortlessly easy to look chic with a bionic arm. Which makes her story all the more inspiring and relatable. Marine grew up in Glassboro and remains a South Jersey girl. She says her

childhood was just what you would expect any upbringing to be. She didn’t see herself as different and her parents always made sure to push her to do things, even if they were out of her comfort zone. “I was never really picked on by any means, other than the normal teasing you just get throughout high school that everyone goes through. I had a really great childhood, had great friends, I played tee ball as a kid. My parents made it clear that if I ever needed help I just had to ask, but they didn’t want other people to kinda come to me and help. They wanted me to figure out on my own.” Growing up, Ma-

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rine chose not to use a prosthetic hand, saying she always felt that she did better without it. Having a natural love for being in front of the camera from an early age, Marine went to New York City with her mother when she was 13, to meet with agencies in the hopes of obtaining modeling gigs. “They told me I wouldn’t have a career, it was just not possible. That’s when I came to realize I was different.” Marine says that was the start of many years of wrestling with her physical difference. Her teen years were filled with self-doubt. “Any sort of rejection, I thought it was all be-

cause of my arm. When I was picked last in volleyball, I thought it was because of my arm. It just became this huge insecurity of mine and it was really just all in my head. Nobody really treated me differently, it was just me being hard on myself.” After high school, she attended Rowan University and graduated with a degree in advertising, which she now pursues in her career full time. So how did she decide to give modeling another try? That began about six years ago Marine says, just for fun. “It was just something to build my own confidence and get out this insecurity that I had about myself. And it really just grew and now people all over the world know about me and it’s really crazy.” Internationally famous is correct. She’s been profiled in Time and People and boasts tens of thousands of social media followers. Marine says even though her disability may be unique, her story can easily resonate with most people. “We are all so critical of ourselves. I was always so critical of myself and so

hard on myself. It wasn’t until my early 20s that I started to realize that I can’t live this way.” Her initial foray into modeling was somewhat of a fluke, this time inspired by her physical difference. “It was when I actually first started to get the prosthetic arm. I was telling a friend about the process of getting the arm and he was like ‘you know, you should really model it, and maybe one day be a spokesperson for that company or maybe start your own foundation, and be something positive from it.’ And that’s when it kind of clicked to me, like maybe I have something here bigger in my life that I’m supposed to be doing.” One small photo shoot Marine arranged with a local photographer, with her posing with her new prosthetic arm led to much bigger things. Bigger things such as modeling for Nordstrom’s 2015 anniversary catalog and walking in New York Fashion Week, three times now. In fact, when she talked to PW, Marine had just returned from modeling at New York Fashion Week for this year. This time was especially significant for her, she said. “I walked the runway with a 6-year-old little girl who was also born the same way I was. And I met her a couple years ago, and I asked her mom ‘would she want to walk in Fashion Week with me?’ and she’s super sassy and really into fashion so she was like ‘absolutely.’ It was kind of symbolic of opening doors for future generations to come. Marine says in her opinion, everyone should be able to model. “We are all

so unique and I think the biggest challenge for me in the industry is not my arm anymore, it’s my height. Because I am not 5’9”, I’m actually 5’3”, so I’m very very short for runaway. I think that’s another challenge that the fashion industry needs to take a look at, like you don’t have to be 5’9” to model. There should be models of all shapes and sizes, and ages too.” Outside of work and modeling, Marine stays busy with her charitable endeavors. Being a self-described “huge hockey fan,” she’s begun work with the Ed Snyder Hockey Foundation. (Favorite player is Wayne Simmonds if you’re wondering) Here, she’ll speak with the girls hockey club. “I’m just trying to get involved in Philly, in all aspects, it doesn’t have to be fashion.” She’s also remained actively involved in the Lucky Fin Project, a non-profit organization that supports those with upper limb differences. “The modeling thing is great and all but being the mentor of a kid is what really makes me feel like I’m doing something good.” Marine adds that she never had such role models growing up. “I never had anybody older to ask questions, ask how to do my hair or paint my nails. I never had that, so to be able to be on the other side now is huge. I get to finally to give some little hope, and hopefully they won’t have to deal with the insecurities that I went through when I was a teenager.”

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THE BODY ISSUE

Expanding the Trans Discussion A local surgeon hopes to redefine our thoughts on gender dysphoria. BY JacqUElInE RUpp @PhillyJackie

ue in part to Caitlin Jenner’s very public transgender transitioning, the concept of identifying as the opposite gender from which you were born has been trending in the American dialogue. How much that publicity has improved the lives of transgender people remains to be seen, as the group still faces disproportionately high rates of poverty, violence and mental illness. The narrative of a transgender patient, for many Americans, probably goes something like this: Man lives a life with gender confusion for many years, maybe marries a woman, has kids. Kids grow up, move out of the house. Man decides finally to take the plunge, buys some bras and the rest is transitional history. A mid-life gender crisis moment if you will, a story that echoes the Jenner experience. However, what if that scenario was completely flipped on its head. What if the focus was on gender reassignment taking place, much, much earlier, in childhood. That’s the story Dr. Sherman Leis, transgender surgeon and founder of The Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery in Bala Cynwyd, hopes to craft for patients. Leis echoes what many researchers in gender identity now believe to be the roots of transexual identities: that the vast majority of transgender people don’t have a revelation at some point in their lives that makes them want to switch genders. “The fact of the matter is that decision is already made for people as soon as they’re born. The part of the brain, the bed nucleus, which is located in the hypothalamus, a very central part of the brain that is responsible for sexual choices and gender identity is already formed at birth, and, the bed nucleus of a transgender male to female patient is actually a female brain, a female bed nucleus,” says Leis. “That’s why kids that are true transexual, that we say have true gender dysphoria, really know that there’s something different about them from very, very early in age. They demonstrate signs of that sometime at two or three years old.” Leis says that for many it becomes very obvious by the time they’re four or five years old and as they grow up more and more they’re oriented to the gender that’s in their brain, and in their mind and emotions. “By the time they become teenagers,” explains Leis, “they can become very frustrated and disturbed if they haven’t had intervention already, because it’s a very frustrating position to be in. To want to dress and present yourself and act as if you’re one gender, and actually your body is another gender and everyone expects you to act that way and you’re wanting to act in a different way. This whole problem is a type of congenital defect, a congenital anomaly, like a cleft upper pallet or an extra digit or missing digit. It may have something to do with the hormonal balance of the mother, it may have something even more basic in the genes. But once we recognize it’s something that happens from birth, we can treat it properly, at a much earlier age.” Dr. Leis says this is all relatively new in terms of patient treatment, however the tide has been turning more toward focusing on pediatric care rather than waiting until post-adolescence. Up until a year ago, the young12 | Philly Weekly | February 25 - March 2, 2016 | phillyweekly.com

est patient Leis ever operated on for instance, was 18, an adult by most standards. Leis says he has always followed the The World Professional Organization for Transgender Health’s “Standards of Care,” that makes recommendations for the care of transgender people. Their recommendation had been that 18 was a good beginning age for care because it was believed a person was responsible enough by that age to make such long-term decisions. Changes to this way of thinking are on the horizon. The Children’s Hospital in Boston a few years ago developed a gender identity clinic for children and adolescents, which has allowed them to create a protocol of treatment that children’s hospitals across the country are modeling, including CHOP. Leis sees the future approach to the care of gender dysphoria patients changing significantly from the past. His ideal? “Let the child alone when they’re little, let them dress how they want to dress. Hopefully the parents are sensitive to this and the parents are educated enough to take their kids to a counselor that’s educated in transgender issues, and get them to an endocrinologist so they can follow this child. When they’re about 10 years old, put these kids on hormone and puberty suppressing medication, to actually suppress puberty so they don’t develop secondary sexual characteristics of their biologic gender.” Leis cites pediatric and adolescent psychiatrists who go as far as to say it’s negligence and bordering on malpractice to not recognize pediatric gender dysphoria and treat these children early on. “By the time they are seniors in high school or certainly before college, they [should] have transitioned as much as they want to transition, so they can have a normal social life and sex life.” He adds that without having to emotionally and physically deal with the onset of unwanted secondary sexual characteristics of their birth-gender, the patients he has witnessed who have been treated prior to puberty have developed

very well. Some patients he says go on to have full gender reassignment surgery, while others choose to just use hormone therapy. “They develop very well, they feel much better when they can dress as a girl or a boy and the earlier the better and I believe that. It’s just a shame that someone has to go through part or most of their adult life frustrated and living in stealth and trying to be something they don’t feel like they are.” And in terms of any controversy that may arise from patients being treated so young, Leis has a simple response, “The only people that make it controversial are the people that are uneducated about this field.” n

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ity Fitness is issuing a challenge to all Philadelphians with their new #MyCityMoves competition. Not only will they be giving away $10,000 in cash prizes to the best performing participants, but City Fitness wants to get everyone on their feet. No matter where or how you workout, anyone in Philadelphia can join. The “citywide challenge to move Philly from fattest to fittest” begins March 7 (the registration deadline is February 28) when participants’ workouts will be streamed to a leader board online in real-time. Participants will be able to see how they stack up against Influencers, or fitness enthusiasts, such as Eagles Pro Bowl linebacker Connor Barwin, personal trainer Lydia Halbert and radio personality Mike Adam, among many other local fitness gurus. Joining is only $99 and gets the participant a MYZONE MZ-3 belt, #MyCityMoves t-shirt, ticket to the April 7 closing ceremony and Thrive Training Camp with the Influencers. The MYZONE MZ-3 belt is what tracks participants when working out. It will monitor their heart rates to 99.4% EKG-accuracy, effort levels

with a color-coded system (cooler for low and warmer for higher effort output) and the amount of calories burned. People who already own a MYZONE belt can join for free. Tom Wingert, City Fitness Marketing Director, has been a driving force behind #MyCityMoves and is psyched to turn Philadelphia into a fitter city. “I’ve been in this role for about a year, prior to coming to CityFitness I was a non-profit consultant and an organizational strategist for non-profits and startups,” explains Wingert. “I had some personal stuff going on and I was a member of the Northern Liberties CityFitness and one day I realized, with how the rest of my life was going, the one time I was feeling like I was where I’m supposed to be is when I’m at the gym.” After going to the ownership to see what opportunities they might have for him to work for the gym, that conversation turned into creating a marketing department for Wingert, during the company’s rapid expansion and ultimately creating a project that could help transform the city into the fittest city in the country.

“Because it doesn’t have to be a CityFitness member and because you can continually workout anywhere, it’s just a matter of getting enough people to use the same technology and getting enough people up and off the couch to workout together. How do you get people to do that, buy the belt and also get up and do stuff?” That’s where the Influencers come in, to inspire and get you moving. If you’re thinking you’ll never be able to compete against Connor Barwin and Lydia Halbert, have no fear says Wingert. “A person who is going to workout seven days a week and has the time to spend two hours in the gym each time, they’re going to burn the most calories, they’re going to earn the most MYZONE Effort Points, or MEPs. But the way the technology works is, it adjusts for your max heart-rate over time. So when Connor, who weighs so many more pounds than I am, he will burn a ton more calories than I will, but my heart-rate will be higher because he’s an elite athlete. I could beat him on certain levels, while losing to him in the workout, but, what he would have to do, if he was competing in this contest, would

be then worker harder, because it’s actually easier to earn MEPs the less in shape you are. So it pushes the elite athletes to really go nuts.” Once participants earn 1,300 MEPs, they’ll be given one raffle ticket toward a $5,000 prize. Whoever has the most overall MEPs, burned the most calories and made the largest comeback from couch potato to fitness guru by March 31 will receive either The Answer, The Rocky Balboa or The Vince Papale award and $1,000 each. At the end of the campaign participants can keep their MYZONE belts and hopefully something far more valuable: a new healthy lifestyle with better eating and a workout regimen. #MyCityMoves hopes to transform Philadelphia from the cheesesteak capital of the world into a leaner and more active city. “We’re probably going to be growing in the next couple of years,” Wingert says. “We have a membership of about 10,000 people and a relatively recognizable brand, those are all basically fixed assets. How do I leverage that and turn that into a fitter healthier city?” City Fitness has four locations in South Philly, Northern Liberties, Graduate Hospital and City Fit Studios. It offers classes on spinning, body pump, hardcore, Zumba and over a dozen more varying by location. n

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CELEbRAtINg bLACK HIStORY MONtH As Black History Month concludes, PW thought it would be inspiring to not just look to the past, but also the future. Here, we present three stories of local African-American men who have faced challenges and obstacles, but who have come out on top, not only being successful, but doing what they love.

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rothers Dawud Anyabwile (formerly David Sims) and Guy A. Sims grew up in Mt. Airy, where Sims says his parents encouraged the pair to work on their creativity together. “Dawud would draw his comic books, and I was always writing poems, plays, and short stories. Our coming together to create the comic book series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline in 1990 was a natural extension of how we worked together.” Sims says that his brother Dawud credits most of his art education to his Central High school art teacher who gave him a strong foundation.. As a student at Germantown High, Sims says he worked on his craft of writing through the school newspaper, theater, and other artistic outlets. “There were always opportunities to write fiction, poetry, and perform original plays at Germantown.” The brothers first collaboration on a graphic novel, Monster, was released by HarperCollins in October 2015, a blackand-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers’s Michael L. Printz Award winner and New York Times bestseller. During their second venture, the graphic novel, Revelation, Brotherman was born. The first, in a three-part story, it introduced audiences to protagonist, Antonio Valor (aka Brotherman). “We started this project several years ago, but other projects in our lives took priority. Approximately two years ago we committed to finishing the project and secured the talents of master colorist Brian McGee,” explains Sims. “With the script complete, we finished the project at the end of 2015 and premiered it at two events this January: the Black Comic Festival, held at the Schomburg Museum in New York and the 2nd Annual Black Comics Arts Festival, sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library.” Outside of their collaborations, Anyabwile has worked at productions studios in NYC, Hollywood, and Atlanta, serving as character/background and production artist on shows such as The Wild Thornberry’s, The Rugrats, Daria and Level Up and has been nominated for a Will Eisner Award. Sims wasn’t left out on accolades however, as a student at Lincoln University he was named Poet Laureate in 1983 and produced the first children’s book on Kwanzaa, with his brother, titled The Kwanzaa Kids Learn the Seven Principles and the first “how-to” book on Kwanzaa, The Kwanzaa 14 | Philly Weekly | February 25 - March 2, 2016 | phillyweekly.com

Handbook. In 2012, he released his first novel, Living Just A Little, a story which chronicled the life of a man impacted by the MOVE incident of 1984. Currently, Sims is working on a Brotherman-related detective series, The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim and just completed the script for the sci-fi graphic novel, K.E.I.S.H.A. But it hasn’t always been easy for the brothers to find a home in the world of graphic novels. Sims says that Anyabwile was a fan of comic books growing up, but, once he got older, and realized there was an enormous lack of black characters in the books he was collecting, Dawud burned his collection. But the brothers didn’t abandon the genre. Instead, they decided to do something to change it. “When we develop our own, African-Americans will not have to feel dependent on the mainstream to produce and represent figures that may look like us but don’t necessarily reflect our experiences and cultural understandings,” explains Sims. “ I have experienced the sense of pride young kids have after reading our books. It is good to be a part in helping someone in their movement toward self-actualization.” The Sims conceived Brotherman initially as a parody of comic books, and decided on the somewhat unconventional route of not giving their main character superpowers. “By the third issue, we found that we had created a character, which people became attached to, and super powers weren’t necessary for the story we wanted to tell,” says Sims. “His success [was] achieved by his wit, wisdom, strength, and cooperation with his closest friends... The villains that Brotherman encounters are also super power-free which make it more interesting to see how they craft and execute their devilish deeds.” Beyond just the words and drawings in their books, the brothers Sims have a message for their community. “There is room in the pantheon of comic books for people to tell stories that reflect who they are, their culture, and their ideas on what constitutes heroism. We hope that people recognized the importance of entrepreneurism. We have produced our books independently and have found a level of success that encourages us to continue. This is probably the bigger takeaway. You can’t expect someone else to tell your story; you have to find ways to tell them yourself.” —JACQUELINE RUPP

Money Never Sleeps; and neither does Shareef Jefferson

tarting a small business isn’t easy; it’s a risky endeavor and it doesn’t take much to fail. However, despite the potential pitfalls, some people do muster up the courage to take a chance. Such is the case with hometown banker turned entrepreneur Shareef E. Jefferson, creator of Drapeworth, a line of ties that Jefferson started from the ground up. Jefferson got his start in the fashion industry very early on, releasing his first line at 22. Fashion runs in the family, he says, as he learned the inner workings of the business from his stepfather. He garnered a decent amount of success, running the business part time until he was 27. Although the business ultimately failed, Jefferson wasn’t discouraged, brushing himself off and preparing for his plan B. It was then he realized more experience and field know-how was needed before he could start again. “I knew I wanted to be in fashion, but I didn’t have four years [of college] or the resources to be able go to school and work at the same time,” he says. “So with the track record I had, I put my resume out and landed a job at Brooks

Brothers.” Working at the men’s retailer, Jefferson says, gave him enough of an insider look at how the men’s fashion industry worked in Philadelphia. It also gave him a deeper understanding of the retail and sales aspect of the business. Following his time at Brooks Brothers, he was ready to dip his feet back into the current of the industry. Now a father however, Jefferson knew he was going to need a stable income in order to realize his dreams and provide for his family. Luckily, Jefferson had banking experience, and near-infinite energy. Following teller positions at Citizens Bank and PNC, Jefferson began working part time at TD Bank. It may seem almost impossible to juggle a full career while also building a company, but his key to success, he says, is time management. Working five or six days a week at the bank, he maximizes his time by devoting his off days to increasing his brand. “Those two to three days, I can say ‘hey look, I worked six days for it, I can relax,’ when in fact, this is more time for me to build my business,” he says. “And in those two days, I can possibly make more than I will make in two weeks at work. So the ratio is work, work, when you get time build, build, build, work, build, build, build. By the time you build enough, then you don’t have to work anymore.” These days you’ll find Jefferson spending his free time visiting offices around Center City, providing custom, one-on-one sales experiences to busy professionals. In 2013, he finally debuted Drapeworth, and this past November he launched Drapeworth.com, although he still primarily relies on in-person sales. His line has been featured on local news, and Drapeworth’s Instagram page has quickly begun to gain traction. The website primarily features the launch collection, but new ties are added weekly. The ties themselves have a very personal element to them, as he explains: “Each tie in the Launch Collection is named after people, places and moments that have inspired or motivated me up until the birth of Drapeworth.com. ‘2408’ is the name of a tie in the collection. That is the address number where I grew up in North Philadelphia. The front of the house was painted bright blue with the windows outlined in yellow, so that tie is the same bright blue with yellow stripes.” Jefferson still isn’t quite finished building yet; he plans to expand the line, eventually introducing new ties, handkerchiefs, cufflinks and women’s scarves. He’s excited for opportunities to come, like this summer’s Democratic National Convention. Even when asked about what Philadelphia celeb he’d most like to see in his designer neckwear, he aims big. “It would probably be the most popular person right now I guess. Will Smith.” —FRANCIS ELLISON

SOUTH brings Jazz North

azz music is a rich, creative and refined art from that’s a result of cultural innovation and fortitude. It’s a musical heritage that represents life experience and human emotion. Through longevity and originality, it’s documented the journey of a people. Jazz may not precisely be an African-American genre of music, but it’s been profoundly impacted by the African-American people. This is evident in Philadelphia, as the Jazz scene has been a staple in the city’s musical community for some time. There are two individuals who have kept Jazz alive and kicking today in an intriguing way. Brothers Robert and Benjamin Bynum are jazz enthusiasts, and restaurateurs, who’ve been essential in the Philly Jazz landscape. They’ve coupled cuisine with melody and created a number of jazz spots that are also restaurants. Spots like the Paris Bistro, Zanzibar Blue, and Warm Daddy’s are establishments originating from the dynamic duo, which are some of the most prominent jazz locales the city has to offer. The Bynum Brothers aren’t stopping there. They’ve brought a new venue to North Broad Street, hoping to expand the street’s arts landscape to north of City Hall, which will once again combine what they always do best: food and jazz. Robert Bynum has been very excited to bring SOUTH to Philadelphia. “South is a contemporary southern restaurant trying to feature the ingredients of the South prepared in a more upscale contemporary fashion, as well as a full fledged jazz-club.” Considering the origins of Jazz in the southern city of New Orleans, this is particularly special. The Bynums’ venue showcase six performances a week. Prospective performers, local or non-local, should be happy to know that the brothers cater to both crowds. “We are scheduled right now,

our focus is on our local acts on the weekends and our national acts during the week,” says Bynum. “Wednesdays and Thursdays we’ll do national acts and then on Friday, Saturday, Sunday we’ll do local acts.” Philly is known for its vast number of Jazz artists. It’s never lacking in that area. But an unfortunate irony is present within the Philly Jazz scene, as there aren’t many jazz spots in the city, currently, but there are plenty of jazz artists. Bynum believes there are positives and negatives to this contradiction. “It’s a challenge, a paradox for the artist; from the business side of things it’s a great opportunity for us to showcase many artists. It’s unfortunate that there aren’t more venues, and we certainly have the mind-set that the more venues there are the better opportunities for everybody, both the performers as well as the owners of the clubs.” It’s been tough times recently for Jazz in the City of Brotherly Love. Not only is there lack of clubs, but also an overall lack of vitality for the passionate genre. This is especially significant due to the fact that Philadelphia was once a breeding ground for Jazz in the past. Bynum hopes to rectify that. “We certainly hope we can contribute to a resurrection of sorts, of that jazz feel. Obviously Philadelphia, a number of years ago, was a hotbed for jazz music... Our mission, part of our goal is to really help with the resurgence of that.” The Bynums are hoping to fix all of this and SOUTH is just another part of the remedy. Bynum emphasizes that their passion keeps them going. “We really love the music and we love presenting the music, and it’s just a great feel when you get to see the joy in the audience’s eyes after a great performance. So that’s what motivates us, that’s what keeps us moving forward.” —ROB WELLS phillyweekly.com | February 25 - March 2, 2016 | Philly Weekly | 15

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rian Walker, 27, of Philly alternativeemo project A Day Without Love recently finished a campaign to raise money for Erika’s Lighthouse, a non-profit organization that aims to raise awareness of mental illness in adolescents and young adults. Mental illness is a subject familiar to Walker, and the singer-songwriter is an open book when it comes to his lifelong struggle with depression. Walker remembers being bullied as a child and the painful, isolating emotions that it would stir within him. He remembers one day in kindergarten when his mother Kathy, who suffers from cerebral palsy, walked him home from school. He remembers the other children’s piercing stares and their taunting ridicule. He remembers starting speech therapy in second grade after his teacher told his grandparents, who raised him, that he “spoke too urban.” As his dialect began to change, he remembers being confronted by the other black kids in his West Oak Lane neighborhood for speaking differently from them while his classmates at his predominantly white Catholic school made fun of him for being a “hood kid.” “It was almost like I had to wear two different hats, and I didn’t know how to wear those hats,” Walker reflects. The night that led Walker to getting help for his depression came during high school. He was at a party when he was attacked by a group of people who accused him of doing something he didn’t do. When it was over, Walker told his friends he was okay, but when he got home that night, the emotional aftermath of a senseless beating was too overwhelming for him. He gathered random pills from his grandparents’ medicine cabinet and downed them with a bottle of mouthwash. “I definitely hoped at the time that I wouldn’t wake up the next day,” Walker says. He did wake up, and when his grandparents came home from church that morning, they were deeply upset. They told him what he did wasn’t right with God and he needed prayer. When Walker later confessed to his friends that he had tried to take his own life, they took him to their school’s guidance counselor. Now, Walker knows there’s nothing wrong with needing help, and that’s a message he tries to convey in his music. He believes sharing his story through his art is a way to help others with similar feelings. “All I’ve wanted to do with my music is to help people who feel lost, just like I’ve felt lost for a long time,” he says. Walker wrote A Day Without Love’s forthcoming album Solace with the intention of “helping people find comfort in their own suffering.” When he heard about Erika’s Lighthouse, which aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and depression by educating the public, Walker

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felt many of his lyrical themes mirrored the organization’s mission. “I just think as an artist, I wanted my album to make people aware that in some way, we’re all fighting a battle,” Walker says. “But the best thing is to show compassion and stop judging people based on public perception.” Walker started raising money for Erika’s Lighthouse in late September through a GoFundMe account. To promote awareness for the campaign, he started a project in midOctober in which he covered 90 songs in 90 days, posting one song to YouTube each day. The campaign ended in January after raising $800. Walker plans to record Solace for Sounds & Tones Records in March. He’s also writing a book to accompany the album, titled I Am Depressed, But I Am Human Too. “I realized a lot of albums might tell a story, but they never tell you how you got to the story. I thought it was very important to write a story to explain how my mind wrote these songs,” he says. “It’s like, these songs are my present and that book is my past.” I Am Depressed, But I Am Human Too is being completed in memory of Walker’s grandfather, William, who passed away on November 10. Walker says one of his last wishes was for his grandson to “finish every book he ever thought of writing.” This Saturday, A Day Without Love is playing a benefit show at The Sound Hole to support another cause Walker strongly supports—the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Other performers include Philly artists And Now the Weather, RFA, Arthur Shea and Wyndwood. n

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cademic Probation Tour isn’t the roadtrip you and your friends took when you got the boot from school. It’s actually a comedy group composed of a bunch of local Philly comedians, including Alex Magakis, Rick Mirarchi, Glenn Deery, Bob Kaplan, Rachel Fogletto, James Weir, Tim Raymus and Adam Lezzi. Founding member, Chris Nee’s own academic probation from community college first inspired the group’s name. He says he wanted to turn the negativity of it into something positive. And what better way to get over bad grades than with comedy? The group started in an auditorium at West Chester University, performing to an audience of a few dozen. Now, celebrating the group’s one year anniversary, they’ll be playing the Trocadero for the third time, making their way from the Balcony to the main stage. Nee says he initially created the tour because he was tired of the open mic scene not getting him where he wanted to be. “I wanted to gather a group of hungry Philly comedians who have the bigger vision, who weren’t scared to put the work in, because although this is comedy, doing this is very hard work.” Most of the comedians in the tour have only known each other for about a year, but now they consider each other family. Alex Magakis, this year’s headliner, who has been doing stand-up comedy for about five years, says that after going through major heart surgery in 2014 he wasn’t sure when, or even if, he would

be able to get back into comedy. “I look at Academic Probation Tour as a divine miracle, I work with not just hilarious comedians, but brothers.” “Most of these guys I’ve only met a year ago,” says Bob Kaplan. “Now I would follow any one of them into battle. We’re a family. We put friendship before business. I think that’s what makes this group so special.” Each comedian in the tour has something different to offer the audience, “We each bring a lot to the tour,” says Magakis. “Each comedian touches on humor that is relatable to everyone. We each have our own kind of material we write and work on both together and separately.” Kaplan describes this year’s line-up as some of the best comics Philly has to offer. “We’re also trying to do something unlike anything anyone else is doing. We’re just a bunch of guys fed up with the way things are, and we’re trying to change the norm. We’re constantly coming up with new ideas and we’re performing any chance we get.” See for yourself if The Academic Probation Tour holds up to those promises of novel comedy by checking out their anniversary show, where each comedian has been tasked with presenting a voluminous set of new jokes and material to showcase. This isn’t just a hobby for this group of comedians, it’s their lives. 

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ay, thirtysomething male in D.C. My boyfriend of three years has been acting strange—not taking his antidepression meds, says he’s feeling weird. He has withdrawn from me, sleeps 15 hours a day, and has been canceling on commitments to socialize with friends. That I am fine with—he’s blue and I get it. Here’s why I’m writing: He was doing an online crossword, and when he got up, I was going to write a message in it—to be funny and sweet. What I saw messed me up. There was a browser window open about meth and depression. He is 48 and successful, and isn’t a clubber or party-going type. METH? What the hell? I snooped further, and there was a detailed search history on meth, meth and depression, meth and sex. He doesn’t seem to have been high around me—and I would never use meth, it’s not my thing and I have a security clearance (no drugs for me, ever)—but I don’t want to date an addict. I don’t want to be with someone who would take such a dumb risk. And for what? Dude! You’re 48, you have a career, a business, and a guy who cares for you! WTF?!? I know what you’ll say: Use your words—and, trust me, I will. But am I totally crazy? I feel shitty for having snooped, but it started innocently enough with me wanting to write a goofy note on his crossword puzzle. —Snoop Now All Fucked Up Meth addicts aren’t known for sleeping 15 hours a day, SNAFU. Meth addicts aren’t known for sleeping at all. So perhaps your boyfriend abused meth before you met— and there’s no using meth, only abusing meth—and conquered his addiction and/ or stopped abusing meth years ago. And now he’s depressed and off his meds, and he went online to investigate whether his past meth abuse could be contributing to his current depression. As for the snooping angle… When we snoop, we sometimes find out things we don’t want to know, don’t need to know, and don’t need to do anything about. For example, the new boyfriend has a few sexts from his ex tucked away on his computer, your dad is cheating on his third wife, your adult daughter is selling her used panties online. But sometimes we find out things we needed to know and have to do something about. For example, your 14-year-old daughter is planning to meet up with a 35-year-old man she met on Instagram, your “straight” boyfriend is having unsafe sex with dozens of men behind your back, your spouse is planning to vote for Ted Cruz—in those cases, you have to intervene, break up, and file for civil commitment, respectively. Learning your depressed-and-off-his-

meds boyfriend may have—or may have had—a meth problem falls into the needed to know/have to do something about category. So, yeah, SNAFU, you gotta use your words. Go to your boyfriend, tell him what you discovered and how you discovered it, and demand an explanation while offering to help. Urge him to see his doctor— whoever prescribed the antidepressants he stopped taking—and go into the convo armed with a list of the resources available to him. “We’re lucky to have a lot of great resources in D.C.,” says David Mariner, executive director of the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community (thedccenter.org). “The Triangle Club (triangleclub.org) is an LGBT recovery house, and they host all sorts of 12-step meetings. Crystal Meth Anonymous is really active here. And we’re just kicking off a harm-reduction group here at the D.C. Center.” I asked Mariner if your boyfriend sounded to him like someone currently abusing meth. “I’m not an expert,” Mariner replied, “but he doesn’t sound like it to me. He may be having a hard time talking to his boyfriend about this because for folks who have a history of meth use, sex can be tricky. Meth use and sexual activity are often so intertwined that it can make it hard to talk to a partner.” Finally, SNAFU, don’t make it harder for your partner to be honest with you by threatening to break up with him. You don’t have to remain in a relationship with an addict, if indeed he is an addict, forever. But start by showing him compassion and offering support. You can make up your mind about your future—whether you have one together—during a subsequent conversation. I just posted a new word on the Physician Moms Facebook group and was told that I should send it to you. I got tired of hearing “She’s got balls,” so I made up a new word, clitzpah (klit-spe) noun: a woman with guts! Origin of clitzpah: clitoris (kli-te-res) noun: an organ of the female genitalia, the purpose of which is purely to bring women pleasure, and chutzpah (hut-spe) noun: a Yiddish term for courage bordering on arrogance. I hope this is useful! —Jill Becker, clitzpah.com It’s a lovely word, Jill—and I’m happy to help you roll it out! n

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