Philly Weekly 4-20-2016

4.21.16 – 4.27.16

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IN THIS ISSUE:

4 PhILLy NoW What to do this week

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More than 50 artists head to the Troc for a huge exhibition of fashion, art, dance and music.

Organized by RAW, the events— which take place all over the world—seek to provide independent artists early in their careers with the tools and resources needed to inspire creativity. 7pm.

The 4/20 Issue

14 STAgE See What I Wanna See

16 FAShIoN Philadelphia Fashion Incubator

$20-$25. Trocodero, 1003 Arch St. rawartists.org

19 ART Plastic Circus

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Ballet X Spring Series

20 LgBT iCandy Anniversary Party

21 SAvAgE LovE Sweat

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Ballet X celebrates 10 years of performances with an Anniversary Retrospective featuring excerpts from each year of the company’s history. The performance will features works by some of BalletX’s most vital collaborators, including favorites

by BalletX co-founder Matthew Neenan. The Spring Series continues with a world premiere performance by choreographer Kevin O’Day. April 20-24.

$27-$45. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. balletx.org

ThURSdAy, APRIL 21 PERFo RMANCE

Philly Files MIN d & B ody

Namas day yoga Celebration

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onnecting energy with passion, Namas Day arrives to the City of Brotherly Love this Saturday, brought to you by Philly Area Yoga, a website dedicated to supporting yoga and wellness businesses in our area. The all-day event features workshops, classes, live music and lessons that will change your mindset and lift your soul.

Namas Day’s jam-packed agenda starts at 7:15am with registration, followed by a 20 minute welcome meditation at 8am open to the public. Workshops will take place throughout the day, showcasing a variety of yoga and Vinyasa practices and more. Learn the basics of Yoga breathing, the alignment and foundation of certain movements and unique lessons on how to better understand and apply the Chakra System. At 8:30am, head to the Bhakti Bash for

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a Vinyasa Flow Class & Bhakti Music celebration where you can sing, sweat and laugh your way to a balanced mind; At 1:15pm, Kilkenny, owner of Sanctuary Yoga & Mindfulness, hosts a free 45 minute all levels class; and at 2:30pm, learn about yoga’s great goddesses as well as the goddesses from other cultures with Erick DuPree.

Presenters include Coral Brown, Tymi Howard, Erica Taxin Bleznak, Daniel Cordua and many more. The free Marketplace features dozens of exhibitors and food trucks, including Athleta, She Shines, Earth & Sky, Krave and more. Live music will be provided by Girish and Nate Spross (Yoga Music Project). —MARINA PEdRoSA

Sat., April 23, 7:15am-5pm. $75-$ 133. WHYY Building, 150 N. 6th St. namasdayphilly.com

Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula’s new work explores civic responsibility in North Philadelphia using movement, storytelling and dance.

“Philly Files” includes music

by King Britt, along with Tim Motzer, Heru Shabaka-ra and Anthony Tidd, as well as a dancers from the University of the Arts. April 21-23. $20. 2819 N.

American St. paintedbride.org STAgE

I Will Not go gently

This one-woman show tells the story about hilarious characters going through a sort of midlife crisis. Written and performed

by Jennifer Childs, co-founder of 1812 productions, the play displays her raw acting skills by playing characters from rock ’n’ roll widows to welfare queens.

Through May 15. $28-$42. Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey St. 1812productions.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 22

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Astronomy Night

The Science Festival heads to 30 different sights to host a city-wide stargazing party. Chief astronomer Derrick Pitts will be leading the pack, traveling from site to site to help out amateur astronomers. The night will also feature the launch of an alka-rocket and a chance for participants to be a part of a citizen science project. 7:30pm. Various

locations. philasciencefestival.org P E R FO R M A N C E

O MONSTERS

A set of triplets are monsters, but they don’t know it. Under the watchful eye of Moth—who may or may not be their mother—the triplets are guaranteed safety in their home. The members of New Paradise Laboratories create a world of weirdness and beauty, where meteors make beautiful music and blades falling from the sky can save your life. Through April 30. $15-$29.

FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com P I FA

Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

Three years in the making, this show focuses on veterans of color from the last decade’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Holding It Down is a thoughtprovoking combination of music, poetry, song, video monologues, and visuals, created from the actual dreams of young veterans of the Iraq and

Afghanistan wars. 8pm. $29-$39. The

Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. pifa.org ST Y L E

#RewriteTheRunway Fashion Show

Join and help the Veterans MultiService Center (VMC) raise awareness and money for the VMC Thrift Store.

Enjoy food and drink while previewing unique items found in the VMC Thrift Store. Fox 29’s Mike Jerrick will be the Master of Ceremonies. 7pm. $50-$100.

23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St. vmcenter.org EVENT

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Twilight in the Gardens

To kick off the this year’s “Twilight in the Gardens” head to the Magic Gardens for a performance by Son Step and art-making project. Walk the Gardens or bring a blanket, snacks and booze. Artist Alex Eckman-Lawn will be hosting a workshop on how to make an exquisite corpse. 7pm. $12-$18. Phila-

delphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. philadelphiasmagicgardens.org MUSIC

Key Fest 2016

WXPN’s The Key presents this year’s Key Fest, a three-night event featuring performances by Kate Faust, Hardwork Movement, Shelf Life, Howlish and more. Celebrate local music on one night, two nights, or all three. 8pm. $10-

$25. Milkboy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St. milkboyphilly.com

Kyle Coffman and JoAnna Rhinehart. Photos by T. Charles Erickson.

NOW SHOWING! Through MAY 8th Don’t miss our talkback with playwright LAURA EASON, writer for House of Cards! SUN. APRIL 24 after the show.

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piFa Street Fair

As the celebrations for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts 2016 come to an end, don’t forget to finish it out with the highly anticipated PIFA Street Fair (pictured above). From Chestnut to South Street, the day-long festival will include dozens of performances, rides, a zip line, food vendors, and this year’s centerpiece—a gigantic waterfall in the middle of Broad Street. 11am. Free. Broad Street. kimmelcenter.org

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Uhuru flea markets help support self-determination programs looking to spread health, education and economic prosperity within the African community.

This year’s theme—Black Health Matters—will feature health and exercise workshops, live music, dance, food giveaways, 100+ vendors, and guest speakers including Board President of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund. 9am-5pm. Free. Clark Park, 43rd and

It’s like Oktoberfest in April! Come enjoy beer and brats and fun. You’ll dance to music by die Spitzbaum and watch performances from the G.T.V. Almrausch with guest Schuhplattler Vereine. 7pm. $10-$12. Cannstatter

uhuru Health Festival and Flea Market

Chester. uhuruhealthfest.blogspot.com

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Come out, raise money and awareness and shop!

Buffalo Exchange will have a large selection of their men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, and jewelry for just $1. 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Center for Biological Diversity to support their efforts in protecting the environment.

Listen to live bands all day with an unlimited sampling of more than 150 beers from more than 75 breweries, in your own custom stein. Spend the day hanging out in indoor and covered outdoor beer gardens, as well as seven spectacular areas. 2pm VIP, 3pm GA. $20-$60.

annual Earth day dollar Sale

Springfest live! 2016: philadelphia Craft Beer and Music Festival

10am-8pm. Buffalo Exchange, 1713 Chestnut St. buffaloexchange.com

XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave. xfinitylive.com

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Manayunk BBQ, Bourbon, and Blues Craft Beer Fest

Back for its 18th year, this beer lover’s paradise offers more than 70 craft beer tastings from your custom tasting glass for more than four hours. Enjoy live music all day; Blues and Classic Rock band, The Fermentors, is back for their third year. The day also includes sampling of several bourbons, different vendors, Whole Pig Pulled Pork, BBQ, and more. 1pm. $25-$65.

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Almost 90 years later, this dark depiction, inspired by real life murderer Ruth Snyder, gives a haunting exploration of the female mind. The play is centered around a young woman following society’s expectations of her.

She marries her execrable boss and has an affair with a younger man who rejuvenates her avidity for life. Eventually committing the unthinkable, director Brenna Geffers’ theme of a female as an antihero questions the typical “damsel in distress” stereotype frequently seen on stage. Through May 8. $12-$35. The Latvian Society,

531 N. 7th St. egopo.org

Bavarian Spring Festival: Stifungfest

VV, 9130 Academy Rd. gtvalmrausch.com pErFOrMaNCE

Max Major: think again

Renowned Mentalist Max Major heads back to Philly with his unique combination of magic, psychology, hypnosis, and suggestion. Washington D.C.’s three time winner of Performance Artist of the Year relies heavily on his skills at reading body language, which he has honed over the course of 2,000 live shows. 8pm.

$25-$60. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. fi.edu pErFOrMaNCE

drag Cabaret

Hosted by Stella D’Oro, enjoy a night of fun and cabaret performed by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus.

Guests will also be able to participate in a raffle and dancing. 7pm. $40-$50. William Way Center, 1315

Spruce St. waygay.org StaGE

the Cripple of inishmaan

When big Hollywood producers come to the Irish island of Inishmaan, “Cripple” Billy Claven tries to get a part in the film they are producing. Cripple wants to leave Inishmaan to get away from the poverty and boredom of his daily life in this Tony Award-winning tragicomedy.

Through May 21. $15-$25. Curio Theatre Company, 4740 Baltimore Ave. curiotheatre.org

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Wedge’s and Waffles Birthday Block Party

Celebrate one year of customized waffles and delicious wedge fries at Waffles & Wedges anniversary block party. The popu­ lar restaurant is shutting down South Hicks Street for a day of food specials, menu additions, free beer tastings, live music, food trucks and more. Specials include Party Crasher Mini Waffles for only $1, free beer tastings from Broken Goblet Brewing, Neshaminy Creek Brewing and Philadel­ phia Brewing Company and free scoops of Bassetts’ Ice Cream. 1pm. Pay-as-you-go. S.

Hicks St. waffleswedges.com POETrY

Philadelphia Poetry Festival

To celebrate National Poetry Month, come listen to the poetry written by great poets from the area. Readers are hand selected prior to the event from local poetry orga­ nizations, magazines, and series. 1pm. The

Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. therotunda.org

FOOD

Flavors of the avenue

Take a culinary trip around the world from over two dozen award­winning East Passyunk restaurants. Participating restau­ rants include: Perla, Garage, Izumi, Birra, and many more. Tickets include food tast­ ings from all of the restaurants, and access to a private fashion show featuring styles from East Passyunk clothing stores. Crafty Balboa will also take place this weekend, selling handmade goods made by more than 45 local artists and crafters 1601 E.

Passyunk Ave. $50. visitpassyunk.com SCIENCE FEST

Fishtown Science Crawl

Drink to science and innovation during this bar crawl through Fishtown. Enjoy drink specials at participating hotspots— including Frankford Hall, Bottle Bar East, and Barcade—and have fun with hands­on science activities courtesy of the Science Festival. 2pm. Frankford Hall, 1210 Frankford

Ave. philasciencefestival.org

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SCIENCE FEST

Pete Davidson

Cocktail Lab

Sansom St. heliumcomedy.com

Institute, 222 North 20th Street. philasciencefestival.org

As the only Saturday Night Live cast mem­ ber born in the ‘90s, Davidson has made quite the splash in the comedy pool, ap­ pearing on shows like Wild N’ Out and Guy Code. April 25-26. $20-$28. Helium, 2031

Learn the science and techniques behind a well­balanced libation during interactive demonstrations and tastings with experts from local distilleries. 7pm. The Franklin

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Mixology Mixer: Battle of the Bartenders

Spring Tour Sip and savor the day with the wineries of Bucks County.

A self-driving tour featuring nine Wineries and their food partners offering fine wine and fare.

Taste the Best of Bucks County!

May 15: Southern Tour May 22: Northern Tour Join the bunch! To learn more, visit buckscountywinetrail.com.

Five of Philadelphia’s top bartenders battle it out for drink supremacy. Sample drinks from IndeBlue, Cuba Libre, Tequila’s, 13th Street Cocktails and Devil’s Alley and vote for your favorite. 5pm. Free. Market

& Shops at Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

In a time when envelopes and stamps have been replaced by text messages and tweets, Pub Letters attempts to place a greater emphasis on the written word. Bring your thoughts and a pen to the Grey Lodge and write a sincere and thoughtful letter while you sip on a few drinks. 7pm. Grey Lodge,

6235 Frankford Ave. publetters.com

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Conversations with Candy

Candy Chang (creator of the Before I Die public art project) and Caledonia Curry (aka visual artist SWOON) team up to discuss how art can be used to confront personal trauma. The event is part of a series of pub­ lic programs related to Chang’s latest proj­ ect, The Atlas of Tomorrow, produced with the Mural Arts program. 7:30pm. University

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SCIENCE FEST

Nerd Nite: What It Means to be Human

Five local researchers team up to answer the question, “What does it mean to be human.” The researchers will point to developments in anthropology, morphol­ ogy, neuroscience and robotics, including brain enhancements, 3D organ printing, and more. 7:30pm. $5. Frankford Hall, 1210

Frankford Ave. philasciencefestival.org

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K: But you can get it with tempeh bacon.

J: Which is what I’m going to get, on the Belgian waffles. Is Belgian waffles with cream cheese sick?

K: I don’t know, do you like cream cheese?

J: Oh I mean goat cheese! But I need like...

K: A base.

J: A foundation, exactly. Belgiam waffles with herbed goat cheese, tempeh bacon and maple syrup.

K: That’s, oh man, you just hit a spot. I could really just go wild for breakfast food smothered in syrup. I’d get the soup of the day with syrup, or maybe just a bowl of syrup.

the turkey is like here? Do you think it’s thin sliced or carved, like a Thanksgiving turkey.

J: I’m thinking like a Thanksgiving turkey. Do you like it thick?

K: I like it thick or thin, but I like a little girth.

J: Weren’t we having a girth discussion the other day?

K: Remember we said girthy, and you said you can’t put a “y” to that, and then we saw Keanu and they said “girthy” in that, the same day.

J: I’ve never heard that word used in my whole life.

K: You can add a “y” to anything. Like cheddar ... cheddary.

J: I’m trying to figure out something I can incorporate herbed goat cheese and maple syrup into. I’m thinking maybe a waffle.

K: Now I just looked at the classic Caesar salad and now it’s like I gotta do that, with chicken and bacon.

J: I forgot about the Preston and the Steve.

K: The Marissa is 100 and 10% J: Is Marissa related to Preston and Steve?

K: She’s on the morning show with them?

J: I listen to them all the time but I don’t hear her, but I’m

like a fancy cheese and apple thing.

K: What like American Pie when his mom walks in on him?

K: Wait, do we have to go up there to order? Wait, write down

That’s pretty deep for just jerking off. For chicks it’s a lot more, like do you use a toy, do you not. Which fingers?

J: Oh my god, I almost wrote “goat shit.”

K: Goat shit? “I want that goat shit.”

J: I wrote Cinnabon instead of cinnamon.

K: Dude, you’re on some subliminal shit right now. (laughs) I’m getting that salad.

J: (picks up the Trival Pursuit cards) Oh I thought this was Jeopardy Trivial Pursuit because I was looking at the answers and was going to read them out to you. “Woman.” “Mr. Spock.” How many pints are there in a quart?

K: Um, four?

J: Two! You were generous.

K: I’ve got two emails. Who’s pissed off at me?

J: Remember when you were a kid and looking at your phone was a fun event and now it’s filled with dread? Because I don’t. I didn’t have a phone.

K: Wait you didn’t have a kid? Wait, you have a couple kids.

You didn’t have a phone?

J: Well there were ones as big as this (holds up menu) and you had to screw in the antennae.

K: I played Snake all the time on my mom’s phone.

J: Oh I remember that. I was watching a girl play that at Quest Diagnostics the other day and I thought it was symbolism for life. The bigger you get, the more you’re likely to eat your own tail.

K: What? The more likely you are to eat your own tail?

J: Yeah, like Donald Trump.

K: What? How Donald Trump?

J: Because he’s like imploding upon himself.

K: Is he? He keeps coming off better and better now. Him and Mesha. Whatever his wife’s name is.

K: She does the traffic, no wait, that’s Cathy. Well the thing with Marissa is she’s...

were right, her mom.

J: She’s expensive!

K: Well she’s vegan.

J: She’s $25!

K: I know, but she’s vegan so they made it as non-vegan a

K: Wait, Ivana is the ex?

J: Yeah, she’s the one he had all the kids with and then he

dish as possible.

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nothing. A lot of money, and a lot of masturbating.

J: But you could be masturbating on your yacht.

K: That is true. Feverishly masturbating on your yacht.

J: I was supposed to watch a film on masturbating.

K: What? For a dude it’s pretty simple.

J: No, the sociological implications of it. How it’s portrayed in popular culture, it’s often looked at as a shameful thing you get caught doing.

J: Yeah, a lot of people don’t know her name.

K: Ivana.

J: No, you mean Ivanka. That’s his ex-wife though, so you

only in the car for a few minutes.

K: But then you have no shot if that’s found out and you get

J: Ohh, maybe I’ll add some cinnamon apples on to there,

what you want.

ZACK: (chef/owner): You guys want something to drink?

KEITH: Yeah, what was that good water?

Z: The cucumber water?

K: Yeah!

JAMIE: What was in the cucumber water?

K: It was cucumber and water. (laughs) It was just that.

J: Tempeh bacon. I think I’ll get that. That’s not pork, right?

K: No, it’s vegan, see the leaf on the menu. What do you think

J: And your wife will stay with you. Unless she can divorce you and get your money. Or you could have your own affair if you’re married to the rich person who is having an affair.

cheated on her, I’m not placing judgement though.

K: Dude if you’re the richest dude in the world, you’re just going to fuck.

J: I feel like they’ve been trying to sell men on accessorizing masturbation for years.

K: Well what do I need? The fleshlight is the only toy.

J: That looks really hard to clean.

K: You just stick it in the dishwasher. (Laughs) ZACK: Homemade chicken pot pie soup complete with pie crust chunks and Italian Wedding soup completely made from scratch.

J: This is so good. It’s like he instinctively knew you were Italian Wedding Soup and I was a chicken pot pie kind of girl.

K: You have to try a piece of this chicken, it’s so good.

J: I love properly seasoned chicken.

K: You know what I like, when you order bacon, you usually get like two or three pieces, but there’s like eight on here.

J: Yeah, that’s a lot of bacon.

K: I’m going to get the car.

J: [talking to Zack] So the proof of how good this soup is that I completely drowned Keith out the whole time he was talking about moving his car. I actually went back for more, left the sweetness of my waffle for soup. And the pie crust in there! Like a cracker but only better.

Z: I know! I wish it was my idea, but it wasn’t it was one of my staff’s. That’s one of my favorites. Unfortunately, but I stand by her on this, she refuses to make any soup more than twice a year. She actually made an exception for this Chicken Soup, she’s made it three times, but she swears she won’t make it again until 2017. But the popular demand has been pretty loud for it.

J: Maybe the voice of the people will overrule. Anything new going on for the spring?

Z: Trying to roll out catering. We’re working on trying to put in our market, that’s going to be huge for us. We’ll have that ready by late August, so just in time for fall.

J: Is that going to have your watermelon rind pickles.

Z: Yes. All the pickles will be there. As soon as that starts getting underway, we’re going to switch from fresh making a lot of our pickles and our jellies, to jarring it. So it will be instead of making it once a week, we’ll be making it once a month, in tremendous batches. n

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4.20 issue seemed liked perfect timing for interviewing Jazz is Phish as they loop into town for a show at Ardmore Music Hall on Thursday. We chatted with founder of the band, drummer Adam Chase.

You guys are relatively new to the scene, it’s only been about a year since you first got together?

Yeah, our debut was last September.

Did you get any resistance at first to the concept?

No, not at all actually. When I started contacting musicians about the idea, there was really nothing but excitement for it. I think that a lot of musicians really love the music, so it’s something where there is just a high appreciation for the music of Phish and the compositions and everything, but there’s somewhat of a barrier to covering it. So presenting an idea and a project that allows musicians that are peers of Phish, people that have played with Phish, allows them to continue the music their own way, to put their own spin on it, and it’s done in a way that is unique, is very intriguing for a lot of people.

Did you seek out jazz musicians specifically for the band or just musicians you wanted to work with?

It was a combination. I wanted it to be a diverse group. One of the main things I wanted to do was involve people that have played with Phish, so you have Carl Gearhart and Michael Ray involved and on the album, Jeff Coffin and people that have played with Phish quite a bit... Another facet was wanting jazz musicians, Grant Green Jr., on the album. Then I also wanted an element of really incredible musicians who aren’t necessarily in the Phish world, so for instance, Anthony Wellington, who plays in Victor Wooten band, he’s the bass player for Jazz is Phish.

He wasn’t familiar at all with Phish’s music, but as a virtuosic musician and someone who has a certain style and flavor, I thought it would be really cool to bring someone like him in who wouldn’t have any preconceived notions of what the music should sound like. And then the final piece I wanted was to have a few of us, mostly my brother and I

who founded the project, who were familiar with the music. We’re fans of Phish and their compositions, but that’s just one small piece of the puzzle. And bringing that passion, it’s a very diverse group and there’s lots of different influences and relationships to the music, or lack thereof.

What’s the process like of converting Phish songs into a jazz style?

One of the main things we do is start by looking at the vocal arrangements, the melodies are some of the more important parts to making it something familiar, you don’t want to change it so much that people don’t know what they’re listening to. We build around the vocal melodies which typically become horn parts, so having jazz influenced horn players playing the vocal melodies that alone brings a jazzy element to it, and then it’s just typically something collective. One or two musicians will have an idea for a song and then we’ll say let’s try it this way or that way and that’s about 50% of the way it’s approached and then the other half is more collective, where we already have rearranged vocal melodies for horn section or guitar and when we all get together we just kind of work through it. And that’s another bonus of having so many diverse people in the group with different backgrounds, is when you get into that collective setting there’s lots of different ideas and often you’ll have someone suggest something you never thought of.

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And the Phish style lends itself well to this?

With Phish a lot of their improvising is very jazz influenced in the respect that it’s very free form, they don’t have to stay in one key or one mode, it just moves which you find a lot in jazz. It’s a free moving thing and that’s obviously in Phish as well. It makes a very easy transition to a jazz feel. Funk came out of jazz, there’s big band and small combo jazz, while there are songs that have swing beats it’s on the funkier side of jazz. We put on a very upbeat show, it’s not where everyone sits down and claps after each solo. The jazz element comes out, it’s still jazz, but I don’t want to paint the picture that it’s these slow swinging beats. n

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f the Atlantic City boardwalk proves anything, it’s that you can basically slap a cannabis leaf image on anything. In the last week we chose to keep our eyes open for some random 4/20-inspired product, and here’s a few of our favorites.

The David Bowie Bong

So You Want to Open a Dispensary?

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s it’s been widely reported the last few days, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill into law this past weekend that legalizes medical marijuana in Pennsylvania.

And while it goes into effect next month, it won’t be for another one to two years before we see marijuana dispensaries fully up and running. Just enough time to get your business plan in place to cash in on all those scripts right?

PA’s law will allow initially for only pills, creams and oils to be prescribed, not smoking, not buds.

With the law, up to 150 Department of Health authorized dispensaries can open in the state. Which may have your weed dreams less filled with twinkies and White Castle and more with dollar signs.

To get the scoop on what it takes to capitalize on this burgeoning PA business, we turned to Robert Calkin, founder of Green Dot, the U.S.’s first branded marijuana delivery service, Cannabis Career Institute and Cannajobs for some business advice.

most industries doesn’t necessarily work for the cannabis industry. Remember—what you are doing is still federally illegal.

What’s your advice for someone stoked to capitalize on PA’s new medical marijuana bill passage?

What skills does someone need to open a dispensary?

Try to go to as many cannabis related classes, seminars, events and functions as possible. Immerse yourself in all the different kinds of businesses and investment opportunities as possible before you decide what’s best for you. Then focus on a niche or business model that incorporates your interests and skill set.

How do you navigate through the state’s requirements?

First do your due diligence and find an attorney or consultant that has a good track record. Then, decide where the location for your facility will be based on zoning and municipal code. Then create an “Action Team” to help you fill out the applications, which are sometimes up to 200 questions long.

What’s the biggest mistake people make when opening a dispensary?

The biggest reason people fail with their dispensaries or grow-ops is a failure to create a successful team. People who are not in the cannabis industry face a steep learning curve when trying to assimilate into this industry. What works for

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What typically happens to a state’s marijuana commerce when a bill like PA’s becomes law?

Typically a promise to create a medical marijuana program and a bureaucracy to run it is made along with deadlines that usually aren’t met. This means most marijuana programs don’t get implemented on time and dispensaries never open before two years after the program passes.

Can you describe the basics for starting a dispensary?

It’s all about location. If you can find a spot that is not near churches, schools, daycare centers or rehab facilities then you are halfway there! Then you must get approval from the municipality you are in and snuggle up to the local decision makers like the city council and sheriff.

You have to know how to grade and judge the quality of marijuana like you are blue-booking a car at an auction. Being familiar with hundreds of different cannabis strains and knowing why they are known to be popular or medicinal is key. Understanding the entire supply chain side of a dispensary is something you need help planning and managing.

Do you expect to see a spike in interest from Pennsylvanians?

Yes. The interest and numbers of patients will steadily increase as the years progress. Colorado has experienced exponential tax revenues for 2015 that are way beyond expected.

How will Pennsylvania change in the next two years thanks to this bill passage in your opinion?

Many government programs will now get funded. Thousands of jobs in literally every sector will be created as the ripple effect of the cannabis industry expands: advertising, marketing, accounting, insurance, real estate etc. All these traditional jobs and businesses will be positively affected bettering the economy and opportunities for the average Joe. n

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hen See What I Wanna See commences at the Christ Church Neighborhood House courtesy Philly’s 11th Hour Theatre Company—on the eve of its 11th anniversary, no less—the troupe presents a most unique, and dastardly work as conceptualized by its co-founders Megan Nicole O’Brien and Steve Pacek. Based upon a series of short stories from Japan’s pre-Mishima giant Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, the tales of deceit, murder, mistrust and honor are as intricate as origami, and equally as fragile in their unfolding. See What I Wanna See plays deeper into who and how we trust with the issue of subjectivity at the forefront; that every eye sees its own jerky version of the dream-truth. We caught up with O’Brien and Pacek during the complicated staging and rehearsal process to see what they were seeing. It ain’t pretty.

Since trust is a big issue in See What i Wanna See, who don’t you trust?

SP: When collecting a team to create a piece of art, trust is one of the main things I’m in search of. There is not one person I do not trust on this team.

MNob: If by the company you mean, the cast and production team, the answer is everyone. If by the company you mean 11th Hour, they’re all pretty suspicious.

Michael John Lachiusa’s script—what were the first things you keyed into regarding his story, his lyrics?

SP: I remember how shocking some of them were. Not that they are necessarily explicit, but the suggestions and poetry had a way of teasing their way into my subconscious.

There are also moments of such beauty and pathos that it takes my breath away.

MNob: There’s so much to uncover. It’s like a puzzle that we need to figure out, purposely missing some pieces. It has so many complex layers and the deeper you dig the more you get. The music is delightfully complicated and really speaks to the characters’ true motivations and emotional life. It’s about perspective, how truth is fallible. The raw truthfulness and complexity of the lyrics [got me] but they’re also subtle and elegant.

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The piece touches on Noh times, NyC 1951, contemporary times—what truths are you’re trying to reveal?

SP: I’m not sure if LaChiusa intended to reveal a truth with the choice of setting other than finding alternative contexts for the Akutagawa stories. There is timelessness about the human condition. Words, sounds, buildings, etc. may have evolved over the millennia that we have populated the planet, but the emotions and feelings that compel people to do things I think are fundamental-

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ly the same. But then again, that’s just how I perceive it ... what I believe to be true. You may see things differently.

How much are you playing off the notion of information versus misinformation between various news outlets, online, cable and such?

SP: Being as we are in the thick of a neverending news cycle, and there is a reporter character in one of the pieces, that notion is understandable. I’m not sure we’re necessarily putting that spin on it other than what’s in the script, but I’m sure some will definitely see the parallels.

MNob: That parallel is apparent, as well as many others from our current political climate and varying world views. It’s one of the reasons we were drawn to this musical, but I believe this speaks to a more universal understanding of truth and how it affects everything from our world and the general population to individuals and their personal experiences. Our interpretation focuses on the stories on the page and encourages the audiences to draw their own parallels.

What is it like dealing with See What i Wanna See as co-conceptualists?

MNob: We thought it would give the production a fuller life to interpret it from two different points of view. Steve has such a brilliant understanding of style and genre and the way to express story through movement and images. His insight and creativity have been truly invaluable.

SP: She’s the director and I’m the movement director. With a piece about the power of perspective, it seemed appropriate to craft this piece together. We are now even getting inside each other’s heads. We’ll look at each other across the rehearsal room and realize we just had the same idea and at the same time. Pretty awesome. n

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Philadelphia Fashion Incubator T The new class of Designers-in-Residence begin training.

ucked away on the third floor of Macy’s is a room where one wouldn’t think twice when passing by.

But this room is where businesses, ideas and the next generation of fashion entrepreneurs have quietly been growing for the last five years. It’s the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s Center City (PFIMCC), an 800+ square-foot space with state-of-the-art machinery, a conference area and work space. More importantly, it’s a place where the latest designers are being molded into the next fashion and business leaders. This year’s Designers-In-Residence (DIR) are Kristen and Tom Leonard, owners of Charley Girl Designs, Milan Harris, owner of Milano Di Rouge, Nigel Richard, owner of 611 Lifestyle, and Tara Higgins, owner of Atarashi.

For the next 12 months these DIRs will expand their understanding of the fashion world. Elissa Bloom, executive director of PFIMCC, compares the experience to an MBA program for designers where they’re trying to gain five years of knowledge in the span of one year. The DIRs began in March with 14 workshops in one week giving 16 | Philly Weekly | April 21 - 27, 2016 | phillyweekly.com

the artists an overview on all the various aspects on the business of fashion. Bloom likes to think of it as a business boot camp.

“Our main purpose here is really to help designers get to that next level of sustainability and scaling their company,” Bloom says. “We want to make sure that designers see this not just as a creative opportunity, but it’s a business preposition for them.”

Bloom has been present even before the program launched in March 2012 and is truly a one-woman show who makes it all happen. Not only did she create the curriculum for the program, but she also markets the organization, connects designers with industry leaders, organizes events, develops strategic partnerships and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Trunk shows, pop-up shops, monthly retail critiques and the culmination of The Philadelphia Collection, a weeklong fashion celebration in the city, are just some of the multiple fashion events DIRs will take place in over the next year to expand their brands.

Home to the fashion schools of Drexel, Moore, Philadelphia University and the Art Institute of Philadelphia, PFIMCC came about from a need that was seen in the city of Philadelphia.

“We wanted to find a way to support some of the graduates from these schools because there were really no resources or incentives for graduates,” Bloom says. “They were mostly moving to LA and New York getting industry jobs, but not necessarily coming back to Philadelphia to start businesses so we saw this big void.”

The curriculum PFIMCC offers is a combination of core workshops and seminars focused on business development as well as how to build brands and break into the fashion marketplace. It’s a binary learning experience where Bloom wants the designers to understand that fashion is not only creating, but also sustaining a business.

Each month Bloom focuses on one major business topic and brings in an expert to teach a three-hour workshop on the subject. The various workshops throughout

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the year detail trend forecasting, retail pricing, cost/value analysis, distribution channels, profit margins, sourcing, production and all the different intricate gears that make a business grow. The best part of the curriculum is it’s adaptable to the DIRs’ goals and really looks at what they’re trying to accomplish since the designers’ businesses are all at different stages. In doing this, the curriculum is always evolving and never stale.

The designers must go through a lengthy application process, which includes submitting images of their work, an essay about their business, who they want to be and who their competition is and an interview process. They must also be from Philadelphia and committed to staying in the region after completion of the residency. This year’s DIRs are comprised of a diverse group from all different backgrounds and ages. Although only one month into their residency, they already see the priceless opportunity the incubator is.

Kristen and Tom Leonard of Charley Girl Designs create handmade skirts from reclaimed and repurposed material, making each piece 100 percent unique. Both artists by schooling, they’ve been trying to learn the business part of their company for the last three years.

“The designs is the really natural part for us, but what to do with them is the really unnatural part,” Tom says. “How do you distribute them? How do you make a living doing that? Where do you sell a couple thousand skirts a year? We’re kind of at a point where we need help getting to the next plateau.”

Kristen says this is exactly what their company needs at exactly the right time.

Not only have they been able to do this full time for the last three years, but the Leonard’s are elevating their company to the next level. Last year they sold 1,500 units and the incubator is going to help them reach their goal of 5,000 units this year.

“It’s an opportunity to model for our daughters that you can spend your time doing something that’s going to impact people in a positive way,” Tom says. “We keep all this material out of landfills and instead it comes to us and we turn it into these beautiful skirts.”

Nigel Richards was creating clothes back in college when he and his buddies didn’t like the bookstore’s designs at the University of Rochester. Richards and his friends took it upon themselves and screen printed clothing that students actually wanted.

Owner of 611 Lifestyle, a menswear collection inspired by music and Philadelphia’s iconic record store and label, 611 Records, Richards is in over 20 retail

locations. He’s been absorbing everything the incubator has to offer. He often walks out with four pages of notes when a speaker comes in to talk. For Richards, he welcomes critiques of his clothing even if they’re a “butt-kicking” as he puts it and loves the interaction they’re able to get with Project Runway judges or Wharton School of Business mentors.

“We’re getting inside tours of companies that charge $25,000 a month for their advice and we’re rolling in and having a two-hour brainstorming session with them,” Richards says.

The youngest of the group is Tara Higgins a Moore College of Art and Design graduate and winner of the prestigious Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Practices (ESRAP) Award for Sustainable Design in 2015. Higgins is looking to launch her brand Atarashi in the spring or summer of 2017. Atarashi, which means new, fresh and creative in Japanese, is loosely inspired by Japanese culture and will focus on seasonless and convertible pieces. She admits she was a little intimidated at first because of all of the experience around her, but quickly got over it and realized she could use it as an immense asset to help grow her own brand.

“They made all the mistakes for me,” Higgins jokingly says. “Being around all the other designers in residency, they’ve been in business so I get to bounce my ideas off of them and they have invaluable advice for me. Sometimes it’s good to see it from an outside perspective and somebody who understands the business.”

The last designer this year is Milan Harris, owner of Milano Di Rouge. An apparel brand that’s luxurious but affordable for the street wear enthusiast. The brand’s message is “Making Dreams Reality.” Harris wholeheartedly believes it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

After they complete the program the designers are encouraged to stay in contact and Bloom meets up with alumni regularly to discuss the continuous challenges of running a business. Bloom wants PFIMCC to be inclusive and for designers to share as much information between one another as possible. A group of alumni actually created the Philadelphia Fashion Alliance which helps maintain the support network they had during their residency as well as creating monthly opportunities for pop-up stores and trunk shows.

“For me, seeing that we actually have 15 out of the 20 companies that are still in business and are still designing collections, are still selling and getting out there and growing their businesses, that, to me, is success,” Bloom says. n

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Rich Wexler and Conrad Booker at James Oliver Gallery. o those who lived before the PCera, get ready for a trip back to your youth with one word—the Viewmaster. The one-of-a-kind artwork and design of Rich Wexler and Conrad Booker will adorn the walls of the James Oliver Gallery for the “Plastic Circus” exhibit, running through May 14. The duo’s work is a mix of nostalgia with modernity, utilizing an array of mixed-media tools and design.

Artist and photographer Rich Wexler uses an original 1950’s Viewmaster on 35 mm slide film to capture eclectic counterculture imagery. He shoots mainly what he calls Americana and modern outsider folk culture, including parades, sideshow performers, costumed portraits and general outsider culture. For those of you millennials too young to remember clicking through the frames with awed anticipation before the word “apps” even meant something, the use of a Viewmaster combines the clarity of the film with natural visual noise to give the work a unique, aged quality.

“I work in a manner that is a mix of documentary and performance,” says Wexler about his work. “I spend about two to

three hours getting to know the subject.

I do not try to make everyone smile or force anything. I try to capture portraits and image as natural as I can. This is a form of documentary mixed with art that I love most.”

Joining Wexler is Conrad Booker, the Philadelphia-based designer and artist. While his educational background is in architecture, Booker is also a noted fashion designer and past Designer-inResidence at Philadelphia Fashion Incubator. His work utilizes items found at art supply and hardware stores—including drinking straws, bike chains and plastic bags—to create high-end couture dresses and accessories.

The duo will host several events throughout the exhibit where you can view and learn about the work more intimately, including an artist talk on Fri. April 29, and free 3D art class on May 7. To learn more about the work, visit jamesolivergallaery.com n

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iCandy’s 5th Anniversary

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Candy is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. As gay bars and clubs all over the area look to define themselves within today’s social climate, we talked to manager Michael DePiano, for a little behind the scenes glimpse at club life.

What’s your favorite day of the week there?

My favorite is Sundays during the spring and summer, when we do the cookout on the deck and stuff. Personally I’m a big fan of day drinking, and so is a lot of our clientele. We get a lot of the sports teams in on Sundays and it’s just fun. But like Fridays and Saturdays it’s really busy, you don’t really get a chance to talk to anyone because it’s so fast-paced.

One is one mistake you feel like gay clubs can make?

A lot of the other bars can get cliquey, so to speak, with the customers being regulars of the bartenders. Not a lot of the other bars have the opportunity we have with the different levels of the building so we can shuffle bartenders around, so it never gets stale, it’s never like you’re going to walk into the bar and it’s the same bartender there every night of the week, who knows the same people and those people get better service.

any recent memorable moments?

More recently we’ve been doing a lot more drag shows and performances. With the renovation last year we opened up an actual stage so we have more opportunities for that. With having more performers there’s always some sort of drama. Anytime there’s a show backstage gets interesting, but everyone always manages to pull it off.

It always goes off without a hitch. We have a weekly drag show on Mondays, it’s our inhouse staff and our in-house drag queens and then we’re constantly getting booked out for Thursday night stuff, Saturday stuff with different local performers.

any changes?

Just the past five years, with our renovations, we’re able to adapt to a lot of the changes that are going on. The gay scene, when we first came on, was starting to phase out of people going to the bars to meet people a little bit. With social media and apps and stuff, it was way easier for people to meet people. So people began wanting to come out just for a good time, more so than to find somebody. And in the years currently, it’s even more prevalent with people using the dating apps we gear more of our space to performers and having shows, more an entertainment thing.

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the role of the gay club presently?

Yeah I think it’s still hugely important. First of all, I think it’s a huge stepping stone for people who come out newly where they can go and feel safe, even if it’s obviously in today’s day and age you can go anywhere. To have somewhere where you’re like, “This is in a gay neighborhood this is a gay establishment, I can feel safe here.” So it’s definitely important for that. The gay scene has changed a lot, everything that’s going on in politics, being gay isn’t so hush hush anymore, so a lot of the bars are opening up to the straight clientele and people identify differently now and it’s all in the open. Like with everything going on on TV, like Caitlyn Jenner—I know that’s a terrible example— but it’s more accepted and more known. We can be more inclusive to everyone. There’s no longer just a gay club, or a lesbian club, we consider ourselves an everybody club, it is a gay establishment, but it is 2016.

and in the future?

I think we’re living in the future of it right now. I don’t see it changing too much more.

Some of the most recent changes were gender neutral restrooms for trans people.

We’ve added that. But there’s not really much left that’s going to change too much within the gay culture. Everything’s pretty much equal.

and how are you celebrating your anniversary?

We have some drag queens from out of town coming in. The American Apparel Ad Girls, Alaska, Courtney and William from Rupaul’s Drag Race and it will be the unveiling of our new space, the Blue Lounge.

We have a bunch of local performers and we do a big customer appreciation party for regulars from 8-10pm and then we open to the public at 10. n

Sat., April 23, 10pm. iCandy, 254 S. 12th St. clubicandy.com

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Women on the Verge

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’ve been aware of my emetophilia since a very young age and have always kept it private. No need to tell me about the health risks, I’m aware, and I’ve only ever indulged this kink through videos online.

The actual substance doesn’t turn me on—I have no desire to be puked on. For me, the fantasy involves being with someone as they begin to feel sick, and then taking care of them as they puke. It has something to do with the buildup and release. Who knows? I’m married, and I told my husband about my kink exactly once, a few years ago. He wasn’t judgmental, but he never brought it up again. We have a great sex life otherwise, and I’ve always assumed I’d have satisfying, normal sex with my husband and masturbate to this kink in private. But recently, on a whim, I posted a message on a kink site. A few weeks later, a guy reached out to say the description exactly mirrored his own kink.

We’ve been texting for a few weeks. He makes me feel like less of a freak, it’s been super hot, and we’ve talked about meeting up and role-playing for each other. It makes me go crazy just to think about this.

In light of the health risks—and the fact that I’m married—this would be a one-time thing. Do I have to tell my husband? I don’t want to have sex with this person; I just want to live out my fantasy for one night, which doesn’t necessarily involve getting naked. But obviously we will both get off, so there’s a definite sexual element. My husband and I have had threesomes, so he’s not a “strictly monogamous” guy, but it is new for me to strike out on my own.

But more than that, I’m mortified at the thought of him knowing about the kind of night I’m having, asking me about it later, etc. I would just rather him not know. But is that cheating? —A Lady Emetophile Meets Her Match The answer to your last question—is that cheating?—is obvious. If that wasn’t cheating, ALEMHM, or if you thought your husband wouldn’t regard it as cheating, you would be asking him for permission to meet up with your vomit buddy. So let’s just run with the assumption that getting together with your VB would constitute infidelity, if the lowgrade, nonpenetrative, not-for-everyone kind.

So do you have to tell your husband?

You could tell your husband—and lots of people will insist you must tell your husband—but I’m sitting here, in this Starbucks on Lex and 78th, wondering if your husband would rather not be told.

You shared your kink with your husband once, and he never brought it up again. We can reasonably assume that your husband isn’t interested in discussing, much less indulging, this very particular sexual interest of yours. Another reasonable assumption: Your kink may not be something your husband wants to think about. The awareness of your kink, to use Emily “Dear Prudence Emeritus” Yoffe’s phrase, could be a libido killer for him. If your husband worked at stuffing your disclosure down the memory hole, because it interferes with his ability to connect with you sexually, asking permission to spend an evening with your VB could come as an unwelcome reminder.

So you could make—as I’ve just made— an argument for sparing your husband the reminder, and sparing yourself the discomfort, by not telling and/or asking him, and then discreetly meeting up with your VB just this once. (The counterargument is also easily made: He never brought it up again because he picked up on your shame, he didn’t want to distress you, etc.) But if you decide to meet your VB, ALEMHM, weigh the risks (what happens if you get caught?) against the rewards (scratching this off your kidney dish list!), meet up with your VB in public first, and let someone know where you are and who you’re with on the big night.

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