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FROM THE EDITOR
Clean up after yourself, Philly KERITH GABRIEL
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his is my city. I’ll go out of my way to defend it – even when I know I’m wrong. And over the weekend, I had to do just that. While attending Parks on Tap at Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown on Sunday, I started up a conversation with a man named Gordon. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Gordon took a job in Philadelphia because of a salary bump and because “he wanted a taste of city lifeâ€? before he and his girlfriend, Jen, decide to start a family. However upon moving here, the ďŹ rst thing he noticed wasn’t Philly’s fast pace, our repeated noted “blue collar mentalityâ€? or even our ridiculous restaurant scene. “Everyone litters here,â€? he snorted. “I’ve never seen so much trash or such a disregard for keeping streets clean anywhere but in Philadelphia. On my way here, I literally watched a [teenager] ďŹ nish a bag of pretzels and just throw the bag on the ground. It’s like it’s ingrained in the culture around here.â€? Part of me was ready to tell Gordon to slow his roll. I hear you, but insinuating that we’re all just a bunch of trash throwing scumbags was going a little too far. But even if I wouldn’t outwardly validate his claim, inside I was a little burned up at the fact that he’s right. From kids throwing empty potato chip bags and water bottles to the wayside to the chain smoking adult icking their cigarette butt (yes, it’s littering whether you think so or not) it’s a mindless notion – and it’s sad. But it’s not just small pieces of litter. Illegal dumping is occurring on both a small and large scale. A recent report 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
noted the city spends $8 million a year to clean up illegal dumping. It’s a situation that has allowed for meetings at city hall, for an initiative dubbed the “Zero Wasteâ€? plan to take effect and for the Philly 311 app to be littered (pun intended) with images of trash and other waste waiting for clean-up. “Street sweeping is an asset, but [litter] is still a challenge,â€? Nic Esposito, who heads the Mayor’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet’s told PW. But why? “It’s generational,â€? said Mike Sloan, a retired psychologist who lives in Fitler Square. “If you’re a youngster and you’ve never been told by your parents that littering is OK, if you’ve seen them litter yourself, or you live in a region where it’s part of the culture and usually [and sadly] it tends to be a lower socio-economic region, then it’s hard to think otherwise.â€? But Sloan said it’s also education and prevention as well. “In those same areas, though how many public receptacles are there?â€? he continued. “In Center City and even in my neighborhood, you can’t go 10 feet without there being a receptacle on the corner. I don’t know for a fact, but I bet the same can’t be said for outer regions of the city, North Philly, West Philly. Again, I don’t know, but I feel conďŹ dent in saying given that’s where a large part of the problem stems, there’s probably not.â€? So is there a solution? Gordon had one. “Just don’t be a degenerate, hold onto to your trash until you ďŹ nd a can,â€? he said sarcastically. “Again, this isn’t a systemic problem in a lot of other cities, but I feel like Philly doesn’t have an answer for it. It’s just weird, I’ve just never seen a culture where keeping one’s streets clean doesn’t bring a sense of pride, where tossing something in the trash can is a chore and not assumed. Look, I’m not trying to dog your city, to me it’s just weird.â€? As much as you want to defend – and trust me I tried, futilely – the man has a point. It’s fucking weird, Philly. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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Overheard in Philly... See here’s the thing, those supremacists are actually smart. They bring that shit to towns like Charlottesville or College Station [Texas] or a white city like Boston because who are they up against? They would never have no shit like a “Unite the Right� rally in Chicago, or New York or here in Philadelphia. [Those] fools value their life, they know better.� – Two elderly gentlemen having a “casual� early morning chat in Washington Square East on Sunday.
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Bye,Tria. There’s one less place to sip on a great glass of wine in Philadelphia as the Tria Cafe in Fitler Square is closing up shop. However, not before throwing a farewell party with discounted prices on sparkling wine, beer and select cheese on Aug. 28. However, the spot is going out in style as, according to a release, 20 percent of the evening’s proďŹ ts will be donated to the Philadelphia chapters of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League. Classy. You can get in on the action before the farewell bash. Saturday, Aug. 26 is the ďŹ nal Wine Market featuring bottle to go and $3 pours and its Sunday School discount event on one wine, cheese and beer. Q
Money talks, molestation walks? Bill Cosby has lawyered up...again. In the wake of his ďŹ rst sexual assault case deemed a mistrial, Cosby has acquired the services of the man who got Michael Jackson off the hook for his alleged child molestation trial in 2005. Tom Mesereau, the L.A.-based attorney will be at Cosby’s side for the Nov. 6 retrial. Monday, Aug. 21, was the day the decision was announced, the same amount of time Cosby asked to reload on a new attorney after Brian J. McMonagle, who spearheaded Cosby’s defense team in the ďŹ rst go-around, politely requested the court to be taken off the case on Aug. 1. Q
That’s where the Community College of Philadelphia ranked out of 728 community colleges in the country according to a recent WalletHub study ranking the school based on total cost, quality of education and path to a career. However, there is one flaw in the WalletHub study that serves as CCP’s saving grace, according to CCP officials. The college offers a host of continued education partnerships with traditional four-year colleges so many of the students who attend CCP stay a semester or two, drastically affecting all of the criteria above. Whew. Q
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So Monday was the solar eclipse that found people spending almost three times as much as they would for hotels, rental cars, a plot of someone’s backyard and those stupid glasses that normally come as a prize in a box of cereal along the event’s “path of totality.�We saw the same sort of mania just two years ago when the Pope’s world tour stopped in Philadelphia. So considering both are rare events (the next total eclipse is scheduled for April 8, 2024) which one was truly the more exciting event? The Pontiff or a partial sun? Q
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To Philadelphia quietly hosting a hip-hop legend last week when Big Daddy Kane and a few hi-iers took over the stage at the Dell Music Center on Sunday. Kane was just one part of the Essence of Entertainment event that coincided with Lady B’s annual Basement Party. The event also featured rapper Doug E. Fresh and the Furious Five. Kangol hats, Ellesse jumpsuits and Adidas hi-tops for one night only? Yes, please. Q
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ARTS tograph it and put it on my blog and he’d message me and be like ‘you might not remember me, but I was your bartender at Tattooed Mom a few weeks ago, do you want to grab coffee?’ and then it was Ishknits a few weeks later and so on and so forth. It’s really when I knew that this blog is really more of a collaboration to help showcase the work of these artists and at the same time get educated on their work, how it’s made and it’s inspiration. I knew that if I found this stuff interesting there has to be a whole network of people out there who feel the same way I do.� Fast forward six years to multiple local and national awards and well over 100k that follow his Instagram page, it turns out Benner was exactly right.
The PRIDE of Fishtown
Today’s highly gentriďŹ ed version of Fishtown is a much different one than Benner can recall growing up gay on Belgrade Street near Susquehanna Avenue not far from the Berks station stop on the Market-Frankford Line. His father purchased the house in the 1970s and it’s where Benner, born in 1985 grew up learning from surroundings that he says CREDIT KERITH GABRIEL featured teenage street gangs, drug use Armed with a camera and rabid curiosity, Conrad Benner routinely travels around Philadelphia capturing undiscovered street art. and a pretty signiďŹ cant undercurrent of racism and homophobia. that he ďŹ nds them all interesting and sees “Oh yeah, it was interesting growing how they can all inform and inuence for up in Fishtown, I remember that there a greater good. His role in Philadelphia’s were different [factions] of these kid art community is a vital one.â€? gangs that would hang at the Fishtown Benner’s idea to create his blog really Rec Center and ďŹ ght and stuff,â€? said arrived from one of his most enjoyable Benner. “You know it was typical life livways to meling in an inlow out. An ner city, I avid walker, “You have to learn from other people, no one can heard gunsolo tours know it all,â€? Benner said. “Streets Dept. has to be a shots, I saw around the collaborative effort, it’s literally a blog about other ďŹ ghts, [Fishner’s blog, Streets Dept., went from being city was the people’s art. So I have to understand people, under- town then BY KERITH GABRIEL of stand art, understand artists and really dive into c o m p a r e d a site that showcased great muralism and impetus hiladelphia’s foremost curator in grafďŹ ti into a virtual encyclopedia of the chronicling to Fishtown street art right now is just a kid painters, pasters, knitters and taggers of unique street that community. Like I said, I didn’t go to college, I now] was from Fishtown named Conrad Ben- Philadelphia’s street art ethos. Benner’s art and get- had no formal arts education, so a lot of the art edu- very differlatest chapter has been masterful in fus- ting to know cation I got was from these artists.â€? ner. ent. But to be – Conrad Benner people He doesn’t have an arts degree. In fact, ing all that is provocative, informative, the honest, even Benner, 32, doesn’t even have a formal and visually stunning in the protest art behind the scenes. It was a notion that though I was a skinny kid, I was taller degree from any college or university. scene into a forum to speak out and edu- made his blog an instant success, and for my age. I kept my head down and reit also landed him a job at one of the ally didn’t cause a scene. I’m fortunate, I There is no paper from an accredited in- cate on injustice. “Conrad is a great combination of city’s more respected marketing agen- guess because no one really messed with stitution that deďŹ nes his success and immense impact on Philadelphia’s equally someone that is creative, curious and em- cies. However, it was a mix of long hours me.â€? pathic,â€? said Jane Golden, founder and and the rapid growth of the Streets Dept. massive street art scene. And because he never was messed What he does have is a really nice Nikon executive director of Mural Arts Phila- brand that found Benner leaving the 9-to- with, Fishtown is where Benner currently DSLR, a free WordPress website and a delphia. “He is emblematic of a new gen- 5 life after a four-year run in 2015 to run resides not far from his family home. passion for art, Philadelphia and politi- eration of curators coming up that are his personal brand full-time. What growing up in Fishtown did teach “I’d be walking around and see a Joe Benner was how to speak his mind and cal action that has made this 32-year-old more and more informed by many difquite the maverick. Started in 2011, Ben- ferent disciplines. But where he differs is Boruchow wheatpaste on the street, pho- stand his ground. $8*867 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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“Conrad has an insatiable love for this city like a lot of us in the art community have,â€? said Justin Bertsch, a community outreach coordinator for Fishtown-based V.U.R.T. Creative, a non-proďŹ t initiative dedicated to beautifying Philly’s streets, neighborhoods through public street art in addition to raising both awareness and funds for various organizations, it’s most recent being a drive to refuel a dwindling art program in the School District of Philadelphia. Bertsch claims that Benner’s Streets Dept. blog has been instrumental in putting V.U.R.T’s mission on the map.
he’s surrounded by daily. “You have to learn from other people, no one can know it all,â€? Benner said. “Streets Dept. has to be a collaborative effort, it’s literally a blog about other people’s art. So I have to understand people, understand art, understand artists and really dive into that community. Like I said, I didn’t go to college, I had no formal arts education, so a lot of the art education I got was from these artists.â€? However with education has grown his inuence and it’s that same inuence he’s used to create and affect change in the
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Benner uses his Streets Dept. blog to fuse street art with civic engagement. “He does a phenomenal job at unearthing the newest and hottest pieces around Philadelphia,â€? continued Bertsch. His blog alone has helped us at V.U.R.T creative...but we also appreciate his realness. The fact that he speaks his mind on any subject and stand his ground, not just trying to appease a certain group goes a long way to nonproďŹ ts like ours.â€?
Cooperative collaboration Perhaps why Benner has been so successful is that he’s constantly learning as he goes. He’s never considered himself an expert – in anything really – and it’s that same humility and thirst to learn that has made Streets Dept. a staple. From the ďŹ rst time he photographed an explainer on Ishknits’ “yarn-bombingâ€? walls and fences all over the city to his multiple collaborative efforts over the years with political artists, activists, museums and even city ofďŹ cials, every instance, every collaboration for Benner has been a way to gain deeper knowledge of the world 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
city. During the Presidential Election he fueled a project called Signs of Solidarity, pairing some of the city’s best street artists with everyday Philadelphians to create protest art displayed all over the city. Additionally, Benner spearheads a street art tour the second Saturday of every month and recently announced a partnership with the Art Museum for a project called “Philadelphia Assembled,â€? created to fuse art and civic engagement. What really comes through for me is his excitement and love of discovery,â€? said Robert Perry, owner of Tattooed Moms on South Street, widely respected as the unofďŹ cial (ofďŹ cial) museum for street artists. “That spark of walking down the street or turning a corner and ďŹ nding something unexpected. Street art has that magic sense of instant transformation, of seeing a place in new way. Conrad embodies that energy through his lens, his life and his love for both the art he documents and the folks who create it.â€? TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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Lamont Graves is one part of Tandem Enterprises, a hip-hop production house he started with his cousin, Philly producer Jahlil Beats.
All in the Family Success comes by way of philanthropy for Philly hip-hop tandem Jahlil Beats and Lamont Graves BY GREGORY DALE
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pon entering the music industry, hip-hop producer Jahlil Beats and his cousin/business partner Lamont Graves didn’t expect any handouts to attain success. Instead, they carved out their own lane, following the blueprints laid out by rappers such as Jay-Z, P. Diddy and 50 Cent. Beats, along with Graves and a few close friends, launched Tandem Enterprises, which has numerous business divisions under its umbrella. In addition to being a record label and publishing company, it also provides management and has its hand in real estate. In just a year since its launch, the company has signed a host of music artists, including Philly emcee Bok Nero and the $8*867
rap duo CRMC. The label also inked a business partnership with Warner Music Group in March. Beats, whose real name is Orlando Tucker, boasts a resume full of production credits for big-name artists such as Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and more. He said he got the notion to launch his own label shortly after the success of New York rapper Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot N*gga,� which he produced. The single, which was released in 2014, was an internet sensation. It peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Beats, 29, had aspirations of signing Shmurda, but he said the opportunity slipped away as the rapper grew increasingly famous. “Bobby Shmurda started getting too big and he ended up going to Epic [Re-
cords],â€? Beats told PW during a recent interview. I was like, ‘the next big artist that I can discover, I’m not going to let them get through my grasp.’â€? Thus, he and Graves teamed with his friends Doob Elliott and RahTah Johnson and formed Tandem. Graves, 34, works as the VP, director of publishing at the company. Music has always been a staple in Graves’ and Beats’ family. Beats’ dad was in a band, and Graves learned music production at a young age. Growing up in Chester, the odds were certainly stacked against them. But they used their talents to ďŹ nd a way out. “What happened is I started out [producing] ďŹ rst,â€? Graves recalled. “Then, Jahlil got into it and he would play me his beats. One day, he played me this one track that kind of blew me away. I almost had to step my game up after hearing it.â€? In 2008, Beats started producing for then-rising rapper Meek Mill. He then went on to produce for other noteworthy artists in the industry, who gravitated toward his signature bass-heavy, energetic sound. In 2011, he signed a deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. Along the way, he also showed his younger brother, Anthony Tucker, how to make beats. The younger Tucker, now
famously known as the Beat Bully, has also produced for Mill, Rick Ross and French Montana. Graves worked in risk quality management, produced music and handled publishing royalties in the music industry before linking up with his cousin to create Tandem. On the real estate side, the company owns multiple properties in Chester. They also own their own recording studio on Jackson Street in Philly. Beats is also set to open his own Sneaker Villa, which ofďŹ cially broke ground in Chester on Aug. 19. In the future, Beats and Graves want to expand Tandem into the tech world by launching a streaming service and creating electronics like Samsung and Sony. “These are all companies that we look up to and that we’ve done a lot of research on,â€? Graves said. “We’re students of the game. We always try to strive for that vision and achieve those things that other great companies have done before.â€? But as they grow, they want to continue their efforts of giving back. “I’ve been giving back since I signed my deal with Roc Nation,â€? Beats said. “Every year, we’ve done toy drives, back to school giveaways and we’ve fed the homeless. We also had charity events.â€? “Part of the other reason why we started Tandem was to give back,â€? Graves added. “Even with the name Tandem, if you look up the various deďŹ nitions, it means ‘working together.’ We wanted to work together with these communities in Chester, Philadelphia and Camden where we could inspire. We recognize that giving back is the most important thing that you can do when you have the opportunity.â€? The pair added that serving as an inspiration to future generations is also important to them. “We came from nothing so I want these young dudes to see that somebody made it out,â€? Beats said. We also want to show them that we can relate to their struggle.â€? Beats explained that continuing to work hard is vital in addition to remembering that things aren’t going to happen overnight – advice given to him by Jay-Z. “You have to have thick skin,â€? he said. “You have to stay focused, you have to be original, you have to be talented. If you do that, stay out of the way and stay consistent, then the sky’s the limit.â€? Q TWITTER: @DA7THLETTER
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Three years and a lot of blood, sweat and punk rock went into the making of Sheer Mag’s debut album “Need to Feel Your Love.�
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y now, the ballad of Philly’s Sheer Mag and its three-year run-up to its raging full album debut – the just-released Need to Feel Your Love – has been sung as often, this summer, as “Despacito.â€? It goes like this: a group of SUNY Purchase students move from NYC to Philly due to rising costs, nestle into the punk rock house scene/badlands of South Philly because the rest of the area is quickly gentrifying and pricey, ďŹ nd a socio-political lyrical vibe sourer than lemons, sweeter (poetically) than caramel and blunter than a punch in the face, record three tingling EPs, win acclaim from FADER, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and London’s The Guardian after its UK tour, move from riff rock to something $8*867
soulful (even old school R&B/disco-ish), yet gutsy with this album debut, and prep for their Philly album release bash, not at their one-time Nuthouse enclave down South, but at Union Transfer Aug. 26. Neither the hype factor, nor the tall tale retold bothers the soft-spoken Tina Halladay, the powerhouse soul punk belter and lyricist who, along with Kyle Seely and brother Hart Seely, Matt Palmer and Ian Dykstra make up Sheer Mag. “No, I think this is all great, and I’m not ignoring how special this all is, especially what happened to us in London,� says Halladay, thinking of The Clash, who, along with Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples are part of the Sheer Mag listening diet.
“Musicians who can speak powerfully about topical subjects with as little pretense as possible,â€? says guitarist/lyricist Kyle Seely. “Having a chance to say something important is not to be taken for granted,â€? says Halladay. She should know, as Halladay used to apply her Maggie Bell-like pipes and a more poignant, but romantic/anti-romantic lyrical sensibilities to the lo-ďŹ , but high-minded, R&B band, The Shakes. Halladay didn’t leave them because they weren’t talking about crackheads, gentriďŹ cation or pay and gender inequality as Sheer Mag does. “Everybody was just going crazy in different directions. When I left I really thought I would get caught out in the cold without a band,â€? Halladay said. Several months later – along with a handful of friends from SUNY Purchase migrating down to Philly – she was in Sheer Mag. Without social media presence, label, and (until recently) a publicist, Sheer Mag went about the business of being grouchy, lo-ďŹ riff-rocking punks with a social conscious, recording their eponymous 7-inch in the fall of 2014 at the Nuthouse – their beyond-blighted home/ studio/communal hall – where they started their own scene that, like the band, groused about miserable cops and mean gentriďŹ ers witnessed on their block. “Support from a community and group of friends was and is really important to me,â€? says Halladay. When I joke and ask her if the Nuthouse (a house the band abandoned several months ago for homes just around the corner) was like a sixth living, breathing Sheer Mag member, she laughs. “Well maybe. Mostly though, it was about us maintaining a family feeling, looking to be closer on a regular basis to our community.â€? Change in housing and listening habits – a slipperier, groovier, sultrier swagger applied to the instrumentation of Sheer Mag – surely stems from the soulful husk of Halladay’s voice. “What Kyle listened to was crucial, but I can’t help thinking that some of the shift had to do with my vocals,â€? she says. “I’ve always had that gritty raspy thing, so it’s cool that we’re growing together as a band.â€? Beyond soul and housing however, what opens Sheer Mag up – on the justreleased Need to Feel Your Love – is how Halladay’s voice is applied breath of genuine passion toward the politics of civility and rage, one that seems all-
the-more necessary in the current day of Charlottesville riots and Rizzo statues. On new songs such as “Suffer Me� (which rants about the legendary LGBTQ Stonewall Riots of 1969) and “Say Goodbye to Sophie Scholl� (about a young German anti-Nazi activist, who, as part of the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany, died for her beliefs), Sheer Mag is transformed into a pure protest act, a thorny, hard-driving femme-fronted force that makes The Clash sound like Fifth Harmony in comparison. “Sophie Scholl’ came about because I was curious about resistance movements within the Third Reich and the White Rose were college students who wrote and distributed pamphlets that detailed war crimes committed by the Nazis,� says the song’s penman Seely. “They didn’t want anyone having plausible deniability about the atrocities enacted by the Nazis,� he says regarding its condemnation of racism “in no uncertain terms� and its “parallels to the modern day.� The only other Sheer Mag song touching harshly – and uncompromisingly – on the subject of racism is “Expect the Bayonet,� which can, in Keely’s mind, be related to the events in Charlottesville more directly. “I wrote it about the hypocrisy of claiming that the U.S. is ‘the land of the free’ when it was founded by a bunch of aristocratic, slave-owning white men,� says Seely. “When Donald Trump facetiously tries to equate Robert E. Lee with George Washington by saying they were both slave-owning men, and that if one statue comes down, so should the other, I, on this extremely rare occasion, agree with him. I think we should bring down the monument of any person complicit in white supremacy. As I wrote in ‘Expect the Bayonet,’ “for every man high upon the hog, there’s a dogwood forest buried in the fog.� Pointing to the dogwood tree as a reference to a postcard circulated in the early 20th century with an extremely graphic photograph of lynched black men (listen to Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit� for aural reference), Seely says that “so much white success is built upon the bodies of people of color. The systemic racism sewn into the fabric of this nation is hardly something to memorialize, much less celebrate.� Q TWITTER: @ADAMOROSI
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THE FASHION: Finding an all-white outďŹ t is harder than you think. Some partygoers had been planning since last year’s DEB on the Art Museum steps. The upside to wearing all one color? It narrows down your choices. Downside: if you take your eyes off your friend for a minute, they’ll be lost to the great white light never to be heard from again. For the ladies, outďŹ ts ranged from Easter Sunday church ďŹ nest to Hampton’s super-deluxe yacht party. Most went the Disney princess route, complete with tiaras, Victorian masks and fascinators. The gents were a little more demure, donning everything from all-white tailored suits (where does one even purchase this?) to linen pants with poppedcollar polos.
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long for the carousel, a must-get for the social media savvy (let’s be real, if it’s not on the ‘Gram, did it really happen?). Not into straddling a mechanical horse in a sheer white dress? Free mini golf or go to the jungle gym to get twisted.
THE ENTERTAINMENT: There was random entertainment on every corner. Near the fountains, The Philly Jump Girls were keeping the party hopping with classic Double Dutch. By the swings, an artist created custom caricatures a la the Ocean City boardwalk. By the golf course, a mini marching band was getting the crowd hyped and providing a sick remix to the Bruno Mars Top 20 hit blasting through the speakers. THE CROWDS: 5,000 people, two restroom areas. You do the math. My date waited 45 minutes only to realize she was at the men’s room. She went in. THE ENVY/HATE: Everyone has an opinion about DEB, and they can’t wait to tell you. In the Uber on the way over, my fellow pool riders were envious of my coolness and apparent ability to secure a seat at the highly-hyped event. Cars pulled over to ask where I was going and how they could come, I was a rock star. Then there was the hate: “How could you ditch me for this?� one former co-worker wrote me. Many felt the need to inform me how terrible the event is, how awful all the people are, and how it’s basically to be blamed for everything wrong in the world. But at least they still liked my Instagram story. Q 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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A march along what’s known as Philadelphia’s heroin highway will take place on Aug. 31 to shed light on the rampant opioid issue.
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ike millions of others across the country, Dan Martino has witnessed the horrendous effects of opioid addiction. Yet, rather than sit back and watch while community leaders try to deter and put an end to this crisis, he became a community advocate and organized the ďŹ rst-ever March in Black, set to take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31 (International Overdose Awareness Day). $8*867
After spending months “kicking around ideasâ€? on how best to spread awareness on the issues presented by addiction, Martino, a 33-year-old Kensington resident, thought a march would be the most efďŹ cient and effective way. It’s an idea proved effective as more than 100 people have committed to attending and fully supporting Martino’s march. Notably at the Somerset Street stop, politicians, including Councilwoman Maria D. QuiĂąones-SĂĄnchez and district attorney candidates Beth Grossman
and Larry Krasner, will be speak. Also following the march, a vigil for victims of opioid overdose will be held at the McPherson Square Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Taking part or witnessing many marches and rallies in Center City, for Martino hosting his march in Kensington would bring the attention where it is needed most. “I’ve been working since the beginning of the New Year to ďŹ nd a way to minimize the disastrous effects of heroin that
are running through the streets,â€? Martino said. “I wanted to host this march in Kensington so that people interested or active in the community can walk through the streets to get a better sense of what is happening in the neighborhood.â€? Partnering with Prevention Point and Angels In Motion, the walk will begin at the York-Dauphin stop on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford line, advancing north on Kensington Avenue toward Allegheny Avenue. Additionally, stops will be made at multiple cross streets so guest speakers have the opportunity to share their knowledge, thoughts and experiences. At the York-Dauphin Station stop, local activists will be speaking, while at the Huntingdon Street stop police ofďŹ cers, members of the ďŹ re department and EMT personnel will be sharing information and advice. Martino also asks all attendees come dressed in black for solidarity. As he believes everyone, from addicts to affected families to public service employees, is a victim of the opioid crisis, Martino wishes to see all facets of the community come together for a common goal. “I was listening to the Johnny Cash song ‘Man in Black,’ and thought the profound lyrics alluded to a lot of the problems we see today with the heroin crisis,â€? Martino said. “So I felt it was ďŹ tting to all march in black to show solidarity with the victims and whose lives the crisis affects every day. It’s not an ‘us vs. them’ issue.â€? He added solidarity is especially important on International Overdose Awareness Day as there is often resentment shown toward addicts, leading them to be afraid to seek help or treatment for fear of being chastised by friends, family and society at large. Therefore, Martino hopes conformity at his organized march will help spread a different message; one that involves working together to treat this epidemic like the health crisis it is. “I truly want to shed light on this issue and address of lot of the presumptions, misconceptions and wrongheaded ideas that are often associated with addiction,â€? Martino said. “There’s just no reason why our citizens should have to step over needles or that kids should have to walk to school and see a dead body. Normalizing heroin needs to stop.â€? TWITTER: @STARNEWSPHILLY
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Amid political distrust, Latinx youth give city’s largest Latino organization Congreso a tough report card BY MAX MARIN
Health: 2. Immigration: 0. LBTQ issues: N/A. Youth engagement: 3. Policing: 2 On a scale of one to ďŹ ve – one being poor and ďŹ ve being excellent – this was the “report cardâ€? a group of Latinx youth gave to Congreso de Latinos Unidos following a policy talk at the nonproďŹ t’s Fairhill headquarters on Aug. 16. Advocates say distrust has been simmering between members of the Latinx community and the nonproďŹ t organization ever since its CEO, Carolina DiGiorgio, was spotted in April at a Trump rally in Harrisburg. DiGiorgio, a Chester County resident who immigrated from Honduras, said she attended the event to support her husband, Val DiGiorgio, who chairs the state Republican party. “It hurts,â€? said Felix Morales, 16, following the meeting. “It hurts to know she’s standing and clapping next to a man who doesn’t believe in us and wants to break everything we worked for apart.â€? Following months of protests demanding DiGiorgio’s resignation, young members of Latinx social justice groups Juntos and GALAEI requested a sit-down with the embattled CEO to talk policies that impact that Latinx community. The nonproďŹ t said it was happy to oblige. But some came out feeling what was billed as a conversation felt more like “a lecture.â€? “It was like ďŹ ve minutes for us or less, and 55 minutes for them,â€? said 15-yearold Odalys Peralta. “Every time we talked about something that she didn’t like, [DiGiorgio] shut us down with a quick sentenceâ€? and passed the question to her colleagues. DiGiorgio declined comment on the report card and referred questions to a spokesperson. “In our meeting today, we provided a brief overview of Congreso, and Congreso staff were present to discuss the above issues as they pertain to the services we provide,â€? Julia Rivera, Congreso’s external affairs coordinator, wrote via email. “We encouraged the youth to ask ques3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
tions of the staff members in the room who engage with these issues on a daily basis through their work with clients.â€? While many of the youth identify as LGBTQ, they did not get a chance to discuss issues facing that community. Of the issues discussed, they said they were most disappointed by Congreso’s talking points on immigration and policing, both of which have extraordinary impact Philadelphia’s predominantly Latinx neighborhoods. Congreso does not directly provide immigration-related services, but many felt the issue was relevant given DiGiorgio’s ties to the Republican party – especially in the wake of white supremacist rallies that rocked the country earlier this month. In past interviews, the freshman CEO has spoken in favor of immigration reforms. For this particular meetup, however, Juntos staffers said DiGiorgio made a precondition for the meeting: no questions about personal politics. “We have a woman, though she is an immigrant, does not live the struggle that most Philadelphians have lived,â€? said Valentina Rosario, a Latina trans woman who attended the meeting. “She won’t say [it], but she is a Trump supporter. Let’s be honest, let’s be real.â€? Asked about what they thought Congreso was doing well, the youth gave credit to Congreso’s dedicated staff as well as the youth engagement efforts, which ranked highest on the report card. “They keep the youth off the street and [involved] in certain activities, and I have to give them props on that,â€? Rosario said. Congreso is a state-funded organization that provides a variety of social services from housing assistance to workforce development. It is the largest Latino-focused nonproďŹ t in the Pennsylvania. Organizers said the report card was an accountability exercise, one which they may do again in the future with other organizations. Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
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Brenda Harris, in pink, wife of juvenile lifer Bobby Harris, smiles surrounded by friends and family after her husband’s (re)sentencing hearing.
BOBBY HARRIS:
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Sentenced as a juvenile to life without chance of parole, a Supreme Court ruling gives Philadelphia man second chance at a meaningful life BY HAYDEN MITMAN
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fter 28 years in prison, convicted killer Bobby Harris was made eligible for parole. Since he was 15 years old, Harris, 44, has spent his life in prison, a juvenile sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole after his role in the 1989 murder of 18-year-old Terrance Smith. But on Aug. 14, Judge Kathryn Lewis (re)sentenced Harris to a judgment of 28 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole. And, as Harris has already spent 28 years behind bars, he could soon be eligible for parole. Harris was granted a chance to have his freedom restored along with the possibility of building a life with his family outside of prison in large part to two things: a Supreme Court ruling imposed just last year that allowed Harris to seek resentencing that might provide the opportunity for parole and the fact that he’s truly become a changed man after spending nearly three decades behind bars. He smiled while shackled as a chorus of blown kisses from his family members ďŹ lled the air, Lewis’ ďŹ rst request was for the bailiff to unchain Harris before the day’s proceedings. “I’m so proud of my husband,â€? Harris’ wife Brenda said shortly after last Mon $8*867
day’s hearing. “His speech was so powerful, it had me in tears. I am very blessed and honored to have him as my husband.� The Bobby Harris who stood in that courtroom last week was a far cry from the boy who was sent to serve his life in prison back in 1989, and he told the judge so, without mincing words. “I declare my regret for the role I played in Terrance Smith’s death,� said Harris, in his chance at allocution during the hearing, saying he would “never forget the pain I’ve caused his family.� “This senseless act originated with me,� said Harris.
The night that changed everything March 16, 1989: A 15-year-old Harris and two other juveniles – Shawn Bell and Toby Wooten – armed themselves with handguns as they approached men selling drugs at the intersection of Broad and Jerome streets. The intention? Grab anything of value. During the course of the hearing, prosecutor Laurie Moore recalled to the judge that, at some point during that robbery, a fearful Smith, barely an adult, ran and all of the three boys – Harris, Bell and Wooten – ďŹ red on the eeing teenager. Smith was hit and later died of a gunshot wound to the chest. After Harris was convicted of second-
degree murder and sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile, he was later interviewed for a 1992 Philadelphia Inquirer story called “A New Generation of Killers Feeling No Blame and No Shame� by staff writer Dianna Marder where he blamed his incarceration on the white community. But, the attitudes he held as a young man, Harris said, have changed as he’s grown. In fact, Harris told the judge he initially didn’t acknowledge his own role in Smith’s death. “I never felt sorry for anything,� admitted Harris. “I thought that I was everything and I was nothing...Through the years, I’ve grown to be a man that cares.�
Shorter words, louder actions And, as Judge Lewis noted in court, Harris’ words were more than empty promises – over the past 28 years he’s followed his words with actions that have improved the lives of others. While in prison at SCI-Dallas, Harris served as the head of the L.I.F.E Association, a group of fellow individuals sentenced to life in prison, through which Harris has served as a mentor to other inmates, helped fellow prisoners obtain their GEDs, worked to raise funds for cleanups and improvements in Philadelphia neighborhoods and, with his newest effort, created a scholarship program for children whose parents were victims of crime. In a letter to PW, Jamar Sowell – who was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile in 1998 and has been working with Harris to build the proposed Beyond the Bars Scholarship Program – said the scholarship is aimed at helping young Pennsylvanians grow into leaders in the community. Sowell said he also was the ďŹ rst student in Harris and fellow lifer Ronald Mason’s “manhood mentoringâ€? program. “The goal and purpose of the scholarship is to enrich an educational mind of the future decision makers in Pennsylvania,â€? Sowell wrote. “This scholarship is geared to address the educational needs of the children that were impacted by crime within Pennsylvania. Many L.I.F.E Association members at SCI-Dallas have been searching for a way to express their levels of remorse and empathy for the dehumanizing actions within our community.â€? According to the supporting documents for the proposed scholarship fund, Harris, working with the L.I.F.E Association, has already raised $3,000 for the scholarship through fundraising. Bigger aspirations are to create an ongoing scholarship fund
that would provide between $3,000 and $5,000 annually to children whose parents have been victims of crime. Harris’ life before that fateful night in 1989 was also detailed at his resentencing hearing. Judge Lewis heard that Harris’ mother was murdered when he was just 8 years old, and before he had even attended the ninth grade, Harris bounced around four different homes, living with his grandmother, aunt and another individual he wasn’t related to. In court, Claudia Harris, an aunt of Harris’ – who said she thought of herself as his mother after his biological mother’s death – said the work her nephew had done through the years, especially as a tutor to fellow inmates, made him an ideal candidate for a chance at parole. “I’m so proud of Bobby,â€? she said, tearfully, to a courtroom packed with Harris’ family. While others talked about Harris’ youth and his own life behind bars, when he had a moment to speak, Harris acknowledged the impact the actions of his youth had on his own family, the time it kept him apart from his loved ones and children, repeatedly noting that his actions have had an undeniable impact on the family of his victim. “I’ve caused a lot of pain and, please, please let me admit my sorrow, my pain and my sympathy for the Smith family,â€? Harris said at his resentencing hearing. After Harris spoke, Lewis took a moment to note that while, in her time serving the judicial system in Philadelphia, she had heard “a lot of statements,â€? rarely did any individual acknowledge the role their actions had on the family of their victims, let alone speak the victim’s name so willingly in court. “It’s interesting to see,â€? she said. “That is the ďŹ rst step in showing that the boy at 15, who caused the death of Mr. Smith, is a far different person than the man who stands here today.â€? After the day’s hearing, Harris’ family wept and held each other outside the courtroom celebrating the decision. And, though Harris’ wife, said any parole hearing for her husband was likely months away, she said that the pair have plans to start a janitorial business together when he gets out. In addition to one other awesome aspiration. “Hopefully, when he is released, we plan to have a child together,â€? she said. Q TWITTER: @HAYDENMITMAN 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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Conduct changes for city cops? Nope. New police union contract falls short on disciplinary reform BY MAX MARIN
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coverage was also scant. City&State PA reported on the few calls made to reform arbitration practices in the police contract — and how even those were met with a tepid response. Thanks to notoriously ofďŹ cer-friendly arbitration policies currently in place, ofďŹ cers who are terminated from the force — for everything from aggravated assault caught on video to wideranging federal corruption scandals — may be reinstated and receive back pay behind closed doors, regardless of community opposition. Over the years, accountability advocates in Philly and across the country have pointed to the language of the police contract that gives the FOP outsized inuence over the grievance process, as well as in the handling of ofďŹ cer-involved shootings. While cities like Philadelphia have made progress in other
ways, advocates argue police tract negotiations.â€? contracts provide the most Krasner and the FOP have protection to ofďŹ cers accused had an adversarial relationof misdeeds. ship for years, although the The sole discipline-related two reportedly made some amendment in the new con- amends after the May pritract stipulates reinstatement mary election. FOP Lodge will be “contingent upon 5 president John McNesby the employee completing all could not be reached for conditions of employment.â€? comment on the new deal. Those conditions were not Penn Professor David Ruimmediately clear in the arbi- dovsky, who has also sued trator’s award letter. the city over police misAsked for clariďŹ cation, conduct in the past, said he Kenney spokesperson Lauren didn’t have time to review Hitt said that to get reinstat- the new contract extensively, ed, ofďŹ cers must now meet but “it does not appear that three conditions: complete a any changes were made with medical exam that includes respect to police accountabilpsychiatric and drug tests; ity issues.â€? complete a state-certiďŹ ed Asa Khalif of Black Lives physical ďŹ tness test, which Matter Pennsylvania did not includes proving competency return a request for comto carry a ďŹ rearm; and hold ment. a valid Pennsylvania driver’s Pressed for explanation on license. the disciplinary shortcomings In the past, Hitt said, the of the contract, Hitt cited city had to “begâ€? arbitrators Philadelphia Police Commisto ensure reinstated ofďŹ cers sioner Richard Ross’ testican clear these seemingly mony before City Council commonsense checks. this spring when he warned Reform advocates were advocates to be “cautiously hardly calling this a victory. optimisticâ€? of such reforms. Democratic district attor“The chances of winning ney nominee Larry Krasner, any more extensive reform a civil rights attorney who on this issue through arbitrahas previously sued the city tion is incredibly small,â€? Hitt over police misconduct, re- said. viewed the new contract at But Hitt also said the reinthe request of a reporter. statement process is less com“It appears that the arbi- mon than most people think. tration process once again Between 2012 and 2016, 85 has not introduced a level ofďŹ cers were dismissed from of accountability that would the force and only nine were be appropriate for police of- reinstated, she said, but “in ďŹ cers,â€? Krasner told Philly some cases, people are reWeekly. “The terms of this hired because we didn’t do a contract will directly impact good enough job of proving everyone in this city, yet it our case to the arbitrator.â€? is a result of a process carHowever, the issue has ried out in secrecy, designed been documented for years to shut out public input that at length. Media reports indicould improve it.â€? cate that at least 19 disgraced Beth Grossman, who is ofďŹ cers were reinstated berunning for district attor- tween 2008 and 2014 — ney on the Republican ticket many of them in high-proďŹ le with an early endorsement cases involving corruption from FOP Lodge 5, noted via and police brutality. Longemail the district attorney’s term statistics were not imofďŹ ce “plays no role nor has mediately available.Q standing in police discipline, TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN arbitration actions or con3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 MUSIC
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Sensational Soul Cruisers What better way to get over hump day than with a throwback party? The four soul singers with an 11-man horn group will play your favorites from the ’50s to ’80s. From Motown to disco, get ready to “soul cruise� through the night. | 8pm-midnight. $5. Morgan’s Pier, 221 N. Columbus Blvd. morganspier.com DRINKS
Drink Philly’s End of Summer Boat Party Booze cruise anyone? Party down the Delaware River with a live DJ, open bar and buffet. Ride out the summer in style. | 6:309:30pm. $55. Spirit of Philadelphia, 401 S. Columbus Blvd. philly.thedrinknation.com COOK OFF
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eady to celebrate with spirits? No, not alcohol. At this celebration it’s more like the spirits of our ancestors. Obon is the Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits. So forget the lazy Sunday and experience Japanese culture in the breathtaking Shofuso garden at this daylong festival. Heading into its ďŹ fth summer, the annual festival is jam-packed with activities for the whole family. Japanese cuisine for the foodies, a ea market for the shopaholics, Japanese arts and crafts for the creative types, and live entertainment for the music lovers. Watch Bon Odori, an ancient traditional Japanese dance welcoming the dead. Bon Odori varies from place-to-place, but the festival will have different takes on the dance in one location. An augmentation of the traditional and contemporary, the day will be a chance to widen your horizons. Death doesn’t have to be sad. The festival demonstrates that even when loved ones pass, they are still with us – and that in itself is worth a celebration! Sunday, Aug. 27. 11am-4pm. Free. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Lansdowne Drive and Horticultural Drive. japanesehouse.org/event/ philadelphia-obon-festival-2/
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Don’t know whether to stay in with the pup or go out to the bars? Why not do both? Take your canine companion to the beer garden. Every $1 of beer served will be donated to the SPCA! | 6-8pm. Free admission. Evil Genius Beer Company, 1727 N. Front St. evilgeniusbeer.com FUNDRAISER
The Women’s Film Festival Fundraiser Happy Hour Get ready to party for a good cause. Come have food and cocktails, and listen to Reading, Pa., singer/songwriter Ashley Phillips to support the 2018 Women’s Film Festival. | 5:30-7:30 pm. Price varies. Writer’s Block Rehab, 1342 Cypress St. eventbrite.com/e/ the-womens-ďŹ lm-festival
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 DRINKS
Cocktail Showdown
What better way to celebrate thirsty Thursday than with free cocktails! RSVP to the ultimate cocktail battle – Margarita vs Moonshine Milkshake. Vote on your favorite drink and get the chance to win open bar for you and your friends. If that wasn’t enough, for $10 you get all-you-can-eat tacos. | 5-10pm. JJ Bootleggers, 35 S. 2nd St. upcomingevents. com/e/cocktail-showdown
What’s better than a burger? How about unlimited burgers from six amazing restaurants? Enjoy live music, drinks and burgers! Vote on your favorite meat patty to help name the No. 1 restaurant. | 5:30-8pm. Prices vary. Piazza at Schmidt’s, 1001 N. 2nd St. phillymag.com/foobooz/battleoftheburger/
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 MOVIE
Pictures In the Park: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Groot, Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy gang are back. Catch the intergalactic sequel in the park. Bring your own blanket or chair, and enjoy the summer nights before they are over! | 8:30-10:30pm. Free screening. Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. centercityphila. org/parks/dilworth-park MOVIE
‘Rogue One’ Take advantage of the remaining summer nights, and join the Rebel Alliance as it tries to steal the plans for the Death Star. Watch the “Stars Wars� movie under the stars. The movie starts at 8pm, but the food trucks arrive at 7pm, so come hungry. | 7-9:45pm. Free. Water Tower Recreation Center, 200 E. Hartwell Lane. chestnuthill.org/ 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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Lin Rountree All you jazz babies will love this night of smooth sounds. The soul trumpeter, Lin Rountree, will provide you with a night of jazzy entertainment. Make sure to come out, because this is the last concert of the Smooth Jazz Summer Nights Series. | 7:30pm. Free. Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. delawareriverwaterfront.com/events
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 HEALTH
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 FOOD COMPETITION
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 AWARDS
Color Vibe 5K
Who says exercise can’t be fun? Embrace a healthy lifestyle in this 5K-color wonderland. Get blasted by different colors as you run. Not only will the funďŹ lled day be good for you, but it is also for a good cause. Some of the event’s proceeds will be donated to local charities. Kids 12 and under get to run for free. | 8-10am. Prices vary. Philadelphia Mills Mall, 1455 Franklin Mills Circle. thecolorvibe.com/philadelphia.php DRAG SHOW
2017 Philly Geek Awards Ready to geek out? Well, you have come to the right place. Honoring members of Philly’s geek community, the night will be geek chic and loads of fun! 6:30-10:30pm. $40. String Theory Schools, 1600 Vine St. phlgeekawards. ticketleap.com
Makers Market in The Piazza at Schmidt’s Commons Support artists and crafters by coming out to the monthly market. Who knows what you might ďŹ nd among the handmade, repurposed, made in PA and the USA goods? | 10am-6pm. Free. Schmidt’s Commons, 1001 N. 2nd St. theschmidtscommons.com/ 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20
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Summer Concert Series: Hidden Treasure Jazz Group No shushing in this library. Come listen to the Philadelphia suburb band Hidden Treasure. The group plays an array of jazz styles, including smooth jazz, traditional, fusion, R&B, and Latin jazz. | 6:30-7pm. Free. Philadelphia City Institute Free Library, 1905 Locust St. freelibrary.org/locations/philadelphiacity-institute
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Fan of “Chopped?� This is your chance to make it all the way to the dessert round. The mystery ingredient? Pudding. Make a dish that incorporates pudding, but it can’t be a standalone pudding dish. Who knows, you may just win! | Entries in by 11pm. Free. Sancho Pistola’s, 19 W. Girard Ave. sanchopistolas.com/events/
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MUSIC Show some “Respect� and come out to see this “Natural Woman.� Come listen to the Queen of Soul as she sings some of her greatest hits. Had a rough week? The concert will be your “Bridge Over Troubled Water.� | 8pm. Price varies. The Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave. manncenter.org/
Whether a novice or expert at improv, sign up and work your ability to think on your feet. Can’t make it this week? Don’t worry, PHIT Comedy offers a free improv session every Sunday. | 8:309:30pm. PHIT Comedy, 2030 Sansom St. phitcomedy.ticketleap.com
Drag Your A** To Brunch! Laugh your tuchus off with Brittany Lynn & The Philly Drag MaďŹ a. Forget about dinner theater, it is all about brunch drag. Eat and drink classic brunch foods, like bennies, pancakes, mimosas, as you watch the hilarious show. Remember, Sunday is fun-day! | 11:30am. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St. tickety.com/ purchase/event/1539717 COMEDY
Sunday’s Free Improv Jam Think you have the funny bone?
It’s time to plant and party by getting crafty with gardening. Come make a succulent terrarium in a hanging glass globe. Your ďŹ nished project will look perfect in your home — either hung or rested on a surface. | 7-9pm. $45. Jerry’s Bar, 129 W. Laurel St. plantnite.com/pages/ events/view/philadelphia/10011294
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 COMEDY
DRINKS
Artist Happy Hour Calling Fringe artists and friends! Come for a night of libations and creativity. Mingle with other artists, share your works, and you might just ďŹ nd future collaborators. Take a break from festival prep, and have a night of fun. | 5-7pm. Free admission. Dock Street Brewery, 701 S. 50th St. fringearts.com ENTERTAINMENT
Open Mic Night Think you got the chops to take the stage? All are welcome, whether a newbie who wants to take a crack at the mic or an old-timer who just loves the limelight. Too nervous this time around? No worries. The Raven Lounge has an open mic every Tuesday. | 9pm. Free. The Raven Lounge, 1718 Sansom St. ravenlounge.com
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 MUSIC
Washed Out After a day of work, mellow out at Washed Out’s Mister Mellow Tour. Get ready for a night of chill sounds with the chillwave singer/songwriter/producer’s set. | 7pm. $25. Union Transfer, 1024 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com DRINKS
CCD Sips at Dilworth Park What better way to get over hump day than with drink specials and live music? Take in the summer air at the Dilworth Park CafĂŠ as you listen to a DJ spin, and enjoy $3 beer, $4 wine and $5 Effen Vodka cocktails. Drink specials end at 7pm, but the live music goes until 8:30pm. | 5-8:30pm. Free admission. Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. centercityphila. org/parks/dilworth-park/dining YOGA
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Get ready for a comedic standoff. It is the game show where two teams go head-to-head and voice their most unpopular opinions. The winner? Whichever team receives the most laughs of course! | 8:30-9:30pm. $5. Good Good Comedy Theater, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com
Get over hump day by recharging your zen batteries. Get down with downward dog and tap into your chi. BYOMat to the Navy Yard’s Crescent Park for a needed stretch. Your body will thank you. | 6-7pm. Free. The Navy Yard, 4747 S. Broad St. clients.mindbodyonline.com Q $8*867
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A few years ago, my dad was busted by the cops for using an online forum to solicit escorts. The arrest and inďŹ delity destroyed his marriage to my mom. My brother and I were in our mid-teens at the time and were angry enough with him that we asked him to not seek custody. He obliged, and neither of us has seen him since. I miss my dad—or the man I thought he was. I know part of my anger comes from how badly he hurt my mom. As I mature, I’m wondering if I was unfair to my dad by cutting off all contact. I don’t think sex work is immoral. I don’t think people who see sex workers are bad. But because my dad was involved in this bust, and because I had to become aware of the double life he led, I felt uncomfortable around him. It doesn’t help that some of the girls were not much older than I was at the time. I think I’d like to get to know my dad again, but I’m not sure what kind of relationship I’m ready to have. He was a wonderful father—and on some level, I recognize I cut him off when he showed me he was human. How do I reach out to him? – Please Help Each of us is a writhing mass of contradictions, PH. We all have public personas and private personas, and there are always gaps between the two. And while those gaps, when exposed, can be mutually negating, that’s not always the case. It is possible for someone to be a good dad and a shitty husband. The good dad you knew your dad to be? That wasn’t a lie. It was one of your father’s truths. That he failed as a husband and hurt your mom—with an assist from laws criminalizing sex work—is another of your father’s truths. You don’t say why your dad was seeking sex outside the marriage, PH, and I can’t imagine that was a conversation you wanted to have with your dad in your mid-teens— and it may not be one you ever want to have. But it’s possible your parents’ marriage was more complicated than you know. (“The victim of an affair is not always the victim of the marriage,â€? as Esther Perel says.) But you’re not an awful daughter for refusing to see your dad during a contentious, confusing,
and most likely humiliating time. (I imagine there was press). As for how to reach out, I think e-mail is the best way to reestablish contact after an estrangement. You can take your time crafting what you want to say, and your dad can take his time crafting a response. And you’ve already written a good opening line for your ďŹ rst e-mail to your dad: “I’d like to get to know my dad again, but I’m not sure what kind of relationship I’m ready to have. But I’d like to start talking—via e-mail, for now.â€? Give your mother a heads up, PH, so she doesn’t feel blindsided. Good luck.
I’m a female masochist and super subby— I see nothing wrong with that. For the last couple of months, I’ve been pursuing “death wishâ€? fantasies. When I start feeling low, I seek out guys on hookup sites who are sadistic enough that they might potentially help me carry it out. I’ve even gone so far as to put together a “blackmail packageâ€? for them, in case they start feeling like I might tell on them. I honestly wouldn’t want anyone to get in trouble just because I’m not thinking right. My therapist knows about the masochist end of things, but I’m afraid to tell her this other part because I don’t want to be put on any crazy pills. Is there a way for me to switch my brain from thinking about this and somehow ďŹ nd my way back to normal BDSM or something else entirely without turning off my sexuality completely? – Rather Not Say My Name
There are fantasies that are simply too dangerous to realize, RNSMN, even with a willing victim/sub and a reckless perp/Dom. And any person who pushes a woman’s “death wishâ€? fantasy into potentially-carrying-it-out territory deserves whatever trouble comes their way. Murder is wrong, even if the person wants it. And taking advantage of someone who clearly isn’t in their right mind doesn’t magically make manslaughter not criminal— “blackmail packageâ€? or no “blackmail package.â€? You must open up to your therapist about the risks you’re taking, RNSMN. Some people with extreme and/or dangerous sexual obsessions have been successfully treated with talk therapy and low-dose antidepressants— meds, not “crazy pills.â€? A good therapist and/ or the right low-dose medication could help you ďŹ nd your way back to safer and saner BDSM practices without shutting off your sexuality completely. Q Read more at PHILLYWEEKLY.COM Ask a question: MAIL@SAVAGELOVE.NET
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