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bout a month ago, I had to go into the dentist’s ofďŹ ce for a what I thought was a routine check-up. I later learned that it was a cavity so bad I was going to need a root canal and a sizable ďŹ lling. The pain during and after was rough, but manageable with a few ibuprofen as long as I stayed on top of it. That didn’t stop my dentist in readily prescribing a 30-day supply of Oxycodone. It took nothing of her to prescribe 60 opiates for a cavity. Sixty. I never ďŹ lled it, because I didn’t need it, but it shed light on just how easy it is to get opiates from a prescription. If I could down a month’s supply for a decayed tooth, I can only imagine what a hospital doc might readily sign on a pad for a broken arm or major surgery. We’ve heard time and time again stories of people who down these pills, get hooked, realize heroin is a cheaper and many times more potent option, and become addicts before they even know it. You then realize big pharma is just as guilty in the opioid crisis as the cartels bringing in brown bricks of lethal heroin. But it’s not that lethal. As long as an emergency medical technician can get to someone that’s overdosed in time with a drug almost equally as popular – Narcan – then there’s a good chance of survival and in many cases a chance to start the vicious cycle all over again. You think the makers of naxolone and Narcan with the price tag our cover story (page 6) says it costs to supply want the opioid crisis to
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end? Hell no, not when they can boast big portfolios at annual stockholder meetings and appear as the shining white knight in a dark crisis. So where’s the solve? You can go after big pharma, but they’re untouchable with their lobbyists and other friends on Capitol Hill. Plus, we as a society will happily take a month’s supply of Oxy for a toothache so it’s not like there’s enough people saying no to shut down the shop. You can go after the low-lying dealer selling the shit under EL stops to eager addicts with no way out, but that dealer is getting it from a bigger dealer, getting it from a cartel and that river is never going to stop. So we go after the addict. We try criminalizing, de-criminalizing, calling national emergencies, but in sections of our fair city you can’t go a block without seeing a syringe, a baggy or a spaced-out addict doing whatever they can to get that next hit. It’s a story that every time you think it gets old there is another unfortunate wrinkle that keeps sucking you back. In Kensington, the answer was clearing out a large swath of space where addicts hung out and got high. Except the solve for where they’d go or what they’d do next was never considered. So like bugs scattering from underneath an unearthed stone they’ve taken over library lawns, front stoops of churches and have built tent cities under bridges. The do-gooders do what they can, the city says it’s a top priority but seeing the familiar face of an addict walking around rapidly gentrifying sections of Philadelphia is ever-present. It’s a situation that has no end, yet has become exhausting. To the addict, to residents to the EMTs, police and ďŹ re responders, who at times go out to revive once more the same person they revived earlier that day. Maybe I’m being a bit of a cynic here, but I think it’s a sad reality that right now the answer to the rampant opioid epidemic is that there is no answer. Q
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SOCIAL post of the WEEK Kudos goes out to Philly rapper Chill Moody, who has had to weather the storm – literally – in each of his first three concerts following a weekend storm that pounded the Northeast. First it was rain in a tour opener in Alexandria, Virginia. on Oct. 23, followed by a soggy weekend in Baltimore and a soggier weekend in Brooklyn. With two more dates in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Nov. 1) and a finale in Hamden, Connecticut (Nov. 2), here’s hoping for a favorable forecast. Q
OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY If you are a fan of Philly memorabilia, there is a piece up for bid that might interest you. An original Rocky statue, one that was featured in Rocky III (the one when he fought Clubber Lang, not the Russian) is up for auction through Nov. 4. The current bid at the time of this report was $88,579. If you have the scratch pick this one up, you can bid now by logging onto scpauctions.com. Q
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An ambulance returns from a dispatch at Medic 8’s station in the heart of Kensington.
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s the paramedics minister to the patient, Philadelphia Fire Department Lt. Steve McCloskey reassures another man, a fellow heroin user, that he did the right thing by calling for help. “There’s only two things that save lives out here,â€? McCloskey says. “Jesus and Narcan.â€? That’s the popular brand name for naloxone, the opioid-reversing drug that paramedics in Philadelphia administered nearly 4,000 times last year. Medics have just shot a two-milligram dose through the nose of the victim, a middle-aged African-American man, who was found unconscious on a pair of cellar doors under Kensington Avenue. The naloxone in his system, his chest begins to steadily rise and fall. Eventually, his eyes open. It’s 4pm on a brisk, late-October afternoon. McCloskey has been following these dispatches in his ďŹ re red SUV since shortly after dawn. He insists that it’s a remarkably slow day for a ride along. After all, there have been “onlyâ€? six calls for ODs since midnight.
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A supply of naxolone like this can be gone in a matter of days, according to Lt. Steve McCloskey, who routinely transports large supplies of the life-saving drug to needy EMTs.
Last year, the Fire Department dispatched 260,000 ambulances across the city, of which just 14,000 were related to overdoses. A small fraction; nevertheless the practice has become so routine that, in mid-June, the Fire Department implemented a new response code for opioid-related overdose calls. When a “3018â€? chirps across the radio, paramedics ready the naloxone. It is difďŹ cult to imagine the body count without EMS’ line of defense. Spurred by ultra-potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, overdoses claimed 906 lives citywide in 2016, and this year is on track to see more than 1,200 such fatalities. City agencies from behavioral health to the coroner’s ofďŹ ce are all bearing the burden. But Philly’s paramedics and EMTs stand on the frontlines of the crisis every day — and at every step of the way, they see where the system fails. “The easy part is responding and giving people Narcan,â€? Jeremiah Laster, EMS’ deputy commissioner, tells Philly Weekly. “The tie-in for us is, how do we get these people to treatment?â€? Medic 8, whose service area covers the heart of Kensington, sees the same scene play out every day with increasing frequency. In 2008, there were 33 fatal overdoses in the zip that covers this part of the neighborhood. In 2016, the body count climbed to 140. But even when Medic 8 successfully reverses an overdose, the battle is only half won. After using naloxone, state law requires medical personnel transport overdose victims to the nearest hospital for evaluation. From their current dispatch on Kensington Avenue, the gothic spires of Temple University’s Episcopal Hospital are visible less than a block away. The emergency room is packed. Medics wheel the victim into triage on a gurney. A weary-eyed supervisor approaches and asks him “Do you want to see a doctor?â€? The patient shakes his head, and the doctor walks away. At that, the patient gets up and returns to the Avenue. The entire affair, from naloxone to the emergency room, took about 20 minutes. It still may have cost taxpayers thousands. On average, an ambulance transport gets billed for $1,200, according to a Fire Department spokesperson. Transports for overdose patients alone cost more than $4.5 million last year, and many of those suffering from addiction remain underinsured. “You’re paying for it either way.â€? Laster says of the cost to the city. “You’re paying for it in a jail cell, a hospital bed, or a 911 emergency response.â€? Then there’s naloxone. The cost of a single dose of the life-saving drug has unmercifully tripled in recent years. Between dispatches, McCloskey stops by the Fire Department’s storage warehouse in the Hunting Park neighborhood, where he stocks up on more of the
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A map of fatal overdoses in Philadelphia for 2016. The oft-busy Medic 8 emergency response returns from a call to Engine 29 station in Kensington, one of the city’s worst hit regions in the opioid crisis. antidote. A one week supply — hundreds of doses — takes up harm reduction nonproďŹ t, to intervene with the most troubled addict who refuse even hospital transport. “We need a warm an entire shelf in the warehouse. Just a few years ago, a two-milligram shot of naloxone came hand-off,â€? he says. Asked about the controversial nowith a $13 price tag. Now the city, tion of safe injection sites, six EMTs even with a bulk discount, is paying and paramedics in Kensington who about $38 a hit. From 2016 to date, spoke on condition of anonymity the Fire Department has purchased said that they either supported the 858 boxes of 10 (8,580 doses of Naridea or had no opinion. At the end can) for a grand total of $325,063. of the day, overdoses were taking But for EMS ofďŹ cials, the real away time and resources from other struggle is in this recurring process. emergencies. (About 45 medics work The hospitals, medics says, are not citywide each shift, serving a populaproperly equipped to serve as bridge tion of 1.5 million people.) to recovery. But they have to keep In the parking lot of Episcopal bringing them in anyway, even if Hospital, ambulances come and go they just walk out. from various precincts around “the Those in the throes of heroin adtriangle,â€? shorthand for the six meddiction are increasingly refusing ic units that work in the area from hospital transport after receiving Girard to Castor Avenues west of the naloxone, too. According to departDelaware River. McCloskey checks ment statistics, the ďŹ gure rose from in on the medics who wait to be dis79 refusals in 2013 to 309 refused patched to the next call. It’s only a transports in 2016. matter of time. “Sometimes we pick up the same Their rapport is jovial, but at one person overdosing twice in the same point, McCloskey steps aside with week or sometimes the same day,â€? – JEREMIAH LASTER, EMS’ DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ON THE INEVITABLE one of the medic’s to reprimand them said one medic, whose name is being COST OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC ON ITS ADDICTS. for using the term “junky.â€? He’s of withheld because they were not authe camp that believes the term dehuthorized to speak on the matter. manizes those in addiction. Laster, who advised Mayor Jim He tells the medic: “Look at it like their mom or kid is there Kenney’s opioid task force last year, is optimistic about change. He says he wants to reform the way that EMS can put over- with you watching them die, saying ‘please help.’â€? Q dose victims on the path to treatment. He’s talking about a TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN partnership with leaders at Prevention Point, the city’s primary
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Muhibbah dinner founder Chef Ange Branca puts the finishing touches on plates in advance of the second annual Muhibbah Dinner Series in October.
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ast month found Chef Ange Branca, the owner and head chef of Sate Kampar in the kitchen preparing for the second annual Muhibbah Dinner Series. The goal of these dinners which Branca spearheaded was to celebrate diversity and support local organizations that deal with issues that affect a diverse cross-section of people who live in our region. Feeling the inspiration, Branca stopped her prep work and said, “The kind of culture that I grew up with, Muhibbah, that’s when people of multiple cultures come together to celebrate, and to have an event together, and that’s what this dinner is all about; to bring that diversity together all in one spot, to really experience each other’s culture and how else to be better experience it than through food?â€? Close to 80 people agreed with Branca as they came to dine during what was actually an intimate night at Fishtown’s Front & Palmer restaurant. The ďŹ rst dinner, held earlier this summer, sold out in 10 days, saw 54 guests including Mayor Jim Kenney and raised more than
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$6,000, 80 percent of which went to a nonproďŹ t called HIAS Pennsylvania, an organization that provides legal support for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. This particular dinner was raising funds for Nationalities Service Center, an organization that helps resettle refugees, immigrants, victims of human trafďŹ cking, among others. This beneďŹ t dinner was especially important, as according to NPR, “The Trump administration plans to cap the number of refugees the United States will accept next year at 45,000. “That is a dramatic drop from the level set by the Obama administration (110,000) and would be the lowest number in years. Refugee resettlement agencies are disappointed with the 45,000 cap, which they say falls far short of what is necessary to meet growing humanitarian needs around the world. They had recommended a limit of at least 75,000.â€? Resettlement organizations get their funding in part based on how many people they manage to resettle so the quotas have directly impacted them. The energy at the event was warm and inviting, it started off with a cocktail hour, dim sum and small bites. Branca described the impetus behind the cuisine:
“The food for every Muhibbah event fo- as diverse as we are there are very few occacuses on chefs that come from different back- sions where the diversity comes together and grounds. So today we have a chef from China, the segregation breaks down. We’re diverse she’s the ďŹ fth generation from one of the fam- but segregated at the same time, and all these ilies responsible for creating the original soup different cuisines are in different pockets of dumpling, they own the famous restaurant the city.â€? in Chinatown called Dim Sum Garden. You Dr. Nina Ahmad, Ph.D., Philadelphia’s also have chefs from the Philippines, you have Deputy Mayor of Public Engagement, adtwo chefs who are American but are of Ital- dressed the issue indirectly by saying how this ian descent, and they’ll be [presenting] some event was an opportunity for the people in very traditional Italian dishes. Every dish has the room to reect on their privilege. She used a story of where the chefs come from. And Kenney as an example, as he understands that we have a refugee chef, who is from Southern he’s a straight white man governing a mostly Thailand, and she’s going to make a southern African-American city. Ahmad urged those in Thai dish and you’ll never get any of this dish- attendance to think about how they could use es in a restaurant. The one thing that all the their privilege to help those who didn’t choose chefs here are asked to do, is to cook dishes to come here by choice. that represent their story or their ancestry or For the formal dinner portion of the evesomething that they grew up with.â€? ning, guests were seated in a beautifully lit, The backdrop of the dinner was live mu- open dining room with long tables decorated sic from one-man saxophone player Mark with an assortment of owers. A cart holding Brown while guests enjoyed a special cocktail a giant vat of soup was rolled out and servcreated with Philadelphia Distilling rep Sandy ers delivered steaming hot bowls of amazingly Ruan, using avorful beef their signature and vegetarian Bluecoat Ameripho prepared can Dry Gin. by Chef Chris Ruan reNguyen of counted her Feast Your Eyes thought procatering. The cess and inspibroth was light ration behind and savory, the drink, since with just the there was a dim right amount of sum course durcitrus provided ing the cockby lime juice. tail hour, her The rest of personal food the courses were memory of served familygrowing up as a style, one standfirst-generation out being a PHOTO: A.H PHAM (HIEU) Chinese-Amermeal prepared ican was about by Kantima Chef Adam Diltz from Johnny Brenda’s prepared chrysanthemum Dangkhuntong, this roasted rabbit dish. tea being the a refugee from perfect accomSouthern Thaipaniment to dim sum. So she mixed the gin land. Dangkhuntong prepared a hot and sour with fermented rice washed in vodka, chry- shrimp curry (one of the classic dishes from santhemum, and garnished it with a thin slice Southern Thailand, which borders Malaysia of bitter melon. The ďŹ nal result yielded a very so there is some cross-cultural inuence in the unique and cloudy drink that did in fact go cuisine) which also came with a vegetarian down pretty smoothly with Dim Sum Gar- option without the shrimp. The yellow curry den’s Chef Shizhou Da’s chicken and vegetar- included potatoes and slices of pineapple to ian dumplings. give it some acid and balance the red pepper. A standout of the evening was the vibrantly Filipino Chef Lou Boquila of Perla on East beautiful Beet Pachadi and Papadam, a South- Passyunk Ave, made Pinaputok Na Isda, a east Asian take on chips and dip created by Pocono trout stuffed with lemongrass, onChef Anney Thomas of Chaat and Chai. This ions, tomatoes and long hots, wrapped in badish is an essential during Onam, a Hindu nana leaves. harvest festival in Kerala, India. The combiChefs Damon Menapace (Kensington nation of the beets, a hint of coconut and the Quarters) and Lynn Buono (Feast Your Eyes) crunch from the papadam was perfect. made traditional Italian dishes. Menapace’s This event was started by Branca as a way was Canederli with Maitake Mushrooms to bring together the community, she recall with St. Malachi Cheese. While Buono served “When I started my restaurant and started to Roasted Lamb’s Heads with Leg of Lamb; work with so many people in the kitchen and she told the story of her Italian family and I talked to my diners and realized that, here in how they wasted no part of the animal, pretty Philadelphia especially we’re very diverse, but much everything was prepared, lambs’ brains
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Close to 80 people took part in the second annual Muhibbah dinner which took place at Fishtown’s Front & Palmer restaurant.
were served to the younger members of the she put her confectionery skills to good use family as it thought it would be very nutri- and made hand-pulled lollipops. As an immigrant, Soondrum felt a special tiously beneďŹ cial. Chef Adam Diltz (Johnny Brenda’s) connection to the event, her family is from tapped into his Pennsylvania heritage and the West Indies, she being born in Trinidad & Tobago, her sister prepared Broke-Lee was born in Suriname, Farm Roasted Rabbit. her mom in Jamaica Diltz recounted how and her dad in Maurihe chose rabbit in partius. They ended up in ticular because as a kid Philadelphia because growing up in a small of her dad’s work. She town in Pennsylvania, gained her citizenship one of the comingas a child when her of-age markers was mother was granted getting your hunting hers. Reecting on the license at 12 years old dinner she said, “This and going hunting for industry is interestyour ďŹ rst rabbit. Last to come around – SATE KAMPAR CHEF/OWNER ANGE BRANCA, ing because it brings the table during the CREATOR OF THE MUHIBBAH DINNER SERIES you into contact with people that you never evening was a vegetarthought in a million ian roasted duck dish prepared by Branca. This dish was inspired by years that you’d be working with. We all her grandmother who used to make it when came from somewhere, and it’s a matter of she volunteered at a Buddhist temple during embracing everyone that comes in our path festivals. Many of the monk’s celebration now more than ever.â€? Evan Inatome, owner of Elixr Coffee, who dishes replicated traditional Chinese dishes like roast duck and ďŹ sh. This vegetarian op- became passionate about coffee while living tion consisted of crispy layers of thin dough, in Indonesia, got to know Branca after she when cut they resembled the meaty texture of and her husband were regulars at his coffee shop. To him this event reects the values of duck. For dessert, Kensington locals Little Baby’s his coffee culture, “Community is the backIce Cream provided a Pennsylvania-inspired bone of Elixr, it’s kind of what coffee is, it’s treat with Birch Beer Vanilla Bean ice-cream, why I started Elixr to begin with, bringing and coconut tea for those who wanted a non- people together. Coffee became a thing to me when I was living in Indonesia, everyone diary option. The dinners are an all-volunteer operation, gathered around coffee, before work and from the organizers to chefs to the servers. Af- after work. It’s all about community, it’s all ter all the family-style plates were served, vol- about supporting each other, and a fantastic unteers got to sit in the dining hall and enjoy organization. When I found out [Muhibbah the seven main courses along with the guests. Dinners Series] was a thing I knew I had to be Many who volunteered for the dinner had a part of it.â€? Q a personal connection to Chef Branca, Davina With planned dinners per season interested Soondrum, a self described “sugar pusherâ€? currently working as pastry chef at Lacroix guests can get an early jump on securing a restaurant in the Rittenhouse Hotel, met table for the winter edition of the series via Branca at Sate Kampar while she was on a muhibbahdinners.org. bad date. Over time, they struck up a friendTWITTER: @SSSCORVUS ship, and since she couldn’t cook for the event
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For many, like SEPTA general manager Jeff Knueppel (left) the Hub of Hope, a commitment to give a home to many of the homeless that fill its stations is a labor of love.
Hope from below Inside the plans to turn a SEPTA train hub into a haven for homeless BY ANDREA CANTOR
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uburban Station is Joyce’s go-to spot. It’s well-lit, relatively safe with its police monitoring and as she afďŹ rms is safer than most city shelters. Sitting on the oor near the subway lines with a homeless sign propped up against her hip, Joyce, a transient whose full name is held at her request writes a short story about a dysfunctional family on a notebook as well as the looks she gets from people who pass by her on a daily. “People see the homeless as just a waste, but for many of us, we aren’t doing it on purpose,â€? Joyce tells PW eyes afďŹ xed on the words she’s scribbled into her notebook. But what [those same people don’t understand is that] we need help now. It’s getting cold, it’s really cold. If we have nowhere to go at night, we could die out here.â€? It’s a situation, SEPTA, which has found a
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number of its station stops become a hub for homeless hangouts has taken diligent notice of. “We had a record number of people, about 350 people, who were in the [Suburban Station] concourse at peak last year. So I think SEPTA and the City were like, ‘oh my goodness,’� said Liz Hersh, SEPTA director of homeless services. It was this harsh reality check over the summer, that fueled partnership between the City of Philadelphia, SEPTA and Project HOME, working with the homeless advocacy center on the “Hub of Hope,� a homeless service center in Suburban Station. For the past six years the original Hub of Hope – located in another part of the station – has only been available during the winter season, but SEPTA and the City have co-wrote the check on a $1.4 million bill to make the service spot a permanent feature of the train station. Hub of Hope is estimated to not long af-
ter the New Year. An inaugural beneďŹ t for the Hub of Hope is scheduled for Nov. 6 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The proceeds from the event will be directly donated to the construction costs of the Hub of Hope and other homeless organizations. “We know that the location is what makes it a really valuable resource in the city,â€? afďŹ rmed Annette Jeffrey, vice president of development and communications of Project HOME. “We are going to have showers and laundry, and that is super important for just basic wellness. People living on the streets, it decreases their life expectancy radically, and health concerns are so dire.â€?
FINDING HELP IN A HOPELESS PLACE The Hub of Hope will have case management services and act as a satellite of Project HOME’s student-run Klein Wellness Center, which will allow for medical examinations on site. Meals will be served at the center from
Friday through Sunday, and the location will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays as well as weekend hours. “[SEPTA] started talking to everyone. ‘How can we help the homeless? What do we do?’ said SEPTA general manager Jeff Knueppel, who has been one of the primary cheerleaders in the creation of this 11,400 square-foot underground haven. “Our customers weren’t concerned, it wasn’t affecting our business, but we wanted to deal with an issue that would give the homeless dignity and respect. We didn’t want to just push them somewhere, and make it somebody else’s problem.â€? Knueppel, who remembers routinely studying in Cooper Union’s lobby with a water jug to collect money for the homeless admitted he was “a little concerned raising this as something that is [not the standard] for a transit agency to take such a leadership and a push on.â€? But he was delighted to ďŹ nd that the whole team was on board. As to whether this could attract more homeless people to the station once the Hub of Hope closes for the day, Knueppel responded, “They are already here.â€? On the other side of the spectrum is transient Glen Dixon, who can often be found nose-deep in a newspaper or book. But while all of this sounds like a gift, Dixon remains cautiously optimistic about the project. “Anything like that will help as long as it’s not an in and out, in and out, in and out thing,â€? argued Dixon. “It’s all well and good. But are they doing it to help people, or just to keep people from being seen in the public eye?â€? Philadelphia has made great strides towards the decriminalization of homelessness. Currently, transients can stay in Philadelphia train stations as long as they do not lie down on the benches, take up too much space, or participate in illegal activity. “We have had to deal with increased police work on drugs, primarily by Suburban Station,â€? relayed Knueppel, who believes the Hub of Hope will mitigate the drug problem and get people in contact with needed resources. The police and homeless population have a long, embattled history. So it comes with some symbolism – and a whole lot of irony – that the Hub of Hope is being constructed in the SEPTA’s former transit police headquarters, an unoccupied space for the past 15 years. A stairwell and elevator connect the concourse to the lower level of the soon-to-be hub, where police signage is still visible. “One of my fears is that everybody thinks that the Hub of Hope, which is a wonderful, wonderful project, and we are so excited about it, is the answer,â€? voiced Hersh. “But it is not enough. It is not going to solve the problem. It’s going to be a big step forward. But we still are going to have a lot of work to do. We still need to provide the housing for people.â€? According to Hersh, Mayor Jim Kenney re-
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FILM acters trying to get out of the town they grew up in for what they think will be a better life. I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and was always afraid to tell people where I’m from after I moved to L.A. Then I realized, if people judge me for where I’m from, that’s on them. There will always be a part of where you’re from inside of you.
Washington was perfect for the role. How did you find him? I read about 150 kids for the role, looking for a kid who was believable as a boxer and a drag queen. But most of all I needed an actor. Martin found me on Facebook. He sent me a message saying, “You have to cast me, this is my whole life, I grew up in Philly, my dad was tough on me, my mom was missing,� all these parallels to his personal story. I loved him a lot and tried to cast other roles against him. Going through the whole process made Martin and I super close, and made the character really grounded.
The film presents many different characters in different stages of coming to terms with their sexuality. Why did you think this was important?
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Director Shaz Bennett and star Martin L. Washington Jr. make a serendipitous pair in Alaska is a Drag, drawing inspiration from their own lives for the underdog story in the film.
Queen of the ring Shaz Bennett, director of Alaska is a Drag, explains how latest film is a mirror reflection of her own life BY LOGAN KRUM
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t doesn’t matter where you go. The place you’re from will always remain a large part of who you are. That’s the lesson learned by Leo, the protagonist of Shaz Bennett’s fantastic feature length directorial debut Alaska is a Drag, which screened Saturday during the Philadelphia Film Festival. Leo, played by Philadelphia native Martin L. Washington Jr., is a drag queen who boxes on the side. Or, a boxer who performs in drag on the side. Whichever way you look at it, he’s stuck in a small
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town in Alaska where his lifestyle is looked down upon and often leads to him being tormented. He and his sister are stuck there trying to raise money to pay for her chemotherapy, but they both dream of one day trading in the Northern Lights for the city lights of Los Angeles. The ďŹ lm’s gooey center is encased in a tasty crunchy shell. There’s a bite to it that doesn’t shy away from the struggles its main characters undergo, but Bennett and the cast make it impossible to look away from with their infectious charm. We caught up with Bennett the day of the screening hours after she ew into
I in general am very interested in gender. Something I wonder a lot is, why is it a bad quality for a young boy to have a lot of feminine qualities? Femininity is not a bad thing. A lot of the movie was coming from that. I wanted to explore the time in someone’s life where they don’t even know what their sexuality is, but people are deďŹ ning them for how they present themselves on the outside. I grew up with four brothers, played basketball, and was more of a tomboy. I remember being told I was in the wrong bathroom when I was a kid. I’m married to a man in real life who I adore, but I’ve deďŹ nitely gone through the gamut of sexuality in my personal life. My experience in small towns is, people just don’t talk about stuff like that. I wanted to play around with what’s spoken and unspoken.
Why did you choose Alaska as the film’s setting?
One summer years ago, I went up there to raise money to move to New York City. I fell for an ad that said you’ll make $50,000 in a summer. What I ended up doing was slicing and processing ďŹ sh in a cannery, being paid minimum wage for a really horrible job. I think I responded to being in a small town that’s so gorgeous and beautiful and there’s such incredible ethereal beauty in landscape, but the people there can be unforgiving, and if you stand out in the crowd you can kind of be “other-ized.â€? Experiencing that was sort of the beginPhilly (no, she’s not from Alaska, sadly). ning of the ďŹ lm. There was one gay bar we would go, Here’s what she had to say about the mov- and the bartender was like Margaret Cho [who played ie, and how many elements stemmed from a bartender in the movie]. It really felt like living on the edge of the world, especially if you didn’t feel comforther own life. able at a regular bar.
Even though neither of you are from How does it feel to see the film screen in Philly? Alaska, there are plenty of autobioI’m so excited. I’m so psyched to be in Martin’s homegraphical elements in the movie from town, and people here have been big supporters. I love and it’s an honor to be amongst all these great both you and Washington. How did this festivals, ďŹ lms. My ďŹ rst job was taking tickets at the Sundance impact the movie? Film Festival, and since then I’ve loved the atmosphere
There are a lot of elements that are au- of them. That job changed the trajectory of my existence. tobiographical [laughs]. One of the main TWITTER: @LOGANKRUMMOVIES themes of the movie is Leo and the char-
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cently increased the budget for homelessness. The additional funds will be used to build 100 new housing units, since as Hersh explained, “‘our philosophy is housing ďŹ rst.’â€? “Our system runs from 90-to-120 percent of capacity pretty much year round,â€? continued Hersh. “The kind of old thinking in the 1980s and 90s when homelessness ďŹ rst emerged on the scene as mass homelessness like we have today, the thinking was shelter, shelter, shelter. Now we’ve moved away from shelter, shelter, shelter. What we’ve tried to do over the last 20 years is to increase housing, actual places where people can live.â€?
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Housing would be a dream for James Polk, but right now, his attention is on ďŹ nding his wife, Joella, who is also homeless in the streets of Philadelphia, but whom he hasn’t been able to locate as several mental disorders has displaced her from family and husband, still searching. “It’s the system. The way the system is designed is for people to fail and to become homeless,â€? claims Polk, who allegedly tried to ďŹ le multiple missing person reports, but has been denied, since his wife is an adult.â€? Once you fall into that system, it is hard, really hard to get out.â€? Although not an answer to the epidemic, the hub will provide people with a safe space to get needed services and to pass the time, which would be at least some relief for those like Yakia Green. “It is hard for a female to be homeless, because for females it is easier to get robbed by people, and some women cannot defend themselves,â€? Green said, a cart with all of ther earthly possessions next to her. For numbers, the statistics on homelessness in Philadelphia do not necessarily align with the problem’s urgency. While Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate amongst major cities, it also claims to have the lowest rate of
homeless. According to the city’s Point-In-Time count survey in January, where volunteers surveyed sheltered and unsheltered transients, homelessness dropped 7 percent from last year with a current total of 5,693 people. While that may seem like good news, youth homelessness, particularly in the LGBT+ community, is on the rise. To complicate the matter even further, although the number of homelessness has gone down, the number of unsheltered people who are on the street has gone up to 956 people, a statistic that Hersh largely attributes to the opioid crisis. Another major factor in the increased visibility of homelessness is the construction of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Love Park — two previous hot spots for the homeless. With the closures of these locations, transients have concentrated in areas such as the Convention Center, Suburban Station, and Jefferson Station. The numbers play on perception versus reality, especially for those on the streets. When asked about Philadelphia’s record low homeless rate, Daymin Miley, a transient, did not believe it. “Philly has got to be in the top ďŹ ve. I saw this even before I was homeless, but now that I am, I see it even more. That can’t be right. It just can’t be right,â€? said Miles, a singersongwriter. “[There are just] so many homeless people here, it breaks my heart, it really does.â€? Echoing a collective sentiment, Miley wants people to know the constant struggles of homelessness: “People don’t understand, it’s a ďŹ ght to keep your things. It’s a ďŹ ght every day to keep a roof over your head, utilities, just to keep your life going. It’s a ďŹ ght, every day it’s a ďŹ ght. But I’m tired of ďŹ ghting.â€? Q TWITTER: @ANDREACANTOR9
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For some of SEPTA’s transient population, there is a wait and see approach to the success of the Hub of Hope program.
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FILM The movie has already screened at festivals across the country. Does it feel different to screen it in your hometown? Yeah. There are so many people from the neighborhood, from the badlands, showing up. People who wouldn’t normally come to 16th and Chestnut and see an art house ďŹ lm, and they’re also in the ďŹ lm. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to have people who are in the movie be there in their town to be able to celebrate themselves and their work.
You wrote, directed and acted in the movie. Which would you say was the hardest of the three? Directing my mom. She just wouldn’t listen to anything I said. She’s used to directing me, so suddenly the tables have turned. That was seriously the hardest thing. Even just trying to manage her here tonight continues to be the hardest thing about it [laughs]. But she’s incredible in the movie, and it’s a huge gift to me that my mom and my brother were willing to participate in making this piece of art with me.
Philly activist turned potential So, what was your favorite of your three presidential candidate Cheri roles? I just love making stuff, man. I love making Honkala is the ďŹ lms. I work with the same team; the same DP, star of her son’s, the camera operators, the same editor, the same who are friends, so it’s really cool to native director producers make this collaborative piece of art together. Mark Webber’s, Filmmaking in general is my passion. It’s a lot fourth project, of fun. Flesh and Blood. Usually movies aren’t family projects quite like this. How did making this movie impact your family off the screen?
Q&A: Mark Webber Hometown director chats the premiere of his latest film, Flesh and Blood BY LOGAN KRUM
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ome families like to watch TV, eat dinner or take vacations together. Mark Webber’s family likes to make semiautobiographical movies together. Webber appeared at the Prince Theater recently for the Philadelphia premiere of his ďŹ lm Flesh and Blood. In the ďŹ lm, he, his mother Cheri Honkala (yes, that Cheri Honkala, who ran for vice president with Jill Stein and is currently petitioning to run as an independent candidate in 2020) and his little brother Guillermo Santos play versions of themselves reenacting various made-up or actual events in their lives. What may sound like an indulgent vanity project on paper, isn’t. The family has many
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stories to tell, including their past struggle with homelessness, both Webber’s and Guillermo’s fathers struggling with health issues, Honkala’s activism and Guillermo’s diagnosis with Asperger syndrome, to name just a few. Webber talked about his movie on the red carpet moments before the screening began.
You grew up in Philadelphia, so what does it mean to you to come back and direct a film in it? It’s great, man. Philly has informed so much of my work as an artist. I love this city, and I always feel so happy to come back. To make a movie in North Philadelphia where I grew up, it’s incredible.
The movie is still pretty much happening in real life. The things we explore in this movie are steeped in reality and real-life relationships. It’s pretty trippy to sit and watch and know the story is continuing. My father actually is in the ďŹ nal stages of his life, and my brother’s father. It’s a beautiful, reective process when I sit and watch it. I think my mother and my brother have the same experience. They’re able to reect on our lives, and that’s why I make movies. So people can relate to them and in turn feel a little more connected to the world.
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Joel-Kim Booster (left) brings a hilariously gay form of funny to Good Good Comedy Theater.
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s American politics take a decidedly regressive turn, is it ironic or understandable that an openly gay Asian comedian ďŹ nds himself catapulting to fame? I ask this of Joel-Kim Booster, a stand up who has appeared on multiple late night television shows like Conan, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, @midnight, and recently had his Comedy Central half hour special drop in October.
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Now, Philly can check out his skills at Good Good Comedy on Nov. 4, where he’ll appear on stage with one of his closest friends, Bowen Yang. Yang himself has appeared on Comedy Central’s Broad City and the hilarious YouTube gay comic series, Lake Homo High. “I think ďŹ nding success in this industry has always ďŹ rst and foremost been about being funny. In the past there have been barriers to entry for even funny queer people of color to make it, but over the past decade or so those [barriers] have slowly been knocked down by the sheer force of will of some of my forefathers/mothers in comedy,â€? Booster says noting Guy Branum and Margaret Cho as examples. As media companies realize the market is much larger and more diverse than straight white audiences, more funny people get to showcase their skills and more people get to see themselves represented. “Suddenly all the little queer kids like me
who weren’t exactly spoken to by Dane Cook in high school, the internet has introduced them to me and the industry has changed as a result,â€? said Booster. “It’s the whole idea of ‘if you build it they will come.’ In this case, it’s ‘if you give a gay Asian dude a comedy special, gay and Asian people will come out to support it.’â€? Asked how much his queerness is a part of his performance, Booster says, “My queerness informs a lot of what I do because I was never able to hide it very well, even when I was actively told to.â€? He added, “Part of it is intentional, a ďŹ nger in the face of everyone who ever called me ‘fag’ as an insult, now I sort of own it.â€? Considering most comedians talk about sex and dating, it would be unusual for him to avoid that kind of content. Plus, he is just obviously hella gay and has joked, “I literally knew I was gay before I knew I was Asian.â€? Booster explains his story and upbringing as a South Korean child adopted by a white Evan-
gelical couple, raised in an Illinois suburb and homeschooled. The result? Booster “has read the bible literally dozens of times, and has no idea where the state of Oregon is on a map.â€? And if you’re wondering what was it like being raised in the Midwest for a kid like him, Booster says the Midwest spares no punches with this notable line in his stand-up act: “I can tell you with full authority that the Midwest is just as racist as the south, it just has none of the personality. It’s all the hatred and violence but no sweet tea.â€? As a fellow queer reared in small town middle America, I had some experience with this. A common issue among Midwesterners is confusing willingness to be polite with not being racist. “That’s how I think about the Midwest,â€? he says, “just sweet kids who would never dream of saying a slur or anything to my face, but who all used the same jokes based on broad assumptions because of, I don’t know, the shape of my eyes?â€? He’s managed to channel these experiences into a hilarious, innovative perspective that is resonating with audiences across the country. After only six and a half years in comedy, Booster is ďŹ nding his career ďŹ nally on the map. He’s got a network TV show in the works and his debut comedy album, Model Minority, will drop soon. “It’s wild because I’ve already met so many of the long-term professional goals I set for myself as a stand-up,â€? he says. “Television has always been a bigger goal. I want to be a showrunner. I look at people like Mindy Kaling and Aziz Ansari — their careers were big inspirations for me.â€? As for his upcoming act with his good friend, it’s an experience that serves a dual purpose – literally and ďŹ guratively. “Bowen and I are both gay Asian men, and rarely get to perform together because I think most people would probably think our perspectives would be too, I don’t know, redundant? But not to shock anybody, but our experiences have been wildly different, as is our comedy,â€? Booster says, “So I’m deďŹ nitely taking this opportunity to give the ďŹ nger to anyone who would ever dismiss us or compare us or try to put us in the same box! We are bigger than boxes!!â€? Q Joel-Kim Booster | Saturday, Nov. 4 8 p.m., $12. Good Good Comedy Theater, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy. com/joelkimbooster/ TWITTER: @TIMAREE_LEIGH
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The cast of TouchTones, an interesting take on the nuances of sex on stage through Dec. 3.
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or their ďŹ rst show at the Arden Theater as a team – and the initial fruit of a working relationship over 13-years old — playwright Michael Hollinger and Pennsylvania Ballet/The Crossing composer Robert Maggio talk about sex, baby: the provocative phone sex of TouchTones with its reach toward fantasy and hunt for intimacy. The arch, 1999-based musical, directed by Emmanuelle Delpech (last seen at the Arden directing 2016’s The Legend of Georgia McBride) runs from Oct. 26 to its newly-extended run’s end date, Dec. 3, and is yet another chapter in the Arden’s now 30-year-old history. “It’s hard to separate my working relationship with Terry [Nolen, Arden’s producing artistic director) with that of him as a producer, let alone as an old friend as all aspects of that overlap,â€? says Hollinger. “The Arden, Nolen and I have a shared aesthetic – we act as storytellers, following characters through their journeys – that narratively takes care of an audience. There are fabu-
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lous writers who are more avant-garde what it used to beâ€? – what brought them whose farther-out works have their fol- back to their topic was the yearning for lowing, but I think that I, like the Arden, connectivity that heavy breathing phone trafďŹ c in the mainstream. And like Terry sex invokes. “You never get tired of talking about as a director, I focus on language, ideas and rhythms – which are important to looking for real, true intimacy and how me even with plays without music. Terry technology inuences and deďŹ nes our collective relaand I hold each tionship with other to a very high standard. “You never get tired of talking about looking i n t i m a c y , â€? states Maggio. I think my re“It’s really the lationship with for real, true intimacy and how technollens through Robert mirrors ogy influences and defines our collective which we look that.â€? relationship with intimacy. It’ s really the lens at what ultiAt the urgmately became ing of Villa- through which we look at what ultimately a love story.â€? nova professor became a love story.â€? Both HolJim Christie – a – COMPOSER AND CO-PRODUCER OF TOUCHTONES, ROBERT MAGGIO linger and Magmentor to and gio laugh when collaborator of Hollinger, a friend of Maggio – the pair discussing how the relevancy of phone met and fell into instant like. Though sex was diminishing as the technology Maggio and Hollinger picked up and advanced. “So we planted the musical in put down their attempt to essay the rib- 1999, so it is at the crux of the millenald drama of phone sex – a deliciously nium, as to what the hell just happened arcane notion in the world of sex cams and what is coming down the road,â€? and swiping left that gets addressed in says Hollinger. That does not mean TouchTones with the line “Sex ain’t that either the sonics or the language
of TouchTones remains stuck in 90s memes. “The webcam shows up around that same time, so that we can see who we’re talking to – that’s signiďŹ cant when it comes to a show about sanity through talking,â€? states Hollinger. “And yes, all I needed to do was tell our drummer that we’re in 1999 and he knew exactly what to do with those rhythms,â€? says Maggio. “Our sound engineer knew exactly how to mix that. The ‘90s pop and rock had a sound. We allowed the era to inuence what we’ve written – though the songs feel more about the characters singing them, and the world we’ve dropped into – but it’s not THE 90s MUSICAL,â€? laughs the composer. As Philadelphia’s best representative of punk rock and New Wave turned into adventurous musical theater, TouchTones is right in Jess Conda’s wheelhouse. As the artistic director of the rock-n-rolling Brat Productions, Conda is known for a machine gun-like vocal attack with a gorgeous sense of nuance (check out her YouTube rendition of Pink Floyd’s “Motherâ€? for proof) and an ever-loving passion for kitsch. But TouchTones and the Arden is different, and this ďŹ rst show for what Conda calls “an institution,â€? is special. “Working at the Arden sets a marker in my career: me diversifying my artist portfolio,â€? she says. “I have never done a long run of a regional theater musical, and it requires a different kind of rigor – hitting technical marks with precision and doing a run of 50 plus shows while keeping the energy feeling fresh. Doing a big regional theater contract means I am literally working – this is 10 weeks of well paid, concentrated focus on being an actor. It tightens my artistic practice big time. Huge for me as a freelance artist.â€? Recently trained as part of the Pig Iron School’s Le Coq pedagogy, this freelancer is always willing to push her limits. The Pig Iron training then was super helpful in TouchTones, because the Hollinger-Maggio script had to feel like the everyday world while still being alive and buoyant. “Our director, Emmanuelle Delpeche, was a teacher of mine at Pig Iron, and is constantly energizing the room with these principles. She has kept us honest and invigorated throughout the process.â€? When it comes to Conda’s character of “Holly,â€? the actress sees common denominators of eccentric and grounded energy. “If this show is an episode of Friends, Holly is like the rock n roll Phoebe,â€? states Conda. “Holly is the character who brings webcams to the ofďŹ ce and preps the staff for new technology. We sing this funky song, ‘Sex Ain’t What It Used to Be’ about this new tech, important because it hits on a moment in time when technology drastically shortened the gap between fantasy and reality. The ability to see real people doing real things in real time was a watershed moment for the way people could interact with their desires. It brought reality ever closer.â€? As for the topic phone sex and perceived (or deceived) intimacy in the age of the ‘90s and relationship politics, Conda points out that TouchTones is very much about the heteronormative Christian world’s encounter with the world of sexual freedom and fantasy – a romantic comedy about a man and a woman trying to ďŹ nd each other and their unexpressed sexual desires. “The show’s primary lens isn’t the world of phone sex workers and callers; rather, it is mainstreamers trying to understand outliers. Its form is a comedic musical romp, a good way to break the ice about this stuff with Arden audiences. Laughter is always a good way into having real talk. Normalizing stories that are away from the mainstream is important. An audience made up of all ages, genders, races and levels of sexual experience teaching and talking to each other – that sounds pretty fucking punk rock to me.â€? Q TWITTER: @ADAMOROSI
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
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Philly All-Pro Comedy Showcase
COMEDY Philadelphia Weekly joins Punch Line Philly to put on a night of laughs in a monthly showcase of local talent. The only thing that is not funny is how cheap these tickets are! For only $8, you can watch eight of Philly’s top comics. Headlining the show is comedian Josh Kosh, who has made appearances on "LaughsTV" on FOX and "Triumph" on HULU. | 8pm. $8. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com
ARTS & CRAFTS
Paint, Sip and Chill with Drinkable Arts at Bleu Martini!
Come uncork your creative side, and decorate your own wine glass. Enjoy drinks and light bites while you work. No experience necessary, an instructor will be there to help! | 7pm. $30. Bleu Martini, 24 S. 2nd St. drinkablearts.com/event
GAMES
Beer Pong Tournament
Who says you can only play beer pong at frat parties? Show off your skills at this weekly tournament where the drinks will be owing and the ping-pong balls will be ying. Winner takes home the pot and receives drink special prices for themselves and ďŹ ve friends for the week. | 9pm. $5 a person/ $10 a team. Redz Bar and Grill, 8208 E. Roosevelt Blvd. redzbarandgrill.com
TALK
An Evening with Dr. Temple Grandin
“Nature is cruel, but we don’t have to be.� Come spend an evening listening to Dr. Temple Grandin for a talk entitled “Connecting Animal Behavior and Autism.� Grandin is a pioneer in understanding animal behavior and rights through the lens of autism by relating the two from her own experiences. Animal rights advocates and those in the autism community will gain invaluable knowledge from the ultimate game-changer in animal welfare and autism. | 5:30-9pm. $60. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. fhautism.com
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 OPEN MIC
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DRINKS
Manayunk Cocktail Week
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razy for cocktails? Forget the wine, beer, and straight hard liquor, and instead let your taste buds explore a whole week of mixed drinks. From Nov. 1 through Nov. 12, Manayunk’s bars and restaurants will feature a number of tastings, dinner pairings, parties, cocktail competitions, and happy hours. For example, enjoy Monday martini ights at Bourbon Blue on Monday, Nov. 6. Dine on tasty burgers with margaritas at Lucky’s Last Chance on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Enter the Bloody Mary contest at Sona Pub & Kitchen on Sunday, Nov. 12. With 25 events planned, every day will provide fun options around Manayunk. Experience the best of Manayunk’s food and drink scene as well as the craft of the cocktail. Q Nov. 1-12. Times vary. Prices vary. Various locations in Manayunk. manayunk.com/newsand-events
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CraftNOW Kickoff
Let’s get crafty! November in Philadelphia is CraftMONTH so come celebrate the month-long festivities with this kickoff party. The main event will be the artist reception for “Crafting Contexts,� a juried exhibition of crafts that highlight culture, immigration, the environment, current events, or institutional traditions. | 5-8pm. Free admission. City Hall, 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. craftnowphila. org
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 MUSIC
Imagine Dragons: Evolve Dragons
Do you love turning on the radio to hear Imagine Dragons? Instead of singing along to “Believer� in the car, come and rock out to the band live on their Evolve tour. Why stay at home when you can be “Radioactive�? | 7:30pm. Price varies. Wells Fargo, 3601 S Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com
Nerdy By Nature Open Mic
Let your geek ag y, and take the stage. Hosted by KeithFromUpDaBlock, Lot DaWordgician Stafford, and Beth McNulty, this night will be sure to bring all types of nerdy fun. Dress in cosplay, and watch like-minded talents perform. Register early by emailing your name and act to rufďŹ nvision@gmail.com with the subject NERDY BY NATURE. Life is too short so let’s nerd out! | 8:30pm. Free. Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, Inc., 2578 Frankford Ave. m.facebook.com/amalgamphilly/
CULTURE
Havana Nights: A Celebration of Cuban Music & Food
Go upstairs at World Cafe Live, and celebrate the culture of Cuba. This monthly Cuban music and food series includes authentic
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PUB CRAWL
Haunted Pub Crawl
Halloween may be over, but the past still haunts Philadelphia. First take the walking tour to see the sites of witch trials, the graves of our Founding Fathers, the mass graves under colonial structures, and more. Afterward, it is time for paranormal pub visits, where you’ll receive a complimentary drink and snack at each location. The night will be packed with specials, ghost stories, and spooky trivia games. | 6pm. $55 plus fee. Independence Visitor Center, 599 Market St. grimphilly.com Cuban cuisine and cocktails. Listen to live music by Conjunto, a Philadelphia-based band that plays Pre-Revolutionary Cuban music. | 8pm. Free. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com/
COMEDY
Thank You, Places: An Improvised Musical
Calling all funny-boned, Broadway babies. Experience a blend of comedy and musicals with this improvised event. The night will be ďŹ lled with laughs and music as comedians come up with situations and lyrics on the spot. | 7-8pm. $12. Philly Improv Theater – PHIT Comedy, 2030 Sansom St. phitcomedy.com/show/thank-you-places-an-improvised-musical-5/
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 GALA
holding its inaugural gala. Watch aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, and wire walkers. The night also features cocktails, a dinner buffet, silent auction, and post-gala dance party. | 6-11:30pm. Prices vary. Circadium School of Contemporary Circus, 6452 Greene St. circadium.com
CAUSES
Philadelphia Step Out Walk To Stop Diabetes
bones that leads into the lair of the butcher, the warriors and their ancient empress – the forgotten who now reside among the fragments of the lost prison. | Through Nov. 11. $19-$45. 2027 Fairmount Ave. easternstate.org/halloween
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 TALK
Let’s put an end to diabetes. Walk or run a 5K to raise funds and awareness of the disease. Let your feet take a rest, and enjoy the health and wellness festival and other activities. Remember to pre-register. | Registration opens at 7am. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. main. diabetes.org
HALLOWEEN
Fright Factory
This old factory building at 2200 S. Swanson St. has once again been transformed for scare season with the Industrial Nightmare, Silent Screams Asylum and Fright Factory Unearthed. | Select nights through Nov. 4. $15-$25. Enter if you dare. frightfactory.tv
TOUR
Terror Behind the Walls Circadium Inaugural Gala
The circus is in town — and it’s here to stay! The ďŹ rst higher education program for contemporary circus in the nation is
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Imagine being trapped in a prison where no matter which way you turn a nightmare seems to be unfolding right before your eyes. This popular Halloween attraction that has established a national following has added a new attraction to the night of scares – The Blood Yard. Those who dare to enter the camp of a gruesome colony will notice a path marked with
An Evening with Trevor Noah
Are you a fan of “The Daily Show� and Trevor Noah’s humorous insights on today’s society? Well, now is your chance
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 MUSIC
Joyce Manor & Wavves
After a long day at work, get ready to indie-rock out to two hard-hitting bands on their Culture Abuse tour. Emo punkers Joyce Manor will be performing music from their recent album, “Cody.� Joining the punkers is Wavves with their surf rock California vibes and “You’re Welcome� album tunes. | 8:30pm. $22. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com
to see the television host in Philadelphia. SPEC Connaissance and SPEC-TRUM are organizing a moderated conversation followed by a moderated audience Q&A with the cultural icon. | 5-6:30pm. Prices vary. Irvine Auditorium, 235 S 33rd St. upennspec.ticketleap.com
MUSEUM
Free First Sunday: Crossing the Line
Why just be a spectator at the museum? Enjoy a free day at the Barnes, and participate with interactive presentations and entertainment. Learn a new dance, join a jam session, sketch with pencils and pastels, and have a conversation with local artists. | 1-4pm. Free. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. barnesfoundation.org
come to a night with actor Sean Berdy. Participants will get to learn about the “Switched at Birth� star’s experiences being non-hearing. Voice interpretation will be provided. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Deaf Community programming in Philadelphia. | 6:30-8:30pm. $29 plus fees. Bonnell Theater at Community College of Philadelphia, 556 N. 17th St. seanberdy.ticketleap.com/philly/
FOOD
GAMES
FESTIVAL
First Person Arts Festival
How would you tell your story? Running from Nov. 5 through Nov. 18, artists and regular people will talk about their experiences. In its 15th year, the festival includes: documentary ďŹ lm showings, live performances, workshops with festival artists, author readings, art exhibitions, and more. | Times vary. Prices vary. Locations vary. ďŹ rstpersonarts.org
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 TALK
An Evening with Sean Berdy
Deaf community members and hearing advocates are wel-
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Kitchen Science: Mozzarella Making with Alex Jones The ‘Walking Dead’ Trivia
Were you stoked for the start of season eight of “Walking Deadâ€?? It’s time to put your survival skills to the test during this zombie apocalypse trivia game. With ďŹ ve rounds, let’s see which team knows the show best. | 8-10pm. Free. The Callback Bar at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com
Say cheese! Learn how to make mozzarella from cheese guru and food writer Alex Jones. Find out about the health beneďŹ ts of grass-fed milk and the culture and science behind pasta ďŹ lata cheeses. You’ll never look at cheese the same way after a science educator from The Franklin Institute explains the chemical properties of how mozzarella stretches. Enjoy seasonal dishes at the end of the class. Leave full and with new recipes for future mozzarella fun. | 6-8:30pm. $15. Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center, 1901 Vine St. http://freelibrarycook.eventbrite.com/
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 POETRY READING
You Can’t Kill A Poet
Poetry lovers and LGBT+ supporters and identiďŹ ers, this is the night for you. Works will be shared from a whole lineup of queer and/or trans identiďŹ ed poets and writers. Standup comic Boston Gordon will host the poetry series. If that weren’t enough, it is taco Tuesday. Enjoy $1 tacos as you listen to inspiring words. | 8-10pm. Free admission. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. tattooedmomphilly.com
COMEDY
Oral Presentations
Remember those high school days of anxiously giving oral presentations of book and history reports? Let’s turn the tables and make those fear-ridden days into something hilarious. Watch as comics take the stage in classic high school format, and present their oral reports! | 8:30pm. $5. Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com/
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 CAUSES
I am a Woman. I am a Veteran
Support your women veterans. Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds in partnership with Women Veterans Center honors women veterans across Philadelphia. Enjoy drinks, light h’ors d’oeuvres, and great music. Bring donations of nonperishable goods and feminine hygiene products for the Women Veterans Center. | 5:30-7:30pm. Free. WeWork Walnut St., 1430 Walnut St., Suite 200 vmcenter.org.
HIKING
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Nighttime History Hike
GAMES
‘The Office’ Trivia
Do you feel closer to the Dunder-Mifin staff than your own work ofďŹ ce? Do you feel the urge to say, “that’s what she saidâ€? anytime something vaguely sexual has been said? Then this is the perfect themed trivia event to show off your knowledge of the hit TV comedy. | 8pm. Free admission. The Grey Lodge Pub, 6235 Frankford Ave. greylodge.com
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MOVIE
Movie Night: ‘Starship Troopers’
It’s been 20 years, but the 1997 intergalactic ďŹ lm is still out of this world! Come watch the cult classic as you drink a brew. It’s man versus bug. Who will win? | 7-9pm. Free. Beer Love, 714 S. 4th St. .beerlovephilly.com
Ever go on a nighttime hike? How about one in a cemetery? Well, Laurel Hill Cemetery offers the opportunity to do both. In this hike, you’ll learn the history of Laurel Hill, visit the gravestones of some notable people buried there – some of whom may have even been buried alive. No, seriously. Best part is that all proceeds beneďŹ t the Lower Merion Conservancy. | Select nights through Nov. 16, 6-8pm. $20 ($10 for members). Laurel Hill Cemetery, 225 Belmont Ave., Bala Cynwyd. westlaurelhill. com/events
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Degrading Games DAN SAVAGE I’m sorry to be graphic, but it can’t be avoided. I’d like to have my ďŹ ancĂŠ come on my pussy and then have someone else lick it off. My two questions: (1) Does that fall in the realm of safe sex for the extra person involved? (2) How do we ďŹ nd that person? Is there an app to meet a third or how do we ďŹ nd swinger parties in our area? Is that a degrading thing to ask someone to do? – Personally Understands Serious Sexual Yearnings 1. Nope. Various sexually transmitted infections—gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, HPV, etc.—could be contracted by the extra person and/or passed on to you and your ďŹ ancĂŠ. There’s low to no risk for HIV, PUSSY, but the act nevertheless falls outside the realm of safe sex. Very little actually exists in the realm of purely safe sex. There’s always risk, we can mitigate for those risks, we can make sex safer, but save for solo and cyber, sex is rarely ever 100 percent safe. 2. This is technically three questions, PUSSY. You ďŹ nd that person by putting ads on hookup sites and/or by putting yourselves in places where you might meet that person, i.e., pick-up joints, sex parties, swingers clubs. There are lots of apps out there for couples seeking thirds, you can even advertise as a couple seeking a third on big dating sites like OkCupid. It is a degrading thing to ask someone to do—but since there are lots of people out there into erotic degradation, that’s a potential selling point.
I am in a relationship with a lovely and amazing man. Everything could be really good, if only his father would stop being a creep. He’s constantly telling me how beautiful, smart, and attractive I am. Last year around Christmas, I sang a few songs when we were visiting my boyfriend’s family, and his father commented that I have an “erotic� voice. A few days later, I received an e-mail from him. Attached was a poem about my singing, where he called my voice “angelic� and “pure.� It made me really uncomfortable and I told him that I don’t want to receive poems from him and that he should stop complimenting me all the time. He didn’t. When I told him again to stop commenting on my appearance, he responded that I must like myself very much. I talked to my boyfriend’s mother, and she said she’s “given up� and ignores her husband’s behavior. It turns out that he behaved similarly with ex-girlfriends of my boyfriend’s brothers. I’m so angry and don’t know what to do. My boyfriend supports me, but it’s hard to talk about the topic, because it’s his father. – Fucking Annoyed That He Engrosses Rightfulness I’m curious what your boyfriend’s “support� looks like, FATHER. Does he tell you privately that his father is a creep and that he wishes his dad would knock this shit off? Or does he tell his father directly that he’s being a creep and insist he knock it off? The latter is support, the former is not. I’m thinking there’s a reason your boyfriend’s brothers only have ex-girlfriends— you don’t speak of any currents, FATHER, a highly revealing detail—and it’s not just because their dad is a creep. It’s because no one in the family is willing to stand up to this creep. Not his wife, not his children. If your boyfriend refuses to run interference and/or shut his father down, I would advise you to join the list of exes. However “lovely and amazing� your boyfriend might be when you two are alone, if he’s useless in the face of his father’s sexual harassment, you’ll have to DTMFA too. Q
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We’re your Neighbors. We specialize in our neighborhood!!! HERE IS A SAMPLING OF WHAT WE SOLD IN 2016! 2946 S. SYDENHAM 2825 S. 10TH 2450 S. LAMBERT 2320 S. 3RD ST. 2510 S. SHERIDAN 333 TREE 2834 S .HUTCHINSON 327 GLADSTONE 1835 S. ETTING 1416 S. ETTING 1508 S. 27TH 1534 S. HOLLYWOOD 1448 S. NEWKIRK 2833 CANTRELL 2228 CANTRELL
1831 S. 4TH 2106 S. BEECHWOOD 1723 S. DORRANCE 332 FITZGERALD 2244 SEARS 1830 HOFFMAN 359 TREE 2240 SEARS 1713 POINT BREEZE 2513 PHILLIP 2030 S. NEWKIRK 2411 S. AMERICAN 2227 S. BOUVIER 345 EMILY 417 TREE
2415 S. AMERICAN 1828 S. 27TH 2535 S. GALLOWAY 1805 S. 28TH 2228 S. WOODSTOCK 2418 FITZGERALD 359 DURFOR 1116 DURFOR 2811 S. FRANKLIN 2446 S. 4TH 2744 S. 18TH 2010 S. 28TH 906 DARIEN 843 EARP 2415 S. ALDER
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2422 S. OAKRNEY 1027 EMILY 2326 S. MOLE 2617 S. PERCY 1816 DALY 1641 S. ROSEWOOD 1911 MORRIS 108 RITNER 2621 S. 11TH 833 FEDERAL 2512 S. 10TH 1716 SNYDER 1216 FITZGERALD 2406 S. 20TH
2431 S. 3RD 2254 S. HEMBERGER 1036 WOLF 2124 S. 15TH 2709 MOLE 1509¡11 S. FRANKLIN 2333 S. 12TH 250 WILDER 1021 WATKINS 2440 S. WATTS 3006 S. SYDENHAM 124 EMILY 2331 S. 12TH 1027 RITNER 2231 S. 13TH 1927 TITAN 1433 S. JUNIPER 2409 CATHARINE
2930 S. 18TH 2214 S. 19TH 2332 S. 12TH 1351 E. PASSYUNK 2122 MANTON 1828 PACKER 1809 PACKER 1617 S. 16TH 1330 S. 10TH 1515 CURTIN 1303 S. 17TH 925 E. MOYAMENSING 1844 GLADSTONE 2120 MANTON 2059 SNYDER 2024 GARNET 2130 MANTON
1328 S. NEWKIRK 2218 S. CROSKEY 2432 S. 16TH 2123 VERONA 1848 S. TAYLOR 2233 CROSS 2312 S. BONSALL 942 SIGEL 2215 S. CLARION 2255 S. HEMBERGER 2423 S 3RD 3152 CAPRI 452 FITZGERALD 2830 S 12TH 2536 S 15TH 819 ALTER
FOR SALE 452 FITZGERALD - Fantastic Brand New 2 Bed Rehab, Complete with Granite Kit, H/W Flrs, SS Appliances, 1.5 Baths Plus Much More!
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2621 S 17TH ST-Spacious main st 3 bed home w/granite kit, beautiful H/W rs, large full basement asking $254,900
1926 DURFOR ST - Just Listed, charming well maintained 3 bed home with beautiful wide width pine rs, eat in kit and ďŹ nished basement. Asking $ 215,000 REDUCED 2351 S WOODSTOCK ST - lovely 3 bed home with H/W rs, modern kitchen, nice yard, great street asking $229,900. 2621 s 17th st---Spacious main st 3 bed home w/granite kit, beautiful H/W rs, large full basement asking $224,900 REDUCED 1217 FITZGERALD-Clean well-kept 3 bed home located within walking to distance to red hot East Passyunk ave priced to sell at $197,000. SOLD
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6 QUEEN STREET */%&1&/%&/$& $0635 t 26&&/ 7*--*"(& Independence Court! A Pristine Perfect Queen Village Townhouse with 1 Car Garage Parking! This Spacious 2900 Sq Ft Townhouse has everything you can Dream of in a Home. 3 Bedrooms + Den/Family/Media Room, 3.5 Baths, Garage Parking & Deck located on a Beautiful Tree LIned BLock in the Meredith Catchment. It offers Incredible Light, Hardwood Floors and Dramatic Space t/o. Main Level: Enter into an Open & Dramatic Living Room with Hardwood Floors, Soaring 16 Ft Ceilings, Gas Fireplace, Large Coat Closet and Powder Room. A Massive Light Filled Eat In Custom Kitchen with a Center Island, 42â€? Upgraded Cabinets, Level 4 Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Mosaic Backsplash, Top of the Line Stainless Steel Monogram Appliances and a Dining Area with a Juliet Balcony overlooking a Beautiful Landscaped Courtyard. Lower Level: Wonderful Den/Family/Media Room with Mechanical Room & Good Closet and Storage Space. There is also a Second Entrance on this Level directly from the Garage into a Lovely Welcoming Foyer. Second Level: Two Bright and Spacious Bedrooms both with 3 Windows Across & Good Closet Space. This Level also has 2 Beautiful Baths and Separate Laundry Room . Third Level: Huge Master Suite with Wonderful Private Space, Sitting/OfďŹ ce Area, 2 Custom Built Walk in Closets and a Light Filled Spa Bath with Frame less Glass Doors, Jacuzzi Tub, Double Vanity and Linen Closet. There is also a Private Deck with Southern Exposure. The Master Suite also has some Center City and Old Swedes Church Views. Property has 2 Zoned Heating & Air Condition. 1 Year Remaining on the Tax Abatement and there is also Potential for a Second Car Parking spot at the Queen Village Parking lot located at the end of the block. $819,000
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Kathy and Patrick Conway will always be real-estate broker of choice. My husband and I bought our Society Hill home in the fall. We had speciďŹ c requirements and a long “must-haveâ€? list. Kathy and her team rose to the challenge. Kathy was there for us through every obstacle and her expertise is unmatched in Philadelphia. We viewed multiple properties constrained by difďŹ cult work schedules, Kathy and her team were very accommodating and helpful. She took personal time to get to know our seller and the history of the home – she sealed the deal. In addition, she has top-of-the-ďŹ eld referrals for Home Inspection, home-owner’s insurance, and mortgage options – one stop shopping. We started our home-buying experience as excited but timid new buyers. Kathy & Patrick took a process that could have been daunting and unfulďŹ lling, and made it simple and rewarding. Thankfully, we followed their guidance and we could not be happier. ~ Amira Bass
Patrick Conway
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UNDER CONTRACT RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
Beautiful 4 level brick row home featuring 2 ensuite bedrooms on the 2 upper levels, a modern ĨÞǟOĂŒsĹ˜Ę° ĂŒ Ç‹_É Ĺ¸Ĺ¸_ ʪŸŸNjǣ ÇźĂŒÇ‹Ĺ¸Č–ÂśĂŒĹ¸Č–ÇźĘ° Ĺ˜_ ÄśĹ¸É sÇ‹ ÄśsÉšsÄś ÄśĂžÉšĂžĹ˜Âś NjŸŸŎ É ĂžÇźĂŒ OŸʊɴ ĘŠÇ‹sƟĜ OsĘł ÇťĂŒĂžÇŁ home offers 2 outdoor spaces, perfect for relaxing
$435,000
NEW PRICE ITALIAN MARKET AREA
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$259,900
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Kathy Conway
NEW LISTING OPEN SUNDAY 11 - 1 2043 CARPENTER STREET
Open and spacious 2-story home featuring hardÉ Ĺ¸Ĺ¸_ ʪŸŸNjǣʰ ˨ ÂŻÇź OsĂžÄśĂžĹ˜ÂśÇŁĘ° Äś Ç‹Âśs ÂŻ ŎÞĜɴ NjŸŸŎʰ Ĺ˜_ a nice kitchen with granite counters and stainless ÇŁÇźssÄś ƟƟĜÞ Ĺ˜OsÇŁĘł ÇťĂŒs Äś Ç‹Âśs EÇ‹ĂžOĨ Ćź ǟÞŸ É ĂžÇźĂŒ ƟNjÞɚ OÉ´ ÂŻsĹ˜Os Þǣ ĆźsÇ‹ÂŻsOÇź ¯ŸNj sĹ˜ÇźsÇ‹Çź ĂžĹ˜ĂžĹ˜ÂśĘł ˢ DÇŠĘ° Ë ĘłË¤ D ÇźĂŒÇŁ
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NEW LISTING WEST PHILADELPHIA
Beautiful, completely renovated home with a modsÇ‹Ĺ˜ ʪŸŸNj ƟĜ Ĺ˜ ÂŻs ÇźČ–Ç‹ĂžĹ˜Âś E ĹŽEŸŸ ĂŒ Ç‹_É Ĺ¸Ĺ¸_ ʪŸŸNjǣ ÇźĂŒÇ‹Ĺ¸Č–ÂśĂŒĹ¸Č–ÇźĘ° sɎƟŸǣs_ EÇ‹ĂžOĨʰ ÇŁÇźĹ¸Ĺ˜s ĘŠÇ‹sƟĜ OsĘ° Ĺ˜_ brand new kitchen with stainless steel appliances Ĺ˜_ œNj Ĺ˜ĂžÇźs OĹ¸Č–Ĺ˜ÇźsÇ‹ÇŁĘł ÇťĂŒĂžÇŁ ĂŒĹ¸ĹŽs Ÿ¯¯sÇ‹ÇŁ ÂŻÇ‹Ĺ¸Ĺ˜Çź É´ Ç‹_ É ĂžÇźĂŒ ƟŸNjOĂŒ Ĺ˜_ Äś Ç‹Âśs E OĨɴ Ç‹_Ęł ˢ DÇŠĘ° ËĄ Ë Ë€ËĄ D ÇźĂŒÇŁ
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NEW LISTINGS POINT BREEZE ĹˇĹ˜ÄśÉ´ ˤ Äśs¯ǟʾ Ds ȖǟÞ¯ȖĜĜɴ _sÇŁĂžÂśĹ˜s_ Ĺ˜sÉ OĹ¸Ĺ˜ÇŁÇźÇ‹Č–OÇźĂžĹ¸Ĺ˜ ĂŒĹ¸ĹŽsÇŁ ÂŻs ÇźČ–Ç‹ĂžĹ˜Âś É Ĺ¸Ĺ¸_ ʪŸŸNjǣʰ OȖǣǟŸŎ ĨÞǟOĂŒsĹ˜ÇŁ É ĂžÇźĂŒ high-end stainless steel appliances, and beautiful LJȖ Njǟʊ OĹ¸Č–Ĺ˜ÇźsÇ‹ÇŁĘł r OĂŒ Č–Ĺ˜ĂžÇź OĹ¸Ĺ˜Çź ĂžĹ˜ÇŁ É sÇź E Ç‹ Ĺ˜_ ˢ amazing outdoor spaces, including a roof deck with ĹŽ ĘŠĂžĹ˜Âś ɚÞsÉ ÇŁĘľ Ë Ë&#x; Éłs Ç‹ Çź ÉŽ E ÇźsĹŽsĹ˜ÇźÇŁ ƟƟNjŸɚs_
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