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bout a block and a half away from my house on the corner of York and Coral St. is the Coral Mini Market, a tiny bodega situated diagonally from Franny Lou’s Cafe in the heart of a rapidly developing and gentrifying section of East Kensington. The owners are a collective of hard-working, extremely friendly Latino men who, despite language barriers at times, make a point to chat everyone up. Walk in, and you’re referred to as “Popâ€? if your male and “Miss,â€? for the ladies despite age. The store is as intimate as the neighborhood they sell in, a tightknit community of longtime neighbors and newcomers trying to ďŹ t in. And I’ve witnessed them treat both the same way. I walk in with my almost 2-year-old son, and it’s a courtesy lollipop everytime – despite my schagrin at times – high-ďŹ ving and chiming in on how big he’s getting even if we go in a couple times on the same day. They’ve made a point to get in touch with the community around them and you can tell, the store isn’t covered in grafďŹ ti, there’s no trash out front and the addicts who do enter don’t hang outside the store or hang on the corner. It’s a respected part of the neighborhood. But there is one thing that gets me everytime I go in that I do wish would go away. It’s the inches-thick Plexiglass from counter to ceiling. It’s a familiar sight at many of the bodegas in the neighborhood, but where my mini mart differs is that these guys aren’t pedaling 40-ounce beers from their coolers, in fact they don’t distribute alcohol at all from their shop, yet there is a need for the glass. Councilwoman Cindy Bass has a proposal in front of City Council calling for the ban of these partitions, sparking argument and debate on what that glass symbolizes to the people in the community it’s trying to serve. Bass has other council members on the proposal as co-signers and would need just four votes among the seven-member committee to send this bill to a potential full vote by Dec. 14.
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Among other more important things the city should care about I’m truly surprised that this is a hot ticket item. But it does raise a valid concern. In those instances where I got to speak with my bodega owner was generally when they were hanging out on the other side of the glass, or when they emerged from their plastic conďŹ nes to say hello to my kid or point me in the direction of something in particular on the shelf. But I’m not naive that these stores are prime targets subject to violent crime. On that same block a week prior, there was a drive-by shooting where a man was shot, so I get it. There is a certain disdain for having to push your dollars through a plastic partition. The choice of coming into your store shouldn’t mean I’m viewed as a threat and if you walk into any of these stores as a minority or not it’s how you feel. In the case of my bodega, there is hole where money does make hand-to-hand interaction, but there are some bodegas where the exchange happens similarly to a drive-thru bank transaction and yeah, it does make you feel some type of way. The notion that the only thing good about me is my money so just buy and get out is disconcerting and assuredly the impetus for this proposal by Bass to Council. But then the question needs to be asked: what’s being done in these neighborhoods to ensure store owners that the glass should come down? Will the city up police presence and patrols? Will store owners who take the risk receive a reprieve of some fashion? If the city wants to stick noses where they doesn’t belong then something should be done to make these owners feel safer – in spite of what they may peddle in their respective communities. To assume that removing the glass will foster less disdain toward a store that isn’t a pinnacle in its neighborhood is setting that establishment up for trouble – and potential danger. So I offer a chance for you, Councilwoman Bass, to use our pages as a forum; an opportunity to explain what sparked this decision strongly enough for it to come before Council. Just know that I will offer the same to my friendly neighborhood bodega owner to explain why despite being a pillar of my community, unless he sees change to help break down the walls, he doesn’t plan on taking down his anytime soon. â–
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ou may never have heard of Tarrell “Luckeeâ€? John, but you’ve deďŹ nitely heard his
they usually put on the radio, but it worked. Here I am.
voice. For nearly a decade, the 39-yearold club promoter has been a staple of Philly’s airwaves, delivering energetic, reverb-heavy sales pitches for clients such as the Roxxy and Club Onyx. You’ve heard him on Power 99; you’ve heard him on Boom 103.9. When “the voiceâ€? booms through the car speakers, love it or hate it, you know it’s Luckee – and you know it’s a party. Philly Weekly tracked down the southwest Philly native to talk about how he went from a successful car dealer to one of Philly’s most recognizable hype men. In 2008, he got his ďŹ rst gig at a small bar in Center City called Big Bangs, which could only hold 125 people. He graduated to the big league by landing a promotional gig for the Roxxy, where he owned a Saturday on the middle of Delaware Avenue all to himself. “It was just me taking over a club that can hold 1,500 people,â€? he says. Nowadays, he works as the regional promotional director for Onyx, splitting his time between the gentleman’s club locations in Philly, Charlotte and Dallas. Getting hundreds of people out to a party isn’t as simple as putting up a ier, especially week in and week out. New Year’s Eve is every club’s biggest cash cow, and for behind-thescenes planners such as Luckee, the workload began weeks ago.
So when did people first start to notice you had this unique radio power? Did you have something like a big break? When I listen to my old commercials, I can hear the progression in how far I came. I listen back to the ďŹ rst year of commercials and I get embarrassed. It’s kinda like a singer hearing one of their early songs. Over time, I came up with a slogan: “Saturday Roxxy, Sunday Onyx.â€? That was when I really got noticed. It became a brand. Everybody in the city was walking around saying “Saturday Roxxy, Sunday Onyx.â€?
You strike me as a soft-spoken guy. The first time we talked on the phone I almost didn’t believe it was the same person who does these high-intensity sound clips. Do people often recognize you in public by your voice? Usually it’s when I’m at Onyx and I talk. I’m actually shy about it. I don’t like the attention. Because when somebody ďŹ nds out it’s me I gotta be picture ready. I gotta be ready to really communicate. They might ask me “can you do a commercial for me?â€? and I had to be ready to deal with that.
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I used to work a car dealership and I was doing very well. I was ranked 17th in the country. But I was working seven days a week. One day, I was like “you know what? I want to work for myself.â€? And for some strange reason I came into the idea that I wanted to be a promoter. I really didn’t make money right away. It’s easy to lose all your money when you’re starting out. But I kind of ďŹ gured it out after awhile – how to get people to come out to an event. The next step was, well, I want to put radio promotion behind it. But the air personalities that were doing promotion didn’t do it how I wanted it. They couldn’t paint the picture the way I wanted the picture painted. So I went ahead and I tried. My ďŹ rst time it came out pretty good. It was a little bit different than what
I hear that from everybody. [Laugher]. Friends and family. I get that a lot. Usually I don’t. It’s one of them things. I come alive once I get in that studio and I get behind that mic. I love what a do. It’s not even a job for me no more. I just love what I do.
How much has the promotional game changed over the last decade? Were there a lot more guerilla tactics on the streets? When I ďŹ rst started, it was a lot of hand-in-hand iers. And we didn’t just hand out like 200 or 300 iers. No. There was a team of us. One person down 52nd and Market. One person down 69th Street. One person’s at 15th and Market. We had shifts. We’re
talking about getting rid of 10,000 iers a week. The playing ďŹ eld has deďŹ nitely changed with social media. Facebook ads let you target the same amount of people that you would in the street – and directly target them by age and everything. In the world of being a promoter, there’s a lot of technology now that wasn’t around when I started, and that’s what I try to stay up on. Luckee’s tips for crushing it at event planning. Give ‘em to me straight. If you haven’t done a big event, don’t start with a big event. Start with something small and perfect your craft. Keep your overhaul as low as you can keep it without jeopardizing the promotional. And remember: radio is just one layer of bringing people out. It’s just the ďŹ nal step. I started learning how to bring 400-500 people out without using radio. When I started using radio, it just took it to the next level.
Let’s talk New Year’s Eve. This is the biggest time of year for promoters. What’s happening behind the scenes right now? New Year’s Eve is huge, especially huge for Onyx. We’re open until 5 a.m., whereas most spots close at 2 a.m. So we get not only the early rush from the regulars, but we also get the late rush from everybody that was out and doesn’t want to go home. I will be hosting a New Year’s Eve party. You always want to book birthday parties. Birthday parties help the foundation to your party, so I’m in the process of that now. We plan on doing a live broadcast from Onyx that night. And we also plan on dropping $2,018 from the ceiling on to the oor.
Wait. Hold up. Have you guys done that before? That strikes me as asking for a fight on the dance floor. Believe it or not, it’s never happened! But that was the same thought when we thought about it. How do we stop everybody for trying to ďŹ ght each other for the money? But the money falls. Everybody grabs the money. And that’s it. There’s no pushing, no shoving. I mean, they’re just $1 bills. Onyx is a gentlemen’s club. There’s always dollar bills on the oor. TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
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LEFT: Dickie has a collection of over 500 VHS films in an effort to archive a dying technology. INSET: Johnnie Dickie’s obsession with blood, gore and death began at age 12 when he created his very first horror movie.
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n Johnny Dickie’s world, everything is spurting blood, caked with blood or about to get blood-soaked as an after-effect of jutting axes or ying butcher knives. Alongside the plasmatic ooze (and other such gore), Dickie and his friends can be seen dead-ordying-or-killing amid familiar settings in and around South Philly’s Italian Market. That’s because Dickie, 20, has been making low-to-no budget ďŹ lms since age 12, near his homebase of Molly’s Books & Records,
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the Ninth Street shop owned by poet Molly Russakoff and drummer Joe Ankenbrand. That Dickie has killed his mom and stepdad in ďŹ lms he’s directed such as 2012’s Slaughter Tales and the “fatal birthdayâ€? segment of his 2017 Undead Video, either bodes well for the closeness of their familial relationship, or very badly. “I’ve been killed in three of Johnny’s movies. Do I sense something might be troubling the boy?â€? asks Ankenbrand. “I suggest you ask him. I’m too busy looking over my shoulder.â€? Days before the debut screening of new
VHS (Video Horror Series) at PhilaMOCA on Dec. 13, Dickie says of casting and killing his parents, “It’s honestly way easier to get friends and family to act in your movies, then say ... actual actors. I’ve died more times on camera than anyone who’s acted for me, so it evens out. Most of the satisfaction comes from the effect working as intended.â€? Most of the satisfaction. Dickie’s career as a movie-multi-hyphenate (writing, acting, directing, editing, creating special effects) began with a short entitled, “I Know What You Did Last Weekend.â€? He can’t number his short ďŹ lm output (“too manyâ€? he says), nor can he outrun his passion for horror. “Making low-budget horror, you start to get carried away with the next creative way you’re going to kill someone off that you’ll forget to write any characters,â€? said Dickie. “Now, I spent a lot of time eshing out plots and characterization.â€? With that, Dickie’s new ďŹ lm, Keith Loves Ava, is more about romantic obsession and artful cinema than it is guts and gore. But there will be blood. “There are shocks, but it has a lot more weight when it hits because you’ve spent time learning about everyone,â€? says Dickie. This lust for blood, guts and characterization has much to with his upbringing as the scion of local artists (his father is Strapping Fieldhands’ Bob Dickie). “Growing up above the bookstore and my mom being a poet, I was constantly taking in a wide variety of arts growing up, without even knowing it,â€? said Dickie. Molly’s hosted poetry readings, performances and screenings of old movies and her son learned to appreciate any and all forms of artistic expression. “That environment has something to do with what I am now,â€? says Dickie, who also plays drums in his sister’s band, ICD9. The Dickie family are all doing big things as Johnnie’s sister Carla Dickie, 24, just self-published her ďŹ rst comic, is the logo artist for Ankenbrand’s Platterhead record label and cover artist for his band, Dixy Blood’s latest album. What got Dickie into horror movies – on VHS speciďŹ cally – was the imagination and creativity that goes into making a really good fright ick. “Special effects always interested me, so that had a lot to do with it,â€? he says. “What really captured me, though, was when I discovered a whole world of low-budget horror icks. Suddenly everything seemed super accessible to me, like if they could make a
movie, I could.â€? Dickie credits 1987’s “Splatter Farmâ€? as having a monster impact on him. “I’d watch it and feel completely inspired.â€? Starting his own Undead Video production company, Dickie originally used Windows Movie Maker on a Dell laptop for editing. However, in keeping with the times and the quality of ďŹ lmmaking, all the ďŹ lms he’s made in the past two years are shot with a Canon EOS 7D D-SLR, and edited with Final Cut Pro 7 or iMovie. “My ďŹ lms have a lo-ďŹ aesthetic as I stay away from using digital effects, green screens, and loads of post-production. I rarely shoot with a script. I’ll write a treatment, ďŹ gure the dialogue and try to make use of whatever locations or props I have available.â€? Even Piety – a short ďŹ lm Jack Mulvanerty directed, which Dickie shot and edited – beneďŹ ts from a no-ďŹ aesthetic, as its nihilistic tale about a man in prison, reecting on his past is gently jarring and eerily haunting. “We always tell him if he ever does anything evil, people will look at his movies and ask why we didn’t see it coming,â€? jokes Ankenbrand. As far as collecting and screening VHS ďŹ lms, Dickie has between 4-500 tapes in a rush to preserve an art form that could possibly get lost. As for his own work, currently, collections such as his 2017 shorts compilation are on DVD. Other Dickie work such as Slaughter Tales and 2014’s City of the Dream Demons are released on VHS. “I think the VHS movement makes sense, considering how many people grew up with the format,â€? says Dickie. “There is a surprising amount of VHS enthusiasts in Philadelphia, not a huge group, but with people who are hugely passionate and inventive.â€? Along with publisher Josh Shafer’s Lunchmeat VHS magazine and Matt Desiderio’s Blood Video VHS zine, Dickie gives a shout to PhilaMOCA – the Eraserhood venue that will screen his and the work of Mulvanerty as being essential to the VHS scene. “I like the young generation of VHS promoters, like the Psychotronic group, and can identify with them as a collector myself,â€? says PhilaMOCA boss and booker Eric Bresler. “There really is this modern subculture centered around the analog VHS format.â€? Dickie seconds that emotion while recalling and paying dues to the punk rock/underground poetry scene of his parents. “The sheer amount of incredible artists and shows PhilaMOCA feature is a thing of beauty, they’re really fearless with what they book and provide a constant source of interesting events. I deďŹ nitely see a parallel between what they’re doing and the art scenes my parents were in back in the day.â€? Johnnie Dickie’s VHS screening | Dec. 13. 7:30pm. $5. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org Q TWITTER: @ADAMOROSI
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he glass countertop display case at Ontario St. Comics didn’t budge when M. Night Shyamalan hit it with a familiar hammer and called out, “Glass is a wrap,â€? ending extensive pre-production on his forthcoming ďŹ lm. Although the sound of glass shattering erupted the moment the hammer made contact, the countertop itself was unbreakable, a nod to the ďŹ lm in which it appeared 17 years ago. The tool itself was fake, simply a toy with sound effects, but a full cast and crew of over 100 people that swarmed the Port Richmond comic book shop on Dec. 4 were very real. Filming for Shyamalan’s upcoming movie, Glass, the ďŹ nal ďŹ lm in the trilogy including Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), began in Philadelphia in early October and wrapped up sometime after 10 p.m. on Monday, with crew arriving at 10 a.m. to set up, according to store owner, Bill Fink. “Since we were part of the original movie, Unbreakable, when Samuel L. Jackson was here knocking comics off a rack from his wheelchair, I guess we were a natural choice since it’s a combined sequel between Unbreakable and Split, he said. “I guess they wanted to come back to some things from Unbreakable and pay homage or add a blast from the past to combine the two movies.â€? Fans might recall the scene from Unbreakable in which Elijah Price, played by Samuel L. Jackson, causes somewhat of a ruckus in a comic book shop. Ontario St. Comics was that comic book shop and was more than happy to be back on the big screen. A location manager reached out to Fink a couple
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months ago about ďŹ lming a scene for Glass at his store. “Obviously, we were up for it and we’re happy to be part of the new movie,â€? Fink said. The scene at Ontario St. Comics was scheduled to be ďŹ lmed the day before the ďŹ nal day of shooting on Nov. 30. Shooting took longer than anticipated in Allentown and additional ďŹ lming in Philadelphia was pushed back, according to Fink. The ďŹ nal day was supposed to take place at 30th Street Station, but scheduling conicts arose again and Ontario St. Comics was moved to last on the list, a change Fink didn’t mind at all. “We were supposed to be ďŹ rst, but then, due to scheduling conicts, they moved us to last,â€? he said. “So, we were the very last scene, on the very last day of shooting. Since the movie is called Glass, I gave [the hammer] to M. Night at the end and had him tap it on one of our glass cases and he said, ‘Glass’ is a wrap.’ You know, it’s kind of neat. There were hugs and high ďŹ ves from the cast and crew, handshakes. It was really neat that we were the last scene.â€? There were other remnants in the store that needed to be moved around or modiďŹ ed because they either didn’t ďŹ t the motif, or even greater were actually prominent in Unbreakable. “We had a big ‘Unbreakable’ banner and we had to take that down obviously,â€? laughed Fink. “The big, plastic inatable Spider-Man that you see in Unbreakable, we actually took him down and cleaned him up. He’d been up there for about 20 years or so, so we had to remove all the dust from him. And, we had to remove our cardboard stand-up of Nick
Fury. That would be weird to have a picture of Samuel L. Jackson as another character in the movie.â€? Also on set was the original “Unbreakableâ€? movie prop comic book, “The Adventures of Sentryman.â€? “I’ve had that for 17 years and somehow it got left behind here,â€? Fink said. “After 17 years, I ďŹ nally got him to sign it about a month and a half ago when they were here doing the ďŹ nal scouting for the location.â€? Shyamalan also asked Fink what he would show someone if they came into the store asking to see a really awesome comic book. Fink had the perfect response. “I said, ‘Now that you mention it, I have this one and I’d like you to sign it.,’â€? he recalled. Fink said Shyamalan was down-to-earth throughout the entire experience and interacted with Fink’s family during shooting and customers when he was scouting. “He’s not standofďŹ sh and he always seemed happy to interact with the public,â€? said Fink. Because of agreements, Fink is unable to disclose what was ďŹ lmed or who was in the scene, but he did conďŹ rm “there was at least one well-known actor or actress here.â€? None “of the main playersâ€? purchased anything while on site, but “a lot of cast and crew members found stuff they wanted.â€? “Last time, Samuel L. Jackson actually purchased comics,â€? said Fink, referencing ďŹ lming for “Unbreakable.â€? “We found him some comics that he had been looking for in various parts of the country and we actually found some for a certain series that he wanted.â€? Tracks were set up in the aisles for cameras and lighting and wardrobe crew were spread out throughout the store. “It was just crazy, but I was very happy to have it happen here,â€? Fink said. “It was pretty awesome that our little comic shop in Port Richmond is a scene for a major motion picture again. We’re hoping we don’t end up on the cutting room oor.â€? â– TWITTER: @STARNEWSPHILLY
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Screen time Feature films to get you through another upcoming holiday season BY LOGAN J. GARDNER
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rom A Christmas Story to Die Hard 2, holiday ďŹ lms are an American institution. Whether our hearts expand around Christmas or we’re looking to escape family time, early winter movies are part of our culture. This season, we balance familiar franchises (Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League, The Last Jedi, Black Panther) with biopics (I, Tonya, The Greatest Showman, The Post) as protagonists, from superheroes to P.T. Barnum, look into themselves to overcome challenges. Tying these movies together are themes of self-discovery, –expression, and –love, which is also an interesting interpretation of America’s current cultural state. Authenticity, whether Thor’s new humor or Tonya Harding’s candid fall, triumphs typical Hollywood love-story narcissism. The epitome of this ethos is Ferdinand the Bull (Ferdinand), and fragments of his revamped story can be seen in most major ďŹ lms this season.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec. 15)
The newest Star Wars is the most anticipated movie of the year. From Daisy Ridley’s (Rey) November Vogue cover to the 34 million times-viewed trailer, the world is anxiously awaiting the fate of this galaxy far, far away. In The Last Jedi, Rey discovers her powers and takes the hand of Kylo Ren (!!!) who she hopes “will show me my place in all this.â€? Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Rogue One, Breaking Bad’s ďŹ nal season), this
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could be the franchise’s bleakest blockbuster, but I don’t think people will care. If Johnson delivers like he did two years ago, look for The Last Jedi to be big.
Ferdinand (Dec. 15)
A big-hearted bull escapes his ďŹ ghting fate in the family-oriented feel-good of the season. Imagining a beautifully animated Spain, director Carlos Saldanha (Rio, Ice Age) pits freedom against tradition as Ferdinand (John Cena) embraces himself to ďŹ nd home. Based on the Munro Leaf’s classic children’s book, Ferdinand depicts the ethos that’s inspired countless works, from The Blind Side to Dr. Strange. For this reason alone, I think the animated ick will be worth the watch.
The Greatest Showman (Dec. 25) In 1871, a man, whose clock company had recently bankrupted him, started a ‘traveling museum, menagerie, caravan, and hippodrome.’ His name was P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and the story of his circus is nothing less than the invention of America’s imagination. Starring Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya, The Greatest Showman is this year’s movie-musical, and already has the magical makings of La La Land (yes, my hopes are high; yes, I love Zac Efron). Debuting Michael Gracey as director (but, really, it’s Hugh Jackman’s passion project) with songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen), the stars could align for The Greatest Showman. Which would be prophetic, given the ďŹ lm’s
believe-in-yourself-to-succeed motif. Although it might give you the circus itch, don’t make plans to attend. Ringling, Barnum, and Bailey Bros. ended operations last May.
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The Post (Jan. 12)
Washington Post publisher Kay Graham (Meryl Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) battle the government in the declassiďŹ cation and public release of the Pentagon Papers. Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Post brings to life the scandal of the half- century that was Watergate, and the bravery that uncovered it. But I’d go just to see Streep and Hanks on screen together. Aptly timed, The Post, hotly anticipated by critics and politicians alike, is a torch in today’s fake news darkness.
Black Panther (Feb. 16)
Trouble is brewing in Wakanda, a secret nation hidden in Africa. King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) must work with the CIA to prevent Erik Killmonger (Michael Jordan) from starting a world war. With Lupita Nyong’o heading the femme fatale squad and Forest Whitaker as ‘King T’Challa’s Obi Wan Kenobi,’ 2018’s most exciting ďŹ lm looks to deliver. The timing, with Africa’s contemporary rise, is also apt. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed), Black Panther has been on radars since 1992, when Wesley Snipes ďŹ rst mentioned its development. With stunning 3D and aforementioned star power, the wait seems to have been worth it. Q TWITTER: @LJMOVIES
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PW’s Guide to doing New Year’s Eve right BY ANDREA CANTOR
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Bring in the New Year by traveling back to the past – trippy enough for you? Pull out the scrunchies, fanny packs, denim and the rest of your throwback ‘90s gear for this themed NYE party. DJ Tanner Caldwell and DJ ADUB will be spinning all of your Walkman favorites on the heated outdoor ship deck. Drink from an open bar and have a champagne toast at midnight. Get a great view of the Penn’s Landing Fireworks, and dance the Macarena into 2018. | 9pm-2am. $75 advance, $100 at the door. The Deck Moshulu, 401 S. Columbus Blvd. eventbrite.com
New Year’s Eve at Blue Cross RiverRink
Skate your way into 2018. Perfect for the whole family, grab a pair of skates and get ready to glide across the ice as you watch the ďŹ reworks above. Tickets include food, entertainment and New Year’s Eve favors. | 5-8pm, 10pm-1am. Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. $40 skater, $30 spectator. tickety.com/purchase
et’s be real, 2017 has been one doozy of a roller coaster. With all of its ups, downs and weird turns and twists across the board, TIME TO GET DOWN this year deserves a big blowout celebration in Manayunk New Year’s Eve From The Top Philadelphia just to lift our spirits and get us all Midnight Welcome in 2018 while looking over the 2018 NYE Passport Party Dress to impress at this black tie shindig, prepared as we enter 2018. The only question city. Before the New Year’s resolutions, let’s and watch the ďŹ reworks from 57 oors up. indulge in what’s left of 2017. How does Drink from an open bar, eat hor d’oeuvres, top-shelf open bar access to ďŹ ve full bars at is, where should you head to party it up? and dance the night away to Philly’s own DJ The Bayou and Cactus Cantina sound? One
SPARKLES IN THE SKY Countdown in the SKY 2017 SugarHouse Casino Fireworks
Jason Weiss. | 9pm-2am. $125 plus fees general admission. One Liberty Observation Deck, 1650 Market St. #5700. phillyfromthetop. com/packages
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ticket gets you into both venues, which will be booming with DJs, drinking, dancing, food and a champagne toast. | 8pm-1am. $49. Bayou Bar and Grill, 4245 Main St. Cactus Cantina, 4243 Main St. eventbrite.com/e/ manayunk
The Piazza at Schmidt’s New Year Eve Party 2018
Get lit – with ďŹ reworks! Celebrate the end of 2017, and the beginning of the 2018 with the night sky ďŹ lled with sparks and colors. There are tons of places you can watch the displays. Don’t just watch the festivities on television, come on out and experience it yourself. | Free. 6pm, midnight. Along the Delaware River. delawareriverwaterfront. com/events
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Always wanted to be as high up as the ďŹ reworks? Well, 672 feet up is a good start! Watch the ďŹ reworks display from the openair panoramic balcony. Dance to a live DJ throughout the night and enjoy the inclusive three-hour open bar, charcuterie station, dessert station, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. | 9pm-1am. $79. SkyGarten, 1717 Arch St. skybrunch.ticketleap.com/ countdown-in-the-sky/
Dinner Cruise
Let’s get nautical for New Years. Cruise down the Delaware River, and take in the ďŹ reworks spectacular. Feast on the holiday buffet and get tipsy at the open bar. Champagne toast at midnight. Not a night owl? Take the day’s earlier cruises or the New Year’s Day Brunch. | 8:30pm-12:30am. $189.90 for standard New Year’s Eve Package. spiritcruises. com/philadelphia
Live up the last hours of 2017 at this big tent event. The night will include a number of acts, amenities and live performances by Manufactured Superstars and Vicetone. | 8am-2pm. Prices vary. The Piazza at Schmidt’s Commons. 1050 N. Hancock St. eventbrite.com/e/
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New Year’s Funkin’ Eve
Get down with your funky self this New Year’s Eve. Dance to Ill Doots and DJ Dame Luz. Drink at the beer garden ďŹ re pits, and champagne toast to the New Year with a balloon drop. Watch the ďŹ reworks from Race Street Pier, and then come back to the party for some more fun. | $49 general, $34.30 members, $35 students and ages 21-25. FringeArts, 140 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. http://fringearts.com/event/new-yearsfunkin-eve-2017/
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Next year, the historic Divine Lorraine will lease new one- and two-bedroom apartments — $1,325 - $2,540 respectively — into an already saturated market. (Photo: Maria Young / PW File Photo)
New Queers Eve
What better way to welcome the New Year than by celebrating the true you! Come ready to party hard with a night full of music, burlesque and drinks. Enjoy free hats and noisemakers, complimentary midnight champagne toast and queers galore! | $20 advance, $30 door. Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St. eventbrite.com/e/new-queerseve
LOVERS OF LIVE MUSIC
Who needs another soundtrack of overplayed songs? Experience Eastern European sounds of Philadelphia musicians. West Philadelphia Orchestra draws from a range of inuences from Sun Ra to Bulgarian brass bands. The band also plays its own tunes that blend jazz and classical with traditional Balkan sounds. Johnny Showcase & The Mystic Ticket, Red 40 and the Last Groovement, and Mambisa will also perform. | 9pm. $35. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org
NYE Live! Philadelphia 2018
One ticket, ďŹ ve venues, ďŹ ve hours of New Year’s fun! Enjoy a food and beverage package, live music from Split Decision and other artists, karaoke, bull riding and dancing. Ring in the New Year with a midnight ball drop and champagne toast. | 9pm-2am. $110 general admission. XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave. xďŹ nitylive.com/
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The whole world is ringing in 2018 so why not listen to music from all parts of the globe? Conductor StÊphane Denève and the orchestra play favorites and new surprises from East to West. From classical to musical staples, this will be an enchanting concert to whisk you into the New Year. | 7:30pm. Prices vary. Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St. philorch.org/ concert
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New Year’s Eve with The Districts Groove out to indie rock band The Districts. The Pennsylvania originated band will play you into the New Year with songs from their latest album “Popular Manipulations.� Lithuania and Pine Barons will also take the stage. | 9pm. $25. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com/event
2018: Real estate rundown First-time homebuyer in search of a fixer-upper? Newly single and looking for a new apartment? Here’s what you need to know BY MAX MARIN
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hilly’s white-hot real estate market is expected to continue surging well into 2018. This will affect you if you’re in the market for a brand new, boxxy townhome. This will affect you if you’re hunting for a cheap studio apartment, and it will also affect you if you’re a ďŹ rst-time homebuyer looking for a ďŹ xer-upper or a rehabbed row-house on a budget. So here’s what you need to know: 1. Construction boom? You ain’t seen nothing yet. A new research study released by JLL Philadelphia anticipates that next year will bring more than 8 million square feet of new construction, grounded mostly in the triangle between East Market, University City and the Navy Yard. And the real estate investment group’s prediction that “2018 will leave 2017 in the dustâ€? should not be taken lightly. In 2016, the Department of Licenses and Inspections issued a record-breaking 1,802 new construction permits across the city – and permit data shows that 2018 may match that again. As of early December, 1,744 permits have already been issued. Many predict new residential construction will continue its expansion along major transit hubs next year. “We’ll continue to see a strong investment appetite from private sources,â€? said Lauren Gilchrist, the vice president and director of research in JLL’s Philadelphia ofďŹ ce. 2. Expect to see even more investors and speculators – especially from New York City. Anyone involved in real estate will tell you the surge of interest in Philly land from up north is no joke. “I would say it almost doubled in the last year,â€? said Chris DiBiase, a realtor with Keller Williams who works mainly in South Philadelphia. Other real estate agents who spoke with PW said they’re even seen a spike of new cli-
ents from New York City looking for smaller investment properties. What does this mean for you? It depends on if you’re trying to buy a house or not. Expect increased interest in Grays Ferry, Lower Moyamensing, Brewerytown and Kensington. 3. The higher-end rental market is hungry for tenants, and will likely offer more incentives to draw them in. According to Gilchrist at JLL, the city saw 2,500 new apartment units come on the market this year, with another 2,700 already on tap for 2018. At roughly $3 a square foot, the luxury market is more than the average Philly dwellar can or wants to pay. By JLL’s estimate, that means more concessions (free month of rent, for example) will be needed to equalize supply and demand. For lower-income renters – reminder: one in four Philadelphians still live below the poverty line as we head into 2018 – the rental market will continue to see some geographic restrictions. Of South Philadelphia, DiBiase says: “To be honest, if people come to me and say they want to rent an apartment for $600, I tell them I can’t help them.� 4. First-time homebuyers on a budget (under $150,000) be prepared to bid fast and on the fringes. South Philly is pretty much off limits if you’re looking for something liveable for under $175,000. In areas bordering lots of new construction, interest in cheaper properties is also much higher from investors who can afford more than you can for the property – or undercut you with a cash offer. “Act fast, things sell very quick,� DiBiase warns. ■TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN
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Celebrate New Years before naptime? Count me in! The morning at the Please Touch Museum will be chock-full of entertainment, including crafts, storytime, live music, a countdown performance and a traditional New Year’s Eve ball drop. Who says you have to be an adult to get into the festive spirit? | 9am-3pm. $22 early bird. Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic. pleasetouchmuseum.org
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Midnight might be a bit too late for the little ones, so let’s try for noon! The whole family can dance in a disco ball spinning room, complete with an in-house DJ. Kids get a juice box and parents receive a grown up juice of champagne to toast the occasion. | 9:30am12:30pm. Prices vary. Play Arts, 1241 N. Front St. playartsphilly.com/events No cover? Yeah, you heard that right! Save some cash, and still go all out on New Year’s Eve! For a totally rad night, party 2017 away with Weird Science, a group that performs hits from ‘80s, ‘90s, and Pop2k. | 9pm. Free. MilkBoy, 1100 Chestnut St. milkboyphilly. com/event
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NYEmo 2018
“Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne!â€? Panic! At The Disco got that right for this night of drinks and EMO music to welcome in 2018. Dance it out to My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Brand New and more. With two oors and $3 citywides and $3 well drinks until midnight, you are sure to have a blast into the New Year. | 8pm. $10. Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com/event
FAMILY FRIENDLY Franklin Square’s New Year’s Eve Countdown
Forget the ball drop, it’s all about the square drop. Let the kids create free New Year’s Eve crafts. Enjoy lights, music, and more at the ďŹ nal night of the Franklin Square Holiday Festival. | 5:30-7:30pm. Free. Franklin Square, 200 N. 6th St. historicphiladelphia. org/franklin-square
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When you think of examples that make Philly unique, the Mummers Parade is deďŹ nitely up there on the list. Around 120 years old, the New Year’s Day Parade is made up of 10,000 women, men and children dressed up in extravagant costumes. There are also two ticketed Fancy Brigade shows at the Convention Center later in the day. | 9am. Free. Starts at City Hall, heads south to Washington Avenue, and ďŹ nishes at at Pennsylvania Convention Center. mrmummer.com/2018mummers-parade-route/
2018: Stack that cheese Despite debt, make a goal to stockpile your hard earned money BY KERITH GABRIEL
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t can be done. Even for those of us who ball out – without keeping a budget. If you’re looking to avoid living paycheck to paycheck in 2018, you have to go back to the roots. Did you know it’s possible that by this time next year, you could have an extra $8k-$10k in your savings account by doing a few simple things to correct your habits? We’re not talking $8k-$10k in money you can’t touch. This is making the adjustments to tighten your wallet and have that much in liquid cash after retirement or any other investments. Don’t have either? Totally OK, there’s a large population in Philadelphia alone that doesn’t, says Center City-based private equity and ďŹ nancial associate Nick Tierno. We sat down with Tierno, who provided a few smart tips on how you can take steps to reach that goal and use that to secure yourself over the long haul that is life. Why does saving $10k seem so hard for most people? It’s funny how people live on their phone, but then they say they never have time to budget. One thing that’s really helped me and a lot of other people, honestly, is just to create an Excel spreadsheet that lives on your phone. You don’t need a fancy app, although there are a lot of great ones out there, but you just need to create an Excel sheet. It’s not hard to save once you ďŹ gure out what you owe. But it is a commitment, and a lot of people just don’t want to make the commitment. It’s just curbing those expenses that you don’t need and not having the mindset that just because you have the money you need to spend it. Are there easier ways to go about it? Some people might argue that they just don’t want to refer to their budget for every dollar. I think everyone has an idea of what
their ďŹ xed expenses are, right? That’s debts, monthly payments and anything else you automatically must subtract from your accounts. Paying those things on time helps increase that all important credit score. But for most people, after that’s all taken care of each month, there’s some cash there. So even if the goal isn’t $10k, if it’s $2k, it’s really about taking a hard look at what can be scaled back on if not eliminated entirely. Take an hour of your life, go back to bank statements and ďŹ gure it out. That hour of ďŹ guring out expenses could potentially save you an extra $5k-$8k a year off the bat, regardless of most income. To me, that’s an hour well spent. What’s the biggest hurdle stopping people from saving? Credit cards. While it’s not the case for everyone, one thing a lot of people don’t realize is that they have somewhere on average of $15k in outstanding credit card debt. The important thing ďŹ rst is to pay off that credit card debt. If you fall in that category, I suggest maybe taking next year to get that debt down so you’re paying $2k every month to yourself instead of credit card companies. Now, the following year, you’re banking an extra couple thousand dollars every month and that’s a potential $24k you can save the following year. So you have to tackle those debts before you can start saving, but know that when you tackle you’re helping both your credit score and your potential to save, so it’s worth the ďŹ ght to get yourself ahead. People don’t realize that when it comes to interest on your money, you’re either paying you or you’re paying someone else; you should always do the right thing to make sure you’re paying you ďŹ rst. â– TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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GAMES
A Christmas Story Quizzo
Is watching “A Christmas Story� one of your holiday traditions? If you know Ralphie Parker and his musings like the back of your hand, show off your knowledge of the season’s classic at this themed quizzo. Enjoy holiday spirits while answering trivia questions. | 8:30-11:30pm. Free. The Black Cat Tavern On 12th, 2654 S. 12th St. blackcattavernphilly.com
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or a night that is as pleasantly loud as your Christmas cheer, come hear a Tuba Christmas concert. With more than 100 regional tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players, you will hear your holiday favorites like never before! Now in its 43rd year, this tuba-centric performance has traveled throughout the world. It is the perfect opportunity to bring the whole family to appreciate the instrument in all its glory. Let’s forget about the rest of the orchestra sections, because today it’s all about the tuba! Sunday, Dec. 17. Noon, 5pm. Free. Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org/events-and-tickets/201718/tuba-christmas1/
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 GAMES
Tabletop on Tap: Game Night at the Lab!
Let’s kick back, drink some brews and play some games! Relax with some mainstream staples, including Trivia, Cards Against Humanity, Guess Who, Clue, Battleship and Catan. If you are feeling a bit more adventurous with that liquid courage, try a new game, such as Hanabi, Codenames, Joking Hazard, Celestia, Secrets, Azul, Timeline, FunEmployed and Junk Art. Tabletop on Tap happens every second Wednesday of the month. | 7-10pm. Free. Evil Genius Beer Company, 1727 N. Front St. evilgeniusbeer.com
CYCLING
Holiday Lights Ride
This bike ride is going to be lit! Riders, dress up in holiday costumes and your bikes in lights. Cycle through South Philly and bring the holiday cheer to passersby. There will be
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Holiday Benefit Bingo for Puerto Rico
BINGO! Play the classic game while raising funds and supplies for Puerto Rico through the organization El Concilio. Bring donations such as toiletries to our fellow Americans who are still in need from hurricane destruction. Drink $3 Cream Ales, and take a spin at the Not-so-big Prize Wheel! | 8-10pm. Free. Saint Benjamin Brewing Company, 1710 N. 5th St. stbenjaminbrewing.com
COMEDY
Weeding Out The Stoned
Sixteen comedians enter, one is stoned, can you ďŹ gure out who is it? Choose correctly and the audience wins prizes. OfďŹ cer Alex Grubard administers ďŹ eld sobriety tests, takes
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Kensington Holiday Toy Giveaway & Concert
Do you need a little extra help this holiday season? Bring your children to pick out some unopened, new toys. Listen to Christian rapper DOC HERO, and enjoy complimentary snacks. For those in a position to give, please send a toy to Kensington Christian Academy, 1925 E. Venango St. | 6:30-8:30pm. Christ Bible Fellowship, 1921-1925 E Venango St. facethemusic.org/event
BAR CRAWL
Star Wars South Street Bar Crawl May the force be with you for this epic night of drinking! In honor of the latest release of the “Star Wars� saga, “ Star Wars: The Last Jedi,� throw your hair into Princess Leia buns, grab those lightsabers, and prepare for an intergalactic showdown of costume contests, screenings, and themed cocktails and bites. The bar crawl starts at Copabanana then follows to MilkBoy South Street, Smoke’s Poutinerie Philadelphia, Tattooed Mom, Atomic City Comics for the costume contest, and lastly South Street Cinema for a Star Wars Christmas Special and trivia. | 5pm. Starts at Copabanana, 344 South St. facebook.com/events/152396788689667/
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 MOVIE
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ at The Franklin Institute
(Image: Star Wars) Are you pumped for the new “Star Warsâ€? ďŹ lm? Make it a special event and watch the opening night of “Star Wars: The Last Jediâ€? at the Tuttleman IMAXÂŽ Theater in 70mm ďŹ lm. Follow the next chapter of the saga as Rey cultivates her new powers with Luke Skywalker, and the Resistance gets ready to battle the First Order. The movie will play at The Franklin Institute through Dec. 28. | $15, $14 members. 7pm, 10pm. The Franklin Institute, 222 N 20th St. ďŹ .edu/last-jedi
COMEDY
Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Women)
MUSIC
Fantasia
(Image: Fantasia) Were you team Fantasia on “American Idolâ€?? Did you run to catch her on “Broadway in the Color Purpleâ€?? Now is your chance to experience the R&B singer live in Philly. Get in the holiday mood as you listen to Fantasia sing from her latest album “Christmas After Midnight.â€? | 8pm. Prices vary. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. theďŹ llmorephilly.com
Ready to laugh your tuchus off? Come for a night of hilarity provided by a lineup of local women comics. The stage will feature: Mary Radzinski, Abby Rosenquist, Peggy O’Leary, Chanel Ali and more. Support your local scene of female comics! | 8pm. $15. PunchLine Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com
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Secret Cinema: Christmas Films
Let’s be honest — some of the Christmas cartoons can be pretty creepy, but these ďŹ lms take it to a whole new level. Get ready for a special program of vintage Yuletide shorts featuring frightening puppets, demonic animals, and maudlin sentiments projected on 16mm ďŹ lm. Between shorts, watch strangers’ Christmas home movies. Some of the night’s highlights are: “Santa in Animal Landâ€? (1948), “Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Foundâ€? (1965), “A Visitor for Christmasâ€? (1967), and “Howdy Doody’s Christmasâ€? (1951). | 8pm. $9. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St. thesecretcinema.com/
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Christmas Carols on the balcony!
Do you like to show off your vocal pipes to Christmas tunes? Sing your favorites 676feet above Philly. Dress warm, receive complimentary hand warmers and discounted hot chocolates. Look over the balcony, take in the views, and let your voice soar! | 6pm-12am. SkyGarten, 1717 Arch St.
MUSEUM
Process and Practice
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 HOLIDAY
Vodka & Latke Shabbat Dinner!
Celebrate Chanukah and Shabbat all in one. The night will begin with games and light snacks followed by a dinner with all-you-caneat latkes. Throughout the event, the drinks will be owing with an open bar — yep, you read that right, open bar! You will be sure to have a lat-ke fun! | 6-8:30pm. $12. Old City Jewish Art Center, 119 N. 3rd St. ocjac.org/ partnerships
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Come visit The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s new exhibit “Process and Practice: 40 Years of Experimentation.� Curated by Executive Director Susan Lubowsky Talbott, “Process and Practice� reveals the Museum’s Artist-in-Residence Program through the unpacking of its unique collection of Artist Boxes. Displayed will be notes, sketches, tests and models from sixty boxes, including those of such celebrated artists as Laurie Anderson, Chris Burden, Cai Guo-Qiang, and Kara Walker. The event also celebrates the Museum’s fortieth anniversary and will have cakes to commemorate the milestone. | 6-8pm. Free. The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch St. fabricworkshopandmuseum.org
COMEDY
Artrepreneurs Youth Holiday Shawn Wayans Is Shawn Wayans your favorite of the WayPop-Up Shop ans bros? Have you watched “White Chicks,â€? Still struggling to ďŹ nd holiday presents? Come browse this pop-up shop, featuring art made by Mural Arts Education students. Look among the 14-18 aged students’ handmade wares, from colorful phone cases to creative key chains and more. | 5-8pm. Free admission. 1430 Walnut St. muralarts.org/ program/art-education/
“Scary Movie,� and “Little Man� an obscene amount of times? Well this is your chance to watch him do stand up live! Shawn will perform two shows on Friday and two shows on Saturday. | 8pm, 10:15pm. Prices vary. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. ticketmaster.com/
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 MARKET
West Philly Holiday Bazaar
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Punk Rock Flea Market
Okay punk rockers, this one is for you! Come shop among mass amounts of all your punk rock needs and wants. The market is going on through Sunday with 100 different vendors each day. | 10am. $3. Boy’s Gym of the BOK building, 800 Mifin St. thecaptainsvintage. com will have tunes, tacos, and good hangs. | 3pm. The Mothership prev Eris Temple, 602 S 52nd St. philly.carpediem.cd/events
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Christmas at The Philadelphia Insectarium
Who says Christmas is just for people? Little critters can get down with the holiday vibes too! Come and meet Santa in the Buttery Pavilion, and after you take a picture with him, you will receive a wrapped toy. Bring women’s and children’s clothing and goods to donate to Women Against Abuse. You will receive a $1 off admission for any donation. | 11am-2pm. Free with regular admission. Insectarium and Buttery Pavilion, 8046 Frankford Ave. phillybutterypavilion. com/upcoming-events/
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Pet Photos with Santa
Why should just the kids get a pic with Santa? Let your fur babies meet the one and only Saint Nick, and let them ask for some extra chew toys under the Christmas tree. Pose with or without your pet next to Santa, and bring home a keepsake frame. Your entire purchase will beneďŹ t the PSPCA’s life-saving mission. | 1-4pm. $9.95 per photo. Unleashed By Petco, 180 W. Girard Ave. petco.com/unleashed
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Chanukah on Ice
Celebrate Chanukah with tons of activities for kids and adults. Skate, sing, and eat latkes and doughnuts. Do arts and crafts projects, such as creating a real Menorah. Make Chanukah cookies, and dance the hora. | 12:302:30pm. Free. Flyers Skate Zone, 10990 Decatur Rd. lubavitchbustleton.org
MARKET
Indoor Winter Market at Penns Landing Caterers
Do some much needed retail therapy this Sunday at Phila Flea Markets’ grand opening of their new winter indoor venue. Look around the antique furniture, vintage jewelry and clothing, collectibles, home furnishings, primitives, art work, industrial, and more. | 8am-4pm. Free admission. Sheet Metal Workers Union Building, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd. philaeamarkets.org/
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 MOVIES
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Holiday Cookie Decorating Party Society Meeting What is Santa’s favorite treat that kids love too? Cookies of course! Bring the kids to decorate their own holiday cookies. But be forewarned of the imminent sugar high. | 2pm. Herman’s Coffee, 1313 South 3rd St. hermanscoffee.com
Calling all movie buffs. Come for free screenings of cult/weirdo/B-movie fare. BYOB and watch a ick with other ďŹ lm lovers. After signing into three meetings, you will receive enamel pin of the Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society Logo. | 7:30-9:30pm. Free. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. facebook.com/ events/1091156131020170/
GAMES
QUE Quizzo Night
Join Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) for a night of trivia fun. Before quizzo, there will be brief updates on projects. Come with any ideas! Afterwards it’s game on!| 8-11pm. Free. Downstairs at Tavern on Camac, 243 S Camac S. meetup.com/Queer-UrbanistExchange
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 BALLET
Great Russian Nutcracker
(Image: Moscow) Escape the evil Mouse King, and enter the Land of Sweets with sugar plum fairies. Watch the timeless classic performed by the Moscow Ballet for their 25th anniversary tour. Giant puppets, nesting dolls and handcrafted costumes bring an added excitement to the beloved performance going on through Dec. 19. | 7pm. Prices vary. Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St. annenbergcenter.org/event/moscow-ballet
just win a special prize from Santa himself. | 11pm. Sancho Pistola’s, 19 W. Girard Ave. sanchopistolas.com
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Kids Paint With A Cat!
Crafts and cats — what could be better! For a meow-tastic time, bring the youngins to craft and paint holiday ornaments or magnets surrounded by cats. Wood designs, paint, brushes, glitter and art instructors will be provided. Cookies will be complimentary for the kids as they work. Fifty-percent of class fees will be donated to Le Cat Cafe. | 1-3pm. $10. Le Cat CafÊ, 2713 W. Girard Ave.
FOOD
Brunch with Santa
Attention Sunday brunchers, you’re in for an extra jolly treat. Have brunch with Santa! The kids can meet Old Saint Nick and eat $5 pancakes. Parents can enjoy $5 Bloody Mary’s. It’s a treat for all! | 11am-3pm. Free admission. Taproom on 19th, 2400 S. 19th St. taproomon19th.com
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Check out the Philly scene of artists. Musicians, bands, poets, comedians, and more will take the stage, and show their skills. The winner will go on to Philly Rising Monthly Showcase. The winner of that becomes the standout performer of the month and wins a prize package that includes a spin on Hometown Heroes WSTW, a free song recorded and mixed by Neptune Wavs and a featured spot at a Future Philly Rising Event. They will also perform at Downstairs at World Cafe Live as part of the end of the year worldcafelive.com/event
FOOD
Third Annual Christmas Cookie Tin Bake Off Is Santa’s favorite cookie stop at your house? If so, show off your baking talents in this Christmas cookie competition. Bring one type of cookie in a holiday tin, and you may
mental rollbacks, like cutting funding for the EPA, are unacceptable. After the songs have ended, walk to Senator Toomey’s ofďŹ ce to deliver coal and letters urging him to protect our environment. Let’s make climate action Philly’s present this year! | 12:15-1:15pm. US EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch St. pennenvironment.org
ENTERTAINMENT
Open Mic Night
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 CAUSES
Climate Caroling in Philadelphia
Dreaming of a white Christmas seems to be just that— a dream. If you miss the holiday season snow, come out caroling with an environmental twist. Join PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council, and Tuesdays with Toomey carol classics with ecological messages to let elected ofďŹ cials know that federal environ-
Think you got the chops to take the stage? All are welcome, whether a novice who wants to take a crack at the mic or an expert who wants to polish their craft. 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
DRINK
Christmas Village in Philadelphia
Spend a lovely evening tasting wine in the Philadelphia’s Christmas Village. Relax after a long day of work with Chaddsford Winery and artisan food vendors. Try a selection of
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DRINKS
Brushes & Brews!
Even if you were a consistent ditcher back in school, this is one lesson that you won’t want to miss. Learn how to brew your own beer! You even get to design your own beer label. Hear fun facts about the history of beer as you brew and create. | 6-9pm. $28. The Common Room, 1509 N. Front St. eventbrite.com
MOVIE
Rare Exports Film Screening
Did you say merry or scary? Come see the horriďŹ c holiday story about the evil secret of Santa’s existence in the Korvatunturi Mountains. Before the screening, there will be a ticket drawing for some cool prizes followed by the award winning short subject the feature is based on. Rock an ugly holiday sweater for additional prizes. | 8pm. $5. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. tattooedmomphilly.com
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
Cake Bake Champion! | 7-9pm. Free. Haute Restaurant, 1420 Locust St. eventbrite.com/e/ patty-jacksons
GAMES
Christmas Trivia
If your Christmas tradition is watching all of the reruns of old movies then this trivia night is for you! The movies up for questions are “Elf,� “Home Alone,� “A Christmas Story,� and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.� | 8pm. Free admission. The Red Rooster Inn, 7960 Dungan Rd. redrooster83. webs.com
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A Night for Cranberry: A Benefit for the PSPCA The beginning is sad, but the end is beautiful. Last Thanksgiving, a local pup named Cranberry was found thrown away in a trash bag in Fairmount Park. Emaciated but alive, the PSPCA nursed her back to health, found her a forever home, and caught the assailant who is due to stand trial this year. What better way to honor such a brave pooch than by throwing a party in her honor? Come celebrate Cranberry, and support the PSPCA to help more dogs like Cranberry. | 8pm. $10. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. tickety. com/purchase/event
THEATER
My Fair Lady
FOOD
Patty Jackson’s Inaugural Cake Baking Challenge
Do your desserts take the cake? Watch local bakers create Christmas-themed cakes to be judged by radio personality Patty Jackson. For the icing on the cake, enter fundraiser rafe baskets beneďŹ ting Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region. Remember to RSVP, and ďŹ nd out who is crowned the 2017
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Find out if Henry Higgins, a renowned phonetics professor, can pass Eliza Doolittle, a lower-class ower girl as a duchess at the Embassy Ball. Watch the Quintessence Theatre Group perform the classic tale that is based off of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion.â€? The season of “My Fair Ladyâ€? at the Sedgwick theater ends Dec. 23. | 7:30pm. $40 general admission. The Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 DRINKS
Cocktails and Cold Ones
(Image: Cocktails) What better way to get over hump day than with spiked hot chocolate! Get your drink on in the cabin with $6 EFFEN Vodka cocktails, $5 wine and $4 Bud Light draft beers, along with specially-priced food items from the Dilworth Park Air Grille. After you’re done, enjoy all Dilworth Park has to offer this season. Stroll the garden, shop at the market, and skate on the ice rink. | 5-7pm. Free admission. Rothman Institute Orthopaedics Cabin at Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. centercityphila.org/parks/events/cocktails-and-cold-ones
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Christmas Light Show at Macy’s
Have the family meet you after work and check out this amazing historic light show at Macy’s. From snowmen to Sugar Plum Fairies, this show with has more than 100,000 lights going off at any given time has been the highlight of Christmas in Center City since 1956. Old or young doesn’t matter, this is one event that deďŹ nitely locks everyone in. | times vary. Free. Macy’s Philadelphia, 1300 Market St. visitmacysusa.com/philadelphia
some hot chocolate and hit the Merry-GoRound, all a bonus that lead up to the main event which is witnessing Franklin Square come alive with a series of lights that drape almost everything. Family friendly and date worthy, this one is always a win-win. | 4pm and 8pm. Franklin Square, 6th and Race Sts. historicphiladelphia.org/
Franklin Square Holiday Festival
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Thank you for all your help in getting our house sold. You were great to work with during this challenging process. Your team was so excellent. As gradually I am getting settled in my apartment in West Lafayette, Indiana, I do remember how quickly and efďŹ ciently my Unit at the Hopkinson House was sold in Philadelphia! After receiving a message at the end of June that an apartment was available in this retirement community, I called my brother, an Indiana realtor, asking him to advise me. After selecting BHHS, I met with Patrick Conway to determine a listing price, prepare photos, plan advertising and start packing. He knew my building and the area, important in a busy, historic City. After several interested buyers, one returned with my listing price and by mid-August, I moved to Indiana. The transaction was most professionally and effectively managed. I am pleased to recommend Pat Conway to others. Zoe Coulson – 9/9/17
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Voorhees/Fairway Estates Custom home, 5 BR, 5.1 bath, formal LR, grand DR, 1t flr BR suite, & an eat in gourmet kitchen. Mstr suite w/ walk in closet & master bath w/ custom steam shower, jacuzzi, & double vanity. Walk out bsmt w/ theater room, wet bar, wine cellar. Custom inground pool & entertainment area $1,399,900
HADDONFIELD/LANE OF ACRES Custom Gary Gardner built estate home with 5 BRs, 5 full & 2 half baths, 4 car garage, elevator & walk out lower level on over 2.5 acres of lush grounds. 2 story foyer & great room, gourmet kitchen, expansive owner s suite w/2 dressing rooms. Lower level with walk in humidor, wine room, bar & entertaining area, theater & gym. All this on a beautifully landscaped property, with salt water fish pond. $3,800,000
Cherry Hill/ Woodcrest 4 BR, 2.5 Bath located on a private street on the east side of Cherry Hill. This well maintained home has a first floor master suite, Large living room with stone fireplace, hardwood floors, patio doors to deck. The large eat in kitchen has cathedral ceilings, there is a Sun Room w/hot Tub, finished walk out basement, 2 car garage, with over an acre of property. 2 new A/C units, freshly painted and new carpets throughout. $459,999.
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