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Digital carolers will take to Rittenhouse Square on Thursday. (Photo by Taylor Davidson of Narratively)
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Unsilent Night With all the righteous rage and intensity circling Philadelphia streets recently via the Ferguson and Eric Garner-related protest marches over the past month, doesn’t the idea of walking through Center City wearing smiles instead of scowls and blasting beguiling music instead of chants decrying racist police sound especially appealing right now? I’m willing to bet that veteran composer Phil Kline had no crystal ball 22 years ago, when he and a thick gaggle of his friends strolled through NYC’s Greenwich Village with boomboxes in hand, each blaring one of four individual tracks that, played in unison, comprise Unsilent Night, his incredibly lush 45-minute composition. (Imagine that: e-Christmas caroling before e-everything took hold.) Needless to say, Kline’s ingenious idea, born from his desire to utilize the then-popular, massive portable stereos to maximum artistic effect, took hold like the grip of a frozen glove, and has spread to over 100 American and foreign cities. It’s now a new-school tradition celebrating old-school technology. Despite its origins, though, Kline’s event’s been updated for the times. Sure, portable cassette and CD players—yes, boomboxes, damn neophyte—are still in the mix, but now, so are MP3 players and apps on various smartphones. Those with the former can obtain actual cassettes and/or CDs with his pre-recorded arrangements at the caroling group’s point of departure in Rittenhouse Square, and (more than likely) their progeny can download their selections from UnsilentNight.com onto digital devices and cells. Either way, the point is that everyone’s together, simultaneously playing Kline’s wintry wonderwork, bringing joy, cheer and light to corners too numbed by despair to know they even need ‘em. Want to spread some harmony—literally—across Philadelphia’s diverse communities this Christmas? Let’s start by unifying for this one-night parade, for this Unsilent Night, and creating something beautiful together—some sweet seasonal music—to close out a tumultuous 2014. Hopefully, its spirit of oneness will echo through us all, all year long. // KENYA BEVERLY Thurs., Dec. 18, 7pm. Rittenhouse Square, Walnut Street between 18th Street and W. Rittenhouse Square. unsilentnight.com
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The Dumpsta Players Present: Dynasty Realness
Relive the catfights and shoulder pads of ‘80s soap Dynasty with the Dumpsta Players’ last show of the year. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Sara Weaver Fund. 11pm. $1.99. Bob and Barbara’s Lounge, 1509 South St. 215.545.4511. dumpstaplayers.org MUSIC
Philly POPS Christmas Spectacular
The Philly POPS offer a holiday extravaganza featuring more than 300 musicians, the Philadelphia Boys Choir and the ever-popular audience singalong. Celebrated conductor David Charles Abell returns to the helm, with the addition of vocalist Hugh Panaro, star of Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera. Through Dec. 20. $31-$116. Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org
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Thursday, December 18 Philadelphia Orchestra musicians perform at the annual Glorious Sound of Christmas concert. (Photo by Ryan Donnell/Philadelphia Orchestra)
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Philadelphia Orchestra: Glorious Sound of Christmas
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Bramwell Tovey returns to conduct three nights of rousing traditional tunes dotted with his own meticulous arrangements and interpretation. 7pm. $35-$120. Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org
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More than 1,500 people are expected to attend this holiday bar crawl with 12 stops in Fairmount, including Alla Spina, Fare, Bishop’s Collar and more. Bring an unwrapped toy or lightly used coat/jacket to be donated to Feel The Warmth and CHOP. 6pm. $10 plus donation. Various locations. upcomingevents.com/philadelphia
Arch Enemy Arts’ latest exhibit features 20 hand-picked artists who were each assigned a Grimm’s fairy tale to interpret. The imaginative pieces include works from Naoto Hattori (Little Briar Rose), Kelly McKernan (Rapunzel), Ransom & Mitchell (The Children of Hamelin), Sheri DeBow (Cinderella) and more. Through Jan. 18. Arch Enemy Arts, 111 Arch St. 215.717.7774. archenemyarts.com
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Christmas Posada
The sweet spirit of Christmas in Mexico saturates the Kimmel’s corridors, with pianist Juan Pablo Horcasitas leading the charge. 5pm. Free. Commonwealth Plaza, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org
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Robert Zemeckis’ computer-animated Christmas adventure just turned 10. Hop the train! 4pm. Free. Free Library of Philadelphia, Kingsessing Branch, 1201 S. 51st St. 215.685.2690. freelibrary.org
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Aaron Nevins’ comedy talk show has one heck of a night planned to close out the year. Special guests Justin Guarini and Jon Wurster headline the event with a panel of local comedians. 8pm. $8. The Playground at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215.567.2848.
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Lil Steph: Rasputin’s Room Holiday Soiree
Philadelphia’s all-classic burlesque show Rasputin’s Room celebrates the holidays with sultry dance, uproarious comedy and performances by Lil Steph, Rachel Fogletto, Dottie Dynamo, Lulu Lollipop, Brandi Wine and Lucky Penny. 10pm. $10-$12. Ruba, 416 Green St. 215.627.9831. rubaclubstudios.org
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Crooner Christmas
Save a spot on your calendar for this delightful gathering of singin’ and swingin’ to jazzed-up Christmas carols. 6pm. $12-$22. Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. 215.247.0476. woodmereartmuseum.org HO L IDAY
Max & Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite
Kids of every age will love the brother-sister bunny duo’s imaginative journey through this holiday masterpiece. 6pm. $25-$30. Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St. thetowerphilly.com
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Ezra Masch’s Big Bang Project
A mesmerizing combination of sound and light come together in Ezra Masch’s experimental project, in which a drummer’s beats are translated to a three-dimensional grid of fluorescent bulbs filling the gallery’s interior. Various technology is used to measure and map out coordinates of tone and amplitude along with the volume of the space. Through Dec. 20. 7pm. Free. Icebox Project Space at Crane Arts, 1400 N. American St. 215.232.3203. cranearts.com DANCE
JUNK 1.1 Holiday Revue
One man’s trash is another man’s artistic inspiration. Brian Sanders’ one-of-a-kind performance pieces are known for the use of found objects that bridge the gap between dance and physical theater. The Holiday Revue will feature a familyfun program that includes a song from nationally touring children’s show SKINK. 7:30pm. $17.50-$25. 2040 Christian St. 02fc75a.netsolhost.com
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Artists fill the 5,000-square foot gallery in Northwest Philly with hand-crafted items made by woodworkers, sculptors, painters, leather crafters, jewelers, fiber artists and more. Plus live music, food & drink. Noon–6pm. Free. 11 West Mt. Airy Ave. 215.242.5074. mtairyartgarage.org M U SIC
The Lost Collective Holiday Show with Man Overboard
Man Overboard’s fifth holiday show features five also-dope bands: State Champs, I Call Fives, Tiny Moving Parts, Front Porch Step and Light Years. 6:30pm. $18. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. 215.922.1011. tlaphilly.com DAN CE
Carols in Color
The 23rd iteration of E. Leon Evans’ sizzling seasonal dance celebration puts Eleone Dance Theatre up front, where they belong. 3pm and 7pm. $27-$30. Willam Penn Charter School, 3000 W. School House Lane. 267.235.0163. eleonedance.org
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Cancer is Ugly! Sweater Party TM
Grandma’s gift will be put to good use at this night full of cocktails, live music and raffle prizes. Ugly sweater guest judges include Good Day Philadelphia’s Dr. Mike, EmmyAward-winning media personality Maria Papadakis, Philadelphia Daily News columnist Reuben “Big Rube” Harley and fashion blogger Ian Michael Crumm. Proceeds benefit the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern Pennsylvania. 7pm. $50. City Tap House, 3925 Walnut St. 215.662.0105. STAG E
Nutcracker by the Cabaret Administration
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This timeless tale—retold for adults in the post-modern age—centers on Marie, a shy young woman disillusioned by the world around her. One fateful night near Christmas, her adventures begin. The story that unfolds features both terrifying and erotic moments. 9pm. $20-$25. Skybox at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. cabaretadministration.com P E R FO R MAN CE
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GayBINGO! returns for more drag-queen antics, eccentric musical numbers and opportunities to take home prizes. The Verifying Divas, a wild bunch of queens known for their outrageous costumes, are back to host the games, which have been entertaining Philadelphia audiences for 18 years. This month’s got an ol’ fashion theme of Country Christmas, so you might just see a Ho Ho Ho Down while you’re there. 7pm. $20-$25. Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St. 215.731.9255. aidsfundphilly.org E XHIBIT
Books of Secrets: Writing and Reading Alchemy
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Stephanie is not a fan of Christmas. Her tolerance is put to the test when her boyfriend invites her to join him at home for the holidays. Will she be able to withstand the trees, tinsel and suburban winter wonderland? Each night, The Untitled Holiday Puppet Show accepts audience suggestions to inspire a new story for Stephanie, Junior and their puppet friends. Through Dec. 21. $10. Figment Theatre, 1219 Vine St. 267.441.4780. figmenttheater.com
For centuries, books and manuscripts were the alchemist’s primary tools for disseminating ideas, techniques and secrets. In a unique visual portrayal, Books of Secrets: Writing and Reading Alchemy places actual manuscripts used by alchemists next to historical artworks portraying their use. Through Sept. 4. Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St. chemheritage.org
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Zoo Noël
Santa logs millions of miles on Christmas Eve, delivering toys all across the globe. The Philadelphia Zoo offers a glimpse into Santa’s journey via a scavenger hunt through the rainforests, glaciers and safaris that he must travel. Zoo Noël also features a holiday gift shop, seasonal crafts and activities, a hot chocolate bar, and pictures with jolly old St. Nick himself. 11am-3pm. Free with Zoo Admission. Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave. philadelphiazoo.org
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Modeled after the traditional Christmas markets of Germany, this holiday transformation of LOVE Park features food, performances and appearances by Santa Claus himself. Shop for holiday gifts and decorations from more than 60 vendors; taste traditional European food, sweets and drinks, including German bratwurst or schnitzel; take a tasting tour with Chaddsford Winery; listen to live music and much more. 11am-7pm. Free. Through Dec. 28. LOVE Park, 1500 Arch St. philachristmas.com
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Philadelphia Orchestra: Messiah The Philadelphia Singers Chorale anchor this one-night-only performance of the transcendent Handel masterwork. 2pm. $35-$135. Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org S HO PPI NG
Craft and Disorder Holiday Artisan Show
The West Philadelphia art gallery turns hopping holiday arena today, when everything is
up for grabs for a cheap price: arts and crafts, clothing and jewelry, comics and music. Grab a vegetarian meal from Black Orchid Foods, and enjoy the musical performances too. Noon. Free. Eris Temple Arts. 5209 Walton Ave. H O L I DAY
TubaChristmas
Here comes the boom—delivered via more than 100 tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players, all as enthused about the holidays as you are. Noon and 5pm. Free. Commonwealth Plaza, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. kimmelcenter.org
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Two cousins battle over a family heirloom. Daphna, the “real Jew” with the Israeli boyfriend, feels she is entitled to her grandfather’s necklace over cousin Liam, who has brought his shiksa girlfriend Melody to the funeral. 7:30pm. $36.25. Through Dec. 28. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.
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Body Worlds: Animals Inside Out
Take an anatomical tour of the world’s creatures, and explore the biology and physiology of goats, giraffes, chickens, bulls and more. Through April 12. $8-$29.50. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. fi.edu
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TSO is debuting songs from its 1998 rock opera The Christmas Attic live on this tour—a set that, naturally, includes their secular material, too. Various times. $30-$70. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com
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Outside Mullingar
In this Tony Award-nominated play, two families living in rural Ireland battle over a piece of land each feels rightfully entitled to. Stuck in the middle of the dueling families are Anthony and Rosemary, who have known each other all their lives and yet have never been further apart. Through Dec. 28. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215.985.0420.
This Is The Week That Is
As 2014 wraps up and the holidays approach, 1812 Productions takes a hilarious look back at the year’s local and national headlines in their hit political comedy. Through Dec. 31. $26-$40. Plays and Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St. 1812productions.org PER F O R MAN CE
Cuban Tinsel Crisis
A holiday variety extravaganza, Secret Pants’ fifth annual Yuletide fest takes another bite of out the bustle and hustle of the season. 9pm. $10. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. 215. 739.9684. johnnybrendas.com
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Moo Shu Jew Show
Christmas Eve is a night of many traditions: stylish sweaters, caroling and leaving out cookies for Santa. But for Jews, it famously means one thing: Chinese food. For the past six years, Philadelphia’s members of the tribe have enjoyed this Dec. 24 tradition mixing Chinese food with Jewish comedy. This year’s show features Stewie Stone, Robin Fox, Jon Fisch and Emmy winner Dave Konig. 6pm.
$69-$80. Ocean Harbor Restaurant, 1023 Race St. gershmany.org M U SI C
Festivus All-Star Jam
Members of JAH People, Roots, West Philadelphia Orchestra, Circadian Rhythms, iNFiNiEN and The Beating make beautiful noise in the name of artist unity. 8pm. $8. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. 215.291.4919. kungfunecktie.come
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The Mantle. Three times, local photographer Avi Loren Fox saw people walking around wearing some sort of makeshift hood-scarf around their head and shoulders—and each time, she inquired only to learn it was a one-off garment the wearer’s friend or grandma had made from an old sweater. Fox saw the opportunity to perfect that concept and marry it with her own ideas about sustainable industry and personal empowerment. Thus was born the Mantle: an ethically sourced, alpaca-and-fleecemade, vaguely Tolkienesque elven-looking hood that can be worn with anything—and that most everyone who sees, let’s be honest, kinda wants. (Me? Aside from digging the wordplay that the word “mantle” traditionally means not only a loose hooded cloak, but also one’s burden of social responsibility in the world, I’m kind of inclined to hope Fox’s garment becomes the next big thing just so that the nation is flooded with hooded urbanites, and racists can finally stop talking smack about everyone’s perfectly respectable hoodies in the first place.) The Kickstarter runs till Dec. 24. More details: ph.ly/TheMantle
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How to Win: a revolutionary film about love & war. Listen up fast: Rhasaan Nichols is a dynamic young filmmaker whose fantastic new short about bold high-school students is particularly timely. “I feel like, too often, black teens are depicted as criminals or at-risk youth that need to be saved,” Nichols says. “The kids in my film are just being kids—a privilege that’s often not afforded to them these days.” Check out a clip at Kickstarter—and note that Nichols needs to raise another $4,000-plus today, by 11:59pm Wednesday night! More details: ph.ly/HowToWin
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Hayley Jane’s new album Devil Makes Three. Philly audiences first got to know the multitalented performer Hayley Jane on the burlesque scene— but she’s an even more wickedly brilliant singer-songwriter, whose new record is a dark, sharp slice of Southern gothic Americana whose vibe she pretty much nails as “a lady Johnny Cash—or a mean Stevie Nicks.” Listen to the demo track “Blood and Bone” on the Kickstarter page and you’ll find yourself quickly pledging your support; she’s already hit the campaign goal, but you can still pre-purchase the record through Friday night at midnight. More details: ph.ly/DevilMakesThree
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High Point Wholesale. Over the past decade, Meg Hagele’s High Point Café has built a rep as one of the finest coffee-and-pastry shops in Northwest Philly. Now she’s taking things to the next level, renovating the former Mt. Airy Post Office on Germantown Avenue into the new High Point Wholesale building, which will host a larger-scale coffee-roasting operation, a wholesale bakery and a separate gluten-free bakery. Construction is almost complete—and now High Point has raised almost $20,000 of the $35,000 needed to finish and open their doors. The Kickstarter runs till Jan. 2. More details: ph.ly/HighPointWholesale
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Honor Systems’ Bluetooth CoinJar. Now that Apple Pay is starting to make the average schlub on the street hip to the idea of payment via digital-wallet through their smartphone, it was only a matter of time before some smart tech geek figured out how to produce a literal digital tip jar that non-corporate DIY types could put out on their counters. That geek is Richard Rutenberg of Honor Systems; check out his super-mod, one-minute-flat Kickstarter video to get the scoop. You’ve got till the end of January to get in on the ground floor. More details: ph.ly/CoinJar n
HOLIDAY PREVIEW
The Countdown Begins
New Year’s Eve isn’t just dance parties—it’s bowling, yoga and ghost tours, too. NYE at XFINITY Live!
Red 40 & The Last Groovement
Seven parties under one roof, unlimited premium drinks, multiple DJs and live performances by Lima Bean Riot and Split Decision: Xfinity Live! has every angle covered. Head down to the stadiums to bask in the revelry, and watch the ball drop on Xfinity’s 32-foot LED video screen. 9pm. $79 and up. XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave. nyephilly.com
Skip the over-priced bars, and head to FringeArts’ New Year’s Funkin’ Eve, where $15 gets you a live performance from Red 40 & the Last Groovement, beer garden bonfire and free re-entry so you can warmup on the dance floor before watching the fireworks from Race Street Pier. 11pm. $15. FringeArts, 140 N Columbus Blvd. 215.413.9006. fringearts.com
15 at the Piazza
The Piazza’s revamped NYE masquerade ball takes place under a heated 25,000-squarefoot heated tent and features a five-hour premium open bar and music from DJs Mark Eteson, Sat-One, S3T1, Adrian Hardy and Anthony Sojo. 9pm. The Piazza at Schmidt’s,1050 N Hancock St. nyephilly.com
NYE with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Start your New Year’s festivities with the Philadelphia Orchestra, lead by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, under the sparkling dome of the Kimmel Center. The concert ends early enough to make it home for the kids or to your next party. 7:30pm. $70-$135. Kimmel Center. 300 S. Broad St. 215.670.2300. kimmelcenter.org
New Year’s Eve Parties on Ice
Fireworks light up the sky over the Delaware River at the annual Blue Cross RiverRink NYE party. This year, there are two parties: The first takes place from 5-8pm with snacks, face painting, crafts and entertainment by Mummertime. The second party, from 10pm to 1am, features NYE party favors/keepsakes and a midnight fireworks show. $3-$40. Blue Cross RiverRink. 531 N. Columbus Boulevard Penn’s Landing. 215.925.7465. delawareriverwaterfront.com
Midwinter Night’s Dream
Hotel Monaco plays host to the Midwinter Night’s Dream NYE party with dinner, drinks, live music, DJs and more. Enjoy a live band at the Red Owl Tavern on the first floor or dance the night away with a DJ at Stratus Rooftop Lounge. 9pm. $125. Hotel Monaco, 433 Chestnut St. 215.925.2111. monaco-philadelphia.com
DJ Cedric Gervais
New Year’s Eve Ghost Tour
Mystery, legend and lore come to the historic Powel House when the museum hosts its annual New Year’s ghost tour. Tours start on the hour, beginning at 7pm and running till midnight. Welcome 2015 with a spooky candlelight adventure and champagne “toast with a ghost.” 7pm. $25. Powel House. 244 S. Third Street. ghosttour.com
All Access NYE Party Pass
Why settle for one New Year’s Eve party? The All Access NYE Party Pass enables you to bounce between 10 of Center City’s hottest bars and restaurants. The pass is all-inclusive and includes snacks, party favors and coat check at each location. 9pm. $99. 16th and Market sts. nyephilly.com
New Year’s Eve Party & Tango Dance Go-Go NYE: A Funk & Classic Disco Dance Party
Bring in a funky new year at the Trestle Inn with DJ Bruce Easley and go-go dancing from the scantily clad Trestle Specials. The party features complimentary welcome drink and snacks, along with a champagne toast at midnight. 9pm. $25-$30. The Trestle Inn, 11th and Callowhill sts. 267.239.0290. thetrestleinn.com
Family New Year’s Eve
The Independence Seaport Museum keeps its doors open late for its Family New Year’s Eve party. Visitors will have access to the Seaport’s second floor balcony overlooking the Delaware, a perfect sightline for the 6 p.m. fireworks show. The party features snacks, noisemakers and favors to complete the kid-friendly celebration. 4-7pm. $10-$13.50. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 215.413.8616. phillyseaport.org
Pin and Heels New Year’s Party
Kick off your heels and roll into 2015 at Lucky Strike with unlimited bowling, snacks, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Watch the ball drop on 11 huge LED screens. 8pm. $30-$40. Lucky Strike, 1336 Chestnut St. bowlluckystrike.com
Dance the night away with music from DJs Pablo Garcia Gomez and Krissy McFadden and a live Cortinas performance. Tango lessons will be offered, as well as a champagne toast at midnight and desserts catered by Dancing Chef Desserts. 8pm. $40-$50. Ruba Club Studios, 414 Green St. philadelphiatangoschool.com
Philly Bloco
Just Breathe: Yoga White Party
Relax your mind and body, and bring in 2015 with mediation at the Art Museum. Practice calming exercises, yoga postures and breathing techniques while relaxing among the beauty of the museum’s collections. The event also features a hands-on art making activity, henna tattoos and specialty menu with healthy meal options. Don’t forget to wear white, and bring your yoga mat. 5:30pm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway 215.763.8100. philamusem.org
End the year with a dance party featuring Philly Bloco’s 20+ members playing a mashup of samba, funk and reggae. 9:30pm. $25-$35. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com
Alonzo Bodden
Last Comic Standing winner Alonzo Bodden brings in the New Year with a hilarious performance, which also includes premium open bar, champagne, dessert and party favors. 10:30pm. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com/ philadelphia
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Grammy Award-winning DJ Cedric Gervais drops his pulse-pounding beats at Soundgarden Hall this NYE, complete with open bar, complimentary champagne toast and party favors. 9pm. $69-$149. Soundgarden Hall, 520 N. Delaware Ave. nyephilly.com
FOOD & DRINK
On Tap Under the Mistletoe
Unwrap these five brews before you wrap your gifts.
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Left Hand Milk Stout. Opening presents. Doesn’t matter if you’re young or old. Doesn’t matter whether or not you officially celebrate Christmas. Doesn’t even matter if you hate the holiday season. Everyone loves opening gifts. And it’s a ritual even easier to love when you’ve got a cold craft beer with you while doing it. So where to start? Left Hand Milk Stout. This rich, creamy brew is frothy like a cup of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, and the notes of chocolate will bring to mind warm cookies. So yeah, this is basically Santa’s milk and cookies in a glass. Is it any wonder why we think it’s perfect for holiday drinking? Try it on draft at Institute, P.O.P.E., Broad Street Bullies and other locations, or get the Nitro version for home drinking.
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Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout. Picking the right beer for the big gift-giving day means understanding the occasion. If your holiday gift opening ceremonies run towards the formal—you put on your best clothes, take nice photos with the family, and avoid embarrassing your grandmother—you’ll want a classier beer for that classier approach to the holidays. It’s hard to get much classier than Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout. This beer is not for the faint of heart. It comes in at a ridiculous 15 percent ABV and has a price to match. It earns every penny you pay, however, with a rich cacophony of flavors that are as complex as anything you’ll ever drink. While others enjoy a Christmas cocktail, you’ll bask in pleasingly warm bourbon, rich and bitter coffee, dark fruits and more. This world-class beer is highly limited, so get it while you can at Bishop’s Collar, Bar 31 and Blue Dog Tavern Chalfont.
Anchor Christmas Ale. If you prefer your beer drinking to be on the festive side during the holiday season, look no further than the granddaddy of all Christmas ales. As they have with so many other styles, the folks at Anchor pioneered Christmas ales and set the stage for all those to follow. They’ve been making this beer since the early 1970s. Given the American beer landscape at that time, that’s astonishing. Even more astonishing is that the recipe is different every year. Each year offers a new twist. This year, Anchor’s Christmas Ale is a deep mahogany color with a huge, frothy head. Figs and plums greet your nose, with just a hint of winter spicing. This year’s brew has a light body that goes down easily, dark malts giving way to bready spicing that suggests gingerbread cookies. The finish is dry, making it a good complement to Christmas appetizers. Try it at 12 Steps Down and Tap Room on 19th.
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Saucony Creek Sessions IPA. Not everyone celebrates a formal Christmas. Many people don’t celebrate it at all. For some, the holiday might be little more than an excuse to get together with friends, exchange some novelty gifts, and get a little rowdy. If your holiday leans in that direction, you need a beer to match. If you like to drink local—and we hope you do—Saucony Creek Sessions IPA fits the bill. This low ABV session ale (just 4.5 percent) is packed with hops, giving it a nice floral aroma and a punch of dry bitterness, while still retaining the easy drinkability of a mass market beer. The carbonation is soft, the hops bitter and the malts like sweet crackers. You’re not going to be spending the night unraveling its complex flavors, and that’s OK. That’s not why beers like this exist. See for yourself at The Pour House Exton.
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Terrapin Wake-n-Bake. However you celebrate (or avoid celebrating) the holiday festivities, the day is eventually going to start to wind down. That means you’re going to want a beer to wind down with, too. While everyone else is sipping coffee and eating cookies and pie, you can do them one better by pouring yourself a coffee-infused beer. This time of year, there are few better than Terrapin’s Wake-n-Bake, also known as WnB. This is an imperial oatmeal stout made with loads of coffee. Tastes of dark chocolate and smooth oats are the first to greet your palate. They give way to touches of vanilla and burnt caramel malt. The coffee comes out to play in the finish, where it shows up out of nowhere and lingers on the tongue. Oh yeah, much better than a cup o’ Joe! Try it at Isaac Newton’s, The Beer Shoppe and at the January 2 Terrapin tap takeover at Jon’s Bar & Grille. // ERIC SAN JUAN Follow PW’s Year of Beer online weekdays at: philadelphiaweekly.com/drinks
TIMAREE’S BODY by Timaree Schmit Twitter: @timaree_leigh
Phoneless and Frantic When her Droid dies, Timaree experiences the five stages of grief.
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they think I’m irresponsible? When did adulthood become defined by the ability to keep track of a whole bunch of tiny objects? How did we do this before? Were we timelier? Were we lonelier? (I remember being lonelier, back before cell phones, but I was a weird teenager in the Midwest, so it’s tautological.)
or two weeks, I was naked. Metaphorically, anyway: After my phone took a suicidal dive from my pocket into a toilet on Thanksgiving, a series of events conspired to keep me from replacing it for 14 days. For that time, I was naked: out in the world as vulnerable and as liberated as a newborn—or maybe more like an average person in 1997, when the internet existed but we had to go home to use it. These two weeks of defenseless freedom taught me many things that I would like to share with you, not the least of which is the fact that pockets on dresses are only there to be cute, not to actually hold shit.
STAGES OF GRIEF Denial: I yanked my Droid out of the toilet and toweled it off with the fervor of a scratch-lottery addict. It was only a millisecond. It fell in cover-first. My phone is different than other phones. Everything’s fine. Look, I can go on Facebook. It’s fine. My phone is fine. After 24 hours in rice, it was apparent that it was never going to turn on again. I ordered a new one, but didn’t realize until too late that it would arrive a day after I left for a trip to L.A. Anger: How the hell did anyone meet up before cell phones? The girls in my dance troupe and I are set to rehearse. They have no way to tell me they’re running late or that we had differing ideas on where we were supposed to convene. After we all waste a ton of time, I head home so we can message each other online and reschedule for another day. Seriously, when was the last time you got together with people and everyone just showed up at the same place at the same time without some coordinating texts? My boo summarized it succinctly. “Does anyone remember waiting? You used to be able to see people just sitting there,
not doing anything, waiting until their friends got there. Poor, stupid bastards.” Bargaining: If only I could go back, I’d do everything right. When did I last sync my contacts and calendar? Why didn’t I use that app that kept my to-do list on the cloud as well as in my phone? I’ll get a waterproof case for the next one, even though they’re clunky and weird-looking. Depression: Everyone else in the room has their eyes glued a foot and a half away from their faces, enraptured in whatever important things are happening on Instagram. I feel itchy, but it’s impossible to scratch this desperate longing to fulfill the Pavlovian response. What am I missing? Who am I letting down by not being able to access texts or voicemails? Will
Acceptance: My best friend is some kind of magical anachronism for whom music and fashion peaked in the late ‘90s. She only tries technology a decade after everyone else has become reliant upon it and will probably get around to wearing leggings sometime in the 2020s. Naturally, she still looks up driving directions and then writes them down. Assuming you don’t miss any turns or make any wrong ones, and there are no detours and all the signage is up to date, this method absolutely works. She flawlessly navigates us to a nightclub in another city. Maybe this won’t be so bad. Because random downtime won’t be filled with internetting, better planning is required. I bring stuff with me to work on in between classes. I have to do it, even if I don’t feel like it; there’s no other option. Lacking abundant free time, I have to make the most of the chances I do have online. No debating people on Twitter, no matter how terribly, horribly wrong they might be. Somehow, without access to the things I use to get everything done, I get more done. Without a phone, life was actually really good. One less thing to keep track of, staying present while on vacation was a breeze. Finding someone who had one I could use in case of emergency wasn’t that hard. People took great pity on my poor, wretched phoneless state. When I got home from L.A. and found my new phone waiting for me, I debated not charging it right away. For about a half a second.
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Q&A
The $25 Million Question
What does the Free Library’s future look like? President Siobhan Reardon envisions a savvier, more social institution. By Josh Kruger jkruger@philadelphiaweekly.com
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fter years of belt-tightening at the hands of financially starved state and city governments, the Free Library of Philadelphia finally received a bit of blessed relief this September, when the William Penn Foundation bestowed $25 million on the library to carry out a major modernization and renovation plan. The Free Library’s president, Siobhan Reardon, recently sat down with PW to chat about what that actually means for the library and for the people of Philadelphia. Tell us a bit about how the William Penn Foundation grant came about. That was the work of two years of conversation about… how a big, old institution figures its way into the future having lost so much funding, particularly in the public sector: 20 percent of the city funding, which was just shy of $8 million, and then a big chunk out of the state. So it was roughly in the $10 or $11 million [range]. That’s a lot of money—not quite a third of our income. So, we had to figure out how it is we were going to live and actually provide a quality service going forward, because the constituents said in 2008 when we talked about closing 11 libraries: “Oh gosh, no, you’re not closing our libraries.” So: All right, we can’t go there. So what do we do? Our strategic planning process took two years. And we’re glad it took two years, because there was so much change, not only here in Philadelphia but in library-land: e-books and digitization and all that sort of stuff. [Those industry upheavals] seemed to have settled down in early 2011, late 2012. So once our plan was defined, we had 80 staff members really give it the once-over, saying: This is going to work, this is not going to work, here are the challenges, impact on staff . . . When that was done, the staff [pointed out that] if we want this done, we have to change the structure of this organization . . . that the existing structure wasn’t going to take us through the future. We have 54 physical libraries in this city, and five “hotspots” in community centers. Each of these 54 libraries used to operate very individually: For instance, six people were assigned to the Logan Library, so they went to the Logan Library day in and day out. We can’t afford to do that anymore—so we created this model where we cluster six libraries, and the 48 staff members of that cluster now share the work of that cluster and focus on what . . . the community is defining as a real need there. The clusters really act as a hub of community, and each cluster has to create a community council [including] a myriad of community-based organizations—police, fire, education—sitting at the
Siobhan Reardon (left) at a public appearance in September with representatives of the William Penn Foundation and Mayor Michael Nutter (right). (Photo by Mitchell Leff for the City of Philadelphia)
table to address how this larger community looks to create a strong, happy environment for the children and families here. Hopefully, the William Penn Foundation is going to create a national model looking at the work we’re trying to get done here. What would you say those neighborhood needs actually are? In North Philadelphia, which is where we created our first cluster, it was job seekers. All the support you could give a job seeker, they’ll take. Also, earlychildhood literacy was huge: lots of families, lots of needs, because so many children start school and have not built a viable vocabulary, and they’re having difficulty learning. And the third one was immigrant services: lots and lots and lots of new people, immigrants, coming into the country, and the library trying to establish a foothold with these folks, to say that this is a place that’s safe for you. These sound like services that the rest of society’s infrastructure maybe isn’t providing, and the libraries are now kind of stepping in. In library-land, us librarians hate, hate, hate to be perceived as a social-services agency, but in reality, we do a lot of social-service work. It’s not that we want to do it or don’t want to do it—it’s that the library is a place that people [understand] if they’re coming here. We’re going to try to help you in some way, shape or form, and people are, by and large, very nice when you come into a place like this. We’re not judging you. We’re never going to judge your questions. And I think that’s what makes people comfortable in our space. When you refer to early-childhood literacy, what is the library’s role there? We asked, what do we need to have in place to make sure when a child is born in a Pennsylvania hospital, we’re there giving a care package to the mother: “Here’s your baby’s first library
card, here’s the baby’s first book, here’s your local library and come visit us.” You do that? Yes. It goes in fits and starts relative to funding, but yes, we do that. So with that $25 million, what exactly are you going to be doing? It’s largely a capital construction grant. Seven million for this building. We have a six-level stack system in the back of the building; all of the material is already [moved to our] regional operation center on Grey’s Ferry Avenue, so we are going to deconstruct all those stacks. Now we’re going to have two big, big rooms behind the grand stair. The first will be a common—much like a college campus, where everybody comes in and you can pull your chairs up and work together or you can be separate. I think of the co-working spaces [that have become popular in the city]—Benjamin’s Desk, Independents Hall—they’re just amazing, amazing spaces, so socially engaging and physically engaging on so many levels . . . And that’s what I want to put there: vibrant, somewhat noisy. I think that’s one of the changing aspects of a public library now, is that you’re going to have your quiet spaces, but you’re going to have your big, noisy spaces too. I do think you’ve got to create an energy here, because the buildings are so monolithic and so impersonal. That’s great. One thing we often hear, particularly from young people, is how sterile a library is. It is. They’re sterile. They’re rigid, rigid spaces. You just don’t build your homes like this, or your study areas. I want the public saying, on Tuesday night, Fred Smith is coming in and he’s going to do a poetry reading, and anyone interested in Fred’s poetry can go over in the northeast corner and sit and hang out in this particular space. That is going to be what we’re referring to currently as our business, research and innovation center. It’s all about
the work that we do that supports small business and entrepreneurs—and we do a lot of work in that area, which was a big surprise to us, the amount of people that actually come in and use these services. It had everything to do with the economic crash—so many people having lost their jobs, and many ended up becoming small entrepreneurs and going into business themselves, came here for support in their business plan, their marketing plan. My model for the more socialized area of that space actually came out of the British Library, where you walk into this really comfortable place and there’s all these networking boards. The coolest thing I saw was, along one of the walls were these glass cases, and each of them was a business that was started in that library. So it was a software engineer, a perfume product, a jewelry product—and there was the story of the person and what they were up to. We are so gonna do this. The nice thing about having a common in a library that is you’re in this creative space— and you have a big idea, and you’re like, hmm, so you can go upstairs and do the research and come back down and do the sharing. That’s kind of the idea. Are you a librarian? I am a librarian. I got my library degree in 2005. I started in libraries late in my career, after having been laid off from corporate America twice; I was on the finance side of things. So you came to the library because you didn’t have a job, too. That’s exactly right. I was almost out of a job by the time I took my New York Public Library job, and I didn’t think that I was going to make a career in libraries. I was like, Oh, I’ll do this for a while, let the economy settle down, I’ll go back into corporate America. And I ended up making a career out of it. It really is amazing. What can the average Philadelphian do to support the library? Use it, number one. Let’s find a way for you to take advantage of the services that are here. And if you don’t need to attend a lecture or participate in some of the fabulous programs we have to offer all around the system, we have volunteer opportunities. And we’ll take your money too—it’s something that you really want to support. I’ll take any advice that anybody has for me; we don’t know it all. n Read a longer version of this interview, including talk about homeless library patrons, Google, and the Philly school district, at philadelphiaweekly.com.
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Here to Save Us All It’s been 15 long years since his last album cast a spell, but D’Angelo’s Black Messiah is right on time. By Bill Chenevert // bchenevert@philadelphiaweekly.com
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A John Waters Christmas Dec. 17, Union Transfer. This jawn’s been sold out for weeks—and why wouldn’t it be? Resolve to be less of a late-freight hopper in 2015, will you? utphilly.com Lee DeWyze Dec. 18, Tin Angel. Don’t scoff : These American Idol winners really can sing. And this one’s “Blackbird Song” did its thing this spring. tinangel.com Laurin Talese Dec. 19, Art Sanctuary. A UArts graduate with just as much style away from the mic as in front of it, Miss Laurin’s vocal jazz stylings dazzle every time. artsanctuary.org
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Robert Randolph and the Family Band Dec. 19, Ardmore Music Hall. If you leave Ardmore not sweaty and hoarse from dancing and shouting, blame the person in the mirror—not these fabulous party-starters. ardmoremusic.com The Roddenberries Dec. 19, Underground Arts. C’mon, there’s nothing not to love about our town’s—and indeed, the world’s— ultra-awesome Star Trek tribute outfit. undergroundarts.org Man Overboard Dec. 20, Theatre of Living Arts. The fifth iteration of their Lost Tape Collective Holiday Show features five other bands. Artists supporting artists is what it’s all about. tlaphilly.com Cheerleader Dec. 20, Johnny Brenda’s. The humble power-pop five-piece is closing out a banner year, and few Philly bands on the scene deserve it more. johnnybrendas.com Lemuria Dec. 21, Boot and Saddle. Prince is their opening act? Uh, if that’s not the knee-high genius from Minneapolis, someone’s got some explainin’ to do. bootandsaddlephilly.com Lil’ John Roberts and Friends Dec. 22, World Cafe Live. The drummer extraordinaire’s getting support from the always-amazing Avery Sunshine—plus Eric Roberson hosts. worldcafelive.com
The Wallace Brothers, Hannah Taylor, Minka, Jet Weston + Ryan Tennis Dec. 23, Bob and Barbara’s Lounge. A country holiday hootenanny featuring some truly stellar acts, served up at South Street’s iconic dive bar. bobandbarbaras.com
on’t you just love a fat album surprise to wake up to? I can remember when I woke up to BEYONCE at pretty much this time exactly last year and felt like I’d been given a delicious gift to savor for months. Thing is, when you build up a record with “leaked” and non-leaked singles, when the hyped album finally drops, you feel like you know it all too well already. (Lookin’ at you, Ms. Minaj.) So, to get a full-ass record that we haven’t heard a note or lyric to date from a legend like D’Angelo? Literally the day after we heard “Sugah Daddy,” the first single from it via Red Bull Academy? And it’s fucking killer? Lord, hear our prayer: We thank thee. This is D’Angelo’s third LP; Brown Sugar felt like a heady shotgunned kiss in ’95, and Voodoo hit just as hard five years later. That’s right: We’ve been waiting for pretty much 15 years. But it’s been worth the weight. Black Messiah is so, so bomb, I can barely believe my ears. It’s full of live instrumentation. You can just tell that most of these were cut after maybe a dozen takes. And even though the 40-year-old D’Angelo—aka Michael Eugene Archer—has a couple pretty big-deal friends in the ways of Q-Tip and Questlove lending support, dude did a lot of this his damn self. He’s the lone-credited producer on eight of the 12 tracks and shares writing credit with only a Kendra Foster on eight tracks—two of which have Q-Tip’s touches, as well. I almost want to go track-by-track but won’t. I will say that side A’s a little bit more packed full of go-forthe-funk gut checks. He’s channeling some all-time favorites of the genre: Prince, Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Erykah Badu, Parliament Funkadelic and Maxwell. The hiccuping handclaps of the album opener, “Ain’t That Easy,” had me smiling from the get. The found-sound sample of its following track, “1000 Deaths,” deftly conjures the race issues he’s smartly approached with subtlety: When I say Jesus I’m not talkin’ about some blond-haired, blue-eyed, pale-skin complexioned cracker Christ / Talkin’ about the Jesus of the Bible with hair like lambswool / I’m talkin’ about that good hair / I’m talkin’ about that nappy hair. Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin are not lost on him, but they’re not central tenets. Be clear, D’s said he wants people to be their own “black messiah,” but he goes deeper on this one than the love and lust ripe in Voodoo. He touches on his addiction and health habits, even in “Back to the Future (Part I),” singing So if you’re wondering about the shape I’m in / I hope it ain’t my abdomen you’re referring to. It’s that knowing wink at the fact that D’Angelo’s been in and out of pop culture’s radar for nearly 20 years. And here he is making headlines with a product and not gossip, with music, not muscles. It’s awesome.
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There are heartwarming horns. There are delicate acoustic guitars. There are outstanding beats. There are beautifully-tracked strings. Side B’s a little bit more of a stoner journey, with tracks like “Betray My Heart” and “Another Life” stretching out to six minutes. Even if these aren’t as immediately potent as the whistle-anchored capriciousness of “The Door” or the Outkast-flavored Southern stank notes of “Til It’s Done (Tutu),” I honestly can’t wait to puff and pass in a dark room with Black Messiah as an hour-long soundtrack. As for the collabs, well, I really can’t figure out what, where or who The Vanguard aspect comes from. I suspect that’ll suss out in the next few weeks as we pull apart and analyze this beaut. But from where I’m sitting, it looks like D’Angelo—and D’Angelo alone— has cooked-up a late contender for the Best of 2014. Much like Bey did last year. And we couldn’t be happier for him. Or us. Follow Bill Chenevert on Twitter @billchenevert.
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the movie he’s desperately promoting is a historical drama about the Haitian slave revolution. It’s one of many sly commentaries about people of color negotiating celebrity and celebrity culture: Besides its entertainment-industry lead characters, the movie’s a parade of cameos from comedians like Sherri Shepherd, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Kevin Hart. But this is text as much as meta-text; the tone-deaf press junket for Uprize is laugh-along showbiz satire that’s also about which stories people of color are “allowed” to tell. Andre’s slave narrative, the movie suggests, is an acceptably serious topic for a black filmmaker—otherwise, you’d better be making people laugh. And though he vows never again to step into the Hammy the Bear suit, after passing a line for a Tyler Perry movie on the way to his own empty theater, there’s a moment of resigned disbelief. In this, too, Top Five finds something in common with Annie: Despite several modernizations and changes to the score, the biggest blowback came from its lead casting. Star Quvenzhané Wallis has drawn the bigoted ire of people who see Annie as a historical fixture rather than a fictional character. For them, identity makes the place, and no images of modern New York will convince them there’s room for people of color in it—or rather, as Chris Rock is well aware, there are certain places you’re supposed to stay. (One comment on YouTube’s Annie trailer unwittingly sums it up: “Let’s get Hollywood to re-create one of Tyler Perry’s black people movies and use all white people in it and see how black people react to that.”) And Hollywood, sadly, is still behind where it should be in admitting that place and identity are connected. For proof, you need only walk into Exodus: Gods and Kings, in which ancient Egypt is awfully white—except for servants and thieves. Annie and Top Five are timely reminders that this relationship is an and, not an or.
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here are a few scenes in this, the last of the Hobbit movies to be inflicted upon us, in which actors stand around and talk for minutes at a time. Bard and Thranduil face off ; Thorin confides in Bilbo; there’s a moment of tenderness between Galadriel and Gandalf. No matter the situation, no matter the emotional urgency, the conversations have a common feel: The actors seem surprised to have the breathing room at all. Peter Jackson’s determination to draw the slight, charming Hobbit into three epic flicks, and to map them so tightly to the scope of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has done The Hobbit no favors. By halfway through The Battle of Five Armies, I was beginning to wonder if he’s retroactively tarnished Rings, which surely isn’t the intent. And yet, the cold open of Smaug’s attack on Laketown is all spectacle and little feeling, and the lengthy build and brawl of the titular five-way battle feels rushed despite taking so much real estate. We’re left with disconnected elves, a dozen half-characterized dwarves and battling throngs of several indeterminate armies, plus an extracurricular flood of war bats. (What?) As the CGI masses gather, it becomes clear just how much Jackson has lost the heart of the story while rushing to incorporate another fight scene. Whenever they can manage it, the actors acquit themselves. Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage have a comfortable chemistry that grounds their friendship, Luke Evans is a staunch Bard, and Lee Pace has the time of his life as Thranduil, who exists in live-action slow motion. When they’re not swallowed by CGI or distracted by battle, they do their best to inhabit the Middle Earth around them—and offer a glimpse of the smaller, better Hobbit we could have had. (G.V.)
Smiles for miles: 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (right) stars alongside Jamie Foxx in the updated musical, Annie.
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PROPERTIES LISTED BELOW 12 E. Oregon Avenue Philadelphia PA, 19148 on Monday 12/29/14 @ 11:00AM LIST OF NAMES AND UNIT NUMBERS
William Fournier................. unit 1827 Alice Khotzikian .................unit 2033 Edmund Velasco III ............ unit 2017 David Selby ........................ unit 2131 1831 W. Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia PA, 19132 on Monday 12/29/14 @ 2:00PM LIST OF NAMES AND UNIT NUMBERS
Andre Anderson .................. William Atkinson ................ Ashley Cheaton .................. Elaine R Daniel ..................
unit 5045 unit 4034 unit 5015 unit 5079
Jasmine Douglas .................. unit 5149 Nora E Fisher ....................... unit 2083 Joy Gary ............................... unit 4024 Antoine Gibbs ...................... unit 2097 Joyll Gonzalez ...................... unit 3117 Shanequa Juriel ................... unit 4041 Keith Keys............................ unit 5240 Tamika Lingham....................unit 5195 Evelyn A Parker..................... unit 4048 Kelly Roane.......................... unit 5064 Terry Scott ........................... unit 2095 Charlotte Taylor .................... unit 1068 Ayesah Thrower .................... unit 4072 Niecie Trolio ......................... unit 1075 Kevin Ward........................... unit 4037
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C.S. Brewerytown, L.P.. plans to use the site-specific standard at the site. The Act provides for a 30-day public comment period for site-specific standard remediations. The 30-day comment period is initiated with the publication of this notice. Until January 15, 2015, the City of Philadelphia may submit a request to C.S. Brewerytown, L.P. to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site. The City of Philadelphia may also submit a request to C.S. Brewerytown, L.P. during this 30-day comment period to develop and implement a public involvement plan. Copies of these requests and of any comments should also be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection at 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 (attn: Walter Payne, PG).
Interested persons are invited to comment on the installation of telecommunication antennas on 30-foot tall utility poles, in Philadelphia, PA and specifically on potential effects to historic properties located at or near t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s , i f a n y. T h e locations are:
E side of Kelly Dr., 215’ N of Art Museum Dr. (005); NE side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 195’ SE of Art Museum Dr. (008); NE side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 250’ NW of N 22nd St. (009); Side of Race St., 100’ E of N 20th St. (021); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 170’ SE of N 21st St. (024); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 175’ NW of N 21st St. (025); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 100’ SE of N 22nd St. (026); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 265’ NW of N 22nd St. (027); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 525’ NW of N 22nd St. (028); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 250’ E of N 24th St. (029); Parking area, 90’ NW of Art Museum Dr. and Ben Franklin Parkway (030); N of parking area, 475’ NW of Art Museum Dr. and Ben Frank l i n Parkway (031); Sidewalk W of parking area, 460’ NW of Art Museum Dr. and Ben Frank l i n Parkway (032); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 80’ west of N. 24th St. (034); and S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 230’ west of N. 24th St. (035).
E side of Kelly Dr., 140’ SW of N . 25 t h S t . ( 0 0 1 ) ; E s i d e o f Kelly Dr., 355’ SW of N. 25th St. (002); N corner Kelly Dr. & Spring Garden St. (003); W side of Pennsylvania Ave., opposite Judson St. (004); E corner of Ben Franklin Parkway and Art Museum Dr. (006); Pennsylvania Ave., 195’ SE of Art Museum Dr. (007); Pennsylvania Ave., 100’ NW of N. 22nd St. (010); E side of N 22nd St., 30’ N of Ben Franklin Parkway (011); E side of N 21st St., 160’ N of Ben Franklin Parkway (012); W side of N 20th St., 100’ N of Ben Franklin Parkway (013); W side of Vine Street, 135’ E of N 20th St. (014); NE corner Vine St. & N. 19th St. (015); SW corner Vine St. & N 18th St. (016); SE corner Vine St. Express & N 18th St. (017); Ben Franklin Parkway and N. 18th St. (018); W side of N 24th St., 265’ S of Park Towne Place (019); SE corner Race St. & N 19th St. (020); NW corner Race St. & N 20th St. (022); SW corner N 20th St. & Winter St. (023); SW corner N 24th St. & Ben Franklin Parkway (033); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 520’ E of Schuylkill Trail Connector (036); S side of Ben Franklin Parkway, 360’ E of Schuylkill Trail Connector (037); and S side of Spring G a rd e n St. , 85 ’ S E of M a r t i n Luther King Dr. (038).
Comments regarding potential effects to historic properties should be submitted to Cardno ATC by m a i l to 3 Te r r i L a n e, Burlington, New Jersey 08016, or phone, 609-386-8800.
Comments regarding potential effects to historic properties should be submitted to Cardno ATC by m a i l to 3 Te r r i L a n e, Burlington, New Jersey 08016, or phone, 609-386-8800.
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Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, the act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 1995-2, notice is hereby given that C.S. Brewerytown, L.P. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection a Notice of Intent to Remediate a site located at 3018-3044 W. Thompson Street, Philadelphia, PA. This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site was formerly a brewery, waste paper and steel warehouse, and most recently a vacant lot. The lot was granted a use registration permit for a private gasoline station on May 12, 1954, but there is no record of the station’s development. There are isolated exceedances of PADEP residential statewide health standards for metals and semi-volatiles in the soil. There are no contaminant exceedances in the groundwater. C.S. Brewerytown, L.P. has indicated that the proposed remediation measures will be capping the impacted soils. The proposed future use of the property is intended to be a residential apartment complex.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the installation of telecommunication antennas on 27-foot tall utility poles, in Philadelphia, PA and specifically on potential effects to historic properties located at or near t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s , i f a n y. T h e locations are:
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3rd & Bainbridge - Live & work from home in this fabulous space. 2 bedrooms +den,1.5 Baths, hardwood floors, Deck + Gallery space on 1st Fl. $3000 427 Queen St- Beautiful 3 story, 2 bedroom, 1 bath trinity, H/W, EIK & garden. $1400 225 Catharine St - Beautiful 3 BR + Den, 4 BA, H/W, Granite ktchn, grdn & 2 car parking. $3500 776 S. 2nd St - Very nice 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Bi level apartment w/ CA + Lg Deck. $1350 810 S. 3rd St –Beautiful large 3 BR + Den home with hardwood floors t/o, yard + parking. $2500 1119 E. Palmer St –N/C 3 BR + Media Rm, 3 BA, H/W t/o, Fp, Lg Garden + 3 car parking. $2500 400 Spring Garden-N.C Commercial Space Available-800 to 1600 Sq Ft. Call for Details
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128 Pemberton St
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QUEEN VILLAGE FEATURED RITTENHOUSE
3 Story Victorian Row UNDER CONTRACT SQUARE Duplex Just Renovated! GRADUATE HOSPITAL 1 Bedroom 1 Bath $335,000 $339,000 MLS 5965620 MLS 5787044
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Powers Brangan
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$225,000 New construction smart home w/garage MLSfacade. 5777406 and classic 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths
$850,000 MLS 6485302
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Chestnut Hill 8039 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 3 Bedrooms State of the2artBaths Loft DUPLEX Condominium $239,000
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MLS 5784384
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$369,000 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths
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thIs week’s FeAtuRed PRoPeRtIes 1615-17 SPRUCE ST RITTENHOUSE SQ Condo with +/-3300sf of masterly designed living space, 3br, 2.5b, cook’s kitchen, patio, beautiful garden
406 S 6TH ST SOCIETY HILL Gorgeous contemporary, 4br, 3.5b, den, f/p, finished basement, garden, deeded parking, new price!
517 FITZWATER ST NEW LISTING! New renovation, 4br, 2.5b, +/-2544sf, h/w flrs on all levels, marble kitchen & baths, 500sf roof deck, back yard, tax abatement pending
$1,490,000 Call Scott Neifeld
$1,045,000 Call Maryellen Cammisa
$965,000 Call Leon Aksman
1206 PANAMA ST WASHINGTON SQ WEST Beautiful artistic renovation, 3br, 3b, cherry flrs, gas f/p, 2 outdoor spaces, garage parking
334 S 3RD ST SOCIETY HILL Contemporary 2br, 2.5b, f/p, 2 decks, incredible light throughout
$789,000 Call Izzy Sigman
$718,000 Call Margaret Szumski
1130-32 CHESTNUT ST #301 THE WHITE BUILDING NEW LISTING! Unique 1br, 1b loft condo with high end finishes & lots of character
$395,000 Call Izzy Sigman
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620 S AMERICAN ST QUEEN VILLAGE Dramatic Cecil Baker designed home, 5br, 3b, 3 story atrium, chef’s kitchen, garden, 1 yr paid parking
$939,000 Call Maryellen Cammisa
130 SPRUCE ST #19B PENN’S LANDING SQ Recently updated 1br, 1b condo, h/w flrs, indoor deeded parking, pool
$349,000 Call Izzy Sigman
226 South Street
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Large Brick Corner, Two Car Garage, 2 1/2 Bathrooms, Just Renovated, Large Kitchen with Marble Countertops, Three Bedrooms, Two Studies, Three Floors, Large Family Room, FHA, VA. Accepted $319,000
LaRge WaRehouse NoRtheRN LibeRties ViciNity 1613-1627 GermAntown Ave
Approximately 9,500Sq Ft on one floor, High Ceilings, Overhead Door on 4th Street, $599,900
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Large Three Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Deck, Central Air, Hardwood Floors $189,000
635 SiGel Street
Renovated 3 Bedrooms, Central Air, W/D, Dishwasher, Yard FHA, VA. Accepted $158,400
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Store and Apartments, Shell $112,000
gRaduate hosPitaL aRea 1606 webSter Street
Renovated, 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Finished Basement, $369,000
PeNNsPoRt ViciNity 435 Snyder Ave
Total Renovation, Two Master Suites, Hardwood Floors, Large Yard, FHA, VA. Accepted $269,000
buiLdiNg Lot – south PhiLadeLPhia 603 emily Street 14 X 45 $25,000
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1418 N 30th St.
$350,000
$174,900
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$595,000
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Rittenhouse Square
517 Wharton St.
$399,900
1730 Pine St. 4
$375,000
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BHHS Fox & Roach Society Hill 508 S. 3rd St. $470,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Pennsport $369,900
Art Museum Area
$199,000
859 N. 27th St.
BHHS Fox & Roach
$475,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
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1338 S. Colorado St.
$575,000
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$206,999
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$410,000
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233 S. 6th #1201
715 S. Jessup St. $810,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
2115 Manton St. BHHS Fox & Roach Point Breeze $239,900
Graduate Hospital 1420 Pemberton St.
$1,199,900
4500 sqft new construction masterpiece built by a true craftsman! Located ona quiet treelined street in a super hot area, this beauty offers garage parking, a 10 year tax abatements, 4 decks, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a finished basement with 9 foot ceilings, an au paire suite, a kitchen of dreams and more! 1 of 2 being sold – 1422 Pemberton can still be customized!
$450,000
fantastic 2BD/2BA tri-level unit with a den, penthouse office/3rd bedroom and a roof deck with incredible views all located on a cobblestone street in a truly unique neighborhood! One of only 3 units in the condominium, this abode boasts a bright bedroom, great eat-in kitchen and a roof deck with breathtaking views.
WasHington sQuare West $1,189,000 Beautiful renovated and absolutely stunning 3 bedroom plus a den, 2.5 bath home with 1-car parking, hardwood floors, 2 zoned heating and air and approximately 4 years left on the 10 year tax abatement!! The den has a cozy gas fireplace and private deck and the top floor has a large deck with great views! Don’t miss.
2113 Manton St. BHHS Fox & Roach
12:00–2:00PM Bella Vista
Point Breeze $250,000
Graduate Hospital
BHHS Fox & Roach Society Hill
old City
$354,000
This brand new renovation is gorgeous, movein ready with 3BD/1.5BA with an open floor plan, new roof, central air and beautiful wood floors throughout! With a huge open kitchen fit for a chef, an adorable rear yard and a fabulous clean basement, this home is going to go quickly! Don’t miss!
3:00-4:00PM
$287,500
801 South St. E
graduate Hospital
graduate Hospital
$459,000
2319 Mercer St.
20 S. Letitia
$875,000
Stunning home completely renovated from the foundation up by one of Philly’s high quality 2nd generation builders! The details in this 3BD/3.5BA are unmatched! There’s a finished basement, a family room, a den, deck, many Juliet balconies, mirage maple flooring throughout, possible parking, an approved tax abatement and more!
Washington Sq. West
Point Breeze
Bella Vista
Bella Vista
2:00-4:00PM
Fishtown
Old City
$375,000
Built just 5 years ago, this fantastic 3BD/2.5BA condo offers a rooftop terrace, beautiful wood floors, 2-car assigned parking and more! The wide open living and dining space has 2 lovely windows, crown molding and a balcony. The all new kitchen is top of the line and ideal! And that’s just the beginning!
BHHS Fox & Roach
646 Wharton
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Queen Village
809 Addison St. B
1927 Christian A
$206,999
$875,000
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$850,000
$1,999,900
$350,000
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