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ast year, the cover of our Independer? On the week we, as Americans, are supdence Day issue featured a young posed to be celebrating “liberty and justice for migrant boy watching the fireall?” Bullshit. One of my favorite pastimes is to strike up works on the Art Museum steps conversation with a neighbor of mine named — from inside a U.S. Border Patrol Ron. Ron is a Trump supporter and raging cage. right-winger but a genuinely good guy. I rouIt was one we crafted by design to remind us all as we shove down tinely bounce stories we’re working copious amounts of beer and burgon off of him because he’s always great (at times) for allowing me to ers over the next few days that there see both sides of the issue. are children looking for the same I saw him over the weekend. freedom at our southern border. It First, we complained about the was a cover I hoped would be a topic weather, the trash on the street and far removed from public discourse the “zombies,” as Ron affectionateby the time this year’s issue came around, and that another reminder ly calls the nearby drug users who wouldn’t have to be sent out. flow downstream from Kensington onto our block. Then, we chatted This year, as you can see, we about Donald Trump’s plans for chilled (literally) with the rhetoa Kim Jong Un-like parade down ric on the cover, but I’m using this Pennsylvania Ave. space as a reminder that since a I raised the notion that instead year has passed, not much has of a parade at both of our expenses changed. In fact, according to news as federal taxpayers, wouldn’t doreports just this week, it’s gotten @SPRTSWTR worse. ing something else with that money make more sense? Ron agreed but Let me start out by saying that I understand that there are checks and bal- said simply, “Yeah, we should be using it to ances to entering the country and ultimately build a wall and keep [those] Mexicans out.” It was a line that served as a stark reminder becoming a naturalized citizen. I understand and respect those laws. That’s not what I’m that people who think like Ron can’t look past referring to. I’m referring to the reported in- nationality. In fact, many of the people trying humane treatment of people fleeing danger to cross the border come from deeper pockets of South America, actively trying to flee and poverty in their home counties making the dangerous trek — albeit, illegally — to many different situations. It’s hard for Ron and many of his fellow immigration skeptics the U.S., only to be treated like herds of cattle to see that these are people and humans just once they arrive. like him. Instead of getting to taste the fleeting Many are children ripped from mothers and sent to other camps, chastized and ha- relaxation the annual July 4 holiday provides, many will be stuck inside cages until a prorassed by border patrol agents whose job it is to keep them safe. However, on Tuesday morn- cessing date. Like milk past its expiration date, thrown ing, I awoke to the news that congressional out, even though it’s perfectly fine. leaders went to these camps and were regaled I know this is how many Americans view with alleged stories of border patrol personnel the crisis at the southern border. I’m saddened denying people water, telling them if they’re thirsty to “drink from the toilet.” This a direct that many of us are so enraptured by what the quote from New York congressional represen- television network we choose to follow tells us to think. tative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. An 8-year-old migrant child doesn’t know It was sickening and sad that this is still happening in a country that’s supposed to set what’s going on. They’re following their parthe standard for how to treat human beings ents in search of a better life. For this to be a new year, a fresh Independence Day and still regardless of immigration status. be a hot button topic is a sad reminder of how The images of the conditions inside these camps were bleak: caged warehouses with fucked some of our minds are. However, it’s out of sight, out of mind. Let’s concrete flooring and only foil blankets for warmth. Yet this isn’t as maddening as the just soak up the sun, fire up the grill and pop the top on a cold one from the cooler. horde of MAGA derelicts outside the camp After all, isn’t this our God-given right as an with signs that read, “Mexico: We Don’t Want Your Trash” or “Your Death Is Not My Prob- American? lem.” @SPRTSWTR This is the greeting for detainees at the bor-

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“Well, normally I don’t let people into my space but you smell like jasmine and it’s one of my favorite flowers so I’ll allow it.” – You never know what you’re going to hear riding public transportation. This gem came courtesy of a packed ride on the Market-Frankford Line last Friday, mind you, in the middle of an evening rush. As if this person had a choice to have anyone in their space. However, we are extremely impressed that they readily recalled the smell of jasmine.

Where Philadelphia ranks among the most expensive rents in the country. According to Zumper.com, median prices for one and two bedrooms in Philadelphia are between $1,310-$1,700, respectively. While we know those prices for a one bedroom probably just made you go “oh, damn” in your mind (admit it, you did) know that the price of a one bedroom has dropped 12.7 percent since this time last year. So, there’s hope?

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The number of years a Philadelphia man spent imprisoned inside SCI Chester before a judge commuted his sentence. This would be the case of Terrance Lewis, 40, who came home in May after serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for a crime he didn’t commit. According to an Inquirer report, Lewis said that life on the outside is, for him, still “totally different.” Imprisoned at 19, no one believing you were innocent until you were 40? We’d say “different” is an understatement. Philadelphia Weekly Holdings, Ltd. 1520 Locust Street, suite 501 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-543-3743

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Stretching the truth for tourism We appreciate the work of Visit Philadelphia. The tourism board’s commitment to ensuring people explore our fair city in all of the unique ways they do so is admirable. However, a recent splash campaign in New York City stretches the truth a little bit. Adorning kiosks and billboards inside NYC’s Penn Station is Visit Philly’s latest ad which reads, “A Barcelona vibe without the jet lag,” overlayed on an image of people exploring South Street’s Magic Gardens. Needless to say, the comments on this Twitter post have been nothing short of legendary.

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o be an artist, confident and seBefore the unveiling, he caught up with PW cure in his lodgings, only to be to talk all things art, and the new life being suddenly ripped from one’s longbreathed into his. How has the temporal nature of space time home is a shock to the sys- availability, shape, location, timing tem. - changed your work most radically bePhiladelphia’s Tim McFarlane, renowned for his pointedly edgy tween 2015 and the present? Two things happened since then that affectpaintings and works on paper had a lucrative residency with the Bridgette Mayer Gallery – ed my relationship to space and how it relates until Mayer closed its physical location at 709 to my work. One, Bridgette closed her physiWalnut to concentrate on private sales. With- cal space, which uprooted my gallery “home base,” so to speak. So, my first issue out a home base to show new work, was adjusting to the new reality of McFarlane was an artist adrift for sevnot having a designated place in my eral years. BY A.D. hometown to have solo shows. Two, I Things changed in 2018 when he AMOROSI had to relocate my studio twice since hooked up with a pal-employee at Pogthen, each time downsizing in workgenpohl, a high-end German kitchen design firm in Old City, that had sizspace due to economic factors related to increasing rents and personal economic able wall space for McFarlane to use. “I put up five paintings and saw it as a challenges stemming from a divorce. All of chance to get work out into the world that this caused me to reconsider how I made work and made me reconsider my relationship to hadn’t been seen since I made them three years prior,” said McFarlane. Now, after con- works that I had from previous years. Going back to your 2013 ‘Presence’ at sidering making temporary painting/drawing-based installations in various untradi- the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, I detecttional spaces, McFarlane and Poggenpohl will ed harder lines and edges – bold, brash, collaborate again at its 230 N. 2nd St. location, colorful, more confident – perhaps more on an exhibition titled “You Don’t Know the than I do with the work I have witnessed for the new exhibition. Do you feel less Whole Thing,” debuting July 5 and running at ease, not so much as an artist, but just through Aug. 31. SEE MCFARLANE, PAGE 8

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as a person who has had an important part of his world ripped from under him? I think that the work may reflect some of those personal and professional changes in terms of compositional strategies, but I don’t feel any less confident, and the work doesn’t feel less confident to me. The gallery closure was a loss, not only for the artists involved but for the city’s contemporary art scene, as well. I did feel ill at ease for a little over a year and had a hard time wrapping my head around how I was going to move forward with making new work. I was used to certain spaces, how I moved and worked in them. Now, I had to start from scratch. It wasn’t until March that I began to feel like I had a grip on how I wanted to proceed with the new realities of my studio and living situation. All of this has stoked my determination to find other ways of having my work seen in the area, hence my involvement with Tiny Room for Elephants at Cherry Street Pier and spaces like Poggenpohl, where I’ve had the fortune to make a large, experimental painting/drawing-based installation. The newer work you’re displaying is frazzled, [but it] is also in black, grey and white, which I find fascinating. Do you feel there is a new blurriness in your work? Is it directed and purposeful, or is it organic? I use black, white and silver paint. The grays are mostly a by-product of the layers I incorporate and chance mixing of paint or markers on the surface. There is a kind of blurriness that’s new to my work, and it’s both purposeful and organic. Most of my paintings and works on paper are grounded in repetition, call and response between layers and forms, and a large dose of chance allowing the work to determine its path and me stepping in to reinforce its internal logic and order, or impose some order of mine, where needed. Does the knowledge that a painting or drawing might not last affect what you do or what you present? There’s a freedom in knowing that a piece I make won’t last in its present form. Currently, I’m of two mindsets when it comes to my work: permanence and impermanence. I want to make things that will hopefully last a long time, but I’m also more fascinated with the temporary. [I made a piece at] Cherry Street Pier [which] was a major contributor to my interest in making temporary, site-specific work. The site-specificity of the painting was mind-opening because I had the opportunity to make something large that isn’t possible in my current studio. That led me to embrace the idea of going to a particular space, making work and leaving or dismantling it to reuse parts of it for future works. All of this ties into how I see life unfolding in the streets, on walls and other spaces where I notice changes happening all of the time and nothing is static. The inevitability of change, because of humans, [or our] weather or other things is al-

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY ways there. This time, you knew exactly what space you would be dealing with for installation – 13 feet wide, back of a showroom, somewhere somewhat covert. How did that affect where you would go with this new work? It meant that I was able to make something that people may not be expecting. Not only that but being afforded the opportunity to have near carte blanche to do what I wanted in a space like that was fantastic. The first thing I thought was that this new work was going to contrast greatly with Poggenpohl’s sleek, luxury surroundings. The next thought was that I wanted to make something that was outside of my stand-alone paintings, this being a rambling, somewhat chaotic mixed media drawing/painting that isn’t entirely flat on the wall and interacts with the showroom space in a different manner than my paintings would. I understand you are interested in the inclusion of random, once-cherished belongings found on the street and public spaces changed by anonymous but public mark-making, like graffiti. Not just any old graffiti, but the resulting patterns left by the erasure or buffing of graffiti. Why is that fascinating and does it wind its way through the new exhibition? That’s fascinating because of the intertwined notions of permanence/impermanence, an obscuring and remaking of what came before gentrification, the ideas of memory/nostalgia and the seemingly innate need for human beings to leave a mark, physically and metaphorically. How do you embrace all that in the new exhibition? In You Don’t Know The Whole Thing, some of the aforementioned conditions occur in masses of my glyph marks and other patterns repeating themselves across the work in various ways and on different materials, like paper and clear acetate. There’s obscuring of some passages through direct mark-making and covering of areas, while the placement of something like reflective mylar overdrawn marks on paper creates another kind of displacement. Is the buffed down/out thing a Philly thing? Is that where you’re gleaning that inspiration? It seems to certainly be more prevalent in Philly than say, in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Buffing isn’t exclusive to Philly, of course, but it is part of what informs my present artistic concerns. I live In South Philly, on 13th, just south of Washington Avenue, so in my walks, there’s ample chance to observe various changes to the surrounding environment that’s still rough and gritty but is being increasingly gentrified. Regardless of all of the macro changes going on, there is still a lot of drama going on at the street level of basic human tendencies to want to be acknowledged and to say, “I was here.”

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True to life support Shoutout to the nurses doing the grunt work to put Hahnemann owners on notice BY TARIK KHAN

G As the fight for Hahnemann Hospital continues, little is discussed of the hospital’s devout nursing staff working hard to shine light on the importance of keeping the doors open. | Image: Scott McLeod

iven the sunshine, low-humidity, and passing rain the previous day, the warm and sunny lunch hour in downtown Philadelphia on June 27 should have been serene. Instead, alarm bells and code lights were going off at frenetic rates. After nearly two centuries of serving the community, and an exceptional legacy as an indispensable teaching hospital, Hahnemann was suddenly on life support. In the balance were 2,500-3,000 jobs, critical access to lifesaving emergency care, and the medical homes of countless of Philadelphia-area residents. Around noon, Hahnemann staff would typically be trying to sneak in a bite to eat between hours of treating and saving patients at the 500-bed facility. But on this particular Thursday, hundreds of nurses, physicians, social workers, and support staff rushed to City Hall’s front porch to rescue the fading establishment that so many called home. With Hahnemann’s sunlit southern facade laid out in front of them just thousand or so yards away, nurses, union officials, and city leaders feverishly worked to infuse patient stories, local government power, and city and state law into the dying institution to a desperate attempt to save it. The mechanism of injury, in this case, was identified as a private equity-financed corporation American Academic Medical Systems (AAMS) and its CEO Joel Freedman. Just weeks before Nick Foles worked his replacement magic to lead a championship parade nearly to Hahnemann’s doorstep on Broad and Vine, the for-profit national corporation arrived in Philadelphia with big promises. Promises to pour money and resources into rebuilding the hospital’s worn infrastructure and commitments for a new start for employees and patients who reportedly endured years of rocky ownership and danger-

ous working conditions. But before Carson Wentz could begin his first full training camp healed from his initial injury, AAMS publicly declared Hahnemann as a “DO NOT RESUSCITATE” and then announced they would pull the plug.

People are going to die.

For a city struggling to battle an opioid epidemic that claims the lives of three Philadelphians a day, and a gun violence epidemic which picks its own daily victim, the fact that a Level 1 trauma center in the heart of Center City would be forced to close its doors is madness. When Hahnemann nurse Shannon Hobson heard that her hospital would be closing, her first thought as an emergency room nurse was “this [is] going to be a disaster.” Hobson then pointed northeast. “Kensington is right up there, we see a lot of overdoses… and if [they overdose] and someone is driving them, it’s going to take longer to potentially get drugs to reverse the agents. Unfortunately, more people will die.” She then added, “It wasn’t too long ago we had two shootings on the Broad Street Line. We often get drop-offs by police for shootings that happened nearby, they just scoop them and bring them right to us. And now…” Gunshot wounds, overdoses, heart attacks, strokes, aortic ruptures. They wait for nobody. Given Hahnemann’s proximity to the city’s major arterial roads and the Broad Street Subway, it is often the choice hospital for patients with emergencies who live closer to other institutions. Hahnemann sees 40,000 ER visits a year. Hahnemann ER nurse Joanne Leone struggled to comprehend what Philadelphia residents faced. “It’s going to be catastrophic. Seconds count... We’re right off I-76. It’s very quick for ambulances to get to us. Now they are going to have to bypass us and go down to Penn, Jefferson, go through all of those city streets. That’s a lot of traffic, these cars can’t get out of the way. It’s going to delay care. People are going to die.” In addition to delays getting to a hospital, Leone also pointed out that wait times for Philadelphians calling 911 would increase with ambulances driving longer distances, waiting to unload patients in more and more crowded ERs, and taking longer to return to the street. Seconds turn into minutes. Now, could minutes turn to hours? Hahnemann’s union nurses, like nurses across the country, selflessly work on the front line of these epidemics, devoting their careers, talents, and caring to serve our city. They also often risking significant physical harm and mental health trauma to do so. Dylan Toolajian, an inpatient cancer nurse at Hahnemann, gave a touching speech on stage about a cancer survivor who had multiple bouts with death but was saved by the outstanding care and treatment by the oncology unit. SEE NURSES, PAGE 10

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For Hahnemann to close its doors after 171 years in operation would mean the loss of over 2,000 jobs, many of them belonging to a robust corps of nursing staff. | Image: Tarik Khan

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“Kensington is right up there, we see a lot of overdoses… and if [they overdose] and someone is driving them, it’s going to take longer to potentially get drugs to reverse the agents. Unfortunately, more people will die.” — Nurse, Shannon Hobson

On the day the news of the planned closing of the hospital was announced, the patient “came to visit us to say ‘goodbye’ and ‘thank you.’ He was sobbing. My heart shattered.” Despite not knowing what was in store for their future, Dylan and his team did what nurses do— they selflessly comforted their patient. During Toolajian’s speech, one distressed woman in the crowd called out that she had been served at Hahnemann for the last 40 years, as had her entire family. “Where are we going to go?” Toolajian told me later, “We’re really worried for our patients. We know that they will get hurt, will get injured, many of them will not be able to seek emergency services elsewhere, many of them don’t have the option of transferring care to another facility. Many of them are uninsured or underinsured. It’s a life and death matter. Without [Hahnemann’s] ER, some of them may lose their lives. Immediately…”

Hahnemann: A manufactured crisis?

After the rally, Hahnemann ER nurse Joanne Leone could not fight back the tears as she left the stage to race back to her shift at the hospital. “It’s just devastating, we feel like we had the rug pulled out from under us and our patients,” she said. “We’re just being thrown under the bus.” None of the nurses from Hahnemann that I spoke with bought the story of financial distress portrayed by owner Joel Freedman and

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AAMS. Having to close down a 171-year institution after running it for only 18 months may make Freedman one of the most hapless Philadelphia executives since Sixers president Bryan Colangelo arrived in his high-collared shirts and wife’s burner Twitter accounts were shown the door. Less than a year before, the baby-faced Freedman had doubled-down on his promise of investments into the hospital and chided the hospital’s previous stewards, Tenet Healthcare, in the Philadelphia Business Journal for neglecting it’s workers and patients, in a “highly irresponsible manner.” But just months later, when AAMS was claiming financial hardship, the mayor’s office reported that key financial details that may have saved the historic institution were consistently withheld by AAMS, derailing early city efforts to save the institution. In a press release issued on the day of the announced closure, the executive director of PASNAP, a union representing Hahnemann’s nursing and healthcare workers union, Lisa Leshinski said “Joel Freedman’s company has run this hospital with only profit in mind. He is creating a public health crisis.” The nurses I spoke with at the rally were furious. One told me, “In my personal opinion Joel Freedman did not come in here with any intention to really care for the city of Philadelphia, and its poorest and sickest people who live on the streets, or those inside this hospital. He came here because he thought he might see a way to make money, and the min-

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY ute that didn’t happen he’s bailing on us.” Another nurse I talked with was adamant, “I believe Joel Freeman never intended to keep this hospital open, and he looked at it as a real-estate investment. I used to see him telling people, ‘what a great building, great location. All he kept saying what a great location, what a great location.’ There’s a reason why you say, ‘great location’ when you’re talking about a hospital.” Colin Kellar, an ER nurse, saw the mixed signals being sent by Freeman and his team as a warning sign, despite promises to employees that they would keep the hospital open. “I think the owner knew what he was doing. He wanted to sell it for the real estate… He said all these things about helping the community. There was no attempt for them to turn the business around; they just wanted to sell it.” Kellar left for a different hospital earlier this month. “As soon as I saw them close the outpatient clinics, I knew it was coming. It is awful. I spent my whole career [there].”

‘We are a family.’

Wednesday’s announcement was painful to the legions of workers, many of whom had stuck with the institution through the use and abuse of many lean years of inattentive owners. Leone told me “[The previous owner] Tenet ignored us because they let a lot of the infrastructure crumble and we stayed because we care about the patients. We know them. We really are like a family, we really are. We all know each other... this is just sickening.” Leone was one of many employees who focused on her fellow workers, “People have been here for 40 years. We have new nurses, they have school debt. All the sudden we have 800 nurses that need to find jobs. That don’t want to find new jobs. You have to love it to work here because it’s not an easy place to work.” ER nurse Talia Gottesman mentioned a nursing shift supervisor who had worked at the institution for over half a century among other Hahnemann family members. “Their mothers worked there. Just the amount of family ties that goes on there.” Hobson could not help but think of the patients who would be affected. “We see patients all the time when they are sick, they come to us for treatment. We know them, and they know us. We’re there to serve an underserved community. The staff is like family… I love the people that I work with.” Toolajian agreed, “Every job in the whole place goes back to the patient. Everything that every person does, except for the owner, goes back to the patient. For some patients, Hahnemann is their address.” Just then, the Chief Nursing Officer came over and, like a caring mother greeting her children returning home, gave each of the nurses a big warm hug. “She’s our fearless leader,” Gottesman said. Not on our damn watch. While Joel Freedman is steadfastly on

his way to becoming one of Philadelphia’s most loathed, the question of what, if anything can be done, remains. Some think that comfort measures are the only option, and Hahnemann cannot be saved. If that is the case, everything must be done to fill the giant healthcare void that will now exist in the heart of our city. Also, every nurse, physician, employee, and student in the Hahnemann’s family must be accommodated, in addition to its loyal patients, or AACN (which would still operate in the city running both Hahnemann and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children) must be held to account. But, if Hahnemann is going to be saved, an all hands on deck approach is required. Toolajian emphasized the role of community activism to rally and save Hahnemann. “We need as much support from the community as we can get,” she said. “We need [people] to reach out to their community leaders... to come out in support. We need all the help we can get to achieve this emergency aid, so we can stay open and continue to serve this community,” he added. Gottesman’s vision forward for Hahnemann was for the hospital to “allow for state oversight [to] bring in millions of dollars to turn this around in the immediate phase.” In addition to nurses and leaders from unions like 1199C, AFL-CIO, and PASNAP, Bobby Henon, Helen Gym, and other city officials spoke. They pledged to the large crowd that they would do all they could to use the city’s power to resuscitate Hahnemann and derail any plans by Freedman had of flipping the historic Broad and Vine location for a quick sale. If Freedman thought he would be able to sell Hahnemann’s land for real estate, he may be more out of touch than that lawmaker who thought nurses played cards all day. In case there was any doubt, Helen Gym used all of the weight that her resounding recent city council win carried. Gym carried home this point in classic Gymnasium fashion, by being swift, forceful, and a champion: “I’m here for the warriors who are going to stand up to Joel Freedman,” Gym proclaimed, “his hedge fund buddies… and Silicon Valley to say, ‘not on our watch!’ “And NOT without a fight!” “If you’re going to try to sell those buildings, you go through us first. “If you take a public health crisis and you try to exploit it for your own profits, you’re going to come through us first. “If you put people on unemployment and ask people to go to food pantries, you’re going to come through us first. “Not on our damn watch…And I believe that we will win!” Tarik Sharif Khan is a family nurse practitioner, an associate fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute, and a Ph.D. student at The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

“I think the owner knew what he was doing. He wanted to sell it for the real estate… He said all these things about helping the community. There was no attempt for them to turn the business around; they just wanted to sell it.” — ER Nurse, Colin Kellar

Hahnemann is one of the main destinations in the city for trauma given both its location and level of care. Many feel for it to go away now would spell disaster for scores of Philadelphians. | Image: Tarik Khan

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Lil Uzi Vert wowed crowds at the annual Roots Picnic last summer this year we are all in astonishment that there’s a guessing game of when he’ll drop his second album. | Image courtesy: Christopher Hoffman

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Much ado about Uzi Are we on the cusp of Eternal Atake’s highly anticipated release – or nah? BY A.D. AMOROSI

NB Rock is planning amphitheater tours, with one coming up July 6 for the Dope Shows Fest at The Mann. Chill Moody is hooked up with Dawn Thompson for their soulhop duet, &More, through the end

of 2019. Meek Mill is doing mainstream collaborations, far and wide (Ed Sheeran, Gucci Mane, Mustard), making documentaries about prison reform for Amazon, prepping for autumn tour dates with Future, and, as of this week, made himself a co-owner of retail cap chain, Lids. The top tier of Philly’s solo male rappers look as if they have the rest of their year planned out, their careers in order, and filled with definitive adventure and accomplishment. So where the hell is Lil Uzi Vert, the platinum-plated Philly rapper who – with his 2017 artist album debut, Luv Is Rage 2 – managed the balance of an edgy, artfully weird, but commercially explosive presence, and now is hiding in plain sight? For the last six months, with a recent mess of June activities, texts, Instagram Stories notices, fan videos and all-around rumor

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on something called Eternal Atake in July 2018, he showed off an album cover whose artwork included elements familiar to Heaven’s Gate – the pseudo-religious cult whose belief system hinged on the Hale-Bopp comet being an interplanetary vessel that would transport them from Earth – that lost 39 members of its group to ritual suicide in San Diego in 1997. Two members who left Heaven’s Gate in 1987 still manage the cult’s archival website, and threatened to sue Uzi for the album artwork. “He is using and adapting our copyrights and trademarks without our permission and the infringement will be taken up with our attorneys,” wrote a Heaven’s Gate rep to the Genius website. “This is not fair use or parody, it is a direct and clear infringement.” So, what happened there? Is this part of the hold-up? WHAT’S WITH ALL THE INSTAGRAM FIT PICS? The other day, to celebrate Pride, Uzi popped onto Instagram to present his latest fit pic of himself admiring his own dress sense, one where he’s posed wearing a rainbow flagadorned Nike T-shirt, matching sneakers, with a rack of rainbow tulle nearby. Which is cool and LGBTQ focused. Fantastic. But, what is his obsession with the fit pic, an Instagram celeb shot based in the fact that you are your own stylist, showcasing your outfits, your sense of color and texture, and your overall coordination when it comes to personal style. Move through his Instagram feed, however, and you see that is no single occurrence – that Uzi is as obsessed with showing off his personal sense of sartorial styling as he is making people crazy about his upcoming album’s release date. No less a men’s styling expert than GQ has written several features about Uzi’s drive to fit and noting how seamlessly he manages to mix all forms of sportswear together. “No one is cooler than Lil Uzi Vert,” claims the feature. NAV SAYS UZI IS COOL. One rapper who can speak to, and attest that Lil Uzi Vert is on an upward trajectory when it comes to making music is Nav, the Canadian rapper signed to The Weeknd’s XO label. Nav is fresh off of having the Number 1 album in the country with Bad Habits. In Philly for a show at The Fillmore, Nav – who actually was once ready to retire from music too - testified to the power of Uzi and working with his old friend. “I’ve known Uzi for while… he’s the best,” Nav said before the Philly show. Nav actually got to guest feature for Uzi’s song “Habits” that was to appear on the recent Bad Habits album – that is until “DJ Drama and Don Cannon wouldn’t clear Uzi’s verse,” Nav said regarding the Generation Now partners. Not to worry though. Along with hopefully releasing that track with Uzi when it is legally viable, Nav said that “Uzi and I recorded a whole fresh album’s worth of collaborations that we’re just waiting to drop when the time is right.” Get in line. Right after Eternal Atake.

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Emily Suess (right) alongside her husband just two months after her last chemo treatment in June 2018. Seuss has been denied coverage by her insurance company and is unable to continue treatments. | Image courtesy: Emily Suess

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Brain games Woman with inoperable brain tumor says local doc, insurance company conspired to kill disability payments

mily Seuss lives with an inoperable brain tumor that was finally detected in February 2017, after she had been mistakenly diagnosed with fibromyalgia and depression by a rheumatologist in 2014. When Seuss tries to sleep, it sometimes feels like an elephant is “sitting on her chest,” and she hears a “constant, pulsing rage-whoosh in her right ear.” She has chronic pain, neuropathy, migraines, fatigue, and balance and coordination issues that she has to live with no remedy or relief. She can’t recall what she ate for breakfast yesterday morning because her “short-term memory is shit.” Seuss doesn’t know how long she has to live after undergoing initial brain surgery for a biopsy and then chemotherapy and radiation, which did shrink the tumor but unfortunately did not reverse the symptoms. Seuss is no longer receiving treatment because her tumor is deemed inoperable due to its location and because it is diffuse, meaning it doesn’t have clearly defined edges. To make matters worse, Seuss recently found out that after nearly two years, her long-term disability insurance coverage, which pays for everything from her mortgage to her food because she is unable to work, was being canceled. It was a plan she bought while employed as a technical writer for Wolfram Research in Urbana, Illinois, through Lincoln Financial Group, headquartered in Radnor, Penn., which was supposed to cover her in case she ever became disabled. Unfortunately, Seuss is not alone. It is not uncommon for people with chronic disabilities and illnesses to have to wage strenuous

battles to try to maintain their long-term dis- the medical opinions he expressed and is unable to comment on this matter.” ability coverage (different from health insurLincoln Financial issued an official stateance) while also fighting their diseases and/or ment, saying, that the company “does not struggling to overcome serious injuries. comment on ongoing claims. We are commitFor instance, another woman had her polited to providing a full and fair review of all cy cancelled by Aetna, despite the fact that she was completely disabled and unable to work. claims, in accordance with the terms and conBut Seuss’s main concern is about the ethics ditions of a claimant’s policy. All claimants have a right to file an appeal if he or she disof doctors being paid by the insurance indusagrees with our determination.” try to make assessments from afar about paLincoln Financial also noted that the longtients that they have never seen. term disability policy at issue provides for two After receiving notice that her policy was appeals if a claimant doesn’t agree being canceled, Seuss filed an apwith the decision. Seuss is currently peal, a process during which two unfamiliar doctors reviewed her BY COURTENAY awaiting the response to her second appeal and has considered hiring a case. One of those doctors was HARRIS BOND lawyer, though the cost is prohibitive Lee Hartner, an oncologist with at this point. Penn Medicine, who has never Lincoln Financial also wrote met Seuss. “Dr. Hartner is not my personal physician,” in an email that their “appeal process is deSeuss wrote via email to PW, since she noted signed to ensure a full and accurate review of talking on the phone is very difficult for her. all aspects of each individual case” and that a “Contrary to direct statements from my ac“claimant is able to submit additional information,” which Seuss has spent hours doing. tual physician, [Hartner] claimed I was able to “While we will not discuss the specifics work and also said I was in ‘remission,’” Seuss of this matter with you, we can say we have wrote. “None of my doctors have ever said I reached out to the claimant to ensure she unam in remission. My tumor is inoperable. I’ve derstands the appeals process,” Lincoln Fihad treatment, but more treatment is not recnancial emailed in their official statement on ommended, and the tumor is still there.” “Penn Medicine faculty physicians, like the matter. “It is amusing to me that they talk about those at most academic medical centers, are entitled to do limited outside or extramural aspects of my appeal rights like they’re some work, for which they contract independently benevolent gift and not, you know, THE LAW,” Seuss emailed after reading Lincoln Finanand disclose in accordance with our institution’s conflict of interest policies,” Patrick cial’s response to questions about her case. Suess is angry and, in addition to filing all Norton, Penn Medicine’s vice president for public affairs, wrote in an emailed statement the supplementary materials to prove her disability, she has written open letters to the docto PW. “Penn Medicine is not familiar with the tors who have reviewed her case without ever details of Dr. Hartner’s extramural work or

meeting her. “You’ve never met me,” Seuss wrote on her blog in an open letter to the first doctor who reviewed her case for Lincoln Financial. “We’ve never exchanged emails, Skyped, talked on the phone or been in close enough proximity that I could throw a used tampon at you. (Okay, full disclosure, I couldn’t throw a used tampon at you anyway because chemotherapy forced me into early menopause and dried up my uterus. I haven’t had a period in well over a year now. But you’d know that if you’d ever interviewed me or completed a full physical examination.)” In her open letter to Dr. Hartner, Seuss cites several lawsuits in which a long-term insurer was cited as the defendant and Hartner as the expert reviewer, including a 2011 court filing where a leukemia patient sued Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, a 2010 case in which a patient with Multicentric Castleman Disease sued Coventry Healthcare of Nebraska, and a 2016 case where MetLife retained Hartner as an “Independent Physician Consultant” in a case against Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services, LLC Long Term Disability Plan. “This is about doctors teaming up and directly harming disabled patients,” Seuss wrote in an email. “I think Penn Medicine ought to be proactively protecting patients everywhere from this kind of predatory moonlighting if they want to maintain the public’s trust in their doctors specifically and the organization generally.”

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With scores of original programming and captivating documentaries, Netflix arguably still holds the No. 1 spot for streaming. However, there are a host of others gunning for top billing. | Images: Charles Deluvio

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e’re firmly in the streaming for. era now. “The Handmaid’s Tale” – aka the one that Buzzed-about new shows, wins all the awards – recently started its the these days, are probably third season. Earlier this year, it debuted a more likely to debut on Net- couple of very strong new shows, “Shrill” and flix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime “Pen15,” and it also features one of last year’s than HBO, Showtime, or best documentaries, “Minding the Gap.” Still, Hulu can’t quite compete with HBO or FX. Whether you’re a cord-cutter or not, the streaming service is very much where the ac- Amazon when it comes to the sheer volume of essential programs. tion is these days. HBO Now: This, much like the A look at the best things available Showtime service that’s called simply on each, and remember: You’ll never, ever have time to catch up on every- BY STEPHEN “Showtime,” features all of the curSILVER rent programmings on those chanthing you want to watch. nels, as well as every episode of every Netflix: Netflix is the leader in season of all of the older shows. Peostreaming, having spent billions on ple used to gladly drop $100 a pop for DVD sets original programming, and in a lot of cases of single seasons of “The Sopranos,” when making certain projects possible allowing for audiences they may not have reached. For they can now pay a fraction of that monthly for constant streaming access to the entire seyour monthly subscription fee, you get access to some of the best original shows today, as ries, and 50 other shows, on every device, will well as the best standup comedy specials and always be miraculous to me. Is that fee still a steady flow of documentaries. worth it, post – “Game of Thrones?” I’d say The best stuff that’s debuted on Netflix this that it is, mediocre as that “Euphoria” show year includes the transcendent sketch comedy has looked so far. CBS All Access: Eventually every TV netseries “I Think You Should Leave,” Ava DuVernay’s limited series “When They See Us,” work will have its own streaming service, but and the 1970s Bob Dylan concert film “Roll- CBS got out of the gate first, as the exclusive home of “Star Trek: Discovery” and the uping Thunder Revue.” coming later this year is “The Irishman,” the latest gangster epic from coming sequel series about Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. Between those, “The Good Martin Scorsese. Fight,” and Jordan Peele’s version of “The The biggest oft-mentioned downside? NetTwilight Zone,” All Access is assembling a flix has very few movies streaming that was made before 1975, not a lot in terms of foreign strong core of original shows. 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Other ones, like Sling TV, PlayStation Vue ies, plus a great deal of older TV series. and AT&T Watch TV, are more about replacOne Amazon show, “Fleabag,” is an obing cable than pushing original programming. session of just about everyone I know who’s a writer or an “extremely online” type, al- There are some that are even more niche, like though most of those who are neither have WWE Network, ESPN+ and Shudder. If you think the current services aren’t ever heard of it. The outstanding “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”is on the service and com- enough, there are a half-dozen more new ing back for a third season, while the stream- streaming offerings coming online in the next two years, including Disney+, Apple TV Plus, er’s first breakout, “Transparent,” will return and upcoming services from Comcast/NBC, with a musical wrap-up movie later this year. And Amazon will make a foray into stand-up and WarnerMedia. 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sinkhole that opened up across timore, made for the perfect venue as Taney from Clark Park on Baltimore noted the unobstructed view of the hole from Ave. was a summer sanctuary for the second story window. Taney herself is a the neighborhood’s residents. It’s visual artist who specializes in bodypaintbeen covered heavily since it first ing and has her own artistic project called appeared at the beginning of June Nastykake. She also created commemorative — and it certainly hasn’t been for- Baltimore Ave. sinkhole buttons to sell at the event. gotten since. Fran Zea, Hannibal Lickher, moon baby, The sinkhole has become beloved by a Icon Ebony Fierce and more were all on the neighborhood enraptured by the length of time it took the city to fix it. This particular lineup to perform. Guests were treated to a diverse range of entertainment, from hole in the ground spawned an all-ages performers aged 12-69 to fit the all-agdrag revue called “Summer Sinkhole: The Drag Jawn” on July 3. es crowd, including a 12-year-old drag BY ALEX contortionist. Joy Taney — who also goes by her NAGY “We have a number of people with drag name Henlo Bullfrog — and Swan truly world-class skills in this very Flambe are some of the producers of eclectic, kind of ridiculous show,” the event and also served as its hosts Taney said. for the evening. Both Flambe and Taney agreed that it’s a The duo, along with the rest of the producrarity for any drag show — let alone an all-agers, are no strangers to creating kooky drag events. They were also involved in the recent es drag show — to be hosted in West Philly. “Steel Furnace Drag Show,” inspired by the This has made them all the more grateful to crazy, cryptic letter of an old Brewerytown have had Ebony Fierce as a part of the lineup, man in February. who they said is a pioneer of the all-ages drag performance. “I like these sort of hyperlocal meme moEveryone involved with the show is a West ments that just bring neighbors together to Philly resident, member of the trans commubond over stuff,” Flambe said. nity or a person of color, Flambe said. Despite the group organizing plenty of “Our performers pretty much cover the events in the LGBTQ community, this is the spectrum of drag gender presentation, so first that they have all produced together, it’s not just going to be queens,” Taney said. Taney said. Flambe, Taney and the rest of their team “You’re going to see queens, kings, things, began planning for this event as soon as they monsters, genderless drag performers, hyperqueens and hyperkings.” realized how significant the sinkhole was to Although ultimately a night of fun and the community. People were leaving offerings jokes, the event gave the West Philly sinkhole around the hole, and a fence was built around it so nobody would be able to throw items in- a semi-sincere, proper funeral. Its eulogy message was one that’s plain and simple: side, Taney said. Gone, but never forgotten. “Now that the sinkhole is gone, we’re going to memorialize and eulogize it,” she said. @ALEXBNAGY Clarkville, a pizza place on 43rd and Bal-

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Stories of people surviving sexual harassment were on full display at First Person Arts in a workshop that was as therapeutic as it gets. | Images: Brianna Santellan

Truth, as a weapon First Person Arts served as a haven for sexual abuse and harassment victims

alking it out is therapeutic when tellers: Emily Woods, Colleen Kennedy and healing from a traumatic experi- Kat Laff. ence, especially when people are Woods bravely recounted every detail of eager to listen. her encounter with her boss at an internship Sexual harassment survivors abroad who raped her. She recalled her exit may bury the memories of what interview where she was berated with queshappened to them. First Person tions about the incident. She was laughed at Arts’ “Courageous Stories of Sexual Harass- and mocked for not remembering every miment” workshop on Thursday, June nuscule detail. 27 was held to encourage survivors to Woods also shared that she felt loneshare stories. Those who did share poiBY ALEX ly and guilty after the incident and that NAGY she needed to open up and reach out to gnant details and were an inspiration of courage to the listeners. people with similar experiences. The evening began with opening “I cannot face a world where anothstatements from Chad Lassiter, executive di- er person is solitary in this struggle,” she said. Kennedy was harassed by a member of the rector of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and Jamie Brunson, the exec- Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and that’s utive director of First Person Arts. Brunson about as much as she could share. She had to discussed the power of storytelling and the omit many details because she is being sued goal of FPA workshops to push action. Then, by her harasser for defamation. applied storytelling manager and archivist Dr. Kennedy is the communications director Neil Bardhan introduced the evening’s story- of Keystone Progress, PA’s largest progres-

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY sive organization. She said along with her colleagues, they are working to create a world where nobody has to tolerate abuse of power. “Your truth is your secret weapon. You must share when you’re ready,” she said. Laff followed with her experience being harassed by her male coworkers and bosses at the firehouse she worked at for years as a teenager. Holding in what happened caused her to take the blame for these incidents. “From very early on, I felt it was my responsibility for showing up with a vagina to a boy’s club,” she said. However, she shared that the more she tells her story, the more she realizes it wasn’t her fault. Following these powerful stories, the audience separated into three workshop groups happening simultaneously: Allies and Ally Ship and Whistleblowers, The Writing Zone – where people wrote about their experiences to help process them – and After It Happened: Stories of Healing and Empowerment. These workshops gave the audience members a chance to speak up about their own experiences with sexual harassment, to whatever extent they felt comfortable. A few women courageously shared their experiences with sexual harassment from friends and employers. Words of support and encouragement followed and a bond seem-

ingly was formed victim to victim, story to jaw-dropping story. One woman shared that she wrote a book about her cousin, who was sexually assaulted by a police officer and murdered in a separate incident shortly after. She is working on finding out the identity of her murderer – step two after she served the originally took on the role of her cousin’s whistleblower. After the workshops, we gathered back in a circle on the same stage the featured storytellers shared their experiences. Dr. Daniel Lee and Dr. Marquita Williams, who each have years of experience in mental health. The night commenced with the purpose of making sure everyone was in the right headspace to go back out in the world after hearing such emotional stories. The storytellers and listeners were reassured of their courage and their importance. “We love you. We respect you. We heard you. We’re taking you with us,” said Brunson. There were plenty of resources provided by the PHRC on how to report sexual harassment and how to heal from it. This event provided an uplifting and safe space for survivors to share their stories, and for allies to listen and support them.

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The stay at home kids Not leaving for the 4th or the weekend? Philly got you. BY KERITH GABRIEL

here’s something about realizing you don’t have to go downashore every weekend. Especially a holiday weekend. The biggest, arguably over the year besides Thanksgiving, because Philly as you can see, we love to eat. If you’re home like the rest of us this year, we rounded up all the things work checking out on this Independence Day weekend to ensure that you have all the suggestions of shit to get into so you aren’t a grumpy ass because you spent all weekend inside. At minimum, the people ensured to keep you here have a say. We asked a few of them why Philadelphia is considered a great place

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Don't miss Philly's 4th annual "Green Oscars!" to kick it in the summer (if you look past our state of emergency teetering murder rate or the fact that our buildings are blowing up and we can’t send anyone to the hospital because it’s closing. Besides all of that, this place has world class eateries. I went to a renowned BYO recently where they served me essentially raw pork and then got all passive aggressive when I sent it back. The food is that serious. Enjoy this mini-guide with the goal to make you feel like you didn’t make a horrible mistake. Plenty to get into. Just depends what that is. #HappyFourth Why you made the right decision, as told by hoteliers: “The appeal of Philadelphia in the summer is the way the city comes to life. Especially where we are located in Old City, the riverfront comes alive, the streets are bustling, and people are outside eating and drinking every day of the week. The city truly has a neighborhood feel.” – Larry Mullan, General Manager, Philadelphia Renaissance Downtown Hotel. “The appeal to summer time in Philadelphia is great for many reasons. There is so much to do and this summer there are a variety of music concerts at various venues around the city, enjoy a Phillies Baseball Game at Citizens Bank Park, or experience one of the many museum exhibits such as the popular Marvel Exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Summer in the City of Brotherly Love is a great time to dine outside in the award winning restaurants, shop the boutiques along Rittenhouse Square. For history buffs, visit Independence Mall and the Liberty Bell in Olde City and learn about the founding fathers. Following a long day of sightseeing, guests of the hotel can relax at Sonesta’s 8th floor deck and outdoor pool and enjoy all of the amenities Sonesta has to offer located in the center of it all.” – Bob Cosgrove, General Manager, Sonesta Philadelphia. “Philadelphia is the most walkable city in the US with plenty to do on the shores of both the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers that border Center City. Colorful neighborhood street festivals are happening every week and sidewalk cafes and bars offer innovative food and drink in every corner of the Philadelphia.” – Reg Archambault, General Manager, The Rittenhouse “Philadelphia has so much natural beauty to be appreciated in the warmer seasons. From the Schuylkill river trail to Philadelphia’s incredible parks, such as Cira Green, summer transforms the city. Also the sunset views at AKA University City over the skyline are unrivaled during the summer.” – Evan O’Donnell, AKA University City General Manager

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These events are poppin’. Celebration of Freedom Ceremony

Freedom may not be free, but luckily this festival is. Mayor Kenney will be announcing the winner of the Magis Award, the recipient of the Wawa Foundation Hero Award will be revealed, and the Declaration of Independence will be read. It’s all about service and being proud of our country, so why would you miss out on watching your fellow Philadelphians being honored for their service? Yeah, we will guilt you into going to this and applauding your neighbors for actually doing something to better our city. | 10 am. Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut St.

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Party on the Parkway The festivities don’t have to slow down, even though it’s the last day. This party is going on all day and offering all different types of family-friendly activities. Local musician Chill Moody will warm up the crowd with a pre-show featuring other Philly musicians and artists. A zip line will run up the parkway. If only it was always there - it’d probably help solve the shitty traffic around there. | Noon. Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks

The annual blowout concert will be headlined by Jennifer Hudson and Meghan Trainor. The colorful fireworks set off after the show will be choreographed to a “custom patriotic soundtrack,” which is a first for the festival. The entire week of celebration culminates in this crazy display of how grateful we are to be free Philadelphians. | 7 pm. Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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This Old Thing July 4rd, 2019

Of all the things that ever were, and those yet soon to be, you’re the thing, across it all,

that means the most to me. Atop a tower, locked alone, behind a moat and thick gray stone, weaving reasons yet to breath and curl up here asleep, I never knew, til I met you a reason worth to weep. Your sword against the stones below, water in your shoes, a fever in your eyes burned bright at what I was to lose. I never once in all my days felt worth a single thought, and buried here in uselessness, alone, unspent, unsought. Pulled from the edge, a maiden floating, bloody pale and new, a single fleeting kiss my curse I transfer on to you. For mine is but a bitter heart, a well without no floor, it’s with a lump inside my thought I open up my door, and lay you down in dirty sheets, mine forever more. My knight, my love, my rescuer, it’s all too late you’ll see, the hearts of men are all that is that ever can sate me. I’ll tuck you in and wish fond thoughts across the years to come, of all the hearts I’ve eaten, love, yours was the sweetest one.

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Terminally Chill

It’s “lo-fi hip-hop radio beats to study/chill to” live! Dance through your existential crisis at the only party of its kind dedicated to chillwave, vaporwave and all the indescribable genres between. Yes, we’ve come to the point in society where the internet has created its own music scene. Ah, fuck it, we’re all living in a simulation, anyway. | 10 pm. $3. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave.

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Fourth of July Sensory & Festivities

Don’t force your kids to stay up late just to watch some fireworks be set off. This is a daytime celebration for all families looking to have some fun. Start your day with a bunch of exciting crafts and activities, and end it with a red, white and blue balloon drop. | 10 am. Prices vary. PlayArts, 1241 N. Front St. facebook.com

We had no clue this was happening until now. Every week, you can get some free, fresh water here from the Water Department. They’re out to prove that Philly tap water really is safe for everyone to drink straight from the faucet. So, they’re really just serving up the same water that any of us could drink from our own homes. | 12 pm. Free. City Hall, 1400 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

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This Philly native knows blues better than anyone. He last released the album “The Aardvark Felon” in 2012, but he may be playing some never-before-heard music here. You wouldn’t know unless you go. | 8 pm. Free. The Twisted Tail, 509 S. 2nd St.

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Come dressed in ankara attire to represent the African community in Philly. This vibrant fabric is one of the many beautiful creations of African people. Show up and keep this party going for years to come. | 3 pm. $20. Bleu Martini, 24 S. 2nd St.

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Concilio’s 38th annual Hispanic Fiesta America is so awesome because of all the cultures we are able to celebrate here. This festival, part of PECO’s Multicultural Series, has been going strong for 38 years as a positive representation of the vibrant Latino community in Philadelphia. Get a taste of some deliciously, delectable cuisine and exciting music at this outdoor celebration open to everybody of all ages. Coast City and Lalo Rodriguez will be blessing the crowd with their appearances. We highly encourage you to drink and eat (please try the tamales from the cart, they’re unbelievable) your heart desires as you dance free and with abandon throughout the plaza. WHAT: Hispanic Fiesta WHEN: July 6-7 COST: Free. WHERE: Great Plaza, Penn’s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. MORE: elconcilio.net

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Fourth of July Party: Car Wash & BBQ

BBQ, boobs and cars? Count us in. Knock out two birds with one stone here - grab some ribs and get a long overdue car wash. This is one of the most ‘Murican events offered this fourth of July. | 11 am. Prices vary. Bucks Cabaret, 2908 S. Columbus Blvd. facebook.com FOOD & DRINK

Gunghoagiefest

This brewery’s chef is going

to be cooking up a bunch of six-foot hoagies, and she can’t eat them all by herself. Come help out and go crazy on some classic Philly food. She’ll also be making hoagie dip, which is basically another few hoagies without the bread. | 11 am. Prices vary. Second District Brewing, 1939 S. Bancroft St. facebook.com

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A Black Celebration: Creepy Tiki Goth Beach Party

If you’re that freaky goth chick walking around with a black umbrella all summer, this is the party for you. DJ COMEDY Baby Berlin and Another Ghost are the hosts of this spooky sanctuary. 80s music will be spinning all This off-brand night - only natural for a celebration is party named after a Depeche comedy show Mode album. | 10 pm. $7. this confused Ruba Club, 416 Green St. Party On the P

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We The (Theater) People

Musical theater, trivia and alcohol can only make for an interesting combination. Come see how it all unfolds at this proudly American cabaret show. Do something to celebrate the nation other than attend a barbeque. | 8 pm. $5. Plays and Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St. boozybroadway.com

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Matt Wheeler & Vintage Heart

Wheeler is a poet wielding a guitar. Get ready for some beautiful words paired with some gentle melodies. Chill out and really get to know Wheeler through his art. | 8 pm. $10. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com Matt Wheeler & Vintage Heart

Philly Comics & Cosplay Day

The place where all your pop culture dreams come true. Meet Kel Mitchell and play a live game of Deal Or No Deal. Nerd out in a supportive and familiar environment. | 11 am. $15. Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 3417 Spruce St. eventbrite. com

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Party Off the Parkway

This off-brand, sixth of July celebration is a patriotic comedy showcase. Don’t get this confused with Wawa’s Party On the Parkway - there will definitely be no hoagies here. Doesn’t mean you can’t bring some, though. | 9 pm. $12. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com INTERESTS

Stranger Things On Bikes

Basically, you play in an interactive game where you’re a kid and solve mysteries with your friends. If you love feeling that 80s nostalgia, this is for you. A screening of the first episode of season three of

Stranger Things will follow the gameplay. | 7 pm. Free. Thirsty Dice, 1642 Fairmount Ave. eventbrite.com SHOW

Cabaret Sauvignon

A cabaret to celebrate the USA. One nation, under God, indivisible where everybody is secretly a lizard person. Lilli St. Queer will keep things weird at this totally normal, patriotic show for American humans. | 8 pm. $10. Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St. eventbrite.com COMEDY

Blaze It Puff Puff Show

You smoke weed, and you want everyone to know. So, go watch some people talk

about nothing but blazing up. The hosts, Michael S. Watkins and Kyle Harris, just might be the next Cheech and Chong. | 8:30 pm. $10. Good Good Comedy, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com MUSIC

Thelma and the Sleaze

Trashy Southern rock and punk from Nashville. These women have infused some feminist and queer influences into their gritty music that’s usually part of a male-dominated genre. Have them yell your ear off this Friday night. | 8:30 pm. $12. Everybody Hits, 529 W. Girard Ave. ticketfly.com

At this show, Murphy will be celebrating the release of his new album, “Run Fast, Sleep Naked.” He traveled the world with a microphone in his suitcase to make it, and sang in whatever spaces he felt most inspired. Some deep shit that’s probably resulted in some life-changing music. | 8:30 pm. $31. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com FOOD & DRINK

Vegan Block Party for the Planet Vegan Philadelphians rejoice at this outdoor party all about your good choices. Vegan food can be pretty delicious, so we’re expecting some killer vendors to be serving here. | 2:30 pm. Free. 1800 S. Taylor St. facebook.com

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National Yo-Yo Contest

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You’ll never witness a competition so intense. Register to compete if you’re brave, or get a spectator pass if you just feel like watching all the action unfold. These yo-yo masters must have been the coolest kids on the playground. | 10 am. $20. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

Come out to Dope Shows’ very first annual music festival. PnB Rock and Pusha T are at the top of this lineup of insanely talented artists. Support an awesome show created by Philadelphians and featuring Philadelphians. | July 7. 12 pm. $70. The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.

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HERspace Women’s Art Festival

Come appreciate the many mediums of art created by powerful women. Get inspired to branch out into any area of art that you want. It’ll be an empowering environment for any creator. | 6 pm. Prices vary. Philly Art Collective, 253 N. 3rd St. eventbrite.com LEARN

Playable Zines: Workshop & Game Jam

Learn game design techniques to bring stories to life. Sounds super confusing, yet rewarding. If you’re that committed to creating another version of some cool zines, though, this is a perfect opportunity for you to do it. | 1 pm. Free. Lucian E. Blackwell Regional Library, 125 S. 52nd St. freelibrary.org

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Better Than Ezra

If you don’t know them, you’re probably not even a real human being. This was one of the most influential bands of the 90s, and they have been just as famous ever since. It’s honestly a true honor to have them here, and we hope it’s because they’re going to drop some new music soon. | Sunday, 8 pm. $36. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com

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Day Camp

This music fest isn’t anything like your childhood day camp. Five local musicians will be bumping beats all day, while artists perform live and display their work in installations. Rain or shine, get dirty and get down. | 12 pm. $35. Fort Mifflin, 6400 Hog Island Rd. facebook.com

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Lambda Celsius

This art collective has an avatar that does the performing for them. Expect to hear some elf-house - an offshoot of goth and synth wave music. You’ll leave

changed by the performance and questioning the definition of gender identity. | 8 pm. $5. Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th St. facebook.com FITNESS

Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon

A 300 meter swim, a 9 mile bike ride and a 5k. If you’re woman enough to take up this challenge, step forward. We salute you, especially since we’re out of breath every time we go up the stairs. | 7 am. Prices vary. Kelly Pool, 4231 Lansdowne Dr. delmosports.com FOOD & DRINK

Blackout Wine Festival

Sip on the finest wines made by black-owned wineries. Wander around to all the

wine stations and get a taste of everything. Support black food and drink makers by pigging out on the food trucks and getting a little too tipsy during the day. | 3 pm. $30. Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. eventsonwhim.com INTERESTS

Da Pop Up Jawn

Local vendors come together and create a pop-up shop environment. Get some baked goods, some soaps and candles or some cute clothes from the six vendors offering up their creations. This is the perfect opportunity for you to check in with yourself and make sure you’re supporting local businesses. | 12:30 pm. Free. Coco’s Chicken and Waffles, 1437 South St. eventbrite.com

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Girl, No! The Situation Edition

This is a round table discussion where all women are welcome to share any questions and concerns. Receive nothing but positive feedback and advice from the supportive sisters around you. We could all use an environment that lifts us up. | 4 pm. $25. Our House Cultural Center, 6380 Germantown Ave. eventbrite.com LGBTQ

Murder’s A Drag

You can never trust someone who wears as much makeup as a drag

queen - or can you? Get your mind moving at this drag murder mystery party. We don’t know if there’s a prize for cracking the case, but you should come show off your intelligence anyway. | 8 pm. $10. Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St. eventbrite.com PARTY

American Water

Let’s face it - you’ve had a hangover ever since the fourth of July. Maybe you just haven’t even stopped partying. Find some relief at this brunch with DJ Jordan Burgis. | 12 pm. Free. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave.

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The Philadelphia Moth StorySLAM

A storytelling open mic where you get up on stage by chance. Throw your name into a hat and hope that you get called on. Then slam us with a good story, and maybe you can move onto the GrandSLAM championships. | 7:30 pm. $15. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. worldcafelive.com

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Baking with Science

Learn how to not fuck up every treat you try to make. Maybe it’s not your fault and science is just against you. Get the upper hand on science in these cooking classes by understanding its purposes in baking. | 11 am. $95-$425. The Center For Culinary Enterprise, 310 S. 48th St. eventbrite.com ART

Poems Night

Don’t get all in your feelings. Write that shit down and come share it with the world. You’ll get the chance to share and receive inspiration every second Monday at this poetry open mic. | 7 pm. Free. Hot Bed, 723 Chestnut St. facebook.com DISCUSSION

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People of Earth

All of us could certainly relate. This music ensemble is made up of people from all around the world, who each bring unique influences to their sound. Anyone from age six and up will enjoy this peaceful show. | Monday, 11 am. Free. The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave.

This guy went on a journey to see a home game of every American sports franchise, and he did it all within two months. We have no clue how he did it so quickly, but you’ll figure it out as he discusses his new book about it. | 6:30 pm. Free. Shakespeare & Co., 1632 Walnut St. eventbrite.com

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Pizza After Dark

You know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re turning up on a Tuesday when you get excited for a pizza-making class. The price you pay gets you two pizzas, house wine or beer, and the lifelong skill of tossing pizza. Sounds like one of the best deals on something to do. | Tuesday, 7:30 pm. $85. Pizzeria Vetri, 1615 Chancellor St. pizzaafterdarkjuly.splashthat.com

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Infant and Child CPR

We always have to let you know about life-saving events like this. This is the ideal class for any Philadelphian that needs to learn the proper procedures for this kind of CPR. You won’t get an official CPR course completion card, but you’ll leave with all the training you need. | 6 pm. $55. Kith & Kin, 3060 W. Jefferson St. facebook.com LEARN

English Conversation Group

If you or any of your friends need help learning English, come out to this open group every Monday. There’s no better practice than speaking to other people. Learning all the words from the Oxford English dictionary is hardly digestible - get some real world practice. | 5:30 pm. Free. Philadelphia City Institute Free Library, 1905 Locust St. facebook.com

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Turn Up Tuesday: Bingo and Pose

Drop in on this discussion on Made In Philly, a series about millennials making a difference. The Inquirer’s six Lenfest fellows - all millennial journalists of color - will talk about the origin story of its creators. Come get fueled with hope for the next generation. | 6 pm. Free. Philadelphia Inquirer, 801 Market St.

Taylor Anderson and Icon Ebony-Fierce will be your hostesses of this bingo and happy hour. Drink up all the $5 champagne you can handle and get your head in the game. After, cuddle up for a viewing of the newest episode of the show “Pose.” | 7 pm. Free. The Victoria Freehouse, 10 S. Front St.

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Be Well Philly Yoga Flow

Wind down before happy hour and right after work. This weekly public yoga session is bring your own mat and is followed by a Michelob Ultra happy hour. Nothing says relaxation like some mindfulness and an ice cold beer. | 6 pm. Free. The Curtis, 601 Walnut St. phillymag.com LGBTQ

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Sublime with Rome

Is it really summer if you don’t get to see this band? They’re back this year with a new single to be dropped at the end of this month. Jam to the oldies from when they were just “Sublime,” and take in all the newer sounds. | 5 pm. $43. The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave. manncenter.org

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Just Transition Tuesdays

The PES refinery explosion woke up Philly, and not just because it shook the city in the middle of the night. Join this call to action for the city to adopt renewable energy sources. You should show up if you believe we should all be breathing clean air here. | 1 pm. Free. 28th and Passyunk Ave.

Spirits Having Fun

This band makes so-called “collaborative magic” with the sounds they explore. Each member contributes influences to the music - ska, punk, folk and synthpop. The result is some style of music that you’ve probably never heard from anyone else. | Tuesday, 8 pm. $10. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com

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Drag queen karaoke at some bar on a Tuesday? Count us in. Aunt Mary Pat is the queen of Delco and the cool aunt we all wish we had. Come serenade her and show her how much you love her. | 9 pm. Free. Fiddlers Green Tavern, 14000 Bustleton Ave. facebook.com

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Spinbledon: Ping Pong Tournament

It’s Wimbledon, but dumbed down. Don’t forget that, just like the classic tennis competition, you have to wear all white to participate. The only difference in the game is the budget. | Monday, 7 pm. Free. SPIN, 211 S. 15th St. eventbrite.com

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Romeo Delight: The Ultimate Van Halen Tribute Band | This is exactly the kind of show you need to see this summer. These guys bring all the energy of the hard rockers, but without the insane ticket prices. They have a new show to put on, and will be performing all the phases of music Van Halen went through. | 7 pm. Free. Ed Kelly Amphitheater, Pennypack Park, Welsh Rd. and Cresco St. Facebook.com COMEDY

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Show & Tell

Yeasayer

This Brooklyn-based rock experience is still very experimental in nature, but brings an accessible sound. Philly is one stop on their summer 2019 tour, “Erotic Reruns.” With songs like “I am Chemistry” and “Tightrope,” Yeasayer has expertly designed its act to keep you guessing. | Thursday, July 11. 8:30pm. $25. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

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We Were Promised Jetpacks

Commemorate the tenth anniversary of this band’s debut album, “These Four Walls.” It’s definitely their most popular one. After taking some time off the road, they’re coming back for their first headline tour in years. | 8:30 pm. $20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.

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Safe Streets: A Street Harassment and Bystander Training

It’s important for you to feel safe walking the streets of your own city. Learn what to do if you’re being harassed, and if you see it happening to someone else. We all have to look out for each other in this crazy ass world. | 6 pm. Free. Lutheran Settlement House, 1340 Frankford Ave.

Sommelier Secrets

Learn all the tricks of the trade in this two-hour wine tasting course. You’ll be taught how to pick out the best bottle of wine by reading the fine print. Maybe you can earn your stripes as one of Philly’s top sommeliers. | 7:30 pm. $41-$79. Wine School of Philadelphia, 109 N. 22nd St. vinology.com

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Peter Frampton Finale: The Farewell Tour

Get up there with some object and tell us a story about it. Run with that story and give us a killer improv scene on it. This is slightly spicier than the show and tell you’re used to from elementary school. | 9 pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com FUNDRAISER

Sip N’ Drool

Frampton’s been a staple in music since the 70s. We can’t believe he’s been around for so long, and now, he’s finally taking time off the road. We can’t imagine life without this hall of famer, but he’s had quite the run. | 7:30 pm. $94.50. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.

Hand 2 Paw gives young, homeless kids jobs taking care of shelter animals. Come support their cause at this “fun”draiser - extra emphasis on that fun. Expect to meet some loving dogs there in search of a forever home. | 5 pm. $40. WeWork, 1430 Walnut St.

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Asian American Arts Showcase

Three local artists will be showing their poetry and live music that they’ve worked on. Celebrate the work of an underrepresented minority in our community. There’s no better way to give back to your city than by being there for the people you share it with. | 6:30 pm. Free. Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St.

Sommelier Secrets

It’s the middle of the year, and it’s time to check in with ourselves. Learn how to find time for self-care amidst all the craziness in your life. Wellness experts will be at this open discussion, where you can feel free to share whatever you need to work on about yourself. They’re only here to help you succeed. | 7 pm. Free. lululemon, 1424 Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com

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Evil Does Good

One dollar from every beer sold at this happy hour will be donated to Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Come unwind on thirsty Thursday for a positive cause. Even evil geniuses give their money to charity. | 6 pm. Free. Evil Genius Beer Co., 1727 N. Front St. facebook.com LEARN

Rethink How You Drink

Learn how to make cocktails to go with your healthy diet. Maybe some of us can eat well, and then fuck it all up for ourselves when we go out binge drinking. We don’t have to compromise our diets to get tipsy, and here, we’ll be shown how. | 7 pm. $45. Liberty Kitchen, 1244 N. Front St. eventbrite.com

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Bail Fund PopUp Fundraiser

The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is fighting to pay the bail of imprisoned people who can’t afford it, and to stop pre-trial imprisonment from happening. City jails are full of people who are just waiting to go to court, and pre-trial detention increases risk of conviction and pressure to plead guilty. Support the organization in their fight to bring more people home. | 7 pm. Prices vary. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. facebook.com EVENT

Vinny Guadagnino

Hit the gym, get a fresh tan and get your laundry done. Our favorite guido from Jersey Shore is leaving the beach for a minute to come visit us in Philly. Fist pump the night away and find the perfect partner to do the Jersey Turnpike with. | 10 pm. $20. NOTO, 1209 Vine St. wl.seetickets.us

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Show up, toss the ball, win some prizes and bragging rights. This is the only pong tournament in the Northeast, so show up and stand your ground as the champ. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to get your balls a little wet. | Wednexday, 8 pm. Free. Redz Bar and Grill, 8208 Roosevelt Blvd. eventbrite.com

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