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POLICE COMMISSIONER’S ALL IN WITH CURBING CARJACKING

arjackings are not just for Congresswomen anymore. In a previous column, I covered the carjacking of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. But she is not the only victim of late to lose a car at gunpoint. On January 12th, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addressed the growing crime and the growing public concern. “One of the more disturbing trends that we have seen in Philadelphia is the startling increase in the number of carjackings – the taking of a vehicle by force or fear – that have been experienced over the past two years,” Outlaw said. “It is clear that carjackings are a crime of opportunity, and it is possible that a change in our daily routines – such as increased use of vehicles for delivery, curbside services, and ridesharing have provided increased opportunity for criminals. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has normalized mask wearing, and this has provided additional opportunity for offenders to avoid catching their victim’s attention, as well as making it more difficult to identify perpetrators.” Outlaw noted that last year there were 757 reported carjackings in Philadelphia, an increase of 34% over 2020. Out of those 757

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tim’s car. When the victim gets out to look reported carjackings, police arrested 150 inover any damage, the carjackers show their dividuals, clearing 93 investigations through guns and take the victim’s car. If bumped, those arrests. stay in the car and lock the windows and “The PPD has deployed additional resourcdoors. Place your flashers on and tell the othes to investigate these incidents and apprehend offenders. This includes plain-clothed er driver to follow you to a police station. Drivers should always be aware officers deployed to targeted areas of their surroundings. Look and an operational Task Force around for suspicious persons in dedicated to combating carjackcars or hanging around. Park in ings within the city,” Outlaw exwell-lit areas. Police advise that plained. “In addition, every PPD you should not pull over for stranddetective division, as well as our ed motorists. Simply call 911 and Major Crimes Unit, which investipass on the information. Always gates crime rings and trends, has trust your instincts. If you feel assigned detectives to investigate something is not right, drive off patterns, hotspots, and develop quickly, and always have your cell intelligence pertaining to carjackphones on your person. ings. Our intelligence bureau is Security experts offer other tips, also gathering information from such as when you are stopped for a multiple sources, participating in traffic light or other reasons, caremutual exchanges of information fully observe what is happening with our law enforcement partaround your car using your side ners, and identifying locations, and rear view mirrors. Always trends, and patterns associated PAULDAVISONCRIME.COM keep your windows up and doors with carjackings in the city.” locked. Drive in the center lane The Philadelphia Police offered to avoid being pushed over to the tips on how one can avoid becomshoulder. Don’t open your window for someing a victim of carjacking. Getting out of your car on the street, in one approaching your car asking for directions or trying to sell you something. driveways. parking lots, gas stations and If you are pulled over by someone in an unATMs are carjacking “hot spots.” The police marked car who claims to be a police officer, state that a “bump and run” is when a carstay in your locked car and call 911 on your jacker’s car bumps intentionally into a vic-

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cell phone. Tell the person you are calling 911 to confirm they are in fact a police officer. If the person is truly a police officer, he won’t have a problem with your actions, and if he is not a police officer, he will take off to avoid arrest. If you can’t drive away from a bad situation, stay in your locked car and yell and honk your horn repeatedly. Criminals don’t like noise and they tend to run away to avoid attention. The police say that if a carjacker brandishes a gun, give up the keys to your car. But some people refuse to be a victim and opt to defend themselves with their legally owned and carried handgun, like the retired postal worker who literally dodged a bullet that flew past his head. He shot the 16-year-old carjacker in both legs and the second carjacker fled. A while back, I interviewed Captain John J. Ryan here on the rise in carjacking. Ryan, the commanding officer of the Major Crime Division, noted that from the arrests the police have made, the carjackers are mostly juveniles, whom he said are on the path to becoming hardened criminals. If one has any information about carjackings they can call the Philadelphia Police Tip Line at 215-686-8477. Paul Davis’ Crime Beat column appears here each week. He can be reached via pauldavisoncrime.com.

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DON’T LET THE

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We act as though there is a powerful Demhen I interviewed for this job, PW’s managing editor asked ocratic machine that delivers services to its me what was one thing I friends and freezes out its enemies. That was once the case; from the time of Mayor James would change about PhiladelTate in the 1960s through even the Ed Rendell phia if I could. It’s not an easy question, but what I came up and John Street administrations, the Democratic City Committee was the government. with was: I would get people to care more about their city, Go through the machine, and you might get the city to take care of its responsibilities. Go to believe it could change for the better. Not around it, and you’re bound to run into a brick caring isn’t our biggest problem in the immewall of non-compliance and indifference. diate sense, but caring and working for change That machine still exists, but it is on life would lead to many of those larger problems support, like party organizations across the being solved. country. Political outsiders can run and win I still think that’s the right answer, but it still, at times, seems as unlikely now as it did against the wishes of the machine, something that never used to be true. then. Rebecca Rhynhart’s 2017 primary win over Philadelphians act like we are passionate, incumbent City Controller Alan and in some ways we truly are. Butkovitz is a perfect example of When it comes to our sports teams, this: An outsider with dreams of we take a backseat to no one in the changing the city ousted an incumintensity of support we give and bent who was elected by the mahow much we care about their succhine and endorsed by them. Since cess. And that is a good thing — taking office, Rhynhart has been a sports are one of the few remaining rare voice for honest government in things that cut across race, class, City Hall. and local geography. Even that Fighting City Hall is easier when pitiful wild card game on Sunday even the well-connected find city brought folks together in cheering services to be a shadow of their foron the Eagles. mer selves. The city was never run In food and culture, too, we someefficiently, as such, but it used to times show that we care. Is there be that if you worked the system, any publication in Philly that does things would eventually get done. It not publish a “best cheesesteak” @KYLESAMMIN doesn’t make a lot of sense that you piece annually? would talk to a Democratic commitThese things are not unimportteeman to get a pothole filled instead of, say, ant; food, sports, art, and culture make our contacting the Streets Department, but if the lives better when they are good and bring us work got done, who’s going to complain? together as a community. But when it comes The problem now is that the work doesn’t to our government — especially our city govget done. ernment — we give up the fight before it beThings are falling apart, crime is skyrockgins. We call it the Philly Shrug, and if you’ve eting, and all Philadelphians do is shrug and lived here a while, you’re intimately familiar re-elect the same bums that presided over years of decay and neglect. Some Democratwith it. ic big-shots have finally begun to turn on the Bring up the failures of city government, District Attorney — right after he won a secthe convicted criminal who sits on City Council, the federally indicted member who sits ond four-year term in office. It’s too little and too late, but we all shrugged our way through there with him, the bid-rigging scandal of the election season, even as murder reached a the early pandemic, the crumbling streets, record high. 526 dead? What are ya gonna do? the high taxes, the failing schools, the soaring People care about our city, but feel helpless. crime, the general and persistent ineptitude, Change is possible. All it takes is the desire and the response is a shrug. “What are ya gonto give a damn and the energy to turn those na do?” we ask. “You can’t fight City Hall.” cares into action. The thing is: you can.

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Since January 2016, the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank (MAMMB) has helped tens of thousands of babies across Pennsylvania and several other regions receive pasteurized donor human milk that provides critical nutrients and immunological support for medically fragile babies. MAMMB seeks to help more vulnerable babies but needs more donors to do so. The demand for breast milk is soaring and heading toward a crisis. “The pandemic may be driving some of the current need, as increased NICU use of donor milk is being reported in many parts of the world, including here in Pennsylvania,” said Denise O’Connor, executive director of MAMMB. “Right now, we are seeing a 25% increase in NICU use compared to this time last year.” “We are grateful that so many across our region have stepped up to donate their breast milk. The need is still there – and growing – so we are encouraging all moms who already supply enough milk for their own babies and are ready to clear some room in their freezer of stored milk, to join the dedicated corps of donors who support the nutrition of the neediest babies,” O’Connor said. Interested donors are encouraged to learn more about donation at midatlanticmilkbank.org.

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Princesses are coming to Franklin Square for a magical time, January 29 and 30. Come visit Elsa, everyone’s favorite Frozen princess, and some of her friends, including Jasmine, Elena of Avalor, and Rapunzel. Elsa’s not the only one channeling frozen joy – experience the craft of ice sculpting as artisans from Ice Sculpture Philly work their magic live. Plus, see the free Electrical Spectacle Light Show featuring the new song, Winter Wonderland by Johnny Mathis. 5-7 pm, free.

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The current number of homicide victims year-todate under Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner’s leadership. This represents a 19 percent increase over the same time last year. The city ended 2021 with a horrific 562 murders.

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hamir is an artist brimming with energy. His self-titled LP dropped in 2020; he then released a chapbook of essays (about his paintings) in 2021, along with a collaboration with Macy Rodman. Letting no time go to waste, he’s releasing his 8th full-length album, Heterosexuality, on February 11. And he’s only 26. His previous records touched on youth and navigating mental health difficulties. Heterosexuality addresses his queerness explicitly, but rejecting categorization and typical confirmation of today’s gender politics. Heterosexuality feels nostalgic and futuristic at times. Pulling from 80s new wave and 90s pop and rock, he also pushes ahead of the sound of his contemporaries to give a glimpse of what the future of indie rock and electronica could look like. It’s wide-ranging, with distorted guitars and drum machines mixing with Shamir’s voice as he croons, unafraid to go high and low as he sees fit. Now living in Philadelphia, the Vegas-born artist talked with PW about his new album. In “Cisgender,” you sing, “I’m just existing on this godforsaken land/And you can take it or leave it/Or you can just stay back.” There’s a strong individualist streak throughout your album, either in breaking norms or controlling your life. Does this come from a place of frustration at limitations, or is it from a desire to show people that they have the choice to live life as they see fit? I think it’s a combination of both. I think I get frustrated when people try to box me in despite clearly being a person who doesn’t care about conventions, but I’ve also learned to channel that frustration into trying to inspire others to do the same as opposed to just resolving to anger. What’s your writing process like? It really depends, I don’t have a tried and true situation, which is probably why all my records sound so different. But I do however love to write in bed at ungodly midnight

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hours. What inspires you? Just life in general. I try to stay open to what my mood and the universe is showing me. What’s 2022 look like for you? Who knows honestly. If 2021 taught us anything it’s that we can’t really have expectations anymore. You’ve put out LPs, albums, a chapbook,

you paint…how do you prioritize and find the time? What do these different artistic mediums offer you? I think I’m just a person who’s really good at making the most of my free time. I live with the philosophy that boring people get bored. Like time goes by so fast and life is so short so why not spend our free time creating as much as possible!

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Shamir drops his 8th album

How has Philly’s music scene influenced you? Immensely; I think the Philly music scene is why I moved here. I’m constantly inspired by all of my creative friends out here in ways I’m simply not with my artist friends in LA or NYC. You’re a Las Vegas native; how’d you end up in Philly, why did you come here? Yeah as previously mentioned I moved here after feeling a sense of kinship with other musicians here. What do you want listeners to take away from your album? I’m not trying to dictate a feeling with this one. I want the listener to take what they need from it. Who are some of your favorite artists right now? Who are you listening to? I mentioned a couple times on Twitter that Julia Michaels debut album from last year was my album of the year for 2022 for me. It’s such a perfect album. Reviews of Heterosexuality have been very positive; Paper called “Gay Agenda” “unnerving and brilliant,” while Nylon called the album “a moving revelation of identity.” How do you feel about the focus on identity, acceptance, and social issues? Is the way we talk about it, ideologically and politically, too limiting? Or is it useful? I guess sometimes it can feel limiting, but I definitely feel like I put it into my music so I don’t have to talk about it, but obviously that’s hard to get around when I’m doing press so I just take the conversations in stride. Is there anything you wanted to talk about that you couldn’t include on the album? Not much else really! “Nuclear” has such a different sound from the rest of the album. Why did you choose to end the album with it? It just felt very epic and I think the record overall is probably my most sonically cohesive record, so I thought adding that oddball at the end felt true to myself.

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The enduring appeal

OF THE OLDIES Jerry Blavat keeps our grandparents’ music alive BY: A.D. AMOROSI

Jerry Blavat. You could write a book on The Geator with the Heator. The Boss with the Hot Sauce. The South Philly-born-and-raised-and-still-performing avatar of rock n’ roll, doo wop, and R&B as heard on the radio, viewed on television, and lionized for such by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That is if he didn’t do so himself with his best-selling 2011 autobiography, You Only Rock Once: My Life in Music. A memoir of the self and his place within rock ‘n roll and this city – a finer one you’ll never find. Start there, and we’ll talk. Google Blavat’s name and mine, and you’ll find a wealth of interviews, not just on his good work, but with the Geator espousing on everything from Gamble & Huff and Bell to fine dining and finer wine throughout Philadelphia, from the old days to the new days, and how one seamlessly affects the other. That’s how friends – practically family if you go back to his days on Bancroft Street, and my people’s days on Bancroft Street doors away from each other – talk. Often. “You know, A, Ronnie Spector did my show seven years ago,” Blavat said, suddenly quiet after recalling the Spanish Harlem-born singer Ronette the day after she passed. “Jay Black from Jay & the Americans. Jimmy Beaumont. Lloyd Price. Johnny Maestro, Harvey Fuqua. So many artists that we had on the Kimmel stage are no longer with us. So

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Jerry Blavat (left) and Gary "U.S." Bonds (right) in 1962

much of it is disappearing, as is much of the audience,” he said. “The pandemic has really put a fine point on all of this. Who knows? It’s our job to keep it all going before we can’t.” There are a million shows he could be talking about: the days of the Venue Club in the 60s or his still-running “Memories in Margate” now. He could be talking about debuting his radio show on the AM dial in 1960, “playing music from the heart, not a research chart,” as he wrote in his memoirs, or his current programs on WXPN, as well as other syndicated on-air and internet showcases on the dial and in the air via all things Geator Gold. His show, the show we’re talking about today, is the one that Sidney Kimmel personally asked Jerry to do back in 2000 while getting ready to open the Kimmel Center in 2001, you know, before it was the Kimmel Cultural Campus. Kimmel asked Blavat to do an “oldies show” the likes of which had always been popular in the area, yet were usually low on the production scale. “What I wanted to do was bring it back

to the originals – the original charts and orchestrations of their biggest hits, the original members – every year and every show that goes by, there are fewer and fewer original members to participate – as close as we can get to their original key,” Blavat said. The goal of a Jerry Blavat show at the Kimmel, always, is to bathe the singers and the audience in the glow of the moment they first crooned, swooned, danced, or sweated to the oldies, whether it was 1959 or 1963 or 1975. “Sometimes we have to drop the key to suit their voices now, but the arrangements are authentic and true to their original charts,” Blavat said. “The musicians and singers appreciate and respect this as much as the audience.” Jerry Blavat isn’t selling anything. He is curating the dreams and memories of yon teens, of parents and children reliving precious times accompanied by the music of their youth. And this weekend at the Kimmel, after a 2021 where his show didn’t go live on-stage,

he’s returning with the aptly titled “Jerry Blavat and Friends,” on Saturday, January 22. Not only because The Geator will welcome back Darlene Love, Little Anthony, The Tymes, Gary US Bonds, The Chi-Lites and The Vogues. For 2022, Blavat hosts his oldest friend, Philadelphia’s Frankie Avalon. “Let me take this Jerry because I remember this like it was yesterday,” said Avalon from his home in warm Los Angeles. “We’re from the same neighborhood, and we both knew members of the Scotese family. I was friendly with Annette Scotese and Jerry, of course, was very interested in Patti, who later on he married. We met in front of the Scotese house.” No sooner than Avalon finishes that phrase, Blavat chimes in with a date just as surely as he can recite B-sides of his favorite singles. “1958. You were going with ‘Blue Eyes.’ I was into Patti. There were a few other sisters. OK. So that’s how I MET Frankie. But I had been admiring him since he played trumpet, and Al Martino – another South Philly great – is the guy who introduced Frankie to Jackie Gleason and broke him big.” Avalon recalled being 11 or 12 when Martino, an already-beloved crooner at the time, brought the trumpet prodigy to New York City to see Gleason, one of television’s early fire-starters with The Honeymooners in 1952, in the company of his show’s writers. No sooner than Avalon finished playing, Gleason turned to his staff and said, “Write a show. I want him on in two weeks.” That was The Honeymooners’ “Christmas Party” sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show, a gig that led to Avalon getting a label deal with RCA Victor’s subsidiary “X” label with his first single, “Trumpet Sorrento,” released in 1954. Around this same time, 1953, Blavat had already debuted as an on-air dancer on the original “Bandstand” out of Philly on WFIL with Bob Horn before happening on to a job as tour manager for Danny and the Juniors in 1956, then work as Don Rickles’ valet in 1958–1959. “In 1956, when Bob Horn lost “Bandstand,” his manager Nat Siegel had owned a label, Teen Records, with a guy named Bernie Lowe,” Blavat said. “When Dick Clark took over “Bandstand,” Bernie moved the label into Cameo in 1956, which expanded into the Cameo-Parkway. They bought Nat out, who also happened to be a booking agent and a manager who also had the Celebrity Room.”

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Frankie Avalon (left) and Jerry Blavat (right) in 1962

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Along with managing Mike Pedicin and Danny and the Juniors (of which Blavat became the road manager), Siegel’s Center City nightclub often welcomed Don Rickles to his stage. “I was assigned to watch over Don, be his valet, because I knew everyone in town,” Blavat said. “Frankie and I kept crossing paths,” he said. “If you grew up in South Philly as we did, you never lost that friendship. If I was in New York, working, I’d see Frankie walking down Broadway going to his next job. I marvel at Frankie’s God-given talent, but he was a kid like me – someone in awe of show business who became friends with our heroes Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Don Rickles.” Still fresh out of South Philly High School, Avalon performed on a slew of early television and radio shows as a trumpeter before getting a summer gig at Somers Point as part of the Rocco and the Saints ensemble. Once part of the Saints, he caught wind of a new South Philly-based label, Chancellor, run by Bob Marcucci and Pete D’Angelis looking for new talent. Looking for a vocal side to go with its instrumental “Jiving with the Saints,” Avalon sang “Cupid Shot an Arrow.” With its vocal turn a minor success, Chancellor sought to carry on with Avalon alone. “So they bought me a $12 suit, brought me to Boston to be in a rock and roll show where nobody knew who I was, didn’t pay me a cent, but – after the show – I met all of these young girls backstage who wanted to know if I had a fan club,” recalls the singer. “That was it.” Next thing you know for Avalon, starting in 1959, there’s chart-topping teen angel hit singles “Venus,” “Why,” “Bobby Sox to Stockings,” and “A Boy Without a Girl.” There’s dramatic Westerns such as Guns of the Timberland with Alan Ladd and The Alamo with John Wayne, both in 1960. By 1960, Blavat was on-air at Camden’s WCAM, an instant hit who, once live, quickly found his show syndicated in Philly, Atlantic City, Trenton, Pottstown, Wilmington, and across the tri-state area. Forever more. “I think that Jerry and I were fortunate then, and stayed fortunate through all these years,” Avalon said. “Were we as teens prepared for fame?” Avalon responds quizzically to my question tied to years since of Britney Spears, Boyz II Men, N*SYNCs and such. “You’re never prepared for fame. In my opinion, you just did what you believed you could do and learned. You did what you loved because you believed in it. Not to become a star. If that happened, great. Fortunately for us, it did happen. It worked. I had a fan base of young fans for my music, so they figured I could bring those fans into the movies. I mean, I wasn’t an actor. Yet, I made over 40 movies. You just go – straight ahead.”

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Blavat: “Everything parlays into something else. That’s show business. Literally.” The other day, Avalon was watching TCM and he happened onto a film by Mario Lanza, a guy from 20th and Snyder. He changed the channel to MGM Classics and happened onto Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, a film that he happened to star in. Had he stayed channel flipping, Avalon could have bumped into Bye Bye Birdie, a musical featuring his old pal Bobby Rydell with whom Frankie and Fabian – another Philly legend – will play with in Atlantic City this April. “It’s like old South Philly homecoming week,” Avalon said with a laugh. No homecoming week could be finer than Blavat hosting Avalon in their stomping ground. Contrary to popular belief, this is not exactly the first time that Avalon will be part of one of Blavat’s Kimmel Center extravaganzas. “Frankie was a special guest of one of my Kimmel shows when he was down the street at the Academy of Music starring in Grease,” Blavat recalls of a time when Avalon, who played the ultimate Teen Angel in the 1978 film of the same name, was touring as part of the musical’s stage version. “Unannounced beforehand, Frankie just walked out on stage and the place went crazy. Now, this time, it’s going to be Frankie live and performing.” What that means is that Blavat, orchestra conductor Hal Keshner, and director-arranger Mike McCourt will fuse the sounds that made Avalon great in the first place – all those

strings and brass behind that silken teen dream of a voice singing “Venus” and other creamy 50s and 60s hits. “I go back with McCourt to when I opened Memories in 1972, a drummer in the band there,” The Geator said. “He takes all of these acts’ exact records, listens, lowers the key and makes an arrangement for 40 pieces. I couldn’t do this without him. Hal’s been with me for 20 shows, and he’s marvelous.” McCourt and Keshner create segues for Blavat to sing through – like the “House Party” opening number – as well as his surprise ad libs with the artist. “These artists are so good that if I want to sing with them, do something uncharted, they’ll do it. And the crowd eats this up,” he said. Combine that with a dozen-or-more Blavat suit changes (“all Armani and Versace. If we have six acts, I’ll do 12 changes”) and the magic of a Geator showcase comes alive. “Back in the day of nightclub dates, you had maybe 8 to 10 pieces backing up the singer,” Blavat said. “I want to make it bigger for our singers, enhance the original charts. That’s what we have accomplished in the scope of 42 shows so far.” Avalon is truly looking forward to the “Blavat & Friends” event, singing to his old friends in Philly and preparing what he calls a “knockout surprise” finale. “It will take you right back,” Avalon said. “I’m also looking forward to hanging out and getting something to eat with The Geator. He’s an icon.”

Jerry Blavat (left) and Frankie Avalon (right) in 2012

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REVIVING A SOUTH STREET

HAUNT And the return of Zoo Motel

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don’t love that it happened. But. Now that the Eagles swiftly blew their Super Bowl chances, with it went every hacky green-and-or bird-like PR strategy in the area. No “Fly Eagles Fly” dance parties. No green booze. No green food. No marinated Eagles wings and things. Works for me. Save the car horns and set-off alarms for actual crimes – there’ll be plenty. Dobbs on South JC Dobbs at 334 South. It was a great idea when it started: a pre-punk, 70s-started, live music dive bar with decent cocaine bathrooms, made whole by its list of eventually famous national acts (e.g. Nirvana) but even more so by its way-more-beloved locals, be it George Thorogood or Kenn Kweder or the late Alan Mann, along with those who never made it out of JC Dobbs in the literal and figurative sense. Cheers to the fire starters who made JC Dobbs happen and kept its original engine running – owner Kathy James, PR cheerleader Colonel Tom Sheehy, chronicler-cura-

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tor-open-mic-showrunner George Manney. Greg Davis used to be a huge part of ManTo varying degrees of success and fabulous ney’s menace and mirth on that tiny South flame-out failure, 334 South Street became Street stage. While Smith and Davis shared time in Crosstown Traffic along with the Pontiac Grille and the Legendary Dobbs afLast Minute ensemble, the guitarist had his ter its origin story rock saloon sold out, then hand in Beru Revue, and Smith manned the closed, then became nothing for a long mineighty-eights in Quincy and Smash Palace. I ute, one more vacant space on a once-happening block that, thankfully, never ceases to try bring this up now because Smith has forever been a live gigging monster, and this to be cool again (that counts in my week, debuts his floating memberbook). ship organ trio’s residency at 118N This week, the newly named BY: A.D. Wayne. Starting Sunday January 23 Dobbs on South, purchased by Ron AMOROSI and running every Sunday late-afDangler and Angelo Rullo, is hostternoon-through-early-eve, Smith ing official opening parties for what I hear is half live music/bar space (upstairs) will pound his 80-year-old Hammond Modand half sports bar (downstairs). Sheehy el A organ (“the same beast which used to reside at Walsh’s Tavern in the 90s,” Smith would spin in his grave at the thought of the said) and front fresh trios that include Dalatter (me as well), YET he never shied from asking for an Eagles score or a check in on vis (Jan. 23), Kevin Hanson & Erik Johnson from Huffamoose and Fractals (Jan. 30), and Sixers games, so who’s to say. Either way, I David Uosikkinen (Hooters, ITP) with Kenny say good luck to Dangler and Rullo. What’s Aaronson (ITP, Yardbirds) on March 6. And the worst that can happen? more. And more. Wally Smith 11th Hour Theatre Speaking of JC Dobbs and George ManIt’s happening to everybody, so don’t feel ney and his Last Minute Jam Band, ace keybad 11th Hour Theatre Co. of Philly who, boardist Wally Smith and delightful guitarist

as of this week, will “pause” its scheduled in-person events for the rest of the season. However, the first of its live showcases, PROUD: A Cabaret in Color, will shift to a “virtual, work-in-progress presentation,” January 22 at 7 pm with Kyleen Shaw, Nicole Stacie, Phillip Anthony Wilson, and Richard Johnson leading a musical charge through its exploration of the Black experience. RSVP at 11thhourtheatrecompany.org/. Soul Glo We’re early on this, but the tracks are out there and we’re psyched: Philly’s punk-ish Soul Glo is prepping its new Epitaph label album Diaspora Problems for March. Beware. 6ABC Ack. I can’t really abide by anything Fox News, those who subscribe to its duh-ness, or those who perpetrate its crimes in the name of “fact.” See, FACT shouldn’t even come with air quotes. Anyway, I state this because one-time Fox News host Jillian Mele has joined the 6ABC news crew just as Action News anchor Jim Gardner is moving out the door, and vet Rick Williams takes over the 11 pm slot. Ugh, 6. Then again, before we get all

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY mob rules on Mele, perhaps she is like Allison Camorata, the one-time Fox host who went to CNN and shifted like the winds of Vichy. Who is to say? Mele could be worse – say like Amy Wax. Let’s take this slow. Jose Garces is busy The dates aren’t set in hard guacamole as yet, but Philly chef Jose Garces is putting into play not two, but eventually four new Buena Onda locations beyond its Baja Peninsula-on-Fairmount roots. The first two will hit Radnor for spring, as well as the Rittenhouse’s area at S. 20th’s Tinto room next to Village Image | Whiskey. So where Courtesy of Thaddeus will the other two Phillips Buena Ondas go? Jose isn’t saying yet. And where will Tinto Pintxo and its Basque edible/wine shop location go? Jose isn’t saying yet, though he is hinting at a return to Rittenhouse. We all come back to Rittenhouse. Masked Philly: Thaddeus Phillips In Icepack’s waytoo-long, way overly complex and continuing saga of asking mask-donning local celebrities what they’ve been up to, beyond the pale, during C-19 – from lock down to the current re-opening, present-day un-masking and re-masking, worrying about Delta variants, freaking out about Fauci’s call for a potential third round of vax shots mere five months after the last, new mask and vax card mandates, ignored or not ignored (I mean why did I wait in line at the Convention Center if you’re not asking to see my card?), the possibility of mix-and-matching vaccines which is weird, AND NOW, YEAH OF COURSE, the whole worldwide B.1.1.529 Omicron variant scare, so welcome to ROUND THREE, I reached out, this week, to Thaddeus Phillips Philly knows homeboy Phillips as an innovative theater director, designer, and performance artist who put the frills into Fringe Fest faves such as “17 Border Crossings,” “A Billion Nights on Earth,” and “Red-Eye to Havre de Grace,” as well as being a Philly Weekly cover star for his 2020 online iteration of “Zoo Motel.” Before we talk about his new work, a new Zoo review titled “Zoo Mundo” (and running now until February 13 (tix are $33 and available at www.zoomundo.org)), I reached out to TP from his home in South America to hear

about his pandemic blues and reds, and how he has spent C-19’s downtime focused on his fam. “Ok, so my son, who is 9, before the pandemic his school was OK but not great,” Phillips said. “But we found an online platform called Outschool and set up a course scheduale that includes amazing classes that he loves with teachers and kids from around the world — and now he is excelling in everything. We can go anywhere in the world that has wifi and he can still be in school. That is amazing.” When it comes to masking, Phillips – who is in Colombia – keeps things easypeasy: “N95! Simple, light, and most safe,” he said. As for all of the vax and mask mandates, he is all for both, but miffed nonetheless. As we all should be. “I hate the whole thing and daily think how this happened, how the virus left the wet market and why no one has done anything to prevent it from happening again,” Phillips said. “That being said, we are in a total environmental crisis and this, at least, presented new ways to do this with less travel and with theatre, the new form of performing live over the WWW has been amazing. Everyone must get vaccinated and everyone must wear a mask! That is how the variants stop and THAT is how this ENDS. In Colombia you have to wear a mask [at] all times everywhere and everyone does. The USA is nuts and you can see the results in that insanity.” And Zoo Mundo? It is a totally new, interactive work and the opposite of Zoo Motel, Phillips tells me. “This new joint was created not out of necessity, but out of desire. This new joint is an insane voyage around the world done in micro cinema and live performance, 100% analog with sets made by the insanely creative Steven Dufala,” Phillips said. “Zoo Mundo is epic in nature and in a playful and hopefully profound way looks at the big picture of the planet and US where we have been and where we are going. It’s also fun and has a game show from the 1970s that the audience can play.”

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2022 Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise

Take your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner onto the water aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia on February 12. As you board, you and your special person will take a high quality photo to remember the night. Then head to your table where you can enjoy buffet style dining setting the tone for the night — Enjoy 2 Climate control heated decks while taking in the beautiful panoramic views of the Delaware river and other local sights during this intimate dinner cruise. Over 500 guests will be in attendance as we celebrate Valentine’s Day in style and avoid the crowded restaurants on Valentine’s Day. More info on Eventbrite.com.

Micro-wedding at the Kimmel Center Hamilton Rooftop Garden

Love is in the air at one of Philadelphia’s most picturesque and award-winning wedding venues this Valentine’s Day Weekend. Garces Events and Kimmel Center Cultural Campus announce Vows with a View on Sunday, February 13, 2022. This intimate and all-inclusive micro-wedding and vows renewal experience comes complete with two exclusive hours at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Hamilton Rooftop Garden For a modern way to say “I do,” this elopement package is a one-day-only event for up to 20 close friends and family members to toast the newlyweds with bubbles and bites from award-winning Garces Events team while overlooking the Avenue of the Arts in Center City. For more information, visit: Kimmelculturalcampus.org.

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Art in the Age

Art in the age, Old City’s one-of-a-kind tasting room, home bar supply and bottle shop, boasts an extensive selection of craft spirits fit for whipping up cocktails at home for a romantic night-in this Valentine’s Day. Enter newest arrival, Damson Gin from sister distillery Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire. Available for a limited time at Art in the Age, this herbaceous spirit is low in ABV and exudes notes of damson plum, juniper, bitter orange, and anise hyssop – perfect for sipping pre or post-dinner, or mixing into a Damson Gin Fizz. Additionally, the Old City storefront offers The Cocktail Workshop: An Essential Guide to Classic Drinks and How to Make Them Your Own, the quintessential cocktail literature co-authored by spirit savant Steven Grasse and esteemed travel, food and spirit writer Adam Erace.

New Liberty Distillery

How about some honey for your honey? New Liberty Distillery, the South Kensington craft distillery and home to award-winning spirit lines such as the revived heritage Kinsey brand, has re-stocked their popular Kinsey Single Hive Honey Whiskey just in time for gifting for that special someone (or whiskey nerd) in one’s life. Kinsey Single Hive Honey Whiskey is a sumptuous blend of Kinsey American Whiskey and Sunwick Farms’ honey that draws a profile best described as soft, viscous and leading to a floral and rounded mouthfeel, making it a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the whiskey geek or aspiring at-home mixologist.

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FOOD & DRINK East Passyunk Avenue

East Passyunk Avenue, home to more than 160 independently owned businesses in South Philadelphia, has something for everyone to enjoy this Valentine’s Day, from romantic dining spots to locally-made chocolates, to hand-crafted jewelry, and everything in between.

Eating out

When it comes to reserving a table for two or snagging a solo seat at the bar on Valentine’s Day, standout Avenue restaurants and bars open for service on Monday, February 14 include •

Barcelona Wine Bar

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Le Virtù

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Noir

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Triangle Tavern

Creations By Coppola The simple and easy yet thoughtful, go-to gift to give [or keep] each year for Valentine’s Day is the classic flowers and chocolates duo. Creations By Coppola customcrafts elaborate floral arrangements, with bouquets available for pre-order online, and Grab & Go bouquets ready for pick-up in-store.

Favors and Flavors

Just a short trek down the Avenue, Favors and Flavors offers decadent sweets including chocolate covered strawberries, custom candy bouquets, personalized gift baskets, and more available for online ordering.

The Bottle Shop

For the imbiber, The Bottle Shop offers a plethora of craft beer, seltzers, ciders, gift sets and even personalized, engraved bottles of wine that make for a sentimental and practical present.

Sermania Jewelry

As for gifting personalized and one-of-a-kind presents for someone special, various local retailers and services offer a plethora of items including hand-crafted, custom heart-shaped earrings, rings, and pendants from Sermania Jewelry.

Deja 42 Art Gallery

Along the Avenue, Deja 42 Art Gallery is an ideal source for sentimental gifts ranging from local art to jewelry to home décor.

Occasionette

Occasionette boasts an extensive selection of Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day greeting cards, chocolate and candy, jewelry, candles, self-care necessities, and much more.

Amelie’s Bark Shop

For those furry, four-legged Valentine’s, Amelie’s Bark Shop has red-and-white-themed bow ties for cats and dogs to accessorize, Valentine’s Mystery Boxes brimming with surprise goodies, and an assortment of heart shaped treats monogrammed with notes such as “Puppy Love”, “I Chews You”, and “XOXO.” All items are available for on-site shopping and online ordering for pick-up and delivery.

Love Notes 2.0…Sour Notes

Post-Valentine’s Day celebrations can be found in the form of Love Notes 2.0… Sour Notes, a cabaret-style show hosted by East Passyunk Opera Project at Society Hill Dance Academy featuring local artists singing opera, musical theater, and art songs that explores the “other” side of love (i.e. sad, angry, breaking up, etc.) on Friday, Feb. 19. For more information and for a complete list of businesses along East Passyunk Avenue, go to visiteastpassyunk.com.

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Wren Kitchens has created four mocktails perfect for those taking part in dry January this year. From a mimosa punch to a moscow mule, cocktail-favoriteturned-mocktails, created by Wren Kitchens, will go down as a treat at any gathering for those taking part in dry January this year.

The Best Mocktails for Dry January 1. Mimosa Punch

2. Moscow Mule 50ml club soda

50ml cloudy apple juice

10-12 Fresh Mint Leaves

2 cups of orange pineapple juice

150ml non alcoholic ginger beer

50ml lemonade

1 tbsp Caster Sugar

2 cups of cranberry juice

Fresh lime

1 ½ tsp cinnamon

30ml Lime Juice

2 Granny apples

Crushed ice

Sprig of mint

45ml Pomegranate Juice

175g pomegranate seeds

Sprig of mint and a wedge of lime to serve

1 apple, sliced

Plenty of Ice

120g fresh cranberries

In a fancy glass of choice, pour in the vodka and load the glass ¾ full of crushed ice. Fill the glass to the top with ginger beer and stir. Squeeze lime over the top of the glass and serve with a sprig of mint.

In a tall glass with ice and a slice of apple, mix the cloudy apple juice, lemonade, and cinnamon. Serve with a sprig of mint.

Pomegranate seeds for garnish

Lemonade

3 limes, sliced 100g green grapes, halved Rosemary Combine the juices and fruits in a large pitcher or bowl. When ready to pour yourself a mimosa, put a sprig of fresh rosemary in your flute. Fill your champagne flute halfway with lemonade, and using a ladle, pour in the juice mixture from the punch bowl.

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3. Apple fizz mocktail

4. Pomegrante Mojito

Dash of Soda Water Muddle the mint leaves with sugar in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice and pomegranate juice to the shaker. Half-fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Using a cocktail strainer, pour into a highball glass filled with ice and garnish with a few pomegranate seeds. Add soda water to the top of the glass and serve.

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“Landscapes of the Mind” on display at Noyes Museum of Art

The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University and the Regional Center for Women in the Arts present an exciting exhibition “Landscapes of the Mind” on display at Kramer Hall, Hammonton, NJ from Feb. 17 through June 3. This invitational exhibition showcases the work of seven women visual artists from the greater Philadelphia region. As part of Women’s History month in March, the opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 5 pm. The Regional Center for Women in the Arts is a non-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging and promoting the best emerging and established women artists. Their mission also supports fundraising for charities that benefit women in need. Image | Katherine Fraser

CULTURE Wharton Esherick Museum 28th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition

Wharton Esherick’s remarkable home and studio is perhaps the most complete self-portrait that exists of this iconoclastic artist. Esherick painted and drew more traditional self-portraits at various points in his career, including his 1919 depiction that hangs at WEM. And yet, the Studio writ large may show us more than any of these representational images about how Esherick saw himself and his life. As the Wharton Esherick Museum celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2022, we’re reflecting on how we’ve shared and interpreted Esherick’s remarkable self-portrait for thousands of people over half a century. In turn, we invite you to share innovative works of art, craft, and design that represent a self-portrait; wood must be part of your entry, but it doesn’t have to be the only material used. Each submission will have a different approach to what it means to make a self-portrait, just as Esherick’s “self-portraits” took on many diverse forms. We hope to see YOU, represented using wood, in some way. You might approach this call through traditional portraiture, an abstract interpretation, a functional work that represents your unique outlook on the world, or some other form of object making that captures who you are. More info at Whartonesherickmuseum. org.

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