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David Blumenfeld and Kevin Michals, Managing Partners, Cross Properties and founders, Good Food Flats
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PATRISSE CULLORS
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in conversation with CAMILLE Z. CHARLES Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education, and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Patrisse Cullors is the founder of Dignity and Power Now, a grassroots organ-
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ization which fights for incarcerated people, their families and communities. She is also the Truth and Reinvestment Campaign Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, where she works to build response capacity of communities affected by state and law enforcement violence.
Opal Tometi is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, the country’s leading black organization for immigrant rights, where she steers initiatives including the first Congressional briefing on black immigrants. She has also presented at the United Nations and has participated with the UN’s Global Forum on Migration and Commission on the Status of Women.
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4 PHILLY NOW What to do this week
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5 big things hitting Philly
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+1 Well, the Chip-archy concludes and in comes
Guster takes the Fillmore
Doug Pederson, with the blessing of his longtime boss Andy Reid, and Ron Jaworski acting as hiring consultant for the team. In other good news, we don’t need to pretend to like the Steelers because there’s a PA team in the Super Bowl.
13 STAGE “Harvey” at the Walnut
14 CITY LIFE Doogie Horner’s bologna
16 SAVAGE LOVE No home for old toys
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La Maladie
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he Mütter Museum has always been a hub for displaying the splendor, mysteries and eccentricities of the human body. Their latest art showing, La Maladie, does just that by presenting the human figure at its most maligned. The exhibit showcases fragments of the human body, some sickly or deformed, some visible through the skin, yet all uniquely beautiful. It’s a subversion of the narrow aesthetic properties of art; it’s all about beauty. Artist Betsy Stirratt says she’s always had an interest in finding the unpleasantness in attractive things. “I was kind of interested in the idea of a beautiful arm, but with these gross disgusting things that we all have. Life isn’t quite as simple. Art isn’t just about beauty; it’s about beauty and life is about ugliness. All of those things have to meet somewhere.” Like beauty, ugliness intrigues. Stirratt proves this with her fascinating and strange paintings and casts.
+2 Everyone’s favorite media philanthropist, Gerry Lenfest, poured millions into the Inky last week and a non-profit was formed. We awoke to a move that shocked everyone and no one by the end of the day. Does anyone else have an extra 501c(3) and a shit ton of cash laying around? Asking for a friend. +2 Historic Philadelphia announced last week a
Chinese lantern festival will come to Frank-
lin Square in April. Although you’ll have to pay admission for the nearly two-month display, organizers did break custom and pushed it to spring rather than the traditional February unveiling. After all, lanterns in the snow just don’t seem all that appealing.
+1 Stockton College
Stirratt seeks to create awareness and even admiration for the ostracized ugliness of the human physique. “In art, the beautiful bodies are intact; an idealized body is what we’re used to. The minute you separate out any part, it becomes completely different than what normal people like.” Stirratt’s depictions of weeping sores and swollen limbs seem to be the opposite of beauty. However, witnessing these usually grotesque images now depicted as creative paintings in oil paint and gold leaf force an adjustment to typical views on ugliness and beauty. “I was trying to make people address the idea that this [work] has value even though it’s ugly,” Stirratt said. “That’s always a challenge for people to understand.” —ROB WELLS
La Maladie: Through July 8. Mütter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215.560.8564. muttermuseum.org
finally got the rescue boat off their failed “Island Campus” at the deserted Showboat Hotel and Casino. The school’s purchase of the casino was ill-fated; because of a legal Catch-22 between Trump Taj Mahal and the former owner, Caesars Entertainment, Stockton was essentially left with no viable use of the Showboat property. Enter Philly’s own Bart Blatstein to provide the bucks to buy the building, a purchase finalized this week. In five years will be witnessing Concerts at the Piazza, Jersey Shore-style?
This week’s total: 6 This year so far: 5
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Hawk Krall
WEdnESday, January 20
Friday, January 22
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dungeon Palz
Unleash your inner geek at this live nighttime comedy experience, where audience members and comedians get their game on by battling it out in Dungeons & Dragons. It’s a grand adventure that’s got role-playing, battles with ghastly monsters and all other types of fun. 7pm. $5. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. goodgoodcomedy.com
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Sittin’ in Hosted by Laurin Talese
Spend your night enjoying the sensational ballads of gifted jazz songstress Laurin Talese. Enjoy original songs from her upcoming album, as well a tribute to the late great Natalie Cole. 8pm. Free. Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org
THurSday, January 21 au THOr
robert Gates
The New York Times bestselling author of Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, and the former Secretary of Defense, serving under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, gives a talk on change, leadership and reform. Gates touches upon his many years of public service to question contemporary America’s foundation. 8:30am. $35.
Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org STaGE
God Bless Baseball
The Great American pastime is intimately explored in this unique, funny and emotional play. Playwright Toshiki Okada examines how the quintessential American sport is ingrained in many unexpected facets of Japanese and Korean culture. 8pm.
Hawk Krall: The new Philadelphia
Local illustrator—and longtime PW contributor—Hawk Krall’s intricate work shines a light on the grittier side of Philadelphia. His imaginative street scenes (pictured) celebrate the intersection of old and new in an ever-changing city. “I’ve always been fascinated with Philadelphia, and like to document the more eclectic, sort of overlooked parts of the city.. . stuff that’s disappearing or endangered,” he says. His latest exhibit is a continuation of a collection of Philadelphia street scenes he’s created throughout the years. 6-8pm. Through March 12.
The Galleries at Moore, 20th St. and the Parkway. moore.edu
Simplicity returns with an electrifying array of performers, including David J. Messina and Terrence Powers. Mike Tobey hosts. 10:30pm. Club
Mousai, 1227 Walnut St. 215.592.4558. facebook.com/clubmousai
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A world-premier production from Curtis composer Rene Orth and Pulitzer Prizewinning librettist Mark Campbell. A mother invites her daughter to come back to her childhood home for the weekend, dredging up painful memories. Through Jan. 24.
$35. Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust St. curtis.edu 4 | Philly Weekly | January 21 - 27, 2016 | phillyweekly.com
terian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave. lyricfest.org STaGE
Pink Punch & Sorry, Broken Piano
Get ready for a back-to-back theatrical event. Pink Punch explores the foundation of the modern-day baby shower and its influence on women; In Sorry, Broken Piano, a podcast group contends with the voice of God, which is disturbing their radio station. 8pm. $10. The Art Church of West
Philadelphia, 5219 Webster St. westphiladelphiaartchurch.org
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Simplicity
$15-$29. Fringe Arts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com
Empty the House by rene Orth
Lyric Fest. The semi-theatrical program delves into the life of Brahms, utilizing his music and written chronicles, as well as biographical commentary. 7pm. $20-$25. Presby-
Johannes Brahms: Biography in Music
Celebrate the life and works of the German composer and pianist with
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Secret Cinema: rare animation
Dive into Hollywood’s golden age of animation as Secret Cinema pays homage to ignored and forgotten cartoons from studios including Van Beuren, Charles Mintz and Terrytoons. Animation from major studio leaders such as Max Fleischer and Warner Bros. will also be showcased. 8pm. $8.
Fleisher Sanctuary, 719 Catharine St. fleisher.org
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Sunday, January 24 COME dy
Mark normand
The stand-up comedian has been featured on “Last Comic Standing,” “Conan” and “John Oliver’s New York Standup Show,” and been named one of Comedy Central’s “Comics To Watch.” 7pm. $20-$28. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 San-
som St. 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com EVE nt
Home Within
A 60-minute audio-visual performance focusing on the Syrian revolution and its aftermath. Featuring Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Syrian-Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad. 7pm. $8-$15. International
House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut St. ihousephilly.org
MOnday, January 25 StaGE
Forgive us Our trespasses
The new play by Philadelphia playwright Jeffrey Stingerstein follows a woman who has mistakenly identified an innocent man of a crime. Yet when the man is released through DNA evidence, his innocence isn’t as clear as suspected. 7pm. Free. The Drake Proscenium Theatre, 1512 Spruce St.
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Alfa Romeo Demo Day Photo by Andrew Taylor
Saturday, January 23 autO
demo day at the Simeone Museum
Learn automotive history with an informative, hands-on look at ultra-rare cars from the Simeone Foundation’s vintage auto collection—and private collections, too. The event features a brief lecture on each car’s importance, as well as demonstrations of the cars in action. The cars that will be showcased this week include: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Le Mans; 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Spyder; and 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A. Noon. $12.
The Simeone Museum, 6825 Norwitch Dr. 215.365.7233. simeonemuseum.org StaGE
the It Girl
Created by Amanda Schoonover, Brenna Geffers and Anthony Crosby, this silent film/vaudeville variety show explores Hollywood’s insatiable hunger for the next hot thing and the sad reality of the disposable starlet. Through Feb. 7. Louis
Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St. simpaticotheatre.org WOrKSHO P
repair Fair
The Philly Fixers Guild—a collective of volunteers committed to the idea of “repair rather than replace”—spreads the love this week at its 5th annual Repair Fair. Participants are encouraged to bring their
damaged or broken stuff, and a fixer will do their best to bring the prized possessions back to life. 10am. Free. Philadelphia
Sculpture Gym, 1834 Frankford Ave. phillyfixersguild.org WO r K S H O P
tid Bit Knit
Learn the basics of knitting and how to use reclaimed yarn scraps. All levels of knitters welcome. 2pm. $5. The Resource
Exchange, 1701 N. Second St. theresourceexchange.org StaG E
L’amore dei tre re
The opera—which has not been professionally produced in Philadelphia since 1960—follows King Archibaldo as he plans to reveal his daughter-in-law’s infidelity. Presented by the Academy of Vocal Arts and featuring performances by Enrico Caruso, Licia Albanese and Beverly Sills.
7:30pm. $60-$95. Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org SHOP
Pop ups at art Star Opening
Check out four in-store pop ups through March 13 featuring local designers Le Puppet Regime, Wild Hart Paper Co, Stanley Chester & Albert, and West Oak Design. At tonight’s opening reception, meet the artists and get first dibs on the merchandise.
5pm. Free. Art Star Gallery and Boutique, 623 N. 2nd St. artstarphilly.com
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Ken Goldman: Somebody Jewish
Body art, videos, sculptures, painting, drawings and photographs created by an artist living and creating art in Israel. The Israeli artist’s work seeks to make Judaism more relevant to today’s life. Through March. Philadelphia Museum of
Jewish Art, 615 N Broad St. rodephshalom.org
tuESday, January 26 art
the Big I-Ching: Community Paint day with Candy Chang
Join artist Candy Chang as she works on her latest installation, a collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). “The Big I-Ching: A Guide for Living” focuses on the idea of art as meditation. Supplies and instruction will be provided. Noon. Free. Broad
Street Ministry, 315 S. Broad St. muralarts.org CL aSS
Cooking Class with Wine Pairings
A top chef teams up with a top sommelier to craft a delicious farm-to-table meal. The class includes a cooking demonstration and wine sampling along with dinner. 6:30pm. $75. Wine School, 109 S. 22nd St. vinology.com
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Shifting the Gaze: Women in Music Panel
Amanda Silberling organizes a panel of women in the Philadelphia music scene to discuss challenges facing females in the industry. Featuring Fran Blanche, owner of Frantone Electronics; Diane Foglizzo, Program Director at Girls Rock Philly; Maria Raha, author of “Cinderella’s Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground”; and writer/editor/musician Cynthia Schemmer. 6pm. Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. writing.upenn.edu/~wh/
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Kevin Michals (left) and David Blumenfeld of Cross Properties
Niche Student Housing The basics: Cross Properties recently announced a pretty cutting edge innovation to student housing in Philly: Good Food Flats is set to open for the Fall 2016 semester on Drexel University’s campus. It will be the first modular building of its kind in Philadelphia, geared towards Drexel University’s Hospitality and Sports Management students, along with other students who are interested in an independent living space and the food industry. Construction began last September on this 44-unit, 175-bed, fully-furnished off-campus student housing community in Powelton Village. The Key Players: Principal at Cross Properties, Kevin Michals, describes the inspiration for Good Food Flats as happening just by luck. “I think I’ve described it as a chance meeting between my partner, David Blumenfeld (President of Cross Properties), and Dr. Jonathan Deutsch, Founding Director of the Center for Hospitality & Sport Management at Drexel University. One of the disciplines within that college is Food Sciences and Food Entrepreneurship and Restaurant Entrepreneurship. The two of them got to talking and we’re in stu8 | Philly Weekly | January 21 - 27, 2016 | phillyweekly.com
dent housing, he’s in the food world and the two worlds collided. Once the idea was conceived we started to give it some teeth and truly program it and talk about a partnership and how it could work and what the programming would look like, what their needs are with respect to the amenity space, target market of their students … They have really risen to the occasion to help us brand it, program it, amenitize it, and get the word out.”
The specs: Good Food Flats’ student residents will be able to integrate their learning and living environments through access to many unique features including a pop-up restaurant/entrepreneur incubator space, food lab, and commercial kitchen where well-known Philadelphia chefs will partake in teaching classes. Residents interested in sustainable farming practices can take advantage of dedicated urban garden spaces on the roof and backyard of the building to grow their own fruits and vegetables. “One of the big ‘wow’ spaces will be the restaurant incubator space,” explains Michals. “It’s a place where students can experiment with pricing food, preparing food, with serving food, with marketing food. Call it their own little marketing test kitchen on the first floor that will be rotating with any of the students that want to use it. Call it your own pop up restaurant.”
What makes it different: Although niche housing has been around for decades for sports teams, sororities and fraternities, this marks a significant turn for student housing. Rather than focus on the social aspect of having neighbors in your dorm of a similar extra-curricular background, Good Foods puts the focus on living with people that share similar career visions. “It was conceived for foodies,” adds Michals, “for the food subculture, for people who have a passion to eat, to serve people, to create food. Having said that, I think most people enjoy eating so anybody that likes to eat and is a student in University City would certainly be more than eligible to live here.” Michals sees this model for student housing having legs beyond just the foodie culture. “I think that you can probably have a lot of fun with entrepreneur housing, targeting a school that has an entrepreneurship program on almost bringing a Benjamin’s Desk experience into a ‘living at Benjamin’s Desk’ experience, where everyone that’s sitting around the table are thinking the same way, that they are able to foster that experience, forget the classroom, forget work at home. Put your slippers on and walk down the hallway and have a fun experience with somebody in the entrepreneurship world.” n
Charity and Hospitality Merge The basics: Rooster Soup Co., the brainchild of a partnership between Federal Donuts and Broad Street Ministry, recently signed a lease to open at 1526 Sansom Street. The idea began as a way to utilize FD’s unused chicken backs to supply a restaurant with the ingredients for stock, and donate the profits to the Ministry’s meal services for the area’s homeless. Rooster Soup will feature an ever-rotating collection of classic soups, such as Smoked Brisket Fat Matzo Ball, Hungarian Goulash, Cream of Broccoli, Mushroom Barley, Portuguese Fisherman Stew, Borscht and Pozole. Not all soups will be chicken stock-based though; soups like Yemenite Style Curry with Coconut Milk, Celery Root, Hawaij and Schug are planned for vegan and vegetarian diners. A Kickstarter campaign last year raised close to $200,000 to make the concept into a reality. “It was really the convergence of two things that were going on in our business life at the time,” explains Federal Donuts founder Steven Cook. “One was the growth of Federal Donuts and realizing that at the time we had one small store that couldn’t make enough product to keep up with the demand, so we were starting the conversation about a bigger facility, which took a couple of years and became our 7th Street store, and, at the same time, I’d been asked to get involved on the advisory board of the Broad Street Hospitality collaborative.” Those things were all happening around 2013, Cook says, and as their plans for their 7th Street space formalized, the team realized they would be able to now bring in whole chickens instead of having them cut for them. “But the by-product of that conversation was all of this waste and what to do with it. I don’t know if the timing had been different on any of those things, I don’t know whether this little bulb would’ve went off. But it just seems like if we can turn this waste product into something useful, we should do it and the useful thing was sort of sitting right there in front of us.” The Key Players: Federal Donut owners Steve Cook and Michael Solomonov, along with Broad Street Ministry,
The Convention Cometh The basics: The Democratic National Convention will be held in Philadelphia, from July 25-28. Anna AdamsSarthou, Communications Director for the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee, says the goal is to make this the most diverse and inclusive Convention yet. To do that, she says the Host Committee is trying to ensure that everyone involved and contracted with the event represent the makeup of the city. “Not only are we encouraging the DNCC to contract with local businesses or firms that have a local connection, but we also greatly encourage individuals living in all different neighborhoods across the Philadelphia region to volunteer for the Convention.” What’s different from past conventions: Returning will be PoliticalFest, first created for the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philly. The interactive exhibit celebrates American history and politics and will be open to the public. More details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks. This year’s Convention, however, will also be developing a comprehensive, citywide street decor program in the hopes of welcoming delegates, media and visitors for the Convention. “This program will encourage local businesses with storefronts to decorate their stores in red, white and blue and other
led by Convening Minister Bill Golderer. “What began as a dream, Rooster Soup is now an important step closer to becoming a game-changing reality for Philly,” said Golderer in a released statement. “The idea that you will soon be able to grab a drink after work, or lunch with a friend, and make an impact on someone’s life will have far-reaching effects in the fight against hunger and homelessness.” For Cook, the concept is firmly rooted in the core principles of the hospitality business. “There are a lot of worthy things out there that are always in need of funds, but for me, being in the hospitality business and being in the food business, this just seemed like an area we could add value to and it just seemed to make sense.” He adds that although it’s also good to teach hospitality to staff where guests to their restaurants are concerned, the sentiment needs to go beyond that. “Real hospitality shouldn’t be given just in exchange for money, real hospitality should be given from one human being to another. What Broad Street does is a real gut check for what we do every day and makes you ask yourself: ‘Why am I doing this? Am I doing this because I believe in the values hospitality teaches us or am I doing it for a paycheck?’ And I think selfishly, this keeps us sharp, and honest, and genuine about what we do.”
What’s happening: Now with a lease signed, the building of the Soup Co. begins. But the basic concept behind this philanthropic dining experience has already been plotted out. “The idea is to create a partnership between Federal Donuts and the Broad Street Hospitality Collaborative,” explains Cook. “They don’t run restaurants and we don’t pro-
festive, patriotic elements,” says Adams-Sarthou. Beyond that there are several outreach events and initiatives planned to help businesses capture some of that Convention cash set to hit the region.
Where it’s going down: The Convention is set to take place at the Wells Fargo Center, along with events at the PA Convention Center and throughout Center City. However, according to Adams-Sarthou, the Host Committee wants Convention visitors to see more than just the stadium region. “We are planning a series of media and delegate tours throughout Philly to show off the different communities, sectors and neighborhoods that make the city the vibrant place it is—especially those that may not be as well known to people who don’t live here.” What’s it mean to Philly: You might recall a certain religious leader’s visit that brought quite a lot of attention to the city last year. Although Hillary or Bernie not might compare to Pope Francis in terms of global recognition (depending on who you ask, of course), hosting the Democratic Convention will once again put the city in the national spotlight for several days. Expect lots of media outlets, camera crews, sold out hotel rooms and longer wait times to get a table at Parc. But Adams-Sarthou is quick to point out that, unlike with the Papal visit, a top goal is to also keep Philly residents happy. “We want to
vide services to vulnerable Philadelphians, but the idea is for this to be a partnership, because we need both sides of it for this to be a compelling place for people to come and spend their money.” Cook adds that unlike most restaurants, the food isn’t the main message. “We can make the food good, but I think the bigger play here is to make this an example of what private enterprise and not-for-profits can do when they get together and to show that those two things are not at odds with each other.” He says that 100 percent of profits will be distributed to the Hospitality Collaborative. “Hopefully this will be a small but meaningful and sustainable way to raise money.” And why Broad Street as a charity? Cook says that there is something unique about their approach to serving the vulnerable population of the city. “I think most people, if they have the time and visit Broad Street and see what they do, they will be struck with how great of an approach they have. I think most people get in their minds the vision of a soup kitchen, which can be really transactional and not that dignified. What Broad Street does through serving meals is a vehicle to reach people and build back community in their lives that they lost. In their mind, that’s the best way to get people back on their feet.”
How will this change Philly: Although Cook concedes that the business model of Rooster Soup is a bit of a perfect storm, in that the food waste they generate just happens to be the perfect ingredient for making good soups, he says in general this is a model that can be repeated, even by those without a few thousand extra chicken backs at their disposal. “The more important point here is that in the big picture, I think what’s good for Philadelphia is what’s good for small business people. I think people might look at hunger and homelessness in the city as a distraction and a disruption to doing business on a daily basis, but the better view in my mind is if we can address these problems and it’s in our best interest to address them, ultimately in the long term, this is going to be a better place to do business. It’s a long game we’re playing here. We’ve set up shop in Philly and it’s in our interest to work toward a city that is healthy.” So the question then becomes, who will be the next big Philly business to blend business with tackling some of the city’s big issues? n
make sure residents here feel like they can go about their business as close to the norm as possible. People should feel like they can get to work, go to their favorite restaurants for dinner or visit any of our fantastic museums as they normally would during Convention week.” Adams-Sarthou says an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 people will be coming to Philly to participate in the Convention. That includes approximately 20,000 members of the media and about 6,000 delegates. “We are in the process of recruiting 10,000 volunteers to help with a variety of responsibilities leading up to and during the Convention and already have 7,000 people registered to our volunteer database. Our fundraising goal is $85 million and we are well on our way to reaching that. Without getting into specifics, we have currently exceeded our most recent benchmark by $1 million.”
Long-term impact: For the Host Committee, the goal is to expose as many visitors as possible to as many different aspects of Philly as possible. Adams-Sarthou says they hope this will translate into an increase in tourism for years to come. “Our goal is to expose different aspects of the city that may not be as well-known to outsiders and show that Philly has something for everyone. From an economic standpoint, the Convention will have an estimated economic impact of $250-300 million for the Greater Philadelphia region.” n phillyweekly.com | January 21 - 27, 2016 | Philly Weekly | 9
Big Box in town The basics: Two Target stores are set to open in Center City this summer. Rittenhouse Square and Washington Square locations will both be opening in July, with a third Target to follow in 2017 at the old location of Whole Foods in the Art Museum/Fairmount area.
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Big box/small space: One of Target’s key priorities is growth in urban markets, says Kristy Welker, part of Target’s public relations team. “Philadelphia is one of those top markets we’ve identified and some other ones are San Francisco, Chicago, Boston. We’re focusing on … what we’re calling ‘flexible format stores,’ these smaller locations to really bring a Target to where we know guests are looking for a Target. We know that a lot of urban guests travel outside of where they live to get to the Target and now this is really that convenient factor of bringing a Target to our guests in these densely populated areas.” She adds that Target has worked with local officials to develop stores that she says will compliment and support a community’s
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These Streets are made for walking The basics: Open Streets PHL was formed as a result of an “aha” moment during the Papal Visit last year. Streets were car free and although there were some downsides to this, not only did the city survive, allowing pedestrians to take over the asphalt felt pretty darn cool. What began as a grassroots idea post-Pope has now grown into a full committee with a robust following, volunteers at the ready and even a blessing from the new mayor.
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for Open Streets, and it’s full-steam ahead. Their main goal for this year, explains Open Streets External Communications Officer Nate Hommel, is to host three full Open Street events this year. “The biggest, limiting factor is to close down the streets, because you need this money that needs to be raised and/or dedicated from the city’s capital fund to do the street closing. The streets are closed often for a lot of different events, so that is the biggest issue that we are trying to work through. Do we need a police officer at every intersection?” Hommel says New York’s Summer Streets inspired Mayor Kenney to become a fan of the concept. “Kenny made a comment that he walked several miles on Park Avenue during Summer Street and it completely changed his mind. He specifically said that he noticed a lot of volunteers at the intersections, they weren’t all just uniformed officers. Obviously we want the safety and that’s a main purpose of the officers being there.”
needs. “A regular target store could be anywhere between approximately 140,000 sq. ft. to 160,000 sq. ft. These two that will be opening up in July are significantly smaller than that. Rittenhouse Square is about 21,000 sq. ft. over two floors and then the Washington Square West location is about 19,000 sq. ft.” Additionally, she says that to fit a Target into such a small space requires some paring down of merchandise. “We’ll have an edited down assortment of apparel at Rittenhouse Square, some home items, tech, like phone cases, headphones, earbuds, batteries, beauty items, and then groceries for guests that are wanting a quick lunch or to just get items to fill in their dinner meals. And we’ll also have our order pick-up service ... If they want larger items that we wouldn’t neccesarily stock in that store they can order it from Target.com and then have that convenient option of picking it up at that store.”
What’s it mean for Center City’s shopping future: Will the introduction of big box chain stores endanger smaller independently owned merchants? The verdict is still out on that. n
Where could it be? Although no locations have been officially determined, some streets that have been mentioned are Broad from Washington to City Hall, City Hall to Girard and then maybe up the Parkway and Girard Avenue running from Fishtown and over the Schuylkill into West Philly. The main considerations would be to make it an easily accessible single street that goes on for many blocks. Unlike a typical block party, this would spread out the foot traffic and make it less of a “festival” and more of a place for a variety of self-directed activities to occur. Good for business: Whenever you mention closing a street, there’s bound to be some resistance, especially from businesses concerned about losing customers. Hommel says that with people flooding the streets, they see business they didn’t see before. “The more progressive thought is that your business is going to get so many people that didn’t even know you existed that are walking by.”
When to expect it: Hommel says the plan is to bring the first Open Street event to the city by late summer, with the others following shortly thereafter toward the fall.
Beyond 2016: Hosting one-off pedestrian block parties is not the purpose of Open Streets PHL. Ideally, the group would like the trio of events they hope to host this year to be a springboard to instilling a new common practice into the city landscape. “We want Open Streets to be something that becomes so regular that people will just go to the open streets and they won’t even think about it. The events just become part of the city fabric, and that’s our goal.” n
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Guster Blows this Way The Boston rockers have a history of crazy-ass shows in Philly.
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oston alt-pop band Guster is returning to Philly on January 23 to headline the Fillmore. According to percussionist and occasional lyricist Brian Rosenworcel, Philly is a city where Guster has “definitely done weird shit.” “I probably have more great memories of staged events in Philly than any other city, and I’m not just saying that,” he says. Rosenworcel recalls a show at the Electric Factory in November 2002 when Guster decided the most appropriate way to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah involved a giant paper mache menorah descending from the ceiling and calling on Eagles mascot and diehard Guster fan Swoop to light it … with a toilet plunger. “It was as Spinal Tap as we could ever get,” Rosenworcel laughs. Another of the drummer’s cherished Philly moments happened at the Tower Theater in May 2001. The members of Guster, disguised with wigs, sunglasses and beards, performed as their own opening act, the now notorious Peace Soldiers. “We were like a country Christian band and we were really, really bad,” Rosenworcel says. “People in the front rows were like, ‘Oh that’s kind of funny. Guster’s dressed up in costumes opening for themselves.’ And people in the balcony were like, ‘Man, the Peace Soldiers suck!’” Rosenworcel did not disclose any potential antics for Guster’s upcoming Philly show, but fans can expect songs from the band’s latest work and seventh studio album, 2015’s Evermotion. Many critics say the members of Guster went in a new direction on the record, distancing themselves from acoustic guitar-driven pop rock in favor of synthesizers, more complex instrumentation and an atmospheric sound. However, Rosenworcel believes Guster shifts in style with every album the band creates. “I don’t think we ever want to repeat ourselves, so we’re conscious when we’re making music not to do anything that feels like we’ve done it before,” he says. Evermotion marks the group’s first album since multiinstrumentalist Luke Reynolds, formerly of Nashville band Blue Merle, joined Rosenworcel, Ryan Miller and Adam Gardner as a permanent member of Guster in 2010. Rosenworcel says the band was able to explore new territory based on Reynolds’s unique musical vocabulary. “He had a huge effect on the writing process and I think a lot of what people hear when they think that this record is a shift is Luke Reynolds being involved in writing the songs,” Rosenworcel says. “It’ll be interesting to see what we come up with next as Luke digs his heels in with us a little further.” Guster chose to work with Richard Swift, keyboardist for the Shins and touring bassist for the Black Keys, as the producer on Evermotion. Swift’s production resume includes albums by artists as diverse as indie folk singersongwriter Damien Jurado and psychedelic pop outfit Foxygen. His approach to production had an undeniable effect on Evermotion’s sound. “He was involved in the afternoons when he was really focused and before the tequila set in,” Rosenworcel says. “And during those lucid hours he was incredible and al12 | Philly Weekly | January 21 - 27, 2016 | phillyweekly.com
ways showed us the big picture of things. His instincts were really awesome. They allowed us to trust him in ways that we haven’t trusted producers on our last few albums.” Rosenworcel says those previous albums each took about a year to record. With Swift, the process only took a few weeks. “We didn’t sweat every last vocal take and edit the drums and do all these things that we’re so used to doing, but I think what Richard showed us is that all that stuff takes up a lot of time but really doesn’t help,” Rosenworcel says. “And it doesn’t help the spirit of the song. The spirit of the song is about capturing it, it’s about doing a good take and showing everyone a raw version.” Rosenworcel’s drumming technique has changed considerably over the course of Guster’s more than two decades, and this change is testament to the band’s constantly evolving sound. During Guster’s early years, Rosenworcel was strictly a hand percussionist. “The first two records, Parachute [1995] and Goldfly [1997], had studio drummers, like hired drum kit players that the producer would bring on,” Rosenworcel says. “And every time they’d record, I’d get super frustrated because I had a vision for my parts existing in the songs without that kind of embellishment.” Rosenworcel calls 1999’s Lost and Gone Forever the band’s seminal record. It was recorded with no drumsticks whatsoever, allowing Rosenworcel to convey the sound he wanted. With no desire to repeat himself sonically, he introduced a drum kit on 2003’s Keep It Together. He had zero experience with a full kit at the time. “It was bit humbling to be honest. I had gotten pretty good at hand drums and I could feel them inherently in my fingertips and my palms, and when you start adding your feet and your hands are just gripping sticks… It’s really an entirely other thing,” Rosenworcel says. “You may have an idea that’s musical but you can’t really express it because your body isn’t accustomed to it.”
Rosenworcel’s ability behind the kit has grown with the band’s musical progression. Through all of the group’s stylistic changes, Guster has maintained a core of dedicated listeners, which likely stems from the genuine appreciation the members feel for connecting with fans. An example of Guster’s brand of appreciation took place during the first leg of the group’s current tour. Guster invited high school and college bands to open for them at their November shows. They received over 400 submissions and chose 13 winners. Rosenworcel says Guster came up with this idea after its members reflected on their early days at Tufts University near Boston, where the band had the opportunity to open for a number of national acts at a club called the Paradise. As seniors in college trying to build careers in the music industry, these experiences helped the members of Guster gain their confidence. “We were like, wow… we can play in front of the Bogmen and the Bogmen’s fans love us, or we can play in front of Rusted Root and their fans sign up for our mailing list. And then by the end of, like, five of those, we could sell out the Paradise ourselves,” Rosenworcel says. He adds that seeing younger, more obscure bands open for Guster was rewarding and that it “just felt like good karma. That’s something that’s really important to us right now.” Guster keeps up an attitude of easy accessibility through a strong social media presence. Anyone can connect with the band through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, but the band has yet to master the art of Snapchat. “If I wanna skew younger, I gotta get Snapchat,” Rosenworcel laughs. “I’m afraid of Snapchat.” n
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Ben Dibble bunnies up to Harvey at the Walnut Street Theatre.
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n the 1950 film Harvey, James Stewart plays a charming, doddering drunk named Elwood P. Dowd who has vivid and very (sur)real visions of a giant invisible rabbit named Harvey. With tons of money behind him, the character is viewed with tentative respect, despite the fact that his sister Veta wishes to have Dowd committed to a mental home, as does its director, Dr. Chumley. It seems as if everyone has a vision or two at times. Everyone has a rabbit to call his or her own dream pal. “I think it’s easy to dismiss Elwood as crazy, goofy or slow, but Mary Chase’s script and Ken Ludwig’s additional work gives us so much more,” says Ben Dibble, the actor behind the Elwood in front of Harvey, which opens at the Walnut Street Theatre this week. “Elwood is among the most perceptive characters you will find, and his ability to see somebody for who they really are beneath the exterior they present to the world is just incredible. Elwood is a truly open heart in a world of protected cynicism. He only becomes more relevant as our society continues to get pulled into the black hole of irony.” When Dibble talks about strong and perceptive characters, you listen. He was recently gifted with his second Best Actor in a Musical Barrymore in a row (“After 11 noms with no wins; Philly theater’s Susan Lucci no more,” he says) for his work in Flashpoint’s production of the one-man ghost story vaudeville Herringbone. Harvey marks Dibble’s second Walnut Street show of the season (after Cole Porter’s High Society) and one in a string of Walnut successes such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Arsenic and Old Lace, and 9 to 5. “The Walnut has become an artistic home for me,” notes Dibble. “Not only do they cast me in a wide variety of roles from dramatic to comic, leads to ensemble, my three kids always love hanging out in the green room and backstage. It is truly a family affair at the Walnut.” Nearly as prolific a parent as he an actor (the 37-year-old has children 7, 8 and 9; “somehow chasing my Dibblets around has taken the sting out of getting older”), Dibble has made many a deep dark indentation, not least of all with the merrily disturbing likes of Leo Frank in Parade and Lee Harvey Oswald in Assassins. Rather than tote around those roles’ psychic residue, Dibble prides himself in being able to leave the show at the stage door. “Though Leo Frank was one that would not stay there,” he says of the raging, sad Arden production. “I found that performing Leo kept me feeling like one large, raw, exposed nerve ending for two months, prone to uncharacteristic emotional swings. How
my incredible wife Amy Dugas Brown put up with it, I don’t know. She saw the show many times, so I guess she felt that mine was a performance that justified temporary domestic adjustment.” When the Parade stopped and the show closed, Dibble felt a great physical weight lift from his shoulders. Formidable shoulders and acting chops they are too, as Dibble was offered the Walnut’s Elwood as soon as Harvey was announced as part of its season (and without an audition, one of the most exciting and flattering moments an actor can wish)—and that came after having played Mike in High Society, a role originated in The Philadelphia Story film by Stewart. “I like to think of this as my Jimmy Year at the Walnut,” says the actor. “Elwood is really Ben Dibble with an invisible rabbit.” As Ken Ludwig’s updated Harvey script (the one The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons made his own on Broadway) weighs more heavily on the psychogenic fugue state, rather than silly boozy psychosis, Dibble finds that the most interesting part of Elwood to him is that his character is the most well-adjusted person on the stage. The rest of the characters are all damaged behind their respectable facades, while Elwood is the same consistently lovely, agenda-free man with all of them. “Maybe nobody else can see Harvey, but Elwood’s compassion, humor and generosity all make him a joy to be near, and to play as an actor,” says Dibble. “To play him with exaggerated ticks or obvious psychosis would seem to me to take away from the message of the play.” This may seem like a naïve question, but how does Dibble play to invisibility? “On stage, the challenge with having an invisible character onstage is consistency. I have to be incredibly specific with Harvey’s height and his location in space. If he is moving, I need to track him with my eye lines so hopefully the audience can start to see him and track him as well.” If there is one scene to behold in Harvey, it’s not a comic riposte or something silly. It’s when Elwood delivers a famous speech about his views on life and how he came to meet Harvey. “I introduce people to Harvey... and he’s bigger and grander than anything they offer me,” says Dibble’s Dowd. “And when they leave, they leave impressed.” I’d say so. n
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Doogie Horner will regularly visit PW to share slices of life in Philly with readers. For his inaugural story, he tells us about big changes happening at his corner store.
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couple years ago, a young guy from Brooklyn bought the Corner Stop, a little general store a block from my house in Fishtown. He covered the windows with butcher paper so we couldn’t see the renovations he was doing inside, and this secrecy profoundly unnerved everyone in the neighborhood. After a week of covered windows, my neighbor Joey Dougherty couldn’t handle the suspense and, under cover of darkness, jimmied the rear vent open, crawled through the ceiling tiles and dropped down inside. The next morning I saw Joey standing on the corner, smoking with nervous little puffs. “There were meat hooks and cleavers hanging from the walls,” he whispered, “and a stack of dog-sized crates with Italian writing all over them.” His strange choice of words—”dog-sized”—disturbed me more than the cleavers, and I steeled myself for whatever might be behind that paper. Two weeks later, the Corner Stop reopened as The Meatery, a name everyone assumed must be a typo. “I think it’s supposed to be The Eatery,” my wife suggested. The interior was nice, decorated with antiques that evoked Old Italy, the floor paneled in wood from old church pews. It certainly looked different than the Corner Stop: The lotto tickets were replaced by big jars of olives, the soda was replaced by mineral water, and the pickle barrel was replaced by a barrel of smaller, more expensive pickles. But the most shocking transformation was the deli case. In my neighborhood we’re used to seeing meat in neat geometric shapes: ham is a pink square, turkey a smooth tan cylinder, and roast beef is a sort of of weird football shape with tennis racket stripes on it. But the meat in the deli case at The Meatery were huge hocks of flesh that, disturbingly, were easily identifiable animal parts. Legs. Thighs. Ropey muscle wrapped around bones.
The guy who owned the place was named Lucas; he stood smiling behind the deli case and would talk to you for hours about each piece of meat’s “story.” Meat was his passion, and he couldn’t understand why the rest of us simply treated it like something to slip between bread or throw at cats. He had all these cuts of meat I’d never heard of, and every time I went to get half a pound of bologna he’d explain why I should try something weird instead. “This prosciutto is imported,” he told me, holding it in front of a candle so I could admire the marbling. “It’s from Tuscany.” Secretly I wondered, If this meat is so great, why are the people of Tuscany shipping it away? If you try to put a Philly soft pretzel in the mail, someone will eat it out of your hand while you’re licking the stamps. I kind of stopped going to The Meatery, but one night I had to pick up a couple things and stopped in out of curiosity. The store was going out of business. Those “dog-sized” crates Joey had mentioned were in the middle of the store, and Lucas was packing little boxes of tissue-wrapped figs into them. He was crying manly tears, the kind a cowboy might shed as he loads a revolver to shoot his horse. He saw me and got angry. “Whadda ya want, some bologna? Or do you want sirloin steak instead?” “No,” I lied, “I want some, uh . . .” I searched my mind for Italian words, replaying scenes from the Sopranos. I got nothing, so I gave up and said, “I want something . . . good. Just, whatever you recommend. I trust your judgment,” I lied again. Fifteen minutes later I walked into my house carrying a heavy wax-paper parcel. “Did you get the bologna and sirloin steak?” my wife asked. “I got the bologna,” I answered, the lies coming easier now. My wife unwrapped the package and ate a little piece of the thin-sliced, French sow’s cheek that had cost me $24. She thought as she chewed it, then went to the refrigerator to get some mustard. “I’m not surprised that Eatery place is going out of business,” she said. “Their bologna sucks.” n
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am no longer sexually active, but I have a significant collection of sex toys from earlier years. I’m thinking of getting rid of most of them, and it seems such a waste for them to end up in the landfill. What’s an environmentally responsible way to dispose of dildos? I wish there was a place I could donate the dildos where they could be used again. Many of them are quality silicone types, they’ve never been used on a person without a condom, and they’ve been thoroughly cleaned. I’d be happy to donate them to impoverished dildo users in need, if only I knew where to send them. —Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your question comes up frequently, RRR, and there really isn’t a satisfactory answer. In Seattle, where I live, a community tool bank recently opened in my neighborhood— but they don’t collect and lend the kind of tools you’re looking to donate. I’ve heard about dildo graveyards in other cities (spots in parks where people bury their used sex toys), but burying sex toys isn’t environmentally responsible. And while high-quality dildos can be cleaned and safely reused, most people are pretty squeamish about the idea. Which is odd, considering that we routinely reuse actual cocks that have been enjoyed by others—so why not the fake ones? But even if I can’t tell you what to do with your dildos, RRR, I can tell you what not to do with them: Do not ship your used dildos to the anti-government militia currently occupying a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon. After militia members asked supporters to send them supplies—via the US Postal Service—their spokesperson complained bitterly about all the dildos they were getting in the mail. So if you decide to put your used dildos in a box and send them somewhere, RRR, please make sure the address on the box doesn’t read: Bundy Militia, c/o Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, 36391 Sodhouse Lane, Princeton, OR, 97721. I understand that monogamy is not something people are good at—and that’s fine. In fact, most of the people I know are in healthy poly or monogamish relationships. Here’s the thing: I’m monogamous. Not the “I’m attracted to other people but won’t act on it because it makes me uncomfortable or believe it’s wrong” kind of monogamous, but the “I genuinely have ZERO desire to f— anyone but my partner” kind of monogamous. Fantasizing about others is fun, so is looking, so is porn and role-play. There’s a world of deliciously kinky, weird, and wonderful sex stuff I’d LOVE to explore until my sexy bits fall off. But I want to do those things with one partner and one partner only in a monogamous, intimate relationship. Here’s the kicker: I’d like my partner to feel the same way. I don’t want someone to enter into a monogamous relationship with me if in their heart/ groin they’d genuinely like to f— other people. Am I a lost cause? Surely I can’t be the only genuinely monogamous person there is? I’m 31
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and still turn heads, but I worry my quest for a partner who feels as I do is impossible and a waste of my time. —One 4 One You value monogamy, you want a monogamous commitment, and you want someone who feels the same. That’s great, O4O, and you have my full support. But you do acknowledge that fantasies about others can be fun, as can looking, as can porn (watching others) and role-play (pretending to be others). So while you may wanna f— other people—hence the looking and fantasizing and role-playing—you have no desire to actually f— other people. If you’re having a hard time finding partners who want what you want—a monogamous commitment without the stress of maintaining the monogamous pretense/facade/fraud, i.e., pretending they don’t at least think about f—g other people—either you’re living in some sort of poly parallel universe where nonmonogamy is the default setting or you’re not giving others the same benefit of the doubt you’ve given yourself. You wanna f— other people and you don’t seem to think that disqualifies you from making, honoring, and genuinely wanting both a monogamous commitment and a monogamous sex life. (The two don’t always go hand in hand.) If you’re breaking up with people for admitting to the same things you’ve admitted to in your question—you might think about f—g other people, but you don’t want to actually f— other people—then you’re the reason your quest to find a partner has been so frustrating. A few weeks ago, you answered a letter from a woman in an open marriage who was having Tinder hookups in hotel rooms while traveling for work. She was concerned about her safety and wanted to have someone check in on her, but she couldn’t tell her partner about her hookups (DADT arrangement) or her friends. She specifically asked if there was an app that might help, and you told her there wasn’t an app for that. You were wrong, Dan! There are actually several apps. There’s an app called Kitestring (kitestring.io) that has gotten some glowing reviews. The gist is that you use the app to set a timer, and when it goes off, you have to alert the app that you are okay. Otherwise, the app automatically contacts emergency services or a predetermined contact and lets them know you are in trouble at your location. —Technological Enhancements Can Help Man, I really blew that response—so thanks to TECH and everyone else who clued me in to Kitestring, StaySafe, Watch Over Me, bSafe, and all the other apps out there that are exactly what SDCS was looking for. n
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