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FROM THE EDITOR

Hello, neighbor KERITH GABRIEL My neighbor Ron is a good, decent, affable guy.

Our conversations usually include us complaining about something, either him calming me down about all the trash on the block â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to this day, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never understand why people litter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and me talking him off the ledge when the nightly ďŹ reworks show (and it has been nightly) wakes his pitbull up and causes a bark fest he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got to put the dog in the damn basement sometimes, just to get some sleep, the barking is constant,â&#x20AC;? Ron says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love that damn dog, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be gone a long time ago, believe that.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to an afďŹ nity for his dog, he also loves to chat politics and now that he knows what I do for a living, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of story ideas about how the city needs to do this or the government needs to do that. I nod and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get right on it,â&#x20AC;? but I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a personal life if I chased all the tips Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bestowed on me during our stoop-side chats.

On our most recent chat over the weekend, Ron struck up the topic of immigration. His stance is one that follows similar to the current Administration, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;illegalsâ&#x20AC;? must be deported no matter what. He even went as far to say that while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartbreaking to see children ripped from familiarity, the blame really is on the parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look man, I hear you,â&#x20AC;? he always starts when he disagrees with my point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring their kids, [the Border Patrol] wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to split them up, so in my opinion, the blame is on the parent. Those guys are just doing their job to protect us as American citizens.â&#x20AC;?

We, the extremely fortunate American citizens.

Times are tough for anyone not of the 1 percent, but no matter what, we are fortunate to be born of a country where we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t running from oppressive rule, malicious drug cartels or forced labor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inconceivable for many of us to think that someone would pack up their entire life and ďŹ&#x201A;ee a familiar country for a sliver of a better future. But honestly ask yourself, if you had to deal with any of those situations mentioned above, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you as a human attempt a chance for a better life for

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you and your family?

Risking life to travel hundreds of miles in search of better life sounds like a pretty dire situation to me. Also to Ron, but who feels that if you want to become a citizen, the doors are open â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but go through the proper channels.

However, what few people who are born of this country like Ron â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a third generation Polish-American â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fail to realize, is that the U.S. immigration and naturalization process is a frustrating road for people to come in and readily obtain citizenship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially povertylevel people ďŹ&#x201A;eeing third-world countries.

Some people who go through proper channels wait YEARS for citizenship, even though many sites say it can only take months. This is of course assuming youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a U.S. visa for at least ďŹ ve years, which is a process in itself entirely.

But back to children being separated and being put in detention cages, similarly to the one depicted on this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover. Ron shrugged it off and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;take it up with the previous Administrations, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing that since Clinton man. Obama had a chance to change it and did nothing. In fact, he enforced it.â&#x20AC;?

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some truth to that. Detention centers have been around for a long time. In fact the image on the cover is actually a photo taken in 2014 during the Obama era. But Obama or Clinton or even George W. Bush wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ripping children from their parents during the process.

Putting kids as young as three-years-old in deportation hearings wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what anyone had in mind in the establishment of due process. What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all witnessing now is an unprecedented level of inhumanity by a guy in charge elected to highest ofďŹ ce of a country that prides itself on sitting atop a bedrock of freedom and liberty for all.

Listen, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sitting here saying letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open the ďŹ&#x201A;oodgates and let everyone with a sob story come into the country. There need to be checks and balances and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful for the people doing so everyday along our borders.

My issue isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t with them. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just following protocol.

Where Ron and I see eye-to-eye is that people need to go through the proper channels to get in and get help. But all Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying is that the process doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be so impossible that the only solution is to risk life and limb to get it, only to be treated no better than cattle once you ďŹ nally reach the gates.

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The M-80-caliber pyrotechnics in North Philly you saw on July 4 are still technically illegal, but uh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no lost blood, no foul, right?

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It appears the concern for SEPTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal of building a massive gas powered plant in Nicetown, extends beyond residents.

Late last week, nurse practitioner Tarik Khan, submitted this as a Letter to our Editor, but the point was so well taken, we thought it deserved a standalone. SEPTA, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping you consider the following: While our city is outraged at President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy that hurts children at our border, SEPTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dangerous gas power plant has escaped similar scrutiny. SEPTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toxic power plant in Nicetown will be located within a mile or so from the homes of 2,500 black and brown infants and toddlers [a number of whom come from] from low-income families. [Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also] a major water reservoir, several schools, and our community health center Abbottsford Falls. SEPTA wants to foolishly burn gas to extract cheaper power, causing tons of pollutants like formaldehyde to be dumped annually in the neighborhood.

These poisonous gases can cause and trigger asthma, allergies, COPD and pneumonia. Nicetown already has among the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest levels of air pollution, and many of my pediatric patients have been hospitalized for painful breathing and wheezing. Is harming our most vulnerable children so SEPTA can save a few dollars really worth it?

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The outbreak

A reporter collects a red-cap crack cocaine vile to test it for fentanyl in West Philadelphia.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a rash of crack-fentanyl overdoses in Philly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are they an aberration or prophecy of things to come?

BY MAX MARIN & CHRISTOPHER MORAFF

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n a humid Saturday afternoon in West Philadelphia, near 40th Street and Lancaster Avenue, a group of middle-aged Black men swapped grapevine stories about acquaintances who had recently â&#x20AC;&#x153;fallen outâ&#x20AC;? after taking a hit of what they thought was their everyday crack cocaine.

Little did they know it contained fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that has spurred an overdose crisis across the country, attributing to more than two-thirds of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,217 unintentional drug overdose fatalities last year.

Over the last two weeks, at least 20 people in the Powelton Village and Mantua neighborhoods landed in the hospital with fen-

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tanyl overdoses, the Philadelphia Department of Health conďŹ rmed. Two of the overdoses proved fatal, ofďŹ cials wrote in a memo. The victims were predominantly African American, two-thirds male, most between 40 to 50 years old. And according to health ofďŹ cials, many of them had more in common: they were adamantly cocaine users â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not opioids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re smoking anymore,â&#x20AC;? said one crack cocaine user, who declined to give his name.

Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone, the director of medical toxicology at the University of Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency medicine department, said that patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; response to overdose-reversing naloxone were consistent with that claim.

While this was the ďŹ rst reported outbreak of fentanyl-contaminated crack cocaine in Philly, street testing has revealed a handful of the powder cocaine bags in Kensington have also tested positive for fentanyl over the past several months.

But the prospect of fentanylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leap into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crack markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where users are less likely to be opioid tolerant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has the potential to be devastating. And that has health professionals, harm reduction advocates and drug users themselves questioning whether the rash of crack-related overdoses that hit a small pocket of West Philly is an aberration or a prophecy of things to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This might be the tip of the iceberg,â&#x20AC;? Perrone says.

Just across the Delaware River, in Cam-

den, N.J., emergency room staff and addiction physicians conďŹ rmed numerous cases in recent months in which cocaine users found their supply had been tainted with the ultrapotent opioid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My patients are blown away by the fact that they have fentanyl in their urine when they said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just used cocaine,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Kaitlan Baston, medical director of addiction medicine at Cooper University Healthcare.

In light of these cases, more people are encouraging all street drug users, regardless of what they use, to carry naloxone. The opioid overdose reversal drug should be standard issue, â&#x20AC;&#x153;even for people who only use cocaine,â&#x20AC;?

Baston said.

Cheap to produce, difďŹ cult to detect and exponentially more potent than heroin, fentanyl now has a grip on nearly every corner of North American heroin markets. Nevertheless, cases of fentanyl-contaminated cocaine and crack cocaine have been more scattered.

News reports of fentanyl-contaminated cocaine and crack cocaine have appeared as close as New Jersey and as far California and Massachusetts. In 2016, Canadian health ofďŹ cials in British Columbia witnessed a string of 43 overdoses over four-day period. Like Philadelphia, they occurred within a small geographic region and among users who were predominantly crack cocaine users. In Montgomery County, Ohio, tests of nearly 1200 samples of cocaine found that nearly 10 percent of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cocaine supply was contaminated with carfentanil, a powerful fentanyl analog that is believed to be responsible for a spike in cocaine related deaths around the Dayton area last year.

But such data is in short supply. Most of the information we currently have on fentanyl-contaminated cocaine comes from postmortem toxicology reports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which experts say are an unreliable metric for determining whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually in illicit narcotics being sold on the street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any toxicologist making the claim based on tox alone should be questioned directly about it, and chastised,â&#x20AC;? said Kevin Shanks, a forensic toxicologist and consultant with Axis Forensic Toxicology in Indianapolis, in a conversation several months ago when headlines ďŹ rst began appearing about fentanyl-contaminated cocaine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only way to make that claim is to show it occurs in solid dose evidence or paraphernalia,â&#x20AC;? he added.

According to Dr. Caroline Johnson, Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deputy Health Commissioner, no drugs were found on any of the non-fatal overdose victims in West Philly. But even if they were, she said, as far as sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aware, only drugs or paraphernalia found at the scene of a fatality are passed on to the Philadelphia Police for forensic analysis. A police ofďŹ cial who commented on the condition that their name and position be withheld told Philly Weekly that in the absence of an arrest there is little political will to analyze seized drug samples.

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NEWS â&#x20AC;&#x153;They rarely ever test paraphernalia,â&#x20AC;? the source said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty frustrating the overall lack of interest in this.â&#x20AC;?

According to data from the Philadelphia Medical Examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce, 221 people fatally overdosed on a combination of fentanyl and cocaine last year in the city. Toxicology data indicate another 166 had a combination of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in their bloodstream.

The fact that only two users out of 20 who overdosed in West Philadelphia died as a result would indicate the potency of the fentanyl they ingested was low. However, one especially troubling piece of evidence adds a nefarious wrinkle to the story: according to the Department of Health, at least two victims tested negative for cocaine, indicating whatever they took may not have been adulterated crack at all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cocaine will be detectable in blood minutes after smoking,â&#x20AC;? said Shanks, during a recent follow up interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would expect that if the person overdosed [had ingested] cocaine, then it would be present in their blood or urine. [This] sounds like a case of straightup substitution.â&#x20AC;?

Using rapid response drug testing strips, reporters tested eight crack-cocaine samples last Saturday in the the pocket of West Philadelphia where the rash of overdoses occurred.

All results were negative for fentanyl.

Health Department ofďŹ cials advised healthcare providers to remain vigilant for signs of opioid overdose â&#x20AC;&#x153;even if the drug consumed is reported to be a non-opioid.â&#x20AC;? OfďŹ cials are also encouraging clinical toxicology testing to test reported cocaine users for fentanyl as well. So far, clinical toxicology tests for two patients conďŹ rmed that fentanyl was the only substance detected, health department ofďŹ cials said, while further tests are pending.

Meanwhile, in the opioid-plagued Kensington area, health ofďŹ cials are seeing another alarming trend in self-described heroin users: the absence of heroin.

While fentanyl is often mixed with heroin in street markets, some ďŹ ve-dollar bags are now strictly synthetic. Dr. Joseph Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orazio, the director of the Division of Medical Toxicology in the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Philadelphia emergency department, says drug tests in overdose patients have shown no signs morphine-based narcotics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a phenomenal shift within the last month of so,â&#x20AC;? Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orazio says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a couple cases in the ICU of people who tested negative for opioids but positive for fentanyl.â&#x20AC;?

Public health expertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to track trends in drug-mixing is undermined by a lack of universal reporting. While the Philadelphia Department of Health collects anonymized overdose information from hospitals, there are no standard reporting requirements at the local and state level.

Rhode Island has a law requiring its hospitals to report all suspected opioid overdoses to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health department within 48 hours

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Mantua Pike NEW JERSEY 998 Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the exception to the rule. Pennsylvania enforces mandatory reporting requirements for epidemic diseases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like syphilis and gonorrhea, for example â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but drug overdose has not made its way to that class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandatory reporting of all overdose with all hospitals in the city with mandatory testing would greatly enhance our knowledge of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? Perrone says, noting that Penn voluntarily reports overdose data to the Philadelphia Poison Center.

One piece of good news is that, for the time being at least, cocaine contaminated with fentanyl is rare in Pennsylvania. The most comprehensive study was released earlier this year by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which tested more than 30,000 individual samples and found fentanyl or its analogues present in fewer than one percent of samples between 2015 and the second quarter of 2017.

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Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro has been outspoken on everything from womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights to immigration. His latest fight involves the latter in a lawsuit against the federal government.

Holding court PA attorney general joins 16 other state AGs in lawsuit against Trump Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zero tolerance immigration policy

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n June 26, the ofďŹ ce of Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro issued a press release regarding the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance on immigration in America.â&#x20AC;?

Shapiroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement in said release held no punches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The federal government is treating children like prisoners; detaining them behind chain-link cage fencing, and cutting them off from communication with their parents. This is unconscionable treatment,â&#x20AC;? Shapiro said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington must act to pass comprehensive

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immigration reform and using family separation as punishment is ineffective, cruel and inhumane.â&#x20AC;?

Taking one step further, AG Shapiro backed up that statement when he ďŹ led a lawsuit that same day against the Trump Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero toleranceâ&#x20AC;? policy, joining 16 other AGs from various states that included Washington, Massachusetts, California, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Introduced by United States AG Jeff Ses-

sions back in early April, the Trump Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero toleranceâ&#x20AC;? policy enforced stricter procedures on federal persecutions of adult migrants, many of whom are refugees, crossing the southern border illegally. What the policy also did is set an unprecedented rate of over 2,000 migrant children being stripped away from their parents during detention.

Amidst a whirlwind of backlash and retaliation, President Trump signed an executive order to stop the separations at the border on June 20. However, he was largely criticized for his lack of detail on the children who were already separated and how and when they would be returned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Trump Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family separation policy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which it made a choice to enact â&#x20AC;&#x201C; violates our Constitution, is inconsistent with U.S. asylum laws, and is fundamentally at odds with our core principles and values,â&#x20AC;? continued Shapiro in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The executive order President Trump signed last week has not remedied the problem, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m taking legal action to stop this abhorrent policy.

I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow Administration to use children as leverage to make up for Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure.â&#x20AC;?

The same day the AGs ďŹ led their suit, a California federal judge ordered the end of family separations at the border and granted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) a preliminary injunction, which set a 30-day deadline for children ages 5 and up to be reunited with their families. For children under 5, reuniďŹ cation must occur in 14 days.

While the California judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling is a decided victory in what has been reported as a humanitarian crisis, it is still uncertain how border authorities will be able to meet these deadlines.

As a result, protests around the nation have been in full swing. On June 28 in Washington DC, hundreds of protesters, mainly women, had an immigration protest inside a Senate ofďŹ ce building that led to nearly 600 arrests.

Over the weekend, Philadelphia joined a host of other cities around the county in protests, organized by Families Belong Together in partnership with MoveON, the ACLU, and over 100 other organizations.

As for the AGsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lawsuit, while it may not become the vehicle for legislative change as it was intended, it still carries a symbolic weight for people like Peter Gonzales, president and CEO of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[When] I see that there are attorneys who are using their license to practice law to advocate for humanitarian causes, to advocate for children and families who are vulnerable, I applaud those attorneys for stepping-up and doing what is right and just and challenging,â&#x20AC;?

Gonzales, a state-licensed attorney told PW. Gonzalez emphasized how the policy has not only been traumatic to the directly impacted parties, but also to other immigrants, such as those living in Philadelphia, who have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;triggeredâ&#x20AC;? by the policy and the news

cycleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reporting of it. He explained that the current policy augmented with the ongoing separation of undocumented immigrant families in the States is â&#x20AC;&#x153;more than disturbing, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally disorienting and unsettling.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;[There] are children who are being separated from their families, even in Philadelphia, their parents are being arrested and detained and deported,â&#x20AC;? said Gonzalez. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of families have been separated for many years. So, all of this activity and the amount of attention itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting, and the regular depiction of children and parents being separated is having a very real impact on people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experience that.â&#x20AC;?

According to a report conducted by PEW Charitable Trust, 232,000 Philadelphians were foreign-born and 794 refugees were resettled to the city in 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the last census year. The report was unable to attain the number of foreign-born Philadelphians who originally came to the US as refugees and the number of people with asylum status in the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The family is the basic unity in society and the protection and preservation of the family is of paramount public concern,â&#x20AC;? states the Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Act. The AGsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lawsuit drew from Pennsylvania legislation, including the state law that declares â&#x20AC;&#x153;the family is the basic institution in society in which our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of self-esteem and positive self-image are developed and nurturedâ&#x20AC;? and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;these feelings and values are essential to a healthy, productive and independent life during adulthood.â&#x20AC;? The law references the â&#x20AC;&#x153;emotional scarsâ&#x20AC;? a child bears when they are deprived of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;basic institution.â&#x20AC;?

As per the press release, the lawsuit makes four main arguments: The Trump administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy violates the rights of parents and children under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which holds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.â&#x20AC;? The Fifth Amendment applies to any â&#x20AC;&#x153;person,â&#x20AC;? and is not limited to U.S. citizens.

The lawsuit alleges the administration engaged in discrimination on the basis of nationality or ethnicity through its policy of child separation.

The suit claims the administration acted arbitrarily and capriciously under the Administrative Procedure Act by implementing the policy without justiďŹ cation and in conďŹ&#x201A;ict with laws requiring government to consider childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being.

The policy is inconsistent with our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s asylum laws, which allow non-citizens who face persecution in their home country to seek asylum upon arrival in the United States.

Currently, there are federal centers across the nation holding the parent-less migrant children, including centers in Camden, Pittsburgh and reportedly in the Lehigh Valley. Q TWITTER: @ANDREAJCANTOR

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A compilation of rough cut jazz tracks from a recording session done by John Coltrane were created into an album, a continuation of memorable hits from the jazz legend.

Coltrane, Discovered

Lost recordings in the archival of the legendary jazz musician have been recreated into his latest album

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ver a half century ago, legendary jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane left a studio session in New Jersey with an albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of material that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be unearthed for years.

These recordings were recently compiled to create a new album released on June 29 entitled, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album.

The album not only contains previously unheard music from the legendary musician, but

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it also marks the era when he delved into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;free jazzâ&#x20AC;? movement.â&#x20AC;? Coltrane is often attributed as one of the forefathers of the style, which is an unrestricted approach to jazz that broke down typical standards.

The 14-track project was released courtesy of Impulse! Records and features recordings from Coltrane and his Classic Quartet, comprised of musicians Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. There are two previously unheard tracks deemed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitled Original 11383â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitled Original 11386.â&#x20AC;?

Additionally, the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Up, One Down,â&#x20AC;?

which was only heard on a bootleg recording in the past, appears on the album as a studio recording for the ďŹ rst time.

On March 6, 1963, Coltrane and his cohorts recorded the material at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Later that day, Coltrane left the session with reference tape and brought it to his home in Queens, N.Y. to share with his wife, Naima. Though the musician eventually remarried, the recordings stayed with his ďŹ rst wife and werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discovered until her death.

Ken Druker, vice president of Jazz Devel-

opment at Verve Label Group, the umbrella label to Impulse! Records, said listening to the new project is like being a â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ&#x201A;y on the wallâ&#x20AC;? at the height of Coltrane and the Quartetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The music itself reveals Coltraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique ability to appeal to the mainstream while simultaneously creating ambitious, avantgarde compositions. Throughout the album, Coltrane adheres to many traditional jazz structures, but the record is also ripe with experimental moments. I think that the work recorded during this session really captures a moment in the musical evolution of Coltrane and his quartet as their style became increasingly more ambitious and genre-bending in the years before Coltraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death.â&#x20AC;?

Born in Hamlet, N.C. in 1926, Coltraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for music developed as a youth when he took up playing the clarinet, according to his ofďŹ cial website. He relocated to Philadelphia in 1943 where he immersed himself in the local music scene where he joined forces with saxophonists Jimmy Heath and Benny Golson. After brieďŹ&#x201A;y serving in the Navy during World War II, Coltrane decided to pursue music as a profession.

From there, he climbed up the ranks in the Philly music scene playing the sax in a number of big bands. Eventually, he went on to work with famed musicians Earl Bostic and Dizzy Gillespie. Though his success was building, he developed a heroin habit during this time that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shake until years later.

In 1955, he was called to audition for famed trumpeter Miles Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; band in New York City. After spending four years with Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group, he rose to the national spotlight.

From 1959 through 1961, Coltrane was signed to Atlantic Records where he recorded his famous songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cousin Mary,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Naima,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Favorite Things,â&#x20AC;? the latter of which became his biggest commercial success.

Thereafter, he signed to Impulse! Where he released the recordings Live at Birdland, Live! at the Village Vanguard and Impressions.

Also, during this time, he met and married his second wife, Alice, who was a pianist.

Coltrane died on July 17, 1967 after suffering from liver cancer. While his life was tragically cut short, this latest album is a testament to an enduring legacy of jazz by one of the best to ever play it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coltrane is unquestionably not only one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time but one of the greatest artists, period,â&#x20AC;? Druker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was an innovator that completely transformed jazz and ďŹ&#x201A;ipped it on its head.

His cutting-edge, inventive, and often avantgarde approach to music was way ahead of his time, but this did not scare away contemporary audiences. Coltraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatility, originality, and raw talent have certainly solidiďŹ ed his place as one of the greats, and his work continues to inďŹ&#x201A;uence numerous musicians today.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @DA7THLETTER

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Party on the Parkway

Get into that patriotic mood with ďŹ ve blocks of red, white and blue festivities!

Come for live entertainment, beer gardens, food trucks, zip-line, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zone and free swag. Bring the whole family to celebrate our young country. | Noon-10pm. Free. Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. welcomeamerica.com/ event/party-on-the-parkway-2/

MUSIC

Sam Smith

Sam Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;do you really need any more of a sell than that? Promoting his second studio album, the English singer with the killer vocals is on his The Thrill of It All Tour. Even if you have to take the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midnight Trainâ&#x20AC;? home, the night will sure be worth it with songs, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too Good at Goodbyes,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby, You Make Me Crazy,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Last Songâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Peace.â&#x20AC;? | 8pm. Prices vary. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.production

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Parks on Tap: Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

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hat could be better than an evening of brews and bites at the beautiful Shofuso Japanese House and Garden?

Go ahead, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wait for a response.

Parks on Tap, the widely popular traveling beer garden will be at the beautiful West Philly garden featuring festive Tanabata decorations until Sunday. Enjoy free access to the garden during Parks on Tap hours, with special $5 admission into the house, which will stay open until 6pm on all nights.

Visitors are welcome to bring drinks from the beer garden into the sprawling acres of the garden, but kindly ask that no food, drinks or pets allowed inside the actual house. One look at the historic and majestic Japanese House and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll understand why.

Cheers to a great event at a gorgeous Philly destination!

July 8-10. 5-10pm. Free. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Lansdowne Dr and Horticultural Dr. japanphilly.org/event/7271/

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Independence Day in Philadelphia kicks off with a series of inspirational events in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic District, including The Celebration of Freedom Ceremony and The United States of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independence Day Parade. During the parade, get ready for that red, white and blue action with dozens of colorful ďŹ&#x201A;oats, marching bands, military groups and more. | 11am-12:45pm. Parade starts at 5th and Chestnut Sts. welcomeamerica.com/ event

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Wawa Hoagie Day

Is there anything more Philadelphian than Wawa hoagies? Celebrate the 26th annual Wawa Hoagie Day honoring our troops.

Enjoy a 7-ton hoagie salute, free Wawa hoagies, a performance by the USO Show Troupe and a hoagie building competition between police and ďŹ reďŹ ghters of enormous proportions. | Noon-1pm. Free. Independence Mall & National Constitution Center Lawn, 525 Arch St. welcomeamerica.com/event/wawahoagie-day-2/

society and the American Jewish community.

Explore an original letter written by George Washington to the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island, and enjoy interactive gallery talks, story time and Independence Day arts and crafts projects. All ages are welcome. | 10am-5pm. Free. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall E. nmajh.org/ CalendarEvent.aspx?eventid=589

THURSDAY, JULY 5 MOVIE

Screenings Under the Stars

Superheroes assemble! Grab a blanket and your favorite snacks for an outdoor screening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice League.â&#x20AC;? You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the Lasso of Truth to know that this is going to be a fun night. | 8:30pm. Free. Great Plaza at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. facebook.com/events/170227443681208/

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Stroll the Street

Take a stroll in Manayunk, and enjoy local food trucks, vendors and live music. The theme for this this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stroll the Street is Fitness Night. So, tie up those sneakers, and get ready to embrace a ďŹ tness-forward night for the whole family. But even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fitness Night that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you have to pass up $6 cocktails and appetizer specials at participating restaurants! | 5-9:30pm. Free. Main St. in Manayunk. manayunk.com/news-andevents/events/stroll-the-street.html

MUSIC

Byrne and Kelly

Driven by vocal harmonies, the duo Byrne and Kelly seamlessly dives into combining genres like traditional Irish and Americana to create a fresh, folk sound. In 2013, Byrne and Kelly was awarded â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Best Duo in a Concert, Pub or Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Best New Albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for Acoustically Irish by the Irish Music Association. In addition, Acoustically Irish took the Billboard #1 position, World Album #1 on iTunes in the United States, Australia and Canada, Amazon World Album #1 and cdbaby Global Chart #1. Since then, their fame has only continued to rise!| 8pm. $38-40.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. ticketfly. com/purchase/selectSeats

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Independence Day at NMAJH

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Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Betsy Ross House Movie Night: Movie: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Now and Thenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Giant Clawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Answer questions about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now and Then,â&#x20AC;? watch the ďŹ lm, and ďŹ nd out who the winners are at the end! Longtime friends Samantha (Demi Moore), Roberta (Rosie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell), Chrissy (Rita Wilson), and Tina (Melanie GrifďŹ th) have each pursued very different paths since growing up together in tiny Shelby, Indiana. But a hometown reunion sends the four friends on a trip down memory lane to the life-changing summer of 1970, when Samantha (Gaby Hoffmann) channeled her angst about her parents divorce into conjuring the spirit of a dead boy, while tomboy Roberta (Christina Ricci) struggled to reconcile her tomboy persona with her burgeoning womanhood. | 7:30. $9-13. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. filmadelphia.org/events/ now-and-then/

Movie Monday anyone? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw it back old school with the 1957 ďŹ lm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Giant Clawâ&#x20AC;? at the even older, colonial Betsy Ross House. Your ticket includes a tour of the house and the in the courtyard. Top the night off by bringing a bottle of wine and snacks. | 8:30-10pm. $5. Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St. 68124.blackbaudhosting.com/

SPORTS

WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour

FRIDAY, JULY 6 NIGHTLIFE

Champagne Jawn

Pop those champagne bottles from an open champagne bar, and elevate your nightlife experience on the top ďŹ&#x201A;oor of the Four Points at the Sheraton Hotel. View the beautiful Philadelphia cityscape, and listen to music by the hottest DJs in the city and the will be an open champagne bar while supplies last sponsored

by Belaire. | 10pm-3am. $10-15. Four Points

by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 Race St. eventbrite. com/e/champagne-jawn-tickets

DANCE

First Friday Salsa Night

Salsa on over for First Friday Salsa Night with Siempre Salsa Philly and Take the Lead Dance Project! Kicking things off with a preCinco de Mayo celebration, this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live band will be The Siempre Salsa all-stars, featuring Edgar Joel, Anthony Colon, Carlos Sanchez, Adriel Gonzalez and Angel Rios Music Page. Food and drinks will be provided

by Gunners Run and El Camino Real Philadelphia. There will be a free salsa dance lesson at the start of the event, followed by the live music. | 7-10pm. Free admission. The Piazza at Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commons, 1001 N. 2nd St. theschmidtscommons.com/

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Ready to bring the heat? WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey, who will be making her Philadelphia WWE debut, sure is ready to turn up the temp. The night is set to feature favorite WWE Superstars live in action with main events including: Roman Reigns versus Jinder Mahal, a six-man tag team match with Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Elias, and more. | 7:30-10:30pm. Prices vary. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly. com/events/detail/wwe-live

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Friday Night Live: Jamie & the Guarded Heart

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Friday Night Live: Jamie & the Guarded Heart

Jam out to local rock and roll band Jamie and the Guarded Heart. This event is part of the Friday Night Live Series, showcasing local bands heard on 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia with free live music powered by Live Nation Concerts. Enjoy Bud Light specials and cocktails featuring Effen Vodka.| Friday, July 6 | 5-8pm. Free. Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. facebook.com/ events/1868970940068484/ family event for all ages. | 2-8pm. Free. Great Plaza at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. elconcilio.net/event/concilios-36thannual-hispanic-fiesta-2018/

Jam out to local rock and roll band Jamie and the Guarded Heart. This event is part of the Friday Night Live Series, showcasing local bands heard on 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia with free live music powered by Live Nation Concerts. Enjoy Bud Light specials and cocktails featuring Effen Vodka.| 5-8pm. Free.

Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. facebook.com/ events/1868970940068484/

SATURDAY, JULY 7 CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Hispanic Fiesta

This premier Latino event continues to unite and raise awareness of the Latino culture and community. This two-day regional celebration features music, dance, entertainment, ethnic foods and artisan crafts from nearly all Latin American countries, making it an amazing culinary experience and a true

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French Alliance Weekend

Celebrate French Alliance during the Revolutionary War at Fort MifďŹ&#x201A;in.Members of the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment de Gatinois will be on hand all weekend to honor the alliance between France and the United States! Hear and see why the French aided the American Colonies in their ďŹ ght against the British through live reenactments. | 10am-4pm. $6-10. Fort MifďŹ&#x201A;in, 6400 Hog Island Rd. fortmifflin.ticketleap.com/french-allianceweekend/

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Rebelution

Are you ready for a Rebelution? Take advantage of your weekend with Rebelution, a reggae music band formed in Isla Vista, California. On their Free Rein Summer Tour, the stage also welcomes Stephen Marley, Common Kings, Zion I Crew and DJ Mackle. | 6:30pm. Prices vary. The Festival Pier at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing , Columbus Blvd and Spring Garden Sts. festivalpierphilly.com

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9th Street Market Scavenger Hunt!

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So, you think you know the ins-and-outs of the 9th Street Market? Or perhaps you always wanted to spend more time learning about the businesses and history, but the opportunity never came up? Either way, grab your friends, form a team, and come on down for a self-guided tour and scavenger hunt!

Armed with your smartphone, you will ďŹ nd a series of clues scattered around the various participating businesses, and be eligible to win one of several prizes. | 10am-2pm. Free.

Italian Market Visitor Center, 919 S. 9th St. facebook.com/events/360278021135219/

ďŹ&#x201A;ow at this weekly yoga session. Plus, you get a complimentary draft beer after the class. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I call relaxing! | 11am-12pm. $20. Love City Brewing, 1023 Hamilton St. rootsphillyyoga.com/schedule.html

CAUSES

Tied to Lupus Fashion Show

Attention Philly fashionistas, come for style and a good cause. Not only will this event be showcasing a few of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and coming small businesses, it will also be raising funds for extensive research and awareness for those with Lupus. There will be food, entertainment and an all-Crochet fashion show by Amazing Creations by Carla. Come uplift and support our Lupus Warriors. | 2-5pm. $25. Marriott Courtyard City Ave, 4100 Presidential Blvd. eventbrite. com/e/tied-to-lupus-fashion-show-tickets

SUNDAY, JULY 8 ART

Photo Pop Philly

Hold up, let me take a selďŹ e. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for art! Come to the last day of Photo Pop Philly, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst interactive pop-up exhibit of its kind. Inspired by the history of Philadelphia and the American spirit, Photo Popâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural theme is red, white and blue. Guest can make their way through ďŹ ve rooms, each ďŹ lled with interactive displays by many talented local artists. You and your squad are sure to ďŹ nd selďŹ e-worthy art, impactful murals, fun installations and an endless number of photo opportunities! | 12-10pm. $22.50-25. 1315 Walnut St. photopopphilly.com

MUSIC

Adrift on the River Styx

Okay metalheads, get ready to thrash and bash for a night of hardcore music. Adrift on River Styx and Until Solace will be in Philly with special guests Dreams Of Demise, Andhera, Cadaveric Spasm and Sharkbullet! | 7-11pm. $7-10.The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. barbarylive.com/event/1721457adrift-on-river-styx-philadelphia/

FITNESS

Love City Yoga & Beer!

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O-Town

In 1999, ABC began airing one of the ďŹ rst reality shows in major network history, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making the Bandâ&#x20AC;?, which chronicled the formation and rise to success of the boy band, O-Town. The public tuned in to watch as Trevor Penick, Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada, Ashley Parker Angel and Dan Miller signed with Clive Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; J Records, released the #1 singles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Liquid Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;All or Nothing,â&#x20AC;? and achieved platinum success with their debut album. While the band broke up over a decade ago, Trevor, Jacob, Erik, and Dan are back with a renewed passion for making music together again. | 8pm. $25. The Foundry, 29 E Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com/EventDetail

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Rebelution

Are you ready for a Rebelution? Take advantage of your weekend with Rebelution, a reggae music band formed in Isla Vista, California. On their Free Rein Summer Tour, the stage also welcomes Stephen Marley, Common Kings, Zion I Crew and DJ Mackle.

Saturday, July 7| 6:30pm. Prices vary. The Festival Pier at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing , Columbus Blvd and Spring Garden Sts. festivalpierphilly.com

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yellow Submarineâ&#x20AC;? comes to Ritz Five for a limited engagement. Get your tickets and (re) discover the magic that captivates fans of all ages. | 7-8:30pm. $15. Ritz Five, 214 Walnut St. landmarktheatres.com/philadelphia

all levels are welcome. | 7pm. Free. William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. phillyfr.org

GARDENING

DIY Succulent Workshop PETď&#x161;şFRIENDLY

Petapalooza

Calling all animal lovers! Come for a variety of activities that both you and your furbaby will enjoy. From a paw reader to a pet caricaturist, you will have a barking good time. You can also visit dog. Woodmere Art Museum will be offering pet-friendly tours of its exhibits just for the day. | 12-3pm. Free.

German Ave in Chestnut Hill. facebook. com/events/409341749546009/

MONDAY, JULY 9 MOVIE

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yellow Submarineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Film

Get ready for a magical journey onboard one of the timeless icons of psychedelic pop culture. 50 years after its initial release, The Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classic 1968 animated feature ďŹ lm

FITNESS

Center City Fit: Free Yoga in Dilworth Park

Get your green thumb on, and make your own succulent arrangement. Enjoy great drinks and food while learning the basics of planting and caring for your new plant baby.

Your ticket includes all the supplies you need with plenty of vintage teacups to choose from, as well as all the knowledge you need for your succulent to thrive. | 7-8:30pm. $16. PHS South Street Beer Garden,1438 South St. eventbrite.com/e/ diy-succulent-workshop

Start your week off right with a free yoga sesh by City Hall. Bring your own yoga mat and your third eye! | 6-7pm. Free. Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St. facebook.com/ events/463674350754781/

FITNESS

Monday Evening Run

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Did you hear that there is a themed quizzo happening about your fav TV show? XOXO Gossip Girl. Throw on your headbands like Blair Waldorf, and get ready to answer questions about the elite and infamous. | 8pm.

Free. Pub36, 7681 Frankford Ave. facebook.com/events/1767710876655402/

TUESDAY, JULY 10 SCIENCE

Night Skies in the Observatory

For a night that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;out of this world, come for an evening of astronomy activities hosted

by Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts. Night Skies at the Observatory is a monthly stargazing event connecting you to celestial objects in the night sky, including stars, planets and nebulae using telescopes in Bloom Observatory or on the rooftop observation deck, which has a cash bar. Build your own experience from any combination of planetarium shows, a live presentation on astronomy or space science, hands-on astronomy activities and continuous telescopic observing all evening (weather permitting).

Free star maps are provided. | 7-10pm. $510. The Franklin Institute, 222 N 20th St. tickets.fi.edu/webstore

COOKING CLASS

Zero Waste Kitchen: DIY Ditchthe-Dairy Milks

Got milk? Join Moriah, Food Moxieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manager of Education, as she leads you through a live demo of how to make your own alternative milks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; such as almond, coconut, and oat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and how you can get creative in the kitchen with the remaining pulp.

No crumb left behind! Your registration fee supports Food Moxieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agriculture and culinary programs at Stenton Family Manor, Saul Agricultural High School and Martin Luther King High School. | 6-7:30pm. $5.

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FILM FESTIVAL

Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Best of the Fest

Final Girls Berlin Film Festival is gracing the Mausoleum of Philadelphia with a motley array of short horror ďŹ lms made by women.

Come for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;best of the festâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of ďŹ lms from the last three festival editions, with everything from gruesome revenge tales, to body horror, coming-of-age nightmares, campy goodies, twisted dysfunctional families, and a whole lot of other reasons for you to squirm in your seat. Festival curator Sara Neidorf will be present to introduce the program and hold a Q&A/discussion after. | 7:30pm. $10. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org

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DANCE

Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Phunniest Person Con- BalletX Summer Series 2018 BalletX, Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier contemporary ballet that unites distinguished choreogratest 2018 Semi-Finals Two rounds down, two more to go! Come for a night of laughs at the 2018 Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Phunniest Person Semi-Finals. Going on through Wednesday, cheer on your favorite comics and see who advances to the ultimate comedy showdown. | 7pm. $15. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/events/24419

BOOK TALK

Author Talk: David S. Traub

How well do you know Philly? Even the city die-hards are in for a treat with an author talk by David Traub about his latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discovering Philadelphia: Places Little Known.â&#x20AC;? Aligned with his ďŹ rst book of photographs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Searching for Philadelphia,â&#x20AC;? Traub once again reveals the â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret cityâ&#x20AC;? of Philly as a network of unique buildings, streets and places in the city that readers might otherwise overlook. In his latest venture, Traub takes a geographic approach to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unusual sites by dividing the book into seven broad locations, each a web of neighborhoods with a distinct character.| 2-3pm. Free. Philadelphia City Institute Free Library, 1905 Locust St. facebook. com/events/622402274784248/?active_ tab=about

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 CULTURAL

Free Young Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concert Series: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Inca Sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Examine the culture of South America.

With traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and dressed in authen-

phers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Challenging the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique, come see one of the bold and new dances during the almost two-week series. | July 11-22. Times and prices vary. The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. Balletx.org tic brightly colored and feathered attire, Inca Son is a sight to behold! | 11am-12:15pm.

Free. The Mann Center for Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. eventbrite.com/e/2018young-peoples-concert-series

DRINK

Celebrate National Mojito Day with Free Moonshine Mojitos!

Do you observe the time-honored National Mojito Day? Well, JJ Bootleggers is celebrating it too by offering guests who RSVP an exclusive Moonshine Mojito. The event will also have games and serious discounts on food, including $2 tacos. | 5-7pm. Free. JJ Bootleggers, 35 S. 2nd St. upcomingevents. com/e/celebrate-national-mojito-day

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Outdoor Movie Series: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Men in Blackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, big bad bug got a bit of a soft spot, huh?â&#x20AC;? Get over hump day with two government agents (Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones) who handle all things extraterrestrial on Earth, from immigration to saving the planet from an intergalactic terrorist. The movie is part of the summer-long Louis Bluver Outdoor Movie Series. | 8:30-11pm. Free.

Haas Biergarten at La Peg, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com/event/outdoor-movieseries-men-black/

IMPROV FESTIVAL

We The People Improv Festival DANCE

BalletX Summer Series 2018

BalletX, Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier contemporary ballet that unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Challenging the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique, come see one of the bold and new dances during the almost two-week series. | July 11-22. Times and prices vary.

The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. Balletx. org

Quick, think on your feet! Philly Improv Theater â&#x20AC;&#x153;We The Peopleâ&#x20AC;? Improv Festival is the main improv festival for the City of Philadelphia. The fest is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of improv talent from around the globe, across the nation and at home.

The 2018 We The People Improv Festival takes place July 11-15th at Philly Improv Theater.| | July 11-15. Times and prices vary.

Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. wethepeopleimprovfest.com

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SAVAGE LOVE

It got better whose sex lives got better after the wedding.

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n a recent column, you said you never hear from married couples whose sex life got better and more frequent over the years. Well, now you have. My wife and I were married 24 years ago, and we are currently having more sex and better sex than we did in the ďŹ rst years of our marriage. There are many reasons why, including therapy, antidepressants, and weight loss and subsequent surgeryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but I would have to say that the big reason is communication. If you had known us 25 years ago, Dan, you would not have given us good odds. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been dating only a year and a half when we got engaged, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d known each other less than two years.

I was a virgin, my wife was not, together we hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten much past second base, and neither of us had laid our kink cards on the table. We were (and still are) introverts with poor communication skills and anxiety/depression/mental-health issues. I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fairy-tale perfectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the kind of perfect that makes you barf and roll your eyesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been pretty damn close. My wife has been incredibly GGG, and I hope I have been, too.

So there you go, Dan! Now you know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at least one couple out there whose sex life has only gotten better over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Better Erotic Ties Totally Enhanced Relationship Last week, I responded to IMDONE, a woman who married a man despite the sex being â&#x20AC;&#x153;infrequent and impersonalâ&#x20AC;? during their courtship. To the surprise of no one who has ever given sex advice for a living, the sex didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get better after IMDONE and her boyfriend got married. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen in my inbox: a letter from someone explaining how sex with their partner was infrequent, impersonal, uninspired, unimaginative, etc. at ďŹ rst butâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;holy molyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the sex got a fuck of a lot better after the wedding,â&#x20AC;? I wrote in my response to IMDONE. I did allow for the possibility that my sample was skewed; people with good sex lives donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t write to tell me everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ne. So I invited people whose so-so sex lives improved after the wedding to write in. And did they ever: My inbox is packed with e-mails from couples

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I was a very experienced woman (ďŹ ve years as a swinger and partners numbering in the high double digits) when I ďŹ rst met the man who would become my husband. My husband-to-be was a virgin. Sex was barely okay and very infrequent. But we were both in our early 40s and ready to settle down.

We also had an amazing friendship, and we were never as happy apart as we were together. It helped that we shared some kinks and were both up for what we agreed would be a nice and mostly companionate marriage.

So we got married. And, wow, did everything change! We went from once a month to a couple times a week. Turns out he needed that emotional attachment to feel safe and secure enough to open up and relax and enjoy himself. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been married for years now.

The sex is still good. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as frequent as it once was, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really good when we have it. So, yes, sometimes it does get better! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Woman In Fucking Ecstasy Am I the ďŹ rst or the hundredth person to write in? Yes, sex for us got better after marriage. I suspect you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it in your inbox very often because this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what most people would consider a problem and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to waste your time! All it took for the sex to get better was practice and paying attention to cues and solving problems. I strongly suspect that perseverance and a bit of luck were also major factors. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Practice, Practice, Practice My sex life improved after marriage. I am a straight male with a highly stigmatized kink.

I was deeply ashamed of my sexual interest even before my mother discovered my porn when I was 14 and told me I was a pervert that no decent woman would ever want.

When I met my wife, our sex life was okayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; but I was never fully present, because I would have to concentrate on my fantasies in order to sustain an erection. I eventually retreated into masturbation. My wife knew I was masturbating in the middle of the night instead of having sex with her, and that led to some enormous ďŹ ghts. So I told her about my kink, fully expecting that it would result in the collapse of my marriage. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak about it for a week, and then she calmly asked me if I wanted to do this with her instead of just watching porn about it. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Partnership Improved Sexual Situation

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JUST REDUCED 437 Hidden River Rd, Penn Valley 6 BED/ 5.2 BATH | 6,324 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,299,000 1311 Flat Rock Road, Penn Valley 5 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,760 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,295,000 1116 Tower Lane E, Penn Valley 6 BED/4.1 BATH | 5,151 SQ FT | CAPE | $899,000 407 Conshohocken State Road, Gladwyne 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,619 SQ FT | CAPE | $799,000 207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | END UNIT | $780,000 287 N Bowman Ave, Merion Station 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,085 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $749,995 1119 W Old Wynnewood Rd, Wynnewood 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,662 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $575,000 1172 Saint Andrews Rd, Bryn Mawr 3 BED/ 3.1 BATH | 2,984 SQ FT | RANCH | $575,000 605 San Marino Ave, Bryn Mawr 4 BED/ 1.1 BATH | 2,052 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $489,000

239 Trianon Ln, Villanova 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,443 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $865,000 200 S Narberth Ave MULTI-FAMILY | 3,397 | $779,000 424 DEVEREUX DR, VILLANOVA | LOT | $665,000 519 Spruce Ln, Villanova 3 BED/ 3 BATH | 2,750 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $665,000 836 Lindy Lane, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4 BATH | 3,500 SQ FT | ROW| $645,000 415 S Woodbine Ave, Penn Valley 4 BED/ 3.1 BATH | 3,186 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $639,000 xxx West Chester Pike, Havertown LOT | $400,000 7106 Llanfair Rd, Upper Darby 5 BED/ 2.2 BATH | 2,830 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $234,900 526 Midvale Rd, Upper Darby

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1211 Mirabeau Ln, Gladwyne 7 BED/ 8.3 BATH | 15,317 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $3,950,000 1320 Monk Rd, Gladwyne 5 BED/ 8.2 BATH | 9,923 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $3,850,000 737 W Allens Lanem Philadelphia 7 BED/4.3 BATH | 2.73 ACRES | COLONIAL | $2,000,000 241 Indian Creek Rd, Wynnewood 5 BED/ 5.2 BATH | 6,896 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,198,000

4 BED/ 2.1 BATH | 2,249 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $219,000

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3900 Ford Rd Unit #6G, Philadelphia 2 Bed/2 Bath | 1,328 sq ft | Condo | $194,500

NEW LISTING 5860 Woodbine Ave, Philadelphia 6 BED/4.1 BATH | 3,725 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $695,000 4523 Bker Street, Philadelphia 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,240 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $325,000

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1420 Locust St, Unit #16D/B, Philadelphia 1 BED/2.1 BATH | 1,386 SQ FT | CONDO | $449,000 508 Kingsley Court, Philadelphia 4 BED/ 2.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $439,300 501 Kingsley Court, Philadelphia 4 BED/ 2.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $441,300 2401 Pennsylvania Ave, Unit# 7B31, Philadelphia 1 BED/ 1 BATH | 1,343 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $285,000 1215 S Clarion St, Philadelphia 2 BED,1 BATH | 804 SQ FT | ROW | $285,000 2248 N Carlisle St, Philadelphia 5 BED/ 2 BATH | 1,606 SQ FT | $239,000

1901 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, PHILDELPHIA Unit# 1409 | 2 BED/ 1 BATH | 1,140 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $439,000 Unit# 1819 | 1 BED/1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | CONDO | $299,000 Unit# 1815 | 1 BED/1 BATH | 871 SQ FT | CONDO | $279,000 Unit# 1911 | STUDIO/ 1 BATH | 552 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $199,000 Unit# 2816 | STUDIO/ 1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | CONDO| $199,000 Unit# 2911 | STUDIO/ 1 BATH |522 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $198,000 Unit# 1412 | STUDIO/ 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY| $187,000 Unit# 710 | STUDIO/ 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $175,000

CONDO LIVING 190 Presidential Blvd, Unit 717, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | PH CONDO | $644,000 191 Presidential Blvd, Unit# 824-25, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED/ 2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $425,000 1750 Oakwood Ter, Unit# 1A, Penn Valley 2 BED/ 2 BATH | 1,299 SQ FT | END UNIT ROW | $259,000

1650 Oakwood Dr, Unit# E119, Penn Valley 2 BED/ 2 BATH | 1,144 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $179,900 1655 Oakwood Dr, Unit# N103, Narberth 1 BED/ 1 BATH | 858 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $159,000 1030 E Lancaster Ave Unit #304, Bryn Mawr 1 BED/ 1 BATH | 700 SQ FT | CONDO | $126,000

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