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JULY 19-26, 2018

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LITTLE OFF THE TOP

Meet the barber who spends his own dime and time to give the city’s homeless a fresh face.

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NEWS

STRIPPED AND SCREWED?

How a bill to tightly enforced human trafficking could affect exotic dancers.

SEE PAGE 6

CALENDAR

INSIDE OR OUT!

Where you choose to chill this week matters.

Our rundown should help with the decision.

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Alex James, frontman of Philly indie-punk outfit Beach Slang, opens up about his more intimate, minimalist solo project, Quiet Slang SEE PAGE 10

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FROM THE EDITOR

Not buying it, Dave KERITH GABRIEL

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n the aftermath of the four-alarm ďŹ re that ravaged a scrapyard in Kensington last week, one that was riddled with violations from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licenses and Inspections Division, the owner, David Feinberg, in my opinion, took the easy way out.

He blamed it on the drug users who frequent his establishment.

This is what Feinberg told Billy Penn on Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my assumption. My guard who was doing his rounds did hear voices on the other side of the fence immediately prior to the signs of smoke.

This has been an ongoing problem for years.â&#x20AC;?

The guard heard voices.

So they must be the voices of homeless drug users, right?

Listen, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true or not unless there was an eyewitness or someone becomes riddled with guilt and confesses to the crime. But I highly doubt either will transpire, so this will remain a mystery, I think.

But hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I, along with many neighborhood and community activists, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t by it. Simply, this would be a biting the hand that feeds sort of situation.

Many of these same drug users spend their days going through trash piles, meandering around construction sites and pretty much dwelling under I-95 improvement scrapping metal, placing it in stolen shopping carts and hauling them to the many number of scrapyard sites for quick cash for their haul. The scrap yards make money from all the metal, the homeless drug users get cash for their quick ďŹ x and, depending on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picked up, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little less trash on the streets of Philadelphia.

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In theory, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a win-win for everyone.

So whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the incentive for a homeless drug user to burn down a primary source of income?

Placing the blame on them is easy. These types of people are already viewed as a nuisance and an interference in efforts to develop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and subsequently gentrify â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a section of the city that has long been blighted with the issue of drugs, prostitution and other various crimes blanketing the neighborhood.

It also takes the eye off of the egregious code violations Feinbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard accrued over the last decade, which according to the Billy Penn report, are still wide open cases.

These yards, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll call out all of them, not just Philadelphia Metal and Resource Recovery, owned by Feinberg, are all guilty in some form or another of being in receipt of stolen metals and other goods if it meant for the high beneďŹ t of their organization at little cost. And as unsavory as the people who deliver these same goods might seem, these yards proďŹ t and beneďŹ t from their services.

Another unfortunate thing, however, is the long-term effects on the air quality from that ďŹ re. PMRR bunked next to a residential neighborhood. You think of people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the means to evacuate or relocate and now will be riddled with the long-term effects of all that burned that night. Reports claim the Clean Air Council noted that exposure to the ďŹ re in the region puts residents at a greater risk of heart and lung disease and other respiratory illnesses.

SufďŹ ce to say it, Mr. Feinberg, the true blame here falls on you.

One would hope that 30 city violations might inspire you to clean up your act â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and your yard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but, nope. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably never know who sparked the ďŹ&#x201A;ames that burned down your yard, but we do know that through your recklessness and obvious lack of giving two shits for the residents who surround you, you deďŹ nitely provided the fuel. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR

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After their team secured victory in the 2018 World Cup, some pyrotechnically inclined Parisians took to the streets to display their revery by torching random vehicles and engaging in other various forms of mayhem. (Two people were reportedly killed during the â&#x20AC;&#x153;celebrations.â&#x20AC;?) We mention this only because it brings to mind the hysterical ďŹ ngerwagging the world does at every single one of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports celebrations. (The Super Bowl celebrations had zero deaths and zero burned cars. As reporter Ryan Briggs of City & State PA (a partner of ) observed of the violence on Twitter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fact that this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting more play is proof to me that the Philly Super Bowl celebration hate was rooted in classist resentment.

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Neighbors who live near a popular beer garden at Market on the Fareway are suing its owners for $50,000 in damages, alleging the family-friendly hangout has caused â&#x20AC;&#x153;excessive noise, light, odors, fumes, disturbances, parking problems, diminished privacy, interference with sleep and quality of life, deterioration of the residential neighborhood, and depreciation of property values,â&#x20AC;? the Inquirer reported.

Most of the comfortable young parents who frequent the spot for pizza and beer (theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mostly home in bed by 9) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what the big deal is. Q

World Cup after party, Philly edition After the ďŹ nal World Cup match aired, the brainchildren behind Brauhaus Schmitz on South Street queued up and replayed Super Bowl 52 on the outdoor big screen.

The ensuing partying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fans lost it during the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philly Specialâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was captured on video and posted on Twitter by Alex Subers. Note to Philly bars and restaurants: Super Bowl replays are proven to keep people drinking at your establishment for longer periods of time.

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NEWS A new bill proposed in Washington is supposed to create a stronghold on the funds flowing through sex trafficking.

But some are worried about loopholes that spill onto legitimate sex work.

Doubting the dollars Why sex workers have serious concern over congressional bill that targets human trafficking

BY TIMAREE SCHMIT

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hen the End Banking for Human TrafďŹ ckers Act was proposed in Congress, it was widely welcomed by representatives.

The bill, which aims to combat human trafďŹ cking by monitoring cash ďŹ&#x201A;ow through banks, would add the Secretary of the Treasury to the existing interagency task force to monitor and combat trafďŹ cking.

Introduced by US Rep. Edward Royce (R-Calif.) in the House and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate in April 2017, the bill aims to â&#x20AC;&#x153;aid ďŹ nancial institutions in identifying and reporting instances of human trafďŹ cking, so that offenders can be prosecuted and victims can be protected,â&#x20AC;? according to a release. Considering ďŹ ghting the scourge of trafďŹ cking is a bipartisan concern with popular public support, the bill quickly headed towards passage.

But in the wake of other recent legislation that purports to combat trafďŹ cking, but which has had unintended consequences for online free speech and sex workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; safety, some activists are now concerned.

They fear EBHTA will not simply be applied to human trafďŹ ckers but also people engaged in consensual sex work, including in legal occupations like exotic dance and pornography, and may even be used to deny banking services to low income and marginalized people.

Senator Warren, replying to an inquiry from Philly Weekly, replied that â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill is about bringing together experts to discuss ways we can stop the forced labor and

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NEWS sexual exploitation of 25 million innocent children and adults. It targets the organized criminals who use our banking system to prop up this modern slavery.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Human trafďŹ ckers make money off of selling human lives, make a proďŹ t of $150 billion a year, and then launder that money through ďŹ nancial institutions,â&#x20AC;? added a spokesperson from Senator Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce.

The EBHTA â&#x20AC;&#x153;adds money laundering to the conversation about human trafďŹ cking.â&#x20AC;?

Some sex workers are skeptical of this proposed legislation, citing the effects of FOSTASESTA, a pair of bills that recently became law. FOSTA-SESTA was also presented as a means to combat human trafďŹ cking online but law enforcement say it has made it harder to ďŹ nd trafďŹ cking victims, and sex workers say it has made their lives more dangerous.

It is now being challenged in court for its massive changes to privacy policies and free speech online.

Because existing law does not distinguish between consensual sex work and coerced or forced trafďŹ cking, sex workers are nervous about being ďŹ nancially targeted by EBHTA, even if that is not the stated goal of the bill.

Project Safe, a local sex workers rights organization (full disclosure: this author has worked with this organization) has come out against the act. According to Project Safe, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if passed, the bill will encourage banking institutes to proďŹ le people suspected of engaging in sex work, making little distinction between trafďŹ cking victims and those who are not.â&#x20AC;? While the bill calls for feedback from â&#x20AC;&#x153;stakeholders, including victims of severe forms of trafďŹ cking,â&#x20AC;? Project Safe says the sponsors did not â&#x20AC;&#x153;consult people who trade sex in drafting the legislation.â&#x20AC;?

Penelope Saunders of the Best Practices Policy Project, an organization that works with people in the sex trade, is also concerned about EBHTA, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without a doubt the current bill will continue to build on US policy that conďŹ&#x201A;ates sex work with trafďŹ cking in persons resulting in ďŹ nancial restrictions being placed on sex workers and those proďŹ led as such.â&#x20AC;?

Saunders considers the proposal to be an extension of Operation Choke Point, a now defunct Obama-era initiative that intended to combat fraud by discouraging banks from doing business with a variety of legal but ethically maligned industries like payday lenders and gun retailers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bill will give institutions even more reason to cut off banking servicesâ&#x20AC;? to marginalized populations, she says, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;give the authorities more reasons to monitor the bank accounts of low income people and anyone they deem to be a sex worker.â&#x20AC;? How a bank might decide someone looks like a sex worker is a question worth considering.

While the EBHTA is not directed at prostitution, it is presented in a time when workers in the adult industry are already being targeted by ďŹ nancial institutions. According to

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a variety of reports, banks have been closing the accounts of customers presumed to be sex workers, including those whose work is entirely legal. Multiple porn stars and exotic dancers have taken to social media to complain about their accounts being closed or having services denied outright.

For purveyors of adult entertainment, banking access is increasingly a concern as they ďŹ nd themselves suspended from using websites, cut off from credit card companies and having their assets seized by online services like PayPal. When Philly Weekly asked about the potential effects EBHTA might have on sex workers, Senator Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp was quick to say that the bill is aimed at rooting out trafďŹ cking speciďŹ cally and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;none of the types of transactionsâ&#x20AC;? it covers â&#x20AC;&#x153;would capture sex workers.â&#x20AC;? They say the bill â&#x20AC;&#x153;brings Treasuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise in the same room as experts on human trafďŹ cking to ďŹ gure out ways to combat trafďŹ ckersâ&#x20AC;? and asks bank regulators â&#x20AC;Śto make sure banks are thinking about human trafďŹ cking when they ďŹ leâ&#x20AC;? reports of suspicious activity.

So exactly what activity is considered suspicious?

A 2014 Treasury Guidance includes the list of red ďŹ&#x201A;ags that should trigger whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as a Suspicious Activity Report from a bank to the government. This guidance includes a number of money ďŹ&#x201A;ow patterns that appear speciďŹ c to high-level, multi-location criminal enterprise but others, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;unexplained/unjustiďŹ ed lifestyle incommensurate with employment or business lineâ&#x20AC;? and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;extensive use of cash to purchase assets and to conduct transactionsâ&#x20AC;? could be applied to law-abiding bank customers as well.

For proponents of the EBHTA, the concerns sex workers are voicing in the wake of FOSTA-SESTA are understandable, but they contend this bill is worded to solely target â&#x20AC;&#x153;severe forms of trafďŹ cking of personsâ&#x20AC;? where sexual labor is coercive or forced. For those who oppose the bill, however, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little reason to have faith that the federal government or banks can be trusted with additional powers of monitoring.

Congressional support for the bill is overwhelming. The House version of EBHTA passed on April 10 with a vote of 408-2. It has now moved to the Senate and is referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

No dates are publicly available for next steps. Q Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Every co-sponsor for EBHTA, including: Representative Royce, Senators Warren, Rubio and Lankford (R-Okla.) was asked for comment by Philly Weekly, but only Senator Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce replied to our requests.

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MUSIC SATURDAY, JULY 28 Wiggins Park | Gates open at 11:30 a.m.

WHO, WHERE AND WHEN TO WATCH

Marina Stage 12:00-12:25pm: Katie Frank 1-1:30pm: &More (Donn T. and Chill Moody) 2:20-3pm: Jupiter and Okwess 3:55-4:40pm: Courtney Marie Andrews 5:45-6:30pm: Sunflower Bean

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at the various stages you can catch all of the scheduled acts at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xponential Music Festival. Although we hope this is a lock, it probably goes without saying that many of these acts, times and stages are subject to change.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been quite the year for Philly-born music group Mt. Joy, who went from playing in area coffeehouses to having a No. 1 single and a worldwide tour.

Top of the mountain

Mt. Joy heads to Xponential Music Festival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a long way removed from playing Main Line coffeehouses

BY KERITH GABRIEL

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veryone in the music biz now knows Mt. Joy. Not sure if the same could have been said this time just last year.

But through an uncanny dedication to make themselves a household name, the Main Line duo of Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper graduated from the soundstage at Milkboy Coffee and hopped a plane to Los Angeles. Pairing with three other talented musicians, the quintet has toured the country making a quite a name for themselves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a name derived from a hill in

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Valley Forge National Historical Park.

The band will be just one of many acts at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anticipated XPonential Music Festival along the Camden Waterfront, part of an international tour running through November. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be their third stop in the Greater Philadelphia Region this year, playing to a sold-out crowd at the Foundry in May and a scheduled show as the headliner at Union Transfer for Sept. 14.

All of this in promotion of a debut self-titled album thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peaked the Top 25 of the Alternative Radio charts and boasting a No. 1 single with their song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silver Lining.â&#x20AC;? Playing the song on â&#x20AC;&#x153;CBS This Morningâ&#x20AC;? and really making a band with their performance on late night show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conan.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a wild year for duo, turned band, turned sensation playing unique songs that are anything but.

Mt. Joy plays to a more easy listening ear, more folk than rock, but with more edge than one would expect. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a play that has given the band its own identity, something it strived to accomplish starting out on tiny stages in intimate rooms right here in Philadelphia.

Mt. Joy is scheduled to take the Marina Stage at Wiggins Park from 1:55-2:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, with gates for other acts opening at 11:30 a.m.

For more information or to reserve tickets, visit xpnfest.org Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR

FRIDAY, JULY 27 Wiggins Park | Gates open at 3:30 p.m.

Marina Stage 4-4:25pm: Swift Technique 4:35-5pm: Greg Sover Band 5:30-6pm: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem 6:55-7:45pm: Bermuda Triangle ft.

Brittany Howard, Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser River Stage 5-5:30pm: The National Reserve 6-6:50pm: Lukas Nelson and Promise of The Real 7:50-8:50pm: The Lone Bellow BB&T Pavilion | Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

6:30-7pm: Proper Dark 7:30-8pm: Cloves 8:30-9:30pm: Sylvan Esso 10-11:15pm: David Byrne

River Stage 12:25-12:55pm: Hurry 1:35-2:15pm: Natalie Prass 3:05-3:50pm: Mondo Cozmo 4:45-5:40pm: Femi Kuti & The Positive Force 6:35-7:35pm: Margo Price BB&T Pavilion | Gates open at 5 p.m.

6-6:45pm: Fantastic Negrito 7:15-8pm: Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8:30-9:45pm: Sturgill Simpson 10:15-11:30pm: The War On Drugs SUNDAY, JULY 29 Wiggins Park | Gates open at 11:30 a.m.

Marina Stage 12:25-1pm: Devon Gilfillian 1:55-2:35pm: Mt. Joy 3:30-4:10pm: Darlingside 5:05-5:50pm: Hiss Golden Messenger 7:00-7:45pm: JD McPherson River Stage 12:00-12:25pm: Harmony Woods 1:05-1:50pm: Lo Moon 2:40-3:25pm: Phoebe Bridgers 4:15-5pm: Tank and The Bangas 5:55-6:55pm: Blind Boys of Alabama 7:50-9:05pm: Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band

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FEATURE and it shook something really loose. Minimal, avant, weirdo pop with cello and piano â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I just went head-over-heels. That was that little dreamer moment of, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really want to make a record in this kind of way.â&#x20AC;? It just took me a good bit to ďŹ gure out how to pull it off. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. But I got closer than I thought I might.

Incorporating strings and experimenting with chamber sounds is often a milestone for rock outfits as they mature.

But with Quiet Slang, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve entirely dropped the fuzz and fury of the full band. Are you tempted to blend the two Slangs into a hybrid sound, or would that be sacrilege?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m leaning towards sacrilege.

Maybe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ&#x201A;irt with each other if some new song accidentally demands it, but, yeah, separate but equal, you know?

Photo: Charlie Lowe

On tour with his solo project Quiet Slang, James Alex played to a hometown crowd at Underground Arts on July 14.

Stripping the sound

Alex James, frontman of Philly indie-punk outfit Beach Slang, opens up about his more intimate, minimalist solo project, Quiet Slang

BY MAX MARIN

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ames Alex is making an unusual transition for a punk rocker.

The frontman of acclaimed Philly indie-punk outďŹ t Beach Slang has launched a solo project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; appropriately named Quiet Slang â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in which he trades his fuzzed-out guitars for an elegiac piano, the driving bass for a soothing cello, and drums, well, there are no drums. Alexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice

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ďŹ lls out the space.

Quiet Slang is the singer-songwriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt to â&#x20AC;&#x153;shred the last bit of armorâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;lunge into absolute vulnerability.â&#x20AC;? Last October, the break-off project released a foursong EP, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags,â&#x20AC;? featuring a mix of Beach Slang songs and covers re-done in Quiet Slangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minimalist, orchestral sound. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;chamber pop for outsiders,â&#x20AC;? Alex says, and the sound is both haunting and nostalgic.

Alex, now in his 40s, is no stranger to changing musical outďŹ ts. His ďŹ rst noteworthy band was the punk group Weston, which recorded albums through the 90s and gained something of a cult following. Formed in 2013, Beach Slang is a relatively young for a band for their stature. After a quick breakthrough â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us,â&#x20AC;? a blistering 10-song album â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the band quickly started making lists as one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most notable rock groups.

Philly Weekly caught up with Alex ahead of his July 14 show at Underground Arts. Here he opens up about collaborating with Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, the Philly DIY scene and the intimate trajectory of his songwriting over the decades.

To local fans who know your work with Beach Slang, your NPR Tiny Desk performance sort of helped launched this solo project called Quiet Slang. Besides the supportive response, did you always have an interest in a more stripped-down, minimalist project as a kind of release or a yin-yang balance to the driving rock-and-roll?

Always. I got turned on to Stephin Merritt in the late 90s

On the origin of the name Beach Slang, you reportedly read a magazine interview with some musicians who said that no band with the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;beachâ&#x20AC;? in their name could possibly be taken seriously.

(Beach Boys, Beach House?

Were they half-joking?) Regardless, you took it as a challenge. So what is the angle now behind Quiet Slang, besides the obvious gestures toward a more minimalist project? What kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;challengeâ&#x20AC;? is this project to you?

I wanted to shred the last bit of armor I was keeping, to lunge into absolute vulnerability. Sometimes you need to chop things down to patch them back up. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to ďŹ gure myself out, to leak a little light. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a mess-up my whole life. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a habit Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to kick.

Long before you formed Beach Slang in 2013, you got your start in an emo outfit called Weston. What happened between the two? How do you describe your songwriting trajectory from those days up to Quiet Slang?

I played in a couple project kind of things, but, mostly, everything was just a songwriting exercise. I was really begging to be decent at it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my favorite part of this whole trip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the idea of making something out of nothing. I dig that all the way.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a slow, patient burn.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it should be. To me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rock & roll asking you how badly you want it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a believer, survivor or a dope, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still here and the songs arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t half bad.

Beach Slang has always strongly identified as a Philadelphia band, and I can assume the same goes for Quiet. What are the most striking differences about the Philly music scene since when you started out and today?

The most striking thing is how similar it is to when I was coming up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; kids throwing basement shows, xeroxing zines, starting bedroom labels. Philadelphia is just this blue-collar powerhouse, DIY-to-the-guts and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the goods. If nothing is happening, make it happen. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something so necessary in that.

What do musicians need more of in Philly? How could the city better support its artists?

(Besides free money.)

I think Philadelphia does all right. I mean, nothing owes anyone anything. My advice: write something that matters, make something that knocks them out and fucking hustle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do any of that, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing no one or no thing can do to save you.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been residing in Easton now with your wife and kids for some time. Does living in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;burbs bum you out? Do you miss being in town?

I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m bummed out, but, yeah, sometimes I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve slipped into weirdo skin or something. I miss the grit and the chaos and the dives. Mostly, my friends. But, my kids have a yard and my neighbors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t banged out by guitars. The strange balance of life. Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN

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CULTURE A look in the mirror

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Empowering Cuts founder Joshua Santiago shaves the head of a homeless man named Bruce, who has lived at the heroin encampments in Kensington for the past month.

A cut above Meet the barber giving the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless a free chance to make a sharp first impression

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riving through the streets of Kensington, Joshua Santiago pulls his dark blue Jeep Compass to the curb near the intersection of Lehigh and Frankford avenues. Tents are pitched in the shade cast by an overhead bridge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this is where heroin encampments have been set up since last fall.

Santiago has spotted his next customer, a man named Bruce wearing a plain white T-shirt, his wispy chin hair tied together and styled with a band. Short but shaggy hair covers his head. Getting out of his car, Santiago, who resides in Mayfair greets a homeless man named Bruce. Then he offers him a free haircut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfect timing,â&#x20AC;? Bruce says, easily taking him up on the offer. Santiago begins to retrieve his barber equipment from the trunk of his Jeep, which has a window marked with a decal reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Empowering Cuts.â&#x20AC;? Bruce likes to keep his head shaved, especially with summer beginning and the heat rising. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you a real barber?â&#x20AC;? he asks as Joshua seats him in a

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stool and wraps him in an apron to catch the hair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a real barber,â&#x20AC;? Santiago ensures him.

Not every real barber carries shavers, clippers, stools, aprons, tripods and ďŹ lming equipment in the back of their vehicles, though. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of what makes Santiago unique. He has been driving to all parts of the city to offer haircuts to people in need for about a year now as the founder of Empowering Cuts. His work is entirely volunteer and derived from his passion for helping people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A haircut means everything to someone who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see themselves in a mirror for a long amount of time,â&#x20AC;? said Santiago, 27, while he took a rest in between shaves in his Jeep â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which doubles as his method of transportation as well as his base of operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had] people who I cut before cry tears of joy because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uplifting,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uplifting. It gives them the courage to feel as though they can conquer the world.

Honestly, they feel as though they can do anything.â&#x20AC;?

By the end of the week, Bruce will be one of about 20 recipients of a free cut. For income, Santiago works professionally in a barbershop and picks up shifts as an Uber driver. But his schedule is blessed with ďŹ&#x201A;exibility, which allows him to perform what he feels is his true purpose.

As he cuts, Santiago listens to the story of each client. He asks them about their backstories and hopes for the future.

For example, Bruce has been homeless for several years, and has taken shelter at Lehigh and Frankford for the past month â&#x20AC;&#x201C; previously he had been at Lehigh and Emerald for about half a year.

That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean he forfeited his vanity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you just make sure to keep this?â&#x20AC;? Bruce requested, ďŹ ngering the banded whiskers on his chin. Listening to their stories is something Santiago empathizes with, and is a key motivator for why Empowering Cuts exists in the ďŹ rst place.

Though Santiago himself never got involved in drugs, he grew up in a family very impacted by its presence in the home. Both of his parents were users growing up, though his father, a functional addict, held custody of him and his brother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in and out of the streets a lot getting into trouble since a very young age,â&#x20AC;? he said noting that he left his dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care as soon as he turned 18, but would unfortunately end up following his footsteps. In 2013, he was arrested and put behind bars for drug possession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got full custody of my children, so at that time it was just me trying to ďŹ nd ways to make money, because my back was against the wall at the time. Which is, you know, at a young age you do certain things that you regret so much.â&#x20AC;?

When he came home in 2014, the top bullet on his agenda was getting enrolled in barber school. He dreamed of being a barber since he was a kid. His dad cut his and his brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair when they were young. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He used to mess us up every time,â&#x20AC;? he recalled, jokingly.

His brother, who was his role model, took over the hair cutting, building clientele who would come to the house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything my brother did was kind of what I did, so even when it came to getting in trouble I used to follow in his footsteps because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what he used to do,â&#x20AC;? Santiago said.

Finally in a position to follow his dream and having found the motivation to do so, Santiago enrolled in the American Beauty Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. His commute could total up to four hours a day, but he was dead set on graduating the 14-month program.

Part of the program consisted of traveling to homeless shelters to cut hair.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where he got his ďŹ rst taste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get more of a kick out of being able to bless somebody with a haircut than to actually receive money for it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

After graduating, he realized he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to give up that feeling. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why he created Empowering Cuts. Since the project came together, he has traveled to cities like Baltimore,

New York, Wilmington and Newark, N.J. spread his passion.

But, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a long way to go.

Self driven His Jeep may be a good base of operations now, but Santiago has ambitions that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be held in a vehicle of its size. Santiago hopes to create a mobile barber shop in an RV that will be fully equipped with shampoo bowls, a wheelchair-accessible lift and all the comforts of a barbershop.

He dreams of traveling to different cities and to â&#x20AC;&#x153;take on homelessness one haircut at a time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ultimate goal to Empowering Cuts is to bring more awareness to homelessness,â&#x20AC;?

Santiago said. Perfect, considering the fact that homelessness does not just exist in Philadelphia. While building toward his goal, Santiago noted that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked with nonproďŹ ts like Prevention Point and Chosen 300.

He frequently spends weekends volunteering his services as various events throughout the city, giving what can be up to 70 or 80 haircuts in a single weekend.

If these events yield even a fraction of the appreciation he received under the bridge with Bruce, Santiago would be waterlogged with praise. As cars drove by and admired his work, many rolled down their windows or signaled to express appreciation.

Lauren, who lives at the shelters, approached and made sure he knew he was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautiful, beautiful person.â&#x20AC;?

For Santiago, the praise makes it worth it. His brother, Santiagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood role model, has found himself in a situation akin to Bruce and Lauren. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, I can guide him back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the big brother.â&#x20AC;?

Seeing Bruce rub his now freshly shaved head and stroke his chin to ensure his whiskers were still there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear by the expression on his face the difference Santiago made is more than just skin deep. Q Follow Santiagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey via his Instagram and Facebook page @EmpoweringCuts or show your support, by donating to his GoFundMe page.

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Mayfair Glamour on the Avenue Fashion Show

Strut your stuff at the ďŹ rst-ever Mayfair Glamour on the Avenue Fashion Show.

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Arcade Fire

Thought you missed Arcade Fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Everything Now Tour? Well â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wake Up,â&#x20AC;? because â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good God Damnâ&#x20AC;? the band announced new dates with a continued tour. Groove out to the rock groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retro stylings. | 6:30pm. $60.50. Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. festivalpierphilly.com

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Back for a sixth year, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;More PARK, More PLAY.â&#x20AC;? Heeding the feedback from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season, Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation have included more family-friendly programming including: family dance parties every Sunday, face painting, games and activities.

For those empty nesters, teenyboppers and young adults, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fret. The Oval+ runs from morning until night and is complete with an array of programming.

This year, the Oval+ will have large-scale murals, public furniture, food trucks on rotation, a beer garden, wellness classes, outdoor movies and games. There is even going to be an 800-square-foot sandbox â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be real, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting for any age.

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David Koechner

David Koechner got his ďŹ rst break as a cast member on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Night Liveâ&#x20AC;? and since has become an instantly recognizable face appearing in more than 120 ďŹ lms and television shows. He is best known for his roles on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The OfďŹ ce,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anchormanâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.â&#x20AC;? Koechner will be performing at the Helium Club through Saturday. | 8pm. $22. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia.heliumcom-

Foxtrot and the Get Down

Throw down this Thursday with Foxtrot and the Get Down. Unwind after a long day of work and jam out to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roots Too Deep.â&#x20AC;? | 8pm. $14. The Foundry, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly. com/EventDetail

FRIDAY, JULY 20 THEATER

Shakespeare in the Cemetery: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dreamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Fairies, lovers and fools are loose at Laurel Hill Cemetery! When a group of love-mad youths and wannabe actors wander into the forest outside Athens, all (or at least most) think they have a plan. But the woods are full of weirdness and the local sprite population isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to let this opportunity pass.

See what happens when you venture outside of your cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walls in a comedy that could have just as easily been a tragedy! As part of Laurel Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Shakespeare in the Cemetery series, The Mechanical Theater will present one of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular works, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dreamâ&#x20AC;? this weekend and next. Bring your own blankets, beach chairs, picnics and/or beverages.| 7pm. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave. $17-$20. thelaurelhillcemetery.org/events/ shakespeare

MUSIC

Beck

Show your true â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colorsâ&#x20AC;? at the Beck concert. Get a jump start on a weekend of fun,

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and enjoy the acclaimed American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. | 8pm. 59.50. Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. festivalpierphilly.com

MOVIE CONCERT

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A New Hope with The Philadelphia Orchestra

May the force be with you as you watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: A New Hopeâ&#x20AC;? and listen to the Philadelphia Orchestra. The orchestra will play John Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; iconic musical score underneath three giant screens. Since the release of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A New Hopeâ&#x20AC;? more than 40 years ago, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture, inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, groundbreaking special effects and iconic musical scores. | 7:30pm. Prices vary. The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. manncenter.org/events

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MOVIE

Ne-Yo featuring Lyfe Jennings

Pictures in the Park

Watch your favorite ďŹ lms on the big screen in Dilworth Park. No Friday night will be boring with ďŹ lm screenings adjacent to City Hall.

Come early to play movie trivia and to listen to the ďŹ lmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soundtrack. This season will start with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: The Last Jedi,â&#x20AC;? and includes the lineup of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Wrinkle in Time,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Panther,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ready Player One,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest Showmanâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wonder Woman.â&#x20AC;? | July 20-Aug. 24. 8:30pm. Free. Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. centercityphila.org/parks

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ne-Yo, does anything more need to be said? Trying to show that he is just a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Man,â&#x20AC;? come get lost in the sounds of his latest album.

Also performing is American R&B and soul singer Lyfe Jennings. | 7pm. Prices vary. Dell Music Center, 2400 Strawberry Mansion Drive. thedellmusiccenter.com

SATURDAY, JULY 21 DRAG

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Drag Show

Join Professor Mcgonigal, Professor Trellawney, Bellatrix LeStrange, Hermione, Luna Lovegood, Dolores Umbridge, Draco and of course Moaning Myrtle for an epic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;? themed drag show at The Victoria Freehouse! Featuring some of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talented drag performers. Harry Potter themed drinks and house potions will be plentiful. | 10pm-1am. $25-$35. The Victoria Freehouse, 10 S. Front St. brownpapertickets.com/event/3459246

CAUSES

Puppy Yoga

Put your paws down on the mat and do downward dog with real dogs! What better way to help relieve stress and practice selfcare than pairing unparalleled yoga instruction with the healing power of puppies? In partnership between Morris Animal Refuge and Amrita Yoga & Wellness, there will be two yoga sessions with the adoptable pups. |1:30pm. $25. Amitra Yoga and Wellness, 1204 Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com/e/puppy-yoga-with-amrita

MUSIC

Come early to enjoy activities, food trucks, giveaways and more. The Free Neighborhood Chamber Concert Series supports the Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HEAR initiative and its continued work to reach deeper into the communities of Philadelphia. Support for these concerts is generously provided by the William Penn Foundation. | 5-7pm. Free, but RSVP encouraged. Penn Treaty Park, 1199 N. Delaware Ave. philorch.org/freeconcerts

COMEDY

Get Work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; July Edition!

Comedians go on interviews with real-life hiring professionals in an effort to get the job.

The catch? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be given a less-than-desirable resume beforehand, which the interviewer wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see until they start. Can a comic with terrible credentials overcome the obstacles and prove they are the perfect candidate? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to them to Get Work! | 8:30-10pm. $10.

Good Good Comedy Theater, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com/getwork/

Jeremy Piven

Join Jeremy Pivenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entourageâ&#x20AC;? for a night of comedy for a good cause . Best known for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entourageâ&#x20AC;? role as Ari Gold, Piven has won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. Going on through July 22, this will be a beneďŹ t show honoring survivor Ryan Straschnitzki. Proceeds will aid Straschnitzkiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing rehabilitation and recovery from the injuries he sustained that left him paralyzed from the chest down. | 8pm. $37-$57. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com/EventDetail

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Free Neighborhood Chamber Concert â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Penn Treaty Park

For a night of music, come listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra at the ďŹ nal Neighborhood Chamber Concert of the season.

CAUSES

Fringe FundRager!

Party with the Humâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bards Theater Troupe and help raise money for its Fringe Show â&#x20AC;&#x153;God, Forgive These Bastards.â&#x20AC;? Bring

your guitar and your glitter cause these clowns know how to get down. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. | 8pm. Donations. 1647 S. 5th St. humnbards.com

SUNDAY, JULY 22 FITNESS

Pints and Poses

Beer and yoga lover? Then you have to come to this power vinyasa class, followed by a complimentary beer of your choice. | 10:3011:30am. $20. Evil Genius Beer Company, N. Front St. evil-genius-beer-company.ticketleap.com/eg-yoga/

MUSIC

Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party

Do Sunday right, and come out to listen to Blue October, Jukebox the Ghost, Knox Hamilton, Brother Sundance and Morgan Saint. Guess whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all free! While tickets are required and the tickets downloads have already happened, there are still plenty of ticket raids happening around the city. | 2pm. Free, ticket required. Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. radio1045. iheart.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;With Mirth & Laughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Improv in the Style of Shakespeare

â&#x20AC;&#x153;With Mirth & Laughterâ&#x20AC;? is an improvised play performed in Shakespearean style.

With each performance, this merry band of actors brings to life a comedy or tragedy that Shakespeare should have written. Better than Bacon, mightier than Marlowe, this show attains the wit of the Bard through sheer force of Will. Directed by Steve Kleinedler. | 8:30pm. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. phillyimprovtheater.ticketleap.com

YOGA

trivia, prizes and rafďŹ&#x201A;es. Enjoy drink specials and food. | 6:30 doors open. $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. thetroc.com

CONFERENCE

Podcast Movement

Join more than 2,000 podcasters at the ďŹ fth annual Podcast Movement conference.

Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a new or veteran podcaster, or a podcast industry professional, Podcast Movement is for you. | July 23-26. Times vary. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St. eventbrite.com/e/podcast

GAMES

Wissahickon Warriors Yoga

Get into warrior position and tap into your inner chi. Bring a mat for this all-level yoga class. Come for a great stretch and post-class pint. The yoga class happens every Sunday. | Noon-1pm. $12. Wissahickon Brewing Company, 705 W. School House Lane. wissahickonbrew.com

MONDAY, JULY 23 ART

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Greaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Quizzo

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grease is the word.â&#x20AC;? Answer questions about Sandy, Danny, the Pink Ladies, the TBirds and all of that â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoo-bop sha wadda wadda yippity boom de boom.â&#x20AC;? | 8pm. Free.

Pub36, 7681 Frankford Ave. facebook.com/ events/260785561151093/

TUESDAY, JULY 24 MUSIC

Paint Nite at Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pier

Go out and paint the town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or at least your canvas! Get crafty and paint â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Boho Elephant.â&#x20AC;? Your ticket includes all the materials you need and instruction with Master Artist Lisa Berger. | 7-9pm. $45. Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pier, 221 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. paintnite.com/events/rainbow

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Punch Brothers is a bluegrass, acoustic quintet. The band is comprised of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. The stage will also welcome special guest Madison Cunningham. | 8pm. $35, general admission. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. etix.com/ticket/p/6785270/punchbrothers

MOVIE

A Championship Season with The Philadelphia Orchestra

Woofstock: Summer Concert Series

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jawsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Hosted by the members of Seger Dog Park, Woofstock is a summer-long concert series that dog owners and community members alike are invited to attend. Enjoy the live music while your pups run and play in the offleash dog run or bring a blanket and sit by the performers on the grassy hillside of the park. A local food truck will also be available each Tuesday to purchase food and drinks. | 5:30-7:30pm. Seger Park, 1020 Lombard St. segerpark.net

The Mann Center, NFL Films and the Philadelphia Eagles take center stage this summer to celebrate the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; championship season with the world premiere of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philly Specialâ&#x20AC;? concert event. Hosted by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voice of the Eagles,â&#x20AC;? Merrill Reese, relive NFL Filmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stunning video highlights of the Philadelphia Eagles championship season on three giant screens alongside the great Philadelphia Orchestra, performing live the inspiring, uplifting and wonderfully symphonic music of NFL Films. Show your team spirit by wearing your Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gear and come celebrate with the Eagles cheerleaders and Swoop! Be sure to pack a picnic and bring the whole family as we continue to celebrate this unforgettable football season! | $8pm. $25 - $33.50. The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. manncenter.org/events/championship-season

Classic Essentials: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Casablancaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking at you, kid.â&#x20AC;? Ritz Five is proud to announce the inaugural season of their Classic Movie Essentials Series! Kicking off with the 1942 classic, the series will last through Sept. 11 and all of the ďŹ lms in this series will be shown on Tuesdays, accompanied by a special introduction featuring guest speakers. | 7-10pm. $7.25-$10.25. Ritz Five, 214 Walnut St. landmarktheatres.com/ Booking/ritz-five/6659934

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Old Crow Medicine Show

Old Crow Medicine Show started busking on street corners in 1998 in New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more than 15 years since these humble beginnings. The band has gone on to being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry and has won two Grammy Awards. | 8pm. $39.50. Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St. electricfactory.info/Event

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Quizzo â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Quizzo!

Did you always wish your friends were more like Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Ross? For one night, Hop Angel Brauhaus can be Central Perk, and you can bring the whole gang down for some trivia fun. Get silly like Joey, and show off your knowledge like Ross. RSVP now to reserve your table. | 8-11pm. Free admission. Hop Angel Brauhaus, 7980 Oxford Ave. hopangel.com

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The Gang does Quizzo! Always wanted to be part of the Paddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub crew? Answer questions about Sweet Dee, Dennis, Charlie, Frank, Mac and the rest of the raunchy showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters and antics. Get excited for the Game of Games â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, hopefully without emotional battery. | 8-10pm. Free. The Grey Lodge Pub, 6235 Frankford Ave. facebook.com/events/1326015547531442/ Drinks and food are available for purchase at La Peg. | 8:3011pm. Free screening. FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com

ENVIRONMENT

Beliefs and Behavior: Climate Change Gets Personal

Public perception of climate change remains deeply divided, despite a near-unanimous consensus among scientists that human-caused climate change is a reality. Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, a widely recognized expert on public opinion and public engagement over climate change at Yale University, joins The Franklin Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Environmental Scientist Dr. Rachel Valletta for a deep dive into the political, psychological and cultural factors that inďŹ&#x201A;uence personal perceptions of climate change. | 6-7:30pm. Free, registration required. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. tickets.fi.edu/ webstore

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fifth Elementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Why sit in the theater when you can watch a movie outside? Enjoy Luc Bessonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sci-ďŹ classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fifth Element.â&#x20AC;? Enter the world of the future and join New York cabbie Korben Dallas as he tries to protect the ďŹ fth element and save the world from impending evil.

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Parks on Tap: Pastorius Park

Come for a drink at Parks on Tapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest stop for the week at Pastorius Park. Enjoy the ďŹ rst night at 16-acre gem nestled in the heart of Chestnut Hill with a happy hour. Half of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proceeds will support the Friends of Pastorius Park. There will also be a free concert at the park as well! | 5-10pm. facebook.com/events/440423853073516/

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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What the Eyes Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Seeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the signature environmental disaster of our time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and an inspiring tale of scientiďŹ c resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Internationally recognized for her 2015 study that exposed elevated lead blood levels in Flint children, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a physician, scientist, and activist at the forefront of one Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most notorious public-health crises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the Eyes Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Seeâ&#x20AC;? tells the inspiring story of how a diverse group of researchers, parents, and community leaders fought bureaucratic indifference and proved that Flintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children were exposed to dangerous levels of lead. | 7:30-9pm. Free. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/ event/76600

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While on vacation, I went for a full body massage. The ďŹ rst half of the massageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;me on my stomachâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was great. When the masseuse asked me to ďŹ&#x201A;ip on my back, things took a turn. She uncovered one of my legs and began massaging my thigh. As she worked on my inner thigh, her ďŹ nger grazed my scrotum. Then it happened again. And again. She was working on my thigh, but it felt like I was getting my balls caressed. I began to worry I was getting a visible erection. Then I started to panic when I felt like I might actually come. (I have always had issues with premature ejaculation.)

I tried hard to clamp down and think about baseball and senior citizens, but I wound up having an orgasm. She eventually moved to my arms, shoulders, etc., but meanwhile Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lying there with jizz cooling on myself. Am I guilty of #metoo bad behavior? Should I have said something or asked her to stop? Is it possible she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any clue? (My penis was never uncovered and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create an obvious wet spot on the sheet.) I tipped her extra, just in case she was mortiďŹ ed, though I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the sense she was because nothing changed after I came in terms of her massaging me. (She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurry away from my legs or rush to ďŹ nish my massage.) I still feel really weird about the whole thing. I get massages frequently, this has never happened before, and I certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go into it looking for this result. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lost Opportunity At De-escalation If it all went down as you described, LOAD, you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guilty of â&#x20AC;&#x153;#metoo bad behavior.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for people to become unintentionally aroused during a nonerotic massage; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more noticeable when it happens to men, of course, but it happens to women, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Erections do happen,â&#x20AC;? a masseuse told me when I ran your letter past her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So long as guys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suddenly ask for a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;happy ending,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; expose themselves, orâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;God help meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;attempt to take my hand and place it on their erection, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done anything wrong.â&#x20AC;?

Since this hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened to you before, LOAD, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you should waste too much time worrying about it happening again.

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NEW LISTINGS 1007 Black Rock Road, Gladwyne 6 BED/5.1 BATH | 4,593 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,100,000 400 Hidden River Road, Penn Valley 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 3,062 SQ FT | CONTEMPORARY | $695,000 150 Stoneway Lane, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/1.1 BATH | 1,320 SQ FT | ROW | $274,999

JUST REDUCED 241 Indian Creek Rd, Wynnewood 5 BED/ 5.2 BATH | 6,896 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,148,000 207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | END UNIT | $749,500 407 Conshohocken State Road, Gladwyne 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,619 SQ FT | CAPE| $749,000 287 N Bowman Ave, Merion Station 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,085 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $724,999 836 Lindy Lane, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4 BATH | 3,500 SQ FT | ROW | $630,000 410 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/2.2 BATH | 2,957 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $589,000 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 1461 Lanes End, Villanova 5 BED/ 4.3 BATH | 7,322 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $2,250,000 737 W Allens Lanem Philadelphia 7 BED/4.3 BATH | 2.73 ACRES | COLONIAL | $2,000,000 1124 Youngsford Road, Gladwyne 5 BED/4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,695,000 437 Hidden River Rd, Penn Valley 6 BED/ 5.2 BATH | 6,324 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,249,000 726 Conshohocken State Rd, Penn Valley 4 BED/ 3.1 BATH | 4,894 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $1,069,000 500 N Spring Mill Rd, Villanova 4 BED/ 3.1 BATH | 3,900 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $949,000

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501 Kingsley Court, Philadelphia 4 BED/ 2.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $441,300 508 Kingsley Court, Philadelphia 4 BED/ 2.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | TRADITIONAL | $439,300 4523 Baker Street, Philadelphia 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,240 SQ FT | COLONIAL | $325,000 2248 N Carlisle St, Philadelphia 5 BED/ 2 BATH | 1,606 SQ FT | $239,000 3900 Ford Rd Unit #6G, Philadelphia

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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

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