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FROM THE EDITOR

Doing things differently

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ummer sadly is unofďŹ cially over and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to turn the page to falling leaves, sweaters and all things pumpkin spiced.

In the past this notion has led to our editorial department gearing up for the annual PW Fall Guide, which gives you insight on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in store across Philly in just about every genre this season. However, in the past few Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read, they felt like regurgitated press releases, us trying to squeeze in everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requests as opposed to highlighting things that showcased the personality of the person writing it.

So in this installation, we decided to change things up. We stepped away from the overďŹ&#x201A;owing inbox of requests and instead focused on the stuff we like and the stuff we thought you should check out. So in this issue, our writers and yours truly took a look at upcoming things for fall that make Philly interesting from a perspective of having done it, seen it, heard it or ate it before.

For instance, we look at the inďŹ&#x201A;ux of indie music coming to the city over the next few months for our music guide (page 16), because Max Marin who penned the piece loves anything that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mainstream. Author Sarah Rose Etter (page 26) ďŹ lled us in on the books you should check out this fall, and a few of the ones you might want consider leaving on the shelf. A.D. Amorosi, arguably one of the few Philadelphians who know the Philly art and theater scene better than, well, anyone introduces us to the new boss of the Annenberg Center (page 22); who hopes in his time as director of the 46 year old in3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

stitution heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to make going to see ďŹ ne theater a bit less...stiff.

For our fall food section (page 24) I spoke with Scott Nash, the CEO of Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Organic Market who just opened a new 12,000 square foot market in the heart of Center City on why eating organic canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be for everyone. As obesity, heart disease and others ailments are directly correlated with the poor, processed options on the shelf and with a large percent of our city struggling to make ends meet, is eating healthy a viable option?

His answer? Surprisingly honest. A bit harsh, but respectfully honest.

Fall is the season of festivals scattered all throughout Philly. Did you know one festival, the annual Oktoberfest celebration at XďŹ nity Live! is one of the largest and most popular Oktoberfest celebrations in the country according to USA Today?

I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m suddenly intrigued to see what all the fuss is about thanks to a pretty good look from Andrea Cantor (page 10). Cantor also highlights Chinatownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good Good Comedy Theater (page 20) and their show that forces you to have a laugh at your momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense.

Good Good is also featured in our picks of shows coming this fall for their interactive comedy show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weeding Out the Stoned,â&#x20AC;? in which 16 comics take the stage, 15 of them high off their ass and you have to pick the sober one. Hysterics.

So while weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll assuredly have a few hot days left before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ cially hat and scarf weather, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wrap on summer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17. Hope you had a good one, but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to prep for fall and all the things that come with it.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping you consider this issue your personal playbook. We certainly do. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR 6(37(0%(5

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re headed to the Eagles home opener, save some extra time to get around a scheduled demonstration for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Coming out for Colin Kaepernick Philadelphia a stop in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Standing for Kaepernickâ&#x20AC;?

National demonstration before Eagles-Giants on Sept. 24

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ver the past year, Colin Kaepernick has gone from a wellknown American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, to a free agent best known for his taking a stand by way of kneeling during the National Anthem.

As some believe the 29-year-oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s controversial stance led to going unsigned through the offseason and 2017 training camps, Tim Clark, an Upper Dublin native now living in New York City, has organized a series of demonstrations 6(37(0%(5

dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Standing 4 Kaepernickâ&#x20AC;? set to take place before the ďŹ rst home game of every NFL stadium.

Locally, S4K will hold a demonstration at Lincoln Financial Field at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 prior to the EaglesGiants home opener. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not about Colin Kaepernick, this is about what the NFL did and is doing to Colin Kaepernick,â&#x20AC;? said Clark, a 37-year-old middle school teacher in Coney Island, Brooklyn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His statistics and recent Super Bowl experience make it very clear that he is deserving of an NFL roster spot.â&#x20AC;?

Clark further explained that, as an the more than a dozen others, will bring avid football fan, he came up with the attention to the athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistreatment, idea to organize the S4K movement and and to the issues that he has raised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By Standing 4 Kaepernick, we are protests after conversing with a friend about the athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free agent status with- standing for playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to raise in the NFL. From there, he took to Face- awareness by taking small steps, such as book to share a long message to friends not standing for the National Anthem, asking whether they thought it best that without losing their jobs,â&#x20AC;? Clark wrote he denounce the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of the on the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page.

He added he hopes that as a result of Kaepernick protesting by personally boycotting and not watching or attend- these protests, the NFL will realize the opinions of all fans, not just those who ing league games. view his proâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Through tests as antithat, different troops, should ideas, suggesbe factored tions and perinto whether spectives came to hire Kaeup, but the main pernick back. comment was Additionally, that, what good Clark noted does it do if I just the athlete has donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t watch? made clear that Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going he supports the to change anytroops, espething,â&#x20AC;?

Clark cially through said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted modifying his to do something protest from that the NFL sitting during would actually the National feel, so I wanted Anthem to then to try to get othkneeling. ers to boycott, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sayshow up and ing heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best voice their conquarterback cerns.â&#x20AC;? in the NFL,â&#x20AC;?

From there, Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Clark founded just saying that the website punishing him Standing4Kaefor speaking pernick.org and out because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Facebook â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TIM CLARK, ORGANIZER OF THE best for busipage for movement.

Stating â&#x20AC;&#x153;STANDING 4 KAEPERNICKâ&#x20AC;? MOVEMENT ness, or sweeping the issues that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colin Kaeunder the rug pernick knelt for us, and now we must stand for him,â&#x20AC;? for fear of upsetting the fan base, are not Clark further created individual events acceptable.â&#x20AC;?

So, with the hashtag, #S4KPhilafrom his Facebook page for each home delphia, Clark hopes that community opening NFL game across the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When [Kaepernick] was comfortable members will come out to take a stand he was making lots of money, and when against the NFL for silencing and punhe took a risk he sacriďŹ ced so much to ishing players who speak out against raise awareness for other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strug- oppression. While not condoning any gles,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NFL is clearly violence or damage, he also hopes the silencing one of its athletes for raising initiative helps to protect playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; abilawareness of police brutality and other ity to raise awareness for causes they are passionate about. racial injustices in America.â&#x20AC;?

And perhaps ultimately deters the Designed to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;peaceful protest of police brutality and other racial injustic- league from solely doing whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for es [which] has led to [Kaepernick] being business. Q blackballed by the NFL,â&#x20AC;? Clark hopes TWITTER: @PHILLYWEEKLY the protest in South Philly, as well as 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not about Colin Kaepernick, this is about what the NFL did and is doing to Colin Kaepernickâ&#x20AC;Ś what good does it do if I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t watch [the NFL]?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to change anything. I wanted to do something that the NFL would actually feel, so I wanted to try to get others to boycott, show up and voice their concerns.â&#x20AC;?

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Former Strawberry Mansion High lacrosse player sues school district over â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;negro leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;discrimination

BY HAYDEN MITMAN

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s a senior at Strawberry Mansion High School and a star on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girls lacrosse team, Nadirah McRae thought she had it made.

Over her high school career, her enthusiasm for the sport had helped her improve her grades and, just before graduation, she was accepted to the University of Hartford with an alumni grant of nearly $60,000 and a full scholarship for lacrosse.

But, it was not to be.

Instead, the 18-year-old McRae saw her hopes to attend the school dashed and her scholarship disappeared after, she alleges, the school district withheld important paperwork that the college had requested.

And now, McRae has brought a class action lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District and the School Reform Commission, seeking more than $250,000 in damages from the lost scholarship. In court documents, the suit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ďŹ led by attorneys Glenn Ellis and Aaron Freiwald of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Freiwald Law â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is being brought on behalf of McRae and â&#x20AC;&#x153;hundreds of past, present and future African-American female athletesâ&#x20AC;? for the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;failure to provide equitable athletic participation opportunities and beneďŹ tsâ&#x20AC;? for African-American female students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Losing my scholarship broke my heart,â&#x20AC;? said McRae, during a press conference announcing the lawsuit on Tuesday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really wanted to go to that school. I wanted it badly.â&#x20AC;?

Since this summer, McRae has been accepted to Cheyney University and she will start classes there this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a racial discrimination case,â&#x20AC;? he said, claiming â&#x20AC;&#x153;students are not only not supported [by the district] they are met with roadblocks by the School District of Philadelphia.â&#x20AC;?

The suit claims that the school district violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination of sex, race, color, nationality in any program or activity that receives federal funds, as the Philadelphia School District does.

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And, according to the lawsuit, McRea and the rest of the players on her team were never supported by the district as, instead of being permitted to compete with schools throughout the district, Strawberry Mansionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team was put in, what the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach, Jazmine A. Smith, called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;negro leagueâ&#x20AC;? consisting of just four teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Strawberry Mansion, Delaware Valley Regional High School, West Mastery Shoemaker and Frankford High School.

Smith established ďŹ eld hockey and lacrosse teams at Strawberry Mansion High School and was hired, by the district, to coach these teams in October of 2015.

Because of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;negro league,â&#x20AC;? Smith said the girls were unable to compete against other schools throughout the district, played the same opponents â&#x20AC;&#x153;over and overâ&#x20AC;? and were unable to have the opportunities to be seen by scouts and college recruiters as girls in other schools were.

According to court documents, after complaining about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;negro leagueâ&#x20AC;? set up that she saw in the district, Smith was ďŹ red from the school district and the ďŹ eld hockey and lacrosse teams â&#x20AC;&#x153;were dismantled.â&#x20AC;?

In response, Lee Whack, spokesperson for the School District of Philadelphia provided the following: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of our core values as a school district is increasing opportunity in the classroom and on the playing ďŹ eld for all of our students regardless of race or gender. We work everyday to ensure equity across the School District and that every child is given the opportunity to succeed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we had more than 250 female student-athletes participating on 20 of our school teams in ďŹ eld hockey and girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lacrosse, and we continue to promote all sports within the Philadelphia Public League.â&#x20AC;?

However according to court documents, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;negro leagueâ&#x20AC;? was instead set up as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;developmental league,â&#x20AC;? which meant the students in this league werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t considered varsity players, but were instead considered as a club league and they â&#x20AC;&#x153;were not given equal or fair opportunities to play for the Public League Championship.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @HAYDENMITMAN

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We contain multitudes, so letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indulge the Jeff Bezos lovefest for a moment and weigh where, if bestowed Amazon its holy presence upon us, their new HQ could end up. Real estate news website Curbed Philly gleaned nine locations from a reader poll, which ranged from the former industrial infrastructure of Callowhill to the undeveloped Navy Yard in South Philly. How do Philly Weekly readers feel? Send us your love-hate feelings about the Amazon HQ to mail@phillyweekly. com. Q

PENN MAKES THE TOP 10 The University of Pennsylvania broke into the Times Higher Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top 10 list of universities in the world. West Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy League school jumped seven spots, joining the ranks of Stanford and MIT on the Timesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; list, which is considered the most inďŹ&#x201A;uential in the world. Q

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how many bicycle parking racks there are in Center City, according to a Billy Penn survey. Wait...is that a lot? In short, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to tell, but the bulk of downtown bike commuters lament that there are never enough spots to lock up. Q

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Please love me, Amazon Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something deeply unsettling about the ongoing effort to seduce e-commerce juggernaut Amazon to open its second headquarters in Philly. Mayor Jim Kenney has joined the rat race with scads of other big-city mayors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and we get it. Jobs. Economy. Growth. Hoo-rah. But the corporate whipsawing has reached Hunger Games levels of depravity. Exhibit A... Q

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Amazon wars have led even respected institutions, like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editorial board, to pen unhinged op-eds that could be mistaken for late night Trump tweets. Enough, please.

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Fall Festival Rundown Quick glance at all the events to soak up as the leaves change

While it may not be the first place that comes to mind, the annual Oktoberfest celebration at Xfinity Live in South Philly is lauded as one of the best in the country.

Lederhosen by example When you think German beer think...South Philly? Yes, says USA Today

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tart searching for some lederhosen and loosen those pants for an imminent beer belly, because the Oktoberfest season is once again rearing its head.

The all-out beer festival is a time-honored tradition with German origins. For you history buffs, Oktoberfest began in 1810 as a celebratory event after King Ludwig I, then crowned Prince Ludwig, married Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in Bavaria.

Got it? OK, moving on...

So how should a Germanophile celebrate in Philly 2017?

Believe it or not, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heading to South Philadelphia, the home of Philadelphia sports, cheesesteaks and the Mummers.

Oktoberfest Live! at XďŹ nity Live! has been raved as one of the best spots to celebrate the German festival by USA Today.

In fact, the publication ranked the festival as one of the top 20 Oktoberfests in the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have close to 8,000 people come out; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over 250 different kinds of beers, and over 80 breweries,â&#x20AC;? said Anthony Dagrosa, vice president of marketing for XďŹ nity Live! â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use all of our venues inside and our parking lot outside. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge festival, all kinds of games, activities, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually a very cool event.â&#x20AC;?

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will be held on Sat., Sept. 30 from 3-7pm.

However, VIP ticket holders gain entry an hour early and have access to exclusive areas. General admission tickets are $45 and VIP tickets are $60, which Dagrosa claimed is â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheaper than other beer festivals in the area.â&#x20AC;? With the price 6(37(0%(5

of admission, guests receive a ďŹ ve-ounce sampling mug to try the different brews.

Although Dagrosa maintains the â&#x20AC;&#x153;if it ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t broke, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ x itâ&#x20AC;? mentality, there will be some changes to the venueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth annual Oktoberfest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have some more beers. We have some more expanded VIP areas. We are working on decorations, bands, and newer activities,â&#x20AC;? explained Dagrosa who has been with XďŹ nity Live! Philadelphia since March 2015.

Another added feature to the event is a wine tasting. While the exact particulars of the incorporation of wine are still being worked out, wine as well as a specialty cocktails and ciders will offer non-beer drinkers something to be excited about. Dagrosa, who hopes the wine tasting will be served as a ďŹ&#x201A;ight, also noted there will be a number of gluten-free beers for those who have dietary restrictions.

According to Dagrosa, many people will travel by the subway and by LYFT, the driving service that has a partnership with XďŹ nity Live! Philadelphia. LYFT newbies are able to enter the promo code EVENTS for $50 credits toward ďŹ rst rides. The event also has designated driver tickets for $20, where visitors will have access to soft drinks, but no alcohol.

XďŹ nity Live! Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto could be that bigger is better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just our sheer size makes us different, that we can hold 8,000 people is something that is unique with us, and we can do that comfortably,â&#x20AC;? said Dagrosa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are right here, in the middle of the sports complex. There is a Phillies game that day â&#x20AC;Ś so if you are going to the game, you can come after or before.â&#x20AC;?

Fall StrEAT Food Festival And the mystery ingredient is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; apples.

All of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participating vendors will highlight the fall fruit staple in their dishes.

Come hungry, because there will be more than 50 food trucks. Yes, more than 50 food trucks! Shop for homemade oils, spices and jams from gourmet vendors and fresh produce from the farm stand. | Sept. 14, 5-10pm. Free admission. Main St in Manayunk. manayunk.com

South Street Oktoberfest Calling all beer lovers and Germanophiles. For the ninth year, come to the tent outside Brauhaus Schmitz for an Oktoberfest that pulls no stops. The event will have 10 German beers available on draught, German food, live Oom-pah music, German dancers and more. Be ready to ďŹ ll up on bratwurst and beer! | Saturday, Sept. 16.

Noon-8pm. Prices vary. 700 block of South St. brauhausschmitz.com/events1/ SEE PAGE 12

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WXPN Welcomes Philly Music & Arts Fest Why seek out-of-towners when Philly has a thriving music scene? Philly performers will take two stages for two nights. But why stop there? Philly has a whole culture scene that could use some loving. Come for a night of all things Philly from drinks to bites. The visual aesthetic will be complete with local artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; works. Proceeds will be donated to local music education charities.

Be proud of where you come from. | Friday, Sept. 22: 7pm. Saturday, Sept. 23: 2:30pm. Prices vary. World Cafe Live Philadelphia, 3025 Walnut St. ticketďŹ&#x201A;y.com/ purchase/event/1489737?utm_source=fbTfly&utm_ medium=ampOfďŹ cialEvent

Philadelphia Chinatown's 22nd Annual Mid-Autumn Festival

Design Philadelphia Midtown Village Fall Festival Center Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day of play. Join thousands of visitors for a day of Philadelphia fun and culture. With multiple stages, the festival will be chock full of live entertainment. Try food and beverage samplings. Shop at merchant and vendor displays. Bring the whole family. There will be plenty of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities to keep the kids busy. | Saturday., Oct. 7. Free. Broad to 11th Streett. and Market to Spruce Street. midtownvillagephilly.org

Head down to Chinatown! Come for cultural amusements. The day is packed with performances, music and dance. Get ready for Kung Fu demonstrations, Mooncake eating contest, dragon dance, lion dance, and lantern parade. Play pay-as-you-go carnival games, and get crafty with free art activities. | Saturday, Sept. 23. 12:457pm. Free admission. China Friendship Gate, 10th and Arch Sts. aaunited.org/culture/maf/

Do you have an eye for design? Get your fashionista ďŹ ll with more than 120 events led by more than 400 designers. The two week festival of workshops, lectures and other types of events will cover a range of design areas, including fashion/jewelry, architecture, digital media, urban planning and more. | Oct. 5-14. Price and location vary throughout the city. designphiladelphia.org/festival-events

Old City Fest It may be Old City, but it certainly is fresh with quality entertainment! Check out works from artists from an array of mediums. Dine at one of the many restaurants. Bring the family, or bring your drinking buddies. The festival has something for all.

Sunday, Oct. 8. 11am-6pm. Free admission. North 3rd Street and Arch Street. oldcitydistrict.org/oldcityfest

Chestnut Hill Harry Potter Festival

Puerto Rican Festival Parade Experience Puerto Rican pride while staying put in Philadelphia. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is "The Rhythm of Our Culture/El Ritmo de Nuestra Cultura.â&#x20AC;? Cheer on the marchers, ďŹ&#x201A;oats and performers celebrating Puerto Rican and Latino heritage. | Sunday., Sept. 24. Noon2:30pm. Free. Benjamin Franklin Parkway. elconcilio. net/events/ 6(37(0%(5

Grab your wands, and jump on your broomsticks for this magical festival. More than 10 blocks will be transformed into a land of witches and wizards. Dress as your favorite â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;? character and enter the costume contest. Quidditch fans can watch the eighth annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup Quidditch Tournament where college and local community teams will compete. Find out your Hogwarts house with the Sorting Hat, pull a Hermione Granger and show off your knowledge at Potter Quizzo, get down with the goblins at the Death Eaters dance party, and much.

Friday, Oct. 20: 6-9pm. Saturday, Oct. 21.: 10am-4pm. Pay as you go. Germantown Avenue. chestnuthillpa.com.

Outfest Celebrate Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27th celebration of â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Coming Out Dayâ&#x20AC;?. Not only is Outfest the largest LGBT event in the city, it is the SEE PAGE 14

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fall guide {FESTIVALS} from page 12 largest NCOD in the world! From music to drag shows, the day will include an array of entertainments, but most of all, pride. Get ready to rock your rainbow colors in the heart of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gayborhood.

Sunday, Oct. 8. Main Stage, 13th and Locust Streets. Free. phillygaypride.org

Bloktoberfest What could be better than music, beer and food? Take advantage of the Saturday afternoon with four blocks of Bloktoberfest. Walk around South Street, and enjoy a lineup of live music, activities, bites from food trucks and restaurants, and more. The beer will be ďŹ&#x201A;owing, and proceeds from the brews will be donated back into the community. Saturday, Oct. 14. Noon-8pm.

Free. South Streett. West. bloktoberfest.com

Valley Forge Beer & Cider Festival Are you a connoisseur of beers and ciders? Well the seventh annual Valley Forge Beer & Cider Festival is for you! Come thirsty at this pay-one-price tasting event where you can try drinks from more than 150 selections. | Saturday, Nov. 4. 12:30-9pm. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave. valleyforgebeerfest.com

Philadelphia Film Festival Attention movie buffs, this one is for you. Grab the popcorn, and come watch indie and foreign ďŹ lms. Get ready for ďŹ lmmaker appearances and some great ďŹ&#x201A;icks shown throughout the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatres. With more than 180 movies and more than 70 industry guests and panelists, be sure to clear your schedules. | Oct. 19-29. Prices and locations vary throughout the city. ďŹ lmadelphia. org/festival/ 6(37(0%(5

Philadelphia Marathon On your marks, get set, go! Tie your shoelaces for a weekend full of ďŹ tness. Get in your steps and sight see the city landscape by participating in the 8K-races, half-marathons, or Kids Fun Run. Cool down by checking out the Health & Fitness Expo. | Nov. 17-19. Prices vary. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Philadelphiamarathon.com

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fall guide {FOOD} Where does most of your products come from? How much of it is sourced locally?

We host a lot of local outlets, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost impossible to source completely locally in this zone. For starters, we have seasons here in the Northeast, so almost a third of the stuff we get in and a lot of other markets get in come from either Florida or California and even Mexico. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warmer there and it can be grown year round. I think what Philly will see once they come to our stores is that [Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] has more than three times the amount of products than a lot of other stores. We consider our prices to be fair and we have price guarantees that we hope make our options affordable. Ultimately our goal is provide good products for people to make their lives better.

Lexus has to be more expensive than buying a Toyota Corolla. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a completely different product that is better for the consumer and unfortunately that will always come at a greater cost. People want organic food to be as cheap as crap food and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not realistic. And also the demand for these types of food is higher than the supply and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to always drive the price as well.

So you believe that organic food should be higher?

It should be higher. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply a better product. Unfortunately for the single mom making minimum wage, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be harder for her to buy organic foods just like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be hard for someone to buy two different things in almost every category of consumer goods.

Okay, so explain why eating organic Is it a pie in the sky thought to think that better food for all is can become has to cost so damn much?

Actually, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the chemically a reality?

The Center City location of the new Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Organic Market is the only urban location for this five-state chain of fresh grocers.

Fresh at a fraction

farmed and processed foods that cost more in many, many ways.

Maybe not at the checkout counter, but when it comes to the obesity and other health risks simply because of the food so many are forced to eat.

Plus, you factor the environmental issue with all of the chemicals and preservatives that are sprayed on food, which also contaminates our waterways. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge hidden price for cost of chemically farmed foods and in my opinion, organics would be a cheaper route.

The problem is that all the other foods, the processed conventional food is subsidized and organic is not. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress enough that in a perfect world feeding people with the best possible product would be the goal of most in this business, but there are hidden and not so hidden factors in this business that frankly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make that a reality.

farmers that receive subsidies from lobbyists, corporate welfare and recipients of corporate welfare that just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offered to the organic farmer. That in turn, just makes these options more expensive... people will say that organic options are more expensive over other foods, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like arguing why a

our activist way of doing business.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activism on many levels.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very optimistic and are excited, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also nervous considering we are opening an entirely new concept for us which is expanding stores into a more urban location, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how it goes. Q

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s switch gears. You just opened another Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s franchise, this one right in the heart of downtown Sure, but look at it from the point of Philadelphia. Was this location by a single parent making minimum design? What was the attraction of Center City? wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ nd any of that at Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hopefully at a wage. Of course, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to proSo the Center City [Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] price all can readily afford. vide a healthier option for their fami- location is our ďŹ rst urban store. lies, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to think We consider ourselves radicals in What can consumers expect at Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that differs about the long term effects of the many ways. Not just with food, from the other higher end organic-specific market- other options. but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re radicals with our whole places, like a Whole Foods, another massive urban Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the view. So we think that Philly one is store here in the city? issue of these huge [agriculture] a great market and that it matches

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hard truth, but when it comes to affordable prices for all as it pertains to organic food, that notion is always going to be a stretch.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not our belief, but the frank notions of Scott Nash, CEO of Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Organic Market, which recently unveiled a 12,000 square foot organic superstore in Center City (34 S. 11th St.) on Sept. 8. The reality, according to Nash, is as long as chemically farmed, processed foods rule the shelves at a cheaper price point â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thanks to mega-producers that line the pockets of lobbyists to remain top billing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; organic will unfortunately be the more expensive back seat.

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We have a price guarantee against Whole Foods and our prices are overall substantially cheaper. We feel that Whole Foods with all of its products really acts as a novelty for people who are looking to get into eating more organically, but are still not taking it quite seriously. I feel like people who go there and get the bug and want to take that lifestyle more seriously, then come to us.

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fall guide {BOOKS}

FIVE FALL BOOKS TO CONSIDER with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Husband Stitchâ&#x20AC;? and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law (OR NOT, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE INTO) & Orderâ&#x20AC;?novella. Why did you find your- This fall, as leaves lose their color and whether by natural self drawn to these two areas in particu- or political means, America seemingly continues to crumble all around us, we might do as Joan Didion once urged in lar?

For â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Husband Stitch,â&#x20AC;? I drew heavily on the work of folklorist Alvin Schwartz, including his Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy and In a Dark, Dark Room. As for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially Heinous,â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a long-time fan of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Order: SVU,â&#x20AC;? and I wanted to write something that dealt with my complicated feelings about sexual violence narratives in a way that felt equal parts tribute and critique.

Carmen Maria Machado fuses fantasy and surrealism in her debut collection of short stories, Her Body & Other Bodies.

Keeping it surreal Philly author Carmen Maria Machado chats her debut collection of short stories SARAH ROSE ETTER

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hiladelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Carmen Maria Machado offers up her debut short story collection, Her Body & Other Bodies (Graywolf Press, $16). Not for the faint of heart, the collection unpacks queerness, the female body, feminism, and the fantastic with a surrealism that will leave you aching and weirded out.

One tale, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Husband Stitch,â&#x20AC;? recasts a favorite spooky story, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Green Ribbon.â&#x20AC;? Another story, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inventoryâ&#x20AC;? lists a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life in lovers during an outbreak of an illness. A novella recasts all of the plots of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Order SVU,â&#x20AC;? with interesting results. Machado caught up with PW earlier this month to talk about her book and the surrealism in her process.

I decided, at some point, that I would write for no one except myself. Writers can get really tied up in readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations, but writing is about putting work into the world that you really want to see.

I had to ignore the fact that my storiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; explicit content bothered my parents. I had to ignore the fact that certain dudes would not like my centering of women and certain straight people would not like my centering of queer experiences. I had to ignore the fact that certain sci-ďŹ /fantasy readers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like or get my storiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; literary qualities and certain literary readers disliked my form and genre experiments. I had to be open to my own obsessions and desires. Once I ďŹ gured that out, everything else followed.

Your use of surrealism and elements of fantasy are a major driver here, though those elements are blended with other genres.

Where does that inspiration come from for you?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m most interested in liminal fantasy, surrealism, and horror because they accurately reďŹ&#x201A;ect my perception that the world is capital-w Weird. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already occupying the fringes of nonrealism; I just dialed it up a little.

Your stories deal with the female body - especially with a focus on sexuality. How did you approach this with the freedom neces- There are many callbacks to famous pieces of horror and pop culture here - especially sary to create such intimate fictions?

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How long did it take to write, edit, and hone in on the pieces you wanted to include?

The oldest stories in this collection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;DifďŹ cult at Partiesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Women Have Bodiesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were written in 2011. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written far more stories than actually exist in the book, but when my editor and I were putting it together, we agreed it should be tight and lean and very focused in terms of its themes (the oppressed body) and tone (horror and surrealism). So even though I write fairly quickly, this collection is a solid ďŹ ve yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of work.

times of trouble: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Read, learn, work it up, go to the literature. Information is control.â&#x20AC;?

With that said, here are five titles worth exploring: Fiction: Turkish Delight

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost impossible not to include Turkish Delight (Tinhouse) here, recently re-released as a refreshed translation from Sam Garrett. Penned by Jan Wolkers, a sculptor, the book is a time capsule of Bohemian life in Sweden in the 60s via the marriage and divorce of a man and his muse. The book caused a complete scandal upon release in 1969 due to its sexually explicit content and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a bit shocking today. One might feel concerned about the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential â&#x20AC;&#x153;toxic masculinityâ&#x20AC;? in a time of PC-approved narratives - and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valid. But Wolkers is quite before the time of those concerns - and what begins as a raunchy meditation on sex as escape turns into a story of lost love, cancer, and death that is a punch to the gut in the final pages.

Memoir: Afterglow Billed as a memoir to a dog she had to put down, Eileen Mylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Afterglow (a dog memoir) is meant to feel like a tribute to the relationship between human and animal. I wanted to love it because I love her work. But three pages in, I was reading something in Comic Sans font and she was referring to her dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paws as â&#x20AC;&#x153;living mittens.â&#x20AC;?Maybe dog lovers will rejoice over this one, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hard pass for me.

Essays: We Were Eight Years In Power

Ta-Nehisi Coates offers up a book of essays that examine the Obama era. If his essays in The Atlantic, My President Was Black and The First White President, are any indication of the rest of the collection, prepare for a searing, pointed look at black-era politics How has living in Philadelphia poten- that also examines his life alongside the Obama administration.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of our smartest writers on race in America - and consistially impacted your work?

I grew up in Allentown, PA, have tently delivers incisive essays that are necessary during times like lived all over the country, and settled these. down in Philly in 2013. It has smallBiography: After Kathy Acker town and city pleasures, which is ideal In writing circles, Chris Kraus was iconic long before Amazon for me. The culture! The food! The art! created the cult series based on her book I Love Dick. Now, Kraus But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also relatively small and cozy, trains her sights on another cult-like figure, Kathy Acker. After which I love.

Kathy Acker (MIT Press) is Krausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; authorized biography of the writMy wife and I live in West Philly, er, examining her life and legend as a scholar, stripper, and author which is so gorgeous â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lots of dogs in her own right. As Acker had many versions of some of her own and babies and lesbians and big ram- tales, Krausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; research results in a book that manages to balance bling houses and green spaces. I feel life and mythology in a way thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compulsively readable - and very spoiled. And I love the lit scene becomes more intimate than expected. here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small and ďŹ erce. There are Poetry: While Standing In Line For Death so many great communities overlapPhiladelphia mainstay CA Conrad releases his latest this Sepping with each other: literary ďŹ ction, poetry, genre ďŹ ction, young adult ďŹ c- tember, a series of poems created through his (Soma)tic poetry tion, the Kelly Writers House at Penn. rituals, While Standing In Line for Death (Wave Books). This time, his rituals are all focused on his boyfriend, Earth, who has been Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing. Q murdered. In an attempt to alleviate his depression, Conrad Check out Machado as she reads from conducts rituals that generate poetry. Throughout the poems, her new book alongside Jennifer Egan Conradâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind is constantly at work trying to deconstruct and at the Vine St. location of the Free Li- confront the world around him. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes his work shine brary on Oct. 3. For more informa- - and enables him to deliver lines that read like a triumphant shout. tion, visit: freelibrary.org/programs TWITTER: @SARAHROSEETTER

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fall guide {COMEDY}

SOME FUNNY ISH These are some of the premier acts happening at a sampling of some of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier comedy clubs. Get out and have a laugh this fall.

Tim Meadows SNLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Manâ&#x20AC;? heads to Helium Comedy Club for three nights beginning Sept. 14. The actor/comedian spent 10 years as a mainstay on NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saturday Night Live, and has been in a ton of movies. His standup shows have always killed so expect his stop in Philly to be no different. | Sept. 14-16. $26. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com

Michael Ian Black A return to the stage after successful forays into acting and as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;comedic correspondentâ&#x20AC;? for VH1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Love the [insert genre here]â&#x20AC;? series, Black is now a crack-up on Netflixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remake of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wet Hot American Summerâ&#x20AC;? and is currently dabbling as an author of a series of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books. | Sept.

26-28. $25. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/events

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Comedians and their moms are put to the test for your comedic enjoyment at Good Good Comedy Theater with all the stuff you probably shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say to your mom.

Making fun of yo momma Put the classic jokes on ice and bring her instead to this comedic gem at Good Good Comedy Theatre

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or one hour, this show makes it cool to hang out with mom again.

The show, aptly called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ur Mom is Funny,â&#x20AC;? performs monthly at Good Good Comedy in Chinatown and the culprits behind the no holds barred, at times naked baby picture level of embarrassing comedy, are hosts Hannah Trav and Pete Steele. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are getting the shock, rambunctious comedy. But you are also getting kids and their moms just loving each other on stage,â&#x20AC;? said Trav, the 26-yearold comic who came up with the original concept. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I started doing comedy I was still living with my parents. And my mom said one day, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh I want to write jokes and do standup too,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and she told me one of the jokes she wrote, and it was pretty funny.â&#x20AC;?

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open, but Nevins and Banford rented out Plays and Players Theatre for a $5 comedy week twice a year.

After Travâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitch was accepted, she teamed up with Steele to take the amorphous concept of a game show with comedians and their moms and turned it into a functioning act with three rounds.

The ďŹ rst round is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newlywedâ&#x20AC;? setup where the moms answer questions before the show about their comedic children and then the comedians have to try and guess the answers in front of the audience. During the second round, the mom/child teams have to convince an audience member to date their respective teammate. For the third round, each contestant blindly performs three minutes of standup their teammate wrote prior to the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have three different ways of judging,â&#x20AC;? said Steele, 32, who has been performing comedy for the past ďŹ ve years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ďŹ rst round is objective, just points if they can get it right. For the second, we have the audience clap for which team they think did the best job. For the third

round, we bring in three standup comedians who perform in the city, and they assign numerical values.â&#x20AC;? But even though the game show is a competition of sorts with judging â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is all done in the spirit of good good fun.

Clever in concept, the show also points to a deeper, genetic message. Where standup is solo a act, and comedians spend years polishing their craft, the innate sense of humor typically has roots within the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes a lot of sense. The parents of comedians are probably also really funny people. It has to come from somewhere,â&#x20AC;? speculated Steele.

While the show maintains a family fun essence, it may not be suitable for the whole clan. Trav and Steele rated their show PG-13 due to sexual references and language. Q Ur Mom is Funny | Next show: Saturday, Sept. 23. 7pm. $10. goodgoodcomedy.com/urmom/ TWITTER: @ANDREACANTOR9

Nikki Glaser From the Comedy Central stage to Punch Lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Glaser is steadfastly becoming one of the most highly touted comics in the country. For Comedy Central, Glaser is working on a series called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Safe with Nikki Glaser,â&#x20AC;? featuring comics of all types talking all things taboo. But first up: a threenight stop in Fishtown at Punch Line Philly. | Oct. 19-21 (with two shows on Oct. 20-21). $25. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com

Punch Lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Pro Comedy Showcase Come watch some of the funniest people in the Greater Philadelphia Region take the stage for a once a month at one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best places to get your laugh on. Chris Cotton is the headliner for the next showcase. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good night, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d know since PW is the official sponsor of the event (shameless plug). | Oct. 4. $8. Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com

Weeding Out the Stoned This Good Good Comedy staple is as interactive as it is insanely hilarious. There are 16 comics on stage and all but one is high of their rocker. Which one is the sober one? If you can figure it out through a series of trivia questions, you and the entire audience wins a prize. Sounds pretty dope to us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and yes, the pun was intended. | Every second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. $10. Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com/weed/

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Free Improv Jam Sure you could go see a big name act at one of the other theaters, or you could check out some up-and-comers at PHIT. Every Sunday, improv comics ranging from up-andcomers to seasoned vets take the stage to crack you up.

Best part about comedy at PHIT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; besides Sunday night shows being free of charge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if you like what you see or think you can do better â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sign up for their series of classes. | Every Sunday. 8:30-9:30pm. Free. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. phitcomedy.ticketleap.com â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KERITH GABRIEL | @SPRTSWTR

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Christopher Gruits, the new head of the Annenberg Center, wants to keep all the class that fine theater has to offer, but without all the stiffness.

Of Gruits and gusto Call the newest boss of the Annenberg Center anything but conventional

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hen the Annenberg Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new programing chief, Christopher A. Gruits, got his opportunity to take over one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier outrĂŠ performing arts halls, he did it with gusto.

Sure, he knew of its illustrious past and innovative bookings with the likes of John Zorn, Ravi Shankar, Cassandra Wilson, and Philip Glass to start, that made the Annenberg and its esteemed longtime overseer Mike Rose an adventurous and commercial name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I certainly knew that it had this great reputation, especially in music and dance,â&#x20AC;? said Gruits as he preps for a busy ďŹ rst season that will include choreographing wunderkind Mark Morris as Annenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artist-in-residence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe 6(37(0%(5

I was less familiar with its history regarding innovative theater and the role played in setting the bar for cutting edge work historically in Philly. I just really look forward to carrying on this great legacy.â&#x20AC;?

Gruits kicks off overseeing the Fringe performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Period of Animate Existenceâ&#x20AC;? by Pig Iron Theatre Company (Sept. 22-24), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voice is the Original Instrumentâ&#x20AC;? by Joan La Barbara (Sept. 28) and a two-show-run with BalletX (Oct. 6-7). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a handsome debut for a man who made Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interlochen Center for the Arts into a top-notch repository of bold living art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Interlochen I believe I was able to bring an integrated approach to programming across different disciplines, organizing themes across art forms and bringing a real curatorial perspective to the campus,â&#x20AC;? Gruits said, mentioning the

likes of Aaron Copland festivals, performances with Sarah Jarosz, Nico Muhly and Willie Nelson, and transforming Interlochen Public Radio as but a few of his accomplishments.

Along with pushing for younger groovier audiences to attend his shows, Gruits wants to celebrate the Annenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original role as an adventurous, top-tier presenter in town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I recognize that because of our scale, we can welcome exceptional artists (nationally and internationally based) while also cherry picking the best local talent in our dynamic arts environment. Pig Ironâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an obvious choice as they are one of the more artistically excellent companies around. Creating a space for them in our season is a major plus; same with BalletX making their Annenberg Center debut.â&#x20AC;?

West Philly-born Christine Cox, the

co-founding artistic and executive director of BalletX grew up not far from Annenberg and danced at the Center when she was with the Pennsylvania Ballet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a privilege and an honor to have BalletX performing in that same theater,â&#x20AC;? said Cox. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Collaborating with the Annenberg too leads to building stronger relationships with this cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invested arts leaders.â&#x20AC;?

If you want to discuss arts and its leaders, one has to mention Mark Morris, the now-61-year-old enfant terrible of the American dance world, who, as a choreographer and director has brought humor and scientiďŹ c breadth to the movement form â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an interesting notion considering University of Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical and scientiďŹ c innovations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a singular artist; curious that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has not been in Philly for 14 years,â&#x20AC;? says Gruits of making Morris Annenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artist-in-residence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously time to have him back.â&#x20AC;?

Gruits is also looking to redeďŹ ne how classical and chamber music is heard within the halls of Annenberg looking to make the come-and-go approach like you have in other theaters, more of a norm at Annenberg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re deďŹ nitely focusing on pulling some of the formality out of the Center,â&#x20AC;? says Gruits. The Annenberg was built in the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at a time when cultural institutions thought differently about audience interaction. We want audiences to feel welcome here, whether they are from West Philadelphia, Center City, or Penn students, faculty, or staff.â&#x20AC;?

Ultimately, what Gruits wants for his new vision of an Annenberg Center has nothing to do with Michigan or New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carnegie Hall where he created youth-directed initiatives, but, rather an arts forum made for this city in this moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think most audiences just want an exceptional performance experience, period,â&#x20AC;? Gruits said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There might be a local slant depending on region â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for instance, at Interlochen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there was a big audience for the country and folk genres, and we certainly want to work with artists that can tell stories of and about Philadelphia. We obviously have our own unique history and culture here.

Ultimately, I think our job is to deliver a balanced season that features artists of exceptional quality. My view is that this remains the same wherever you are presenting the performing arts.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @ADAMOROSI

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?

Berlin, Germany. 1929. The seedy sin house in question is called the Kit Kat Club. And our hero, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, has his eyes trained on nightclub performer Sally Bowles. But lo! Outside, Nazis threaten to ruin their decadent plans. This special cabaret, which commemorates the Ardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th anniversary, will feature much-loved Broadway scores and more. | Sept. 21-Oct. 22. $15-52. Arden Theater.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood Weddingâ&#x20AC;?

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ALL OF AUTUMNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A STAGE One of the best parts of fall is the return of a new theater season, which is happening now throughout the city. With so much to choose from, PW wanted to provide a sampling of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected on stage as the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s change.

The Wilma Theater is bringing Nobel Prizewinning author and playwright Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca to the Philly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood Wedding,â&#x20AC;? written in 1932, tells a universal story about a wedding day gone very wrong. In a remote Spanish village, we watch a young bride visited by a lover from a past life, sparking an explosive tribal feud between families. The Wilmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adaptation of the magical realist drama is led by Hungarian director-choreographer Csaba HorvĂĄth. | Oct. 25-Nov. 19. $10-25. The Wilma Theater. 265 S. Broad St.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestling Jerusalemâ&#x20AC;?

The Aaron Davidman solo show, a whirlwind journey through Israeli-Palestinian conflict, does not offer easy answers. There is no glossing

over. No generalities. No bullshit. The critically acclaimed one-man performance brings this authentic, soul-probing investigation to town by way of the Philadelphia Theater Company. | Oct. 18 - Nov. 5. $19-$25. Suzanne Roberts Theater. 480 S. Broad St.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Color Purpleâ&#x20AC;?

Granted, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t new; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a revival of Tony Award-winning musical based on the classic Alice Walker novel. Come for the heart-crunching story about the American South â&#x20AC;&#x201D; stay for the jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues. | Dec. 12-17.

Tickets on sale later this year. The Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Velvetâ&#x20AC;?

A 19th century meta-drama set in London, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Velvetâ&#x20AC;? opens to riots and protests that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be out of place on CNN today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; except theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re protesting the Slavery Abolition Act. Meanwhile, within the play, Ira Aldridge is about to become the first African American actor to play the role of Othello in a production of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic drama. You can imagine what happens when the already angered white mob catches wind. | Sept. 13-Oct. 8. $26-43.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hug of Thunderâ&#x20AC;? isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a groundbreaking new direction for the Canadian troupe. But it is a slow-burning achievement that grows on you with each listen. Before passing judgment on the recordings, check out some live videos of the new tracks. In true Broken Social Scene fashion, the band is still packing the stage and delivering its celebratory, life-afďŹ rming performance.

For added incentive, the band is touring with Scottish indie folk outďŹ t Frightened Rabbit, which will be opening the show at the Fillmore in early October. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard of this one, start with 2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s melancholic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midnight Organ Fightâ&#x20AC;? and work your through to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painting of a Panic Attack.â&#x20AC;? | Oct. 3. 8pm. $29. The Fillmore Philadelphia. 29 E. Allen St. brokensocialscene.ca

The captivating music of Angel Olsen returns to Philly once again this fall when she headlines Union Transfer on Dec. 13.

The Autumn of Indie

Call it a false Spring. Indie rock legends are coming out of hibernation with new work, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing it to Philly.

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t is indeed a blessed time for Philly. There is so much goddamn music coming to and originating from this city at any given time, but this fall promises to be a particularly golden season for indie rock and its variants. Some of the most beloved household names have reemerged with new albums after long hibernation, and in some cases, alleged retirement. This means hyped-up national tours for which Philly is a prime destination. Here are Philly Weeklyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choices for the best of the best between now and the holidays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; plus plenty of other acts you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss.

Angel Olsen Olsen, 30, is one of the least veteran of the acts highlighted here, with three studio studio LPs since her emergence in 2012. But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on our radar for all the right reasons. With every album â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and every time Olsen returns to Philly to play live, for that matter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; her music organically matures and takes on new depths. Even if she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play new material, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be happy to hear every song off of her 2016 album â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Womanâ&#x20AC;? over and over again. | Dec. 13. 7:30 pm. $22-$24. Union Transfer. 1026 Spring Garden St. angelolsen.com

Broken Social Scene

Hugely inďŹ&#x201A;uential Canadian troupe Broken Social Scene is bringing the celebration to town this October to showcase â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hug of Thunder,â&#x20AC;? their ďŹ rst album in more than seven very, very long years. The ďŹ rst single off the new LP was met with a resounding â&#x20AC;&#x153;mehâ&#x20AC;? from some diehard fans, which we can partially chalk up it up to nearly a decade of anticipation. But hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing.

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St. Vincent When indie-rock wunderkind Annie Clark came to the Electric Factory in the mid-2000s, she was opening for acts like The Mars Volta and Andrew Bird. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no accident that Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band, St. Vincent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like those sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toured with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has carved a sound that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even remotely challenged by her contemporaries. Clark is, hands down, one of the most innovative guitarists of her generation, and every St. Vincent album explodes with janky, weird pop songs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no two of which sound the same.

While the band hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released an album since their titular LP in 2014, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve clearly been busy at work on new material. A new song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York,â&#x20AC;? hit the music presses last month, and the music bloggers are humming with anticipation about new live tracks.

St. Vincent will headline the Electric Factory in late November. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen them before, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a must-see show with an impressive blend of glitzy showmanship and crystalline instrumentation. To music nerds, it may sound a little too perfect for a live show. Do yourself a favor and look up how keyboardist Daniel Mintseris masterminds the entire performance from his laptop. Mindblowing. | Nov. 28. 7pm. $42 and up. Electric Factory. 421 N. 7th St. ilovestvincent.com

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Our best-of-the-rest guide to independent acts headed to Philadelphia you should definitely check out. You can even bring your spiced latte into some of these venues.

War on Drugs Philly indie rock band, War on Drugs comes on home for a night of music. Performing from their recently released album â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Deeper Understanding,â&#x20AC;? the band is sure to bring a night of good music and meaningful lyrics. | Sept. 21. Doors: 7pm. $35-$40. Dell Music Center, 2400 Strawberry Mansion Dr. mydelleast.com Unlike the reptiles they are named after, this band is certainly not extinct! The rock band that formed in 1984 is still keeping it alive with fresh, new songs. | Sept. 29. Doors: 7:30pm. $30. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

You will be oozing with music glee as King Krule performs songs from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ooz,â&#x20AC;? which drops on Oct. 13. Get down with songs that pull from various influence, including: punk jazz, hip hop, darkwave, and trip hop. | Oct. 22. Doors: 7pm. $25 Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

Zola Jesus

Whethan

For a night that will surely pop, come listen to Nicole Hummel a.k.a Zola Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electropop sounds. | Oct. 3. 8:30pm. $15. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org

Just try to stand still during DJ Whethanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set! Prep those legs for an all-out party night with future bass mixes. | Oct. 24.

Doors: 7pm. $15. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. thetroc.com

Dinosaur Jr. LCD Soundsystem. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also, handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down, the most sincere and morally urgent album that Murphy has penned in his career to date.

Soul-ďŹ lling as it may be, catching LCDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live return in Philly wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so kind to your pocket. Tickets may already be sold out by the time you read this â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at a steep box ofďŹ ce price of $75. | Dec. 7. 7:30 pm. $75. Fillmore Philadelphia. 29 E. Allen St. lcdsoundsystem.com

The Kooks Okay, you crazy kooks! Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get wild with the British pop rock group. | Oct. 3. Doors: 7pm. $28. Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St. electricfactory.info Not for the faint of heart. Come for a night of hardcore, rock garage music as the four-person band plays from their recent album,â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graffiti or Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art?â&#x20AC;?. | Oct. 8. Doors: 7pm. $15. The Foundry, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com/foundry

Moses Sumney

Tera Melos

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lonely Worldâ&#x20AC;? when Moses Sumney and his angelic voice are in it. You will get all the feels from this indie singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aromanticism.â&#x20AC;? | Oct. 12. Doors: 7:30pm. $20. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. philauu.org

MadeinTYO For tonight, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uber Everywhere,â&#x20AC;? just get a ride to Theatre of the Living Arts to experience MadeinTYOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip hop sounds. | Oct. 12. 8pm. $18. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. venue.tlaphilly.com The hype about Vagabon, stage name of Cameroonborn songwriter Laetitia Tamko, is uniformly big. Pitchforkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feature on Tamkoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soulful, warehouse punk anthems declared that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vagabon Is An Indie Rock Gamechanger.â&#x20AC;? The band was recently highlighted in a stunning New York Times piece titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Dead, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ruled By Women.â&#x20AC;? Vagabon has been crowned, a mere months after releasing their ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yes, ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x201C; studio album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;InďŹ nite Worlds,â&#x20AC;? earlier this year. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think with this kind of exposure, Vagabon would skip a few rungs and shoot straight to headlining Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-capacity venues. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting them here, luckily, this fall at the legendary First Unitarian Church. | Dec. 8. 7:30pm. $13-$15. First Unitarian Church. 2125 Chestnut St. TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN

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The Dead Milkmen Attention all punk rock girls and boys. They may be older than their 1980s days, but Philly native band, The Dead Milkmen is still bringing the punker sounds you love. | Oct. 28. Doors: 7pm. $22. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. thetroc.com

Black Lips

Vagabon

King Krule

Noname For those who want more substance to their music, come for a night of poetic hip hop with slam poet and rapper, Noname. | Oct. 13. 8pm. $10. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.

Brand New Rock out to Brand Newâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand new album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Fictionâ&#x20AC;?. Come listen to the band that has been owning the alternative music scene since the early 2000s. | Oct. 18. Doors: 7pm. $47+. Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St. electricfactory.info

Japanese Breakfast Groove into the ultra cool sounds of indie pop rocker Michelle Zauner.

Taking her act solo from Philly emo band, Little Big League, Zauer performs from her latest, cosmos inspired album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soft Sounds From Another Planetâ&#x20AC;?. | Oct. 19. Doors: 7:30pm. $13-$15. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. philauu.org

Not for the mainstream rocker, come out for a night of experimental music. Let your unconventional self jam to the band that pulls from multiple styles of rock, ambient electronics, and more. | Nov. 3. Doors: 7pm. $15 The Foundry, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com/foundry

Flying Lotus Fly into the land of the dead with FlyLoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Deadâ&#x20AC;?. Listeners will be given 3D glasses so you can go on a visual, psychedelic journey into the afterlife as you listen to DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronic mixes. | Nov. 4. Doors: 7:30pm. $30. Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St. electricfactory.info

Grizzly Bear Five years later, Grizzly Bear releases their fifth album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painted Ruins.â&#x20AC;? Catch the indie rock bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return. While they use a lot of synthetic sounds, they keep it real with the music. | Nov. 7. 8pm. $39. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com

EMA & The Blow

tour, the concert features noise-folk singer EMA and electropop band, The Blow. | Nov. 11. Doors: 7:30pm. $13-$15. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org

No Age No, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just random noise with this noise-rock band. Get ready to thrash and jump around to the lively beats. | Nov. 11.

Doors: 8:30pm. $10-$12. Everybody Hits, 529 W. Girard Ave. everybodyhitsphila.com

Guerilla Toss Crank up the volume for this noise rock band. Rage to Gorilla Tossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music from their new album â&#x20AC;&#x153;GT Ultraâ&#x20AC;?. | Nov. 14. Doors: 7pm. $13. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. philamoca.org

Slowdive Nosedive into Slowdiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream-pop sounds. After a two-decade hiatus, the British band has been back in full swing with their fourth, self-titled album. | Nov. 15.

Doors: 7:30pm. $30. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

Mewithoutyou Vibe with the hometown Philly rock band.

Not the traditional setlist, get ready to hear some spoken-word lyric and free-ranging instrumentals. | Nov. 26. 7:30pm. $25.

Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. venue. tlaphilly.com

Wolf Alice Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a British invasion. Welcome the North London four-piece alternative rock band as they play songs from their second studio album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visions of a Life,â&#x20AC;? expected to be released on Sept. 29. | Dec. 9. Doors: 7pm. $20. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. thetroc. com

Mogwai Scotland in Philly. Come listen to the postrock Scottish band play some of their rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tunes.| Dec. 9. 8pm. $25. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. tlaphilly.com

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By the time you read this, the remake of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;? should be well on its way to scaring the ever-loving shit out of America.

Get your popcorn ready Philly Weeklyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rundown of feature films you should flock to this fall

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rab some cider, your favorite sweater, and hit the silver screen with these must-see fall movies. The run of 1980s remakes, (It, Battle of the Sexes, American Made, 120 BPM, Call Me By Your Name) and thriller (It, mother!, Blade Runner 2049, You Were Never Really Here, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) are the major themes this season, as the culture of the times lets loose in the past while sharpening its edge in the future.

Gay romance (Battle, BPM, Call) remains a compelling sub-genre, with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crop looking to build on an already impressive canon (Moonlight) as stereotypes continue to test and be tested. Regardless, we think there is something for everyone here in PWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fall Movie Guide for 2017.

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It (Sept. 8) Already one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest openings, Stephen Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adapted â&#x20AC;&#x153;It,â&#x20AC;? directed

by Andy Muschietti, is not for the fainthearted. Seven kids in small-town Maine face a demonic shape-shifter that feeds on personal fears as they band together to ďŹ ght for their lives. The Losers, as they call themselves, are nostalgic in a Stranger Things sort of way, while Bill Skarsgardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clown is bone chilling.

Tom Cruise is back in aviators in Doug Limanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Colombian drug-smuggling, CIA arms- dealing, suburban fortune-making ridiculous true story. Sweat-slicked and coked-out, American Made is what happens when high-ďŹ&#x201A;ying pilot Barry Seal is told heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s untouchable in the fast times of the 1980s. Forrest Gump-like in how Seal accidentally becomes the center of everything illegal, Cruise shines in a role that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but love.

Blade Runner 2049 (Oct. 6) Ryan Gosling discovers a secret that threatens mankind in Ridley Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stunning sequel of the 1982 sci-ďŹ classic. Thirty years after the events that took American cinema by storm, troubled android hunter OfďŹ cer K. (Gosling) looks to the past to save the future. With star power from Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, and director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario), this is among the most hotly anticipated movies of the year. Regardless if it succeeds, Blade Runner 2049 is guaranteed to make headlines.

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The Battle of the Sexes (Sept. 22)

Emma Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s La La Land follow-up, Battle of the Sexes is the story of modern historyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only major cross-gender sporting match as Billie Jean King (Stone) plays tennis for equal pay and respect. On the other side of the court is chief misogynist Bobby Riggs (Steve Carrell), a former tennis pro who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stomach that women can be tennis greats, too (sorry, Sloane Stephens). A bit long but presumably well acted, Battle of the Sexes is an entertaining reminder of both how far we have come and the long path still ahead.

Marshall (Oct. 13) Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman), the ďŹ rst African-American Supreme Court Justice, ďŹ nally gets his biopic in Reginald Hudlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marshall. Sent to Connecticut by the NAACP, Marshall partners with an inexperienced Jewish lawyer (Josh Gad) to clear the name of a black chauffeur charged with assaulting a wealthy socialite (Kate Hudson) in a case that shook our World War II nation. More of a courtroom thriller than life biography, Marshall is about choices made before the Justice was Brown v. Board of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal superhero.

Before you scoff at the notion of sitting through two hours of French foreign ďŹ lm, know that 120 Beats per Minute is not your run-of-the-mill subtitled snoozer. Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix, 120 BPM follows a group of Parisian AIDS activists as they battle the early 1990s epidemic decimating their community. Grappling with love, death, and ideology, director Robin Campillo gives an inside-out perspective on the global health crisis unfolding in the shadow of the 21st century.

You Were Never Really Here (Nov., unconďŹ rmed) In You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsey takes the botched-job hitmanthriller and strips it to the core. Joaquin Phoenix plays the quiet, if tortured, assassin charged with bringing the daughter of a New York senator turned sex-slave home from her brothel prison. Violently minimalist, Phoenix shines in his role, having won Best Actor for it in Cannes, while director Lynne Ramsey yet again proves that perhaps the greatest ďŹ lmmaker alive is still on top of her game.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Nov. 3) The titleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s metaphor (sorry, Bambi fans) is about consequences and impossible choices. Colin Farrell, playing a heart surgeon, and his ophthalmologist wife, Nicole Kidman, have a happy family until a mysterious young man comes around. Karma, it seems, has caught the successful surgeon, and demands a sacriďŹ ce for a mistake of his past. Eccentric and unsettling, Yorgos Lanthimos of Dogtooth fame directs this artistic tragedy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to give both a chuckle and a fright.

Call Me By Your Name (Nov. 24) The odds-on favorite of the season, Call Me By Your Name is a full-sensory experience said to touch the heart as its gay storyline transcends stereotype with intimate passion and easy beauty. An Italian-American teenager (TimothĂŠe Chalamet) slowly loses himself in his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American guest (Armie Hammer) over the course of a Northern Italian summer in a romance that opened his eyes to the world and himself. The 24 year-old guest, however, is also his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research assistant. Based on the acclaimed novel by AndrĂŠ Aciman, director Luca Guadagnino is a master of sensuality at peak performance.

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The creation of the Monument Lab from Mural Arts Philadelphia arrives at a critical time for many landmarks throughout the country.

Monumental power With all the political upheaval over national monuments, Philly Mural Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Monument Lab is asking big questions.

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hat is a monument? What does it mean? What gives it power â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and who can take it away?

Monument Lab, the brainchild of Mural Arts Philadelphia, has been asking these questions since long before the national controversy erupted around which historical ďŹ gures should be memorialized in public spaces.

The city-wide public art exhibition is set to return to Philly on Sept. 16. Now in its second year, the exhibit will feature 10 temporary public artworks installed in 10 locations across the city, made by the hands of 20 (mostly local) artists.

PW sat down to chat with ďŹ ve of them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Karyn Olivier, Marisa Williamson, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Shira Walinsky and Kaitlin Pomerantz â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about the importance of the questions raised in the work.

Throughout your research and design and construction process for Monument Lab, what was one thing you learned about the power of monuments and their place in a city like Philadelphia today?

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more than ever.

Marisa Williamson: My research often made me sad. I fell in love with a young activist cut down by racialized violence in the prime of his life. I learned about vicious attacks on the children of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black community by people opposed to integration. I identiďŹ ed (as jarring events were unfolding in our own time) that struggles for equal access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, have seen so many setbacks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sorely under-noted how extraordinary and faceted the triumphs of justice have been. Murals have the power to make note of that struggle. They remind us that we must keep up the ďŹ ght or perish.

Michelle Angela Ortiz: Monuments are a record of time and history. They hold a physical space that marks a moment or honors a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to society. I can say as an artist growing up and living in Philadelphia, there are not many monuments that honor my own community, or the communities that I have collaborated with in the past.

Shira Walinsky: I have spent a lot of time working with high school students and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groups who came as refugees to the United States. I learned so much about the desire to learn here in the United States and the value of edu-

cation. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned about older women coming every day to ESL classes to learn and hope to become U.S citizens, refugee families reclaiming abandoned lots for gardens and farms.

Kaitlin Pomerantz: I have come to think that the city of Philadelphia may itself be a monument, and that each one of the Monument Lab creations is like a gesture seeking to retell and reshape the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story and legacy, and ďŹ ll in the many gaps in its public history.

down but what is an alternative vision.

How can public art, monuments and murals speak to those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel represented in public spaces? How can we write history in a way which leaves room for the difďŹ cult parts of our history?

The controversy surrounding public monuments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Confederates in Charlottesville to Frank Rizzo in Philly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often feels intractable. It also focuses disproportionately on history and biography, rather than the artworks themselves and the public spaces that they inhabit. Do you think Monument Lab can help correct part of this imbalance in the conversation?

Olivier: I was thinking of my neighbors, my community and this monument that stands a few blocks away from my home. My reinterpretation of the Battle of Germantown Memorial asks the monument to serve as a conductor of sorts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to transport, transmit, express and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; literally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reďŹ&#x201A;ect the landscape, people and activities that surround it.

Williamson: I was thinking a lot about Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public school students in the production of my project.

Ortiz: My monument, an animated projection that will be seen on the gates of City Hall, is dedicated to the undocumented mothers detained at the Berks Detention Center in Pennsylvania. It illustrates the stories of two mothers who have been detained with their sons for close to two years while ďŹ ghting for their freedom.

Walinsky: My audience is really anyone in Philly interested in taking the time to reďŹ&#x201A;ect on the work.

Pomerantz: My monument is, ostensibly, to Philadelphia stoops (or â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepsâ&#x20AC;?).

In this, it is a monument to neighborhood culture, community, shared space, public engagement, and the architecture that fosters all that. But really, it is a monument that is actually a pedestal: the real monument is the person who sits upon it. The audience is the monument.

The audience is any person who is willing to engage, to take a seat.

Olivier: Monuments are established with the assumption that we as a nation have collectively decided that something should be remembered, honored and celebrated. In reality, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have equal voices in this mandate. I think Monument Lab is attempting to offer a corrective. Many projects in Monument Lab invite us to see and imagine our critical role in the ever-changing American story.

Williamson: The more people see good art and see it operating in public spaces, the more literate theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll become in our dense visual-cultural landscape. Hopefully, people will be able to use that literacy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and expanded vocabulary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to talk about their feelings, observations and desires when it comes to problematic monuments. Up to now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard many articulate and profound arguments for the removal or repositioning of Confederate monuments and the statue of Rizzo. I have yet to hear a well-informed or well-reasoned argument in defense of having them stay as they are.

Ortiz: Monument Lab has been asking these questions for a long time. These monuments are symbols, they are a reminder of how powerful an image can be and what impact it has to a person seeing this image every day. Monument Lab is presenting other ways to think about monuments and it is giving space to honor people and their histories that are often ignored.

Walinsky: I think the works created in Monument Lab will get people to think more not only about what needs to come

Were you thinking of a particular person or type or person as you created your monument? Who was the audience, in your mind?

How would you encourage Philadelphians to get the most out of the Monument Lab installations this fall?

Williamson: People should ďŹ nd a map of all the projects. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be amazed at how many parks are participating â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in areas of the city theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been to or havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to since they were a kid. People should consider taking a SEPTA bus to one, ride an Indego bike to another.

They might take a detour to a monument on their way home from work, or make a 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

scheduled trip to see Washington Square on the day of its scheduled programming.

They might encounter some projects without planning to. Alternatively, they can look them all up and mark off the ones that seem most interesting. In which case, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to visit them all.

Walinsky: I would encourage Philadelphians to get out and see the monuments and go to the talks and events happening! There are so many opportunities to learn, to be part of a dialogue and to learn about the city while you are thinking about monuments and monuments while you take in the city.

Pomerantz: Think of all the hands that went into each one of these projects, and the ideas that those hands might also have contributed. Read the curatorial information, which is full of ideas from both the curators and artists that may offer insight into how to approach the work and its context. Appreciate this temporary exercise in new forms of celebrating the past and considering the future. Consider how some of the goals for the work could live on once the work comes down. Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN

â&#x20AC;&#x153;BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENTâ&#x20AC;?

EXHIBIT THIS Educate yourself this season with these interesting (and a few interactive) museum exhibitions this fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardens of the Mind: Echoes of the Feminine Viewâ&#x20AC;?

The African American Museum in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall exhibition will showcase five black female artists: Barbara Bullock, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Joiri Minaya, E.J. Montgomery and Glynnis Reed.

Though their styles are diverse and their media range from installation to painting to photography, their works revolve around the garden as a metaphor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a vehicle to explore spirituality, memory, history and the natural environment through the female identity.

In the words guest curator A.M. Weaver, â&#x20AC;&#x153;evident in their art is connectivity to the earth and living matter particular to their gaze as women.â&#x20AC;?| Oct. 6-Jan. 16. $14. African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch St. aampmuseum.org/exhibitions.html

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chuck Close Photographsâ&#x20AC;?

PAFA has got its hands on the 90 images taken between 1964 and the present day by an artist better known in another medium.

Who knew Chuck Close even needed a camera? At a time when his contemporaries were obsessing over abstraction, Close achieved international fame for his hyper-realistic, larger-than-life portraits.

And now, PAFAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never-before-seen retrospective will reveal Closeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photographic work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;from early black and white maquettes, to monumental composite Polaroids, to intimately scaled daguerreotypes and the most recent Polaroid nudes.â&#x20AC;? | Oct. 6 - April 8. $15.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 118 N. Broad Street. pafa. org/exhibitions 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

Meanwhile, in University City, the Institute of Contemporary Art has opened a retrospective on the prolific artist and designer Nathalie Du Pasquier. Although native of France, Du Pasquier helped found the Italian design collective Memphis in 1981. She has worked in design, sculpture, installations and more, while focussing on painting for the last 30 years. The exhibit will show more than a 100 works spanning the years, including new and never-before-seen pieces. A must-see for fine art design enthusiasts. | Sept.

13-Dec. 23. Free. The Institute for Contemporary Art. 118 S. 36th Street. icaphila.org/exhibitions

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kiefer Rodinâ&#x20AC;?

You know the Barnes Foundation offers more than in its eponymous collection, right? Head on over to the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modern gallery for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kiefer Rodin,â&#x20AC;? a collaboration with the MusĂŠe Rodin in Paris that juxtaposes 19th century master sculptor Auguste Rodin with contemporary German painter Anselm Kiefer. Curators suggest you think of it like a conversation between old and new. In more than 100 works of art, Kiefer and Rodin engage in a sort of one-way dialogue about â&#x20AC;&#x153; the architecture of the human body and the drama of humanity.â&#x20AC;?| Nov. 17-March 12. $25.

The Barnes Foundation. 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/ kiefer-rodin

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philadelphia Assembledâ&#x20AC;?

Philadelphia Assembled is not an art exhibit, per se. Think of more like an experimental workshop for blending art and civic engagement, now in its second year in Philly. The brainchild of Dutch artist Jeanne van Heeswijk â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with, thankfully, plenty of collaborators â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philadelphia Assembledâ&#x20AC;? opens up the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage to ideas about radical community buildingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;active resistance.â&#x20AC;? | Now-Dec. 10. Pay what you wish. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. philamuseum.org/ exhibitions 6(37(0%(5

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Although situated in a still developing part of the city, Chicks continues to bring the crowd, a notion that got the establishment recognized in Zagat.

The buzz of Washington Avenue Since its spring opening, Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continues to be a crowd-pleaser among customers and critics.

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hen people talk about eating on the avenue, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually referring to East Passyunk Avenue, a foodie destination that continues to generate national buzz.

When the husband-and-wife team of Philip and Gina Narducci started drawing up plans for a new restaurant concept two years ago, they picked a spot on the other avenue, 1805 Washington Ave. to be exact. We are talking about a block that includes an Advance Auto Parts, Chew Playground and other small businesses.

When the Philadelphia Eagles were playing the Washington Redskins on Sunday, the 100-seat Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is where the standing-room-only crowd gathered. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just to watch the game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6(37(0%(5

the customers were there enjoying the great food and cocktails that have been receiving their share of buzz from critics. Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is included on the Zagatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of Best New Restaurants and Bars in Philadelphia, as well as Hottest Bars in Philadelphia.

Not bad for a restaurant that welcomed its ďŹ rst guests in April. 6ABC also did a segment at the restaurant over the weekend.

Reaching â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot in Phillyâ&#x20AC;? status included its share of nervous moments, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the turf that comes with any new restaurant, but the husband-and-wife team couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier with the way things are going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a better rating. It makes us proud,â&#x20AC;? Philip said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a good thing here,â&#x20AC;? Gina said.

Like a newborn baby, Gina py,â&#x20AC;? Gina said.

This restaurant passion project and Philip are dedicating endless hours to overseeing its develop- marks a major career change for ment. The Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team started Gina, who spent more than 20 with baby steps, focusing on years working in the school syslunch and dinner service the ďŹ rst tem, which included working on month. They introduced weekend the administrative end at String brunch a month later. Doing 200 Theory Charter Schools. While to 300 covers on Friday and Sat- the two ďŹ elds may seem completeurday nights is becoming a week- ly different on paper, Gina sees the similarities between the two. ly routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same principle as when The gnocchi, chicken wings, mussels (Pho, Italian Market, you are managing people. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re traditional or Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style) and doing schedules and keeping evhamburgers are some of the erybody motivated,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Philip has previous experience much talked about menu items.

Others are coming in for the 12 in the food and entertainment inor 18-inch pizza pies, which are dustry, but this is the ďŹ rst in which on a separate menu, with many he has the food and liquor under of them having a creative name the same roof. Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers 24 that coincides with the toppings. beers on tap and a total of 60 difSergeant pepper may sound like ferent selections. Like the food, something made famous by the the restaurant adjusts the beer legendary Beatles, but in Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu based on the season. The case, the name ties into the type of team counts on assistant manager pepperoni they use. It includes to- Jayne Campbell and bartender/ mato, mozzarella, grana padano, bar manager Angie Walsh to stay cup and char pepperoni. The big on top of the wine, beer and cockrock, which consists of tomato, tail selections.

As far as the time commitment ďŹ or di latte, provolone, sweet Italian sausage and basil, is another goes, Gina responded â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always worked 16-hour days.â&#x20AC;? one of the top sellers.

Besides the food, Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has a Starting Monday, new chef William Carroll is coming aboard to Cheers-like vibe to it. Yes, we are lead the kitchen team at Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. talking about the hit NBC sitcom He will handle rolling out some from the 1980s and 90s where new yet to be announced fall the staff and customers shouted items to the menu, such as soups, â&#x20AC;&#x153;NORM!â&#x20AC;? everytime Norm Penew burgers and seasonal spe- terson arrived.

Early Monday afternoon, Gina cials. So far, â&#x20AC;&#x153;consistencyâ&#x20AC;? has been the main ingredient to the and Phillip were sitting at a table restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick rise to the top for two by the front door of the of the Philly scene. Gina and restaurant having a conversation, Philip take a hands-on approach but each time a customer walked to making sure the food offerings in, Philip and Gina made sure to say hello, even wishing one cusare up to par. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we ďŹ nd something is off a tomer happy birthday. It ďŹ ts in little, we will taste the food and with the lyrics to the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme tell the kitchen [staff] so they can song â&#x20AC;Ś Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your get it back on track,â&#x20AC;? Gina said.

The management team also name and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always glad you seeks feedback from the custom- came...

With condos and new retail ers. With so many great restaurants to choose from around stores under construction at South Philly, there is little room Broad Street and Washington for error. Pleasing the regulars Avenue, Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is expected to and new customers on a daily continue playing a big part in the basis has been a top priority for revitalization of Washington AvGina and Phillip, who are known enue. Q Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s | 1805 Washington to put in 16-hour days at the resAve., chicksphilly.com taurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make people hapTWITTER: @PHILLYWEEKLY 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

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Girls and Women and Sex DAN SAVAGE My teenage daughter just came out to us as gay. We told her we love her and support her. As a heterosexual, cisgender mother, how do I make sure she gets good advice about sex? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want her learning from other kids or porn. Do you know of any good, sex-positive advice books for lesbian teens? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; My Inspiring Daughter Deserves Lesbian Education â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish every parent felt this way about their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual development, regardless of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gender identity or sexual orientation,â&#x20AC;? said Peggy Orenstein, author of Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All young people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; girls especially â&#x20AC;&#x201D; need open, honest discussions about sexual ethics, including talking about pleasure, respect, decision-making, and reciprocity, or we are leaving them at the mercy of the messages they get from both the mainstream and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;adultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; entertainment industries.â&#x20AC;?

Orensteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x201D; required reading for parents of girls and boys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drives home the need for comprehensive sex-education programs emphasizing the giving and receiving of pleasure. In the absence of sex-ed programs that empower girls to see themselves not just as instruments of anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pleasure but as autonomous individuals with a right to experience sexual pleasure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a partner or on their own â&#x20AC;&#x201D; girls wind up having a lot of consensual but crappy sex.

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script that leads lockstep to intercourse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and create encounters that truly worked for them. I ended up feeling that hetero girls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and boys, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; could learn a lot from their gay and bisexual female peers.

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Labor of Love The folks at the Waitstaff Sketch Comedy team promises to deliver laugher, sweet laughter during this 60-minute performance. | 8pm. $20. Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Etage Cabaret, 624 S. 6th St. fringearts.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 COMEDY

Tim Meadows Meadows, one of the longest running cast members on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Night Liveâ&#x20AC;? and cast member of the hit ABC comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Goldbergs,â&#x20AC;? is ready to deliver three nights of laughs at the Helium Comedy Club. | 8 p.m. Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sept. 15 and 16. $16-$22. 2031 Sansom St. philadelphiaheliumcomedy-com THEATER/OPERA

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Center City Restaurant Week By the time you read this, nine days of savoring the best the Center City restaurant scene has to offer will have commenced. From Sept. 10-19, over 120 restaurants encompassing Midtown Village, Old City, Rittenhouse and Center City will host a collection of meal deals.

Participating restaurants will offer a three-course menu for dinner and lunch. For dinner, the menu is priced at $35 per person and lunch is locked at $20, and does not include tax, gratuities or alcohol purchases. However, you can dine at some of the best restaurants, and there are a few on the list that recently collected James Beard awards, which if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tried, now offer no excuse.

Unlike in yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past, the Center City District has extended the food fest for a full 10 days that includes Saturday dining as well, so you should have plenty of time to plan to for a night of great food and a night out in the big city.

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Elizabeth Cree Based on the novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Trial of Elizabeth Creeâ&#x20AC;? by Peter Ackroyd, sets the scene for a suspenseful-ďŹ lled evening of theatrical opera. | 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 19, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 16. Prices vary. Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org FRINGE

Interior Described as an intimate, nuanced and surprising duet from dancer choreographer Leah Stein and violinist/composer Diane Monroe, this is one show we think will have you deďŹ nitely discussing for days after. | 6pm. $20. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish School Building, 2329 S. 3rd St. fringearts.com

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 MUSIC

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow fans are in store for

a night to remember as the singer/song writer will be in Philly to perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copacabana,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandyâ&#x20AC;? and several other of his greatest hits. | 7:30pm. $19.75$249.75. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com FRINGE

A List of Common Misconceptions Using the framework of a wacky afterschool special â&#x20AC;&#x201D; burlesque, drag and theater included â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to address the common misconceptions about sexuality. | 8 p.m. Sept. 13 and 15, 3 and 8 p.m. Sept.

17. 90 minutes. $15. Adobe Cafe, 1919 E. Passyunk Ave. fringearts.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 CONCERT

The Weeknd It may only be for one night, but The Grammy Award-winning artist is ready to entertain his fans on Saturday night. | 7:30pm. $39.75-$175.75. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

CHARITY

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night Make the Phillies game against the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extra special as for a group of nine children battling cancer. Each of them will line up along the ďŹ rst baseline with Phillies players prior to the National Anthem.

Pregame activities start at 5:35 p.m. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. | $14-$150. Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way. mlb. com/phillies CONCERT

Radio 104.5 Endless Summer Show This end-of-summer (insert tears here) will feature performances from Dirty Heads, Biffy Clyro, New Politics, Sir Sly and Magic Giant, is a free, end-of-summer event taking place on the outdoor stage at XďŹ nity Live! | Need a ticket to attend. 1100 Pattison Ave. xďŹ nitylive.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 YOGA

Puppy Yoga Do downward dog with a dog! Before 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

jumping back into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ruffâ&#x20AC;? workweek, relax with yoga stretches and adorable pups. The event beneďŹ ts the Pennsylvania SPCA, who will be there with adoptable dogs. Who knows, you may leave not only with a good stretch, but also with a new furry friend! Stick around after the yoga session for a complimentary drink.

Remember to bring your own mat. | 9:30am. Free. 1100 Social, 1100 Pattison Ave. 1100social.com

MUSIC

Monday Night Jazz After a long day at work, relax with some jazz sounds. Sit back, have a drink, and lose yourself to the jazzy beats. | 9pm. Free admission. The Raven Lounge, 1718 Sansom St. ravenlounge.com

and light bites. Also, you will get to meet and hear from Banks as she talks about her inspiring story and reads excerpts from her book. | 7-9pm. $35.

Parkway Central Library (Free Library of Philadelphia), 1901 Vine St. eventbrite.com/e/launch-party-book-signinggirls-auto-clinic-glove-box-guide-tickets-36792859433

YOGA

Free Pop Up Yoga What better way to get over hump day than with yoga? Tap into your chi, ďŹ nd your zen, and recharge your batteries.

Remember to bring your mat for this alllevel yoga session. | 6:30pm. Free. 1945 E. Passyunk Ave. visiteastpassyunk.com

FUNDRAISING

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FOOD & DRINK

Up on the Roof - Chefs of Passyunk at Bok Bar FAIR

Mt. Airy Village Fair Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep in! Enjoy a day of fun activities. Among its many attractions, the fair includes a slow ice cream eating contest, pie-eating contest, and pet parade. Come ready for food, live performances, fair games, community, and more! | 11am-4pm. Free admission. Mt. Airy Village, Greene St & Carpenter Ln. mtairyvillage.com CULTURAL

Brazilian Day Philadelphia Come celebrate Brazilian Independence Day. Let your senses travel to Brazil with traditional foods and shopping. Get ready to move and groove with live performances that will feature Samba, Forro, Pagode, Capoeira, SambaReggae, and more. The festival is part of PECO Multicultural Series. | 1-7pm. Free admission. Great Plaza at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, 101 N. Columbus Blvd. visitphilly. com/events

Take in the views at Bokâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rooftop bar.

Enjoy sounds from DJ Christophonic and complimentary hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres from more than a dozen of East Passyunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning chefs. The event will also include a rafďŹ&#x201A;e and a cash bar. | 6:308:30pm. Bok Bar, 800 MifďŹ&#x201A;in Street. $40. visiteastpassyunk.com/events/

Disney Quizzo Are you a wiz when it comes to all things Disney? Show off your knowledge of Belle, Simba, Mickey, and more during the themed trivia event. | 8-10pm.

Free admission. Pub36, 7681 Frankford Ave. .facebook.com/Pub36Philly/ 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

MARCH

LGBTQIA March at City Hall It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be June to celebrate Pride! LGBTQIA+ members and allies, come on out for a march of acceptance and cheer. Show what the City of Brotherly Love is all about. | 4:30-7:30pm.

Free. Philadelphia City Hall, 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. eventbu.com/city/lgbtqia-march-at-city-hall/3975374

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 DRINKS

Kitty Cocktail Night (image: Kitty Cocktail Night) Want to learn how to make the purrfect cocktail? Come for a mixology lesson, two cocktails, tastings, food, and adoptable kitties. This night will prove to be the catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meow. | 7-9pm. $45. Le Cat Cafe, 2713 W Girard Ave. lecatcafe.org

DRINKS

Parks on Tap: Burholme Park Unwind from the long workday, and grab a drink. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just go to any old bar. Instead come to Parks on Tapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest beer garden venture at the beautiful Burholme Park. The popup will be around through Sunday. | 5pm. Free admission. Burholme Park, 7342 Central Ave. parksontap.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 TRIVIA

Hurricane Harvey has destroyed dozens of art studios in the Houston area.

Come for a night of Painting for a Purpose to raise recovery effort funds. The night will include painting and rafďŹ&#x201A;es.

Fifty percent of the money raised will be donated to those impacted by the hurricane. | 6:30-9:30pm. $35. Painting with a Twist, 9475 Roosevelt Blvd. paintingwithatwist.com/events

BOOK LAUNCH

Launch Party and Book Signing for the GAC Glove Box Guide Calling all #sheCANics. Celebrate the launch of Girls Auto Clinic owner, Patrice Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new auto guide tailored for women. Your ticket includes a signed copy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Glove Box Guide,â&#x20AC;? drinks,

ARTS

Neighborhood Arts Celebration Love Dilworth Park? Come and celebrate its third anniversary! In tribute to the occasion, a lineup of Philly artists will come and perform. | 12-5pm. Free. Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St. centercityphila. org/parks/dilworth-park

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