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Vol. 66 NO. 50 ■ December 12 , 2013
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■ The South Philly Review is in the giving mood with a pair of tickets to the Forrest Theatre’s Dec. 17 presentation of “Jersey Boys.” Visit southphillyreview. com/contests.
Painting with a Twist gives local artists at heart the opportunity to be guided through the process, step-by-step, of recreating one of the company’s thousands of catalogued masterpieces
NO RESERVATIONS
■ Executive chef Chris Davis, of the 60-seat, Passyunk Square-based Boot & Saddle, shares his recipe for Fresh Spaghetti with Citrus Cured Cod. See page 26.
SPORTS
Photo Provided by Painting with a Tw i s t
Art therapy uncorked ■ By Bill Chenevert R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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■ A senior wideout joined the record books with a great year for his West Passyunk school.
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here were ve other painters in the room on Dec. 4 excluding Dr. Janet Larson, the brand new proprietor of a franchised Painting with a Twist, 629-31 E. Passyunk Ave. They’d come to relax, paint and drink. The BYOB space took a rundown kitchen supply store and turned it into a beautiful studio with exposed brick, an elevated stage for instruction and long tables full of easels. The space can t up to 48 painters, but primarily lls to capacity on the weekends when things get
A Jefferson ICU physician opens a wine and painting franchise in Queen Village. a little wilder. A quiet night for the business that’s been open for only a month, Wine’O Clock Wednesdays was an idea Pat Moreta, a trained artist and Larson’s
Neighbors in the windows
trusted site supervisor, found through a Twitter hashtag and figured it’d be a good night to get folks in the doors to paint. “It’s our own version of a happy hour,” Moreta, a resident of the 1800 block of Wharton Street, said. “It’s kind of hard to get people to party on a weekday, but Wine Wednesdays are more chill and about winding down after work.” Larson knows the importance of unwinding. The proprietor came to Painting with a Twist quite serendipitously. Larson’s a full-time neonatologist See PAINTING CLASS page 10 >>
A couple has acclimated to their East Passyunk surroundings through a portrait project.
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