OK. Lets try this again. Anyone know where in West Philly this photo was taken. Extra credit for the year. Take a shot and leave a reply. Those who guess correctly will win … our unending admiration.
Lost Lhasa Apso
December 15, 2010
A reward is being offered for lost Lhasa Apso. He is mid-length and cream colored. He has been missing since Dec. 5 near or around the area of 59th and Catherine.
Contact Ruth at: comm-xqb4d-2113750283@craigslist.org
West Philly storyteller a “noisemaker of the year”
December 15, 2010
West Philly storyteller Juliet Hope Wayne is one of Philadelphia Weekly’s Noisemakers of the Year. The alternative weekly writes:
“Wayne has an uncanny talent for crafting anecdotes into exquisitely hilarious five-minute yarns she unravels with infectiously wicked glee. We won’t spoil the fun by revealing the punch lines but rest assured the story “Poundcake” can make anyone, especially anyone who’s ever spent time in the dark underbelly trenches of restaurant work, burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter approaching Double Rainbow levels.”
Wayne’s storytelling prowess has been featured most notably on The Moth podcast, which is a prime digital destination for storytellers these days. As the Weekly mentions, last year Wayne was the first woman named The Moth’s “grand slampion.”
Not bad for someone whose first attempt at storytelling before an audience brought on nerves so bad she threw up in the bathroom at the Japanese restaurant next door before taking the stage. Like most good storytellers, Juliet has that enviable ability to tell little yarns about her own life that make us laugh. I mean, like, out loud belly laugh. Oh yeah, and she had a drug problem.
Today in West Philly
December 15, 2010
A sampling of things going on today. There may be more in the happenings section (our ever-expanding listings). Send your listings to: editor [at] westphillylocal.com
• Advent concert • 7 p.m. • Saint Francis de Sales Parish • 4625 Springfield Ave. • Free
The annual Advent concert, Veni, Immanuel.
- Ayca Yasmin
• Ayca Yesim at Penn Museum • 6 p.m. • 3260 South St. • Free with regular admission donation.
Ayca Yesim is a Turkish music singer who performs in New York Philadelphia area. Classical Turkish music is a centuries old music tradition which was passed from generation to generation by means of personal training rather than through written instructions. Free with regular museum admission donation.
• Folk Arts Roundtable • 6 p.m. • Philadelphia Folklore Project • 735 S. 50th St. • Free/RSVPs required
PFP invites you to gather with artists and cultural workers committed to folk arts to discuss what is on your mind and share your experiences.
“This is Home”: A video about Walnut Hill
December 14, 2010
We came across this video, which includes interviews with longtime Walnut Hill residents, on the website of The Enterprise Center. Asia Ray, a West Philadelphia High School graduate, shot the film a couple of years ago during the Walnut Hill planning process. It has only become available recently on The Enterprise Center’s website. The piece provides a good perspective on the past, present and future of the neighborhood, which runs from Spruce to Market Streets, 45th to 52nd Streets.
This is Home: The Story of Walnut Hill from The Enterprise Center CDC on Vimeo.
Today in West Philly
December 14, 2010
A sampling of things going on around the hoods today. There may be more in the happenings section (our ever-expanding listings). Send your listings to editor [at] westphillylocal.com
• Holiday Craft Sale • 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. • University City Arts League • 4226 Spruce St.
Th UC Arts League sale, featuring jewelry, handwoven clothing, pottery, etc., continues through Dec. 23.
• Cancer Support Group • 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. • Mercy Hospital, Iris Henderson Conference Room • 501 S. 54th St.
• Beer and Cheese • 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. • Dock Street Brewing Co. • 701 S. 50th St.
Dock Street will release a new beer – barrel-aged Prince Myshkin Russian Imperial Stout – and DiBruno Bros. cheesemongers will offer some cheese pairings. Dostoevsky would be proud.
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