The Spirit – November 11, 2015

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Thom attends a new play about Frank Rizzo’s life.

Cyclers take on some rough terrain.

Seven day forecast for the Riverwards.

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As Abdullah Pocius walks down the street, it’s difficult to pick him out as a religious leader. In his ultra-hip neighborhood, he blends with the crowd. “If I walk down Girard with my long, full beard, t-shirt and

shorts on,” Pocius said, “I look like your average run-of-the-mill Northern Liberties hipster dude.” While he may look like the bass player of the band you saw at Johnny Bren-da’s last night, Pocius is actually the Muslim worship leader — or Imam — of the Albanian Masjid in Northern Liberties, which is believed to be the oldest Mosque in Philadelphia according to a 1999 article in The Inquirer. Raised in the North Side of Chicago, Pocius lived the life of a working class Polish Catholic. Family traditions were ingrained in his identity and he refers to his upbringing as one of “Jon Stewart liberal values.” His childhood would be considered typical of any kid in America. In his more formative years, however, simple questions about his faith turned into larger ones that couldn’t be answered. It wasn’t until enter-ing high school in 2000 that Pocius found the answers and guidance he was seeking in the religion of Islam. “We had moved from one neighborhood to another so I wasn’t around most of the same people anymore,” Pocius said. “The friends that I did have though, they kinda looked at me in an ignorant way, thinking that this was the brown man’s religion type of thing and what’s up with that.” Pocius quickly became accustomed to the questions his friends would ask and the innocent confusion that would follow. But this relatively sim-

ple acclimation period would not prepare him for many people’s hostile reaction toward Muslims after 9/11, just one year later. “When 9/11 hit, that’s when [people were] like, ‘What’s good with you?’” Pocius said. He thought of it lightheartedly in retrospect saying, “Thank God I had already been a Muslim for a year.” “I remember coming home that day [9/11/2001]. My mom was sitting on the couch with that ‘I found a joint in your room’ look and ‘you got some explaining to do, mister.’ I remember distinctly being like, ‘Mom come on, you are watching Fox News, turn on BBC.’ Once she saw [the tragedy] pre-sented in a different way — in that not all Muslims were evil — she calmed down.” That sort of willingness to listen wasn’t lost on Pocius. Even before con-verting to Islam, a home-environment he describes as one of understand-ing and tolerance contributed to Pocius’ desire to search for clarity. “I was just reading everything, biographies of everyone I could get my hands on. From Ghandi, to Martin Luther King… reading about history,” Pocius said. History led Pocius to the text of Malcolm X. But it was not in the sense of learning about the black experience or a social justice movement — it was the final chapter of Malcolm’s transformation chronicled in his biog-raphy that really stood out to Pocius. “It’s interesting because [Malcolm X] was someone that was a reaction-

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The Spirit of the Riverwards - Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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WRITTEN BY THOM NICKELS

THOM NICKELSIS A PHILADELPHIA BASED AUTHOR, JOURNALIST, POET, FILM CRITIC &

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When I attended the premier of “Rizzo” — a play by Bruce Graham based on the best-selling book The Last Big Man in Big City America by S. A. Paolantonio — at Christ

Church in Old City, the first thing I noticed were all the politicians in attendance. This was not your regular the-ater crowd, but more like a formal gathering of politicos at Famous Deli on Election Day. The men and women in the lobby of the Neighborhood House of Christ Church greeted one another in that political way you sometimes see people doing inside City Hall. I got the feeling that a fair portion of the people linger-ing in the foyer of the Christ Church Neighborhood House had been friends or colleagues of Mayor Rizzo. It was at this point that I asked myself: Will this play be a white-wash? Did the playwright denude or tone down the truth about Rizzo? I mentioned to my theater companion, Xena, “Do we need to get set for some revisionist history?” As we moved into the seating area it became even more obvious how much of a City Hall crowd this was. Much more than the premiere of a play, this was a display of City Hall power, the roaring up of politico engines for a pea-cock power strut. There was even a line of politicos stand-ing along the edge of the stage getting ready to make a lengthy introduction. Some of them also appeared to have a buzz. Had there been a pregame party somewhere, one of those private booze affairs usually reserved for donors and A-listers? “I think I smell a political pep rally,” I said to Xena. The Christ Church Neighborhood House is about as small a theater as you can get. Ticket holders kept piling in until it got so crowded that it looked as if some people would have to sit on the floor. I was glad that Xena and I had found de-cent seats in the middle of the theater beside an apparently boozed-up redhead who was there with her two sons. I knew this gregarious redhead had been drinking — when she turned to me after mentioning to Xena that I was shaky about the integrity of this play (I used the word “whitewash” again), I was hit with a breath storm of alco-holic stench as the extroverted woman assured me that wouldn’t be the case. “I read the thing,” she emphasized, slurring her words just a little, “and it’s no whitewash.” Encouraged by the apparent ring of truth ensconced in a bourbon haze, I felt better about what I was about to see despite the pandemonium in the seating area rising to intolerable levels. People were switching seats, talking to ushers about switching seats, walking up and down the center aisle or reaching over ten heads in one row to wave to somebody they knew in City Hall twenty years ago in another row. It’s called networking, that horrible 21st century disease that rarely has as its impetus something like true friendship. The networking went on forever. The interminable wait for its conclusion reminded me of the Rizzo years when good citizens thought that the tyranny would never end — the police raids, the police wagons roaming the streets picking up anyone and everyone who looked suspicious or out of the ordinary, the untoward behavior of cops (espe-cially undercovers) who would order pedestrians into un-marked cars or stand at urinals in the old Greyhound Bus

station hoping to entrap a “pervert.” Suddenly, things quieted down as the chorus line of po-liticos along the edge of the stage began to gear up like the Rockettes in Radio City Music Hall. In the speakers’ lineup was one man who left most in the audience scratching their head when he began his Rizzo-rich monologue. Perhaps this politico had tipped the drinking scales himself because his talk went on and on… and on. So long, in fact, that I began to feel sorry for the actors waiting in the wings. The audience, after all, was dy-ing to see Rizzo. You could feel the tension and the excite-ment. But the speaker kept at it until, finally, his verbal motors expired — he actually ran out of things to say — and so the play began. Scott Greer finally appeared on stage as Rizzo. But Greer, as great an actor as he is, didn’t remind me of Frank Rizzo at all. I think part of this is because his facial features are too fine — the real Rizzo had a Mt. Rushmore nose, not one of those miniature noses especially popular among female celebrities. The on-stage Rizzo didn’t have the bricks and mortar physicality that the real Rizzo had, but then who among us could ever match that? In life, Rizzo was a giant, a Redwood tree of Frankenstein proportions with hands so large one could easily imagine him crush-ing two men together to make hasty pudding. After the play, I admit that I embarrassed myself when I saw Greer at the bar and asked him, seriously, if he was a radio personality at WXPN. The fact is, I didn’t recognize him off stage because he was no longer wearing his fat suit. While Paolantonio’s book presented the good and bad side of the former mayor, the play attempted to do the same, but succeeded only superficially. What was missing, as one friend of mine commented, was a very real sense of menace. Playgoers saw Rizzo as a hooligan bully, but one who carried a rubber stick instead of a wooden stick and possibly a gun. Rizzo’s battles with the city’s black com-munity were detailed to an extent, as were his “problems” with the city’s gay community. But his conflicts with other groups, like hippies and the countercultural scene of the 1970s, were left pretty much untouched. Perhaps if an Ira Einhorn character had been added (Einhorn fit right in with the schmoozing power brokers at Famous), the play would have expanded into a broader canvass not so steeped in the race relations issue. At the post-production reception I was shocked to see how many people in attendence had never met Rizzo. While reaching over the food table for slices of this or that, I heard people talk about “The Bambino” as if they’d actually met him. It was one of those moments when my memory of meeting and talking with Rizzo flooded my mind like water from a broken Holland dike. “Well, you know, I sat down with him once and we talk-ed. He slapped me on the back. He called me by my first name. He invited me to lunch. And he told me that he had a good policeman friend who was dying of AIDS and that he visited him frequently,” I told at least two people. By that point, though, people had heard too many Rizzo sto-ries from the stage and really didn’t want to get into it. Most of the comments I overheard indicated that histo-ry will not judge the ex-mayor kindly. Rizzo had so much drive, force and willpower that if this energy had been di-

rected towards more enlightened views, his accomplish-ments would have been stellar. When the wife of an ex-museum curator, for instance, heard that I had once met the former mayor, she wanted to know what he was like. I said he was a gentle giant-type with a dangerous-yet-soothing charisma that sought to win everybody over. “He really did have a very good side,” I said, “But…” Again, it struck me as odd that so many of the playgo-ers knew so little about Rizzo. This was certainly the case with the curator’s wife who did not know the details of his death, although she knew from the play that he had died in his Republican reelection headquarters in Center City. “He died in the washroom, the men’s room,” I told her, not meaning to suggest something dirty or low level but she took it as such. “Appropriate,” she said. And then I felt bad that I had mentioned that. •


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Wow. Last week we hit 80 degrees on Friday! That was 17 degrees above normal; it felt like summer. This has been a warm fall, but 80 degrees in November is pretty dramatic! So far we are averaging about 6 degrees above normal for the month of November.

This week we come back to reality. It won’t be super cold, but it will be “chilly”. The cold-est day of the week will be Saturday, when temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40s. Yeah, the 80s are long gone! The main chance for rain is Thursday evening with a cold front. We are only talking a few hours of showers here with this event; so expect a dry week overall. Wednesday is the nicest day of the week. It will be clearing out after the Tuesday rain with increasing sunshine and temperatures in the lower 60s.

On Thursday we stay in the lower 60s but watch a cold front swing through in the evening with some showers. Friday is a transition day. The coldest air of the week will take some time getting here, so we squeek another day near 60 degrees in, but watch for gusty winds! Saturday and Sunday are chilly and dry. Expect more sunshine on Saturday than Sunday, but it will almost feel like Winter on Saturday as temperatures struggle to get out of the 40s. The chilly air eases on Monday as we pop back up near 60 degrees with sunshine to make it feel even warmer. The weather starts a stormy transition on Tuesday with rain possible at night. We’ll wor-ry about this threat later. The weather winner of the week is Wednesday; the weather loser is Saturday. •

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In reporting “Who Owns that Parking Lot? An Investiga-tion of Aggressive Towing Practices At the Piazza”, we missed a fact despite a diligent effort to uncover said fact. The issue at hand is whether or not the 1000 block of Ger-mantown Avenue behind the Piazza is a public or private road. A sign there reads private road. In our reporting we spoke to Beth Grossman from L&I, who said by all accounts it was a public road after check-ing in with Philadelphia Streets Department. The Spirit re-quested documentation from L&I and was provided with a map from 1983 depicting the 1000 block of Germantown Avenue, which was a public street at that time. Grossman stated that according to the Streets Department this was the most recent document pertaining to this block. This information was presented to George A. Smith Towing who presented no evidence contradicting what L&I said. We reached out to NLNA execs for comment to no avail.

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NKCDC AND PARTNERS BREAK GROUND ON NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN KENSINGTON

The five story Orinoka Mills building in Kensing-ton will undergo an ambitious $16.2 million transformation. On October 27th, The City of Philadelphia and New Kensington Community

Development Corporation (NKCDC) broke ground on the development project that has been in the works since 2007. In attendance for the groundbreaking were major repre-sentatives including the NKCDC, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, Councilman Mark Squilla, the Phila-delphia Redevelopment Authority, Office of Housing and Community Development, Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, the City of Philadelphia, Federal Home Bank Loan (New York and Boston) and TD Bank. The Orinoka Civic House, as the building will come to be known, will include 51 units of affordable mixed-income housing. Retail space will take up 1,000 sq. feet on the ground floor and will be the home to a new office space for the NKCDC. Also laid out in the plans are a coffee shop, a community room and parking for residents. “Nothing was going to happen in this area unless some-thing happened to this building first,” Sandy Salzman, Executive Director of the NKCDC, said. Located on the corner of Ruth and Somerset Streets, one block away from the Somerset Station on The Market-Frankford Line, the former Orinoka Mills building is an obvious choice to spearhead the North of Lehigh Neighborhood Plan. “Replacing blight with a community asset is key to neigh-borhood transformation,” Deborah McColloch, Director of the Office of Housing and Community Development said in a statement released to the media. The neighborhood wasn’t a safe place when the idea was first proposed by Salzman. She told a story to the crowd about drug dealers approaching her and other board members on their preliminary visits to the site and offer-ing them “works,” a slang term to describe all the neces-sary materials used to inject intravenous drugs. If you look next to The Civic House, there is another aban-doned building, “It’s like the broken window theory, it’s

really complementary to our project,” Kevin Gray, Director of Real Estate at NKCDC, explained. The Civic House is the first step in the NKCDC’s plan in rebuilding the community — a plan that has garnered the backing of neighborhood residents. Gray explained how the owner of the abandoned building next door is “a great neighbor who wants change to happen. He’s look-ing to see positive things happen in the neighborhood, he’s invested and he’s shown it.” The neighboring property’s owner has spent the past few months boarding up all windows, securing it and making the

area safe. “You don’t want to have this major development and have this derelict building next door to it,” Gray said. Even though the project only just recently broke ground, great progress is already underway in the neighborhood. Even if it is just some general maintenance and boarded up windows, the effects are in motion. Imagine what the space will look like in spring 2017 when the Civic House project is finished: The sidewalk will be lined with newly planted trees, added street lights will provide safety and the easily accessible Orinoka Civic House will be the hub of commu-nity engagement in this newly reclaimed neighborhood. •

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the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Even though St. Anne’s school has been closed for quite some time, the parish still sponsors a junior varsity football team of 5th and 6th graders and a varsity team of 7th and 8th graders. “The season has been great. The program has continued to grow each year. This year we had a great bunch of kids. We’re just hoping to get better each year,” Jim Galasso, head coach of the Falcons, said. “I’m really proud of the JV team this year, we’re playoff bound and could be headed to the championship.” The junior varsity team is currently 7-1. Their only loss came at the hands of rival St. Matthew’s, 20-19. When asked what makes their team so good, many of the JV play-ers said sportsmanship, teamwork, hard work and spirit. Nuncio Davidson, a defensive tackle and offensive tackle, explained the loss to St. Matt’s: “We were winning until we got cocky and ended up losing. Since then we’ve been training harder so that when we see St. Matt’s in the play-offs we’ll crush them and knock them out for good.” What’s the difference between regular season ball and playoff competition? “All the teams have more time to train, more time to get better and more time to have revenge and take back the titles,” Michael Wilkowski said. The JV team will take on the Buxmont Saints in the open-ing round of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the varsity team struggled this year. But de-spite the losing record, many of the players look back on their time on the team fondly and the team’s eighth grad-ers are preparing for high school football. Xavier Ocasio, a first year player for the Falcons, said: “Playing for St. Anne’s has been one of the greatest mo-ments of my life. I feel like the football team has turned into a family for me. I know I have people to turn to if I ever need something.” Kevin Lonergan, the varsity team’s quarterback, told The Spirit: “It’s been great playing for St. Anne’s because of the kids and the coaches. I’ve never had coaches who are there

for you, encourage you to keep playing and stay motivated.” Ocasio, Lonergan and several other players of the St. Anne’s varsity team say they plan on playing football for Roman Catholic next year. Others mentioned Father Judge, George Washington High School and Kensington High School. “We’re teaching all the kids the basics that they can bring into their high school careers. We also teach the 8th grade kids not to rely on mom and dad any more,” Galasso said. “They are about to enter high school and it’s time to take charge of your own life and motivate yourself to achieve. We’re on a team, but we’re still learning how to be inde-pendant and take care of yourself.” One player who couldn’t participate in practice was 7th grader Jeremy Tejeda. He injured his knee during the first game of the varsity football season and hasn’t been able to play since. “I was running out and the ball came at me. I fell down on my knee and injured my ACL,” Tejeda said. “I keep seeing the play in my mind all the time, every game it plays over and again.” Tejeda is on his way to recovery after undergoing a suc-cessful surgery in October and is thankful to have a chance to play again next year. Despite his injury he has

continued to support the team by coming out to games and to practice. “Jeremey is a great kid who got hurt at the start of the sea-son,” Galasso said. “He still comes to most of our games and stops by practices. This is his first year playing foot-ball and he’s going to be a great football player.” “I love this sport, these coaches and this team — it’s like a second family to me,” Tejada said. “I’m working hard to get back on the field, working with coaches to get back better than ever.” Tejada is looking forward to the opportunity to play with kids from the junior varsity squad who will move up to varsity next year. Galasso is excited for the younger kids to move up too. “Three quarters of the JV team are moving up to varsity, so we’re expecting our varsity to be our strong team next year,” Galasso said. “Now we need newer, younger kids to come in next year and fill in the the open spots on the ju-nior varsity team.” Best of luck to the St. Anne’s JV football team in your play-off run and best of luck to all 8th graders entering high school next year! Go Falcons! •

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ary figure for so long in his life — reacting to poverty, re-acting to racism. But the final chapter was really him go-ing to a place where everybody was there to worship God and God alone,” Pocius said. “Then he realized that if you are stuck in a crazy horrible situation, it still does not jus-tify crazy horrible actions.” The values he took from Malcolm X and his own family have led to a deep appreciation and a life’s devotion to Islam, the past eight years of which Pocius has spent in the Riverwards. Today, he leads a congregation of around 300 people near the corner of 2nd Street and Girard Avenue. The specific type of Islam followed by Pocius and those who worship at the Masjid (Mosque) is Salafi Islam. In simple terms, this means they follow the Prophet Muhammad and his first three generations of followers almost exclusively. “All Salafis derive their name from the word Salaf-e-Sa-liheen which means ‘pious predecessors.’ They believe that these first three generations should be emulated and imitated in as many spheres of life as possible,” Dr. Joas Wagemakers, an Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, said. Wagemakers specializes in the study of Salafism. In addition to traditional teachings and texts, Pocius and his Salafi followers also rely on past and present day Islamic scholars they deem accredited within their sect of Islam. “We always look at situations through the lens of ‘how did the early generations understand Islam?’” Pocius said. “This knowledge is critical to our understanding in that we refer our important theological affairs back to scholars.” Wagemakers further defines the brand of Islam Pocius follows as “Quietist Salafi Islam.” Both Wagemakers and Pocius point to texts that they believe make “crystal clear” that Quietists see the protection of social cohesion and nonviolence in almost all circumstances as tantamount to ensuring the pious practice of Salafism. Quietist Salafi Islam is one of the largest sects of the Muslim community, both globally and here in Philadelphia. Esa, 43, is originally from Baltimore and has lived in Philadelphia for the past seven years. He has spent much of that time as a member of the Masjid and a follower of

Pocius. For Esa, Pocius was a huge influence. “I have been to other Salafi Masjid’s, but then I came here,” Esa said. “What made it stand out was Abdullah [Pocius]. He knows how to give a sermon very well, straight to the point. He does not speak of his own opinions. He speaks from the scholars and what the people of the past said and that’s how we are supposed to follow this religion.” Abdul Malik Amari, 27, another member of the the Mas-jid, joined the mosque after Esa. “We have five prayers a day and after each one [Pocius] does a little lecture,” Amari said. “He may talk about mar-riage or brotherhood — really about a wide range of top-ics. So not only do you pray and just leave, but you can pon-der on these thoughts and really think about them.” Thomas Lawson, another member of the Masjid said, “the Imam [Pocius] is really knowledgeable in the affairs that affect the local community as well as, a lot of the affairs nationally and globally. Because of that, a lot of different cultures gather here because they feel like they can relate.” On a scorching Friday in the early part of July, the large, open space on the ground floor of the Masjid is filled with those taking part in Friday prayer. It is packed from wall to wall with American Muslims and a few immigrants from the Middle East and Europe. But the largest group in atten-dance is a population of African-Americans. According to a 2014 article in The Inquirer, of the 200,000 Muslims living in Philadelphia, at least 85 percent of them are black. Pocius, Esa and others insist that they are open to every-one in the community. A large portion of the people who come to the Masjid are from outside the boundaries of the

Riverwards, but Abdullah sees them as just as much a part of our community as anyone else. “Are most of the people that come [to the Masjid] Northern Liberties people? No. They are from the projects, you know... They are people that are in the peripheral vision of the good that is happening in this particular area,” Pocius said. He continued: “For example: some of the guys who come to the Masjid come from 10th and Thompson. That’s one of the worst neighborhoods in America. One of the beauti-ful things that Islam has done is that it has allowed [com-munity members] to develop brotherhood and neigh-bourliness. These are things that don’t exist in some of these communities.” Pocius sees his preaching in the Riverwards as a way to partly rehabilitate many people from communities whose streets are burdened with issues such as drug addiction and violence, that surrounds many communities in North Philadelphia. Emily Goshey visited the Albanian Masjid in 2013 while studying at University of Pennsylvania for her BA in Near Eastern Languages and Religious Studies. Upon Gos-hey’s arrival, Pocius brought her before one of his follow-ers who used to sell crack cocaine before he came to the Masjid. Pocius encouraged the former drug dealer to tell their guest his story. “And I said to her,” Pocius recounted, “this guy right here is committed more to working harder at his own life than he has ever been before and the reason for that is Islam.” In an interview with The Spirit Goshey confirmed this ex-

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change. She is currently a graduate student at Princeton Uni-versity, where her research has adapted to focus on modern Islamic/Islamist movements, along with race and religion. “That experience that Pocius recounted and that individ-ual shared with me, that’s a story I have seen over and over and over again,” Goshey said. “For example, for people who are currently incarcerated, finding Islam was a turn-ing point for the vast majority of them and now they are deeply committed to being upstanding members of so-ciety. They would attribute that entire transformation to Islam, specifically the more Quietist Salafi Islam.” Those who congregate at the Albanian Masjid in Northern Liberties believe that their community has shown that Salaf-ism can play an important role in moving people forward. “I will speak openly that I have had problems with sub-stance abuse in my life and I had to make peace with Al-lah and turn it over,” Esa, one of Pocius’ congregants said. “From my experience coming here, I am hearing a person admonishing, saying ‘fear God in the actions you have committed,’ but at the same time saying ‘there is always hope.’ If you repent and turn back, God will help you.” “It’s action, it’s not lip service. A lot of my life I have been living, in a sense, as an apple tree, but with no growing apples on it,” Esa added. “It’s a beautiful tree but it’s just a tree in the way. So now I try to grow some fruit — it might be little crabapples now but at least it’s fruit.” But not everyone at the Masjid have followed Esa’s path out of addiction. According to him, old and entrenched mindsets can prove difficult to break. “If you’re a person who comes to the Masjid and does not learn or acts like a fool, then he is a fool who comes to the Masjid,” Esa said. Regardless of the positive growth exhibited by members of Pocius’ Masjid and other members of the Philadelphia Is-lamic community, there are many modern and valid cultural concerns revolving around the teachings of Islam, largely extending from social issues. Principled opposition to same sex marriage and the role of women in society are problem-atic ideologies in modern American society. But the actions of those who preach and practice Islam have been rehabilita-tive and important to members of the community. “You got people who pray with each other in this Masjid who may have, at one point, shot each other’s friends on the street and have now forgiven each other,” Pocius said. “Other ideologies and being out on the street saying ‘I’m trying to get this money’ doesn’t do that. •

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change. She is currently a graduate student at Princeton Uni-versity, where her research has adapted to focus on modern Islamic/Islamist movements, along with race and religion. “That experience that Pocius recounted and that individ-ual shared with me, that’s a story I have seen over and over and over again,” Goshey said. “For example, for people who are currently incarcerated, finding Islam was a turn-ing point for the vast majority of them and now they are deeply committed to being upstanding members of so-ciety. They would attribute that entire transformation to Islam, specifically the more Quietist Salafi Islam.” Those who congregate at the Albanian Masjid in Northern Liberties believe that their community has shown that Salaf-ism can play an important role in moving people forward. “I will speak openly that I have had problems with sub-stance abuse in my life and I had to make peace with Al-lah and turn it over,” Esa, one of Pocius’ congregants said. “From my experience coming here, I am hearing a person admonishing, saying ‘fear God in the actions you have committed,’ but at the same time saying ‘there is always hope.’ If you repent and turn back, God will help you.” “It’s action, it’s not lip service. A lot of my life I have been living, in a sense, as an apple tree, but with no growing apples on it,” Esa added. “It’s a beautiful tree but it’s just a tree in the way. So now I try to grow some fruit — it might be little crabapples now but at least it’s fruit.” But not everyone at the Masjid have followed Esa’s path out of addiction. According to him, old and entrenched mindsets can prove difficult to break. “If you’re a person who comes to the Masjid and does not learn or acts like a fool, then he is a fool who comes to the Masjid,” Esa said. Regardless of the positive growth exhibited by members of Pocius’ Masjid and other members of the Philadelphia Is-lamic community, there are many modern and valid cultural concerns revolving around the teachings of Islam, largely extending from social issues. Principled opposition to same sex marriage and the role of women in society are problem-atic ideologies in modern American society. But the actions of those who preach and practice Islam have been rehabilita-tive and important to members of the community. “You got people who pray with each other in this Masjid who may have, at one point, shot each other’s friends on the street and have now forgiven each other,” Pocius said. “Other ideologies and being out on the street saying ‘I’m trying to get this money’ doesn’t do that. •


GETTING SCHOOLEDWRITTEN BY DENISE M. KRENSKI

LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS GET SCHOOLED

Real estate agents in the Riverwards have been faced with an ongoing quagmire: How can they continue to sell amazing (and pricey) homes to young families but not know a thing about that

catchment’s public school, which essentially should act as the heart of the neighborhood? John McDonald, a local real estate agent and developer with SPACE & Company Real Estate Collective, found him-self a bit embarrassed at the situation. “I would say to my clients, ‘you gotta find a school that works well for your kid’,” McDonald said. “By this, I meant a private school.” Sasha Best, an NYC transplant and one of McDonald’s satisfied Northern Liberties home buyers, did just that. “[My husband and I] fell in love with our house, bought it and sent our kids to a great private school.” Best and her husband hadn’t even considered public school when they first bought three years ago. It wasn’t until Best got settled into her home and more involved in the neighborhood that she thought about pub-lic school as a viable option. “Another couple in Northern Liberties had just put together a group called Friends of Kearny… [and through that], I met the principal.” For Best, this positive public school exposure provided her with an ‘Aha-moment.’ Taking a page from a Mt. Airy/Germantown area realtor-public school tour that took place in early 2015, Best con-tacted McDonald for his help in organizing a Riverwards tour of four public schools. The purpose was to have real-tors meet the school leaders, explore the facilities and find out how the current students are performing academical-ly so agents can properly inform potential home buyers. On Tuesday, October 27th, over a dozen realtors and par-ents from the neighborhoods toured four schools located in the Riverwards. Appropriately enough, school leaders at H.A. Brown Academics Plus Elementary School (K-8) , Hora-tio B. Hackett Elementary School, Alexander Adaire School (K-8) and John Moffet Elementary School wowed the crowd.First stop on the tour was H.A. Brown Academics Plus El-

ementary located at 1946 E. Sergeant Street. An autistic and ESL friendly school, Brown maintains critical partner-ships with public and private organizations which help to support a rigorous and diverse curriculum for all learners; including, Friends of H.A. Brown, H.A. Brown Home and School, GEAR UP, Temple University and the Philadelphia Opera Company. Connie Carnivale, a veteran school teacher and the school’s current principal, shared what gives her school the competitive edge. “We are constantly questioning how to make sure that our faculty are teaching to a 21st century student,” she said. While they don’t have the money for a full library, every classroom has a mini-library and each grade has a Chromebook cart. Despite the lack of government funding, Brown still offers a variety of programs such as student government (grades 2-8), choir (grades 1-8), art enrichment (grades 3-8), string and percussion instrument lessons (grades 3-8) and Men-tally Gifted Club (grades 2-8). Eighth graders are offered Algebra 1 and free PSAT testing. This could contribute to some impressive statistics; 93 percent of the past year’s 8th grade class got into their choice of high school.Carnivale shared that she “always loved opportunities to display how public education does work and does provide students and their families with a terrific option.” Next stop on the tour was Horatio B. Hackett Elementa-ry School located at 2161 E. York Street. Met by teacher leader, Teesa Donnelly, realtors learned that Hackett has a population of over 330 kindergarten through 5th grad-ers and that their students perform well above those from other city schools in math, reading and science on the PSSA tests. Additionally, Hackett has a Special Education curricula and a strong extra-curricular component, offer-ing choir, service learning and music classes. With the help of Friends of Hackett, an organization lead by parent Allison Dean, the school has engaged in a $1.4 million capital campaign for The Hackett Schoolyard Revitalization Initiative. Additionally, the library is nearly

ready for opening after being reorganized by Dean and other parents. “Whenever something needs to get done here,” Dean said, “we are able to easily get 150 families out on a Sat-urday to help.” With relationships to the Philadelphia Art Museum, Portside Arts Center and Villanova University, Hackett is one the the neighborhood’s “best kept secrets,” ac-cording to Donnelly. The third stop was Alexander Adaire School located at 1300 E. Palmer Street. Principal Anna Jenkins, a 20 year school district veteran, met with the attendees in the school’s art-filled hallways. She shared their plans for outdoor renovations that will encompass a rain garden, a fenced in park and raised walls. Having built strong relationships with organizations such as Friends of Adaire, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Portside Arts Center and Temple University, Adaire is able to enhance its students’ coursework with lots of extra curriculars, including arts programs like pottery wheel, batik making, creative writing, music lessons and after school clubs like choir and sports. According to Jenkins, Adaire’s graduating 8th grad-ers have gained entrance into 15 different high schools throughout the city. Jenkins highly recommends that parents with school-aged children moving to the neighborhood stop by for an in-depth tour of the school. The final stop on the tour was the John Moffet Elemen-tary School located at 127 W. Oxford Street. Principal Car-men Novarro shared that Moffet has strong, long running partnerships with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, the Phila-delphia Orchestra, Friends of Moffet and the Taller Puer-torriqueno Puerto Rican and Latino visual arts program. “Moffet is already a good school,” Meehal Lele, the Presi-dent of the newly formed Friends of Moffet, said. But for this school, which was built in 1974, there are “a lot of op-portunities in front of us to build lots of new relationships [to benefit the school.]” Novarro noted that most of the 31 teachers have been there for years, which is a great sign of educators enjoying the environment they teach in. Additionally, the school of-fers a plethora of extracurricular activities that have con-tinued to enhance Moffet’s culture. Notably, a William Penn grant provided 50 students the chance to partake in an Arabic drumming program. Students in that program went on to perform at the Kimmel Center and City Hall. “I was blown away by the tour,” McDonald, realtor and developer with SPACE & Company Real Estate Collective, said. “The passion and the inspiration I experienced once inside the these schools was just amazing.” Kate Hughes, a parent of a four year old and a two and a half year old who is already working with Friends of Adaire, noted: “What the [realtors] saw didn’t necessarily align with the stories they’ve heard from the media [in the past], but great things are happening inside our neigh-borhood schools.” For more information about any of these schools as well as others in the Riverwards, go to https://webapps.philasd.org/school_profile. Here you can enter the name of the school that you would like to search. Additionally, school leaders encourage curious parents to visit the school directly for a tour. •


clean plateWRITTEN BY CASEY ANN BECK

PASTA WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH SAUCE

I’ve become a creature of habit and I find my grocery list is about the same week to week. While it makes for streamlined trips to the store, I realize I’ve allowed my dependence on routine to zap the creativity I once had in the kitchen. The same warm hues popping up in the foliage are making their way to the pro-

duce aisle; seasonal items like cranberries, pomegranates, root vegetables and squash offer an opportunity to add more color to my dinner plate. Most of these items, especially the vegetables, are best when kept as simple as possible and, typically, need little more than a drizzle of olive oil, a dash of salt and pepper and a half hour in the oven. I gave some beautiful butternut squash a starring role in last week’s pasta dinner by first roasting it, then whipping it smooth in the food processor. Fresh sage and salty sausage complimented the creamy orange sauce, creating a dish that was creative and just as seasonal in color as it was in flavor.

1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into ½” slices.2 tablespoons olive oilsalt and pepper½ cup chicken broth1 pound of ground sausage1 tablespoons butter, unsalted2 large shallots, cut into thin slices1 box of penne pasta1 tablespoons fresh sage, minced

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place butternut squash in a 13”x9” glass dish, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss. Bake for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, until soft with slightly browned edges, tossing often. Once cooked, place in food processor and process until smooth. Pulse in chicken broth and set aside. In a large, deep saute pan, cook sausage over medium low heat until browned. Remove with a slot-ted spoon and allow fat to drain. Pour off fat from pan, leaving about 2 tablespoons. Heat pan over medium low heat and add butter. Add shallots and cook, until caramelized, stir-ring often, approximately 20 minutes. In the meantime, cook penne until al dente and, once ready, reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining. To the caramelized shallots, pour in squash and broth mixture and add sausage. Stir in pasta water and pasta, allowing sauce to coat the penne. Top with fresh sage. •

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It’s about 9AM on a cool Sunday morning and I’m thinking about the cracked and cobbled streets I’ll soon be exploring in Kensington. I’m not in search of my next fix, but instead I’m seeking out some of this city’s oldest, smallest and bumpiest road surfaces with Mike McGettigan, owner of Trophy Bikes in Northern Liberties.

He has created a maniacal bike tour through Kensington, Fishtown and Center City that highlights the streets most cyclists go out of their way to avoid. “I’ve always loved the fact that Philadelphia has all these little alleyways and byways,” McGettigan said. “As a cyclist you’re always trying to avoid them.“ McGettigan rallied a crew of about 30 other bicycle sadists — err, I mean enthusiasts — to join the expedition dubbed as “Do the Bump” to seek these roads out and ride on them. I was one of them. According to McGettigan, the city began systematically cataloguing some of it’s oldest streets a few years ago. He was especially interested in notation that described the “con-dition” of each street, which according to him refers to how much of the original road surface is left in tact. This data allowed McGettigan to develop a route for his tour — a path consisting of the most haphazard street conditions imaginable. Our Sunday ride only covered a small portion of the Riverwards and Center City, but McGettigan told me his full “loop” was much larger, extending all the way out to Manayunk. “The true, big loop is a full, crazy day,” McGettigan said. We left Trophy Bikes (712 N. 2nd St.) and headed north, weaving through narrow side streets like Hancock Street and Wildey Street before venturing into Fishtown. We eventu-ally paused as we approached the beginning of Trenton Avenue. Did you know that cobblestones are actually called Belgian blocks? Well, Trenton Av-enue has about eight city blocks made up entirely of them. We raced overtop of these bumpy little bricks to Jaquin’s Distillery, which can be found where Trenton meets Le-high Avenue. I did not win the race, but was still rewarded with a nip of Rock and Rye, one of my favorite cordials, as a consolation prize. After a few quick loops, we found ourselves riding on a trail along the Delaware River. On any given weekend, if you look out your car window along I-95 just north of the Gi-rard Avenue exit, you might see folks riding dirt bikes and four-wheelers back here. It’s a stretch of undeveloped waterfront — when you are out there you feel like you’ve left Phila-delphia and took a step back in time. Gazing across a meadow at Center City, I got a real sense of the duality of Philadelphia and how the city fits into the natural landscape. Rid-ing through that stretch at full speed on a mountain bike was an incredible experience. We continued south, passing through Penn Treaty Park and sneaking through a con-struction site to get to Canal Street behind The Fillmore before heading into Old City. There we found some of the nation’s oldest streets to ride on. Of course our route took us down Elfreth’s Alley, the nation’s oldest residential street. McGettigan, who was in full tour guide mode, also took us through a winding path that led to Bladen Square, which according to him is one of the smallest public squares in Philadelphia. It’s a serene space surrounded by trees and old buildings right in the heart of the city. We rounded out the trip by looping through tight side streets in Center City and the Gay-borhood before arriving at our final destination, The Philadelphia Bike Expo. I wasn’t sure what to expect of this trip and honestly didn’t know if my old mountain bike was going to make it. Lucky my bike (and my body) made it through just fine. The ex-perience was a fun and educational Sunday morning workout — McGettigan really added a lot to the experience with his historical knowledge. “Cobbles are a traffic calming device. It also reminds you that we have the oldest city history of anything in America, so when you walk on that cobble street it’s really a time machine,” McGettigan said. “Cobble streets, even though they slow us down, they make life better in a way.” •



The American Legion Auxiliary Elm Tree Post #88, will be taking gifts to our veterans at Veter-ans Hospital and Veterans Nursing Home in December. Items can be dropped off at The Spirit

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NKCDC OPEN OFFICE HOURSNKCDC is hosting open office hours in the 19134 zip code at two locations. They will be at the Community Women’s Education Project (CWEP) on the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. the second Monday of the month from 4-7PM and Firm Hope Baptist Church on Tulip and Au-burn Streets every second Wednesday of the month. They will assist you with signing up for benefits like SNAP, con-necting to housing counselors for any housing needs, rent and property tax rebates, food referrals, health insurance and safety or quality of life issues in your community. For further information Contact Tess at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x 139.

AL-ANON AT HOLY NAME CHURCH HALLMeetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall at 701 Gaul Street. Anything shared at a meeting stays there and everyone is welcome to attend. Al-Anon meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.

I-95 NOISE BARRIER MEETINGSPennDOT cordially invites you to attend one of three meet-ings in November where we will present and discuss pro-posed community-side designs for the noise barriers to be built during the reconstruction of I-95 in your neighbor-hood. Meeting locations are as follows.Tuesday, November 10 from 7-9PM at Maritime Academy Charter High School, at 2700 E. Huntingdon St. Thursday, November 12 from 7-9PM at First Presbyterian Church, at 418 E. Girard Ave.Tuesday, November 17 from 7-9PM at Richmond Hall, at 2619 E. Indiana Ave.For more information visit 95revive.com or contact the Gi-rard Avenue Interchange public outreach manager, Marian Hull, at 215-606-0413

Tuesday, November 17FNA ZONING MEETINGThis meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave starting at 7PM. All residents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of resi-dence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s li-cense or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business. The meeting will concern 1101 E Columbia Ave – Revised proposal to le-galize two existing accessory parking spaces and an exist-ing fence and 2302-12 E Dakota St – Proposal for 7 single family homes on 7 lots.

Thursday, November 12COMMUNITY MEETINGNotice that Project HOME plans to develop 30 housing units within a four story building at 1817-41 E. York Street. Come to the informational meeting regarding this project from 5-6PM at the Coral Street Arts House, 2446-48 Coral Street. For more information, email [email protected].

FOOD DRIVEAs the Holiday Season quickly approaches, we are pleased to announce that we again are hosting our Annual Thanks-giving Drive. We are pleased to extend an invitation for your sponsorship for this year’s event. Like in the past, we hope to provide Thanksgiving baskets to low income families that reside in the 26th Police District Community. Our goal is to provide a healthy and nourishing Thanksgiv-ing meal to those in our community that are in need. We are asking for donations of perishables (such as cranberry sauce, gravy, etc.) or monetary donations that can assist in putting together the Thanksgiving baskets. Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you are able to part-ner with us on this event. Our goal is to have all donations picked up by November 20. The Police Officers of the 26th District will ensure that the baskets are delivered to the designated families. If you would like further details feel free to contact us at (215) 686-3260 or (215) 686- 3261. Thank you in advance for your support.

GREENSGROW WORKSHOPSMake Your Own Cocktail Bitters – Join Greensgrow Com-munity Kitchen and make these essential bar mixers. Ev-eryone will walk away with two jars of bitters, as well as knowledge about them and how to make quality cocktails.For more information on this event and to register, visit www.greensgrow.org.

PENN TREATY GIVE THANKSDid you attend Penn Treaty School? Did you work or teach at Penn Treaty School? If so, please consider creating a short (approximately 1 minute) video! This Thanksgiving season, Friends of Penn Treaty (FoPT) School is gather-ing videos of appreciation to share on our Facebook page and Twitter. Please include your name, when you were at Penn Treaty, what you did after leaving Penn Treaty or what you’re doing now, and either a great memory or an expression of appreciation for a teacher, coach, adminis-trator, nurse, etc. who positively affected you during your time at Penn Treaty School. You may video yourself or have someone interview you. Please send videos to [email protected] using https://www.wetransfer.com. Let’s spread thankfulness for our local school!

COOKING CLASSES FOR ADULTS.Attend a free six-week series of cooking classes that in-cludes low-cost cooking ideas, nutrition tips, food tast-ings and giveaways through the PEACH program (People Eating And Cooking Healthy), sponsored by the Food Trust. Class dates are November 17, and December 1, both from 5:30-7:30PM.To sign up or ask questions please contact Katie at [email protected] or call 215-575-0444, ext 4196.

Friday, November 13SANITATION CONVENIENCE CENTER OPENINGIn celebration of America Recycles Day, the Streets De-partment will open the gates of its newest sanitation convenience center located at 3901 N. Delaware Avenue in Port Richmond. This marks the sixth sanitation conve-nience center location in the City. All city residents are en-couraged to attend the grand opening at 11AM. The newly-constructed facility was designed to provide a convenient and accessible location for residents to discard collect-able trash, recyclable materials, e-waste, yard waste, bulk items, tires, mattresses and box springs. This completes the network of six total sanitation convenience centers all throughout the city, a key tool in Philadelphia’s ongoing fight against litter and illegal dumping. Saturday, November 14KONRAD SQUARE CLEANUPThe Friends of Konrad Square will be participating in the city-wide cleanup, Love Your Park Fall Service Day from 10AM-2PM. Anyone interested in volunteering can email Matt at [email protected].

Saturday, November 14ST. ANNE’S FOOTBALL AND REUNION St. Anne’s will host a beef and beer to support the football program from 8AM to midnight. The event will take place in St. Anne’s Social Hall at Memphis and Tucker Streets. Come join for a fun night and to reunite with old friends. For more information call Jim at 267-496-4057.

Saturday, November 14LADIES DAY OF SHOPPINGJoin the First Presbyterian Church in Kensington at 418 E. Girard Ave to start your holiday shopping at 1PM. Come browse for items from Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Swarovski, Tastefully Simple, Origami Jewelry and more.

Saturday, November 14SPAGHETTI DINNERThe Bethesda Methodist Church at 2820 E. Venango Street will host a spaghetti dinner from 2-5PM. The cost is $9 for adults, $4.50 for kids 6-12 and kids under 5 eat free.

Saturday, November 14ST. LAURENTIUS BEEF AND BEERSt. Laurentius Catholic School Church presents a Beef & Beer event from 7-11PM in the Holy Name Church Hall. Tickets are $25. Come celebrate with friends and enjoy a good old fashioned beef and beer to support St. Lauren-tius School of Holy Name Parish.

Sunday, November 15FALL TREE PLANTING Help us plant 100 trees from 9:30AM-2:30PM, starting at 2771 Jasper Street. No experience necessary, tools, train-ing, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company pro-vided to volunteers. All ages and abilities welcome. Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Volunteer groups welcome. We plant rain or shine! Fall is for planting. Planting trees is a fun for all ages, feel good event. You see an immedi-ate impact and benefit to the neighborhood while making friends and meeting like-minded people along the way.

Tuesday, November 17RAIN CHECK WORKSHOPLearn how you can get a free rain barrel from the Philadel-phia Water Department. Reduced pricing for downspout planters, rain gardens, depaving, and permeable pav-ers will also be offered. The event will be hosted at Coral Street Arts House, 2446 Coral Street, from 6-8PM. To register for the event, please visit www.phillywatersheds.org/raincheck and click on “Sign up for Rain Check” or call John Tracy at 215-427-0350 x 125.

Wednesday, November 18FRIENDS OF HACKETT MEETINGThe meeting will take place at By My Side Parenting space in Atonement Church at 1542 E Montgomery Avenue in Fish-town starting at 6PM. We are looking for new members, so don’t be shy. You do not have to have a student in our school. This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in your neighborhood and be part of this wonderful community!For more information visit friendsofhackett.org.

Saturday, November 21PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER The event will take place at Applebees (2501 Aramingo Ave.) from 8-10AM. The cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children. Proceeds go directly to breast cancer research, education, prevention and cure. The event is sponsored by the Ladies of Port Richmond.

Saturday, November 21PENN TREATY PARK’S 333 YEAR ANNIVERSARYYou are invited to the 333 year anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty between William Penn and Chief Tam-mend at 11AM. In honor of this celebration there will be free pizza, drinks and crafts to make turtle necklaces. You will also find out the history of Penn Treaty Park. At 10AM we will feed the birds for Thanksgiving. Please feel free to bring treats to hang in the trees for our little friends. We are located at Delaware and Columbia Avenues, if you have any questions please contact Barbara Morehead at 215-850-3709.

Saturday, November 21THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNEROur next community dinner will go from 4-6PM. We open our doors and welcome every and anyone who wants to come out for a meal and be in fellowship with their fellow neighbors. This month’s highlight meal will be a Thanks-giving meal – turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pies. The dinner will take place at 1st Presbyterian Church, at 418 E. Girard Ave.For more information call 215-739-5695 or visit 1stpresby-kensington.org.

44TH ANNUAL ETHNIC FESTIVALCome, sit down and enjoy our delicious array of homemade ethnic foods and a Christmas shopping opportunity in our boutique. It which includes a vast assortment of Eastern Eu-ropean and American gifts. The event takes place at St. Nich-olas Russian Orthodox Church, 817 North 7th Street, Novem-ber 21-22 from 12-4PM. Admission and parking is free.For more information call the Church at 215-922-9671.

Sunday, November 22CHRISTMAS BAZAARThe Annual Cathedral Christmas Bazaar at the Ukranian Catholic Cathedral will take place from 10AM-4PM, at the corner of Franklin and Brown Streets in Northern Liber-ties. The event will feature ethnic Ukrainian and American foods, handmade crafts, Christmas and holiday items, home baked goods and A visit with Santa fun & games for the children. Our location is at the corner North Franklin & Brown Sts. in Northern Liberties.

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Sunday, November 15FALL TREE PLANTING Help us plant 100 trees from 9:30AM-2:30PM, starting at 2771 Jasper Street. No experience necessary, tools, train-ing, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company pro-vided to volunteers. All ages and abilities welcome. Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Volunteer groups welcome. We plant rain or shine! Fall is for planting. Planting trees is a fun for all ages, feel good event. You see an immedi-ate impact and benefit to the neighborhood while making friends and meeting like-minded people along the way.

Tuesday, November 17RAIN CHECK WORKSHOPLearn how you can get a free rain barrel from the Philadel-phia Water Department. Reduced pricing for downspout planters, rain gardens, depaving, and permeable pav-ers will also be offered. The event will be hosted at Coral Street Arts House, 2446 Coral Street, from 6-8PM. To register for the event, please visit www.phillywatersheds.org/raincheck and click on “Sign up for Rain Check” or call John Tracy at 215-427-0350 x 125.

Wednesday, November 18FRIENDS OF HACKETT MEETINGThe meeting will take place at By My Side Parenting space in Atonement Church at 1542 E Montgomery Avenue in Fish-town starting at 6PM. We are looking for new members, so don’t be shy. You do not have to have a student in our school. This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in your neighborhood and be part of this wonderful community!For more information visit friendsofhackett.org.

Saturday, November 21PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER The event will take place at Applebees (2501 Aramingo Ave.) from 8-10AM. The cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children. Proceeds go directly to breast cancer research, education, prevention and cure. The event is sponsored by the Ladies of Port Richmond.

Saturday, November 21PENN TREATY PARK’S 333 YEAR ANNIVERSARYYou are invited to the 333 year anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty between William Penn and Chief Tam-mend at 11AM. In honor of this celebration there will be free pizza, drinks and crafts to make turtle necklaces. You will also find out the history of Penn Treaty Park. At 10AM we will feed the birds for Thanksgiving. Please feel free to bring treats to hang in the trees for our little friends. We are located at Delaware and Columbia Avenues, if you have any questions please contact Barbara Morehead at 215-850-3709.

Saturday, November 21THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNEROur next community dinner will go from 4-6PM. We open our doors and welcome every and anyone who wants to come out for a meal and be in fellowship with their fellow neighbors. This month’s highlight meal will be a Thanks-giving meal – turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and pies. The dinner will take place at 1st Presbyterian Church, at 418 E. Girard Ave.For more information call 215-739-5695 or visit 1stpresby-kensington.org.

44TH ANNUAL ETHNIC FESTIVALCome, sit down and enjoy our delicious array of homemade ethnic foods and a Christmas shopping opportunity in our boutique. It which includes a vast assortment of Eastern Eu-ropean and American gifts. The event takes place at St. Nich-olas Russian Orthodox Church, 817 North 7th Street, Novem-ber 21-22 from 12-4PM. Admission and parking is free.For more information call the Church at 215-922-9671.

Sunday, November 22CHRISTMAS BAZAARThe Annual Cathedral Christmas Bazaar at the Ukranian Catholic Cathedral will take place from 10AM-4PM, at the corner of Franklin and Brown Streets in Northern Liber-ties. The event will feature ethnic Ukrainian and American foods, handmade crafts, Christmas and holiday items, home baked goods and A visit with Santa fun & games for the children. Our location is at the corner North Franklin & Brown Sts. in Northern Liberties.

CHILDREN

TuesdaysFISHTOWN LIBRARY EVENTSJoin Miss Dana after school for stories and crafts at the Fishtown Library. Tuesdays at 4PM, from September 8 through November 3 at the Fishtown Public Library, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. Autumn Toddler Storytime Wednesdays – Join Miss Dana for stories, songs, and silliness at the Fishtown Library! At 10:30AM from September 9th through November 4.Preschool Storytime Wednesdays – This program is in-tended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate ap-pointments.For more information call 215-685-9990.

WednesdaysPRESCHOOL STORYTIME AT RICHMOND LIBRARYThis program is intended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Branch of the Free Library, 2987 Almond Street.For further information call 215-685-9992.

AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM Portside’s After School Arts Program (or ASA P , for short) in-troduces children from pre-k to 5th grade to the fundamen-tals of arts education through theater arts, hands-on visual arts programming. Homework help is also provided. ASAP begins September 8th and runs Monday through Friday from 3-6PM. Transportation from partnering schools to the Portside is provided via our Portside Mini-bus!To learn more and to register online, visit us at http://www.portsideartscenter.org/after-school-arts-program or call 215-427-1514. CHILDREN’S THEATER ARTS Come grow, play and explore with the Portside Arts Center. Students will use their imaginations and learn acting skills like speech, movement, improvisation, and character de-velopment through the use of theatre games, exercises and preparation for performance. Children will showcase their skills in a shared performance that will be presented at the end of the term. The class will be taught by Portside’s celeb-rity acting instructor Angela Goethals, an accomplished film, television and stage actress who has appeared in films such as Home Alone and Jerry Maguire.For information and registration, visit http://www.portside-artscenter.org/theater-child or call 215-427-1514

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Wednesdays FIRST PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE STUDY GROUPOn Wed. at 7PM a bible study group meets at First Presby-terian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

ThursdaysST. ANNE WEEKLY NOVENASt. Anne weekly Novena Thursday evening service, 7:30PM Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.

TuesdaysPRAYER MINISTRY First Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Ministry is looking for Prayer Partners. Every-one is welcome to come pray with us.For further information call 215-456-9974.

SENIORS

SundaysSUNDAY BINGOSt. Anne Church will host bingo on Sundays in the So cial Hall, Mem ph is and Tuck er streets. Doors open at 4PM; bingo starts at 6PM. Cost is $10. Call 215-739-4590 for more de tails.

LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOME EVENTSLutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frank-ford Ave, Computer Classes: Level 1: Monday 9-10AM, Tuesday 9-10AM, Thursday 12-2PM; Level 2: Monday 1-3PM, Thursday 2-4PM. Dancercise with Rita, Monday at 9AM, Tai Chi with Milt, Wednesday at 12:30PM.

For further information call 215-426-8610.FridaysART WORK SHOP FOR SENI ORSSt. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St., is of-fer ing an art work shop for people age 50 and older. “Clay Cre ations” will meet weekly on Fri days, from 12:30-2 PM

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Saturday, November 21OUTDOOR FLEA MARKETThe First Presbyterian Church at 418 E. Girard Ave will hold a flea market from 9AM-1PM. Browse our tables for that special something – you will be surprised by how much we have. Come eary for the best selection! As al-ways, everyone is welcome.

Saturday, December 5FLEA MARKETSummerfield/Siloam United Methodist Church, 2223 E. Dauphin Street, will host a flea market from 10AM-4PM. Tables are free for local residents, organizations, and businesses on a first come, first serve basis. Last day to re-serve a table is November 29. For more information or to reserve a table contact Tiff at 267-266-7702.

PORTSIDE ARTS CLASSESPrivate Voice Lessons for All Ages – Affordable and fun professional vocal instruction for children, teens, and adults. Drum lessons with Michael Arcata - learn rock, funk, and jazz style drumming, and voice lessons with Ariane Kolet: improve your vocal range and learn proper technique while rehearsing songs of your choice.Make & Take Craft Class and Girl Power Arts – Fun art classes for children ages 7-10 years old. Learn about fa-mous artists throughout history and apply the lesson to a fun original craft or fine art project. Adult Visual Arts Classes at Portside Arts Center – Get creative! Learn how to use oil paint, glass, found objects and recycled materials to create one-of-a-kind fine art. All materials are provided.Children’s Drawing Class – Class for ages 8-13 years old.Students will learn the basics in figure, portrait and con-temporary drawing while strengthening their critical thinking, all while having fun!

Saturday, December 12LEARN TO BREW BEERLearn how to home brew beer with Philly Homebrew Out-let from 1-4PM. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The program will take place on the 3rd floor. (The elevator is out of service). This is an adults only program and children will not be permitted on the 3rd floor. Photo identification will be required. Contact Sheila O’Steen [email protected] to register.

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Saturday, November 28DECK THE HALLS CHRISTMAS SHOWThe Ladies of Port Richmond will host a trip to the Ameri-can Music Theater Christmas Show, “Deck the Halls,” in Lancaster. The trip includes the show, a buffet lunch and outlet shopping. The trip costs $115.00 per person. For more information and to register, call MaryLou at 215-427-3222.

Monday, December 7 CAPE MAY CHRISTMAS TOUR The Polish American Cultural Center Museum Volunteers will sponsor a one day Cape May Christmas Tour on Mon., Dec. 7th. The group will meet at St. Adalbert Church (2645 E. Allegheny Ave.) at 8AM and return at 6PM. The itiner-ary includes visiting the Emlen Physick Estate House Museum, lunch at the Lobster House Restaurant, visiting three festively decorated Inns and generally experiencing the feeling of Christmas in the Victorian Age. Total cost is $105. A deposit is required to hold reservations. For details, call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.

Tuesday-Thursday, December 8-10 COURT ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LANCASTER TRIP There are only 17 seats left for Court St. Francis De Sales Lancaster Show Trip. 3 Days-2 Nights. Tues-Thu, December 8-10, 2015. Cost $299 p/p double occupancy. $75.00 due on signing. Includes transportation, lodging, 2 continental breakfasts, 2 dinners, Miracle of Christmas show at Sight and Sound Millennium Theater, guided tour of Amish Country, Kitchen Kettle Village, visits to Vanity Fair Outlet and Rockvale Outlets for Christmas shopping, and more. For more information call Tina Dambach at 215-779-2054.

Sunday, November 22OLD BRICK UMC ANNIVERSARYKensington “Old Brick” UMC will celebrate its 211th An-niversary beginning with a Hymn Sing at 11AM. It will be followed by the Worship Service at 11:30AM and finishing with a luncheon and reunion of members. The church, located at Richmond and Marlborough Streets, has been doing God’s work in Fishtown since 1804. Guest Speaker for the service will be Rev. David Brown, former Pastor at “Old Brick”. Musical soloist will be Ms. Dorothy Archey from St. Thomas AME Church. All are welcome.

Saturday, November 28PALMER CEMETERY BEEF & BEERCome help raise funds for the upkeep of our neighborhood cemetery from 7-11pm at Holy Name Church Hall. Enter-tainment provided by Jerry Boyle & the Violations. Chinese Auction and fun! The cost is $25 per person in advance or $30 at door. Bring your friends and reserve a table.For tickets, donations and more information, call 215-880-6948 or 215-426-4010.

CHRISTMAS FAMILY PHOTOSThe Bridesburg Recreation Center, 4625 Richmond Street, will take pictures of your family for Christmas. If interested, please your name and number with us so when we have the actual scheduled dates for the photos we can call you to make the appointment. There is a $15 non refundable deposit and an additional $15 due at the appointment. You will receive a $5 credit on your photo order if you place it by the initial due date. For more information call Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247.

Saturday, December 5PATIENT APPRECIATION DAYPatient Appreciation Day at Allegheny Family Chiroprac-tic Center is Saturday will take place from 8AM to 2PM. All services provided will be offered “free” in exchange for a donation of non-perishable food items or new toys to ben-efit those in need within our community. Santa arrives at 10AM. All new patients are by appointment only. Call to-day to reserve your spot at (215) 425-1110.

DANCE PROGRAMMs. Jaclyn Scarborough will host hourly classes that take place on Tuesday evenings at 5:30PM for ages 3 and up. Also forming classes for 8 and older in jazz/Hip Hop from 7:30-8:30PM. Fee is $25 a month, with a $20 non-refund-able registration fee also required at sign up.

HANCOCK BASKETBALL RECRUITINGHancock S.N.B.L. 2015 is recruiting children from ages 6-11 years old to play in our annual co-ed Sixers Neighbor-hood Basketball League. We will be playing at John Moffet Elementary School’s Gym. The league will start in Decem-ber 1 through late March. Children must participate in the basketball clinic to play in games.For more information please call Coach’s Larry or Don at 215-685-9877.

CIONE SIGNUPSChess Club – For beginner to advanced players of all ages. Meetings take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8PM.Arts and Crafts for Kids – Meetings for 5-12 years old. Arts and crafts has no cost and takes place every Saturday from 12-1PM.Zumba – Adult classes start Friday, November 13. Classes are on Fridays from 7:30-8:30PM, and the cost is $5 per class.Tumbling – Class for ages 3 and up. Classes held on Mondays.Hip Hop Class – For ages 7 and up. Classes will be held on Mondays from 7-8PM.Both Tumbling and Hip Hop classes have a $20 Registra-tion Fee Non-Refundable and costs $25 per month. Cione Strikers will be holding registration for indoor soc-cer for ages 3-7. For more information about these events, call 215-685-9880.

Par ti cipants will learn about the art of hand build ing to cre ate pots and oth er clay forms. Those in ter es ted should re gister in ad vance.For more de tails call 215-426-9799.

SENI OR EX ER CISE CLASSESEx er cise classes for people 50 and older will be offered at St. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St. Class sched ule will be En hance Fit ness on Mondays and Thurs-days at 9:30 AM, Chair Yoga on Tues days at 9:30 AM, Tai Chi on Wed nes days at 10 AM, and Line Dan cing on the first and third Fri day of every month. For more in form a tion call 215-426-9799.


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