June 2009
A friend of Doug posted this video of his winning story from Saturday night’s Slam at the Kimmel Center:
Join us for tonight’s StorySlam at L’Etage (6th and Bainbridge)
The theme is “Do It Yourself” and advertising maven and devoted shunpiker Ed Tettemer will host. And we’ll have a guest story from 2007 Grand Slam participant R. Eric Thomas!
Doors at 7:30 and the slam begins at 8:30.
21+ only and admission is $8 at the door.
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Your audience votes have been tallied from Saturday night, and you agreed with the judges in selecting Doug Didyoung as the winner!
Congratulations once again!
Please join us for the next storyslam TOMORROW NIGHT at L’Etage Cabaret (6th and Bainbridge).
As usual, doors at 7:30 and the slam begins at 8:30. Tickets are $8 at the door.
Hosting: Ed Tettemer
Guest Storyteller: R. Eric Thomas
Theme: Do It Yourself
Cost: $8
21+ only (L’Etage is a bar.)
Thanks to everyone who came out to Saturday night’s StorySlam at the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice! The winner was Doug Didyoung. He joins the illustrious Golden Ticket Society and advances to the Grand Slam on Saturday, November 7th at the 2009 First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art held at the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City!
And don’t forget that tomorrow night, June 23rd, the StorySlams return to their home at L’Etage Cabaret! Details right here on Facebook!
Audience favorite winner announcement coming as soon as we can tally up all your votes… In the meantime, enjoy some photos from Saturday night:
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“Do It Yourself”
June 23rd, 2009
“Baggage”
May 26th, 2009
“Bad Idea”
January 27th, 2009
“Caught”
July 22nd, 2008
“On The Road”
June 24th, 2008
“Secrets”
May 27th, 2008
“Brotherly Love/Sisterly Effect”
February 26th, 2008
Winner of “Best Of Philly,” First Person Arts StorySlams are a monthly real-life-storytelling competition.
Check out this month’s winner…
Join us for a Special Event StorySlam at the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice on June 20th from 8:30 to 10:00pm. Philadelphia Magazine’s Victor Fiorillo will host. and the theme is “The Great Outdoors.” And look for a guest story from former winner Raeann Drew! This StorySlam is included in your admission to the Summer Solstice. It’s just $10 which, if my math is right, works out to about a penny a moment! Buy your tickets right now, right here.
The sky looked pretty ominous when we gathered in the Piazza for Saturday’s Edible World: Joe Sixpack’s Northern Liberties tour, but, as it turned out, there were a few drops here and there, and the worst of the rain held off. The two dozen attendees met Joe Sixpack at the brand new Swift Half where he described his personal history in the neighborhood and introduced us to a couple of locally brewed beers. We munched on delicious charcuterie plates as well and discovered that the original Joe Ortlieb (owner of Ortlieb’s Brewery) was right in our midst!
From the Swift Half, we traveled south on 2nd St. to old favorite the Standard Tap for more delicious beer and a brief chat with the owner.
Here’s Dan serving up some delicious fried smelt with a caper aioli dip that I’d be pretty happy to smear on anything this side of a Snickers bar. Just a couple of steps away, we slipped into the Foodery:
There we were treated to some of Yards Brewing’s latest concoctions thanks to Operations Manager Steve Mashington, and we had a chance to peruse the Foodery’s incredible selection of more than 700 different beers!
Afterward, we adjourned further south down 2nd St. to The 700 Club for some hand-pumped brews. It’s just as delightful during the day as it is at night, when its mostly packed!
From there we took a quick stroll through the neighborhood past the remaining hulk of the old Ortlieb’s Brewery and the site where the oldest lager in America was brewed.
Due to an electrical problem, we weren’t able to include Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus on our stop, but our friends at North Bowl quickly stepped in and shared a stick-to-your-ribs banquet of mac and cheese, wings and other treats, plus a steady stream of beer and even a little bowling!
Thanks to everyone who helped us make this great little tour happen! If you’re in Northern Liberties, you can see all the spots on this Google Map or click through the links above. If you’d like to learn more about beer and particularly beer in Philadelphia, you should certainly start by subscribing to Joe Sixpack’s e-mail list. (Plug your e-mail address into the front page there.)
If you missed this tour, (How could you!?) you’ll have to wait until September 10th when Fork Restaurant’s Ellen Yin leads a unique culinary excursion centered around Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia. She’ll share the broad range of influences that yielded her recent cookbook Forklore and continue to inspire the menu at her iconic restaurant every day. Tickets are, of course, available now, and required in advance.
Sarah Barr
