Philly Spotlight
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Debbie Allen Does Philly (Brothers of the Knight & Entrepreneur Works “Actors Studio”)
Debbie Allen graciously gave a free “Inside the Actors Studio” type visit to Philly at International House on July 2, 2014. Full of saucy humor and passion, Ms. Allen lectured on creativity, her life’s journey, what it means to be an artist, her relationship with her sister Phylicia Rashād, the 18 years it took to get AMISTAD made and so much more… The below video is just a small excerpt of her address to us lucky enough to attend this inspiring and insightful event: Ms Allen is in Philadelphia to present her newest staged musical Brothers of the Knight, (July 3 – 6) a hip, rejuvenated adaptation of the…
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Philly Red Carpet Photos: THINK LIKE A MAN TOO & INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL EALY & MEAGAN GOOD
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to be among the media photogs at The Prince Music Theater for Thursday night’s preview of the the highly anticipated sequel, inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man” – Think Like A Man Too. When Think Like A Man came out in 2012, I covered that red carpet for the film outlet Cinedelphia and therefore wasn’t able to post the pics on T&T. Now all the invites are sent to me, including interviews with major actors like Michael Ealy and Meagan Good! SEE INTERVIEW BELOW Singer Songwriters -“Kindred The Family Soul!” …
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Philly Spotlight: WORLD CUP COLLECTION LAUNCH PARTY Philly Phaithful and Live, Breathe, Futbol
Dan is the President of Philly Phaithful which specializes in originally designed Philadelphia sports apparel: t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, hoodies, jerseys for both men & women. He quit a great job with ESPN 6 years ago to pursue his passion for sports, particularly Philly sports and begun building Philly Phaithful; with the help of his cousin, in the beginning, the two just worked out of Dan's apartment.
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Art, History, Race, Romance, Politics: BELLE
by Le Anne Lindsay I’m sure there are people born and raised in Nebraska who are Francophiles, Gingers who love the sun and Dutch who wear Kimonos and collect things from the Ming Dynasty and on and on, you never know why people have an affinity to, or identify with, things that don’t seem to fit who they are or should be. I’ve always been drawn to the British Aristocracy and fancy the idea of living in a sprawling country estate. I began reading historical Harlequin Romance novels about the age of 11 or 12 and absolutely loved all the etiquette, intrigue, wealth, entertaining and most importantly, no one worked.…
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Philly Food Truck: Prime Stache
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor It’s been a minute since my last Food Truck profile. I don’t have a list of next trucks to feature, nor am I constantly reaching out to the food truck community, I just kinda let it find me, like this time. I went to Prime Stache (110 Chestnut Street) with my friend Teresa after the movie Heaven is For Real (click for T&T post) and we closed the joint, last two people to leave the restaurant; they just happened to have a couple of sandwiches left over from an event, and they offered them to us to take home. The Ron Burgundy = 4…
