ICE CUBES: Butch, Ryat, Idol and multiple Thom McCarthys

The Web site for the award-winning alternative weekly, the Philadelphia City Paper.

0 comments

ICE CUBES: Butch, Ryat, Idol and multiple Thom McCarthys

POSTED: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 5:00 PM

Filed Under: Ice Cubes | Icepack Illustrated

His documentary film is called Straight and Butch. It is based on the exploits of shooting a calendar where a gay Philly talk show host met up with a bunch of so-called heteros. And "I got a fucking distributor!!! They're called Breaking Glass Pictures, it has an April 26 street date." That's Butch Cordoba of "In Bed With Butch" fame. His flick just got picked up by Rich Wolf's distributing company for DVD release. Congrats. The roof top deck at The Corner nee Apothecary in the Gayborhood opens its roof deck this weekend. It'll be nearly 70 degrees. They are serving free nibbles. Is this the true and definitive meaning of the perfect storm? You know, not that long ago I wrote about how SouthWest Philadelphia was changing its stripes and was opening the world's so-called largest refrigerator with its Regional Produce Warehouse. Well, now there's the Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE) which is looking to transform a vacant supermarket building at 310 S. 48th into a 13,000 square-foot green-building food biz incubator. That's better than the proposed new prison at the old M.A.B. Paints factory any day. The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation is one of the sponsors of the Ultimate Chef culinary battle that will take over WHYY's Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons on May 11 with a five-course tasting menu and participants including Jennifer Carroll (10 Arts), Emilio Mignucci (DiBruno Bros), Chip Roman (that new Mica space) and more. While you can nab a ticket to the soiree at philafood.org/ultimatechef., you should also hit philafood.net as the Development Corporation itself (TEC-CDC) is seeking bids for the construction of the Center as well as looking at opportunities for bourgeoning home-based food business in need of development.

Shannon D. Niland

L-R Owners of The Legendary Dobbs: Heshey Schlachetramn, Justin Wolk and Robert Damerjian; Carol Riddick (The Recording Academy's Senior Project Manager and Interim Executive Producer), Rodney Whittenberg (The Recording Academy Board Member and Chief Educational Director), Shannon Niland (Miss Niland Presents) and Matt Cappy (Vice President of The Recording Academy and Grammy Winner).

After being a live punk club, a beer bong, (almost) an izakaya and a southern fried something-or-other, is the Khyber in Old City looking to put a stage in again on its second floor? Ever since their once-a-month Swellco shows have become a bloodbath of sex and success (next one Feb 18) rumor has it ret to go like in the next minute or two. Next week, there's an awful lot of Thom McCarthy around. Fox Searchlight's WIN WIN is having a screening of director McCarthy's Sundance-fave film on Feb 18 at Ritz East with a meet-and-greet the following week (Feb. 25) with McCarthy. Philly's boss best songwriter Thom McCarthy is bringing his post-Valentine's night of romantic songs and ever-loving fellow crooners such as Joshua Park to National Mechanics Feb 21. What the hell is that Tom McCarthy guy from The Philly Fan up to next week? Somebody book this.

A.D. Amorosi

Wilma's managing director James Haskins and the big lady Blanka Ziska at the Wilma's Theater Lover Fete.

Word of the Society Hill Hotel's closing ripped through the drinking and jazzing community like wildfire. But most peeps are saying it was around for a decade. Wasn't it the SHH when Ted Gerike there from like 1980 until the 2000s? 2002. I swear I remember the "Ted Heads" at the hotel. I'll feature more about her in the upcoming music issue, but, anyone who has a head for music and a heart for soul knows Philly's Christina Ryat, who under the name "Ryat" has been a one-lady band of powerful vocals, pedals and self-played instruments. Now, a two-piece with her bud Tim Conley, Ryat drops its debut Avant Gold on her Obvious Bandits imprint and kicks off her tour at The OX Sat Feb 19. Do that. WHOWHATWHERE: I believe Ed Rendell was still walking his dog when I had to leave The Wilma's annual fundraising party/Theater Lovers Fête where the Honorable Ed was getting the Wilma Star Award. Why? For having helped get the Wilma on the-then starting Avenue of the Arts fifteen years ago. Thanks for that Ed. Had to go but I got very martooni-ed up, bought raffle tix and loved-loved-loved The Bearded Ladies, the whole Moulin Rouge vibe and, even thought I saw NBC-TV 10's Justin Pizzi with either a neck brace or an Eiffel Tower around his collar in tribute the whole Parisian thing. Viva la France! You know that The Roots, along with John Legend and Ian Cross, were just a few of the Philly-based Grammy awardees this week What you might not know is that Illadel All Stars, who had scads of production and writing credits on the The Roots' How I Got Over ( nominated for Best Rap Album which lost to Eminem) held court big time at The Recording Academy s bash at The Legendary Dobbs where owner Heshey Schlachterman and PR mistress Shannon Niland acted as hosts with the most. OK, we're not allowed to say too much about this (and neither is she) but one of Icepack's personal faves, former wedding planner turned real estate agent Erika Schiff made it to American Idol's Hollywood week. Then into the top 100 on Wednesday's program. Will she get into the top 40 and the scrutiny of a judging America. Stay tuned.

kev

Posted 2011-02-21 08:29:38

The Khyber put in a stage two months ago you knob.

Posted by A.D. Amorosi @ 5:00 PM Permalink | Post a comment

0 comments

Comments (0)

Q&A with SHARI SOLANIS: "The goal isn't pornography"
What we're trying to do this weekend
SEXY TIME Q&A: I've never had an orgasm during sex with a man — and I'm 30!
Coming soon to Philly: Two cockamamie movie promotion schemes
ICE CUBE: In Memoriam: Joe Tartaglia
Q&A with Tony Goldwyn: "Life is gray, and relationships are, too"
CONCERT REVIEW: Primus (3D & quadraphonic sound) @ The Tower 10/17
NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct.
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: The Archbishop meets the Geator, the Mayor goes suit shopping, Le Bec Fin fin.
NOW SEE THIS: Tim and Eric direct Terry Crews for Old Spice

About this blog

Featuring everything from event roundups to concert reviews and sex talk, City Paper's Critical Mass is a space for off-the-wall coverage of Philly's A&E scene.

Follow Critical Mass editors Patrick Rapa and Emily Guendelsberger on Twitter:

@mission2denmark | @emilygee

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January

Past Archives: