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Save A Life Gala 2018 Honoring Eddie Tully – 3/9/18

Save A Life Gala 2018 Honoring Eddie Tully – 3/9/18

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health through education and community programs, develops suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and provides support for those affected by suicide. Led by CEO Robert Gebbia and headquartered in New York, AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states with programs and events nationwide.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
honors an individual making a difference and saving lives in the community at its annual
Save a Life Gala. This year, AFSP names Eddie Tully as its Lifesaver of the Year, a
humanitarian award created in memory of Anthony Siciliano. Siciliano was a young man
who championed the underdog and helped others find their way in the darkness.
Tully, a native of South Philadelphia, lost his brother Chris to suicide in 2015. Since then,
he has supported anti-bullying programs in Philadelphia and most recently launched a
suicide prevention social media campaign designed to educate people on ASFP’s
programs.
Past Life Saver of the Year Award recipients include Philadelphia Paparazzo HughE Dillon
and national suicide prevention advocate Kevin Hines.

Purchase tickets online at www.afsp.org/phillygala

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Tuesday ToDo: Jordan Matthews, Village People Sing, Fashion Events

It’s Tuesday, I forgot a few ChitChat items yesterday and thought I’d do another column today. Plus added a few Tuesday – ToDo listing events that are upcoming.

Matthews
Congrats to former Eagles player Jordan Matthews and his new wife Cheyna Matthews (an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Washington Spirit in the NWSL) on their wedding, which took place in Nashville this past weekend.
A few of Jordan’s former Eagles teammates Trey Burton, Zach Ertz, Jordan Hicks, and Chris Maragos headed out to celebrate the new couple.


Congrats to Rocky on his new baby sister who will arrive in July. Larry Bradley and Kristin Huxta Bradley are pretty excited too. Kristin is Director of Communications, East for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, and used to be a Cashman girl a few years back.


Thanks to Schulson Collection for their generous donation to Komen Philadelphia. In October they sold a cocktail in to raise funds in the name of fighting breast cancer, called “Pink Lady”. Michael Schulson and Nina Tinari Schulson hosted a luncheon for leaders, and volunteers of Komen Philadelphia at Double Knot last week to present the check.


The venerable Joan Sheep boutique is hosting their annual Women of Style & Substance celebration tomorrow night. Fashionistas, business leaders and trail blazing women will be honored at the annual event, which is open to the public.

 


Speaking of fashion, it’s that time again for the Philly Fashion Week to kick off a series of the most talented Philadelphia fashionable designers in Philly. The first event is 8PM Wednesday with the Lux Street Wear Show at 2300 Arena , 2300 S Swanson St., Philadelphia, PA 19148. Check out the website for more info. Philly Fashion Week


Our Night Out, a fun LGBTQ networking event is next Tuesday at Cinder 1500 Locust Street. Enjoy lite bites, and a cash bar while meeting a greeting with new friends.

 


Did you get your tickets yet for the Philly Flower Show. Don’t forget to dance the night away at  Flowers after Hours with the Village People and DJ Robert Drake on Saturday March 3.

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ChitChat: Nonna Appearance, Sweet Hearts Ball, Carson Wentz & Eagles Fans

Happy Presidents Day. Now I know:

Is there an apostrophe in Presidents Day?
Some people prefer there to be no apostrophe, Presidents Day, arguing that the day is for presidents but not belonging to them. Some people prefer the apostrophe before the “s,” President’s Day, arguing that since the official holiday is Washington’s Birthday clearly there is only a single president in mind.

Nonna
Let’s see what’s happening around town….


Friday Mike “Rupert” Moore, GM of Choppers Hatchet House of Cherry Hill,  ran into Carson Wentz at the PHL Airport, on his way to the National Axe Throwing Championships, which took place on Sunday in BATL-Toronto East.Tickets for Carwon Wentz’ celebrity softball charity game just went on sale last week. It takes place at Citizen Bank on June 1. Tickets are now on sale for the Foundation Charity Softball Get your tickets at


Speaking of great guys, an Eagles fan lost his wallet celebrating the Eagles winning the Super Bowl a week ago. Another super Eagles fan found the wallet, mailed it back priority, insured to the owner of the wallet – anonymously, fully intact.

Nonna
Friday, Mike and I headed to the The Louis Bluver Theater Drake to see Inis Nua Theatre Company  presents Alan Harris’ Love, Lies and Taxidermy  Directed by Tom Reing From Wales making it’s American Premiere. The acting was amazing, the staging was creative, the story was a snippet of life, dating and an ice cream truck.


On Saturday I stopped by James Philadelphia Restaurant to shoot a few new dishes from their new brunch menu, before heading to Joan Shepp’s for

Brunch at James Philadelphia every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-3pm and enjoy $5 Mimosas, $5 Bloody Mary, or $25 Bottles of Champagne! make your reservation here: http://jamesphiladelphia.com/


For the book launch party for Nonna Makes a Salad held at the Rittenhouse boutique Joan Shepp.

Written by Hunter Fike, Illustrated by Denise Fike and Published by Eddie Keels

The party featured readings every half-hour, Cupcakes by Ruth and family friendly snacks, and fashion illustrations by Denise Fike – PS Nonna. Best of all, you can pick up a signed copy of the new book to take home and enjoy over and over, and 10 percent of all sales benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Check out Philly Family Magazine for a great story on Nonna Makes a Salad.

Last week, on the eve of Valentine’s Day, February 13, 2018, Shop Sixty Five hosted a Valentine’s Day shopping event at their Rittenhouse location. Guests enjoyed complimentary cocktails, lite hors d’oeuvres, and music provided by DJ Adam Rush. Ten percent of all proceeds were donated to the Nicoletti Kidney Transplant Center at Jefferson University Hospital.

Photography by Al B For Photography See more photos from this event at Philly Style Magazine

The Children’s Heart Foundation held their annual Sweet Hearts Ball last week at Vie, the sold out event raised $177,000 for congenital heart defect research

The CHOP Cardiac Center doctors and support staff at the Sweet Hearts Ball
Next big fundraiser for CHOP happens at Valley Forge Casino on February 24, 2018
Cheers for CHOP is hosted by the Friends of CHOP


Author, noted jazz drummer and vocalist Bruce Klauber will sign copies of his critically acclaimed new book, “Reminiscing in Tempo: Farewell and Recollections of Showbiz, Jazz and Drums,” at Head House Books, 619 South Second Street in the Old City section of Philadelphia on Sunday, February 25 at 5:00pm. For more information, call Head House Books at 215-923-9525, email sales@headhousebooks.com, or visit Head House on the web at www.headhousebooks.com.


See you back here tomorrow for ToDo Tuesday, a list of upcoming events, plus the latest exciting party I’ve shot.

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Friday Chit Chat: Larry Kane Disapproves of Jason Kelce , Glass Movie

Friday Chit Chat: Larry Kane Disapproves of Jason Kelce Paddle Boards Plus more Philly Chit Chat


M Night Shyamalan Glass production has come back into town to film a few scenes. This week they took over Parc Restaurant in Rittenhouse Square where they filmed for two days. One day was strictly inside, and on Thursday they filmed scenes with extras walking along the sidewalk giving the background life. Casting for these scenes are being done by Heery Loftus Casting.

Next up for Heery Loftus Casting they’re looking for athletic young actors for a new film. “The Nomads.” “The Nomads” is based on a true story aout an inner city HS rugby team. Looking for young men , age 18-20, all ethnicities, union or non-union. These are LEADING ROLES- ideally, looking for guys who have played HS football or rugby. All roles are PAID positions. Shooting will be in the PHILADELPHIA area, beginning in Mid- April 2018.

And I’ve already mentioned that Creed 2 will begin filming in later March


Sweet memories Nelson Agholor brought his Eagles teammates to PDQ Fresh Food to celebrate their Super Bowl Win.


Larry Kane didn’t F’ing agree with Jason Kelce’s speech speech last week. I think Larry and the sports commentary in NYC are in the minority. Sometimes sh*t has to be said to get the point across, and Jason connected with real Philly


Speaking of the Super Bowl Parade last Thursday Jason Kelce wore a mummers outfit to the Eagles Super Bowl Parade last Thursday


This week Jason Kelce wore swimming trunks while visiting former Eagles teammate Connor Barwin at his home in Mailibu. Connor’s wife Laura Barwin posted this photo on Instagram Stories on Valentine’s Day.

Lamar Odom was in town this week for a funeral. He stopped by La Salle on Tuesday to give sage advice to the young college basketball players. Later in the evening he had dinner at Del Frisco’s


The next night, Valentine’s Day, Alex Holley caught this lucky couple’s engagement. She said YES!!


There was another engagement on Thursday night on the steps at Del Frisco


Congrats to Christina Sioutis as  Paul Egonopoulos popped the question at the Philly Heliport! It was after a gorgeous sunset helicopter ride. We went everywhere we went on our first date afterwards (nineteen, opa, and ended with a big surprise party at the Ritz with all our family and friends) so fun!! Looking forward to a big Greek wedding in October. 🇬🇷😁


Hope to see you tomorrow at Joan Shepp’s for a meet and greet with Hunter Fike, Denise Fike and Eddie Keels and their new book – “Nonna Makes a Salad,”

‘Nonna Makes a Salad’ Book Launch at Joan Shepp

February 17, noon — 4 pm

1811 Chestnut St., Philadelphia

 

Come for the debut of this super stylish and imaginative book created by local author Hunter Fike, local artist Denise Fike, and Philly Current publisher Eddie Keels. The party will feature readings, a fun family photo booth, light bites, and live one-of-a-kind fashion illustrations by Denise Fike. Best of all you can pick up a signed copy of the new book to take home and enjoy over and over!

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Happy Birthday Erin Elmore – Jumping into Forty

Happy Birthday Erin Elmore – Jumping into Forty With No Worries

JumpingSocialite, TV Personality, Mom, Wife, Reality Star Erin Elmore celebrated her 40th birthday with friends and family last month with a mommy beer crawl.

What’s a Mommy Beer Crawl, well at age 40 Erin and most of her friends are mommy’s and socializing is best done during the day these days.

Sisters Erin Elmore and Ashley Elmore-Bosonac
The party started at Rouge, on Rittenhouse Square around 1030AM. Yes this was serious day drinking.


Before you know it was time for the gals to put on their trendy coats and crawl to the next fabulous place



Happy Birthday Donna Coghlan Pasquale on Valentine’s Day


Hey Governor, who stopped by Zavino’s University City on the way to the Eagles Viking’s Game
Happy Birthday to Jill Rizen and Liza T this week

Then it was on to Little Lion

and a tea dance with Eddie Tully.
Eddie is being honored by the AFSP on March 8. Come out and support him.
Suicide is preventable. You can help save lives and enjoy an amazing night supporting Eddie on March 9th
at Vie: www.afsp.org/phillygalaAlways love seeing Monique, and seeing her so happy.
Happy Birthday Erin. What a wonderful world it is having you in it. I think I’ve attended 6 of your birthday celebrations since we met a decade ago
Happy Wife, Happy Life
Erin Elmore and her hubby Craig M. Spitzer

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What $1,250,000 Buys in Ambler – Photos of a Property I Shot

What $1,250,000 Buys in Ambler – Photos of a Property I Shot

Michelle Leonard CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold hires me to photograph her real estate properties.

Ambler Last month I photographed a beautiful house in Ambler, PA which has 5 beds 3 baths 2 half baths 5,781 sq. ft. 

The property sits on nearly an acre and a half


Living room

Family Room
Love this view
Open kitchen with bay window looking out on the backyard
Who doesn’t love a 4 post bed, bed doesn’t come with property, but who wouldn’t want one?
I’d like to vacation in this tub
Gorgeous floor
Living Room

Three car garage. Head on over to the listing for more photos and info on the property.

 

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A Love Note From Philly Chit Chat

A Love Note From Philly Chit Chat

Happy Valentine Day!! Yesterday the beloved LOVE statue came out of hiding after nearly a year of restoration, or as Nik the Webchick says, a lifetime. There was a cute “parade” from the Art Museum area to her final resting place in the newly renovated and attractive
Love Park. The dedication to the park will happen this spring. There’s lots of goodies that await.


An impressive amount of press and people came out to follow LOVE on her journey.
All my favorites in one photo

Thank you to all my editors, who process photos and help share the love of Philadelphia, especially shining a light on the charities I cover.  Who have helped me create and form my content provider business, all of who wear many hats at their organizations, but will stop and post photos to get the word out.

Listed in the order of when I started contributing to them.
Philly Style Mag (Meredith Fertig) , Philly Mag (Tim Haas, Claudia Gavin), Liberty City Press (Dana Rubenstein), Metro Philly (Jennifer Logue), Philadelphia Business Journal (Alison Burdo, Clara Lefton), CBSPhilly (Lauren Sullivan) and my newest outlet Philly Voice (Lexie Norcross, Jenny DeHuff),
I Love Youse, and thanks!!

Thank you to my sister Janine DeFeo, who does all my invoicing and scheduling. Reads my emails, which is difficult. Nobody wants to sift through them. I love you.

Thank you to all my clients, who are too numerous to mention. Nearly 75% of my work is done on a contract basis, where clients hire us to get share their stories in the media;  and to the media outlets who trust that I will place photos with them that match their brand.


Thank you to all of you, who support me on my many platforms Instagram, Twitter, my two FB pages and here at PhillyChitChat, my baby.
Thank you to my photographers Mike Hirata, Andre Flewellen, and Talya Hailey. Not only do they see my vision of capturing the most important photos to tell the story of an event,

they are ready at a phone call to shoot a last minute event, or step up when the head photographer gets a blood clot and calls from the emergency room to cover his events, which was also coordinating by my sister Janine.

Thanks to my sister Crista Bateman, who is the creative side to my social media, I’m the ranting what the heck is he talking about side.

Thanks to Beth Lawrence who recently came on board to help me with partnerships, business opportunities and advertising efforts.
So if you want to advertise email me at HughE@PhillyChitChat.com and Beth will help you with getting that done.
People were excited to get back to posing in front of LOVE
Thank you to my husband Mike Toub, who is the tech guy behind the scenes, and gives me his honest opinion.
THANK YOU to my friends, especially those who put up with my cancelling at the last minute cause someone hires me to cover their event. Thanks to them for all their support, the laughter and the ear to bend.

THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY when I don’t have the time to see them for those important dates cause I’m shooting a Walk on a Saturday, or a fashion show Sunday afternoon and can’t make someone’s celebration or important milestone.
It takes a village to create a more perfect union, to restore LOVE in Philly.
Thank you to those people behind the scenes that make Philadelphia a great place to live.


Nobody loves this city more than Sheila Hess, The City Rep. Thank You!!
To Check out More Photos from Yesterday, and to Read up on the day’s events Click on these links:

Julia Hatmaker Penn Live

Thom Carroll – Philly Voice’s Photographer

Philly Mag

Philly Business Journal

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Orpheus Club of Philadelphia Christmas Concert

Orpheus Club of Philadelphia Christmas Concert

In a rare instance Philly Mag didn’t run my column in the February Issue because of a beautiful tribute to owner Herb Lipson who passed away. When my column resumes they’re not going to run three holiday columns; One of them is the beautiful Orpheus Club’s Christmas Concert. Photos from this event did run in Philly Style, CBS, and Philly Metro, but I wanted to include them here as many people attending read PhillyChitChat they told me.

Orpheus

Welcome to our 146th season of great music, hearty laughter and good friends! Our three formal concerts will make special evenings for all, delivering festive performances with a touch of Old Philadelphia grace and charm.

Under the leadership of John Shankweiler, we are proud to offer new music and a continual influx of young, talented singers, blended with the songs and performers that are Orpheus favorites.

Orpheus

Annie Tyson and Haleigh Wilkins

The Christmas Concert took place at The Academy of Music on Wednesday, December 13, 2007. The sold out concert was a black tie, glamorous gown affair attracting music lovers of all ages.

 

 

Dominic Pepper, Patrick Dobbens, Anthony Smith and Andrew Ma

Heather Aspras and José Izquierdo

John A. Petty, Natanya DiBona and Dawn Petty

 

Nancy Wallace, Hayley Wallace and James Wallace

 

 

Douglas Whisenant and Laurin Fegley

Ann C Whitney, Chris Betterly, Emily Betterly and Nancy Bodden Harris
Jere Mahaffey, Jesse Brooks and Max Pappenheim

J Whitney Hartman = Winning Christmas!!

The Tyler Family: Tom, Harriett, Henry, Lucy and Belinda

The next concert on the Orpheus Club of Philadelphia schedule is the Mid-Winter Concert, held at the Union League of Philadelphia.

The Union League of Philadelphia
Wed., February 28, 2018, 8:30 pm
Thu., March 1, 2018, 8:30 pm

This will be our fourth year at the Union League. Plan to come early and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar in the beautiful rooms adjacent to the amazing Lincoln Ball Room. We are offering TWO concert dates, on back-to-back nights, to accommodate our entire Associate Membership. Details about selecting your performance date will be sent a few weeks before the show.

 

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PIXS: Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Annual Mayoral Luncheon

Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Annual Mayoral Luncheon

The who’s who of the business community attended the annual luncheon held at the Marriott Downtown, many wearing Eagles hats or green in honor of the Super Bowl Champs

The Mayor delivered remarks at this annual luncheon which focused on important issues impacting the City while outlining the administration’s top priorities for 2018. 

Romy Diaz, PECO Energy, Zeli Colón, MBA, American Heart Association and Bill Sasso, Stradley Ronon

Mike Innocenzo, PECO, Craig L. Adams, President and CEO, PECO Energy, Sharmain Matlock Turner, President and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition and Doug Oliver, PECO


Paul Chung, Lauren Matthews and Christopher Dean, all of ‎Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Peter S. Longstreth and Denis P. O’Brien, Exelon
Rob Wonderling, President and CEO of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia,
David A. Horowitz, MD, Chyke Doubeni, MD, MPH and Pedro A. Ramos is the President and CEO of The Philadelphia Foundation
Ayo Sanderson, Fred Maahs, and Nicolas Jimenez all of Comcast
Robert F. Smith, Vice President of Community Impact – ‎Comcast , Sierra Williams and Mingwang Jiang
Karin Copeland, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia , Sheila Hess, City Representative, and Meryl Levitz, Visit Philly

 

Mayor Kenney unveiled a new workforce development strategy that will help guide both the public and private sectors, a plan that will ensure every Philadelphia resident can build the skills needed to compete in the workforce.

The Mayor announced the plan as he delivered his third annual address to the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. The new workforce development strategy was created by the City and a number of its partners, including the Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Works Inc., the School District of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Youth Network. Fueling Philadelphia’s Talent Engine is a citywide workforce development strategy aimed at addressing employers’ talent needs and preparing residents for careers in family-sustaining jobs. The strategy and accompanying materials can be viewed at phila.gov/workforce.

For complete coverage of the day’s remarks head on over to Philly Mag where business editor Fabiola Cineas has recapped the days events.

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Sunday Chit Chat: Superbowl with Joel Embiid & Love

Sunday Chit Chat: Superbowl with Joel Embiid & Love

Hope you’ve recovered from Eagles Fever a bit, I finally feel somewhat rested. Today’s entry is going to be brief

Joel

as last week I finally was forced to switch from my PC to Mac and I am doing a crash course learning, which is not going well. It’s really a totally different operation and not as easy as a PC which I had been using for all my life, but Mike says a Mac is better and that’s that….I know a lot of you would agree.

JoelSixers Joel Embiid watched the Eagles Super Bowl from the balcony of the Ritz Residences. A born politician, he’s great with the kids. Fans recognized him from the street and started singing “Trust the Process, Trust the Process” at which point Embiid waved to them.

JoelThe Love Park sculpture finally returns to its perch on Tuesday, as I told you last month when I did my sneak peek of the newly renovated park. What I didn’t mention was there would be a “parade” through the City, passed City Hall including a lovely ceremony. More details will be released by Parks & Recreation on Tuesday regarding specifics. Also look for a new visitor center to be built at Love Park, more accessible tourists and city loving people like moi.

JoelCongrats to Deja Lynn Alvarez. Out, loud, proud and doing things in the LGBTQ community for years.
I’m glad to know her, she’s super nice and resourceful.