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September 2011

Down But Not Out

Helping Haiti Rebuild Fromthe Bottom Up

The Philadelphia Live Arts

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Celebrating the Unconventional


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Publisher: Pearson Publishing

Editor-In-Chief: Justin Elson

Managing Editor: Jack Firneno

Art Director: Paul Rowlands

Photography:Wendy McCardle

Contributing Writers:Jack Firneno, Justin Elson, Scott Holloway, Ingrid Weidman,Pete Croatto, Carla Merolla Odell, Ben Johnston, Ian Smith,Anna Palij, Kyle Baglestose

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spotlight

The Doylestown Arts Festival ............ 13

music

Dani McHenry .................................... 14

health + beauty

Von Sport ...........................................18

business

The Silverman Gallery ........................ 20

spotlight

Doylestown School of Rock ............... 23

spotlight

Rising From the Ashes ....................... 33

home

Taking the Heat .................................. 36

community

The Robert James Leonard

Foundation......................................... 42

daytrip

The Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly

Fringe Festival ...................................46

a closer look

Down But Not Out............................. 52

food + diningRistorante Il Melograno ..................... 58

backpage

You Look Mahvelous! ........................ 62

artist

Gabriel Franklin 26

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When it comes to companionship

and compassion, its hard to top

Oakley. Always quick to greet Jessica

Herman and Rob Fox with a wagging

tail, she also has a ew lovable

tricks up her paw. Seizing the perect

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belly-up when Herman returns rom

work, hoping or her avorite rub.

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ater returning to her new home, even

orsaking ood at times. But with a ton

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around town

1. Rob Lunny enjoying tea and a fruit and cheeseplate at Zen Den Coffee

2. Sarah Gruskin lounging at Zen Den Coffeeduring a performance by Sam Hollis

3. Anne Brando, Julia Fitzgibbons and Mr. Cheeksshopping for a Philies shirt for baby Carlton

4. Dingo taking a breather at the Star Garden withher people: Danielle Brubaker, Jack Scheetz,Brian Jason Taylor and Cody Jones.

5. Juliet and Robert Meehan enjoying a Saturdayevening at Bobby Simones

6. Sharon Hager and Rebecca Liberty sharingdrinks at Puck.

7. Chris Linson and Erica Shank, the friendly hostsat Bobby Simones

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spotlightBy Scott Holloway | Photos Courtesy of the Doylestown Business and Community Alliance

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A s a community, Doylestoniansrevel in our heritage. From therole the Bucks County countryside

played in shaping Colonial America

to the cultural contributions o Henry

Chapman Mercer, the list o historical

checkpoints weaves a storied tale.

But perhaps there is no other aspect

like the rich artistic legacy the area

oers that people, both ar and wide,

look to as a hallmark o our past. Its

tting than that Doylestown carries

on the tradition.

On Sept. 17 and 18, the borough

will host the 20th-Annual Doylestown

Arts Festival, a celebration o the

creative orces that continue to breathe

a unique lie into Central Bucks County.

Taking up residence on State, Main,

Hamilton and West Oakland Streets,

the event will eature 150 artisans,

eaturing their handcrated, one-o-

a-kind wares. The two-day estival is

also a juried show, where paintings,

photography, jewelry, pottery and

clothing, urniture and jewelry design

will all compete or the prizes and

recognition. We are very excited

about the 20th anniversary o the

Doylestown Arts Festival, says event

chairman Michael Woods. Each year

brings new artists, new craters and

a new energy to town. This year will

be no exception.

Hosted by the Doylestown Business

and Community Alliance and sponsored

by the Thompson Organization, repeat

attendees will recognize amiliar

The Doylestown Arts Festival

artisans as well as new aces, including

Darlene Yarnetsky o Mudcat

Pottery and William Marlin o ABI

Woodworking. Festivalgoers will

also be treated to some o the areas

nest musicians, with stages set up

throughout downtown Doylestown.

Were pound to have nationally

acclaimed singer-songwriter Jerey

Gaines as our eatured musician,

Woods says. Almost Fab, Tres

Compadres and Christy Jeerson,

as well as kid-riendly perormers Miss

Amy and the Bucks County Folk Song

Society, are also scheduled to appear.

And with all the sights and

entertainment to take in, youre sure

to build up an appetite. Organizers

have ensured a wide range o dining

options will be available at the estivals

ood court. This year, the calorie-

conscious can take advantage o

a variety o salads and ruits that will

be new to the court.

The Doylestown Arts Festival will be

held on Sept. 17 and 18 rom 10 a.m. to

5 p.m. For more inormation, go online

at doylestownartsfestival.com or call

215-340-9988.


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musicBy Jack Firneno

musicPhotos courtesy Dani McHenry

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Dani

McHenry

Coming Home

(With a Guitar)

I

ts not a stretch to say singer-

songwriter Dani McHenry has

already lived enough or a ew lietimes.

Not even 30 years old, the Doylestown

native went rom being an honors

student in college to a directionless

hedonist in Key West beore she

was old enough to drink. From there,

McHenry ound hersel a soul-searching

wanderer in Caliornia, a budding

musician in New York City and, nally,

a ull-time mom and aspiring musician

living just outside o Philadelphia. Ive

grown up a bit, she says, perhaps too

casually. Im not as hollow as I once

was. I ound in music a way to keep

me grounded.

McHenrys journey o sel-realization

is embedded in the 12 tracks o Its In

You, her debut album released earlier

this year. Hal the songs were written

in New York while trying to vanquish

her demons, the rest ater settling

back down in Pennsylvania. Part o it

was writing music rom the emotions

Id been harboring over the horrible

things that happened when I was

younger, McHenry explains. Now

that Im on a healing path, the newer

songs are upbeat and happier.

And that path hasnt proved to be

an easy one to ollow. Ater graduating

rom Central Bucks West High School,

she went to what she describes

as a huge party college. Revelry took

precedence over classes, and, during

her sophomore year, McHenry dropped

out. She moved to Key West to live

with her brother. There, her bad

habits, as McHenry calls them, got

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worse. I did what any teenager would

do living in a town like that. Id stay

out all night and ell in with the wrong

people, she says.

Realizing she was running ater

things that were empty, McHenry

headed west, settling in Los Angeles.

I wanted to live someplace where

no one knew me, and I always wanted

to travel the country, she explains.

I was trying to repair what I had done

to mysel over the past our years. I elt

like there was something missing on

the inside.

Ultimately, McHenry lled that

void with a guitar. Id always been

ascinated by guitar players. When

I picked one up, I couldnt put it back

down, she says. I loved everything

about it. The sound o the guitar on

my stomach and chest was comorting;

putting my arm around it elt like I was

hugging someone.

McHenrys

journey of

self-realization

is embedded in

the 12 tracks on

Its In You, her

debut album.


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Healing but not quite healed,

McHenry was ready to return to the

East Coast, i not home altogether.

Winding up in New York City, she

began writing her own songs and

venturing out into the thriving and

storied music scene. But a suburbs

girl at heart, McHenry eventually

moved back to Bucks County and

rekindled a romance with her

high-school sweetheart and uture

husband. The couple now lives in

Ardmore with their two children.

First and oremost, Im, a mom

McHenry says. But the music is

what keeps me me.

And that me is on the rise. Its

in You has been gaining traction on

college radio stations, and McHenry

has been garnering press attention

while playing venues like the Grape

Street Pub in Manayunk and the

Triumph Brewery in Philadelphia.

Her uture plans include hometown

shows in Doylestown and New Hope

and another album next year when

the time is right. I want to make good

music, and I want everyone to hear

it, McHenry says, But or now, Im

taking it all day by day.

Go online at danimchenry.com

The sound othe guitar on mystomach and chest

was comorting;putting my armaround it elt likeI was huggingsomeone.

Dani McHenry


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health + beautyBy Scott Holloway

health + beautyPhotos by Wendy McCardle


For some, tness is more than

just pick-up basketball games

at the park, a quick stop at the gym

ater work or something that holds

a perennial spot on your to-do list. For

those, its something as central to their

liestyle as work, amily or leisure. But

no matter whether you all on the active

or sedentary side o the proverbial

ence, we can all agree that a sense

o community is essential to our lives.

Seem like an incongruent parallel to

draw? Think again.

Set to open this September, Von

Sport, located in The Farm oce

complex just o Route 202, is preparing

to make physical tness as much

a part o Doylestown as First Friday,

the Arts Fest or the Memorial Day

parade. And at its heart is the vision

o its owner and ounder, Theresa

Mays. Fitness has been a part o my

lie or decades, she says. Im excited

to bring my expertise to my latest

venture, and I believe that Von Sport

will inspire people o all generations

to take control o their health.

And or those who have crossed her

path, it seems like a certainty. A local

athletic legend, Mays has excelled

in a variety o athletic disciplines,

ranging rom volleyball to a number

o track-and-eld events racking up

medals and awards along the way.

And though her resume certainly

speaks or itsel, its Mays enthusiasm

and genuine passion or her crat,

a characteristic well conrmed by her

clientele, coupled with a unique

philosophy that provides the guiding

orce behind Von Sport. I want to

create a uniquely dierent workout

environment, she explains. At Von

Sport, I want to nd what works

or people and help them achieve

balance in their lives by releasing

their inner sport.

And while physicality is certainly

part o Mays vision, so is the physical

space shes created. People will

be attracted to the energizing color

scheme weve chosen, Mays says.

We were also careul not to change

the existing structure and in using

organic and recycled materials. Well

also have the ability to use both indoor

and outdoor spaces. Im hoping when

taken altogether, anyone looking

to get t will nd Von Sport an

inviting place to continue on a long,

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Releasing Your Inner Sport


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businessBy Jack Firneno

businessPhotos by Wendy McCardle


Even in an arts-centric area like

Bucks County, opening a new

gallery in todays turbulent economy

is a daunting prospect. And bucking

the usual ormat or a gallery seems

to only increase the risk o ailure.

But i anyone can pull it o, its

Herman Silverman. And so ar, hes

been successul.

I the names not immediately

amiliar, his other ventures should be.

The 91-year-old Doylestown native

is the man behind the Michener

Museum, which turned an old

prison into a local landmark, and the

Artmobile, a gallery on wheels that

has been teaching children about art

and culture or more than 40 years.

This year, Silverman delivered his

latest contribution to the arts in

Bucks County: the Silverman Gallery

located in Buckingham. Whether

its rom me or someone else, I want

young people to buy art and see to

it that some o these artists start

to make some money, he says.

Like many galleries in the area,

Silverman ocuses on Pennsylvania

Impressionism. The comparisons,

however, mostly stop there. We

needed to create something dierent

to get a buzz going. Many collectors

buy much older pieces, because there

are bragging rights that come with

owning them, Silverman says. We

try to oer paintings that people will

buy, knowing theyll be asked where

they got them.

Where many galleries oer work rom

upwards o 10 artists, the Silverman

Gallery works exclusively with only

our, all comprising di erent age

groups and styles within Pennsylvania

Impressionist milieu. So many

painters struggle or wall space and

publicity, Silverman explains. But i

you put your time, eorts and money

into just a ew artists, youre able to

nurture their career and give clients

a broad overview o each ones work.

The Core Four, as Silverman calls

them, are Myles Cavanaugh, Alan

Fetterman, Jennier Hansen Rolli,

and Joseph Barrett. I looked at a lot

o artists, and these are the best o

the best, he says proudly.

The Silverman Gallerys warm,

inviting atmosphere also goes a long

way in creating a space that allows

collectors to become amiliar and

comortable with each o their artists

work. The lighting, the placement o

the pieces, everything about our space

is designed to create an atmosphere

where people can truly enjoy and

appreciate the beautiul pieces our

artists have to oer, Silverman says.

Despite the potential stacked odds,

the Silverman Gallery has opened

strongly and shows no signs o slowing

down. Weve sold 70 paintings since

opening in March, which is unheard

o today, and were on a roll to sell 100

very soon, Silverman says. He adds

that hes especially satised with the

young collectors, calling each week to

nd out about new pieces: Theyre

excited about these artists and about

growing their collections with them.

Go online at thesilvermangallery.com

The Silverman Gallery

A New Home for Artistic Heritage

Everything about our spaceis designed to create anatmosphere where people cantruly enjoy and appreciate thebeautiul pieces our artistshave to oer.

Herman Silverman


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spotlightBy Justin Elson | Photos by Wendy McCardle


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Once upon a time, budding

musicians would settle on an

instrument; immerse themselves

in the study o harmony, melody

and technique; and hit the road or

weeks, months or maybe years at

a clip to make a living or nd stardom.

But as one man who amously walked

that tried-and-true path once sang,

The times they are a-changin.

But whether were talking a oregone

era or debating the impact o the

digital revolution, musical aspirations

remain a constant. And Doylestowns

School o Rock is helping make those

dreams a reality.

While the school has been oering

instruction and putting on shows

since opening their doors in 2009, its

organizers have recently expanded

their oerings to current students

and area perormers. Beginning this

all, the School o Rock will oer Band

Coaching Sessions, an opportunity

or new or established groups to

educate themselves beyond mere jam

sessions. The program will cover

sound development, demo recording,

songwriting and business strategy,

including how to book shows at area

venues, says Beca Dunst, the schools

general manager. Instructors will

provide eedback, tips and ideas on how

to improve the bands showmanship

and overall musical presentation.

And while perormance is the true

measuring stick or any musician, its

only hal the equation. No matter how

Doylestown School of Rock

great your sound, it must translate on

record. Were also unveiling our new

recording studio, which will be available

to the schools tuition students, Dunst

says. Its an opportunity to learn the

art o sound recording, using state-o-

the-art digital gear and equipment.

Students will replicate the recording,

mixing and production o a classic rock

album. This all, students will begin

working on Pink Floyds Dark Side Of

The Moon, studying and deconstructing

then rebuilding, rerecording, remixing

and reproducing it with their own

perormances. Each season will eature

a new album.

Autumn will also bring another o

the School o Rocks trademarks: un.

Teaming with the Philadelphia and

Princeton locations, students will

perorm the music rom the Rocky

Horror Picture Show, dressing as their

avorite characters in concert. Dunst

says the event should be a raucous,

interactive rock n roll party or the

perormers, as well as the audience.

Go online at:

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artistBy Pete Croatto

artistPhotos Courtesy of Gabriel Franklin


Gabriel Franklin returned rom

a yearlong sojourn to Australia

and New Zealand with something

more meaningul than a ew photos

and a T-shirt: a new set o priorities

that put him on the artists path. But

his revelation didnt surace in an Eat,

Pray, Love-kind o way. An avid climber,

Franklin and a riend were scaling the

canyon o a dormant volcano in New

Zealand when a landslide hit, leaving

them hopelessly lost. The pair spent

three days battling the cold, howling

winds and ceaseless rain beore nding

their way out. We both broke into mild

hypothermia. We had to set up a tarp

next to a boulder and lay under it or

two nights, Franklin says.

While standing at the base o the

canyon, injured, observing the natural

chaos, Franklin came to a realization.

At that moment, I thought o my

amily and how they wouldnt know

where I was. I thought o the amily

I didnt have yet, he recalls. I had

this eeling like theres more that Im

capable o doing, more that I could

share with other people. I I could get

out, I was going to put my heart in

that direction.

Nearly three years later, Franklins

artistic eorts are no longer a hobby

or gits or loved ones. Hes recently

begun showing his work in galleries

and coeehouses around the area.

His striking black-ink drawings some

based on outdoor photography, others

just epically detailed, expansive dream-

like doodling can be ound on T-shirts

or Stained Apparel. And dont orget

Franklins lush, inventive work as

a plasterer, his longtime proession,

in homes and businesses.

For Franklin, who grew up outside

o Springtown and now resides in

Bloomsbury, N.J., each medium eeds

the other. Theres no chance o burn-

out. Im disciplined to a point now

where every day I work on something,

even i its just or hal an hour, he

says. I have the inspiration at this

moment. I denitely eel that it goes

in phases. Right now, Im really in

a space where Im producing a lot o

work and have the urge to do so. Im

trying to keep that momentum going

until I decide I need to take a break

or a while.

Franklins sel-taught drawing style

is still evolving. While rehabbing his

severely broken nger in Australia,

Franklin began experimenting with

ink. He outlined shapes that inspired

him, meditating on the negative

space, and embarked on what he calls

mindless-trance doodle sessions

to ll the page. This approach led to

his open-ended, orderly yet chaotic

What Do You See?series. I would get

in it and be passionate about it or

a ve- or six-hour stretch, then Id be

Gabriels Travels

Inspiration on the

Brink of Disaster


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artistPhotos Courtesy of Gabriel Franklin


so exhausted that Id actually have

to break rom it, he says. Sometimes

that break would last a couple o hours.

Sometimes it would last two months

until Id come back and eel motivated.

The breaks havent hindered his

drawing, whether its an impromptu

creation or based on photography.

When I was younger, I wanted to see

a nished product quickly, and this

[the drawing] was a state o process,

Franklin says. Patience was key.

I realized that i I really want to be

satised with something, Id have to

be disciplined and have the patience

to see it through. Using a digital

camera satises the instant artistic

itch that spending 12 hours lling

a circle with dots cant, he says.

There are even more interruptions

all inspired by Franklins ateul trip

rom the hard-earned rewards o

drawing. Hes working on Gabriels

Tales, a storytelling CD eaturing his

musician parents, John and Linda

Franklin, and a short story with his

ance, Megan Bubalis. All serve as

creative uel. My goal as o r ight now

is to keep producing work, keep all o

this evolving and see where its going

to take me, Franklin says. Whether

or not it will have an eect on anybody

is up to them.

Go online at gabrielfranklin.com

I had this eelinglike theres more

that Im capableo doing, more thatI could share withother people.

Gabriel Franklin

I realized that i I really wantto be satised with something,

Id have to be disciplinedand have the patience to see

it through. Gabriel Franklin


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A nearly 50-oot thriving silver

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nurserys owner, Bruce Gangawer,

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a stoic reminder o the horric attacks.

Its hard to describe without being

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o Gangawer and a requent visitor

to the arm. You see the bumper

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Y our neighbor just had her kitchenredone, and it looks amazing.But, you wonder, how did they manage

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It seems impossible between all the

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Renovations, to learn how best to

prepare and share a ew o their tips.

Planning Your Place

Living through a remodel can be

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older, as she calls it, will come

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She also recommends covering all your

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at asking any tough questions. Will

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tools on-site? How will they address

the saety o your pets? Do they plan

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I youre not sure where to start with

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the cost o your k itchen remodel

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your home. I you have a $300,000

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is what you want to spend. Tettemer

says. However, even the most scally

prudent person can easily get carried

away while planning their remodel.

There are so many options that people

begin to worry that they have to spend

more than they planned to get better

quality, Tettemer explains. You dont

have to get all the bells and whistles.

There are some quality options that

dont cost a ton o money. A good

contractor, she says, should work with

you to get the best value or your dollar.

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Tettemer suggests removing items

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and take note o what youll need

on a day-to-day basis. Do a little

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items you dont need daily, she says.

Plastic storage bins are great or this

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Tettemer also suggests creating

a makeshit kitchen in a laundry room,

bathroom or dining room: You can

cook plenty o meals with just a micro-

wave, a hot plate and a toaster. Make

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with them and stock up beore the

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While Tettemer admits remodeling

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task, she also knows rom experience

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With hardworking and creative

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As summer starts its slow ade,

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watch kids navigate crosswalks on

their way to school during our morning

commutes. And while many dont give

it a second thought, the start o another

school year, complete with the

opportunities that suburban school

districts provide, represents hope or

area youth. But its easy to orget that

not every neighborhood or student is

aorded the tax revenues and societal

conditions to allow or the educational

prospects we, perhaps, have come

to take or granted. While suburban

malaise might only be a social oense,

there are at least some that keep the

sometimes-harsh realities o our world

in clear ocus.

Founded in August 2008, the Robert

James Leonard Foundation is dedicated

to helping Bucks Countys roughly

400 oster-care children succeed, both

educationally and proessionally.

According to their Web site, on national

average, only ve percent o children

in oster care nish a our-year degree.

Thats a number the organization

would like to see rise. Our mission

is to serve these kids, not just say,

This is a budget, weve gone to some

donors and this how much money

were spending on them, says Kasey

March, board secretary o the oundation.

We want to connect them to whats

already in our community. We are

a quality vs. quantity structure.

They accomplish their aims by giving

what the organization has dubbed

community hugs. While nances

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certainly play a big part in completing

an education, the old teach a man

to sh philosophy still applies. The

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continually calls on the community

to donate git certicates or interview

attire, dorm-room urniture and other

accessories and tutoring sessions.

Other items include technology

essential to ullling their educational

needs. They also seek non-material

items. What we do is connect them

to resources that are already here:

to people that have internships or

job-shadowing opportunities available

at their company or to individuals who

have things like laptops that can be

rehabilitated and given to these kids so

they can nish their educations, March

explains. Everything is community-

based. The kids are members o the

community who have been orgotten

in a lot o ways.

Max, a recent participant in the

oundations program, stands as a

testament to their successul methods.

Beore entering the oster-care system at

the age o 13, Max moved requently

with his amily, enduring alcoholism,

domestic violence, clinical depression

and his mothers suicide attempt.

Working two part-time jobs in addition

to a ull-time course-load, ends still

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comes to town, the normal and

mundane disappear and the unusual

and exciting take over. Perormers

swing rom the raters o the Merriam

Theater on South Broad Street. Crowds

o hundreds dance in the streets o Old

City. Actors stage plays in swimming

pools. Comedy, drama and music ll

every nook and cranny o the city.

Scheduled to take place Sept. 2

through Sept. 17, the event is

celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Since its humble beginnings, the

estival has grown to include over

200 shows, a number that has Fringe

programming director Pia Agrawal

very excited. We are getting a lot

bigger and a lot more attention, she

says. We have the Live Arts Festival,

which is curated contemporary and

experimental dance and theater, and

then we have the Fringe, which is

sel-produced theater.

According to Agrawal, the Fringe

Festival began as a way or lesser-

known artists and theater companies

to have their work seen by audiences,

whether on stage or in the street.

While thats still very much a pillar o

recent years, the extra attention has

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names to Phi ladelphias premiere

playhouses. Its all over the city.

Were in the traditional venues on

Broad Street: the Kimmel Center,

the Merriam Theater, the Arts Bank,

places like that, Agrawal explains.

But then we also encourage smaller

places, places o the beaten path like

a warehouse or a truck stop. People

have done shows in hair salons, in

pools and in the middle o the street.

This year, the Live Arts component

eatures a lineup o just over 20

perormances with major acts coming

in rom around the globe. Agrawal

points to the Montreal-based 7 Fingers

Tracesas an example. Its an urban

circus company, but its a little gr ittier

than what audiences expect, she

says, o the Sept 15 through 18

perormances. Its a super-physical

piece. Its the kind o show where

youre watching and thinking, I

would never be able to do that, I cant

climb on that, I cant hang rom the

ceiling that way. Agrawal also says

there are scheduled perormances

rom companies hailing rom Austria,

Belgium, India and France.

And while the international fair

is certainly evidence o the estivals

growth, organizers havent orgotten

its roots. Over 170 perormances will

take place under the Fringe umbrella,

a menagerie o shows scattered

throughout Philadelphia. People

are kind o running around, and no

matter what kind o perormance you

like, youll be able to nd a show you

want to see, Agrawal says. There

are a lot o dierent options to really

create a eeling that the estival

is happening all over the city. The

nature o the perormances varies so

much. Its kind o all over the place,

which is the beauty o it.

The open-ended, all-access ormat

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G.J. Ruggiero Productions will be one

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September 2 and 3. A comic master-

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its rollicking plot and stunning

characterizations have thril led and

kept audiences laughing since its

1743 opening in Venice, reads the

companys ocial description.

At the end o each day o peror-

mances, Agrawal says its tradition

to congregate at a local bar or social

club in order to give everyone involved

a chance to relax and mingle. This

year, were inviting artists and

audiences to go to the Aruba Club,

she says. We always want a spot

where people know they can run

into others that may have been at

the show they were at and where the

artists themselves can go, get a drink

and kick back.

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T he catastrophic earthquake thatdevastated Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010may be ar removed rom todays

headlines, but the small island nation

is still reeling rom Mother Natures

wrath. The atermath o the quake

and its atershocks, which let more

than 230,000 people dead and another

one million homeless, will be elt or

decades. And while most might think

globally and act loca lly, or some, the

local angle is simply not an option.

This summer, a group o area

humanitarians witnessed Haitis

struggles rsthand. Living with poor

amilies, they vowed to survive on

just a dollar a day and, in the

process, learned more about lie in

a ravaged third-world country than

the mainstream media could have

ever related. Ater walking a hard

mile in the shoes o people who are

Down But Not Out

Helping Haiti Rebuild From

the Bottom Upin Montgomery County. Andrew,

Matts brother, traveled to Haiti last

February, volunteering as a nurse.

While considering a return visit, the

origins o Poverty Resolutions and

the 28 Days Project were spawned.

So many organizations come in

and stay in hotels, Matt says. We

wanted to really be on the level [o

those in need], experience what they

experience, so we could see what

they really needed. Estimating

more than one-hal o the population

survives on just a single dollar per

day (as compared to $54 a day the

average American spends, according

to the Poverty Resolutions Web site),

the group adopted the same budget.

I we wanted to really understand,

we wanted to do it, too, he adds.

As part o the 28 Days Project, the

group erected a makeshit shelter,

living in a tent city reminiscent o so

many that still dot the Haitian land-

scape. Beyond the meager budget,

the rules were simple: They would

live with one blanket and sheet, two

changes o clothes and no laundry

acilities; toiletries such as tooth-

paste, soap and deodorant were not

allowed; they would accept no ood

rom Haitians; but any ood that was

scavenged or caught was air game.

You spend 15 minutes in a slum and

think, Wow, that must be rough,

Andrew says. But its d ierent when

you live it. I guess what I realized is

that I had no idea. I had no compre-

hension at all. We didnt use soap or

deodorant or 28 days. But we could

come home [28 days later] and use it.

They cant.

Matt says a typical day started at

5 a.m. With no electr icity, they boiled

no strangers to hardship, Doylestown

natives and brothers Matt and Andrew

Jones and riends Jon Rose and Chris

Matticola returned rom Haiti with

a better idea o how to help change

the lives o those they went to help.

Their nonprot organization, Poverty

Resolutions, now works with other

likeminded groups to provide better

educational opportunities or Haitians

and help develop businesses in the

hopes o helping the nation recover

rom both the disastrous earthquake

and generations o poor economic

conditions.

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water and prepared breakast or

about two hours. Their menu oten

consisted o rice, beans, pasta and

bread. The group went vegetarian,

and, on a good day, added a dash

o garlic or vegetable oil. It wasnt

horrible, but it was pretty bland,

Matt says, somewhat inconvincibly.

And it was hot. Staying out o

the sun was a priority. The high tem-

peratures and lack o nourishing ood

added another twist to the experience.

Theres literally a physical barrier to

getting ahead, because you dont have

the calories, Andrew says. Poverty

is completely lie-encompassing. You

can begin to see how its sel-perpet-

uating. Your ocus really does become

on ood. This is pain. This is hard.

This is what poverty eels like.

Matt says they spent much o their

time orging relationships to discover

what Haitians wanted and needed

most. They told us how people

would want to build them toilets but

that they didnt need toilets. They

were using outhouses or years. What

they wanted was work, he explains.

People we met were saying things

like, We just want a job; we want to

earn some money. Its amazing when

you see people grow up in those types

o conditions and how resourceul,

patient and kind they are. They werent

overwhelmed by the situation. They

want to help themselves and have

hopes and dreams just l ike we do.

A Growing Network of Aid

Struck by the Haitians resiliency and

realizing they couldnt make much o

a dierence on what they called their

investigative relie eort, Matt and

the group returned home to Bucks

County. There, Matt was preparing

to enroll at Penn State University to

begin work on a masters degree in

business. Dovetailing his education,

his experience as a social studies

teacher and his newound passion,

Poverty Resolutions took orm. The

organization now has chapters in

Bucks County and State College, Pa.

and is building a network by working

in concert with other aid groups,

including the Haitian Partners or

Christian Development (HPCD)

that works in connection with the

United Nations.

And while their eorts are growing,

Poverty Resolutions is keeping its

primary ocal points, education and

small businesses, in its sights. Haiti

suers under a 53 percent literacy

rate, which makes it dicult or most

people to secure employment, Matt

explains. Through scholarships and

other programs, more young people

are aorded the opportunity to attend

schools in the hills north o Port-au-

Prince, a signicant achievement

considering almost hal the population

never attends primary school. Ater

Haitian children complete six years o

schooling starting at age three, they

take a government-administered test

to qualiy or urther education.

And while they might qualiy, theres

still a serious catch. Even though their

grades may be high, it costs more

money to pursue an advanced education

than most amilies can aord. Coupled

with the economic catch-22 is the

physical damage inficted on schools

by the earthquake, many o which

have yet to be rebuilt.

Currently, Poverty Resolutions has

partnered with Henoc Lucien, the

ounder o the College Susan Schuenke

School in Cap Haitian, to raise money

or the Universite Internationale

dHaiti. Scheduled to open this year,

the institution will specialize in

programs including pre-medicine,

social entrepreneurship and education.

While educating young Haitians

remains a priority, Poverty Solutions

small-business micronance program

picks up where other programs leave

o. With Haitis unemployment rate

hovering over 40 percent, the

organization believes that micro-

nancing providing small loans that

can increase over time can support

entrepreneurs and small businesses

across the nation. According to the

Poverty Resolutions Web site, the

program secures unds or low-income

clients who aspire to start or grow

their own business, including armers,

artisans and clothiers. The loans are

then repaid and reinvested to urther

und the initiative. A typical loan cycle

can start with $500 and, once repaid

with interest, can increase to $1,000

and so on.

Poverty Resolutions points to data

garnered rom places like Bangladesh,

India and Indonesia that demonstrates

how similar systems, already in place,

are successul. In these areas, 50 to

90 percent o micronance clients

have risen above poverty lines, their

weekly incomes increasing by up to

112 percent.

To urther aid entrepreneurs, Poverty

Resolutions also works to support a

business incubator established by

the HPCD. The incubator is a saety


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net, Matt explains. It is actually

a warehouse with oce space, where

business owners can saely manuac-

ture and store their wares. Matt

says his role is now nding entre-

preneurs who are the best potential

candidates, so that their success

can continue to eed the program.

Matt also credits the Penn State and

Temple University students who have

worked as unpaid interns to help

Poverty Resolutions help Haitians

help themselves.

A Country Finding Its Identity

Today, with the help o organizations

like Poverty Resolutions and ueled

by the Haitians resilience and desire

to recover and grow, the country is

slowly rebuilding. In July, Mayor Jean

Yves Jason began evicting amilies

rom the Sylvio Cator Stadium in

downtown Port-au-Prince. But there

remain a number o social hurdles.

New Haitian President Michel

Martelly, a ormer pop star who

has styled himsel as a man o the

people, is losing support in a country

overwhelmed by poverty, disease and

decades o unullled governmental

promises. According to press reports,

Mark Schneider, senior vice president

and special advisor on Latin America

o the U.S.-based think tank the

International Crisis Group, praised

Martellys housing plan and his plan

to retain the Interim Haiti Recovery

Commission, an international review

panel that oversees earthquake

reconstruction aid. However, some

Haitians see the commission as

ineective, and Schneider also

noted that the new president needs

to learn how to work across party

lines. He needs to govern with

a vision o national reconciliation and

national reconstruction. That has

to be his mantra, Schneider said in

an interview.

Matt says the Haitians that have

been helped by HPCD and Poverty

Resolutions prove that the people

there are eager or a change and

will make it themselves i need be.

Among them is Clorene, a would-be

entrepreneur who makes shi rts with

print-screened or embroidered logos.

Employing eight others, she also

designs her own handbags using old

denim. My ambition to sell comes

rom my mothers sacrices, she

writes via e-mail. I have the potential

to bring my amily rom poverty.

Another participant, Figaro, started

at the HPCD about nine months ago,

making pastries and baked goods like

muns and bread and employing

three others. She is also busy raising

three boys and supporting her 43-

year-old husband who is ill a situation

that is not unusual in a country where

the average lie expectancy or men is

45. Despite these challenges, Figaro

remains undaunted and committed

with the help o Poverty Resolutions

umbrella o support. I want to provide

a better way o living or my amily,

she says. I want to change to Haiti.

This fall, a 40-minute documentary will

be released chronicling the 28 Days

Project in the hopes that audiences

will experience poverty, and, in

turn, be inspired to act themselves.

For more inormation on the lm,

Poverty Resolutions or to donate,

go online at povertyresolutions.org


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food + diningBy Ingrid Weidman

food + diningPhotos by Wendy McCardle


T

he road o lie tends to take us

down many dierent paths

beore we nd the perect rest stop.

For Angelo D. Patruno and his wie,

Maria, that road took them rom Europe,

to a tropical paradise and nally

to Bucks County. Ater settling in

Doylestown, they ound not only their

home, but a place to share their

passion or ood with the lucky patrons

o Ristorante Il Melograno.

Born in the Puglia region o Italy,

Patruno was indoctrinated by centuries

o cooking heritage. Ater attending

the Culinary Institute o Italy, he

spread his wings and explored

Europes gastronomic treasure trove.

Soon ater marrying, Patruno was

enticed by a ches position in Bermuda.

But ater close to three years, ate

pulled the Patrunos one step closer to

their adopted home, when his brother

opened a restaurant in Philadelphia.

Ater eventually taking a job in the

area, Patruno saw a restaurant in

Doylestown had recently gone on the

market. There comes a time when

you have to go on your own, he says.

We jumped on an opportunity. The

rest is history.

In 2000, the Patrunos opened

the doors to Ristorante Il Melograno.

Located in the Genaurdis Shopping

Center at 73 Old Dublin Pike, Il

Melograno has established a

reputation as one o the top Italian

restaurants in Bucks County. Choosing

not to ocus on just a single region

o his native country, Patruno oers

a wide range o the best Italy and the

Mediterranean have to oer. We like

to mix the menu up with other

European infuences, Patruno says.

Ater that, we adapt to what people

want. We use all resh ingredients:

meat, produce and sh. And all the

sauces are made rom scratch.

Il Melogranos dinner service holds

true to the traditional Italian way.

Starting with antipasti, the restaurant

eatures carpaccio di manzo, thinly

sliced raw bee drizzled with lemon

juice and trufe oil and topped with

a spring-mix salad and Parmesan.

Seared scallops are also prepared in

an antipasti-sized portion and served

in a trufe-butter sauce.

And while the rst course is

delectable, Il Melogranos pasta and

entrees truly shine. Whether its the

spaghettini del pescatore, spaghetti

tossed with scallops, shrimp and

squid sauted with garlic, olive oil

and a splash o white wine in a light

spicy marinara sauce, or the ravioli

al granchio, crab-meat ravioli served

Ristorante Il Melograno

Maintaining a Culinary andCultural Legacy

food + diningPhotos by Wendy McCardle


Keep it simple and use resh

ingredients. Thats my goal.

Angelo D. Patruno


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food + diningBy Ingrid Weidman

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in a pink vodka sauce with sun-dried

tomatoes, youre sure to indulge in

Italian authenticity. Once you have

a good ingredients and its resh, it

can speak or itsel , Patruno says.

Keep it simple and use resh ingredi-

ents. Thats my goal. Other entrees

at Il Melograno include the vitello

saltimbocca, thinly-sliced veal topped

with sage and prosciutto sauted in

a white-wine brown sauce, and the

bronzino al pomodori secchi, resh

Mediterranean sea bass grilled and

topped with a marinade o sun-dried

tomatoes, scallions and olive oil.

But Patruno also likes to keep it

resh beyond mere ingredients. We

have additions to our menu, which

we run every n ight, including up

to ve seaood oerings, Patruno

explains. A lot o people come just

or that. And to complement the

aithuls meals, Il Melograno oers

over 70 varieties o wine.

While the ood is a certain nod

to Patrunos heritage, his business

philosophy refects the same tradition.

One man, the owner and che himsel,

personally prepares every dish at

Il Melograno. My philosophy is we

dont do volume, we do quality,

Patruno says. We want our patrons

to eel great about the services we

provide them. We want them to eel

like they are part o the amily when

they come. And its this intensely

personal, hands-on approach that has

garnered Il Melograno its unwavering

reputation. We personally get to know

our customers, Patruno adds. They

are the ones I have to thank.

This summer marked the start

o Il Melograno allowing customers

to bring their own bottle o wine,

Tuesday through Thursday nights,

or a corkage ee o only $10. And

with autumn weather knocking on

our doorstep, Patruno is adding a new

twist to his all menu. We will be

oering rabbit, pheasant and venison,

he says. People always request our

osso bucco [cross-cut veal shanks]

around this time o year, as well.

Still considered a hidden gem

on the Bucks County restaurant

scene, Patruno hopes the reputation

Il Melogrona has established over the

past 11 years continues to fourish.

We are still the best kept secret in

town, he says.

Ristorante Il Melograno is open for

lunch Tuesday through Friday, featuring

a smaller version of their dinner menu.

Dinner is served Tuesday through

Sunday nights.

Go online at:

ilmelogranodoylestown.com

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