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The Philadelphia Turkey lauded the Parkway-crossing antics of a local resident. Brave, or crazy? You decide.

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A little while back, we told you about the First Person Story Tour and its colorful "mascot," the Story Tour Van. The Story Tour was a promotion to build up some buzz for the First Person Festival. Well, it's that time. The festival kicks off today with a wide range of events. The events are priced from free to $35 (the two most expensive events include food as part of the ticket price), and there's a bit of something for everyone. The Festival takes place entirely at 2111 Sansom Street, home of the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, so no matter which event you're going to, you'll know where to be, and you won't have to scramble from one location to another when you're going to multiple events.

If you read Sunday's Inquirer, you might have seen a story about a psychedelic-looking van that's making its way around the city. If you didn't read Sunday's Inquirer, fear not, because we're giving you a story about a psychedelic-looking van that's making its way around the city. The graffitied 1988 Dodge Ram is the official vehicle of the First Person Story Tour. The Story Tour is an initiative of First Person Arts and Red Tettemer. Its goal: to collect real stories from real Philadelphians. By "real Philadelphians," we truly mean real Philadelphians: musicians, investment bankers, students, psychic advisers, and everything in between. Including kids at the zoo.

If you're the person who's always got a good tale to tell to your circle of friends, why not stop bending their ears and head down to First Person StorySlams? Sponsored by First Person Arts, it's your opportunity to tell your favorite stories in front of an audience, and maybe even win a chance to compete at November's Grand Slam and secure the title of Philadelphia's Best Storyteller. To sign up, contact First Person Arts.

What topic is more interesting and more dear to your heart than yourself? None topic, that's what! So everybody should be able to enjoy the Fifth Annual First Person Festival, "the only festival of its kind dedicated to presenting multi-disciplinary works-of-art based on authentic, real-life experiences," especially since it opens tomorrow night with a gourmet gala called Edible World, which will feature food, secrets, and behind-the-kitchen-door stories from all of Philly's top chefs. There are plenty more events going on through June 11th, including talks, performances, movies, dinners, and workshops featuring various artists in various media and covering subjects ranging from tattoos to movie stuntwork to spying for the CIA. Like practically everybody else in the world, First Person Arts (the organization behind the festival) also has a blog (although it's sparsely populated right now) and a MySpace page, so you can check those for even more information.