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Year 33, No. 8
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
Day of the Dead – Día de los Muertos – Radnor Filmmaker Presents Screening of “Travis: The Celebration at the Penn Museum Saturday October 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cesar Viveros creates the celebration’s centerpiece, an elaborate Day of the Dead altar. Guests have an opportunity to vote for their favorite of smaller altars created by community groups, at an altar competition
Classical Guitarist Jordan Dodson Performs Page 5
Immaculata’s New President Barbara Lettiere Page 7
Post-Apocalypse Themed Dining at Mad Rex Page 12
Halloween Happenings Pages 6 & 8
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October 18 – October 24, 2017
True Story of Travis Walton” October 29 Screening to Benefit Main Line Public Television Radnor Studio 21
Everyone is invited to come in costume to the Penn Museum’s Day of the Dead celebration, and children under 12 get in half price if they do! Photo/Penn Museum 2016
he Penn Museum, joining with the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia and the Mexican Cultural Center, presents the sixth annual Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead Celebration Saturday, October 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., throughout the galleries of the international museum of art, archaeology and world cultures. Music and dance, pageantry and puppetry, paper maché artistry, sugar skull and paper flower making, face painting, a Mexico and Central America gallery tour, and special celebration foods are all part of the festive day. Renowned Philadelphia artist and muralist
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with prizes for the winners. Everyone is encouraged to come in costume and costumed guests under age 12 receive half price general admission to the day. Guests dressed in a Day of the Deadthemed costume such as La Catrina, or as a traditional Mexican icon like Frida Kahlo, can join an afternoon parade and costume contest. As always, ghoulish skeletons and macabre decorations abound, but make no mistake: Day of the Dead is anything but somber. It’s a vibrant cultural celebration, rich in traditions and connections—it is at heart a celebration of life. The Day of the Dead Celebration is free with Penn Museum admission ($15, general admission; $13, seniors [65+]; $10, children [6-17] and full-time students [with ID]; $2 ACCESS Card holders; free to children under 5, members, active U.S. Military, STAMP and PennCard holders).
Radnor resident Jennifer W. Stein shares her award-winning documentary, “Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton,” on Sunday, October 29 at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, PA. The screening will benefit public access TV channel, Main Line Public Television Radnor Studio 21. adnor resident Jennifer W. Stein shares her award-winning documentary to benefit her favorite public access TV channel, Main Line Public Television Radnor Studio 21. The exclusive showing, Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton screens Sunday, October 29 at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, PA. Travis Walton, the survivor of a well-documented UFO incident will host the Q & A following
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See Radnor Filmmaker Presents Screening on page 4
BRYN MAWR REHAB HOSPITAL’S 22ND ANNUAL ART ABILITY EXHIBITION AND SALE Art Ability awards these prizes totaling over $7,000. The judging process took a full morning of thoughtful discussion; taking into consideration the subject, composition and aesthetic of each piece. The judges commented on the caliber of work presented by Art Ability artists, and only after the judging was complete did the participants learn more about an artist’s Art Ability’s 2017 featured work by region, age or disability. Allison Merriweather, “Faith & “I thought some of the works were Love,” Acrylic on canvas. very accomplished,” says Nancy Campbell. “The variety was really exciting. I was very impressed. There was a phia; Nancy Campbell, Executive lot of diversity; I was really amazed Director of the Wayne Art Center, at how many different types of techWayne, PA; and Amie Potsic, Execuniques were included in the show. I tive Director & Chief Curator of Main was also amazed by the craftsmanLine Art Center in Haverford, PA. ship.” There were 7 prize categories defined In its twenty-second year, Art Ability by medium as well as by a special will open with a Preview Reception theme, “Transformation.” In addion Saturday, November 4 at Bryn tion, each judge selected their favorite Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern. work and collaboratively they chose New this year, the Preview Recepa “Best in Show.” Winning artists will receive cash prizes ranging from $50 to $1,000. Through generous donations tion will be followed by a Dinner and Auction, starting at 7:30 p.m. This will be from members of the Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital community, board and staff, See 22nd Annual Art Ability Exhibition and Sale page 3 n October 5, three prestigious members of the Philadelphia art community came together and judged over 500 artworks by 236 artists from 35 states for the 2017 Art Ability Exhibition and Sale at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, a member of Main Line Health. This year’s judges are A.M. Weaver, curator and writer, from Philadel-
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