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Year 35, No. 10

Celebrating 35 Years of Community News

Catherine Cahill of the Mann Music Center to Speak October 28 at Michelle Leonard’s Dine & Dish at Main & Vine ealtor Michelle Leonard (aka The Hat Lady) continues her monthly series, Dine & Dish, at Main & Vine (789 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova; 484-380-3688). On Monday, October 28, join Cath-

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Dining & Entertainment News Pages 5 & 8

St. Joe’s Senior Runs to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness Page 7

Albertson Cooking School’s “Sip It Sunday” Page 12

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Old Academy Players Presents “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”

Join guest speaker Catherine Cahill, President and CEO of the Mann Music Center for the Performing Arts, for Michelle Leonard’s next Dine & Dish on Monday, October 28. erine Cahill, President and CEO of the Mann Music Center for the Performing Arts, for an evening of great dining and dishing at Main & Vine. Catherine Cahill was appointed President and CEO of the Mann on June 1, 2008 following eight years with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, where she also served as President and CEO. Since then, Ms. Cahill has drawn on her leadership experience with major arts and culture organizations in markets such as New York, Toronto and Chicago to transform the Mann’s business model and reinvent the audience experience at the Mann’s grand campus in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. Ms. Cahill has developed artistic programs to include new themed festivals, commissioned special projects, created non-traditional artist pairings, launched the new “Movies at the Mann” Series, and celebrated institutional significant anniversaries. Ms. Cahill has successfully refocused the Mann’s educational programs and reignited community engagement activities to include free family-oriented events, such as marathon day-long multi-cultural festivals. Michelle Leonard wears many hats. She is the founder and host of the successful Tasty Talks luncheon series, where celebrities talk about making a difference. Michelle’s Dine and Dish dinner series connects inspirational leaders who share their secrets of success with our community. Every event that Michelle produces has a charitable component because of her strong commitment to giving back in our community. “Dine & Dish allows me to share my passion for connecting exceptional people, while dining on amazing food in a stunning setting,” explains Realtor Michelle Leonard. Last month’s Dine & Dish created new connections for attendees. For example, Eddie Ross See Dine & Dish with Catherine Cahill page 11

Healthy Living Pages 7 & 11

October 23 – October 29, 2019

Preparing for Old Academy Players’ production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” are, from left, bottom row – Rafael Schneider, Brendan Sterling, Brian Jedinak, Robert Ruelan; middle row – Charles Mueller, Ina-Louise Thomas, Norman Burnosky, Brittany Fauzner; top row – Jamaal White, Carl Heine, Nick Ware. ast Falls’ historic Old Academy Players continues its 97th season by presenting its 522nd production, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” an absurdist, existential tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Sarah Labov, show dates are: November 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, 2019; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” (1967) won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Play. Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, it is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet with two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, suddenly finding themselves thrust to center stage. As the bewildered duo stumble their way in and out of the action of William Shakespeare’s classic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their hilarious version of the iconic story unfolds. Award-winning Sir Tom Stoppard is a Czech-born British

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See Old Academy Players’ “Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead” page 4

Q UINTESSENCE T HEATRE G ROUP P RESENTS T HE S YNGE T RIPTYCH J.M. Synge’s Riders to the Sea • In the Shadow of the Glen • The Tinker’s Wedding uintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia’s professional classic repertory theatre, launches its tenth anniversary season of progressive classic theatre with a festival celebrating John Millington Synge. Running in repertory with The Playboy of the Western World, The Synge Triptych presents three short plays by J.M. Synge presented in one evening. All performances are at the Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Avenue, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, 19119. To purchase tickets, visit www.QTGrep.org or call 215-987-4450. An older husband pretends that he is dead in order to test his younger wife’s fidelity in

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a black comedy, “In the Shadow of the Glen.” In “The Tinker’s Wedding,” a transient tries to find respectability by convincing a local priest to marry her From left – E. Ashley Izard as Mary Byrne, Floyd King as The Priest and Daniel Miller as Michael Byrne in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of “The Tinker’s Wedding.” Photo/Linda Johnson to her sweetheart, only to find that marriage can be an expensive and soul-compromising business. And in his finest tragedy, “Riders to the Sea,” See The Synge Triptych at Quintessence Theatre Group page 4


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