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Year 34, No. 6
Celebrating 34 Years of Community News
October 3 – October 9, 2018
Former White House Stenographer to Third Annual 23rd Street Armory Oktoberfest Speak at Bala Cynwyd Library n 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was in D.C., scraping by. She responded to a posting in Craigslist and, by a remarkable series of events, landed up working in the White House as one of Barack Obama’s stenographers. In short time, she became a member of the elite team that surrounds the president, learned protocols, and developed friendships with colleagues who had left their “real” lives in service of the President. She had a spontaneous affair with a con-
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Beck Dorey-Stein will speak October 18 at the Bala Cynwyd Library about her new book, “From the Corner of the Oval Office.” Photo/Lawrence Jackson
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summate D.C. insider. She ran next to Obama on a treadmill in a hotel gym, and accompanied him to 45 countries, recorder and mic in hand, including a spontaneous excursion to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma. Fortunately for those who wonder how the presidency looks close-up, Dorey-Stein has written a book published this year, From the Corner of the Oval Office. The book has received enthusiastic reviews from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. Paul Begala particularly praised her “spunk and her sparkling, crackling prose [which] had me cheering for her through each adventure.” And fortunately for us locals, she will soon speak at the Bala Cynwyd Library. Dorey-Stein grew up in Narberth and graduated from Lower Merion High School, class of 2004. In more ordinary roles, she has worked as a high school English Teacher in HightsSee Beck Dorey-Stein to Speak at Bala Cynwyd Library page 4
Brauhaus Schmitz brings a taste of Munich Germany to Philadelphia with the 23rd Street Armory Oktoberfest on Columbus Day Weekend, October 5 & 6. Photo/Hughe Dillon rauhaus Schmitz saved their best Oktoberfest for last! Following their largest South Street Oktoberfest in ten years, Doug Hager and the Brauhaus team are back again for the 3rd Annual 23rd Street Armory Oktoberfest, on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6, 2018. Staged in the sprawling 23rd Street Armory, the Armory Oktoberfest includes three sessions, each able to accommodate 1,500 revelers, for one of the biggest beer-drinking events to hit Philadelphia and one of the most authentic Oktoberfest parties in the United States. Tickets are on sale now and include music, dancing, food, drink and much more. “Philadelphia has quickly grown into one of the top spots in America to celebrate Oktoberfest,” said Hager. “Hot on the heels of a record-breaker on South Street with nearly 15,000
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