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Year 35, No. 15
Celebrating 35 Years of Community News
Author of The Glass Castle to Speak at Neumann University
November 27 – December 3, 2019
Carpenters’ Christmas at UDPAC December 1
eannette Walls, author of the best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle, will speak at Neumann University at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, in a presentation that is free and open to the public. Her talk, entitled Facing Your Fears and Other Life Lessons, is scheduled for the Rocco Abessinio Building and will be followed by a book signing.
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Jeannette Walls, author of the best-selling memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will speak on “Facing Your Fears,” at Neumann University on Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m.
Stephen DiJoseph to Perform Page 6
Lankenau Medical Center Tree of Life Celebration Page 11
In The Glass Castle, publish ed in 2005, Walls shares her unusual story—growing up with dysfunctional parents in extreme poverty and overcoming her circumstances. Walls set out on her own and rose to become part of New York’s media elite, writing for New York and Esquire magazines. As her career blossomed, she kept her background secret—that she had lived in extreme poverty in West Virginia as a child and that her parents had followed her to New York and became members of the city’s homeless population. Her memoir captures the power of determination in the face of unimaginable obstacles and reveals how weaknesses can become strengths. In her presentation, she shares bittersweet anecdotes from her past that often exemplify grander truths about courage and the positive rewards that come from confronting challenges. Named by Amazon as one of the top 10 books of the decade, her story was brought to the big screen in 2017, starring Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts and Brie Larson as Jeannette. The book has sold more than four million copies and has been translated into 31 languages. Walls is also the author of the best-selling books, Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel and The Silver Star. To reserve a seat at this free presentation, visit www.neumann.edu/GlassCastle.
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ne of the most successful recording acts of all time will be celebrated in a Christmas spectacular at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center (UDPAC) on Sunday, December 1. Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas, a tribute show starring Michelle Berting Brett, takes the stage for a oneday-only engagement at 3 p.m. The Carpenters released two classic Christmas albums and their holiday music is a favorite every year. Merry Christmas Darling re-creates the Carpenters’ sound and Berting Brett shares stories from those who knew Karen and Richard personally. Audiences delight in singing along to the Carpenters’ classic and all their Christmas favorites. The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center is the most active venue of its kind in Delaware County, entertaining more than 60,000 patrons each year with a variety of shows ranging from nationally known artists, regional orchestras and ballet, holiday spectaculars and the award-winning Summer Stage program, which enters its 45th season in 2020. It is conveniently located in Drexel Hill, minutes from the Main Line, Blue Route, and Center City. Tickets for Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas are priced from $40-$45 and may be purchased by calling the box office at 610-622-1189 or online at www.udpac.org.
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Beaumont Songwriting Team Releases Senior Song Book 102-Year-Old Lyricist Partners with 88-Year-Old Jazz Pianist for 8 New Originals Written Explicitly for Seniors ro m E l t o n J o h n & B e r n i e Taupin and Carole King & Gerry Goffin to Burt Bacharach & Hal David and Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, popular music’s greatest songwriting teams have produced music that spans the generations. But no songwriting team current ly working today bridges as many generations as the new local pairing of Alan R. Tripp and Marvin Weisbord, creators of Senior Song Book, just released in time for the holiday season. These two elder statesmen met at Beaumont, the historic retirement community in Bryn Mawr where they both live, write and regularly perform together for the other seniors residing there. Thriving from the circumstances their local community affords them, Tripp and Weisbord have suddenly become the oldest professional
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“Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas,” a tribute show starring Michelle Berting Brett, takes the stage at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center (UDPAC) on Sunday, December 1 at 3 p.m.
songwriting team in pop music history. With Tripp, the luxuriant lyricist who once wrote with the great Alan Bergman, clocking in at 102, and his “junior” songwriting partner, melBeaumont residents and songwriters – Alan Tripp, right, and Marvin Weisbord – are creators of the newly released “Senior Song Book,” brimming with music that will transport listeners back to the 1940s, with lyrics from a 2020s perspective. Photo/Lisa Schaeffer Photography ody maker Weisbord, an equally robust 88, this dedicated duo has celebrated enough birthdays to traverse nearly two centuries. And they’re just getting warmed up. See “Senior Song Book” page 8