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Year 29, No. 16
Celebrating 29 Years of Community News
December 18 – December 24, 2013
Walnut Street Theatre Opens the Limited Engagement of “Let’s American Classic Driving Miss Daisy Pretend We’re Famous” Act II Playhouse Jan. 7 - 26
Holiday Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
Settlement Music School’s Music Playshop Classes Page 8
JFCS’ Annual Benefit Page 16
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has an accident, her son hires Hoke, an African American, to be her chauffeur. At first Miss Daisy will have none of it. On their journey however, the two become friends. Driving Miss Daisy is an iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship that has warmed the hearts of millions. Driving Miss Daisy was written by American playwright and screenwriter Alfred Uhry in 1987, and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best OffPhoto/Mark Garvin Broadway Play. This Johnnie Hobbs Jr. and Wendy Scharfman in Walnut Street Theatre’s play was the first in production of “Driving Miss Daisy.” Uhry’s “Atlanta Trilogy.” The second in the trilalnut Street Theatre’s Inde- ogy, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, received the pendence Studio on 3 con- 1997 Tony Award for Best Play. The third, tinues its season with Alfred Parade, was awarded with the 1999 Tony Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-win- Award for Best Book (Musical) for the libretning classic Driving Miss to, which was written by Uhry. In 1989 he wrote Daisy. Philadelphia audi- the screenplay for Driving Miss Daisy, which ences will be the first to travel this timeless, received four Academy Awards, including Best hopeful journey before it becomes the fourth Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Actress national tour of a Walnut Street Theatre pro- (Jessica Tandy). He is one of only a few indiduction. Driving Miss Daisy begins in Phila- viduals who have received a Pulitzer Prize, delphia with previews on January 14, opens an Academy Award and a Tony Award. January 16 and runs through February 2 in Driving Miss Daisy had its world premiere the intimate Independence Studio on 3. Off-Broadway in April, 1987 at the Playwrights Audiences are invited to take a ride down Horizons and ran through June, 1990. In memory lane and experience the magic that 1988, a production opened in London’s West made Driving Miss Daisy a Pulitzer Prize-win- End, where it saw a revival in 2011. Driving ning hit and an Academy Award-winning film. Miss Daisy had its Broadway debut in OctoIt’s Atlanta, 1948. When the elderly Miss Daisy See “Driving Miss Daisy” on page 12
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Act II Playhouse in Ambler presents Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs’ newest comedy cabaret, “Let’s Pretend We’re Famous,” from January 7 - 26, 2014. ct II Playhouse in Ambler presents Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs’ newest comedy cabaret, Let’s Pretend We’re Famous, from January 7 26, 2014. This limited engagement run presents Braithwaite and Childs on a trip down the red carpet and features classic and original material. The show features skits, songs, and improv, celebrating the famous and infamous. This production features new material for Act II, including an improvised section that changes every night. Owen Robbins provides accompaniment on the piano. Tickets for Let’s Pretend We’re Famous at Act II Playhouse are $23- $34. Discounts are available for subscribers, students, group of 10 or more, and seniors (65+). Tickets are available online at www.act2.org, by calling the Act II box office at 215-654-0200, or in person at 56 E. Butler Ave. in Ambler. A follow-up to the wildly successful Let’s Pretend We’re Married, Let’s Pretend We’re Famous was originally produced in 2012 at 1812 Productions as a part of the Independence Foundation’s New Works Initiative.
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The Academy of Notre Dame to Hold 41st Annual Fine Art Show & Sale Show: January 31 - February 7, 2014 he Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, PA is holding its 41st Annual Fine Art Show and Sale from Friday, January 31, 2014, through Friday, February 7, 2014. The exhibition and sale will open with a catered Preview Reception with the artists on Friday, January 31, 2014 from 6 - 9 p.m. in the Academy Mansion, located at 560 Sproul Road in Villanova, PA. The public is cordially invited to attend both the catered reception and the week-long exhibit. The Fine Art Show will be on display from Noon to 4 p.m. daily from Saturday, February 1 through Friday, February 7, 2014. The exhibition features nearly 100 artists’ works in a variety of mediums including oils, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures, ceramics, and glass. The Chair of the Art Show is Molly Schneider.
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Tickets to the Preview Reception are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Advance registration for the reception
The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, PA is holding its 41st Annual Fine Art Show and Sale January 31 - February 7, with this year’s featured artist Susan O’Reilly. Susan has been a working artist for more than 20 years. She was trained in Fine Arts and English literature, graduating with a BA from St. Joseph’s University followed by post-graduate study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. is encouraged by January 17, 2014. The week-long exhibit is free of charge and open to the public from Saturday, February 1 through Friday, February 7, 2014. See Academy of Notre Dame’s 41st Annual Fine Art Show & Sale on page 10