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Year 29, No. 17
SPECIAL TWO-WEEK EDITION • HAPPY NEW YEAR!
December 25 – January 7, 2014
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY Former Eagles’ Starting Quarterback Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet NEWS HERE! Performs One-Man Show About His Life Debut at Kimmel Center with Special Guest The Mike Boone Quartet
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Merion Mercy’s Holiday Concerts Page 9
New Horizons Senior Center Celebration Page 11
Healthy Living Page 6
He had everything he wanted, but he didn’t want what he had. Two years later, he quit professional football and… disappeared! In a world premiere one-man show, he returns to Philadelphia for the first time in over 35 years to tell the story of walking away from the sport and the teammates he loved. With the average lifespan of a professional football player being 55 (Time Magazine, 2010), the effects of concussions are becoming ever more clear, and even our president has spoken out against its future. Should “America’s Game”… disappear? A play for football fanatics and novices alike, set in the intimate Skinner Studio, The Disappearing Quarterback puts Photo/Kimberley Spead Photography you inside the helmet of a unique athlete, a In a world premiere one-man show, Mike Boryla returns to self-described “longPhiladelphia for the first time in over 35 years to tell the story of haired hippie,” with a walking away from the sport and the teammates he loved. passionate purpose lays & Players Theatre presents and a story to share as he returns to the city the world-premiere production that brought him fame. The Disappearing Quarterback features anecof a new play from an old friend of Philadelphia. The Disappearing dotes of notable figures recognizable to any Quarterback begins performances Philadelphia sports fan. They include fouron Thursday, January 16, 2014 time All-Pro Eagles “Roll of Honor” member, (opening/press night January 18) and closes leader of the “Gang Green” defense, and preand post-game analyst on football Sundays, on Sunday, February 2. Mike Boryla was the starting quarterback Bill Bergey; three-time Pro-Bowler, 1973 Rookie of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-1976. See Mike Boryla’s One-Man Show on page 7
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hilly native trailblazer guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel debuts his New Quartet performing works from 2012 release Star of Jupiter in the Perelman Theater on Thursday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. This soulful, one night only performance of jazz will also include special guests The Mike Boone Quartet featuring John Swana, Tim Brey and Anwar Marshall. Star of Jupiter is the debut record album of Kurt Rosenwinkel’s New Quartet, which consists of pianist Aaron Parks, drummer Kendrick Scott and Eric Revis on bass. Star of Jupiter is Rosenwinkel’s 10th album to date and is comprised of entirely original compositions with a modern, swinging set of jazz that stays true to its classic form. The New Quartet recently completed a European tour in November with stops in Vienna, Austria, Rotterdam, Nether-
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See Kurt Rosenwinkel & His New Quartet Perform on page 12
Dancer/Choreographer Gabrielle Revlock Presents Series of Surprising Duets World Premiere of “Confetti” at the Annenberg Center ocal Philadelphia dancer and choreographer Gabrielle Revlock comes to the Annenberg Center to present the world premiere of Confetti as part of the By Local Series. This artist’s newest original work features a series of duets created separately and then fused together to create an obstacle course of dance. With Confetti, Revlock has crafted a show that displays her sly taste for humor and surprise. Performances take place on Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20-$30 (prices are subject to change). For tickets or information, visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org or call 215-898-3900. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Annenberg Center Box Office. In Confetti, Revlock relates and reacts to her numerous duet partners in a sequence of quirky, interlocking narratives. Revlock’s collaborators include a virtuosic hip hop dancer, a child and her mother, among others.
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Philly native trailblazer guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel debuts his New Quartet performing works from 2012 release “Star of Jupiter” in the Perelman Theater on Thursday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m.
As Revlock explains, “I wanted to find and understand my points of correspondence with each of these very different performers. I rehearsed with each one apart from the others, not bringing us together until the last moment. During rehearsals I allowed
Local Philadelphia dancer and choreographer Gabrielle Revlock comes to the Annenberg Center to present the world premiere of “Confetti” as part of the By Local Series January 24 & 25. Photo/Kathryn Raines for contamination, filtered by me, to diffuse from section to section in the form of a movement, idea, question, or object.” With Confetti, Revlock has created an inquisitive piece full of charm and has ensured that audiences will remain on their toes throughout the performance. Revlock’s accomplishments as a dancer and choreographer have See World Premiere of “Confetti” on page 3