CITY SUBURBAN NEWS FREE
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS HERE!
P H I L A D E L P H I A & T H E M A I N L I N E ’ S FAV O R I T E W E E K LY
Year 33, No. 15
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
Find Happiness in Humor with Paula Poundstone
December 6 – December 12, 2017
Act II Playhouse Presents “Bad Dates” Dec. 12-31
Merriam Theater on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 8 p.m. resh off the release of her hilarious new book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, comedic genius Paula Poundstone comes to the Merriam Theater on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 8 p.m. Known for her razor sharp spontaneous wit and smart, observational humor, this convivial show will give audience members something to laugh about for months to come.
F
Christmas Village Carousel Page 5
Find happiness in humor with Paula Poundstone at the Merriam Theater on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Bruce Klauber’s New Book “Reminiscing in Tempo” Page 6
“Catholic Guilt” by Kelly McCaughan Page 8
Holiday Shopping & Entertainment Pages 6 - 8 & 11
Lots of Events!
CITY SUBURBAN NEWS 610-667-6623 www.issuu.com/ CitySuburbanNews LIKE us on Facebook! CitySuburbanNews@mac.com
“Paula Poundstone is not only a brilliant and hilarious voice, but also a fantastic name added to the Kimmel Center’s comedy season,” said Anne Ewers, President & CEO of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. “We strive to deliver diverse programming to our Philadelphia community, and are thrilled to host Poundstone’s debut performance on our Cultural Campus.” Poundstone can be heard regularly on NPR’s #1 show, the weekly comedy news quiz Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me! When asked about Paula, Wait, Wait host Peter Sagal replied, “Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known. Everything she does, thinks, or says is hilarious. She is made of funny. If you chopped her into bits, each piece would be hilarious. (But don’t.) Air becomes funny having been breathed by her.” A star of several HBO specials and her own series on ABC and HBO, Poundstone voiced the character “Forgetter Paula” in the Academy Award-winning feature film Inside Out. She was the first woman to share the dais with the President and perform standup comedy at See Paula Poundstone at the Merriam Theater on page 7
Starring in “Bad Dates” is Karen Peakes. See the show on stage December 12 - 31, at Act II Playhouse in Ambler. ct II Playhouse in Ambler presents the comedy “Bad Dates” by Theresa Rebeck, on stage December 12-31. Haley Walker (Karen Peakes) is a gorgeous single mom who runs the city’s hottest restaurant. But can she survive dating in New York? “Bad Dates” is directed by Elaina Di Monaco, who recently helmed another one-woman show, “2.5 Minute Ride,” at Theatre Horizon in Norristown. Due to a record number of subscribers this season, many “Bad Dates” performances are sold out. Act II recently added an additional performance, Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. A full schedule of performances is available online. Tickets for “Bad Dates” at Act II Playhouse are $27-$35. Discounts are available for subscribers, students, group of 10 or more, and seniors 65 and older. Tickets are available online at www.act2.org, by calling the Act II box office at 215-6540200, or in person at 56 E. Butler Ave. in Ambler.
A
NextMove Dance Series Presents Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Fusing African Dance and Contemporary Dance December 14-17 exploration of the human connown for its joyful and dition by masterfully integratcelebratory works, Roning African traditional dance ald K. Brown/Evidence with contemporary dance brings the Philadelphia preand spoken word. The New York miere of New Conversations: Times notes, “The power of First Look (2017) created in collaboration with multiFounded by Ronald K. Grammy Award winning comBrown in 1985 and based in poser Arturo O’Farrill, DecemBrooklyn, New York, ber 14-17, at the Prince TheEvidence, A Dance Company ater, 1412 Chestnut Street, focuses on the fusion of African Philadelphia, PA. The program dance with contemporary spanning 20 years of Artistic choreography and Director, Ronald K. Brown’s spoken word. visionary works also includes Ebony Magazine: To A Village Ronald K. Brown’s choreog(1996), Torch (2013), and Four raphy lies in its myriad layers. Corners (2014). There is an undeniable way Performances take place his propulsive movement Thursday, December 14 at 7:30 crosses beyond the stage. Yes p.m.; Friday, December 15 at this is the rare choreograph8 p.m.; Saturday, December 16 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20- er who makes you want to get up and dance.” Ebony Magazine: To A Village, set to rousing music by Wunmi Olaiya, fea$62 and can be purchased in person at the Prince Theater Box Office, by tures seven dancers parading about posing almost like mannequins while phone 215-422-4580 or online www.princetheater.org/next-move. Torch, an infectious and powerful work, opens the program to music by Teddy questioning one’s perceptions of beauty. The clever mantra in the score Douglas & DJ Zinhle featuring Bususwa Gqula. Torch showcases Brown’s See NextMove Dance Series Presents Evidence, A Dance Company page 11
K