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Year 29, No. 19
Celebrating 29 Years of Community News
The Players Club of Free Master Class Dance Workshops Swarthmore Presents Classic Open to the Community January 17 & March 7 at Montgomery County Community College
Merion Concert Band Performance Page 5
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at Penn Museum Page 8
In collaboration with its Lively Arts series and Department of Cultural Affairs, the College is offering these accessible master classes in an effort to engage the community and inspire people of all ages and abilities to explore their crea tive expression through d a n c e . Photo/courtesy of Ballet Hispanico Throughout Ballet Hispanic will host a free Master Dance class at Montgomery County the year, stuCommunity College, Physical Education Building dance studio, 595 Cathcart dents can Road, Blue Bell on Friday, March 7, 1-3:30 p.m. They will perform at the pursue an College on Friday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m. for youth and on Saturday, associate degree in March 8, at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Theater. dance or take ocal dance enthusiasts, students courses (open to all, regardless of major) in and novices alike are invited to ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip hop, improvisaparticipate in either or both free tion, composition, repertory, performance master classes at Montgomery ensemble, dance wellness and dance history. Since its founding in 1985, the David DorfCounty Community College: one led by award-winning artistic director, man Dance ensemble has performed extenchoreographer and instructor David Dorfman sively throughout North and South America, on Friday, January 17, and the other by the the United Kingdom and Europe. For the past internationally renowned Ballet Hispanico seven years it has been company-in-residence on Friday, March 7. Both master classes will at Connecticut College, where Dorfman be held 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the College’s Physi- teaches and serves as dance department chair. cal Education Building dance studio, 595 Cath- A native Chicagoan who has toured internacart Road, Blue Bell. To register, contact Dr. tionally as a performer, Dorfman has been Melinda Copel at mcopel@mc3.edu or 215- honored with several fellowships, choreog641-6346. See Free Master Dance Classes at MCCC on page 12
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January 15 – January 21, 2014
Comedy “Arms & The Man”
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Josiah Donnell (Boothwyn) appears as Serguis Saranoff, with Gil Johnson (Philadelphia) as Captain Bluntschli, in “Arms and the Man” at The Players Club of Swarthmore, running through January 25. o chase those post holiday blues, The Players Club of Swarthmore will offer the classic comedy “Arms & The Man” on their Mainstage from January 10 through January 25, 2014. Long before World War I shattered everyone’s illusions about war, George Bernard Shaw used this play to do it, using laughs instead of bullets. Set during the SerboBulgarian War of 1895, the play tells the story of Major Petkoff’s household—especially his daughter, Raina.
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See “Arms & The Man” at The Players Club of Swarthmore on page 12
The Jost Project Performs Classic Rock in a Jazz Format Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville – January 24 Chris’ Jazz Café in Philadelphia – January 31 hiladelphia-based The Jōst Project is performing two concerts with music from their CD Can’t Find My Way Home (Dot Time Records, based in New York and Europe). On Friday, January 24, at 9 p.m. they will be at Steel City Coffee House, 203 Bridge Street in Phoenixville with Phyllis Chapell opening for them at the Steel City concert at 8 p.m. On Friday, January 31 from 8 to 11:30 p.m. they will be at Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom Street in Philadelphia. Band members are internationally renowned vibraphonist Tony Miceli (South Phila.), vocalist/harmonicist Paul Jost (Vineland), acoustic bassist Kevin MacConnell (Spring City) with drummer Charlie Patierno (Phila). Tickets to the Steel City concert are $14 in advance or $16 the day of the show, $21 for advanced tickets with reserved seating or $28 with dinner. Tickets can be purchased online at http://bit.ly/19XGRoe. Tickets to the
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concert at Chris’ Jazz Café cost $15 and can be purchased online at www.chris-jazz-cafe.seatengine.com. This talented group is bringing attention to jazz by reaching into the “baby boomer” and subsequent generations that came of age with rock and roll, the Beatles, hard rock, and other genres which are rarely played
The Jost Project – Kevin MacConnell, Paul Jost, Tony Miceli and Charlie Patierno. Photo/Casual Candids by jazz groups. They will perform such songs from their CD as “Walk This Way” (Aerosmith); “Kashmir” (Led Zeppelin); “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” (Iron Butterfly), “What a Day For a Day Dream” (John Sebastian; Loving Spoonful); “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan); “Come Together” and “And I Love Her” (The Beatles); “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” (Simon and See The Jost Project Performs on page 11