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Year 32, No. 20
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January 18 – January 24, 2017
Laughs with Lyric Fest and Singing City Present Lisa Lampanelli at Valley “Music in the White House” Forge Casino Resort
“Nikon Small World” Exhibit Page 6
Students Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Page 8
Performances are Saturday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, and Sunday, January 29 at 3 p.m. at Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, in Philadelphia. In a fascinating program filled with opera, art song, spirituals, famous choruses, folk music, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Dave Brubeck and more, Lyric Fest weaves in a narrative of presidential history that offers a glimpse at how the White House fostered the birth of an American sound and spirit. “We began planning this concert 18 months ago, knowing only that we would be inaugurating the 45th President on January 20th,” said Founding Artistic Director, Suzanne DuPlantis. “Who knew we would find ourselves in such a contentious situation? I guess we need to realize that this “I hope our audience will come away from the concert is an important opportunity feeling renewed and consoled by the long arc of our history, for Lyric Fest to truly embrace and hopeful about more unified days ahead. I know I have its mission – to connect peobeen greatly moved to be immersing myself in our country’s ple through song.” Continues amazing history.” – Lyric Fest Founding Artistic Director, DuPlantis, “I hope our audiSuzanne DuPlantis ence will come away from the New York’s lovable Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli brings her raw brand of comedy to The Venue on Saturday, concert feeling renewed and iming is everything… Lyric Fest consoled by the long arc of our history, and January 28, 2017 for two shows at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Singing City, two premier hopeful about more unified days ahead. I know Philadelphia singing groups, will I have been greatly moved to be immersing omedy bad girl Lisa Lampanelli takes the stage at Valley be offering an eclectic program myself in our country’s amazing history.” Forge Casino Resort on Saturday, January 28 at The of “Music in the White House” – Venue with shows at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Lampanelli’s The cast of singers includes the 2016 Winner an expression of the growing pains, of the Prestigious George London Award, bari- raunchy, gut-busting performances recently earned the cometragedies and triumphs of our democracy, as tone Steven LaBrie who will be singing “On dian a 2015 Best Comedy Album Grammy nomination for well as the evolution and development of our the Road to Mandalay,” a favorite of Robert her last special Back to the Drawing Board. This marked Lisa’s own American music. See “Music in the White House” on page 3 See Lisa Lampanelli at Valley Forge Casino Resort on page 4
T Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Immaculata Page 12
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“ A N D Y WA R H O L : T H E P O P I M A G E S U B V E R T E D ” Showcases Andy Warhol Silkscreen Prints from Haverford College’s Permanent Collection
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ven though Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) probably never said his most oftquoted pronouncement – “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” – the pop art icon will still forever be linked to the statement. And in an age of YouTube stars, Kim Kardashian’s 90 million Instagram followers, endless seasons of The Bachelor, and a Wikipedia entry for the phrase “famous for being famous,” it seems the prediction – whether or not he actually uttered it – has become our reality. In such a Warholian era, it may be hard to remember that there was a time when fine art didn’t include celebrity imagery, silkscreen printing, commercial iconography, and recycled and recontextualized mass media photography. Those techniques and ideas were, if not invented by, then certainly perfected by the platinum-blond former commercial illustrator from Pittsburgh. “Andy Warhol: The Pop Image Subverted,” a new exhibit at Haverford College’s Marshall Fine Arts Center, will celebrate several of the artist’s most iconic works. Starting January 27, 15 prints will be on display from the College’s per-
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manent collection, including eight from the Flowers series, seven Marilyn Monroe portraits, a Grace Kelly tile, and a Brillo Soap Pad. These silkscreen prints are just some of the 26 Warhols in the College’s collection, and they will be displayed together to provide insight into how the artist transformed pop culture images into Pop Art. See Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn),” 1970, Screen print on paper, 36 5/16 inches by 36 5/16 inches in “Andy Warhol: The Pop Image Subverted,” a new exhibit at Haverford College’s Marshall Fine Arts Center, opening January 27. To further contextualize the work, the prints – some of which are as large as three feet square – will be shown alongside related material, such as the newspaper photos of John and Jackie Kennedy that Warhol later dissected, obscured, and multiplied in a series exploring the intersection of celebrity iconography and tragedy. Other source photographs, including Gene Korman’s 1953 still photoSee “Andy Warhol: The Pop Image Subverted” page 11