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Year 31, No. 20
Celebrating 31 Years of Community News
January 20 – January 26, 2016
Author Charles Frazier Coming to Colson Whitehead to Visit Bryn Mawr College Haverford Township he Haverford Town ship Free Library, School District of Haverford Township, the Haverford Education Foundation and the Rotary Club of Haverford Township will be hosting the 2016 One Book, One Philadelphia author Charles Frazier on Wednesday, February 3.
T Women “Game Changers” at Moore Page 3
Creative Writing Program 2015-2016 Reading Series, Wednesday, February 3, 2016
On February 3, there will be three opportunities to meet and hear Charles Frazier, an award-winning author of American historical fiction, in Haverford Township. Author of “Cold Mountain,” Mr. Frazier tells the tale of a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war & back home to his prewar sweetheart, Ada. His odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada’s struggle to revive her father’s farm, with the help of an intrepid young drifter named Ruby. As their long-separated lives begin to converge at the close of the war, Inman and Ada con-
See “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Page 6
Novelist and essayist Colson Whitehead will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, in the Goodhart Hall Music Room at Bryn Mawr College. Photo/Frank Wojciechowski
front the vastly transformed world they’ve been delivered. On February 3, there will be three opportunities to meet and hear Charles Frazier in Haverreading by Colson Whitehead begins the 2016 installford Township. At 9:15 a.m., Mr. Frazier will be at Haverford High School to discuss his book ments in the Bryn Mawr College 2015-2016 Creative “Cold Mountain.” This program is open to the public, although registration is required. To Writing Program Reading Series. Readings are held in register visit: www.haverfordlibrary.org/OneBook. At 11 a.m., there will be a book signing and reception with Charles Frazier at the Haverford the Music Room at Goodhart Hall located at 150 North Merion Avenue in Bryn Mawr, PA on the campus of Bryn Mawr College. Township Free Library. This event is open to the public and no registration is required. Novelist and essayist Colson Whitehead is the author of The Library will then host Mr. Frazier at a “Meet the Author Luncheon” at 12:30 p.m. at the Haverford Township Free Library. The event requires tickets which are $15. Tickets can be two books of nonfiction and five novels, most recently the postpurchased at the Front Desk of the Library or online. For information and to buy tickets, apocalyptic fiction Zone One, a national bestseller. Writing in
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“Harvey” at the Walnut Street Theatre Page 16
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
See Meet & Hear Author Charles Frazier on page 12
See Colson Whitehead Visiting Bryn Mawr College on page 8
P ROFESSOR R OBIN K OLODNY TO S PEAK AT THE B ALA C YNWYD L IBRARY J ANUARY 27 The Electoral Process Explained
Education News Pages 8, 9 & 11
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nyone living this side of Mars knows that this country will soon choose its new president, but the process by which that’s going to happen is often shrouded in mysterious procedures, laws and party rules guaranteed to overwhelm even the most dedicated citizen. On Wednesday, January 27, Professor Robin Kolodny will give a lively talk at the Bala Cynwyd Library designed to help unravel some of the significant aspects of this all-too-baffling process. Kolodny will discuss a range of topics. She’ll describe how state primaries and caucuses are structured and conducted, and how candidates who don’t pay close attention to the details do so at their peril. She’ll also talk about why the endorsements a candiOn Wednesday, January 27, date receives can be much more meaningful than poll numProfessor Robin Kolodny will give a bers, and how the large number of “undecided” that polllively talk on the Electoral Process sters report are anything but. Also, she’ll describe how TV at the Bala Cynwyd Library. stations manipulate their rates to get top dollar for commercial time as Election Day draws near. In what might come as a surprise, she’ll also point out that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision doesn’t really matter as much as most people think it does. Kolodny is a Professor of Political Science at Temple University. She is an expert on campaign finance and political parties, and the author of numerous books and articles about the ins and outs of politics. She lives in Bala Cynwyd, and serves on the Board of the Bala Cynwyd Library. The talk will be at the Bala Cynwyd Library, 131 Old Lancaster Road, on January 27, at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by questions (“I live for Q & A,” she says.) Admission is free. For information, call 610-664-1196.
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