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Year 28, No. 20
Celebrating 28 Years of Community News
Immaculata Presents Steinway Spotlight Performance with Young-Ah Tak
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mmaculata University, in conjunction with Jacobs Music, presents the inaugural “Steinway Spot light Performance” featuring pianist Young-Ah Tak. The concert is being held on Saturday, February 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. In addition, guests are also invited to Tak’s Master Class presentation/performance on Sunday, February 3, at 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
Immaculata University, in conjunction with Jacobs Music, presents the inaugural “Steinway Spotlight Performance” featuring pianist Young-Ah Tak on February 2.
Rabbi to Speak on Deafness Page 8
Penn Museum Celebrates Chinese New Year Page 10
Tak will perform various pieces including Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven; Five Pieces for Piano by Leon Kirchner; Two Lieder Transcriptions by Franz Schubert/ Franz Liszt; Paraphrase on Verdi’s Quartet from Rigoletto by Franz Liszt; and Sonata in c minor, D. 958 by Franz Schubert. During her Master Class, Tak will listen to Immaculata Music students perform on the piano and will offer comments and suggestions to enhance their performance. Making her New York City debut at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Alice Tully Hall, Tak has appeared in the U.S. with the Imperial, Lansing, See Steinway Spotlight Performance on page 7
January 23 – January 29, 2013
Meet Author Lauren Van Scoy, MD at West Laurel Hill Cemetery est Laurel Hill Cemetery welcomes a Philadelphia area author on Sun day, February 10, 2013 at 1 p.m. for a Round Table Discussion. Lauren Van Scoy, MD, author of Last Wish: Stories to Inspire a Peaceful Passing, will be available to discuss sensitive end-of-life issues and the struggles families endure when they are faced with making extraordinarily difficult decisions. Members of the Pediatric Lauren Van Scoy, MD, author of “Last Intensive Care Wish: Stories to Inspire a Peaceful Unit of the ChilPassing,” will discuss sensitive end-of-life dren’s Hospital issues February 10, 2013 at 1 p.m. at of Philadelphia West Laurel Hill Cemetery. together with Alicia Bloom, a licensed social worker with the nation’s leading provider of hospice services, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, will join Dr. Van Scoy in the discussion. Copies of Last Wish will be sold on West Laurel Hill’s website and in the office. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions of the panel, to meet the panelists after the discussion, and have their books signed. Light refreshments will be served. The event will take place at the Conservatory on the grounds of West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd. It is free and open to the public. For information or to attend this event, call 610-664-1591 or e-mail contactus@forever-care.com.
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Melmark’s Co-Founder Dies at the Age of 91
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Mildred Krentel Reshaped How People with Special Needs are Treated elmark’s co-founder, Mrs. Mildred “Miggy” advised the Krentels to place Melissa in a Krentel, passed away on January 16. special home in the Midwest. The Krentels She was 91 years old and leaves be- wanted their daughter closer to home and saw her as their inspiration to hind a legacy that has changed change the way the world viewthe lives of thousands of chiled children with special needs. dren and adults with disabilIn 1966, the couple founded Melities and their families, not mark, to fulfill their dream of just at Melmark, but around
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Melmark’s co-founder, Mrs. Mildred “Miggy” Krentel and her daughter Melissa. the world. Miggy is survived by three sons and two daughters: Dave, Bob, Steve, Diane and Melissa, for whom Melmark was founded. Miggy and her late husband, Paul Krentel, also had a daughter, Martha, who died as an infant. Subsequently, given their loving relationship with Martha, they decided to have a sixth child, Melissa, who was born with Down Syndrome in 1963. At that time, doctors and professionals
The Krentels’ vision reshaped how people with special needs are treated and cared for. creating a home-like community for children and adults with Down Syndrome and other special needs. Melmark President and CEO, Joanne Gillis-Donovan, Ph.D., had great respect for Paul and Mildred Krentel. “The Krentels’ vision of a community based on the foundation of family, love and faith continues to touch countless lives,” said GillisDonovan. “Miggy was a pioneer in a time See Melmark’s Mildred Krentel on page 10