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Year 32, No. 22
Celebrating 32 Years of Community News
February 1 – February 7, 2017
GROUCHO RETURNS TO THE Expert Panel Explores Food Trends WALNUT WITH FRANK FERRANTE IN and Life Choices Free Series at Harcum Examines the Connection Between Diet and Well Being n expert panel will examine food choices and dietary trends during the next event in “The Science of Success” lecture series at Harcum College. “Food for Thought” brings together nutritionists, holistic practitioners, health advocates, and even cancer survivors on Tuesday, February 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Strauss Family Rotunda of the Trout Library at Harcum College. Panelists will recommend ways for increasing energy and achieving a greater sense of well-being at work and at home, based on their professional and sometimes personal experiences. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is requested at www.Harcum.edu/ lecture. The event will be moderated by longtime Philadelphia television anchor Pat Ciarrocchi. Besides being a highly regarded Master of Ceremonies and conference panel moderator, The free event will be moderated by longtime Philadelphia Ciarrocchi, who is also a Chester television anchor Pat Ciarrocchi. County native, assists with her family’s mushroom growing operation called Modern Mushroom, which grows 25 million pounds annually. Ciarrocchi has earned virtually every major honor in broadcasting including being the
“AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO”
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Cunningham Piano Expands with Music School Page 3
African American Children’s Book Fair Feb. 4 Page 7
See “Food for Thought” Program at Harcum on page 11
Valentine’s Day Dining Listings
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or one night only, Frank Ferrante will perform his acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in “An Evening With Groucho” at Walnut Street Theatre. The performance that Variety called “a Tour de Force” will happen on the Mainstage on Monday, February 27. Ferrante is also performing in “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” at the Walnut, now through March 5. In “An Evening With Groucho,” award-winning actor and direc-
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See “An Evening With Groucho” on page 4
Gift from Lynne and Leonard Barrack Establishes the “Perelman Barrack Bridge”
Dining at The White Dog Café Page 8
Education News Pages 6 & 7
See Frank Ferrante as Groucho Marx on February 27. Photo/Michael Doucett
$1 million is being made available to help families afford tuition for children attending both Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School and Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy an alumnus of the school that was rehiladelphia-area benefactors Lynne named Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy and Leonard Barrack are doubling in 2007 in memory of his late brother. down through a major donation to The Barracks’ gift will yield a $1 milhelp families afford a quality Jewish day lion after three years when combined school education for their children from with matching gifts. As grandparents kindergarten to 12th grade. By establishof Jewish day school students, they are ing the “Perelman Barrack Bridge,” the supporting a comprehensive continuum couple is working with leaders of Perelman Jewish Day School (grades kinderLeonard and Lynne Barrack garten-5) and Jack M. Barrack Hebrew donation will help families afford a Academy (grades 6-12) to ensure that quality Jewish day school education for parents who have at least one child entheir children from kindergarten to rolled in both schools get the financial 12th grade. support they need to maintain their commitment to Jewish day school eduof education at Perelman, which serves cation. 350 elementary-age students on cam“Lynne and I feel very strongly that puses in Wynnewood and Melrose Park, our greater Philadelphia Jewish commuand Barrack, which educates 370 midnity is facing some very critical exisdle and high school students in Bryn tential challenges today. The best way Mawr. to ensure the longevity, strength, vibranAccording to Judy Groner, Perelman’s cy and vitality of our community is Head of School, “At Perelman, a child’s through affordable quality Jewish day spirit and sense of wonder is nourished school education. It is our individual through a framework of Jewish ethics, and collective responsibility to provide values and tradition, so critical to preparthe necessary resources, tools and guidance to the next generation of Jewish leaders – our children and grandchil- ing students to navigate the challenges brought about by an ever-changing dren to take on the mantle of leadership going forward,” says Leonard Barrack, See “Perelman Barrack Bridge” page 6
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