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Year 32, No. 30

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Tri-County Concerts Presents Trumpeter Brandon Ridenour ri-County Concerts presents awardwinning trumpeter Brandon Ridenour in the third concert of its 2016-2017 season on Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m. at Rosemont College’s Rotwitt Theater, 1400 Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA. Brandon will perform works by Gershwin, Ravel, Debussy, Enescu, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bern-

T Jessica Lang Dance Performs Page 3

March 29 – April 4, 2017

Ardmore Artists Create California Sculpture Deirdre Murphy and Scott White combine climate science, digital modeling, and 1930s car design to create a large sculpture slated for installation this spring.

Tri-County Concerts presents award-winning trumpeter Brandon Ridenour on Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m. at Rosemont College’s Rotwitt Theater.

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stein, Vivaldi, and Staigers, a number of which he has arranged himself for the trumpet. He will be accompanied by Cory Smythe on the piano. Meet the artists at a complimentary post-concert reception. Tickets are available online and at the door: $20 (general), $15 (seniors 62+), FREE for students. For information and reservations, call 610-504-4678 or visit www.tricountyconcerts.org. A virtuoso performer and composer, Brandon Ridenour’s brilliance and self-assurance on the stage led to his victory at the 2014 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, as well as the 2006 International Trumpet Guild solo competition and the Morton Gould ASCAP Young Composer Award. During the 2016-17 season, he is engaging in a recital and concert tour that includes nineteen cities in over ten states. He has soloed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the National, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and Edmonton Symphony Orchestras and performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Knights, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

ife-husband collaborators and fine artists Deirdre Murphy and Scott White recently completed the fabrication process for the 5.5 by 25 foot sculpture that has transformed their private and public lives and taken over their studios since they were awarded this major public art project last June. Slated for installation this May in Dublin, CA, Warbler Migration was inspired by a shy species that resides in the Dublin ecosystem, and one which Murphy developed a particular fondness for in the course of her research. She has been researching the effects of global warming on bird migration for several years, using the visual data that scientists share with her to conceptualize and execute her paintings. The couple sees the opportunity to create envi-

See Trumpeter Brandon Ridenour Performs on page 4

See Ardmore Couple Collaborates on Sculpture on page 7

Deirdre Murphy assigns constellation cut-out design at Spec Fab Metal Fabrication for final step of sculpture. Photo/Matthew Faisetty

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“Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library: An Insider’s Tales of Library Life” Meet Bala Cynwyd Author Roz Warren and Her New Book at Narberth Bookshop April 2 ala Cynwyd library humorist Roz Warren, author of the popular “Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection of Library Humor,” is back with a new book “Just Another Day at Your Local Library: An Insider’s Tales of Library Life” and on Sunday, April 2 from 2 to 4 p.m., she will be appearing at a book signing at Narberth Bookshop at 221 Haverford Avenue in Narberth, PA. “Just Another Day at Your Local Library: An Insider’s Tales of Library Life” offers more proof that the local library is not the serious place devoid of fun and humor that many believe.

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“Just Another Day at Your Local Library: An Insider’s Tales of Library Life” is Bala Cynwyd Author Roz Warren’s new book. Meet the author Sunday, April 2 from 2 to 4 p.m., at a book signing at Narberth Bookshop. Roz Warren, whose work has appeared everywhere from The Funny Times to The New York Times, will make you smile, laugh out loud and maybe even groan with disbelief as she shares her real-life stories about what goes on behind the scenes at your local library. “There are eight million stories at your library—and not all of them are in the books,” Warren noted. “Librarians possess a keen sense of humor. With these two books, I wanted to break down the stereotype of the serious bookSee “Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library” page 4


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