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Year 30, No. 38
Celebrating 30 Years of Community News
May 27 – June 2, 2015
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY Einstein, Schrödinger, Dice, Cats, & Quantum T HE F IRST L ADIES OF NEWS HERE! Physics: What is Our Weird Universe Made Of? R OCK AND S OUL AT THE
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of the same name, investigates how physicists Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger battled together against the incompleteness and indeterminacy of quantum mechanics. Their conversations resulted in many interesting quips, including Einstein famously and amusingly saying that God does not play dice with the universe and Schrödinger creating his famous fable and thoughtexperiment of a cat in a box that is in a mixed state between life and death until it is observed, that was neither alive nor dead not to explain quantum mechanics but to highlight the apparent ab surdity of a theor y gone wrong. But these two giants did more than just criticize: they fought back, seeking a unified Theory of Everything that would make the universe seem sensible again, a theory that would unite the forces of nature and supersede quanAcclaimed science writer and physicist Paul H. Halpern will tum weirdness. speak on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 4 p.m. at the Ethical Einstein dedicated the final Humanist Society of Philadelphia building, decades of his life in the search for unification. Even 1906 Rittenhouse Square. on his deathbed he asked for he Freethought Society joins with pencil and paper in a vain attempt to comthe Humanist Association of plete his calculations. Less familiar, but simGreater Philadelphia and the Ethi- ilarly intriguing, are the efforts of Austrian cal Humanist Society of Philadel- physicist Schrödinger to solve the same ridphia to host acclaimed science dle and beat Einstein, with whom he had colwriter and physicist Paul H. Halpern laborated, to the answer. The relationship beas a speaker on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 4 p.m. tween the two extraordinary physicists offers Halpren’s presentation is entitled “Einstein’s a riveting tale about a deep friendship chalDice and Schrödinger’s Cat: How Two Great lenged by the temptations of scientific glory. “Einstein’s Dice and Schrödinger’s Cat: How Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics.” The presentation Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomwill take place at the EHSP building, located ness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics” at 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. has received positive reviews from a diverse See Paul H. Halpern to Speak on page 12 Halpren’s presentation, based on his book
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The First Ladies of Rock and Soul, a tribute to the famous Girl Groups of the 1960’s return to the SunnyBrook Ballroom in Pottstown, on Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. he First Ladies of Rock and Soul, a tribute to the famous Girl Groups of the 1960’s return to the SunnyBrook Ballroom in Pottstown, on Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $25. The Door price is $30. The First Ladies of Rock and Soul will turn the clock back to a time and place in music history that demonstrates the electrifying performances of the Girl Groups of the 1960’s. This is not a typical cover band. Fourteen top notch professional musicians will be cranking out the hits, note for note. Songs include: Do Do Ron Ron, Going to the Chapel, By My Baby, Stop! In the Name of Love, You Keep Me Hanging On, Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) and many more. Couple the First Ladies with WOGL 98.1’s Tommy McCarthy and it’s a full night of entertainment! Reopened in 2008 as an entertainment venue through the work of scores of volunteers from the community, the facility’s casual fine dining restaurant and Chummy’s Lounge was reopened in 2011. The venue is owned and operated by the SunnyBrook Foundation. During the heyday of big band music, the historic ballroom was a regular stop on the tours of all of the era’s big bands. Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong are just a few of the names of nationally known performers who filled the room with the music of the era.
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Old Academy Players Presents Internationally Acclaimed Musical GODSPELL ld Academy presents the joyous musical GODSPELL which runs June 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 2015. Annie Hnatko, Musical Director/Director; Art Henry,
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Preparing for GODSPELL at Old Academy Players are, back, from left – Amy Tarr, Josh Keiter, Nicholas Trawick, Brianna Lopez; front – Amanda Falivene-Rocco. Co-Music Director; Amanda Falivene-Roicco, Choreographer; and Stephen Hnatko, Producer, help present this fast-paced, comedy-filled delight! The stellar cast dazzles with talent. Amy Tarr portrays Jesus; Nicholas Trawick Lopez, Melissa Montgomery, Mariah Ritchie, Gina Marie Schwoerer, Chris portrays Judas. Disciples include: Amanda Falivene-Roicco, Josh Keiter, Brianna See Old Academy Players Presents GODSPELL on page 12