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Year 32, No. 39
Celebrating 32 Years of Community News
Villanova University Art Gallery to Celebrate University’s 175th Anniversary with
“A Slice of Art: Donors’ Exhibit from the Villanova University Art Collection”
May 31 – June 6, 2017
Here We Go...Again! at Philadelphia Ethical Society
Slice of Art: Donors’ Exhibit from the Villanova University Art Collection” is an exhibition of 85 pieces that have been donated to the Villanova University Art Gallery’s permanent collection. Presented in conjunction with Villanova’s 175th Anniversary celebration,
“A Bala Cynwyd Resident Eleanor Elkin Awardee Page 4
75th Annual Youth Festival Concert Page 11
“The Ascent,” 2014 by John August Swanson, 25 inches by 33 inches, silkscreen. Donor Kail Ellis, OSA. “A Slice of Art” highlights the essential role that donors have played in the development of the Gallery’s collection. From now until September, the Gallery will rotate the works on display, featuring vivid photographs, an array of painting styles, wood carved panels and other media. Many of the pieces in “A Slice of Art” will be on view for the first time. The Art Gallery is located in the Connelly Center on the Villanova campus. Convenient on-campus parking is available. “A Slice of Art” continues to September 25. Selected works from the exhibit may be previewed on the gallery’s website at www.artgallery.villanova.edu. Through the generosity of alumni, patrons, and artists themselves, the Villanova Art Gallery has amassed a world-class collection of more than 8,000 works of art, including a wide variety of work by prominent past and contemporary Philadelphia artists. In collecting, preserving, and exhibiting pieces of value and importance, the Gallery underscores See “A Slice of Art” Villanova University Art Collection page 6
Main Line Art Center’s Sensory Garden Party Page 11
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obert Edwin (Steinfort), a 1960s-social activist singer/ songwriter revisits a musical past that’s relevant today, 11 a.m., Sunday, June 4, at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square. Robert Edwin: “Given the present climate in our country and the potential for a major regression in almost everything we thought was moving forward – human rights; clean air, water, and soil; cultural diversity; gender equality; economic equity; world peace – I’ve revisited many of my social activist songs starting in the 1960s, songs I thought I’d never have to or want to sing again, and found them relevant and meaningful in the present day.”
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See “Here We Go…Again!” at Philadelphia Ethical Society on page 5
Tongue & Groove Celebrates 10 Years of Unscripted Theater Tongue & Groove Performs Three Special 10th Anniversary Shows in June including The Founding Member Reunion Show, with FX and Food Network Celeb, Adam Gertler • Sat., June 17 at 5 p.m.: “SEn Friday June 9, Friday CRETS” – The audience is asked: June 16, and Saturday June “What is a secret that you’re keep17, Tongue & Groove Sponing, for yourself or someone else?” taneous Theater celebrates 10 All performances at The Playyears of performing cutting edge Ground at The Adrienne Theater, unscripted theater by perform2030 Sansom Street, in Philadeling three special shows, and hostphia. Tickets: $8 - $22 (advance ing an anniversary party! Inspired by intimate information anonymously submitted by Tongue & Groove Spontaneous the audience before each show, Theater celebrates 10 years the acclaimed T&G ensemble in of performing cutting edge stantly creates a montage of hilarunscripted theater by ious and heartbreaking scenes performing three special shows, and monologues, accompanied and hosting an anniversary by live improvised music. Trainparty! Photo/Aaron Oster ed in Actors’ Improv™, and relyticket discounts). For tickets and ing on artistic collaboration with info, visit www.tongue-groove.com. the audience, the diverse group Following the founding memof actors create spontaneous theber performance Friday, June 16, ater that combines the dramatT&G is hosting a reception for ic integrity of playwriting with the audience and current and past the playful tension of improv. T&G members. Founding T&G Performances: • Fri., June 9 at 8 p.m.: “TEN” – The audience is asked: “What were you member and Food Network and FX Network personality Adam Gertler will serve up his unique variety of DogHaus sausages, with veggie options and doing/who were you being 10 years ago?” • Fri., June 16 at 8 p.m.: “IN BED: the Founding Members Reunion Show!” a special ‘Tongue & Groove Dog!’ Samba band Unidos da Filadelfia will per– T&G founding members reunite to perform a version of the first format form, plus other guest musicians, turning the theater into a dance floor! Philly theater audiences may remember T&G Founding Member Adam Gertler they created. The audience is asked: “What was your most memorable moment in a bed?” See Tongue & Groove Celebrates 10 Years page 3
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Robert Edwin, a 1960s-social activist singer/songwriter revisits a musical past that’s relevant today, 11 a.m., Sunday, June 4, at the Philadelphia Ethical Society.