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Year 33, No. 35
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
May 9 – May 15, 2018
Janet S. Klein to be Honored with Orchestra Concordia Presents Free Concert May 18 Twelfth Annual Rebecca Lukens Award he National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville, PA, will present its 12th annual Rebecca Lukens Award to noted historic preservationist and museum management consultant, Janet S. Klein. Mrs. Klein proved vital in the seminal stages of the restoration of Terracina, the first historic home in the Lukens National Historic District. Established by the Graystone
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The Rebecca Lukens Award will be presented to Janet S. Klein at a reception in the Lukens National Historic District, on May 31, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Society’s to honor individuals who exhibit the qualities of Rebecca Lukens, the annual award will be presented to Mrs. Klein at a May 31 reception, in the Lukens National Historic District. Mrs. Klein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, mother of two, and wife of noted television management professional, Lew Klein. As a native of Philadelphia, Mrs. Klein is known in many historic arenas, but initially for her work inspiring and promoting Fairmount Park house tours for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is also credited with the creation of such projects as The Liberty Trail, for which she designed and promoted a 165-mile automobile route of historical attractions, installed road signs, and produced and distributed a corresponding color map and brochure. Her work with historic house tours grew as she became affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation which provided techniSee Janet S. Klein to Receive Rebecca Lukens Award on page 8
Orchestra Concordia Conductor Gary White and Philadelphia Orchestra violin soloist, Richard Amoroso will be featured with Orchestra Concordia on May 18. Photo/Greg Prichard rchestra Concordia will present the final concert of its season on May 18 at 8 p.m. at the Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Avenue, Wayne, PA. The performance is free and open to the public, and is wheelchair accessible. Under the direction of conductor Gary White, the program will feature Philadelphia Orchestra violinist and guest soloist Richard Amoroso in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. The program also includes Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio Overture and Beethoven’s Third Symphony “Eroica.” By offering admission free performances at a convenient location, Orchestra Concordia strives to make superb concert experiences accessible to all. Orchestra Concordia is a vol-
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The Savoy Company Presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s Fairy Tale Opera Iolanthe included. Note the Rain Date nternationally acclaimed policy at www.savoy.org. Long& the newest Company in wood Gardens is located at Residence with Philadelphia 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Theatre Company, The Savoy Square, PA 19348. Company will go to British Advertised as “An Entirely Parliament to present Gilbert Original Fairy Opera” by Gil& Sullivan’s comic opera bert and Sullivan, Iolanthe reIolanthe, or The Peer and the counts the conflict between Peri featuring a gorgeous, professionally designed set, beauPhoenix Fritch as Strephon tiful costumes, & a profes& Alize Rozsnyai as Phyllis – sional orchestra. Three perin The Savoy Company’s formances will delight the production of Gilbert & audience May 18 (8 p.m.) & Sullivan’s comic opera May 19 (2 p.m. & 8 p.m.), at “Iolanthe.” The Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad Street (Broad & the immortal fairies and the Lombard Streets), Philadelmortal peers. Strephon, a halfphia, PA 19146. mortal whose mother is Iolanthe The Savoy Company will of the Fairy Court, loves Phyllis, present Gilbert & Sullivan’s a ward of the Lord Chancellor comic opera Iolanthe under of the English Court, who is the stars on stage of the Open unaware of Strephon’s fairy Air Theatre amid the tranheritage. The opera lampoons quil beauty of Longwood Garboth the English House of Lords dens—featuring gorgeous, and the idea of political parprofessionally designed set ties but in such bouncy, amipieces, beautiful costumes, and a professional orchestra. Two evening performances will delight the audi- cable absurdities that it is all received as good fun. ence on June 8 & 9, 2018 (8:30 p.m.). All Day Admission to the Gardens is See The Savoy Company Presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” page 8
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