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Year 33, No. 40
Celebrating 33 Years of Community News
Legendary Songstress Marilyn Maye F ORMER PA G OVERNOR E D R ENDELL TO S PEAK to Perform in Glenside IN B RYN M AWR rammy nominated recording artist, legendar y songstress and entertainment giant Marilyn Maye, will be kicking off the second anniversary of The Celebrity Room at Dino’s Back-
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Grammy nominated recording artist, legendary songstress and entertainment giant Marilyn Maye, will be kicking off the second anniversary of The Celebrity Room at Dino’s Backstage in Glenside, PA, on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 21, 22, and 23. stage in Glenside, PA, 287 North Keswick Avenue, next to the Keswick Theatre, on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 21, 22, and 23. Showtimes are 8:30 p.m. nightly, with dinner seating at 7 p.m. Reservations: 215-884-2000. Details: www.dinosbackstage.com. The Celebrity Room at Dino’s Backstage is pleased that the much-acclaimed, 90 years young Marilyn Maye is playing a big role in the second anniversary celebration. After 75 years in the entertainment industry, Marilyn Maye continues to make national news. While recently performing at the star-studded, Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts in New York, Maye owned the room and the audience went wild. She made the headlines in New York, Philadelphia as well as San Francisco. Indeed, Marilyn Maye was the subject of a muchwatched profile, hosted by Mo Rocca, on the CBS Sunday Morning television program. On April 2, Maye was interviewed and sang on the Harry Connick Jr. television show. Connick was so mesmerized by her performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center – in which he was the emcee – he stopped by her dressing room afterwards and invited her on his television show. As for her incredible history in this business, she is known for holding the record of performances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with 76 shows in total. Carson always See Marilyn Maye to Perform page 3
Community Arts Center’s June Exhibits Page 12
June 13 – June 19, 2018
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell will speak at the next “Tasty Talk” media personality luncheon on Wednesday, June 27, hosted by Yangming Restaurant. angming Restaurant in Bryn Mawr will host another “Tasty Talk” media personality luncheon featuring former Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Famously dubbed “America’s Mayor” by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Ed Rendell has also previously served as Chairman of the National Governors Association, member of the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee, District Attorney in Philadelphia, and, perhaps most
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See Tasty Talk with Former Governor Ed Rendell page 5
Students in Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Accepted into Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles in Summer 2018 arnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute each summer chooses the country’s most talented young musicians to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). This year, seven Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) students have been selected to participate in the prestigious NYO-USA, and two students have been selected to participate in its sister ensemble for younger students: NYO2. The PYO students who have been chosen from PA are: Akili Farrow, violin, of Southwest Philadelphia; Johnny May, violin, of Penn Valley; Noah Stein, trombone, of Yardley; Sabine Young (NYO2), cello, of West Chester; and Gregory Padilla (NYO2), bass, of Northeast Philadelphia. The students from NJ are: Clara Bouch, viola, of Cherry Hill; Robin Park, cello, of Princeton Junction; and David Stein, tuba, of Morristown. NYO-USA returns to Asia in summer 2018 with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leading a program to
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include the world premiere of a new Carnegie Hall–commissioned work by composer Ted Hearne, Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F Major featuring acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist. The musicians’ summer begins with a three-week Johnny May, a Philadelphia Youth Orchestra student from Penn Valley, has been accepted into Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles for this summer. rigorous training residency, working with leading professional orchestra players from across the country, leading up to NYO-USA’s annual concert on Carnegie Hall’s illustrious stage (July 19), to be heard by music lovers worldwide via the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast and digital series, created in partnership with 105.9 WQXR. Tickets for the Carnegie Hall performance are See PYO Students Accepted into Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles page 8