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P H I L A D E L P H I A & T H E M A I N L I N E ’ S FAV O R I T E W E E K LY
Year 28, No. 42
Celebrating 28 Years of Community News
June 26 – July 2, 2013
National Geographic Adventurer Successful Actor Returns to Establish Acting Academy of the Year to Speak who has hiked over 12,000 miles over 6 continents, and in 2011, became the first female to claim the overall record on the Appalachian Trail by finishing the 2,181mile journey in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes, an astounding average of 46.9 miles per day. “My message is not about records or numbers, instead I believe that the trail is there for everyone at every phase of life—and that the trail is a metaphor for life,” says Davis. In Called Again, Davis tells the story of the many challenges, lessons and relationships she and her husband Brew encountered along the Appalachian Trail, strengthJennifer Pharr Davis, long distance hiker, author, speaker, owner of ening their love for Blue Ridge Hiking Company, and the 2012 National Geographic each other and Adventurer of the Year, will talk about her new memoir, “Called Again: their love of nature. A Story of Love and Triumph,” on Saturday, July 13, 2 p.m., Kirkus Reviews has at Tredyffrin Public Library. called her newest memoir “an inspired ennifer Pharr Davis, long distance exploration of the meaning of commitment.” Jennifer has also authored the memoir hiker, author, speaker, owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, and the 2012 Becoming Odyssa and three North Carolina National Geographic Adventurer of guidebooks. She has written for and been the Year, will talk about her new mem- featured in many national publications and oir, Called Again: A Story of Love and has been interviewed on CNN, CBS, and NPR. Triumph, on Saturday, July 13, 2 p.m., at She is a popular speaker at libraries, athletic Tredyffrin Public Library, 582 Upper Gulph groups, and outdoor clubs around the country. She is also the owner and founder of Blue Road, Strafford. Davis is a dynamic and inspirational athlete See Author & Adventurer Jennifer Pharr Davis on page 6
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LA Actor Bryan Fox has moved back to the east coast to create The Organic Acting Academy, in Wayne, for area actors. t the age of 20, Bryan Fox was asked a simple, but yet life changing question. “If you could do anything with your life, what would it be?” Coincidentally, Bryan had just watched Rain Man (starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise)—his response, “what they do.” His life was forever changed by that question, by that moment. In the fall of 1989, with only a few dollars and his clothes stuffed in trash bags, Bryan and friend decided to take a leap of faith and drive out to Los Angeles (LA) in a two-door coupe. LA, the home of the silver screen, and like the other hundreds of thousands of hopefuls that head to the West Coast in search of their lucky break, Fox’s journey had now begun in learning and understanding the art of acting. Fast forward—Fox has appeared in over ten national TV shows, over a dozen films and a number of independent
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Guest Chefs in “The Kitchen” this Summer he Wayne Art Center welcomes several guest center during this entertaining evening of handsinstructors to “The Kitchen” this summer! Joan on cooking and wine. Learn to prepare light summer dishes and pair them with affordMenige and Robert Peters able wines. Bring a friend to relax, present Easy Summer enjoy and savor the flavors. Cooking: Small Plates and On Thursday, July 18 at 6:30 Wines on Wednes day, p.m., the Wayne Art Center welJune 26 at 6:30 p.m. comes Kathy Hunt, author of the Joan’s recipes recently won awards with the PhilaOn Thursday, July 18 at 6:30 delphia Inquirer and the p.m., the Wayne Art Center Food Network and she was welcomes Kathy Hunt, author of a semi-finalist two years the just-published “Fish Market” in a row in the Aetna cookbook. Healthy Food Fight, with the Culinary Institute of just-published “Fish Market” America and the Food cookbook (the only seafood cookNetwork. Robert Peters book you’ll ever need, accordis a wine specialist and ing to one reviewer). Kathy is a instructor and has appearsyndicated food writer, whose ed on The Chef’s Kitchen, articles have appeared in over CBS Philly and Fox Phila35 newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, delphia. Joan and Robert will bring a taste of Europe and California to the art See Guest Chefs at Wayne Art Center on page 6
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See Bryan Fox’s Organic Acting Academy on page 10