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Year 30, No. 45
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Bug Fest
July 15 – July 28, 2015
RSVP Honors Bala Cynwyd Volunteer with Two Awards
August 8 & 9 Event Features New Bug Yoga, “Ant-Man” Tribute and Fun for the Whole Family ug Fest – where you can do bug yoga, visit a bug clinic, race a cockroach, and get tips from a popular bug chef on how to cook the critters – will be held all day Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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New Associate Curator of Fine Art at Winterthur Page 5
New this year, chef David George Gordon presents a cooking demonstration with insects as meal ingredients.
Play Date Performance Page 7
Fort Mifflin Civil War Weekend Page 9
Hundreds of live beetles, millipedes, centipedes, scorpions, stick insects, cockroaches, caterpillars, tarantulas, spiders, and more will be wiggling throughout the museum during the popular annual family festival. The new bug chef this year is David George Gordon, author of the popular “The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook.” Gordon will prepare some of his favorite recipes incorporating scorpions and crickets and offer samples to the brave, or the merely curious. In a nod to the July release of “Ant-Man,” the superhero Photo/Jeff Cole film based on Marvel Comics characters, there will be plenty of live ants to observe plus a special display of ant specimens from the museum’s collection of some four million insects. There will be opportunities to touch live bugs and search for bedbugs (they won’t be alive!), too. “This year in our presentations we’re highlighting the creepy, crawly, prickly, wiggly aspects of bugs to carry on the theme of our exhibit “Animal Grossology,” which is on view through August 30,” said Bug Fest coordinator Karen Verderame. “You can even get a close up look at real bug vomit, poop and slime.” Visitors who come dressed as their favorite bug get $2 off admission.
Gerald Francis, RSVP volunteer, proudly displays his Presidential Volunteer Service Awards presented by Jacqui Baxter, RSVP’s Community Engagement Director. SVP recognized an extraordinary volunteer and the contributions he has made to the community with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, the premier volunteer service award garnering presidential gratitude and national recognition. The awards are offered in multiple levels and are designed to recognize each volunteer’s milestone of service achievement. The Lifetime Achievement is given to volunteers who contribute more than 4,000 hours of service in their lifetime. The Gold Award recognizes volunteers who have contributed more than 500 hours within one year. Gerald Francis of Bala Cynwyd was presented with both the Lifetime Achievement and Gold Awards. He has been an active volunteer with the Lower Merion Historical Society for 35 years, serving as its President for the last 16. Francis joined RSVP as a volunteer nearly fifteen years ago. Since that time he has dedicated more than 14,000 hours of
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See Academy of Natural Sciences Bug Fest on page 12
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
See RSVP Honors Gerald Francis on page 5
Lipizzan Stallions to Perform at 40th Anniversary Dressage at Devon Dressage at Devon – September 29 to October 4, 2015
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he Tempel Lipizzan stallions will perform at the 2015 Dressage at Devon (DAD) show, announced Lori Kaminski, President and CEO of DAD. “We are so excited to bring these amazing animals to Dressage at Devon,” said Kaminski. “Many people – equestrians and non-equestrians alike – have seen pictures of these beautiful white horses executing seemingly impossible movements. Seeing them live is an unforgettable experience for the whole family.” The Lipizzans will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday (October 2 - 4) during show breaks. Approximate times will be posted on the website in September. Note – the Lipizzan performances will not be live
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streamed. The Lipizzan Heritage Lipizzan horses have been protected by empires and sought by royalty. They’ve performed before presidents and been ridden by a president and a king. These magnificent horses are known for their The Tempel Lipizzan stallions will perform at the 2015 Dressage at Devon (DAD) show. Photo/Jason Banner proud bearing, elegant gait, superior intelligence and enduring strength. The Lipizzan breed represents more than 400 years of select breeding and is considered Europe’s oldest breed See Lipizzan Stallions to Perform on page 12