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Year 28, No. 46
Celebrating 28 Years of Community News
Geri Smith Kicks Off “Thursday Night Live” Concert Series at Darlington Arts Center on Thursday, August 1
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Free Cellospeak Concerts Page 9
& Nash, Joni Mitchell, and Carole King). She will be joined by Jimmy Daughton on Dobro guitar and fiddler Sarah Larsen, who will open the show at 7 p.m. Geri Smith resides in Unionville and regularly performs throughout the Tri-State region, including appearances at competitive showcases for NARAS (National Academy of Recording Ar ts and Sciences), the prestigious New York Songwriter’s Circle, the Songwriter’s Guild, and the National Academy of Popular Music. She was recently selected to perform at the upcoming Liberty Music Festival in Philadelphia. Smith’s music has received Local singer/songwriter Geri Smith kicks off the “Thursday Night acclaim for her 2 solo Live” concert series at Darlington Arts Center on Thursday, CDs and co-written 2 August 1 at 7 p.m. children’s albums with performing artist John arlington Arts Center presents Hadfield. Her pieces have appeared in films, Thursday Night Live!, an indoor compilations, and stereo demos. Tickets can be purchased in advance by concert series by Darlington’s teaching artists on Thursday calling 610-358-3632 or at the door for $10 nights this August. All concerts (Darlington members) or $15 (General Admisare BYOB and guests are invit- sion). Upcoming Thursday Night Live! performances include Classical Guitarist Jeremy ed to bring a small picnic to enjoy. Local singer/songwriter Geri Smith kicks Harting (with special guest Marcia Englar) off the series on Thursday, August 1 at 7 p.m. on August 15 and Violinist Sylvia Ahramjian with an evening of original music and cov- on August 22. Darlington Arts Center is at 977 Shaverers. Smith’s vocals and lyrics are packed with emotion, interwoven in her unique sound town Road in Garnet Valley, PA. For informathat reflects a wide range of pop, jazz, and tion, visit www.darlingtonarts.org or call 610classical influences (including Crosby Stills 358-3632.
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Education News Pages 8 - 10
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T HE B ROADWAY D REAMS F OUNDATION P RESENTS C IRCLE OF D REAMS Featuring Broadway’s Brightest Stars and Philly Talented Youth
The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF), in partnership with The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, will present CIRCLE OF DREAMS, a unique Broadway concert open to the public, at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater (300 South Broadway Street) on Saturday, August 10 at 3 and 8 p.m. The show is directed by acclaimed New York City director, Stafford Arima. he Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF), in partnership with The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, will present CIRCLE OF DREAMS, a unique Broadway concert open to the public, at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater (300 South Broadway Street) on Saturday, August 10 at 3 and 8 p.m. This culmination of a week-long Summer Performing Arts Intensive will be directed by acclaimed New York City director, Stafford Arima (bare, Allegiance) and will feature veteran Broadway performers alongside a talented roster of Philadelphia area BDF students. Step right up and join The Broadway Dreams Foundation
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See “Circle of Dreams” August 10 on page 12
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his summer, Martins Run is hosting the artwork of past and present Martins Run residents for the Spotlight Artist Series. On display in the Martins Run art gallery from July 1 through
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Mildred Baylin (left) poses with Lisa Lerner, art teacher at Martins Run. Baylin is one of the resident-artists whose work is on exhibition at the senior living community this summer. She mostly enjoys creating portraitures in pastels. August 31, the current exhibit features the impressive works of 27 artists, representing a range of art forms, from needlepoint to painting with oils, acrylics, pastels, and watercolors. The public is invited to tour the exhibit between 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The resident-artists whose works are featured in the exhibit have varied and colorful backgrounds. One began his art career working for his family’s sign business while another took formal art classes at the age of 70. Several of the artists won awards for their work while others practiced their craft as a favorite pastime. The Spotlight Artist Series, which began in August, 2012, was created to bring in local artists from the surrounding community to the Martins Run community and to expose the residents, many of whom are artists themselves, to the talented works of these individuals through a rotating art display. After August 31, a few selected pieces from the current See Martins Run Art Exhibit on page 9