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Year 30, No. 44
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Imaginations will Soar with “Yo, Vikings” The fun children’s musical about adventure offers parents insight into the unbreakable bond between parents and their children
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Musician to debut piece created on the heels of the loss of his brother to Philadelphia’s street violence
hen recording artist Dahi Divine debuts his composition, “Victims to Vanity,” it will give listeners a journey through his healing catharsis. The work was created on the heels of the loss of his older brother, Gahib Divine, to Philadelphia’s street violence. Selected to perform by Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dahi Divine will perform this work the first time in public at the “New Music for New York” program that will be held at the Summergarden in the Museum of Modern Art on Sunday, July 12. It was “New Music for New York” managing and artistic director Wynton Marsalis and senior producer Eric Wright who selected Dahi Divine for this summer series of performances. Dahi Divine, a recent BFA graduate from the New
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Recording artist Dahi Divine premieres his composition “Victims to Vanity” – created after the loss of his older brother, Gahib Divine, to Philadelphia’s street violence – at the Summergarden in the Museum of Modern Art on July 12.
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NEUMANN STUDENT MAKES TEAM USA IN ROLLER HOCKEY One of just 15 players in the country on the squad hane Fox, a member of Neumann University’s national champion roller hockey club, has made the Team USA squad that is competing at the 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation Inline Hockey World Championship, July 5 - 11, in Tampere, Finland. He is the first Neumann player to make the national team. Shane Fox, a member of Neumann Fox is one of seven defensemen on the 15-person roster, which also includes six forwards and two goalies. He is the University’s national champion roller only left-handed defenseman on the squad and one of just hockey club, has made the Team USA squad that is competing at the 2015 five players who made the national team for the first time. International Ice Hockey Federation From July 5-7, Team USA played Germany, Slovakia and Inline Hockey World Championship, Canada before the start of the medal round. The U.S. earned July 5 - 11, in Tampere, Finland. bronze at last year’s world championship, and has medaled in five of the last six tournaments. In April, Fox helped Neumann win its first Division I title in roller hockey. The club defeated archrival Lindenwood University, 4-3, in Independence, Missouri, to capture the crown. The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association invited 24 teams to participate in the 2015 tournament. In the games played for seeding and in the single-elimination tourney, the Knights beat Cal Poly, Rowan University, the University of Colorado, the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and UNLV. The club capped a dominant 34-1 season with its victory in the title match. Fox, who will be a senior in the fall, is the only team member from the tri-state area. For the full roster, click here: http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/1243851-2015-u-s-national-inline-team-roster.
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D AHI D IVINE Q UINTET P ERFORMS IN “N EW M USIC FOR N EW Y ORK ” P ROGRAM
he Summer Stage season will continue when “Yo, Vikings” takes the stage on July 15, 16 and 17 at 10:30 a.m. and July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. Written by Summer Stage alumnus and Richard Rodgers awardwinning playwright, Marcus Stevens the show returns to the stage after a successful world premiere in the summer of 2010. Based on the true story of a little girl from Swarthmore, PA, NY Times best-selling author of the book, Judith Byron Schachner will be on site to autograph copies of the book. Books will be available for purchase. Tickets are affordably priced at $7-11 and can be purchased online at www.udpac.org or by calling the box office: 610-6221189. The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center is located in Drexel Hill at 601 N. Lansdowne Avenue, minutes from the Main Line and Center City. The show is approximately 60 minutes with no intermission. Parking is free and free Photo/Cate R. Paxson babysitting is available for those From left, front to back – Jacqueline Rooney of Springfield who are too young to enjoy the as Judy Katz (Mom), Michael Monaco-Vavrik of show. Wallingford as Mr. Sigurd, Elizabeth Lunardi of Drexel Hill “Yo, Vikings” is about a young as Emma Katz and Danny Walsh of Aldan as Bothvar, girl from Swarthmore, PA named the Forksplitter prepare for their performances in Emma Katz (Elizabeth Lunardi “Yo, Vikings” July 15-17 at UD Summer Stage. of Drexel Hill) who embarks on an adventure to find her truest self. Emma is given an assignment to research Erik the Red and when she goes to the library she encounters Mr. Sigurd (Michael Monaco-Vavrik of Wallingford), the librarian who introduces her to the world of the Vikings. Emma uses the power of the imagination to succeed in her assignment and reconnect with her community and family, all while saving the library that is in danger of closing. The entire set is a giant library that becomes more vivid as Emma’s imagination takes flight. The show was a finalist for the Richard Rodgers Award (2011) and a Weston Playhouse New
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