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Year 28, No. 49
the Basque region of Northern Spain and Southern France; Distrito, celebrating the cuisine of Mexico City; Chifa, a Latin-Asian restaurant; Village Whiskey, a classic American bar with more than 80 whiskies and world-class snacks; Garces Trading ComChef Jose Garces will present a unique fivecourse dinner culled from his inventive international recipes for the Geographical Society’s Annual Dinner at his farm-to-table restaurant, JG Domestic, in the Cira Centre on Tuesday, September 17 beginning at 6 p.m.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to Speak at NCC Page 5
hef Jose Garces is one of the only seven chefs in the country to hold the coveted title of Iron Chef and his Philadelphia ventures count among the city’s best bars and restaurants. They include: Amada, an Andalusian tapas bar; Tinto, inspired by
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Comedy Central’s Anthony Jeselnik at Merriam Theater
Wine and Dine with Iron Chef Jose Garces September 17
ManayunkRoxborough Art Center Exhibit Page 4
FringeArts “Heart of the Revolution” Page 7
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pany, a European-style cafe and gourmet market; and JG Domestic, an ingredient-focused restaurant. Also based in Philadelphia are: Distrito Taco Truck, his mobile truck serving modern Mexican street food; and Garces CaterPhoto/Jason Varney ing. Chef Garces is also the executive chef at Chicago’s much-praised Catalan restaurant Mercat a la Planxa, both named to Esquire magazine’s list of “20 Best New Restaurants, 2008.” In the past 12 months, Chef Garces has expanded into a variety of new markets including restaurants in Atlantic City, See Wine & Dine with Iron Chef Jose Garces on page 6
Anthony Jeselnik to perform at the Merriam Theater on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8 p.m. tand-up comedian and star of Comedy Central television show The Jeselnik Offensive, Anthony Jeselnik, performs at the Merriam Theater on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA native Anthony Jeselnik, best known for the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump and the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, was named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2008 and one of Comedy Central’s Hot Comics in 2009. In 2010, he released his critically acclaimed debut comedy album, “Shakespeare,” through Comedy Central Records. After the Comedy Central Roasts of Charlie Sheen,
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See “The Jeselnik Offensive” on page 6
Discover Your Wacky Imagination with Seussical Jr. At Walnut Street Theatre for Kids September 21 & 28 ular stories and reminds audiids and their favorite ences of the importance of grownups will love the faith and friendship. WST for Kids’ producBorn in 1904 as Theodor tion of Seussical Jr. Based on Seuss Geisel, the author we the works of the one-and-only all know as Dr. Seuss wore Dr. Seuss, this fantastical, mag many hats during his career. ical, hour-long musical extrav He was a cartoonist for an aganza will be performed LIVE advertising agency in New at Walnut Street Theatre, York, a political cartoonist, September 21 and 28, 2013. Oh, the places we’ll go! Join Cast of the Walnut Street The Cat in the Hat and Jojo as Theatre for Kids production they ride the wave of a huge of “Seussical Jr.” “think” adventure that takes them from Whoville to Palm he made a cartoon-like instrucBeach. The faithful Horton tional video for soldiers durdiscovers Whoville, the home ing WWII, he was a sculptor of Jojo, on a speck of dust and and, most notably, an author protects it with all his might and illustrator of children’s until it is taken from him and books. And to Think That I lost. On his journey to find Saw It on Mulberry Street was Whoville, Horton meets Mayzie Dr. Seuss’s first published La Bird and is asked to sit on children’s book in 1937. He her egg while she takes a vaca introduced the world to the tion. Hunters capture Horton and the egg and take them to Photo/Mark Garvin The Cat in the Hat (The Cat the traveling circus. Will Horton find the Whos? Who will take care of Mayzie’s in the Hat), the Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Horton (Horton egg? This delightful musical combines many favorite Dr. Seuss’s most popSee “Seussical Jr” at Walnut Street Theatre on page 3
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