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Year 30, No. 47
Celebrating 30 Years of Community News
ANDY: A Popera Brings Warhol’s Philosophy to Life WORLD PREMIERE MASHUP
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August 5 – August 11, 2015
C LIMATE C HANGE F ORUM S EPTEMBER 21 Answers Pope’s Call for “New Dialogue” on Future of the Planet – Free and Open to Public
September Co-Production from Opera Philadelphia and Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Kevin Meaney in “Big Pants & Hot Flashes” Page 6
New Director of Development at Riverbend Page 9
Ensemble (Stage 2), part of “ANDY: A Popera,” running September 10 - 20, 2015, in conjunction with this year’s Fringe Festival. Photo/Kate Raines ndy Warhol famously declared, “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” ANDY: A Popera promises to make audience members famous for 15 seconds. From September 10 - 20, 2015, Opera Philadelphia and Bearded Ladies Cabaret place the pop-art icon and his concept of fame at the center of a World Premiere mashup of opera and cabaret. Drawing from the life and work of Warhol, the Popera puts singing soup cans, Marilyns, and a randy banana on stage with contemporary versions of Warhol Superstars like actress Candy Darling and socialite Edie Sedgwick, his mother Julia Warhola, and feminist writer and wouldbe assassin Valerie Solanas. The site-specific work by composers Heath Allen and Dan Visconti, with a libretto by John Jarboe, explores what Warhol has become today and asks, “What happens when a man becomes a brand?” ANDY: A Popera transforms a Kensington warehouse into a fabulous den of pop iconography and absurdity for eight performances presented in conjunction with the 2015 Fringe Festival as part of Neighborhood Fringe. “ANDY constitutes a radical and new collaboration both in form and process. It’s a col-
A Villanova Teen to Compete in BAYADA Regatta Page 16
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
Education News Pages 8 - 11
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Leading economist Jeffrey D. Sachs is keynote speaker for “Climate Change: A New Dialogue,” a free public forum inspired by Pope Francis to be held at the Academy September 21. Photo/Wade Martzall n response to Pope Francis’s call for a “new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet,” the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will hold a special public forum on Monday, September 21, featuring a leading advisor to the Vatican on climate change and sustainable development. “Climate Change: A New Dialogue” brings together environmental advocates, scientists and community members for a critical conversation about climate change and the future. The panel of prominent thought leaders features key-
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See “ANDY: A Popera” Performances on page 12
See Free Forum on Climate Change September 21 on page 4
Silencio Comes to Philadelphia for August 13 Performance In Support of New Album, “She’s Bad – More Music Inspired by the Works of David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti” ittsburgh’s Silencio is hitting the road for a Northeast/Mid-Atlantic August tour in support of their new album, “She’s Bad – More Music Inspired by the Works of
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David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti,” a major step forward for the band’s evolution from a studio project to a full-fledged working band. Silencio delivers a “profoundly spine-scraping” (All About
Jazz) live show of original music – with influences ranging from Chris Isaak and Tom Waits to dream pop, surf rock á la Dick Dale, jazz noir, reggae, and retro television themes of the 1950s and ’60s – to songs and scores made famous in filmmaker David Lynch’s collaborations with comThe members of Silencio, from left – Dennis Karl (Keyboards), Matt Booth (Bass), Kirk Salopek (Guitar), Lee Hinten lang (Sax), David Jamison (Dr ums) & Dessa Poljak (Vocals). See the group perform August 13, at North Star Bar. Photo/ Douglas Tjelmeland See Silencio Show in Philadelphia August 13 on page 12