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Year 34, No. 46
Celebrating 34 Years of Community News
9th Annual Haverford Music Festival Upper Darby Summer Stage Presents Willy Wonka, Jr.
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Teddy Thompson, Ryan Montbleau and Amy Rigby top the bill of more than 30 acts for a full day of late-summer family fun – Saturday, September 7 XPN 88.5 welcomes the 9th Annual Haverford Music Festival (HMF), presented by ACME Markets, on Saturday, September 7, 2019, from Noon until 9:30 p.m. HMF will present approximately 30 acts, representing various musical genres, performing on four stages near the intersection of Eagle & Darby Roads in Havertown. Area business-
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August 7 – August 13, 2019
Fifth Show Added on August 13 at 10:30 a.m. for a Total of Five Performances – Tickets Selling Quickly!
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, with their band, will headline the 9th Annual Haverford Music Festival (HMF) on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Photo/Mark Seliger
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es and vendors will fill booths along Darby Road and Hathaway Lane. There will be food booths, beer gardens, children’s activities and much more late-summer fun for the whole family. Admission is free; voluntary donations will be accepted at entrance points. HMF 2019’s top headliner will be Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, regarded by many as “the First Couple of Americana Music,” with their band. Larry Campbell is a recognized virtuoso on various stringed instruments, such as acoustic and electric guitar and fiddle, in genres including country, folk, blues, and rock; in fact, he is a recipient of The Lifetime Achievement – Instrumentalist Award from The Americana Music Association. Campbell is also widely known for his time, from 1997 to 2004, in Bob Dylan’s “Never Ending Tour” band. From 2005 to 2012, with wife Teresa Williams (vocals, guitar), he was a member of the late Levon Helm’s “Midnight Ramble Band.” He also served as musical director and produced Helm’s two Grammy-winning albums, Dirt Farmer (with Amy Helm) and Electric Dirt. In addition to performing with many other musicians, such as Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Phil Lesh & Friends, Hot Tuna and Little Feat, Larry & Teresa have also See 9th Annual Haverford Music Festival page 8
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See Performances of Upper Darby Summer Stage’s season finale, “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Jr.” on August 13, 14, 15, 16. Cast members, clockwise from top – Jack O’Leary of Havertown (Willy Wonka), Quinn McGahey of Drexel Hill (Charlie Bucket), Eve Turner of Newtown Square (Oompa Loompa) and Sarah McGrath of Drexel Hill (Violet). Photo/Jim Mergliano pper Darby Summer Stage adds an additional show date to the 44th season finale, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Jr. on August 13 at 10:30 a.m. Audience members are encouraged to grab their golden tickets to the show that now runs for a total of five performances on August 13, 14, 15 and 16 at 10:30 a.m. and on August 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 - $13 and can be purchased at www.udpac.org or by calling the Box Office at 610-622-1189. Children are invited to arrive early for fun pre-show activities and stay after the show to meet cast members! The show is approximately one hour long and is ideal for ages four and up. Free
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Diana Nyad to Lead Tour of Historical Sites for EPIC Liberty Walk from Philadelphia to D.C. t 7 a.m. sharp, on Monday, August 26, Cuba swim champion, endurance athlete, and author Diana Nyad will kick off a week-long EPIC Walk through multiple states from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. The Liberty Walk event is part of Nyad’s Founders of EverWalk, from left – EverWalk initiative that encourages people to rebel against a sedentary life- expedition leader Bonnie Stoll and style through the act of walking. Nyad Cuba swim champion Diana Nyad launched the organization with fellow will lead the 134 mile Liberty Walk through historic Philadelphia and endurance athlete and Cuba expedition leader Bonnie Stoll. The brand’s on to Washington D.C. Day one of The Liberty Walk will tour EPIC series takes intimate groups on multiple-day, on-foot excursions which participants through Philadelphia’s historic sites. cover distances over 100 miles. Most EverWalk EPIC events make a beeline from the first city, Day One, 134 miles to the last city, Day Seven. But, due to the rich tapestry of iconic sites in the nation’s first capital, Philadelphia, this time the group will spend the entire first day criss-crossing the city on a 17.95-mile trek. “We’ve done several EPIC walks around America and each one has been
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glorious, but we’re going to do this one a little differently,” says Nyad. “Normally, we start in the city and walk out into the countryside, but Philadelphia is just teeming with historic sites. We’re going to spend our entire first day exploring the City of Brotherly Love.” See EPIC Liberty Walk from Philadelphia to D.C. page 6