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Year 29, No. 2
Celebrating 29 Years of Community News
September 11 – September 17, 2013
The Makem and Spain Brothers Kick Off Drexel Physicist Answers Annenberg Center’s Irish Roots Series Questions of the Universe Lecture and Book Signing at Tredyffrin Public Library on September 24
escendants of a long Irish musical heritage, the Makem and Spain Brothers honor Irish tradition and musical history with songs of love, loss, rebellion and home. The Makem and Spain Brothers expertly combine their strong male vocals with a mix of boisterous sing-a-longs and stirring ballads. This performance will take place on Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-$45 (prices are subject to change). For tickets or for info, visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org or call 215-898-3900. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Annenberg Center Box Office. The Makem and Spain Brothers perform precise three-part harmonies that blend flawlessly to create a distinct sound. Mixing original songs alongside centuries-old tales, this group has
hy is there something rather than noth ing in the universe? Why are past, present and future our only options? Why is it dark at night? Physics enthusiast and novice alike can find answers to some of those “why” questions at a lecture and book signing with Dave Goldberg, Drexel University P ro f e s s o r o f Physics, on Tuesday, September 24, 7:30 p.m. at Tredyffrin Public Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford. Goldberg gives a brisk, light-heartEnjoy a lecture and book signing with ed, humorous Dave Goldberg, Drexel University tour of symmeProfessor of Physics, on Tuesday, try and the uniSeptember 24, 7:30 p.m. at Tredyffrin verse at large in Public Library. his new book The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality. Join fellow science geeks at the library for a provoking and entertaining evening and leave with a better understanding and appreciation of our wondrous universe! Goldberg is the first speaker in the library’s fifth annual Conversations series. Subsequent speakers include: Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at
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Cabrini Fall Performances & Art Exhibit Page 8 The Makem and Spain Brothers will perform at the Annenberg Center on Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m. Photo/Courtesy TG2
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“History Made Personal: The Civil War” Comes to Sanderson Museum he Christian C. Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford presents a new exhibit: “History Made Personal: The Civil War” starting September 27. The opening of this exhibit will be celebrated with events on September 27, 28 and 29, including an opening reception, a reading of a children’s book, and an appearance by local author Bruce Mowday. The exhibit will be on display at the museum through November 30. This exciting Civil War exhibit will include a letter written by the man who lowered the Union flag at Fort Sumter, the purse that was in Jennie Wade’s apron pocket when she was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg and much, much more. The opening of the exhibit begins Friday, September 27 with a reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The reception includes refreshments, music and a Civil War reenactor dressed in an authentic uniform. The reenactor will put on an exciting weapon demonstration and teach visitors about his clothing and equipment. Tickets to the reception are $5 for Sanderson Museum members and $10 for non-members. Space is limited to attend the reception, so reserva-
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tions are suggested. On Saturday, September 28, the museum will entertain children with Li’l Dan, The Drummer Boy, by Romare Bearden, presented by a recorded reading by Maya Angelou. Afterwards, children will have fun making a replica of Li’l Dan’s From the collection of the Sanderson Museum, a letter to Christian Sanderson by W.S Hammer, the man who lowered the Union flag at Fort Sumter. drum that they can take home. There will be book readings at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Cost is $3 per child. The events conclude Sunday, September 29, with popular local author Bruce Mowday entertaining visitors with tales from his book, Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story, about the decisive Confederate defeat on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. A book signing will follow. Signed prints by renowned Chadds Ford artist Karl J. Kuerner will also be available. See “History Made Personal: The Civil War” Exhibit on page 10