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Fall for the Arts returns to the Avenue on Sept. 30 by Tyller Moorer
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Fall for the Arts is all-ages fun.
t’s that time of year again, Chestnut Hill. The 34th annual Fall for the Arts Festival returns on Sunday, September 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Germantown Avenue. Family-friendly entertainment, art vendors and interactive features are back for your enjoyment. More than 150 artists and crafters will be present this year to display their oils, watercolors, sculpture, photography, drawings and fine crafts. Various artists will be traveling from across the country to display their work. “Over the past three decades, the festival has drawn artists and visitors from across the region and country to Philadelphia’s Garden District,” said Philip Dawson, Executive Director of the Chestnut Hill Business District. “We hope our Fall for the Arts Festival inspires visitors and locals alike to explore the rich cultural offerings that can be found in our community year-round.” For the hands-on art lovers, Makers Village is making a return this year. They will be able to observe their completed pieces of art as well as the process of creating
them. Attendees of all ages will be allowed to experience the pleasures of producing art. Makers Village will provide interactive activities and showcase exhibits on stained glass, weaving, glass blowing, beading, jewelry making, yarn bombing, live painting and much more. Kids can enjoy themselves too, as children will be able to enjoy free amusement rides and face painting. Face painting will be available all day and the favored Peanut Express will run from noon to 5 p.m. Aside from the diverse artists that will line the streets, Chestnut Hill offers an abundance of its own institutions, including independent art galleries, museums, boutique shopping and world-class dining options. Woodmere Art Museum presents the work of artists from the Philadelphia area, and is also home to the well-known sculpture garden. It is located on six green acres of land encircling a 19th-century Victorian mansion. A cross between a nature and art museum, Morris Arboretum supplies a 92-acre garden, which is identified as the official arboretum of the Common Wealth of Philadelphia. They offer yearround classes and are open 362 days out of the year. Galleries, boutiques and retailers will display their retail options for visitors from which to select. They span from Gravers Lane Gallery, Borelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery, Bjorn & Co. and Gallery on the Avenue; all will arrange paintings, studio glass, jewelry and more. The Philadelphia Print Shop is available to search through limited prints and maps from the 15th through the early 20th centuries. Artists & Craftsman Supply will allow visitors to choose from a wide assortment of art, craft and drawing supplies. The festival is produced by the Chestnut Hill Business District. It is a membership organization for its 125 retailers and restaurants, as well as more than 200 professional and sustaining members. Glanzmann Subaru is also a sponsor for the event. The two groups will provide live entertainment on two different stages, al fresco dining, festival foods, amusement rides and family-friendly activities. If you’re looking for a great weekend filled with delight, great food and entertainment, head down to Germantown Ave. Streets will be closed to vehicular traffic. Admission is free and parking will be available for a small fee at Chestnut Hill parking lots. For more information, or directions to Chestnut Hill, visit www.chestnuthillpa.com or call 215-247-6696.
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Celebrate the Korean Har vest Festival at Morris Arboretum
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o start off its fall season, Morris Arboretum will once again be celebrating the Korean Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 29 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Both traditional and modern Korean culture will be on display through music, dance, food sampling and garden tours that will highlight native Korean plants. Entertainers from the Korean Traditional Music of Philadelphia and two University of Pennsylvania student groups will also be performing and displaying a unique expression of the nation’s soul. The events are as follows: Korean Traditional Music of Philadelphia at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Drum and dance performances will be put on, including the Five Drum Dance and the Fan Dance. Penn DuRe at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. A traditional drum troupe of Penn students. PennSori at noon and 2 p.m. An acapella singing group of Penn students. In between the music sets, 45minute garden tours through the 92-acre botanical collection will be held. These tours will focus on plants native to Korea, with tours beginning at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The featured trees will include the Zelkova serrata, also known as “good spirit trees,” and Pinus densiflora, the national tree of Korea. The trunk of the Zelkova symbolizes strong will, while the leaves symbolize politeness. Arboretum tour guides will also be telling stories about the Pinus’ spiritual and material influence on the Korean people for 5,000 years. Samples of complimentary Korean food favorites, such as kimchi and Asian pears, will be available before and after the tours.
University of Pennsylvania drum troop Penn DuRue in 2015. (Photo by Paul Meyer)
day, October 10 at 2 p.m. Featured speakers will discuss a wide range of topics meant to create a deeper and broader understanding of the natural world beyond just gardens. The first speaker will be Mike Raupp, an entomology professor at Morris Arboretum’s 2018-2019 the University of Maryland and expert on the Science Channel. Lecture Series Returns this Fall His talk will be titled “What a The Morris Arboretum Lecture Warming World Means for Insect Series returns this fall on Wednes- Pest Outbreaks.”
The event is made possible by a grant from the University of Pennsylvania’s Provost Interdisciplinary Arts Fund. The events are included with the cost of garden admission.
Raupp will review evidence for and possible causes of climate change as he examines how global warming affects all creatures on earth. He will speak on how warmer temperatures alter the geographic ranges of insect pests, their seasonal life cycles and interactions among plants, animals that eat plants and their natural enemies. Raupp has had over 250 of his individual works published and has
made more than 1,200 presentations on the ecology and management of insects and mites. His book “Managing Insect and Mites on Woody Landscape Plants” is a standard for the arboricultural industry, while his latest book, “26 Things that Bug Me,” introduces kids to the world of insects and natural history. The next lecture is called “The (Continued on page 5)
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Living Legacy of George Nakashima,” given by his daughter Mira Shizuko Nakashima on Wednesday, November 7 at 2 p.m. It is being held in partnership with the Ambler Theater and will be held at the Theater on 108 East Butler Avenue. George Nakashima, born in 1905, was an American woodworker, architect and furniture maker based in New Hope. He was one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement. Mira will provide an overview of her father’s life before woodworking through an illustrated lecture, which will include showcasing his architectural work and processes involved in envisioning and creating a piece of furniture. The final lecture will be held on Thursday, December 5 at 2 p.m. It is called “The National Arboretum’s Impact on the American Landscape” and will be given by Dr. Richard Olsen, Director of the U.S. National Arboretum. By developing superior plants through genetic improvement, evaluation and selection, the National Arboretum has contributed to creating diverse and sustainable American landscapes. This work has helped the institution in earning its reputation as one of the world’s premier woody plant research facilities and public gardens. Olsen will be presenting on the Arboretum’s valuable collections, its important collaborations with peer institutions such as Morris Arboretum and how new ventures will continue to expand the relevance and impact of the institution.
This year’s lecture series is supported in part by the Klein Lecture Endowment, Laura L. Barnes Lecture Endowment of The Philadelphia Foundation and the Byron Lukens Lecture Endowment. The endowments are given in memory of Dr. William M. Klein, who served from 1977-1990 as the Arboretum’s first full-time director, Laura Barnes by students and alumni of her school of horticulture and educator and Arboretum volunteer Byron Lukens and his wife Elizabeth, respectively. Raupp and Olsen will be speaking at the Arboretum’s Widener Visitor Center. Admission to the lectures is $15 for Arboretum members and $20 for non-members, which also includes admission to the garden for the October and December talks. Advanced registration and payment are required. Please call 215-247-5777, ext. 125 or email education@morrisarboretum.org to make your reservation. Bring the Kids to Morris Arboretum’s Final Nature Play of the Season! On Saturday, October 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Morris Arboretum will host its last Nature Play of the season. Children will love jumping in leaf piles, digging in the dirt and discovering what’s just out of sight. Nature play is unstructured fun using what’s available, learning to love nature and loving to learn naturally. Nature Play will be held on the first Saturday of each month May through October from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at a different location of the garden each session. Visitors may stop by anytime. This final session
Mike Raupp will talk about what climate change means for bugs in your home.
of the year will take place at the end of the Oak Allée, near the Three Tubes sculpture. These events are free with regular garden admission. For more information, visit www.morrisarboretum.org Morris Arboretum is a 92-acre
horticultural display garden that features a spectacular collection of mature trees in a beautiful and colorful landscape. The official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, effective 1988, Morris Arboretum is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places and accredited by the American Association of Museums. For more information, visit www.morrisarboretum.org
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A full fall season at the Woodmere Art Museum
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he fall season is already underway at Woodmere Art Museum, as three major exhibits are already on display with several more to come by the end of the year. From showcasing impressionist art to NASCAR photography to the work of the illustrator of one of the greatest Christmas works ever, Woodmere is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy over the next several months. The Pennsylvania Landscape in Impressionism and Contemporary Art September 22, 2018– January 20, 2019 Open house: September 22, noon – 4:00 p.m. Lecture: The Evolution of an Exhibition Saturday, October 6, 3:00 p.m. Among the strengths of Woodmere’s collection is work by painters known today as the Pennsylvania Impressionists. This exhibition demonstrates how these artists explored the Pennsylvania landscape as a subject and investigated ideas that continue to resonate in the visual expression of contemporary art in Philadelphia. Juxtapositions of paintings and works in other media will reveal how artistic practice has evolved and social context has become urgent in ways that could not have been imagined in the past. The exhibition will also reveal how a great diversity of Philadelphia artists have focused on the landscape as a powerful metaphor. The accompanying catalogue will feature a conversation with Brian H. Peterson, the former Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Curator of the James A. Michener Art Museum. Peterson is both an accomplished contempo-
rary artist and curator, most responsible for shaping our understanding of the achievements of the Pennsylvania Impressionists. Expressionism in Bronze: The Sculpture of Viorel Farcas Opens September 22, 2018 Open house: September 22, noon – 4:00 p.m. Viorel Farcas (born 1950) brings the tradition of bronze sculpture into the contemporary age with his figurative, expressionist creations. Using a modernist visual language, his serpentine figures and exaggerated forms delve deeply into the emotional crossover from spiritual to physical. Born, raised and educated in Romania, Farcas arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1984 and settled in Philadelphia, where he has lived and worked ever since. He received his MFA in sculpture from the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania, and has exhibited widely in Romania, Italy, Germany and the United States. Fast Lane: The NASCAR Photography of Darryl Moran Through October 28, 2018 Closing reception and Family Festival: Sunday, October 28, 1:00–4:00 p.m. Speed, action, danger, corporate logos, pop icons—these are the defining elements of Darryl Moran’s stock car racing photographs. As the first official photographer hired by NASCAR, Moran was responsible for capturing all aspects of the races from 1996 to 1997. His images depict the frantic pace of race day as well as the camaraderie of the drivers, intimate moments with fans and family members and the support and spirit
of the pit crew. During his tenure, the self-taught photographer captured such legendary drivers as Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, Tammy Jo Kirk and Harry Gant. NASCAR was Moran’s first professional photography client. He has since worked for the Franklin Institute, the Barnes Foundation, Parkway Museums District, the University of Pennsylvania, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Eastern State Penitentiary and many others. Dreadful Delights: Halloween Cakes Inspired by the Victorian Era October 25–November 1, 2018 Cake, Cocktails and Costumes: Thursday, October 25, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Cake artistry mingles with the macabre in a special one-week Halloween cake show inspired by the Victorian era. Co-curated by Noelle DeSantis, cake artist and owner of Ella Vanilla cake decorating supply shop in Chestnut Hill, Dreadful Delights will showcase creepy, creative cakes by leading cake artists and bakeries. Explore cake as an edible art form in the perfect setting, among the Museum’s permanent art collection in the historic Woodmere mansion. Just In: Recent Acquisitions in Sculpture and Relief November 17, 2018– March 24, 2019 Just In will celebrate a number of recent gifts to the museum in sculpture and relief and highlight the generosity of collectors from across this city. The exhibition will include a selection of works in a variety of materials by artists such as Natalie
"Twilight After the Storm" bu William Langson.
ing agencies and magazines. Since 1986, he has worked as a children’s book illustrator, becoming one of the most respected and acclaimed illustrators of today. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the Free Library of Philadelphia and Woodmere Art Museum. The Night Before In addition, Woodmere will Christmas: The Illustrations exhibit nineteenth-century chilof Charles Santore dren’s toys, holiday trimmings, a November 17, 2018– sculpture of Belsnickel (a Christmas January 6, 2019 figure from German folklore) and an Be transported back in time with a extraordinary dollhouse replica of a holiday exhibition of watercolor Germantown row home decorated paintings from The Night Before for the holidays. Christmas, illustrated by the Family Circus renowned Charles Santore (born Opens January 19, 2019 1935). Written in 1822 by Clement Clarke Moore, the poem remains a This family exhibition celebrates favorite for the season. Santore’s beautiful images, filled with wreaths, the spirit of the circus in the Musestockings, flying reindeer, a moonlit um’s collection with acrobats, horses, night and, of course, Saint Nick, clowns and aerial performers. Includbring to life the warmth and spirit of ed will be artworks by Robert Riggs, Peter Paone, Alexander Calder, Salthis holiday classic. Santore began his career as a free- vatore Pinto, Joseph Hirsch and lance illustrator working for advertis- more.
Charkow, Giuseppe Donato, Dennis Leon, Henry Mitchell, Bruce Pollock, Italo Scanga, Chris Smith, Rudy Staffel, Toshiko Takaezu and others to reveal how the permanent collection has evolved from a concentration of prints and paintings to three dimensional works.
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45th annual ‘Tuesday Night at the Movies’ kicks of f at Woodmere
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ince 1973, the Chestnut Hill Film Group has hosted two seasons of “Tuesday Nights at the Movies” in Chestnut Hill. The fall season runs from September to November and the next season resumes in February and runs through April. For nearly 40 years, those films were a feature of the Chestnut Hill branch of the Free Library. In 2013, the series moved to Woodmere Art Museum and have been turning out large crowds for the group’s selection of cult films and classics. The following is the complete schedule for the film group’s 20182019 season.
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SEPTEMBER 25 – REBECCA (1940 / 130 minutes) Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) is the meek second wife of brooding aristocrat Maxim (Laurence Olivier), menaced by sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson). Based on Daphne du Maurier’s classic suspense novel, Alfred Hitchcock’s first American movie is a romantic psychological thriller made for super-producer David O. Selznick. OCTOBER 2 – WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (1961 / 99 minutes) Allegory starring Hayley Mills as one of three Lancashire farm children who discover a fugitive (Alan Bates) hiding in their barn and mistake him for Jesus Christ. From a novel by Mills’ mother, Mary Hayley Bell. Directed by Bryan Forbes. OCTOBER 9 – HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 (2008 / 105 minutes) This thrilling documentary tells the story of the “most famous football game in Ivy League history” and the famed rivalry between Yale and Harvard intersecting in 1968 with the Vietnam War and sexual revolution. OCTOBER 16 – THE HITCHHIKER (1953 / 71 minutes) Two men (Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy) on a fishing trip pick up a stranger (William Talman), who quickly reveals himself to be a fugitive psychopath. Holding them hostage, he hijacks them into Mexico. Actor Ida Lupino’s fourth directorial effort is a spare, intense, and violent film noir. Warning for strong content. OCTOBER 23 – SAY ANYTHING (1989 / 100 minutes) Cameron Crowe’s romantic comedy defined Generation X. Aspiring kickboxer Lloyd (John Cusack) woos sheltered valedictorian Diane (Ione Skye) despite her disapproving father (John Mahoney). Photographed by László Kovács and produced by Polly Platt. OCTOBER 30 – ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948 / 83 minutes) The most perfect horror-comedy ever made finds the hapless duo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello facing off against not only Frankenstein’s Monster (Glenn Strange), but Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and The Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr). Spooky and hilarious! NOVEMBER 6 – SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (1964 / 118 minutes) Set in the near future and featuring an all-star cast (Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, Martin Balsam, Whit Bissell), John Frankenheimer’s political thriller images a domestic military coup against an unpopular sitting president. NOVEMBER 13 – SOOF (2013 / 96 minutes) (Continued on page 9)
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Soof is a listlessly married, smalltime caterer, with three ungrateful small children, who bravely decides to shake up her life and follow her dreams. Babette’s Feast meets Sex and the City in this winning romantic comedy (a massive hit in the Netherlands where it spawned a sequel and an ongoing television series). In Dutch with English subtitles. NOVEMBER 20 – THE SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS HOLY MATRIMONY (1943 / 87 minutes) A famous artist (Monty Woolley) fakes his own death and assumes the identity of his valet only to tussle with his valet’s fiancé (Gracie Fields) and his widow, Sara (Una O’Connor). Projected by The Secret Cinema using archival 16mm prints (with surprise short subjects preceding the feature). NOVEMBER 27 – OUT OF THE FROG (1941 / 85 minutes) Jonah Goodwin’s (Thomas Mitchell) daughter, Stella (Ida Lupino), falls in love with a dockside gangster (John Garfield) who is extorting her father for protection money. Gripping film noir photographed by the legendary James Wong Howe. Our fall 2018 finale. THE CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP FEBRUARY 19 – IN A LONELY PLACE (1950 / 94 minutes) Humphrey Bogart, in one of his greatest roles, in one of the great movies-about movies, plays a down-on-his-luck Hollywood screenwriter suspected of murder. Gloria Grahame falls under his spell, but as their attraction deepens into love, she starts to fear he is the murderer. Unusually sensitive, bitter-sweet film noir from director Nicholas Ray. Music by George Antheil. FEBRUARY 26 – MON ONCLE (1958 / 117 minutes) Visiting his sister, Monsieur Hulot bonds with his nine-year-old nephew as he fumbles with technology, his brother-in-law, and modernization in Jet-age France. Essentially wordless physical comedy from filmmaker Jacques Tati who again stars as slapstick-prone Monsieur Hulot in the beloved series satiric first color entry. In French with English subtitles. MARCH 5 – HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT (1937 / 95 minutes) A fierce love triangle burns between insanely jealous ship magnate Colin Clive, his wife Jean Arthur, and her lover Charles Boyer, leading to a shipwreck climax. Riveting melodrama directed by Frank Borzage. MARCH 12 – INFERNO (1953 / 83 minutes) Superb thriller where sizzling Rhonda Fleming and her lover William Lundigan leave her abusive husband Robert Ryan to die in the desert. Only he lives, and the duo must race against the search party to find him and finish him off, or face an attempted murder rap. Rare Technicolor film noir courtesy cinematographer Lucien Ballard (anticipating his later work on The Wild Bunch). MARCH 19 – BY THE LAW (1928 / 78 minutes) During the Gold Rush, up in the Yukon, five miners—four men and a woman—strike it rich. However, staying alive though the winter becomes a life or death challenge as the elements, greed, cabin fever, and paranoia overtake the quintet. A visually stunning, fast paced, and intensely acted thriller from Soviet cinema director (as well as theorist) Lev Kuleshov, adapted from
an explosive and ironic Jack London short story. Silent with symphonic score. MARCH 26 – MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012 / 94 minutes) Sweet, sensual, winsome coming-of-age fantasy of two precocious tweens who run away together one summer. Stylized 1960s-set tale of first love and sexual awakening from director Wes Anderson. Starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman as the adults. APRIL 2 – SECRET CINEMA “B” PICTURE DOUBLE FEATURE YOUTH RUNS WILD (1944 / 67 minutes) Fresh from his landmark cycle of psychological horror movies at RKO, producer Val Lewton helped invent the modern juvenile delinquent movie with this sensational yarn of misbehaving adolescents lead by Bonita Granville and directed by Mark Robson. MADAME SPY (1942 / 63 minutes) A secret agent (Constance Bennett) goes undercover to infiltrate a clandestine ring of Nazi spies in director Roy William Neill’s tight WW2-era thriller.
Projected by The Secret Cinema, using archival 16mm prints (…with surprise short subjects preceding the feature). APRIL 9 – GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933 / 96 minutes) Busby Berkeley’s unparalleled choreography stars in this spicy Pre-Code, Depression-era backstage musical about four aspiring actresses (Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon & Ginger Rogers). Set pieces include: “We’re In the Money,” “Pettin’ in the Park,” “The Shadow Waltz” and “Remember My Forgotten Man.” Co-stars Warren William, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee & Ned Sparks. Music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin. APRIL 16 – THE DARK CORNER (1946 / 99 minutes) The past comes back to haunt Mark Stevens’ bitter ex-con, turned private eye. Framed for murder, his secretary/girlfriend Lucille Ball tries to clear him but finds herself confronted by a sadis"Say Anything” will be shown on Oct. 10. tic criminal element who have chosen her man as their patsy. This APRIL 23 – FANFAN LA during the Seven Years War. From film noir co-stars Clifton Webb, there, he aspires to marry a King’s TULIPE (1952 / 102 minutes) hot off of his success in Laura, in Swashbuckling adventure and daughter. Photographed by Christanother sinister “Waldo Lydecker”comedy abounds as young Fanfan ian Matras. In French with English like role. Directed by Henry Hathla Tulipe escapes a shotgun wed- subtitles. Our 2018-2019 season away. ding to join King Louis XV’s army finale.
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Quintessence Theater Group announces Season IX Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” Adapted and Directed by Alexander Burns September 26 – October 21, 2018, Opening Night: September 29
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uintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia’s newest Equity theatre, announced its ninth season of progressive classic theatre. Continuing in its mission to adapt the classics for the contemporary stage, Quintessence follows its blockbuster and critically acclaimed eighth season with a selection of dangerous stories that resonate with the dangerous times in which we live: an original adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old horror story, “Frankenstein;” a beloved Dickens novel turned classic musical, Lionel Bart’s adaptation “Oliver!;” a celebration of the endurance of the American family in adversity, Odets’ “Awake and Sing!;” the greatest tragedy in the English language, Shakespeare’s “King Lear;” and Richard Bean’s twentieth-century reimagining of a commedia dell’arte masterpiece, “One Man, Two Guvnors.” Award-winning Quintessence Theatre Group uses the classics to explore the fundamental question of what it is to be human in today’s world. Through intimate, visceral and innovative productions of epic theatre, Quintessence pursues its vision to become the Delaware Valley’s center for progressive humanism and an engine for radical empathy through the classics.
After losing his mother to scarlet fever, an ambitious young scientist buries himself in his studies to discover the source of life. At his university, he secretly builds a human out of stolen corpses and succeeds in bringing life to the body, but he is horrified by the ugliness of his creation and what he perceives to be its innate evil. Abandoned, “the monster” sets on a quest to find love and to exact revenge on its creator. Come celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the greatest horror stories ever told, as Mary Shelley’s timely tale of humanity’s obsession with knowledge and of the unintended consequences of scientific innovation comes to life on the Quintessence stage.
Poster for "Frankenstein" at Quintessence Theater.
Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” Adapted from Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” November 14 – December 23, 2018, Opening Night: November 17
parish workhouse for children, a nine-year-old orphan named Oliver asks for a second serving of gruel. The workhouse master, annoyed by Oliver’s impertinence, sells him into an apprenticeship with a drunken undertaker and his abusive wife. Fearing for his life, the boy escapes to London, where he falls in with the Artful Dodger and a band of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin. Oliver discovers heroes and villains in all manner of strange places, as he learns how to survive and thrive on the streets of the city. Including such favorite songs as “Food, Glorious Food,” “Consider Yourself” and “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,” Lionel Bart’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ social satire of 19th-century London remains a cherished musical for all ages. Clifford Odets’ “Awake and Sing!” Directed by Max Shulman January 23 – February 17, 2019, Opening Night: January 26
A Jewish family in New York City struggles to survive the Great Depression. Three generations share a small Bronx apartment as each family member seeks individAfter a hard day’s labor in a ual happiness while doing his or her part to keep the family solvent. The experience and pragmatism of the parents are in conflict with the nostalgia of the grandfather and the dreams of their children. Can hope survive, or will reality tear the complex and loving family apart? Full of humor, poetry and drama, “Awake and Sing!” is an American classic of Chekhovian proportions, and the finest play by Philadelphia native Clifford Odets. William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” Directed by Alexander Burns March 20 – April 20, 2019, Opening Night: March 23 An aging king creates a succession plan that divides Britain between his three daughters. Requiring each child to flatter him in order to receive her gift, Lear is publicly embarrassed when his youngest, most beloved child refuses. Indignant, Lear disinherits her and splits the country between his two eldest daughters, setting off a chain of events that leads Britain into civil war, and the retired king into exile and madness. The greatest tragedy in the English language, King Lear examines the often selfdestructive relationships between parents and their children, the dan(Continued on page 11)
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ger of absolute power to the human psyche, and the universal challenge of senility and providing care for our elders. Robert Jason Jackson (Broadway’s “Aida,” Quintessence’s “Antigone” and “Mourning Becomes Electra”) returns to Philadelphia as King Lear. Richard Bean’s “One Man, Two Guvnors” Adapted from Carlo Goldoni’s Servant of Two Masters June 5 – 30, 2019, Opening Night: June 8 This uproarious, fast-paced farce follows the mixed fortunes of failed musician Francis Henshall. The plot is simple. Down on his luck and perpetually hungry, Francis suddenly finds himself employed by two bosses. One is disguised as her recently deceased infamous gangster brother while trying to extort money from her dead brother’s fiancée’s dad. The other is her boyfriend, who killed her brother and is hiding from the police until they can be reunited. Simple, right? Richard Bean adapts Goldoni’s 1753 commedia “A Servant of Two Masters” and turns it into a hysterical British sex comedy set in the swinging sixties in Brighton, England. The Philadelphia premiere of this awardwinning adaptation will star Quintessence and 1812 favorite Sean Close. Founded in 2009, Quintessence Theatre Group is Philadelphia’s home for American theatre artists committed to the power of classical theatre, and to the exploration of innovative techniques to engage
new audiences with the classics today. Quintessence’s home is the historic Sedgwick Theater, an Art Deco movie palace designed in 1928 by William Lee and located in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. The venue is a flexible 125-seat black box theatre that enables Quintessence to reconfigure the venue in order to create the most powerful and intimate productions possible. The company’s residency at the Sedgwick has played an important role in the renaissance
of the Mt. Airy section of Germantown Avenue. Individual tickets are on sale now and are available via box office, website or phone. General admission tickets are $30-$45, opening night tickets are $50 and preview tickets are $20. Special discounts include student tickets (21 and under) for $15, tickets for active military members for $20 and $5 off ticket prices for seniors. For exact show times and to purchase tickets, visit quintessencetheatre.org/season-ix
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Known for Hill’s ‘pig,’ also a star at Phila. Art Museum by Len Lear
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f you have ever admired Daisy the pig, whose body adorns the Market at the Fareway (formerly the Chestnut Hill Farmers Market), then you know what a talented artist Mt. Airy resident (since 1988) Rebecca Hoenig is, even if you did not know her name. Hoenig, who will be teaching her first four-week watercolor class through Mount Airy Learning Tree that begins on Oct. 15, has taught in many area schools and art centers
including Fleisher Art Memorial, Abington Art Center, Main Line Arts Center, Germantown Friends School and Springside School. And for the past 19 years, she has taught students of all ages at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hoenig was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1959, and spent her first few years in Illinois, before moving to Philly. After a short time in West Philly, her family moved to Germantown in 1963. She attended Germantown Friends School for 13 years before going to Vassar College
in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1977. Hoenig currently has 41 of her eye-catching works on display through Oct. 27 at the Top of the Stairs Gallery (second floor) at Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Rd. in upper Roxborough. Last week we conducted the following interview with her: •Was anyone else in your family an artist? “No one was a professional visual artist, but many people did art as a hobby. In fact, when I was in college, I discovered a box of old tubes of oil paint and other art supplies in the basement that had belonged to my beloved maternal grandmother, and I did my first oil painting. My sister is a poet and is often inspired
by nature and art.” •What made you want to pursue a career as an artist? “I always wanted to do something artistic. When I was very young, I dreamed of being a ballet dancer and a writer. I always loved making things with my hands and did a lot of what was called arts and crafts with my mother and maternal grandmother.” •What moved you from representational work to abstract paintings? “I think it was the fact that I had a short period of not making art and started the geometric paintings as a way of making art daily again. The underlying symmetrical grid came out of a lesson plan that I had taught to 8th grade Springside stu-
dents.” •What are the positives and negatives of trying to make a decent living as an artist? “Unfortunately, for most American artists it is almost impossible to make a decent living by just making art. In my case, I have been an art teacher almost as long as I have been an artist. I am fortunate because I enjoy teaching almost as much as making art.” •What are the positives and negatives (if any) of living in Mt. Airy? “I love living in Mount Airy because it is such an inclusive, welcoming neighborhood. I am grateful to live on a very quiet, tree-lined (Continued on page 15)
“Daisy,” the famous pig created by Mt. Airy artist Rebecca Hoenig, is seen here waiting patiently near the Market on the Fareway’s parking lot while the market was being remodeled
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ART CLASSES FOR ALL: Mindy Flexer, who owns and operates the Mindy Flexer Art School at 5225 Greene St. in Germantown (seen here with one of her students), will be teaching several courses in Drawing and Painting for Adults and Teens starting Oct. 3 for Mt. Airy Learning Tree in her studio. Students will use either acrylic paint or oil paint, which are both very forgiving materials. For more information, call 215-843-6333 or visit mtairylearning tree.org or email maflexer@gmail.com
NO SWEAT: The Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre is partnering with the Mt. Airy Art Garage Gallery, which will highlight a diversity of artists in two exhibits in conjunction with the play “SWEAT,” which will run from Oct. 12 to Nov. 4. More information about the exhibits at 267-240-3302 or arleen@mtairyartgarage.org. (Seen here in an exhibit is a photo of a jobless man leaning against a building by Ellie Seif, of Mt. Airy.)
THE LEONG AND THE SHORT OF IT: Don Leong, acclaimed Mt. Airy painter, will be displaying his works of art at the Chestnut Hill Art Festival on Sunday, Sept. 30; at the Phila. Open Studio Tour Oct. 7 in his own studio; at the Phila.Watercolor Society’s Works on Paper, Oct. 14-Nov. 20, at the Wayne Art Center; and the Doylestown Hospital Art Walk (group show) Sept. thru Dec. More information: donaldleongart@gmail.com
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Hiller one of nation’s most prolific nature photogs by Len Lear
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oug Wechsler, who has lived in Chestnut Hill for 23 years — and Wyndmoor for eight years before that — started training to write books on nature at the age of five. “That's when I first became interested in birds,” said Doug, one of the nation’s most prolific author/photographers of nature books for children. (He has written more than 20, some of which have won major awards that are too numerous to list here.) “Don't ask me how that happened. I can't remember,” Doug told us in an earlier interview. “Sometime soon after that, I started collecting butterflies and beetles. Soon I also had snakes and lizards as pets. “As a kid, I knew all of the birds, snakes, frogs and salamanders of the neighborhood. I spent much of my time in the woods and fields near our house. I also got the idea, probably from watching Wild Kingdom on TV, that when I grew up, I would catch animals in Africa for a living. That actually became partly true. I did spend a month in the country of Cameroon catching birds to photograph them.” Wechsler’s latest book, just-published, is “The Hidden Life of a
Toad” (Charlesbridge Publishing), filled with spectacular photos, also taken by Doug, who has “observed toads most of my life … I learned that weather brings toads out in the spring. I had to move quickly because most breeding takes place in just a few days.” Doug, who has worked for the past 29 years for the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, grew up in Oyster Bay, Long Island, and graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in biology. One of Doug’s professors, Edwin O. Willis, had a profound influence on him. “I was already interested in the idea of visiting tropical forests,” Doug said, “but he was the one actually responsible for getting me there. He introduced me to tropical forests, and I learned a great deal about their natural history and ecology from him. Though I had watched birds since I was five, it was from him that I learned the importance of using your ears to find and identify birds. The work with professor Willis for a month in Panama and six months in Brazil opened doors to my future work in tropical forests … “In Panama we followed army ants and kept notes on all of the birds that followed the ants. Why did they follow ants, you might
Doug gets up close and personal with a toad in Philadelphia. (Photo by Debbie Carr)
ask? Most people guess to eat them. Actually, the birds eat crickets, cockroaches and other little creatures that are trying to escape from the ants.” After his work in Panama and
Brazil, Doug went to work with the Seattle Audubon Society trying to save habitat. As part of this effort, he began writing articles about conservation. His first book was inspired by many of the insect photos he took in Costa Rica. While working out of a house deep in the jungle, he would bring back the strangest insect he found each day and call it the “weird bug of the day.” Ten years later many of these insects wound up in Doug’s book, “Bizarre Bugs.” After 13 years in Seattle, Doug came to Philadelphia to take the job as Director of VIREO (Visual Resources for Ornithology at the Academy of Natural Sciences). There he has run the largest collection of bird photographs in the world, more than 100,000. After almost three decades at the Academy, “I don’t like to say I am retired. I am working hard to create more children’s books and to present programs on natural history and nature photography.” What Doug likes most about living in Chestnut Hill is “being close to the Wissahickon, Schuylkill Center, Morris Arboretum and Fort Washington State Park, which allows me to get out into nature easily. I also love that I can walk to the co-op, the library, the train sta-
tion and many stores on the Avenue.” Wechsler and his wife, Debbie, have spent some recent winters in Ecuador volunteering for the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation. (You can see photos from the reserves where they lived on Doug’s website. The Jocotoco Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in 1998 to protect land of critical importance to the conservation of Ecuador’s endangered birds and associated biodiversity. To date, the foundation has established 10 reserves protecting about 37,000 acres.) “Many of the birds I have photographed in South America are threatened by habitat destruction,” Doug said. “Forests are being lost to agriculture and logging. Climate change is also a threat. Some birds like the Jocotoco Antpitta are extremely rare and would possibly be gone if it weren’t for the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation.” What kind of education are most kids getting these days about the creatures Doug has photographed? “My impression is that it is superficial and does not include much first-hand observation. I would like to see more classes getting out into the woods and fields, experiencing nature and observing wildlife.” What does Doug consider his greatest achievement? “My books, especially those on toads, salt marshes and vernal pools. (Ed. Note: Doug says the difference between a frog and a toad is that “a frog has smooth, moist skin and jumps with its long legs; a toad has dry, warty skin and hops with its short legs.”) What is Doug’s biggest pet peeve? “Monsanto (a St. Louisbased multinational chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation). It appears they would like to change the world so we will be dependent on their chemicals, with little regard for our health.” For more information about any of Doug’s books, visit dougwechsler.com. Signed copies of “The Hidden Life of a Toad” are available from the author (doug@dougwechsler.com). Free delivery in Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill author, photographer and naturalist, Doug Wechsler, recently received the 2018 Correll Book Award for his children's book, “The Hidden Life of a Toad.” The award recognizes "outstanding books whose primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world." The book has won numerous other national awards such as the Green Earth Book Award, the nation’s first environmental stewardship book award for children and young adult books. Wechsler has written and photographed more than 20 children’s books on natural science. “The Hidden Life…” can be purchased at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Big Blue Marble Bookstore or online book stores.
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street with friendly neighbors.” •How did the “Daisy” job at the farmers market come about? “The Chestnut Hill Community Fund, Philadelphia Zoo and some other organizations sponsored a fundraising campaign called AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill in 2006. Artists were invited to apply for the opportunity to paint a life-size animal sculpture that was displayed throughout Chestnut Hill. The animals were auctioned off to support the campaign. I was one of 50 artists
Acclaimed Mt. Airy artist Rebecca Hoenig will be teaching her first fourweek watercolor class through Mount Airy Learning Tree that begins on Oct. 15. She currently has 41 of her eyecatching works on display through Oct. 27 at the Top of the Stairs Gallery (second floor) at Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Rd. in upper Roxborough. For the past 19 years, the Germantown Friends School alumna has taught students of all ages at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
lucky enough to be chosen to participate.” •What exactly do you teach at the Museum of Art (for the past 19 years)? “I work as a Museum Educator in the School and Teacher Programs part of our large Division of Education. I primarily teach school groups, but I also teach teachers. We offer a wide variety of classes to a diverse audience.” •Who are your own favorite artists, past and/or present? “Too many to list! Vermeer,
Joseph Cornell, Andrew Wyeth, Jasper Johns, Kathe Kollwitz, Elizabeth Catlett, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli and Martin Puryear are a few of my favorites.” •What was your most successful exhibit? “This current exhibit at Cathedral Village will probably be my most successful in terms of viewers. I am so grateful that it is open seven days a week and easily accessible by public transportation.” •What is the best advice you ever received? “One of the best pieces of advice was from my 6th grade classmate, Liz. She was the class “artist,” and I loved to watch her draw magnificent animals. When I said, ‘I wish I could draw like you,’ she simply responded ‘You can, just do it.’ I didn’t believe her at the time, but now I know that she is right. Like everything else in life, the key is practice.” •What is the hardest thing you have ever done? “Parenting. My mother once told me that it is both the most difficult and most rewarding job ever.” •If you could meet and spend time with anyone on earth, living or dead, who would it be and why? “My maternal grandmother. She passed away when I was about 4 or
“Cows & Stormy Sky,” tempera on clayboard, is one of the 41 works of art by acclaimed Mt. Airy artist Rebecca Hoenig currently on display at Cathedral Village in upper Roxborough. Hoenig will also give a talk about her work on Thursday, Oct. 11, 5 p.m. RSVP or more information at www.rebeccahoenig.com
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“Cuore Sei” (“Heart Six”), 8" x 8", watercolor on paper, is a stunning example of Hoenig’s more abstract work in recent years.
5, yet I still remember all the love made over the years.” For more information, visit and the time that we spent together. She has been the subject of many www.rebeccahoenig.com mixed media sculptures that I have
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Mother of 5 helps Hillers create custom home décor by Angela Henry
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fter taking time off to care for her five boys, Kim McPoyle tried life working behind a desk but quickly decided she wanted to follow more artistic pursuits. She discovered AR Workshop® and saw the potential to bring this DIY experience to the Chestnut Hill community. “My experience as a mother helped me recognize the possibilities in opening a franchise that would cater to the Chestnut Hill community,” McPoyle said. “Our company offers participants the opportunity to build something together, to create memories. In the fast-paced world we live in, it provides something really novel and therapeutic.” AR Workshop® Chestnut Hill is a boutique DIY workshop offering hands-on classes in which participants create custom and charming home décor. Customers choose from framed or plank wood signs to Lazy Susans, serving trays, centerKim McPoyle, who grew up in Blue Bell, believes there is lots of potential for the DIY experience she has just brought to piece boxes, canvas pillows, totes the Chestnut Hill community. and more. Participants select a workshop to attend via their online calendar and register by choosing a Dr. Michael Lochetto, Optometrist
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project and providing design personalization information. If attending with a group, participants can specify seating preferences, and each person in the group can choose his/her own project design. Upon arrival at the workshop, all materials are ready, and an instructor will lead participants step by step to assemble and finish "Pinterest-worthy" projects with non-toxic stain and paint colors. The instructional approach enables visitors at any skill level to produce beautiful artworks and ensures consistent, high-end results for the home, office or as a personalized gift. Participants leave the workshop with their completed project. In addition to the perfect "ladies night out" experience, AR Workshop also offers opportunities for group fundraisers, corporate team building events, youth birthday parties and summer camps and private events of any kind. To learn more, visit the store at 8607 Germantown Ave. or the website at www.arworkshop.com/chestnuthill or find them on Facebook/Instagram@arworkshopchestnuthill or call 215-995-1111.
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610.828.8511 NEW APPOINTMENT: Woodmere Art Museum recently appointed two new members to its Board of Trustees, Gloria Chisum (seen here) and Ryan Farragut. A Lafayette Hill resident, Gloria Chisum, PhD headed the Vision Research Laboratory at the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster until her retirement in 1990. She has a distinguished career as a Research Psychologist, publishing more than 90 papers and reports, and holds two patents. More information: woodmereartmuseum.org.
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Woodmere/Mt. St. Joseph artist also a 'disease actor' by Len Lear
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ayne Hibschman, 63, who has exhibited at Woodmere Art Museum, among other venues, and has taught at Mount St. Joseph Academy in Flourtown, as well as on the collegiate level and at Cheltenham Center for the Arts, is a super-talented representational artist faced with the traditional question of how to pay the bills while you are creating. While other writers, artists, actors, musicians, etc., might wait on tables, drive Uber cars, work behind the counter in a department store or do telemarketing to make ends meet, Hibschman has for the past 15 years done something much more unusual and fascinating. He has been a trainer of “disease actors,” otherwise known as “standardized patients” at the National Board of Osteopathist Medical Examiners. You will understand what Wayne does if you ever saw the hilarious episode of Seinfeld in which Kramer and his pal get work as actors who play sick so student doctors can diagnose different diseases. Hibschman was one of those actors starting in 2003 and was obviously so good at it that he was promoted to be the instructor who teaches those actors. “In addition to testing graduating osteopathic students,” he said last week, “we recently have also been testing graduating podiatry students. I have been tasked, because of my art background I suppose, with the job of designing makeup for certain simulations that may require the ‘fake’ patient to present for example with a rash, bruise, ulcer, or scar, etc.” Regarding his first love, however, Wayne recently entered a show in New Hope called “Naked in New Hope” that has taken place annually at the Sidetracks Gallery. There was another well received show recently in which Wayne was represented at the Wayne Art Center called “The Nude Figure.” The Chalfont resident is also doing some private commissions, such as several small oil paintings of a private home, and this fall he will again teach “Fundamentals of Drawing” at Cheltenham Township’s adult evening school. . “I have not pursued any gallery representation at this time,” he explained, “partly for the footwork involved in that process, and I would also like to put together a more significant body of work that speaks with a clearer voice. So my plans are more long term than immediate. This by necessity is because I am still working fulltime, making my goal a slow plodding process.” In his work Hibschman presents a realism that conveys a story beyond the image. One of his most provocative creations is the simple image of utility workers at a site, with one worker heading down the sewer. The piece is of three workers, all with indistinct faces. Titled “Depth Perception,” it is graphite on gray prepared paper. It is so compelling and true to life, this viewer feels as if he is literally driving down the street and spotting these workers going about their business.
“Chuck’s Studio,” this spectacular rendering of artists painting a nude model, is typical of Hibschman’s gritty, realistic style. Hibschman has exhibited at Woodmere Art Museum, among other venues, and has taught at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, among others.
Raised in Northeast Philly’s Rhawnhurst section, Hibschman attended Northeast High School (1973). He started painting when he was young, and by high school, the art teacher gave him his own space in the art room. He went on to study painting at Tyler School of Art, but when he graduated in 1977, he felt he still hadn't learned enough to be the kind of artist he wanted to be. At Tyler, the zeitgeist was geared towards abstract art, but Hibschman was more interested in realism. He worked odd jobs for a few years, like at a Sears warehouse on Roosevelt Boulevard. In 1980 he also started a long career in drafting for Henkels & McCoy, engineering contractors in Blue Bell. While he worked, he also studied painting with long-time teacher Arthur DeCosta at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1986 Hibschman started working with an architect's office
in Center City, drafting construction plans, doing the drawings to be presented to planning boards and creating plans for builders. Meanwhile, he painted when he could, but he often destroyed the paintings he didn't like. What is the hardest thing Hibschman has ever done?”Professionally, I would say making a work of art that holds its own with the work by artists that I admire. It goes back to a quote by Dali, 'Don’t worry about perfection because you will never achieve it.' I vacillate between being inspired and discouraged.” Hibschman married in 1987, and with his wife Maureen, has two children. He is currently showing work in group shows at Sidetracks Gallery and Phillips Mill, both in New Hope. For more information: www.facebook.com/WayneHibschman. You can contact Len Lear at lenlear@chestnuthilllocal.com
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Chestnut Hill Conser vancy’s Night of Lights to showcase Hill’s archives and architecture
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n Friday, October 5, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy is presenting the second annual Night of Lights, an innovative public art exhibit that will transform Chestnut Hill's commercial corridor into an interactive exhibit of local history and architecture. Many area shops and restaurants will be open late, inviting visitors to explore this shopping and dining destination as never before. During this one evening, historical images and films from the Conservancy’s Archives will once again be projected through storefront windows and onto exterior walls, while neighboring buildings along Germantown Avenue will be illuminated with colored lights. Following the success of last year’s original concept, Night of Lights will expand with additional projection sites further across Germantown Avenue, and new interactive elements designed to immerse the visitor in the ongoing story of Chestnut Hill. Long-time business owners will become interpreters for the evening, sharing stories and engaging the community
about their own history. Demonstrations by expert artisan stone masons, woodworkers, and metal smiths—many of them descendants of the artisans who built Chestnut Hill—will be featured alongside vintage cars, street musicians, and more. Night of Lights was designed to showcase the Chestnut Hill Archives by bringing the collection out of the Conservancy’s headquarters and into the community’s vibrant historic commercial corridor. But the true magic trick of the evening was the reframing of space where the familiar became unfamiliar—the layers of light and history that temporarily transformed Germantown Avenue, stimulating visitors to share their own histories and observations. This year’s event will leverage that enthusiasm to add to the Conservancy’s collection and empower the public to be active participants in the interpretation of the community’s history. “Night of Lights is a fabulously inspiring public event designed to literally illuminate and celebrate the community’s history,� said
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St. Thomas Whitemarsh plans year-long study of C.S. Lewis by Tyller Moorer
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ave you ever wanted to learn more about C.S. Lewis’s life, writings and how he impacted Christianity? St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh will focus on him all year long. Starting in 2018 and continuing into 2019 the church will be bringing in various teachers and scholars to help learn more about the author. Lewis was a British writer and lay theologian who held academic positions at both Oxford and Cambridge universities. He is best known for his novels: “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Space Trilogy” and “The Screwtape Letters.” He also wrote extensively on Christianity. He died in 1963. St. Thomas will be offering book studies and Sunday Faith Forum presentations. Sunday Faith Forums will be held right after 10a.m. worship. They will incorporate speakers who are enthusiastic about C.S. Lewis and are knowledgeable about his work. Speakers include, Dr. Lex McMillan, The Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons, Dr. James Como, Dr. Stewart Goetz, Dr. Brian Burke, and Dr. Steven Boyer. Each will speak on a Sunday leading up to C.S. Lewis festival weekend. March 22-24, 2019 is the C.S. Lewis Capstone Weekend Conference. Kicking off the weekend on Friday will be “Dessert with the Downings,” which will consist of British desserts while listening to the Downing’s preform a two-person reading. Saturday will be made up of different speakers throughout the day; starting at 9a.m. and ending at 5p.m. The festival will conclude on Sunday. It will start off with worship at both 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and family table at 10:15a.m. A Sunday Faith Forum will follow at 11:15a.m. with Dr. Michael Ward.
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Art Scene thrives in Chestnut Hill
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he Chestnut Hill area is home to a variety of highquality art galleries, featuring diverse art styles and mediums. The community’s passion for art supports and contributes to Chestnut Hill’s rich art scene. The following are the most notable galleries in Chestnut Hill and elsewhere in Northwest Philadelphia GRAVERS LANE Since its opening in 2011, Gravers Lane Gallery has been committed to bringing contemporary art of multiple mediums to the Chestnut Hill community. Gravers Lane exhibits decorative and fine art, as well as studio art such as jewelry, glass, furniture, ceramics and mixed media art. The gallery draws artwork from local emerging artists, as well as established artists and features about eight special salonstyle exhibitions a year, which are open to the community. 8405 Germantown Ave
www.graverslanegallery.com 215-247-1603 Joe Borelli’s CHESTNUT HILL GALLERY The Chestnut Hill Gallery houses diverse collections of renowned and emerging artists, as well as a mixture of traditional and contemporary pieces. Their exhibits focus on paintings of multiple mediums, including oil, watercolor and acrylic, and multi-media and silvergel photographs. Chestnut Hill Gallery has new exhibits every two months. The gallery has worked with artists such as Chuck Connelly, featured by HBO, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts student, Phil Cohn. On exhibit opening nights, visitors are encouraged to admire the art and mingle with the artists. 1 E. Gravers Lane www.chestnuthillgallery.com 215-248-2549
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Detail, Contrasti di Costumi, Beeswax and oil on panel, is part of a solo exhibition by the artist Clarissa Shanahan that can be found right now at Graver’s Lane Gallery.
WENDY CONCANNON PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY The Wendy Concannon Photography Gallery specializes in art photography, especially bold, graphic and abstract photographs. The gallery’s artwork often focuses on everyday items and objects taken from nature. Wendy Concannon’s art has been featured in a variety of publications, such as The
art, primarily showcasing Philadelphia region artists. The museum has nine galleries and salons and a spacious rotunda, all of which house a variety of rotating exhibitions. For younger visitors, there is the Helen Millard Children’s Gallery, which features special colWOODMERE ART MUSEUM Open since 1940, the Woodmere lections for children. The WoodArt Museum features a permanent mere Art Museum is committed to collection of over 3,000 works of serving the Chestnut Hill community through its art by offering art and music classes, programs and events for visitors of all ages. 9201 Germantown Avenue woodmereartmuseum.org/about/ 215-247-0476 Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report. 8001 Germantown Avenue www.wendyconcannon.com/ind ex.php 215-767-4171
THE LUCIEN CRUMP GALLERY Founded by African American artist, James Lucien Crump, the Crump Gallery seeks to introduce visitors to the art of other local and national African American artists. After Crump’s passing in 2007, the gallery has become an education resource center, providing art education for at-risk youth in the Germantown area. The programs focus heavily on promoting self-esteem through art. 6376 Germantown Avenue crumpgallery.org 215-843-8788 IMPeRFeCT GALLERY The IMPeRFeCT gallery is committed to giving viewers the opportunity to view a multitude of artworks in unique ways. The gallery emphasizes the transformative role of art in people’s lives by giving their artists freedom in how they present their art. IMPeRFeCT has monthly exhibitions and gallery events, as well as sponsoring art creation in public spaces. 5601 Greene Street, Germantown imperfectgallery.squarespace.com 215-869-1001
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PAFA presents first major retrospective of artist Rina Banerjee
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he Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will present its first major fall exhibition, Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World, beginning on Oct. 27. The exhibit is the first midcareer retrospective on the contemporary practice of Rina Banerjee, co-organized with the San José Museum of Art, California (SJMA). Known for her large-scale sculptures and installations made from materials sourced throughout the world, Banerjee’s works investigate the splintered experiences of identity, tradition, and culture, prevalent in diasporic communities. Make Me a Summary of the World will be on view to the public from October 27,through March 31, 2019 in the galleries at PAFA. It will be accompanied by extensive programming and a fullcolor, 160-page catalogue co-published with PAFA and SJMA. The exhibition will then open at SJMA from May 18, 2019 – October 6, 2019 before embarking on a national tour. Banerjee, born 1963, is one of the most important artists of the post-colonial Indian diaspora living in the United States and her work has been shown most extensively in Europe and South Asia. This exhibition, the first in-depth examination into the artist’s work, will consider Banerjee in both American and global frameworks, specifically in relation to Banerjee’s intersectional approach to feminism. Jodi Throckmorton, Curator of Contemporary Art at PAFA, remarked: “Make Me a Summary of the World marks a defining moment for Rina. As the artist’s first retrospective, it traces her work over twenty years, culminating in sculptures made for the 57th Venice Biennale and 2017 Prospect Triennial in New Orleans—important exhibitions that reflect one of the most exciting periods of recognition in Rina’s career.” Bringing together several of Banerjee’s monumental installations in conversation with more than two dozen sculptures, as well as a thorough selection of works on paper, “Make Me a Summary of the World” will transform PAFA into an otherworldly and multisensory space. Using a variety of gathered materials ranging from African tribal jewelry to colorful feathers, light bulbs, and Murano glass, Banerjee’s art celebrates diversity at every level. These sensuous assemblages present themselves simultaneously as familiar and unfamiliar, thriving on tensions between visual cultures and raising questions about exoticism, cultural appropriation, globalization, and feminism. Her works are paired with thought-provoking and poetic titles that are works of art in themselves, ranging in length from 50 to
Taj Mahal by Rina Banerjee
180 words. “The upcoming exhibition on the work of Rina Banerjee is an ambitious project for PAFA and its museum,” said Brooke Davis Anderson, Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. “It’s also a necessary project for the first art museum in the country, because Banerjee continually and aggressively examines what it means to be an American artist. Through the lens of gender, race, class, and from the point of view of being from somewhere else, Rina voices through color, form, texture, scale, and found objects conversations about democracy and equality.” Susan Sayre Batton, Oshman Executive Director of the San José Museum of Art, said, “We are thrilled at SJMA to co-organize this monumental exhibition of world-renowned artist Rina Banerjee. Bringing her work to the people of Silicon Valley and the West Coast reiterates SJMA’s dedication to foster awareness of artists’ broad contributions to society. Banerjee’s
art explores globalization, isolation, and identity—themes that reflect our community.” Lauren Schell Dickens, curator at the San José Museum of Art, added: “In her work, Rina disrupts conventional notions of identity, delving into the complex territory of cultural fragmentation and selfidentification, which makes her an important voice today. We’re particularly excited to be presenting this rich examination of her work in San José, which is home to so many diasporic groups of varied cultural backgrounds.” Born in Calcutta, India in 1963, Banerjee was raised in the United Kingdom and United States. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Polymer Engineering from Case Western in 1993 and took a job as a polymer research chemist upon graduation. After several years, she left the science profession to pursue her MFA in Fine Arts from Yale University. Banerjee currently divides her time between New York City and
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Philadelphia. She has exhibited in New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, New Delhi, and notably in a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC in 2013. Her works are also included in many private and pub-
lic collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art (NY), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France; Queens Museum (NY); and the Brooklyn Museum (NY). PAFA recently acquired two of Banerjee’s artworks for its permanent collection and they are included in the exhibition. Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World is co-organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the San José Museum of Art, California. Major support for this exhibition is made possible by the William Penn Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Exelon Foundation and PECO, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels, Ota Fine Arts, Shanghai/Singapore/Tokyo, Isabel Stainow Wilcox, Emily and Mike Cavanagh, The Coby Foundation, Connie and Jules Kay, Charles and Kathy Harper, and the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation, with additional support provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. Ralph Citino and Lawrence Taylor, and Jane and Casey Brandt and other donors.
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Witches and Wizards: A new Halloween-themed festival in Chestnut Hill ents free. Pre-purchase of tickets is highly encouraged. Also returning for the 8th year – play, climb, and explore the Woodmere Art Museum Straw Maze. Made from massive straw bales, the maze features multiple levels, spirals, and surprises. NEW this year, come see The Little Circus, featuring outdoor aerial performances, juggling, and tightrope walking, beginning at 2pm.
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his fall, Chestnut Hill introduces a new seasonal tradition for the charming urban village that unites mischief and ghosts of wizards-past, with family fun for an action-packed Witches & Wizards Festival weekend. Kicking off with the revamped Brews and Broomsticks Pub Crawl on Friday, October 19and continuing with a day full of family-friendly programmingon Saturday, October 20– the 2018 Witches & Wizards Festival promises spooktacular entertainment and activities in a whimsical community setting. "We are excited to bring a new experience for visitors to our community during the Witches & Wizards Festival,” said Philip Dawson, Executive Director of Chestnut Hill Business District. “From the reincarnation of the beloved pub crawl, to all the free, family-friendly activities, the weekend of Witches & Wizards festivities embodies all the magic that happens in Chestnut Hill year-round." On Saturday, visitors should be Pub Crawl Tickets: on the lookout for a zombie dance $25 per person, party, hay-rides, a costume parade pay-as-you-go food & drink and contest, the return of the specials Chestnut Hill College Quidditch A new twist on a former fanTournamentand the Woodmere favorite, this updated Pub Crawl Art Museum Straw Maze. Featured offers an evening of magical fun events during the Festival include: including spirited food and drink specials, two outdoor beer gardens, Brews and Broomsticks costumed actors and fortune tellers Pub Crawl along Germantown Avenue, perforFriday, October 19, 7:30 – 10 pm mances by circus aerialists and fireRestaurants and Pubs along breathers, and a recreational archery Germantown Avenue range. The Brews & Broomsticks
Visitor Experience Chestnut Hill is hard at work creating a new fun festival for visitors during Witches & Wizards. Activities that were held on the Avenue in previous years will no longer occur on the street – please note that Germantown Avenue will not be closed to traffic for the 2018 event.
Pub Crawl ticket includes exclusive access to drink specials ($4 beer, $5 wine, $6 cocktails with the wristband) at participating locations, Witches & Wizards swag (including a reusable bag, cup, and t-shirt), one free activity ticket, and live DJ entertainment.Tickets are on sale at https://chestnuthillpa.com/events/wi tches-wizards-pub-crawl/. Witches & Wizards Festival Saturday, October 20 12 pm – 5 pm
Throughout Chestnut Hill Cost: Free to attend. Pay-as-you-go activities. Fun for the entire family, Witches & Wizards is a day full of autumnal festivities for a pre-Halloween celebration. The 9thAnnual Brotherly Love Cup Quidditch Tournament and Woodmere Art Museum Straw Maze headline the event, while locals and visitors can also enjoy hands-on craft activities, live entertainment, hay rides, shopping, and more throughout the Chestnut Hill community. Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup Quidditch Tournament Saturday, October 20, 10 am – 4 pm Chestnut Hill College Cost: Free to attend. The 9th Annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup Quidditch Tournament returns with teams from visiting colleges and the local community team competing in round-robin style Quidditch matches. Visit https://www.chc.edu/quidditchtournament-informationin the coming weeks for additional details and a list of participating teams.
Parking Five public paid parking lots will be open throughout Chestnut Hill during the event. Lot locations and pricing can be found at chestnuthillpa.com/parking.Limited street parking is also available. Overflow parking will also be available on the campus of the New Covenant Church of Philadelphia at 7500 Germantown Avenue. Parking for the Quidditch Tournament will be available on the grounds of Chestnut Hill College. Circulator shuttles will be running for the duration of the events to move people between the College, Woodmere, the overflow parking lot, and downtown Chestnut Hill. As parking capacity is limited, visitors traveling to Chestnut Hill for Witches & Wizards are strongly encouraged to utilize public transportation.
Transportation Public transportation is the most convenient way to travel to and from Chestnut Hill. SEPTA (Philadelphia’s regional transit system) has two station stops in Chestnut Hill located just a short walk from the heart of the community: Chestnut Hill West and Chestnut Hill East. This train system provides roundtrip transportation from Center City Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill. Visit www.iseptaphilly.comfor complete schedules and details. Woodmere Art Museum For more information,visit Straw Maze and Little Circus www.chestnuthillpa.com. Join the Saturday, October 20, conversation on social media with 10 am – 4 pm @chestnuthillpa and be sure to Woodmere Art Museum share the love with the hashtag Cost: Tickets: $5 per child, par- #chestnuthillpa.
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