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Year 30, No. 11
Nashville Singer/Songwriter Craig Bickhardt performs Saturday, November 15 at Darlington Arts Center’s Coffee House Concert Series.
ashville Singer/Songwriter Craig Bickhardt performs Saturday, November 15 at Darlington Arts Center’s Coffee House Concert Series. The concert is BYOB and begins with an open mic at 7:30 p.m., followed by Craig at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and include free coffee, tea, and desserts. Advance ticket purchase is recommended by calling 610-358-3632 or ordering online at www.darlingtonarts.org.
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Featuring Guest Flute Soloist Wendy Tarnoff
Saturday, November 15 at Darlington Arts Center By the time Craig Bickhardt was 25 years old he’d signed a record contract with Bob Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman; inked an artist development deal with legendary talent impresario and head of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun; had one of his songs recorded by Art Garfunkel; shared the concert stage with Bruce Springsteen, Stephen
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Stills and Harry Chapin; lost nearly everything he owned in a California house fire; and had his only guitar stolen by a junkie in NYC. It appeared as if his budding career had all the makings of a Llewen Davis-esque tale. Despite steady touring and achieving respectable successes such as scoring and performing songs for the Academy Award winning film Tender Mercies and writing several hits (Four #1’s !) for Nashville artists, Bickhardt has remained a relatively undiscovered artist himself. Bickhardt’s label mate Nathan Bell refers to him as ‘the invisible wizard’ for his overlooked guitar chops as much as his behind-the-curtain songwriting virtuosity. Indeed, his four decades in the business have paved a general sonic familiarity that’s not easy to achieve—by artists of any level of fame. Although Bickhardt has perhaps flown under Craig Bickhardt Performs on page 12
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Wendy Tarnoff, flute soloist, will appear with the Wayne Art Center String Orchestra on November 17 at the Wayne Art Center at 7:30 p.m. he Wayne Art Center String Orchestra will present “An Evening of Music for Strings” with guest flute soloist Wendy Tarnoff on Monday, November 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Wayne Art Center. The performance is free and open to the public. Under the direction of conductor and Wayne resident Joyce S. Prichard, the program will include music by Gustav Holst, Ernest Bloch, and Arcangelo Corelli. Professional flutist, educator, and Bryn Mawr resident Wendy Tarnoff will be featured in John Rutter’s Suite Antique for Flute and Strings. The string orchestra is comprised of talented young adult string players who auditioned for selection. Musicians from six area schools were chosen for the advanced performing group. The opportunity to perform with outstanding adult
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Wayne Art Center String Orchestra Free Concert on page 3
“THE NUTCRACKER”
Performed by Narberth’s Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center November 21 - 23, 2014 the cast after the November pper Darby Performing 22 performances. Arts Center presents Tickets are $10 - $22. UDPAC the 25th celebration of members save $2 and children “The Nutcracker,” the family12 and under save $1. Tickets favorite performed by the may be purchased online at renowned Pennsylvania Acadwww.udpac.org, at the box office emy of Ballet Society Novemor by calling the box office: 610ber 21, 22 and 23. The Pennsylvania Academy Marie (Sarah Cramer of of Ballet Society has teamed Penn Valley) dances with with the Performing Arts Cenher Prince (Austin Eyler of ter for 25 holiday seasons to West Chester) in “The present Nutcracker perforNutcracker,” performed by mances that offer top prothe PA Academy of Ballet duction value at affordable Society, at UDPAC prices. A fun way for families November 21 - 23. to kick off the holiday season, the annual tradition features 622-1189. Ninety-minute perforprofessional soloists and many mances are appropriate for of the region’s best dancers. children four years old and up. Five enchanting perforBefore and after the show the mances take place on Novemlobby is a winter wonderland ber 21 at 7:30 p.m., November filled with nut cracker gifts 22 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and ideal for holiday shopping. November 23 at 1:30 p.m. and The enchanting music by Tchaikovsky is one of his best-known works and 5:30 p.m. at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA. Audience members are invited to have pictures taken with See “The Nutcracker” at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center on page 12
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