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O U T - A N D - A B O U T – Dining & Entertainment News By Jerry H. Bloom, Staff Writer Onstage • Kimmel Center – Merriam Theater in Philadelphia presents The Monterey Jazz Festival, Saturday, February 2, at 8 p.m. featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Philly native Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter, and Ambrose Akinmusire. For tickets ($28 to $60) or info, call 215-893-1999 or online visit www.kimmelcenter.org. • Hard Rock Café, 1131 Market Street in Philadelphia, presents the reggae/rock band Ballyhoo!, Friday, Febr uar y 8, 8 p.m., offering a relaxed sound mixed with an energetic performance style that’s gaining them a reputation on the national alternative radio scene. Throw rock, reggae, punk, and pop into a blender, power it up and you get Ballyhoo! Watch their new video Walk Away at http://on.fuse.tv/11KWgTK. For tickets ($12 Adv - $14 DOS – for all ages) or info, call 215-238-1000 or online visit http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/ event/194199. • Pennsylvania Ballet presents Balanchine/Wheeldon/Tharp at Kimmel Center’s Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, February 7 - 10, a trio of diverse works. For tickets (starting at $30) or info, call 215893-1999 or online at www.paballet.org. • Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Ecco, 17 leading soloists and chamber musicians of today’s younger generation of classical music all-stars, a conductor-less band of strings combining the power and expansiveness of a great orchestral ensemble with the spontaneity of chamber music, Sunday, February 10, 3 p.m. in the Kimmel Center Perelman Theater, 260 South Broad Street in Philadelphia. For tickets ($24, $10 for students) or info, call 215-569-8080 or visit www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/special-event/product/ecco-3/. • Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, presents Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, based on the book by Judith Viorst, February 1 - 9. From the moment he wakes up, Alexander has gum in his hair, trips on his skateboard, and drops his sweater in a sink full of water. When both his brothers find prizes in their cereal boxes, all Alexander gets is cereal. At school his best friend abandons him on the playground and his mom forgets to put dessert in his lunch box. Alexander’s unique outlook on life reveals the humor in the everyday challenges of being a kid. Filled with hilarious hijinks, lively songs and energetic dancing, this musical
is sure to tickle your funny bone as it helps kids understand that some days are just like that. For tickets ($10 - $16) or info, call 215-574-3550 / 800-982-2787 or visit www.WalnutStreetTheatre.org. Dining • Bistrot La Minette, 623 South 6th Street in Philadelphia, offers Chef Peter Woolsey’s Travel to Périgord four-course dinner, at $35, or $50 with regional wine pairings. For reservations and menu info, call 215-925-8000 or visit h t t p : / / w w w. b i s t r o t l a m i n e t t e . c o m / index.php/menus-and-wine-list/specialmenus. Museum Notes • Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Ger mantown Avenue in Philadelphia offers the following lectures: February 2 – The Artist as Collector, 3-4 p.m. Artist and collector Bill Scott discusses his private art collection and how he began to collect, offering insights into collecting modern and contemporary works. February 9 – The Rewards and Pitfalls of Collecting Original Prints, 3 - 4 p.m. PAFA professor emeritus Dee Dee Bridgewater at the “Monterey Jazz Festival” in Verizon Hall. Peter Paone shares important information for the collector, including a step-by-step description of printmaking processes and techniques, the language of print symbols, conservation, restoration, and expectations of the primary and resale markets. For tickets ($15) or info, call 215-247-0476 or visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Special Events • The Brandywine Valley Association will hold the 6th Annual Brandywine Polar Plunge, February 9, at the Brandywine Picnic Park, 690 South Creek Road in West Chester, PA to raise awareness about their conservation work in the 330 square mile Brandywine Creek Watershed. Participants collect at least $35 in donations from friends and family in exchange for braving the chilly Brandywine Creek in the middle of winter. The first 200 participants to register will receive an official 2013 long sleeve t-shirt commemorating the event. Prizes awarded to top individual fundraiser, largest group, group raising the most funds, and best costume. Event info and registration online at www.brandywinewatershed.org. E-mail releases two-weeks in advance of publication date to jerry@jerrybloom.com. Follow paragraph format above.
Literary Speed Dating at the Free Library peed Dating with a literary twist: bring your favorite book with you as an icebreaker at these free events! Pre-registration is required. • Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 5:30 p.m.: Speed Dating for people in their 20s and 30s, Walnut Street West Library, 40th and Walnut. To register, e-mail Dan at ryand@freelibrary.org. • Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 6:00 p.m.: Speed Dating
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for people in their 20s and 30s, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St., Room 108. To register, e-mail Aurora at deshauteursa@freelibrary.org. • Monday, February 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m.: Speed Dating for people in their 40s and 50s, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St., Room 108. To register, e-mail Aurora at deshauteursa@ freelibrary.org.
Valentin Radu Conducts the Vox Renaissance Consort in Renaissance Candlemas ushly costumed professional vocalists and period-instrument troubadours perform Renaissance Candlemas—glorious music from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods, celebrating the time of year when the winter begins to give way to spring. Featured musical compositions include Jubilate Deo by Giovanni Gabrieli, Hodie Beata Virgo Maria by Jacob Arcadelt, Ave Maris Stella by Guillaume Dufay and a setting by Heinrich Schütz of Psalm 121. Performances are Friday, February 8 at 8:00 p.m. at Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane at Willow Grove Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA 19118; and Sunday, February 10 at 6:00 p.m. at Daylesford Abbey, 220 South Valley Road, Paoli, PA 19301. Tickets: $25 General Admission; $20 Seniors; $10 Students. Visit www.VoxAmaDeus.org for details. For tickets, general information and group sales call VoxAmaDeus at 610-688-2800. Tickets go on sale at the door approximately 45 minutes prior to concert time.
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Cupcake Decorating for Teens Students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to join B.J. Amerine of Confetti Mountain Tookies and Cakes in a night of cupcake decorating fun on February 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Radnor Memorial Library. Registration is required by phone, in person, or at www.radnorlibrary.org. For information, call 610-687-1124. Find great information and advertisers every week in City Suburban News – Your Free Community Newspaper!
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