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Joseph Starita will discuss the history-making career of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (above) during a Zoom presentation hosted by the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Sunday, March 5, at 1:30 p.m. Picotte, the first Native American physician in the U.S., graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1889, receiving her medical degree 31 years before women could vote and 35 years before Native Americans could become citizens in their own country. Reservations are required and can be made at ebenezermaxwellmansion.org.
Presentation on first Native American physician
A typical young Amish family in Lancaster County gets around in a horse and buggy, as their forebears did for centuries.
Local book author recounts her 10 years with Amish women
What are the lives of Amish women really like? Over the course of a decade, author Judy Stavisky spent hundreds of hours getting to know the women of Lancaster County's reclusive Amish community to elicit an answer to this question. more
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Gwyn Roberts, founder and director of the quartet, New World Recorders, will perform with the group Feb. 25, at Woodmere Art Museum.
Woodmere Art Museum to host recorder quartet on Feb. 25
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum will host New World Recorders in recital Sat., Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. The repertoire will include music by Dufay to Bach and even on to Schumann and beyond. more
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Baritone Ethan Vincent
Region celebrates Black History Month with music
Members of the Fairmount String Quartet will be the principal musical performers in “Healing with the Arts.” more
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Steve Travers as Tony and Sarah Heddins as Theresa.
A theatrical take on stalkers
After her second date with Tony, Theresa knew this was not going to work. more
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Kristine Heiney (left) and Dawn Kramlich stand inside of Kramlich's installation, "A Solipsist's Cell," at Moore College of Art & Design, where Kramlich earned an MFA.
Queer artist's compelling 'Mark My Words' at SCH gallery
Dawn Kramlich is a “text-based artist” whose compelling fusion of words with images can currently be viewed in the spring art show at the Barbara Crawford Art Gallery. more
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James Miller is seen in his Chestnut Hill home with two of the books his new company, Chestnut Hill Press, has published in recent months.
At 78, publishing books after a lifetime of travel
After a lifetime of working in technology, with travel that took him all over Asia, James Whipple Miller started an improbable new career after settling in Chestnut Hill eight years ago.  He founded a publishing company. more
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Kelsey Hebert (left) as Anelle and Penelope Reed as Ouiser in a scene from "Steel Magnolias" at the Act II Playhouse in Ambler through Feb. 26.
‘Magnolias’ captures the warmth and the humor of small-town life
Even before the play opens, the Act II Playhouse production of "Steel Magnolias" under director Megan Bellwoar grabs your attention. more
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Swimming Pool at Hunting Park, 1975–1976, by Edith Neff. Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Herbert and Faith Cohen, 2014.
Woodmere brings childhood back for the young at heart
For centuries, artists have been captivated by the miracle of childhood. Woodmere Art Museum’s newest exhibition is an ode to growing up. more
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Richard Raub, of Germantown, who will conduct an upcoming performance at the Academy of Vocal Arts, began taking piano lessons when he was in the second grade.
Germantown maestro conducts comic masterpiece ‘Don Pasquale’ at AVA
Longtime Germantown resident Richard Raub will conduct the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, “Don Pasquale,” Feb. 16 to 23. more
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The Adult and Children’s Choirs at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will sing to honor Black History Month in a concert at 7 p.m., Feb. 15.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields honors Black history with song
Tyrone Whiting, music director at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, had big plans. Then came Omicron. more
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Event Calendar: Black history, dystopian film and helping wildlife
Coming events in February more
Things to do for kids, teens and adults
Events calendar more
Actress April Woodall rehearses her role in “Ann,” a one-woman play about former Texas Gov. Ann Richards at Montgomery Theater in Souderton through Feb. 26.
A Texas firebrand burns brightly on stage
Montgomery Theater opens its 30th anniversary season with the first regional production of “Ann,” about former Texas governor Ann Richards. more
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Members of Filament Baroque chamber ensemble members (from left) Evan Few, John Walthausen and Elena Kauffman will perform French sacred music with vocalists Variant 6 in a free concert Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown.
Germantown Presbyterian church to host vocal concert
First Presbyterian Church in Germantown will present a concert entitled “Virtue & Vice” Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. Admission is free with a suggested donation. more
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Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Mt. Airy is celebrating its 18th anniversary with a new look that offers customers a calming atmosphere.
Big Blue Marble’s new look: a peaceful place amid the chaos
At a time when neighborhood bookstores are sprouting again in the Northwest, Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Mt. Airy is sailing confidently into its 18th year with a new look. more
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Jim Zervanos, author of “That Time I Got Cancer: A Love Story,” will discuss his journey with cancer on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7:30 a.m., with the Chestnut Hill Rotary Club at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
A medical miracle tells a story of trauma and survival
Jim Zervanos was clearly living a charmed life a decade ago. But cancer is a devilish intruder and doesn't care how perfect your life is. more
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The Rev. Robert L. Polk, of Roxborough, who served as the youth minister at the renowned Riverside Church in Manhattan, chats with the Rev. Deborah Northern, the congregation’s minister of parish care.
Powerful autobiography by nonagenarian pioneer
At 94 years old, the Rev. Robert L. Polk – who recently published his third book – has always been a pioneer. more
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Chestnut Hill author John K. Krieger, who has taught several subjects in numerous foreign countries, will sign copies of his book of short stories, “Glimpses,” at noon, Saturday, Jan. 28, at booked, 8511 Germantown Ave.
A peripatetic author brings his travels to the page
Chestnut Hill’s John K. Krieger will be signing copies of his newly published short stories this weekend at Booked. more
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The Old Academy Players’ production of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," the second staging of the play in the area this season, offers a different interpretation of a drama that portrays a quiet rebellion against male domination.
'Pemberley' brings a fabulous second take on a holiday favorite
The holiday season has passed, but there is still time to see the final performances of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," now running at Old Academy Players. more
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