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Keep Your Love Local

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Valentine’s Day in Chestnut Hill. Delicious Food, Fine Wine, Fun Activities.

It’s everything you need for LOVE.

Stagecrafters Theater

Presents

All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

February 3-4-5-9-10-11-12-16-17-18-19

A classic by one of America’s great playwrights and winner of the Tony Award for Best Play.

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Nichols Berg Gallery

Hosts its First Winter Art Show

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4th, 6 to 9 pm

The show features the creative works of students attending the Antonelli Institute. More than thirty works of art will be displayed. The opening reception will also feature the music of Brian Kors as well as dancing later in the evening.

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Kindle the Inner Fire

February Special for Couples

Cupid’s arrow looks a like an acupuncture needle this month. Enjoy together the warm, relaxing flow you will experience in a session of Chinese massage with acupuncture. Maybe leave work early, or plan a weekend for some afternoon delight….

Margaret Kinnevy, RN, LAC
Natural Medicine for Body Mind Health
www.Acupuncture-Philadelphia.com

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Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment

Presents

Nationally Acclaimed Bioethicist

Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D

Topic: Healthcare Rationing is Coming!

What to do about it?

Thursday, February 16th, 7:00 pm

8855 Germantown Avenue

McNally’s Tavern First date here at 8634? Meet your true Valentine here by plan/surprise? Are you the couple together the longest with the sweetest engagement story? Win $100 Gift Certificate! Send your story to mcnallym@mcnallys.com

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Throws a Party for

Its Newest Brew…Oompa Loompa Stout

Friday, February 10th, 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Guests will enjoy house-made chocolate truffles and get the first tastes of head brewer Paul Rutherford’s Willy Wonka beer. Oh, by the way, you’ll be able to pick out the Iron Hill employees at this party…they’ll be the ones dressed as Oompa Loompas!

Spice up your Love Life

with a little Salsa!

Balance Chestnut Hill

Friday, February 10th

7 pm to 9 pm

$75 per Couple

Join dance instructor, Rubi Wiswall, for a fun casual salsa dance class followed by a social hour of wine, light refreshments & practicing your new skills with your partner. Afterwards, head to Chestnut 7 or Campbell’s Place where you’ll receive 10% off your dinner. All couples welcome!

Pre-registration with payment required.

Chestnut 7

Hosts

Valentine’s Prix Fixe Dinner

$60 per Couple…includes shared appetizer, two entrees, shared dessert and a complimentary bottle of wine.

Valley Green Inn is taking reservations for Valentine’s Day. Dinner being served from 4-9 on February 14th at $69.95 per person. Menu online now. Please call for reservations at 215.247.1730.

taking reservations for Valentine’s Day. Dinner being served from 4-9 on February 14th at $69.95 per person. Menu online now. Please call for reservations at 215.247.1730 or at Open Table

Roller’s Restaurants

Celebrate

Valentine’s Day

Roller’s Expresso

8341 Germantown Avenue

Enjoy special Valentine’s Waffles with chocolate chips, whipped cream, strawberries & almond brittle

from February 11th to February 19th.

Roller’s Restaurant at the Flying Fish

8142 Germantown Avenue…Upstairs

Tuesday, February 14th

Jim Dragoni & vocalist, Phyllis Chapell perform romantic latin-inflected melodies while you enjoy a sumptious 3-course meal including a festive champagne cocktail to start.

$55 per person for dinner & music (tax, tip, beverage extra)

Tavern on the Hill
February 11th to February 14th

Fabulous 4 Course Fireside

Dinner Special

$90 per Couple

Complete with champagne toast

and

live and lovely music.

Something Sweet…

Bredenbeck’s Bakery

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Tiffany Box Mini-Cakes
Conversation Heart Cookies
Love Bug Cakes
And much, much more…

Baker Street Bread Company

Sweet Dreams Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Loaf
Cinnamon Buns
Cherry Vanilla Scones

Night Kitchen Bakery

Tuxedo Strawberries
Heart Shaped Linzer Raspberry Cookies
Racy Converstaion Hearts
Chocolate Truffles

Give the one you love the gift of dinner for two at Avenida.
El Dia de San Valentín ( $60 per couple excluding tax and gratuity) Three courses with a free glass of Spanish Cava.

Something Sparkling…

Gravers Lane Gallery

hosts

A Jewelry Trunk Show

Sunday, February 12th

Noon to 5

necklace by Chihiro Maiko

Join artists Julia Blaukopf and Zivile Pupinyte as the Gallery showcases the expanded and unique collections of all their jewelers, including the exclusive Forever Screwed Unisex line.

Light refreshments will be served.

Carol Schwartz Gallery

is offering 20% off

all jewelry

and

their popular, original heart paintings are back

with a new look and a special price.

These heart paintings can be customized for your

special Valentine

Something Sporty…

Chestnut Hill Sports

8628 Germantown Avenue

215-242-6167

Anything in the store that has the color RED on it is 10% off!

(both regular priced & sale merchandise)

Could be the perfect Valentine’s gift for the

Phillie Phanatic in your life.

Something Sultry…

Woodmere Art Museum

Kicks Off the Valentine Weekend

with

A Tribute to Miles Davis:

A Kinda Blue Valentine

by Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble

Featuring Tony Smith

Friday, February 10th

6:00 to 8:00 pm

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Arbor Terrace Presentation in honor of Black History Month

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Tags: Arbor Terrace, biography, Black History Month, Dorothy Dandridge, film, free, movies, vintage, What's New
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Chestnut Hill Expands Its Restaurant Repertoire

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Try our wonderful restaurants….there are new ones and old ones and they are all scrumptious! From ethnic eateries to fine dining we have it all.

Bruno’s Restaurant-9800 Germantown Avenue 215-242-1888

Cafette-8136 Germantown Avenue 215-242-4220

Cake-8501 Germantown Avenue 215-247-6887

Campbell’s Place-8337 Germantown Avenue 215-242-1818

Chestnut Hill Coffee Co.-8620 Germantown Avenue 215-242-8600

Chestnut 7-8201 Germantown Avenue 215-247-7777

Chestnut Grill & Sidewalk Cafe-8229 Germantown Avenue 215-247-7570

Cin Cin-8136 Germantown Avenue 215-242-4220

Cosimo’s Pizza Cafe-8501 Germantown Avenue 215-247-6887

Fiesta Pizza III-8339 Germantown Avenue 215-247-4141

Heirloom-8705 Germantown Avenue 215-964-2265

Hokka Hokka-8501 Germantown Avenue 215-247-6887

Iron Hill Brewery-8400 Germantown Avenue 215-948-5600

Kings Garden-8225 Germantown Avenue 215-753-0246

McNally’s Tavern-8705 Germantown Avenue 215-964-2265

Metropolitan Bakery-8501 Germantown Avenue 215-247-6887

Mica -8609 Germantown Avenue 267-335-3912

Night Kitchen Bakery-7725 Germantown Avenue 215-248-9235

Roller’s Expresso-8341 Germantown Avenue 215-247-7715

Roller’s Restaurant at the Flying Fish-8142 Germantown Avenue 215-247-0707

Starbucks-8513 Germantown Avenue 215-242-3860

Stella Sera-8630 Germantown Avenue 215-248-1980

Tavern on the Hill-8636 Germantown Avenue 215-247-9948

Top of the Hill Cafe -184 W. Evergreen Avenue 215-247-6009

Treehouse Play Cafe-10 W. Gravers Lane 215-247-3637

Thai Kuu-35 Bethlehem Pike #109A 267-297-5715

Valley Green Inn -Valley Green Road at Wissahickon Creek 215-247-1730

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Friday Evening Jazz and Sunday Classics at Woodmere Art Museum

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

WINTER 2012 MUSIC AT WOODMERE

Celebrate music at Woodmere on Fridays and Sundays. Tickets are available for purchase online and at the door.

Friday Night Jazz Fridays, 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m. | $20 ($15 members, Children under 12: Free)
Free wine tasting

Friday Night Family Happenings include art making activities for kids
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | FREE

Friday Night Jazz is offered in partnership with LifeLine Music Coalition. WRTI is a media partner. Wine courtesy of Twin Brook Winery.

Tribute to Miles Davis: A Kinda Blue Valentine
February 10

Spend an evening honoring jazz innovator Miles Davis. Tony Smith, one of Philadelphia’s most powerful trumpeters, joins the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble to perform the sounds that pierced the hearts of jazz fans everywhere. Selections will include Davis standards such as “Milestone” and “Freddie Freeloader” along with compositions he didn’t write but became associated with, such as “My Funny Valentine” and “Round Midnight.” For more information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.

Friday Night Family Happening: Color Me Wild! Beat the winter doldrums and create a scene full of wild color.

Jazz Legends: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Sarah Vaughan
February 17

Join in a celebration of the role of jazz in black history in this “narra-musical,” focusing on the contributions of black composers and musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Sarah Vaughan. This special event is narrated by upright bassist and composer Warren Oree and performed by Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. For more information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.

Friday Night Family Happening: Art from Unexpected Materials. Visit Force of Nature and be inspired by Elaine Kurtz to make your own art from unusual materials.

Tribute to Nina Simone, featuring vocalist Ella Ghant and her quartet
February 24

Enjoy a magical evening honoring Nina Simone, the high priestess of soul. The evening will include her best loved tunes, “Four Women,” “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “Mississippi Goddam,” and “Love Me or Leave Me.”

Friday Night Family Happening: Found Object Creations. Check out Dina Wind’s found object sculptures and create your own artworks.

Jazz Headz: Philadelphia’s Contribution to Jazz
March 2

Spend an extraordinary evening with Jazz Headz, a unified jazz ensemble of some of Philadelphia’s finest musical artists and most popular bandleaders. Artists include Duane Eubanks, Odean Pope, Webb Thomas, Monnette Sudler, Rich Budesa, and Warren Oree. If you can make only one concert, make it this one. “Ridge Avenue Swing” by Warren Oree, “Killer Joe” by Benny Golson, “Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie, and “Mr. P.C.” by John Coltrane will be featured. For more information visit lifelinemusiccoalition.com.

Friday Night Family Happening: Puppets on Parade. Design and make your own puppet.

Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy, featuring saxophonist Victor North
March 9

Philadelphia-born saxophonist Stan Getz worked with Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton, but was best known for his partnership with Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim and Brazilian singers João and Astrud Gilberto. Some of the compositions performed this evening will be from the landmark 1964 recording Getz/Gilberto: “The Girl from Ipanema,” “Corcovado,” and the Grammy Award–winning composition “Desafinado.”

Friday Night Family Happening: Fancy Hats and Helmets. Use your imagination to create fun headgear.

Cabaret Night with Jill Salkin
March 16

Singer, songwriter, and recording artist Jill Salkin is a seasoned performer with a soulful sound. Experience an intimate evening of jazz classics as well as works from Salkin’s releases The Very Thought of You (2009) and Heart’s Desire (2000), featuring original compositions influenced by jazz, pop, R&B, and folk. For more information visit jillsalkin.com

Friday Night Family Happening: Story Time in the Parlor. Through storytelling, learn about works of art in Woodmere’s collection and take part in a simple, hands-on activity.

Classic Sundays: Opera, Choral, and ClassicalSundays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $20 ($15 members)
Light refreshments served. Performance and “get to know the artist” reception.

Love Songs: Pennsylvania Girls Choir
February 12

Stroll down memory lane with a selection of timeless love songs performed by this a cappella group in honor of Valentine’s Day: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “My Funny Valentine,” “My Love Walks in Velvet” and several Cole Porter standards.

Haydn, Debussy, Liszt, and Chopin: Michelle Cann
February 19

Pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at the age of 14 and has since been invited to perform with many renowned orchestras. Her program this evening includes Fantasia in C major by Joseph Haydn; “Gigues” from Images by Claude Debussy; Liebesträum no. 3 by Franz Liszt; and Sonata no. 3 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Cann appears courtesy of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Academy of the Vocal Arts
February 26

Join us for a fun and entertaining afternoon of Broadway show tunes and opera hits! An ensemble of performers will regale you with an array of both grand and amusing light opera. For more information visit avaopera.org.

Chopin, Debussy, Gade, and Liszt: Marja Kaisla
March 4

Finnish pianist Marja Kaisla is well known in the chamber music world. She has performed extensively in the United States and will be performing works by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Niels Gade, and Franz Liszt.

Celtic Tunes and Dances with the Jameson Sisters
March 11

Performing on a variety of instruments including the medieval harp and the Renaissance brat harp, Ellen Tepper will be accompanied by vocalist Terry Kane to form the Jameson Sisters, who will delight you with Celtic tunes and dances. For more information visit jamesonsisters.com.

Karl Middleman: An Afternoon with the Mendelssohns
March 18

Karl Middleman will transport you to the world of the talented Mendelssohn family. He will play their music, share their stories, and remind us what an extraordinary group of musicians the Mendelssohns were. For more information visit karlmiddleman.com.

Special Music Package:
Six tickets for jazz or classical concerts: $100 ($75 members). Mix and match your tickets to suit your interests and schedule. Tickets must be redeemed for specific concerts a week in advance to guarantee admission. Call 215-247-0948 for more information.

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Register for Home Grown Institute Workshop

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Registration for The Home Grown Institute March 24-25 is Open!

We are proud to be a Community Partner of The Home Grown Institute. Registration is open for the March 24-25

“Springing Good Intentions Into Action” conference to be held at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy!

· 50+ Hands-on Home-Scaled Sustainable Skills Workshops including:

edible gardens,

community and school gardens

seed-saving, soil enrichment, 4 season harvest

bees, chickens, worms, aquaponics

food preservation, fermentation

repurposing, upcycling, natural building

· Fun, engaging and educational KIDS and TEEN program
· Seed Exchange and and Tool Swap
· Silent Auction, Awards Reception
· Local, Organic, Seasonal Lunch
· Free Rain Barrel or Worm Farm Composter for all registrants*
· Work-exchange financial aid available

Contributions to the Silent Auction benefit our Community Scholarship Fund

Watch for the Weekend At-A-Glance Pull-Out in The Weavers Way Shuttle (February, page 10)

View the Weekend At-a-Glance and Full Program online (http://issuu.com/thehomegrowninstitute) or

Download the docs from the website (thehomegrowninstitute.org/Register.html).

* one per family/residence. All repurposed from reclaimed food grade plastic. Supplies are limited.

–
All The Best

Sarah Gabriel, Managing Director
The Home Grown Institute
Community-Centered, Skills-Focused, Action-Driven

March 24 – 25, 2012 ”Springing Good Intentions into Action”

Download the program at thehomegrowninstitute.org/Register.html

or View Online at issuu.com/thehomegrowninstitute

sarah@thehomegrowninstitute.org
thehomegrowninstitute.org
@homgrownbasics

Wish List for Build Projects

Transport rain barrels from Allentown
2-liter plastic bottles
chicken wire for chicken coop building
old hula hoops and hardware wire for compost bins
soil for all kinds of planting activities
fish tanks
fish tank air pumps

Tags: chestnut hill academy, community gardens bees, community partner, edible gardens, home grown institute, springside academy sustainable skills, What's New, workshop
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Musehouse Poetry Workshop at Woodmere Art Museum

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Musehouse meets the Museum

A one-day poetry and fiction workshop featuring a visit to theWoodmere Art Museum.

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Time: 10 a.m.—3 p.m.
Fee: $60
Instructors: Kathy Sheeder Bonanno and Susan Agar
Other Info: Tickets to the museum and lunch included

Join us for a day of ekphrastic writing! We’ll start at the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill with a mini tour of the museum followed by a one-hour tutorial by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno and Susan Agar about how to write responsively to visual art. Next, we’ll each choose a painting to write about, study it and make a draft of a poem or short story. Finally, we’ll drive down the hill to Musehouse, where we’ll enjoy complimentary lunch. We’ll end our afternoon with a reading of our new poems and stories to the group. What a fun and civilized way to spend a Sunday afternoon! This is a great workshop for writers of all levels.

Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, the Founder and Director of Musehouse, has been an educator for eighteen years. Her book, Slamming Open the Door, was among the ten best-selling books of poetry in America in 2009.

Susan Agar is the Program Coordinator of Musehouse. While living in London, she was a Reader for the Ian St. James Literary Award in short fiction.

Tags: ekphrasstic writing, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, musehouse, poetry workshop, Susan Agar, What's New, woodmere art museum
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O’Doodles Hot Wheels Racing

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

O’Doodle’s will be host to a 6 LANE HOT WHEELS SPEEDWAY
This Saturday and Sunday 11a to 3pm

Bring your Hot Wheels to RACE for FREE on our Cool Raceway!
Check out the latest 2012 Hot Wheels as Well!

Tags: Hot Wheels, o'doodles, racing, What's New
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Musehouse Presents Poster Contest

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Tags: anthe, musehouse, poem of hope, poetry, poetry contest, poster contest, prize money, unpublished poems, What's New
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Author of The Habit to speak at Chestnut Hill Hotel

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

SPEAKER: Susan Morse, author-”The Habit”
Bombay Room of the Chestnut Hill Hotel
January 25, 2012-7:00 PM

Susan is a born and bred Philadelphia resident who has written a very interesting, often very funny, book about her experiences growing up with a somewhat unusual mother and tells of the very frustrating events involved in finding the right fit in placing her aging mom in a safe place. She will discuss her journey on becoming an author and her struggles with the health care system.

Ms. Morse is the first to appear in the 2012 Chestnut Hill Book Festival Speaker Series.

Find a coupon here for a discount dinner at the Chestnut Grill & Sidewalk Cafe before the talk.