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roadway’s All-Amer- ican Family Musical, Meredith Willson’s


“The Music Man”, is Wal- nut Street Theatre’s block- buster as the holiday sea- son approaches. Running now through Jan. 6 on the Mainstage, this spectacular prize-winner stars local leading man Jeffrey Coon and Broadway’s Jennifer Hope Wills, with choreogra- phy and direction by Marc Robin. Other local favorites in the very large singing/ dancing cast are Anthony Lawton, Denise Whelan, Fran Prisco and Mary Mar- tello plus twelve youngsters in the Children’s troop. 215- 574-3550. v The Asian Arts Initia-


tive’s fall exhibition, “Illu- minate Me”, runs through Dec. 7, created by local art- ist collective Las Gallas and using hand-crafted lanterns and an oral-history sound- scape telling the story of Latino and Asian-American immigration running par- allel. 1219 Vine. Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 6 p.m. 215-557-4055. v Penn Museum’s new exhibition, “Year of Proof: Making and Unmaking Race”, is on view now through Aug. 18, 2013. Among other informa-


BalletX is back at the Wilma Theater from Nov. 7 to 11 with an East Coast premiere by company co-founder Matthew Neenan and two world premieres. Among the large cast in this dynamic contemporary ballet company is Chloe Felesina (above) in one of the new works. Photo: Alexader Iziliaev


tive attractions here is the infamous Morton Collec- tion of human crania, col- lected in the mid-1800s to confirm society’s beliefs about racial hiearchy. Also at Penn on Nov. 11 only is “Catch a Dream”, a chance


for families to learn about dreamcatchers and other Native American objects and crafts and to create a dreamcatcher to take home. 215-746-8183. 3260 South St. The Asian Arts Initiative’s fall exhibition, “Illuminate


Me”, runs through Dec. 7, created by local artist col- lective Las Gallas and using hand-crafted lanterns and an oral-history soundscape telling the story of Latino and Asian-American im- migration running paral- lel. 1219 Vine. Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 6 p.m. 215-557-4055. v Our city’s much-admired annual “One Book, One Philadelphia” this year has chosen as its featured selection Julie Otsuka’s “The Buddha in the At- tic”, a “poetic novel that illuminates the poignant, powerful stories of Japanese ‘picture brides’ who came to the U.S. during the early 1900s, tracing their experi- ences through peacetime and the onset of World War II”. This joint project of the Office of the Mayor and the Free Library of Philadelphia is now in its 11th season and as of now is offering eight weeks of discussions, performances, workshops and appearances by the au- thor. The book is available in bookstores throughout the city and also for reserve at all local libraries. Fur- ther info. and details at all library branches and at 215- 567-7710. v It’s Pie in the Sky season


again, when MANNA sells five different kinds of deli- cious pies, all home-made and ready to brighten the holidays and for pickup at locations all over the city and suburbs. MANNA, the Metropolitan Area Neigh- borhood Nutrition Alli- ance, prepares and deliveres 65,000 nourishing meals each month to those battling illnesses that threaten their quality of life. All proceeds go to support this incredible system of offering nutri- tion, counsel, guidance and friendliness to thousands in great need. The final date to order pies is Nov. 16 for pick- up at convenient locations on Nov. 20 and 21. Details, information and pie orders at 215-496-2662. This year’s flavors are apple, pump- kin, Southern pecan, sweet potato and in honor of the sponsoring organization, US Airways Sky Pie. v High Definition live tele- casts have become highly popular entertainment hits and our city’s Rave cinema has been offering Metro- politan Opera live telecasts since the inception of this amazing theatrical experi- ence. Live theatre presenta- tions are also now being offered and on Nov. 8 and 13 at 7 p.m. Shakespeare’s


Globe on Screen will offer, from “the world’s most famous stage”, Marlowe’s celebrated drama “Dr. Faustus”. In the cast, Arthur Darvill, Charlote Broom, jonathan Cullen, Sarita Pi- otrowski, Nigel Cooke and Paul Hilton under Matthew continued on page 10


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