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by BARBARA MALINSKY
Chestnut Hill resident Dr. George Spaeth may be a nationally acclaimed ophthalmologist, research professor (at Wills Eye Hospital), author of 10 medical textbooks and more than 250 articles in medical journals and winner of countless medical awards, but last Saturday night at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater he prescribed therapy of a different sort — two original ballets commissioned by Dr. Spaeth that were performed by members of the

by CAROLE VERONA
“When I had no eyes I listened.”
That line from Robert Pinsky’s poem, Samurai Song, is a fitting tribute to Dave Garnett’s career. Born blind, Dave has spent most of his life listening to pianos speak and sing.
Dave has been a professional piano tuner for 55 years — 25 of them working at


by COOPER ROBB
It’s hard to believe that Alan Ball’s admirable 1996 play, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, is just now having its Philadelphia premiere at the Allens Lane Theater. Winner of an Academy Award for hi


by RAMSEY PENNYPACKER
It’s constantly changing — from a brooding enigma to a floating dream to a freeform fury. It challenges all boundaries. And it has taken its name from a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Is it some apparition, haunting the region for Halloween?


by MARILYN STEEG
In its 22 years of bringing high-end crafts to the area, The Highlands Craft Show planners try to select the finest in many categories. This year is no exception, and a Chestnut Hiller who specializes in custom framing continues the tradition.


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