February, 2012
Thursday, February 2nd —Luncheon Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Charles McMahon, Artist Director of The Lantern Theater, promises to surface on Ground Hog Day to lift the curtain on Romeo and Juliet, their next production.
Monday, February 6th — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Doris Dabrowski, moderator
Tuesday, February 7th — Evening Roundtable, 6 PM: Phillip Wallis, President of Audubon Pennsylvania, and Katie Pastuszek, CEO of Outward Bound of Philadelphia will describe the joint project of their two organizations which by building a joint center for youth leadership training and wildlife conservation on the edge of a hidden 40 acre lake in East Fairmount Park, hope also to reengage the children and revitalize the neighborhoods in an under-served part of the City. This presentation features wildlife photographs and architectural plans, followed by question and answer period.
Monday, February 13th — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: David Freeman, moderator
Thursday, February 16th —Luncheon Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Cordelia Frances Biddle will be the speaker: “In both instances, I have focused on the benefits and challenges produced by the industrial revolution as embraced by Philadelphia, issues of abolition and pro-slavery factions leading up to the Civil War, the waves of immigrants that changed the city and inspired new means for addressing social injustices, and the intersection of my Biddle and Drexel ancestors.”
Friday, February 17th — Club Dinner, cocktails at 5:30 PM, 6:15 PM concert, 7:15 PM dinner: Join talented musician Innmates Doris Dabrowski, Wesley Parrott and Peter Cressman, with guest flutist Adrian Baule, for an evening of beautiful music and fun around the piano: “Six Hands and a Flute.”
Monday, February 20th — CLUB CLOSED for Presidents Day holiday
Tuesday, February 21st — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: George Fisher, moderator
Thursday, February 23rd —Luncheon Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Debby Goldstein with Anna Dhody, Mutter Museum Curator at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, will discuss health issues of American presidents: from “Who Killed George Washington?” (with excerpts from commentaries of his contemporaries) to the no-longer-secret-operation-on-a-yacht-on-the-Potomac to remove a cancerous tumor from the jaw of Grover Cleveland (a portion of the tumor will be presented). Other key topics are the medical maladies — unrecognized or unacknowledged — of JFK, FDR, et al with a few words about Abraham Lincoln and Dick Cheney along the way. The presenters hope to stimulate a discussion: how much should the public know about the health of the candidates?
Monday, February 27th — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Palmer Hartl, moderator.
Tuesday, February 28th — Board meeting, 5:30 PM, buffet supper at 7 PM: All Club members are invited to attend
March, 2012
Thursday, March 1st — 10:50 AM: Private tour of the Henry Ozawa Tanner Exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (118-128 N. Broad Street.) Please arrive at PAFA at 10:50 AM for a tour beginning at 11 AM for approximately 50 minutes, at a cost of $10., returning to The Franklin Inn for luncheon at 12:30pm. Call 215-732-0334 to reserve for the tour and for luncheon.
Monday, March 5 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: David Freeman, moderator
Monday, March 5th — Theater-in-Residence program with the Philadelphia Artist’ Collective (PAC) at 6 PM: reserve seats at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205053
A reading of excerpts from an original work, “That Winter in the Valley” by Ross Beschler and Damon Bonetti. This reading will be coupled with a discussion about the process of writing the play, which is an historical leap of imagination that examines slavery and the struggle to navigate the line between individual liberty and the good of the state using Washington’s Valley Forge encampment in the context of the birth of America. This reading will be part of the process for PAC to launch a future full-production of this play.
Tuesday, March 6 — Evening Roundtable, 6 PM: Gresham Riley will lead a discussion of “The Disturbing Book of Job: Heretical Reflections On Evil.” Gresham offers a “soft condition” for attendance — Innmates should agree to read or reread the Book of Job prior to his talk. He will hand out a study guide (several weeks in advance) to assist in the reading. His remarks will derive from a long-term research project he’s been conducting on “Evil.” Specifically, they will be based on discussions of the Book of Job that he led at Christ Church
in Old City some years ago as part of its Lenten programs.
Monday, March 12 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Debby Goldstein, moderator
Wednesday, March 14 — Buffet supper and Theater, 5:30 PM: Special ticket price of $23 for Romeo & Juliet at The Lantern Theater; curtain time 7 PM. (These tickets are for those not already subscribing to the Lantern Series.) Reserve theater tickets by Monday, February 27th
Monday, March 19 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Gresham Riley, moderator
Monday, March 26 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Doris Dabrowski, moderator
April, 2012
Monday, April 2 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: George Fisher, moderator
Monday, April 9 — Quarterback Roundtable, 12:30 – 1:30 PM: David Freeman, moderator
Monday, April 30th, 2012 — Theater-in-Residence program with the Philadelphia Artist’ Collective (PAC) at 6 PM: reserve seats at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205053
Buffet dinner (downstairs)@6:00 PM (one blue ticket or $20/person) Discussion (upstairs) @7:00 PM (free!) A roundtable discussion on how artists’ collaborate, especially fusing art & music with theatre. The will feature Madeline Adams, PAC resident artist for 2011 – 2012 (and talented daughter of Innmate Cynthia Adams!) who will discuss her work & ideas for our spring production, “Changes of Heart (The Double Inconstancy)” by Pierre de Marivaux. Music from the show will be performed by Andrew Clotworthy, the actor playing piano for the production. Innmates will also get a special opportunity to attend the full-production of Changes of Heart (The Double Inconstancy) which runs May 10-26, 2012 at the Broad Street Ministry. Stay tuned for details! (Special note: this particular event will serve as the monthly FIC evening roundtable, which would normally be held the next night Tuesday, May1.) We look forward to seeing all of you at these events! If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact a member of the Theatre committee directly. If you have ideas or inspiration for the 2012-2013 season, or would like to join the committee, please contact Reuben Wade via email at Reuben.P.Wade@earthlink.net. For more information about the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective please visit www.philartistcollective.weebly.com or find them on Facebook (and become a friend!)
May, 2012
June, 2012
July, 2012
Sunday, July 22nd — Summer Club Outing, from 1 to 4 PM, at the home of our Club Vice President.
MONDAY QUARTERBACK LUNCHEON OVERVIEW
The Club provides a comfortable venue for conversations, one of which is the Monday Quarterback Roundtable. On Mondays eight members (“Innmates”) currently rotate assignments as “quarterbacks” who second-guess the pundits in the previous day’s “Week in Review” section of the New York Times and the “Currents” section of the Philadelphia Inquirer. One Monday in each rotation the subject matter for discussion comes from the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal. After brief introductory remarks about a small number of editorials or op-ed pieces of special interest to that day’s “quarterback,” those in attendance engage in spirited conversation over lunch. These Roundtables begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and conclude between 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
