EAGLES MERE

FRIENDS OF THE ARTSEST. 1975

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Unless otherwise indicated, programs will be at

The David A. DeWire Center

891 Laporte Avenue, Eagles Mere

www.EMFOA.org

email: EMFAinfo@gmail.com

Admission: Member tickets or cash at door.Children under 12 free, accompanied by an adult.

2019S U M M E R

OUR 45th SEASON

Sunday, May 26 • 8:00 p.m. • The FIREFLY GALS Welcome the summer season with this FREE Memorial Weekend concert featuringThe Firefly Gals. Get ready to tap your toes, stomp your feet and renew your square dancingskills with this Appalachian mountain music. Bring the whole family for this fabulous event!• www.fireflygals.com • No ticket or $ required for admission.

Thursday, July 4 • 5:00 p.m • THE REPASZ BAND on the Village GreenOur traditional offering to the community, there will be a medley of patriotic tunes andBroadway melodies to celebrate Independence Day. The program lasts one hour.In case of rain, the band will play at the DeWire Center. • Admission is FREE. Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on!

Sunday, July 7 • 8:00 p.m. • DEBRA LEW HARDER The Human Need for Melody Why are human beings drawn to a beautiful melody? Why does a melody often stay in our memoryfar more easily and far longer than a spoken-word sentence? Dr. Debra Lew Harder, M.D., D.M.A.,explores some of the latest thinking in neuromusicology to answer these questions, and she’ll playsome of the most gorgeous melodies for solo piano by a diverse range of inspiring composers.• www.debralewhardermusic.com • Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

Saturday, July 13 • 8:00 p.m. • BEST OF THE EAGLESBest of the Eagles (BOTE) is the most exact interpretation of the music of the Eagles in America, bar none! Joe Vadala and a group of professional musicians are passionate about their love of the Eagles. This is no simple copy band or impersonator act, but rather a group of excellent musicians who expertly and authentically re-create the songs, the music, the vocals and the magical aura of one of America’s greatest rock bands. Come share a great night of Eagles hits. • www.bestoftheeagles.com• Admission: one EMFA member ticket or $25.00

Saturday, July 20 • 8:00 p.m. • Dan Levinson’s Gotham SophistiCats with Molly Ryan HOT NIGHTS IN HARLEM: A Dazzling Musical Journey to the Epicenter of Jazz in the 1920sand ’30s featuring the rompin’, stompin’ music of Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters,Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and others. Take the “A” Trainuptown, step into the Savoy Ballroom, cut a rug with the Lindy Hoppers, then head on overto a rent party and watch the dawn break through. Come in, cats, and check your hats!• www.danlevinson.com • Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

Sunday, July 21 p.m. • 4:00 p.m. • KAMMERMUSIK MAIN LINEKammermusik Main Line, directed by cellist Deborah Reeder, will return to present a concert with flutist Diane Gold Toulson and harpist Anne Sullivan. They’ll perform a program ofclassics with entertaining and enlightening commentary on the music. Debby is well-known to audiences in Eagles Mere as a long-time member of The Philadelphia Trio and directorof Music in the Mountains. Diane and Anne have played several times in Eagles Mere and are both successful musicians and teachers in central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.• Admission: one EMFA member ticket or $25.00

The Firefly Gals

Debra Lew Harder

Best of the Eagles

Gotham SophistiCatswith Molly Ryan

Kammermusik Main Line

Main Stage

Saturday, July 27 • 8:00 p.m. • EVERY BRILLIANT THING starring SCOTT GREEREvery Brilliant Thing is an insightful and hilarious one-person play that is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Scott Greer, winner of the 2018 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play, leads audiences through a remarkable journey that truly examines what makes life worth living—and the power of theatre to bring people together. Don’t miss this extraordinary theatre performance!• Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

Sunday, July 28 • 4:00 p.m. • MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINSFormer students of The Philadelphia Trio workshops get together for another joyousSunday afternoon. These performers, now professional musicians, showcase their skillsin this extraordinary concert. • Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

Sunday, August 4 • 8:00 p.m. • THE EVASONSThese psychic entertainers have the kind of universal appeal that’ll draw everyone in for an extraordinary encounter filled withsuspense and wonderment. Even the skeptics will be left speechless after seeing them in action.Everyone will feel as though they’ve been part of something truly special! The whole family will enjoy The Evasons’ return to Eagles Mere! • www.evason.com • Admission: one EMFA Ticket or $25.00

Sunday, August 11 • 8:00 p.m. • MINAS – Beatles in Bossa Nova Minas blends: north and south, Brazilian guitar and jazz piano, male and female vocals, Englishand Portuguese poetry, all creating original music that is evocative and imaginative. Beatlesin Bossa Nova offers exactly that—a blend of British/American music tinged with Tropicalism. If you’re a fan of Minas, Brazilian music, and The Beatles, this event is a must! • www.minasmusic.com • Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

Saturday, August 17 • 8:00 p.m. • UNCLE JAKE & THE 18 WHEEL GANG Beginning as campfire jam, this jug-less Jug-Grass adventure has blazed an unrivaled path through the local Pennsylvanian bar and festival scene, leaving its current, touring, name-droppin’,

finger-poppin’ line-up of Uncle Jake & the 18 Wheel Gang. • www.uj18band.com • Admission: one EMFA ticket or $25.00

SPECIALEVENT

Main Stage

Music in the Mountains

Scott Greer

Minas

The Evasons

EMFA/EAGLES MERE COUNTRY CLUB – BRAZILIAN DINNERJoin us at the EMCC for a Brazilian Dinner. Cocktails: 5:30- 6:00 followed by dinner whichwill get you out in time for the show. SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: Get ready to dance at the Minas concert by taking advantage of Bossa Nova/Samba dance lessons in the Rotunda.• Reservations required; see membership form at www.EMFOA.org

Uncle Jake &The 18 Wheel Gang

HOUSE CONCERTSJoin other EMFA members in special intimate settings toexperience these extraordinary artists. Reservations required.Join now to attend! (Reservation and potluck informationwill be sent with membership materials.)

Sunday, July 14 • 3:00 p.m. • The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble www.gabrielensemble.com • A classical concert returning to Eagles Mere by popular demand

Tuesday, July 23 • 6:30 p.m.We’re spreading our wings to Laporte! • Andrea Nardello www.andreanardello.com • An unbelievable emerging artist!

Tuesday, August 13 • 6:30 p.m.• The Alfred James Band www.alfredjamesband.com • Cello-driven acoustic rock

NEWVENUE!

EAGLES MERE

FRIENDS OF THE ARTSEST. 1975

MAESTRO $1000+ 30 Tickets, Reserved Seating* Free admission to House Concerts** and performer CD

HEADLINER $500–$999 20 Tickets, Reserved Seating* Free admission to House Concerts** and performer CD

SOLOIST $250–$499 10 Tickets, Reserved Seating*

CAST MEMBER $100–$249 5 Tickets

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

Memberships less member ticket value ($20.00 per ticket) are tax deductible.Tickets at the door: $25.00. Children under 12 admitted free with accompanying adult.

*Reserved Seating must be made 3 days before Main Stage Events.**House Concert reservations must be requested 1 week before the concert date.

Contact: Joan Celestino – joanfcelestino@gmail.comor download membership form from www.EMFOA.org Mail membership to P.O. Box 166 Eagles Mere, PA 17731 or Join Online.

Andrea Nardello

The Gabriel ChamberEnsemble

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House Concerts & Brain/Food

Take a listento our artists’ music on their websites, and join EMFA to attend!

The Alfred James Band

BRAIN/FOODExcept for the June 20 Poetry Evening, all Brain/Food programswill take place at the DEWIRE CENTER.

June 20 • 6:00 p.m. • Poetry evening at home of Noreen Shanfelter and Rick Freeman. (Potluck Supper this year.) Necessarily limited to 20 people. Please email rutledge@law.ufl.edu for more information.

June 27 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program – Showing of film, The Green Book, followed by discussion.

July 11 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program – Showing of Film, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, presented byExecutive Producer, Jenifer Westphal.

July 18 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program – Discussion of Book, Asymmetry, by Lisa Halliday.

July 25 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program –Showing of Film presented by the Film Committee, followedby discussion.

August 1 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program –Dramatic Play-Reading directed by Harriet Power and Bob Hedley,followed by discussion.

August 8 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program –Discussion of Book, Educated, by Tara Westover.

August 15 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program –Showing of Film presented by the Film Committee, followedby discussion.

August 22 • 6:00 p.m. Potluck Supper • 7:15 p.m. Program –Showing of Film presented by the Film Committee, followedby discussion.