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Frank Langfitt | June 19
As an NPR correspondent in Shanghai,
Frank Langfitt created a free taxi
service offering rides to passengers
in exchange for their stories and
conversation. Doing so allowed him
to meet a ragtag group of characters
whose lives he followed for years while
China’s economic and political life
changed. Now NPR’s correspondent, in
London, Langfitt recalls
his experience in his book,
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys
with the Hustlers and Rebels of
the New China.

Jennifer Weiner | July 9
The New York Times bestselling author
Jennifer Weiner is known for writing
more than a dozen novels, including
Good in Bed, All Fall Down and In Her
Shoes, which was made into a movie
starring Cameron Diaz in 2005. In her
new novel, Mrs. Everything, Weiner
follows two sisters throughout six
decades as they try to find their place in
the ever-changing American landscape.

Mary Pope Osborne | July 11
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of
the beloved Magic Tree House series of
children’s books, which have sold more
than 134 million copies worldwide.

To the Future, Ben Franklin! finds the
time-traveling brother and sister Jack
and Annie meeting Benjamin Franklin.

Osborne’s sister and co-author,
Natalie Pope Boyce, will also be
present. Tickets cost $13.99 and
include a book.

Andrew Shaffer | July 15
The author of The New York Times
bestseller Hope Never Dies, a murder
mystery starring Barack Obama and Joe
Biden, Andrew Shaffer has a new book,
Hope Rides Again: An Obama Biden
Mystery, featuring the duo back at it.

Other works of Shaffer include
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey, How to
Survive a Sharknado and Other
Unnatural Disasters and The Day of
the Donald.

Happy Together Tour at The Keswick Theatre
MUSIC: Borgata Event Center
June 29: Diana Ross
July 3: Meghan Trainor
July 5: New Kids on the Block
Aug. 16 and 18: Aerosmith
Aug. 20: Billy Ray Cyrus
keswicktheatre.com Aug 2: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Aug. 9: Brad Paisley
Aug. 17: Keith Urban
Aug 24: Nickelback
Aug. 30: Hall and Oates
Aug. 31: Daughtry
COMEDY: Hard Rock Atlantic City
Borgata Event Center
June 1: Kansas
June 8: Little Big Town
June 9: Pentatonix
July 5: Toby Keith
July 6: Earth Wind & Fire
July 12: Lionel Richie
June 28: Joe Rogan
July 11 and 12: truTV Impractical Jokers
July 20: Sarah Silverman
Aug. 9 and 10: Jerry Seinfeld
Aug. 24: Jim Gaffigan
Aug. 30: Gabriel Iglesias
CASINOS If you’re not one for the slots,
there’s plenty other thrills and
top-notch excitement at the
area’s casinos.

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Dan Blacksberg / Rabbi Yosef
Goldman World Premiere
at the Kimmel Center
kimmelcenter.org CONCERTS
The Keswick Theatre
291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside
215-5752-7650 • keswicktheatre.com
Dio Return | June 7
Heavy metal legend
Ronnie James Dio returns to
Philly — via hologram —
for one night only.

Happy Together Tour | June 19
Lineup includes The Turtles,
Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog
Night), Gary Puckett & The Union Gap,
The Buckinghams, The Classics IV
and The Cowsills.

JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Ultimate Elvis Tribute | Aug. 22
An era-by-era tribute to the King of
Rock N’ Roll starring Elvis tribute artists
Shawn Klush and Cody Ray Slaughter.

The Kimmel Center
206 S. Broad St., Philadelphia
215-893-1999 • kimmelcenter.org
Jewish Jazz | June 6
Composer and trombonist Dan
Blacksberg explores jazz, klezmer music
and Jewish and non-Jewish music from
the Middle East and North Africa with
Rabbi Yosef Goldman.

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