Community Events

WHYY encourages young adults to "act out"
Edited by Mary Eileen O'Connor

WHYY is inviting young performers ages 14 to 17 to share their creativity at the special Family Focus event "Join the Music, Join the Show" on Saturday, January 18 at 10 a.m. at the WHYY Technology Center, 150 North 6th Street in Philadelphia.

In this free, interactive workshop presented by WHYY and Temple University Music Prep, Dr. Christine Anderson and William Mayo from Temple's Boyer College of Music will involve participants in enhancing their performance skills and will demonstrate techniques these young adults can use to gain confidence as they perform in musical theater.

For information about the workshop and to make reservations, call (215) 351-0511 or visit www.whyy.org/education/focus.html.

WHYY presents "Taste of The Book and The Cook"
Mix and mingle with fellow food lovers while sampling superb specialties from some of the region's finest chefs at the Taste of The Book and The Cook on Wednesday, February 19 in the Millennium Hall of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel at 12th and Market Streets.

From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., some 30 participating restaurants and caterers will serve up preview tastings of the delectable dishes that will be prepared by guest cookbook authors as part of the special menus featured during "The Restaurant Series" from March 14 through 23, part of the 19th annual KitchenAid® The Book and The Cook, one of the country's premier culinary events.

Admission to the Taste of The Book and The Cook is $35 for WHYY members and $45 for non-members and includes food, wine, beer and spirits. (Attendees must be 21 years of age.) Tickets can be purchased by phone at (215) 351-2098 or online at www.whyy.org.

For more information about the 2003 KitchenAid® The Book and The Cook, which includes the three-day Culinary Market and Showcase, as well as cooking classes, gourmet tours and other special events, visit www.thebookandthecook.com.