

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rotary Arts Conversations - Ballet Director Lori Ardis 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an in-depth discussion with Swarthmore Ballet Theatre founder and artistic director Lori Ardis. 

Lori began performing as a dancer in 1940 and has taught ballet since 1952. She has graced many iconic stages throughout her career, including the Philadelphia Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. 

Following injuries which ended her ballet dancing career, Lori took up modern dance for a stint before retiring as a dancer in 2012.

Her awards include the Pennsylvania Arts Award for teaching Lia Cirio, currently a Principal Dancer with the Boston Ballet. Other dancers trained by Lori have gone on to dance with many top professional companies.

The Lori Ardis Ballet Company is a nonprofit educational organization that has been giving dancers opportunities to perform since 1975 and is the resident ballet company of the Swarthmore Ballet Theatre.

A wine-and-cheese reception follows the discussion. Tickets are $10. Walk-ins are welcome as space permits.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/swarthmore/rotary-arts-conversations-ballet-director-lori-ardis/200029488724308
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, performances, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://paccenter.ticketspice.com/rotary-arts-conversation-with-swarthmore-ballet-director-lori-ardis?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=swarthmore-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Swarthmore
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19081
- **lat**: 39.90125
- **long**: -75.34789
- **full address**: 129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19081

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Park Avenue Community Center (https://allevents.in/org/park-avenue-community-center/23262555)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/95e482bc56f37bfb9436ae65631ed9499bbc3b284e9f545a090ec969d1df346a-rimg-w1200-h675-dc5c5e66-gmir?v=1768271467
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/c50625fc662350925b0a15df352ffea1d92bbc7515fae994db59b0118114ec7b-rimg-w300-h300-dc5b5e65-gmir?v=1768271468

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19081
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Park Avenue Community Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, performances, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rotary Arts Conversations - Ballet Director Lori Ardis  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Rotary Arts Conversations - Ballet Director Lori Ardis",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/95e482bc56f37bfb9436ae65631ed9499bbc3b284e9f545a090ec969d1df346a-rimg-w1200-h675-dc5c5e66-gmir?v=1768271467",
        "startDate": "2026-01-16",
        "endDate": "2026-01-16",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/swarthmore/rotary-arts-conversations-ballet-director-lori-ardis/200029488724308",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19081",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1536, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Swarthmore",
                "addressRegion": "PA",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "39.90125",
                "longitude": "-75.34789"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Join us for an in-depth discussion with Swarthmore Ballet Theatre founder and artistic director Lori Ardis. \n\nLori began performing as a dancer in 1940 and has taught ballet since 1952. She has graced many iconic stages throughout her career, including the Philadelphia Academy of Music and the Broo",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Park Avenue Community Center",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/park-avenue-community-center/23262555"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```