On Stage: Dirty Dancing, ‘Succeed’ bring Broadway local
Also: Fab Faux, Katrina minus the Waves and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Dirty Dancing opens Tuesday and runs through April 5 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Over the next week, theater fans have two great options to attend popular musicals. One is the inaugural national tour of a recent Broadway hit based on a popular movie and the other is a staging of an oft-revived...
Good Stuff: SPCA donation drive, 1st grad and more!
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Furry friends unite…Exton Elementary student Ashton McLaughlin and teacher, Ms. Tina Buckel coordinated a very successful donation drive benefiting the Chester County SPCA. Lots...
Celebrating past, present and future
Appreciate that we are the sum of our experiences, but keep looking ahead
By Dr. Matthew Lapp, Columnist, The Times
Our son celebrates his first birthday this week and his mom and I decided to put together a small time capsule to commemorate some of the notable events that have occurred in his first year. It’s been a great year, and it brings us a tremendous amount of joy to watch him develop...
Art Watch: Chadds Ford Art Show adds ‘Other Points of View’
Also: John Baker’s ‘Past & Present’
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This year’s 60th Annual Chadds Ford Art Show presents the work of 70 local professional artists in a variety of media and price-point this Friday and Saturday, March 20 -21st. In addition to the many fine artists that show in the main exhibition hall, the Art Committee had added an “Art Salon-...
KCSD ‘springs forward’ with an eye on the future
New AP class & capital projects top the agenda; KMS’ John Carr to retire
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
KENNETT – For The Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD), March brings a continued focus on shaping the future of the District. Facilities improvements, a new AP-level course and Governor Wolf’s proposed budget were a few of the top items discussed at...
Super Six: It’s spring!
A time for new colors and to say goodbye to cold and snow
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Although the upcoming forecast is calling for temperatures back down into the 40’s, I am officially declaring SPRING! Pack away the corduroy pants, wool sweaters and UGGS (which guarantees at least one more round of snow, right?). Perhaps, if we collectively take a stand against Mother Nature,...
What To Do: Put on your Irish for St. Patrick’s Day
Pub crawls, parades and celebrations of all things Irish
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Even though March 17 is officially St. Patrick’s Day, this weekend is St. Patty’s Day Weekend — a weekend when everyone is Irish and green is the preferred color for everything (clothes, food, hair, decorations and even beer and wine)..
Not surprisingly, there is a wide array of...
Local YMCA’s celebrate birth of basketball
WEST CHESTER — In 1891, a YMCA program director named Luther Gulick asked James Naismith, a gym teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass., to invent a new indoor sport. Gulick wanted an activity to keep Y directors fit and limber during the winter months. After much trial and error, Naismith decided to hang two peach baskets from the bottom of an elevated running track, posted...
On Stage: ‘Annie’ leads diverse local options
A little something for everyone at area venues this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Annie opens a six-dat run at the Academy of Music, March 17.
The area’s calendar of live music for the next week has something to satisfy almost every taste.
From the timeless music and story of “Annie” to the hardcore hip hop sounds of Twiztid, from the soothing music of the Delaware Symphony...
Update your smile without busting the budget
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Spring is coming and many of us will spend some time updating our wardrobe, cleaning out some accumulated winter clutter and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first crocus flower. It’s also a great time to make sure your smile is it all it can be. This month I want to talk about the little things we can do to make our smile look...
