Take a musical trip back in time this weekend
The Letterman and Think Pink Floyd headlining local venues Friday
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Many of the live music shows in the area right now feature pop and rock music that is current while some focus on futuristic sounds. There is also a variety of shows that look back to music from previous generations. This weekend, you have two options locally to attend concerts that are...
Orchestra invites families to bond with music
Popular children’s concerts hit appreciative chords
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the 2014-15 season of Family Concerts and Sound All Around, often sell-out performances that are customized for the younger set and offer a fun and engaging introduction to the concert experience with narrators, storytellers, special guest artists, and more.
Both series of concerts...
Art Watch: Laura Lewis
Time-worn objects shaped into jewelry treasures new plus what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Jewelry artist Laura Lewis will be exhibiting her jewelry and hand blown glass pieces at Galer Estate Winery for this Thursday’s Pop up Art show May 1st from 4-8pm. Every Laura Lewis jewelry piece is a combination of a found object fragment and her own artistry....
Two chorales combine to present spring concert
One of two performances will be Saturday at Unionville High
KENNETT SQUARE – The Brandywine Valley Chorale (BVC) and the Valley Forge Chorale (VFC) will present two performances of their spring concert, “Carmina Burana” and “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.
“Carmina Burana,” composed by 20th century, German composer Carl Orff is based on poems from medieval...
Fairville Fun Fair celebrating its 26th year
Festivities to include foods, crafts, kids’ entertainment on May 3
Pony rides, moon bounces, food, crafts, games, face-painting, a silent auction, and more will be available Saturday, May 3, at the 26th Annual Fairville Fun Fair.
Held on the grounds of Fairville Friends School in Chadds Ford, the fair will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, May 4. General admission...
What do do: Around Chester County this weekend
Yellow Springs Art Show tops a very busy last weekend in April
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The Yellow Springs Art Show, an annual rite of spring event for art lovers, showcases the work of artists from all over the East Coast and several foreign countries.
The event also features the work of a number of artists from the southern and southwestern parts of Chester County, including...
The Kennedys, at Flash April 26, continue to be versatile
Duo equally comfortable with folk or harder-edged rock
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The husband-and-wife duo of Pete and Maura Kennedy bring their rocks and folk stylings to The Flash in Kennett Square, April 26.
The Kennedys, who will be performing at The Flash in Kennett Square on April 26, are folkies who can rock, rockers who can play acoustic and modern-day troubadours. And,...
Photographer to be featured in solo exhibit
Opening reception for Timlyn Vaughan to be held May 1 at CCAA
‘Sundown on High’ is one of the photos by Timlyn Vaughan that will be exhibited at the Chester County Art Association.
The Chester County Art Association (CCAA) invites the public to an opening reception for the solo exhibition of Timlyn Vaughan’s photographs on Thursday, May 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The show will be on display...
Art Watch: Kirsten Fischler
Tiffany inspired color transformations of reclaimed wood
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Kirsten Fischler is painter with a very unique style of art. Kirsten collects recycled wood building materials, cuts them up, paints them and then reconfigures the elements into a singular work of art. Often the pictorial elements are simply rectangular cuts of a piece of plywood- but what a piece of...
Downingtown’s Klim brings new music home
Buoyed by new love, new album, artist performs at Burlap and Bean, April 25
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Things are looking up for Downingtown native singer-songwriter Kate Klim, who boasts a new marriage as well as a new album in the works. She comes home to perform at Newtown Square’s Burlap and Bean, April 25.
Burlap and Bean Coffee in Newtown Square has built a reputation as...
