On Stage: N.C. band ‘Bask(s)’ in Philly limelight
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Bask
Labor Day Weekend is here, and pumpkin festivals are looming on the horizon.
The season for basking is just about over.
But, the season for Bask never ends.
Bask is a band from Asheville, North Carolina featuring Scott Middleton – Drums, Jesse Van Note – Bass, Ray Worth – Guitar, Vocals, and Zeb Camp – Guitar, Vocals.
On Stage: Hamilton storms into Philadelphia
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Hamilton
This is the week for big stage productions to arrive in the area in a variety of genres – musical theater, international ballet and modern circus.
First and foremost is the eagerly awaited arrival of the mega-hit musical “Hamilton,” the show that took Broadway by storm a few years ago and never let up.
A new world for dentistry
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
It’s a new world in dental care and most people just don’t know.
Online dental consultations, called teledentistry is here and here to stay. Have a question? Need advice? Don’t know what to do? For a small fee you can go online to a number of different teledental sites, answer a few questions and get hooked up with a dentist licensed...
In defense of a good man who made a mistake: Bill Scott
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
There are things that make you shake your head, others that prompt a facepalm and a last category that leaves you saying “what the hell?” or words to that effect.
Put the idiocy going on in West Chester right now in the latter category.
For those of you who missed it, long-time Borough Council Member Bill Scott used the word “negro” in a discussion with...
On Stage: Killer Queen Experience at Knauer
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
No one will ever hear or see Queen – the band the ruled the rock world in the 1970s and 1980s – play again.
Sure, there is a band called Queen out on the road now with two of the original members – guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. But Queen without deceased vocalist Freddie Mercury is like the Four Seasons without Frankie Valli...
On Stage: Adrian Belew lights up Sellersville
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Adrian Belew
The concert schedule of the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) frequently features an evening of blues music. On August 23, the venue will feature an evening of Belew’s music – the music of internationally acclaimed guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Adrian Belew.
Belew first appeared...
What To Do: Insects get their due at Tyler Arboretum
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Tyler Arboretum
People often tend to squash or swat away insects when they encounter them — but that’s not always a good thing. There are many insects who deserve respect and need your love.
This weekend, bug lovers will join with the staff at Tyler Arboretum (515 Painter Road, Media, 610-566-9134, www.tylerarboretum.org) for a special event...
Commissioners seek threat assessment on pipeline safety
WEST CHESTER — Energy Transfer — the company managing the construction and operation of the controversial Mariner East II pipeline — might be selling a public image of safety, economic growth and such, but after a number of incidents, extreme secrecy, alleged deception and open questions whether the project is a clear and present danger to the people of Chester County, the county commissioners...
On Stage: The End of America brings harmony to a troubled world
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The End of America
There is a band playing this weekend at the World Café Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com) that is definitely a band from the states. The band’s name is The End of America and there is no way a group from Europe or anywhere else in the world could have that name and not get a huge amount...
Dunlap named as interim CASD superintendent
Dr. Richard Dunlap
The Coatesville Area School District has a new leader — at least on an interim basis — Dr. Richard Dunlap has been tapped to take over the district after the resignation earlier this summer of Dr. Cathy Taschner.
The CASD board voted this week to hire Dunlap at a rate of $17,000 per month while the search for a new superintendent is conducted.
