On Stage: ‘Kingfish’ roars into show at The Mann
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Venues around the Delaware Valley have long been favorite places for blues acts to visit when they are on tour.
So, it’s not surprising that three of the top young blues acts in the country are performing on the area over a three-week period.
Last week, Danielle Nicole rattled the rafters at the Ardmore Music Hall...
Don’t retire, ReFire: As summer draws nigh
By Gail Suplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
As the sun sets earlier each night and the periodic crispy evenings have returned, we are reminded that the season of fall will be upon us in the blink of an eye. Did it go fast for you?
Time passes. The days, the months, the years go on. In spite of that, we often times try to hold on to the season that we’re in and the moments in that season, because,...
Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix returns Sept. 21
COATESVILLE — Families and car enthusiasts alike are about to be transported to the golden age of early American sports car racing at the Fourth Annual Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix. The City of Coatesville invites the public to this free event through its historic streets on Saturday September 21, 2019 from 8:30am to 5pm. www.coatesvillegrandprix.com
Kennett Sq. Council to vote on resolution condemning Trump over racial comments
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Square Borough Council will take up a resolution, Tuesday night, to condemn President Donald Trump for racially inflammatory comments.
The meeting, at Monroe Nute Room of the Kennett Volunteer Fire Building, starts at 7 p.m.
The resolution reads as follows:
On Stage: Keswick hosting music treasures of the 1980s tonight
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Alarm
MTV had a major influence on rock music in the 1980. It was a springboard for hundreds of bands in a variety of genres – rock, metal, hair, pop, folk-rock and dance.
Not surprisingly, many of the bands were fluff and that resulted in a lot of “One Hit Wonders” such as Kajagoogoo, A-Ha, Toni Basil, A Flock of Seagulls and Right Said...
What To Do: Summer might be ending, but fun isn’t
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show
That scent of burning rubber that you smell in the air is most likely caused by summer screeching to a halt.
Hard as it is to believe, we’ve arrived at Labor Day Weekend — the weekend when summer unofficially draws to a close. The official end of summer arrives later in the month but for some, summer is already...
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...
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