On Stage: Halliday lays down the law for folk fans
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Marion Halliday
There are two acts coming to the area this weekend that are performing shows in support of their debut solo albums – but that’s where the similarity ends.
Marion Halliday plays powerful Americana music with rock influence. Alyse Vellturo, who performs as pronoun, is an indie pop singer-songwriter and one-woman band.
What To Do: It’s Mushroom Festival time in Kennett
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
One statement that always applies in Kennett Square is — “There’s a fungus among us” – and it’s never more evident than on the weekend after Labor Day each year – the weekend for the annual staging of the Mushroom Festival.
After three decades, anniversaries begin to take on a special significance. This weekend marks the 34th anniversary...
Emmons announces run for Congress
John Emmons
Businessman John Emmons announced his candidacy for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, Wednesday. Speaking to a group of more than 100 supporters at the VFW Hall in Parkesburg, Emmons kicked off his campaign:
“The 2020 election will be a fight for the soul of our country, and as most of you know, I’m not afraid of a fight. We need strong, unwavering...
On Stage: Christie Lenée brings big guitar talent to The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Christie Lenée
If Christie Lenée played electric guitar with roots in the blues instead of acoustic guitar with a fingerpicking pedigree, she would be on a plateau with Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.
That doesn’t mean that Lenée is not an internationally acclaimed guitarist who is one of the best in the world at what she...
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...
Today, we are all an imaginary cow