On Stage: Some options for Mothers’ Day
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Freddie Jackson
If you’re thinking about taking mom out to a concert to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday night, you have several choices ranging from smooth — Freddie Jackson — to rough — Disparager.
If your mom likes romantic songs delivered by a classic R&B singer, Freddie Jackson should be your choice. If your mom has...
What To Do: A Willowdale weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Without question, the Brandywine Valley is known for being horse country. It has established its reputation as an area known for staging top-flight equestrian events.
The 2019 equestrian season had its unofficial start last weekend with a big annual point-to-point event in Delaware – even if the horse racing events got shelved because of the weather...
On Stage: The Illusionists at Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Illusionists – Live From Broadway
It’s no illusion — “The Illusionists – Live From Broadway,” which is playing Philadelphia this weekend, is the world’s best-selling magic show.
Kimmel Center Presents is bringing the internationally-acclaimed production to the Merriam Theater (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, www.kimmelcenter.org)...
On Syage: BBMak is back
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
BBMak
Back in 2000, BBMak was one of the hottest pop bands in the United Kingdom. The group’s popularity quickly spread around the world.
What set BBMak apart from the other “boy band” groups of the era was that the versatile threesome won over young audiences with its music — not with flashy choreography and unlimited hype.
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Connections
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
What comes to your mind when you think about connection? Whatever your answer is, no doubt, it brings “good feels”. It’s a massive word that can take your mind in so many directions.
Making human connection begins at birth. It starts where no words are spoken, just the gentle connection of a mother holding her baby and looking into his or her...
On Stage: Metal for everyone
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ice Nine Kills
There are concerts every night of the week just about 365 nights every year. When winter weather departs from the northern states around this time every year, the weeknight concert schedule becomes almost as heavy as the weekend night schedule.
This week, there are numerous midweek concerts in the area featuring interesting acts.
Fans...
On Your Table: Mushrooms star in TV Chef Nick Stellino’s kitchen
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Mushrooms and arugula join together in this easy side dish for a marriage of flavors (photo courtesy Nick Stellino)
“Food is a celebration of life and there’s joy to be found in the kitchen,” according to Emmy-nominated PBS cooking show chef Nick Stellino.
I recently had the opportunity to chat with him about Italian cooking, his passion...
Sunday Punch: Shut down Mariner East II, for good
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Would you allow a five-year-old to run amuck in your neighborhood with a grenade? I’d like to think not, as the odds of it ending well are pretty small.
So, allowing Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners, a corporation who acts nearly as responsibly as a five-year-old, to continue building a pipeline across Chester County, near homes, schools and retirement communities...
On Stage: Reid brings soulful voice to The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Terry Reid
This weekend, two talented acts that date back to the late 1960s and early 1970s are playing shows in the area – Terry Reid and Foreigner.
On May 4, Terry Reid & The Cosmic American Derelicts will perform at Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org).
Commissioners celebrate 30 years of open space preservation
Chester County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone, Michelle Kichline and Terence Farrell at the Chester County Open Space Preservation 30th anniversary celebration on Thursday.
NEWLIN — Surrounded by the rolling fields and wildlife of ChesLen Preserve, Chester County officials—along with the region’s leading land conservation and economic development partners—unveiled the first study on the economic...
