What To Do: April means Cherry Blossom time
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sakura Week at Shofuso
If you want to see hundreds of lovely trees showing off their pink blossoms, you can find what you want at the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival (http://subarucherryblossom.org), which is known in Japanese as Sakura Matsuri. The event is running April 6-14 at a variety of locations around the Philadelphia area.
On Stage: In a gadda da Kennett? Iron Butterfly comes to The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Over the next two days, there are quite a few acts performing around the area that have been building their fanbases for many, many years.
The list includes Iron Butterfly (formed in 1966), The Orchestra (2000), Whitey Morgan (2005), and Voivod (1982).
Iron Butterfly has had many lineup changes over the years – and the band’s fans are fine with...
Commissioners slate 2 ‘Coffee and Conversation’ events
The Chester County Commissioners announce plans for the next two Coffee and Conversation evenings, being held in locations throughout Chester County over the coming months. The informal open forum gatherings will be held in cafés and coffee houses and residents of all ages are encouraged to attend.
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Your awakening
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
As the season of Spring unfolds, it brings to mind all that appeared dead, but was really only sleeping, to be awakened to a new dawn.
If you ponder on that visualization, you’ll find it to be quite exhilarating to picture all that was still, on the surface, yet all of the activity and growth that was going on below the surface. Nature is amazing!
Inner Nature: The Breath of Life
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
Respiration is the technical term for the release of energy from food at the cellular level. On a colloquial level, it is used to describe the process of breathing. Here, I will discuss how the process of breathing using the respiratory system supports the intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide, a waste product of respiration. I am going to focus narrowly...
Brandywine Hills Point-To-Point is family friendly event
Children and parents compete in the lead line race.
The clock is ticking down to the exciting running of the 77th Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point on Sunday, April 7, at the Myrick Conservation Center in Pocopson Township.
This annual event is an outstanding opportunity to see steeplechase racing at its finest over a 318-acre property overlooking the stunning scenery of southern Chester County,...
Chanticleer at Unionville High School, April 3
Chanticleer
Unionville High School presents Chanticleer in concert on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, the San Francisco-based Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer celebrates its 40th anniversary this season.
Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for its “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity,” Chanticleer...
On Stage: Poco’s Young unretires, finds new path
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Poco
With the great variety of shows around the area tonight, if you can’t find something you like, then you should resign yourself to an evening at home binge-watching your favorite show on Netflix or Hulu.
Live music will be available tonight in an array of diverse genres. The schedule includes a band from the 1960s that fostered country rock...
What To Do: Longwood Gardens ‘blooms’ into spring
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Tulips at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) is a living example of the old saying that “when one door closes, another door opens.”
After another multi-week successful run in 2019, Longwood’s “Orchid Extravagaza” closed last weekend.
On Stage: Through change and evolution, The Yardbirds keep the music coming
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Yardbirds
Any informed list of the 10 all-time best rock guitarists should – without question – include Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
Amazingly, all three got their starts in the same band – the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds, who are playing the Colonial Theatre (Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610- 917-1228, www.thecolonialtheatre.com)...
