On Stage: Doobie Decibel System Trio is back in Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Doobie Decibel System
Roger McNamee, a talented musician and tech entrepreneur from the San Francisco area, lived for a while in Delaware County and is a die-hard fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Unfortunately for him – and for fans of his Bay Area band Doobie Decibel System – McNamee rarely gets to visit the area and enjoy a hoagie and the...
How being vegan can affect your teeth
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
As the year comes to a close many people are considering changes to make for the new year. I was recently asked if there were any dental concerns with being vegan. Does the vegan diet have an impact on dental health? There is no doubt that plant-based food sources can be a healthy choice. Even meat eaters benefit from the nutrients found...
Brandywine SPCA: 1,181 pet adoptions at Mega Adoption Event
The Brandywine Valley SPCA announced Monday that the weekend’s Mega Adoption Event resulted in 1181 adoptions. The event held at the Delaware State Fairgrounds brought in families from across the tri-state area who adopted a total of 716 dogs and 465 cats.
On Stage: Modern day minstrels take their art to the people
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
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Europe in medieval times had minstrels.
A minstrel was an entertainer. Originally describing any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool, the term later, from the 16th century, came to mean a specialist entertainer who sang songs and played musical instruments.
From the 14th century until the present...
On Stage: Intense is how Ministry likes it
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
People may disagree about what kind of band Ministry is – industrial, metal, rock, goth. But they all have to agree that Ministry is one of the most intense bands they’ve ever heard – lyrically and sonically.
Ministry has been making music that rattles your bones, challenges your brain and touches a need for rebellion for almost four decades...
What To Do: A Good neighbor Christmas, a century of steel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas
Downingtown has always been a neighborly town – so neighborly that it has an annual event schedule that includes Good Neighbor Day each summer and Good Neighbor Christmas (downtown Downingtown, http://www.dtownchristmas.com) every winter.
On December 8, Downingtown will host its annual Good Neighbor Christmas...
Chester Co. students take on the lanternfly in competition
1st place winners Chriaag Chakravarthy, Udit Subramanya and William Liao of Downingtown STEM Academy.
DOWNINGTOWN – This November, intermediate units in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties collaborated to hold the first Spotted Lanternfly Hackathon, inviting high school students to design unique platforms or applications capable of identifying, detecting and tracking the spotted...
County plans Naloxone giveaway, Dec. 13
WEST CHESTER — On Thursday, December 13th, Chester County’s Health Department and Department of Drug & Alcohol Services are hosting a free Naloxone Day, with doses of the medication being given away to anyone who cannot or does not wish to obtain it from a pharmacy. The event is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s “Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now” campaign and the...
On Stage: Navarro finds new voice as part of Threefer Madness
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Dan Navarro
Dan Navarro became familiar to a lot of listeners not so much as a solo artist but more as one-half of the popular duo Lowen & Navarro.
Lowen & Navarro was a songwriting team composed of David Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, who met in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s.
They wrote the song “We Belong,” which became a major...
Mixed Media: A lot going on at the Wayne Art Center
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
There’s a lot going on at Wayne Arts Center this month. FIVE new exhibitions are on display. You should definitely pay a visit, and here’s why:
First exhibition to greet you in the foyer, “Geometry In Color,” will offset the bleak grey winter days of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Warm up and take in the large, playful paintings, vibrating with color....
