On Stage: Uptown celebrates the roots of Doo-Wop
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Soul Harmony
Today’s world of music has an amazing number of genres and sub-genres. Some of the oldest are blues, country and western, rock and rhythm and blues.
The first three are easy for casual music fans to figure out. The fourth is more obscure.
Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated...
Mixed Media: Summer is a fun time to try new things
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Orange Slime Mold with Puffballs and Lichen by Patrick Jacobs
Ohhhh! There are so many interesting things happening this month – specifically of the more contemporary persuasion. Summertime can be a bit of a roll of the dice, considering so many art organizations slow down their regularly scheduled programming to accommodate waning summertime crowds....
On Stage: Champions of Magic dazzle at Merriam
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Champions of Magic
Champions of Magic sounds like a grand title for a touring entertainment show but the name hits the nail on the head when it describes the magic show that is visiting Philadelphia this week.
From June 20-24, the Kimmel Center is presenting Champions of Magic at the Merriam Theater (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-893-1999,...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Take a summer break
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Think of all the people on summer break. There are teachers, students and people who understand the importance of getting off the “highway” of life and taking the back roads or the beaches or the mountains or the amusement parks of life to reconnect with themselves and what brings them joy, in spite of the fact that they still have to go to work five...
On Your Table: Summer is here, so start grilling
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Skewered Grilled Shrimp with Black Bean and Corn Salsa in Lettuce Wraps
Say hello to the heart of grilling season – those weeks after Father’s Day and into high summer when grilling seems just right for kicking back on a hot summer evening. It’s an easy answer to the eternal question of “what’s for dinner?”
But then the choice gets...
Take me away: how to pack for that getaway
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I am confident that I have written about travel packing tips in the past. However, scrolling back through the Read My Lipgloss archives, I was having trouble finding anything. And, with vacation season in full swing now that school is over, no time like the present!
It’s funny. If I am going to New York City for an overnight stay, I pack like I am going...
For GOP candidates the question is: To Trump or not to Trump?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
With summer bearing down on us (finally!), it seemed like a good idea to take one quick snap shot of the local political scene before moving into our summer hiatus (and yes, we already skipped an edition of Politics as Unusual (PAU), sensing something of a politics overload for you, the reader).
As this could well be the final edition of PAU until — gasp —...
On Stage; Diamante shining as new rock diva
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Diamante
If there is a pantheon for rock deities, the section for powerful female rock goddesses would surely include artists such as Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Avril Lavigne and PJ Harvey.
There would also be a special section for hard rock lady deities featuring acts such as Joan Jett, The Great Kat, Vixen’s Janet...
What To Do: It’s all about Dad this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Tre Bella
The fun, food, music and activities are enough to draw you to Wilmington each June for the St. Anthony’s Italian Festival (St. Anthony of Padua Church, 901 North DuPont Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-421-2790, www.stanthonysfestival.com which is entering final weekend and will close on June 1.
This weekend, there is an added attraction with...
County: 40,000 farm acres preserved since 1990
Chester County preserved farmland in West Nantmeal Township.
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners announced Thursday an important agricultural land preservation milestone in the County: some 40,000 acres of farmland have been preserved as part of the county’s open space efforts.
Since October of 1990, when the first farm successfully went into the program, Chester County’s...
