On Stage: COVID spike means brief run of live shows coming to an end

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Pete Davidson The old saying, “If you snooze, you lose,” is valid for a wide variety of situations. If you don’t take advantage of watermelon and fresh-picked corn on the market shelves during the summer and early fall, don’t be disappointed when you look for it now and it’s long gone. The signs were there. Growing seasons only last so...

The joy of unrealistic reality shows

My husband and I watch completely different, yet equally frightening shows By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times My husband and I share many common interests, which is the key to any successful relationship, in my opinion. However, when it comes to our preference in TV programs, we do not see eye to eye. As everyone who reads my column on a regular basis knows, I am addicted to reality television....

Storytelling Festival moves to Upland, starts tonight

The tents are set and ready to go for tonight’s kickoff of the Brandywine Storytelling Festival at Upland Country Day School. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It was the festival too big to be contained in a mere building: the seventh annual Brandywine Storytelling Festival moves to a new venue, Upland Country Day School, as it kicks off tonight, starting at 7 p.m. Originally planned for last fall, but...

Willow on State to feature Dain Mergenthaler

Kennett’s own singer-songwriter Dain Mergenthaler will be performing at Willow on State’s first Friday festivities tomorrow Dain Mergenthaler By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com KENNETT—For Dain Mergenthaler, songwriting has been a lifelong fascination. His passion for music started at a young age, inspired like so many others by the rock and roll revolution spurred...