On Stage: Miranda brings his ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda has the “Midas Touch.” He is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer. Most notably, he is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.” Other Broadway honors are “Freestyle Love Supreme” (2020...

On Stage: The HumblemanBand is at it again, thankfully

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The HumblemanBand The HumblemanBand, one of the Philadelphia area’s longest-running rock bands, is at it again. The five-piece group from Northwest Philly is ready to release a brand-new album titled “Beautiful Day.” The band’s self-released new disc is already available on Amazon, i-Tunes and CD Baby. The official release date is November...

What To Do: ‘Fair’ly exciting in Kimberton, Goshen

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Goshen Country Fair is one of the area’s longest-running and most beloved fairs. This is the time of the year for outdoor festivals. Every summer, this area is a hotbed for festivals — blueberry festivals, peach festivals, county fairs, firemen’s festivals, state fairs and plain old country fairs. One of the best — and longest-running...

On Stage: Ellis Paul runs to The Flash, Sept. 26

Also: Nelson, Fiddler and much, much more By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Ellis Paul never planned to be a musician, but 25 years later, he;s still going strong. He brings his show to The Flash in Kennett Square, Sept. 26. There are times when the trajectories of our lives can be drastically altered but what seem to be small things. The career path of Ellis Paul is a good example. Paul,...