On stage: International flavor for performances this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The selection of musical events this weekend has a bit of an international flavor with a Chinese dance and music show in West Chester, a concert by a Jewish-American singer/songwriter who was born in West Chester and a concert by a dance/pop singer from Eastern Europe. On November 16, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street,...

On Stage (Bonus): Eagleview Summer Concerts keep on rockin’

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Trout Fishing in America The Eagleview Summer Concerts on the Square at Eagleview Town Center (Wharton Boulevard, Exton, www.ineagleview.com) have been an area summertime tradition for more than two decades – a free outdoor event where families gather on the lawn to hear live music under the stars. Every year, the series features a “Family Night”...

What To Do: Time to get fiddlin’

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times It’s time for some “fiddling around” this weekend. The Chester County Old Fiddlers’ Picnic (Hibernia County Park, off Route 340, Wagontown, 610-383-2812, http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks) is scheduled for August 12. The annual Picnic is celebrating its 89th anniversary this year. Known originally as the “Chester and Delaware Counties’ Old Fiddlers’...

On Stage: Honey Island Swamp Band born from stormy times

N.O.-based band formed in wake of Katrina at Ardmore, Sat. By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times New Orleans-based Honey Island Swamp Band makes its Delaware Valley debut Saturday night at the Ardmore Music Hall. When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, it swept away vehicles, buildings and just about everything in its path — including people. Thousands of the...