February 7, 2016 - Chadds Ford Live

Paintings fly off wall at CFHS ‘Plein Air Event’

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 7, 2016

Roberta Staat, one of the participating artists in the Chadds Ford Historical Society's Plein Air Event, finds inspiration – and makes a new friend – at a Birmingham Township barn.

For the eighth year, artists and art lovers converged on the Chadds Ford Historical Society’s (CFHS) Barn Visitors’ Center on Saturday, Feb. 6, for the "Plein Air Event" – an evening that proved challenging for some indecisive patrons. Earlier in the day, 22 artists set up their palettes at area sites to paint plein air, French for “in the open air. ” Some artists gravitated…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 7, 2016

Less than a year ago, a beloved, former NFL kicker died of neuroendocrine cancer and related brain tumors, an outcome fraught with cruel irony. Garo Yepremian had been working for years to subsidize life-saving brain tumor research and treatment. He and his wife, Maritza, founded the nonprofit Garo Yepremian Foundation in 2001, after their daughter-in-law, Debby-Lu Tashjian Yepremian, a 1995 Unionville High graduate, had been…

Posted by Rev. Marcos O. Almonte on February 7, 2016

Religion and politics are sometimes considered dirty topics. People pledge to keep these two topics off the table when gathering for family events. The media portrays families always having an argument between that gun toting confederate flag waving uncle and the pro choice gay marriage supporting niece. I am sure the reality is not that drastic but it still illustrates the point, that religion and…