August 29, 2018 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Mixed Media: Abstract angles

Layered-Triangles-3-Pink-Orange-Blue-Bob Brookover — Layered-Triangles-3-Pink-Orange-Blue- By Bob Brookover

Summer is coming to a close, Labor Day is upon us, and soon enough we’ll have to ban white from our wardrobe as we prepare for fall. Is that a thing? It was a sort of seasonal etiquette that I grew up hearing and now choose to completely ignore. As we near the end of August, a few shows have opened this week.

Delaware Art Museum has debuted the next in its Outlook Series. According to the museum website, the Outlook Series “encourages community involvement in the creation of exhibitions that will be hosted by the Museum.”

This month’s Outlook exhibition, “Intimate Visions: Paintings on Paper featuring David Hornung, Constance Moore Simon, Zaneta Zubkova” focuses on small two dimensional works. The exhibition is organized by the Delaware Art Museum and is on view now through January 6th.

Mainline Art Center is hosting a new exhibition in their Welcome Gallery by Bill Brookover. Brookover has a background in design and architecture but maintains an air of buoyancy with a bright palette and playful color incorporation. The sharp and exact shapes in his piece are filled in casually, almost appearing as though they were colored in with childrens crayons. As a printmaker, he incorporates design elements into his work. Many of his pieces feature patterns fit for textiles. He is a member of Main Line Arts Center, as well as InLiquid, The Print Center, Second State Press, American Color Print Society, Philadelphia Center for the Book, and Da Vinci Art Alliance. He currently chair of the Sanctuary Task Force at Fleisher Art Memorial where is is also a teaching artist. This exhibition runs through October 7th. Check out the show now! A reminder- this gallery is closed on the weekends during the summer.

Next, stop by The Palette & The Page for their August exhibition, “Portrayal & Abstraction,” featuring work by mixed media artist, Laurie Lamont Murray and ceramicist, Helge Spleth. Lamont Murray’s work is bold and abstract. While some work is figurative, it still maintains elements of spontaneity. Spleth’s work, on the other hand, is guided by and inspired by organic shapes found in nature. Here pieces appear to open up like a flower, and the raku firing method she uses creates unexpected turns in the work which adds to the natural appearance of her work. This exhibition runs through August 31st.

Stop by Church Street Gallery tomorrow at 7 p.m. as John Suplee leads an artist talk that compliments the current exhibition of his earlier work from the 80’s and 90’s.

Next Wednesday, tune in to “Art Watch” on WCHE 1520AM from 1-1:30 p.m. when Andrew Stewart of The Brandywine River Museum of Art hosts –Andrew Wyeth film director, Glen Holsten. Until next time!

About Caroline Roosevelt

Caroline Roosevelt is a writer and artist based in Kennett Square, PA. She received her B.A. in Art History from Connecticut College and a Post Baccalaureate certificate from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She has previously written art coverage in Seattle, WA and Philadelphia, PA. She currently co-hosts Art Watch radio on 1520 WCHE.

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YMCA offers 7th-graders free membership

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YMCA copy — YMCA offers 7th-graders free membership

School is beginning and with it comes a great opportunity for all Chester County seventh-graders – a complimentary one-year membership to the YMCA.

Kids simply need to bring a school ID, roster, or report card, along with a parent or guardian, to their local branch to register. After registering, membership includes the use of the YMCA’s facilities, where seventh-graders can swim, play in the gym and work out in the wellness centers under staff supervision. In addition, they are able to participate in YMCA programs, classes and sports. Last year, more than 1,100 seventh-graders took advantage of this free membership.

“We think it’s crucial to set the foundation for a healthy lifestyle at a young age,” said YMCA of Greater Brandywine President & CEO Denise Day. “Our 7th Grade Initiative helps kids fall in love with an active way of life. Kids at this age are discovering who they are, and we want to ensure that they’re set up for future success through that active lifestyle.”

As kids face adolescence’s challenges, they’re more likely to begin distancing themselves from formal organizations, friends and family and to experiment with unhealthy behaviors. The 7th Grade Initiative offers an alternative, where they can make new friends while staying active and also avoid exposure to those counter-productive behaviors.

The 7th Grade Initiative is fully funded by the YMCA through the Chester County Corporate Golf Championship. The outing this year will be held on Oct. 1. For more information or to make a donation, click here, https://www.ymcagbw.org/corporate-cup.

For more information on the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s 7th Grade Initiative, please visit any of our branches, which include the Brandywine YMCA, Jennersville YMCA, Kennett Area YMCA, Lionville Community YMCA, Upper Main Line YMCA, West Chester Area YMCA and the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center.

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Blogging Along the Brandywine: First day of school blues

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Blogging # 94 B — Blogging Along the Brandywine: First day of school blues

You know those days you wake up and think, “How did the world pass by without my noticing?”

I went to Strafford Elementary School in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, and now that I think about it, in those days there were still a few dinosaurs grazing outside the playground.

On the first day of third grade, Miss Dewees handed out school pencils, little scissors, wood rulers and boxes of eight Crayola crayons. They didn’t give us fountain pens until fourth grade and only when our cursive writing was neat.

Yes, I hear you cry, “What’s cursive, what’s a fountain pen?” Back in the olden days, ballpoint pens were heavy, silver and given in fancy presentation boxes. Bic Clic had not quite arrived on the scene yet.

When we practiced writing, Miss Dewees gave us the yellow school paper with alternating blue lines and dashed lines so we knew how to make the small-case letters. When we had art class, she’d give us colorful sheets of school construction paper for making autumn leaves which we would glue on big rough-surfaced manila paper with the school’s thick, white paste each classroom kept in a big jar.

So last week, when our church parish had its drive to collect school supplies for children of families in need, I thought, “that’s easy.”

(Yeah- I told you I went to school with the dinosaurs.)

I emailed my friend Barbara who’s head of parish outreach. She directed me to our district’s website to check out supplies listed by individual schools and grade.

I googled the nearest elementary school in our parish, looked up third grade, and found:

Scissors, five-inch blunt tip and latex free; Clorox Disinfectant Wipes, bleach, pop-up canister; Kleenex facial tissue – medium box; folders, two pocket, six-pack, blue, red, green, yellow, purple, black; two each- highlighter with a chisel tip, yellow; five each -glue stick, washable; five each markers, dry erase, chisel tip, low odor, black; two each, composition book, marble cover, 100 sheets, black; 3 X 5 cards, lined, 100 count.; notebook, one subject 70 count wide-ruled, perforated, purple; notebook, one subject, 70 count, wide-ruled, perforated, green; one folder, two-pocket, white; one folder, two-pocket, orange; one set of pencils, ruler plastic standard/metric w/holes transparent, assorted colors, 12 inches; colored, 7-inch, sharpened, 12 / set; three dozen pencils, #2, Ticonderoga, sharpened; two each-eraser, pink, large, latex free; pencil case, vinyl, 11” X 6”.

Not only that, but every student needed a backpack.

My head was spinning.

I looked in my desk drawer. My bright blue plastic transparent ruler was a marketing freebie from Commerce Bank. The few pencils I owned had the Staples imprint and my green backpack sported the National Wildlife Federation logo.

The next day, I went to my nearby office supply store and started shopping.

No, I didn’t buy the back-pack on sale for $19.99, nor did I buy the entire list. I did buy the yellow highlighters, glue sticks, black- marbled composition book, pink erasers and the Ticonderoga pencils.

All the while I kept thinking, what do normal, middle-class people with 3 children do? What if a child brought in Dixon pencils instead of Ticonderoga? And how many families would now have to forego their chicken dinners for macaroni and cheese?

I’ll have to ask Barbara where they draw the line for families in need.

About Sally Denk Hoey

Sally Denk Hoey, is a Gemini - one part music and one part history. She holds a masters degree cum laude from the School of Music at West Chester University. She taught 14 years in both public and private school. Her CD "Bard of the Brandywine" was critically received during her almost 30 years as a folk singer. She currently cantors masses at St Agnes Church in West Chester where she also performs with the select Motet Choir. A recognized historian, Sally serves as a judge-captain for the south-east Pennsylvania regionals of the National History Day Competition. She has served as president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates as well as the Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford where she now curates the violin collection. Sally re-enacted with the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment for 19 years where she interpreted the role of a campfollower at encampments in Valley Forge, Williamsburg, Va., Monmouth, N.J. and Lexington and Concord, Mass. Sally is married to her college classmate, Thomas Hoey, otherwise known as "Mr. Sousa.”

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Police Log Aug. 29: Terroristic threats, DUIs

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Pennsylvania State Police

• State police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Labor Day weekend, from Friday, Aug. 1 through Monday, Sept. 3.

• An 18-year-old from Landenberg is being investigated for terroristic threats. According to a press release from the state police Avondale barracks, Branden Michael Bryant posted on Instagram “I am debating on shooting AG up.” Police interpreted “AG” to mean Avon Grove. According to the report, Bryant admitted making the post. The Chester County District Attorney’s office recommended Bryant be released from custody pending charges.

• State police said Joshua Dorian Woods, 24, of Maryland, was DUI when they were dispatched to Route 1 and Bancroft Road in response to a call about a disabled motorist. The incident happened at 1:02 p.m. on Aug. 9.

• According to police, an unknown man twice hugged and kissed a 23-year-old woman on the neck without permission. The incident happened Aug. At 4 p.m. in East Marlborough Township.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Josphy C. Rzucidlo, 56, of Landenberg, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after the 1997 GMC he was driving was stopped for failing to stay in its lane of travel, police said. According to the report, police observed indicators suggesting intoxication when they approached Rzucidlo and field sobriety tests confirmed impairment. The incident occurred on Aug. 5 at 12:45 a.m., in the 500 block of Egypt Run Road, in New Garden Township.

• Police said Juan Bedolla-Lopez, 53, of Newark, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after he was stopped for erratic driving. Field sobriety tests confirmed impairment and a chemical test of his breath showed a blood alcohol level of 0.195 percent. The incident occurred Aug. 5 at approx. 8:52 p.m., in the 300 block of Newark Road, in New Garden Township.

• According to a police report, Cristal J. Alfaro, 24, of Wilmington, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, after the 2003 Nissan she was driving was stopped for traveling at a high rate of speed, while repeatedly leaving her lane of travel. Police said Alfaro, showed indicators suggesting intoxication and field sobriety tests confirmed impairment. The incident happened at 3:07 a.m. on Aug. 5 in the 9000 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township.

• A police report said John J. Lipnicki, 59, of Morgantown, was arrested for drug and traffic offenses, following a traffic stop for erratic driving on Aug. 4 in New Garden Township. At 10:33 p.m., the report said, Lipnicki was stopped in the 1200 block of Newark Road and police detected the odor of marijuana and observed smoke inside the vehicle. Lipnicki admitted to having smoked marijuana that night and admitted to swallowing the marijuana “roach,” as he was being pulled over.

• John A. Zimkowski, 46, of Landenberg, was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice after he was found to be wanted by the Delaware State Police, according to a report from Southern Chester County Regional Police. Local police said they made a traffic stop on Zimkowski on Aug. 4 in the 400 block of Penn Green Road, in New Garden Township. The fugitive warrant was confirmed and Zimkowski was taken into custody. He was held for arraignment and extradition procedures.

• Police said Kyle E. Revels Sr., 30, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, as well as with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act following a traffic stop for speeding and failing to maintain his lane of travel. The incident occurred 8:03 a.m. on Aug. 2 in the 1300 block of Newark Road, in New Garden Township. A report said Revels told police that he was running late for work and was texting on his phone.

• Alex Gonzalez-Mondragon, 23, of Avondale was arrested and charged with theft and related offenses, providing false identification to law enforcement, public drunkenness, and two traffic offenses, in connection with the theft of a 1999 Mitsubishi box truck, according to local police. The theft was reported on July 28 and the truck was reportedly taken from the 6600 block of Limestone Road, in New Garden Township. Police said the investigation revealed that Gonzalez-Mondragon had been stopped driving the truck and had been cited the day before, prior to the theft being reported to police.

• According to police report, Osvaldo Solis-Palomares, 35, of Coatesville was arrested and charged with DUI (controlled substances) and related traffic offenses, as well as with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act after the 1997 Oldsmobile he was operating was stopped for erratic driving. The incident occurred on July 27 at 9:14 p.m., in the 1300 block of Newark Road, New Garden Township. Police said they detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and observed marijuana residue on his pants when they made contact with him.

• Police said Pedro Juarez-Guillen, 48, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and a related traffic offense and with recklessly endangering another person, after the 2005 Chevrolet he was driving was stopped for a moving violation on July 27. The incident at 4:56 p.m., in the 300 block of Scarlett Road, in New Garden Township. Police said field sobriety tests confirmed impairment.

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