Celebrate America—July 4
Celebrate Independence Day with well-loved patriotic selections such as The Olympic Fanfare, Victory at Sea, The Colonel Bogey March, The Winds of War, King’s Row, Armed Forces Medley, The Stars & Stripes, The National Anthem, and more.
Red, White and BBQ
at the Winery
July 4th, 5th & 6th
12pm to 7pm
(6pm on the 6th)
Celebrate the Fourth of July with a classic BBQ and WINE, naturally! We will have live music, BBQ food for purchase, wine tastings, wine by the glass and wine slushies. We will represent RED, WHITE, and BLUE.
No admittance fee & no reservations required.
All we can promise is an awesome time. Ok let's be honest a very awesome time!
(When there is wine there is always fun)
Wine Tastings are $10 per person.
Case purchases are 17.76% off.
(aren't we clever)
Food
Friday, July 4th: Southbound BBQ
Saturday, July 5th: Brandywine Catering
Sunday, July 6th: Southbound BBQ
Music
Friday, July 4th:
Roger Girke from 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday, July 5th:
Nicole Ehinger: 12:00pm – 3:00 pm;
Hake & Jarema: 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 6th:
Josh Komorowski 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Paradocx Vineyard SUMMER CONCERT SERIES and BIG BANG BBQ Weekend
Band BIO: Tom Larsen Blues
Bluesman Tom Larsen is one of the most dynamic, original and exciting performers on the blues scene today. Not the run-of-the-mill, business-as-usual blues act, this is a fresh, new direction for blues. It features all-original songs with a unique and distinctive new style, delivered with an energized, danceable, house-rockin’ show, tailor-made to shake up your summer! Get ready to take a walk on the wild side……….
Press: Tom Larsen, Bluesman here. I have a popular East Coast band that is well known in your area. We play an upbeat, danceable style of blues that appeals to all age groups and ethnicities. 2014 is a big year for me, as I am celebrating my 35th anniversary of playing music fulltime. There will be a lot of high-profile events and attention from the media. I would love to come back to Chester County and add you to my 35th Anniversary Tour!
Website: http://tomlarsenband.com/festival-highlights/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Larsen-Band
When: Saturday July 5th 5-9pm – Tom Larsen
Entrance FEE: Adults $10.00, Includes concert and one glass of selected wine. Under 21 FREE
SPECIAL: “Unlimited Concert Pass” – ONLY $55.00 for 11 concerts, more information: http://bit.ly/1kAqq43
Red, White and BBQ
at the Winery
July 4th, 5th & 6th
12pm to 7pm
(6pm on the 6th)
Celebrate the Fourth of July with a classic BBQ and WINE, naturally! We will have live music, BBQ food for purchase, wine tastings, wine by the glass and wine slushies. We will represent RED, WHITE, and BLUE.
No admittance fee & no reservations required.
All we can promise is an awesome time. Ok let's be honest a very awesome time!
(When there is wine there is always fun)
Wine Tastings are $10 per person.
Case purchases are 17.76% off.
(aren't we clever)
Food
Friday, July 4th: Southbound BBQ
Saturday, July 5th: Brandywine Catering
Sunday, July 6th: Southbound BBQ
Music
Friday, July 4th:
Roger Girke from 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday, July 5th:
Nicole Ehinger: 12:00pm – 3:00 pm;
Hake & Jarema: 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 6th:
Josh Komorowski 2:00pm – 6:00pm
STEAMIN’ DAY AT AUBURN HEIGHTS
SUNDAY, JULY 6 ~ 12:30 – 4:30 PM
YORKLYN, DE – Join the Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights for a July Steamin' Day! Bring the family and join us this Fourth of July weekend for a fun-filled day celebrating local history and life at the dawn of the automotive age. Featuring train rides in scaled locomotives and rides in historic automobiles. Enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Auburn Heights Estate during this great day for the whole family.
Don’t miss these exciting days filled with old-fashioned fun. Included with all admission options:
- Fresh steam-popped popcorn from our vintage popper
- A Firing Up Demonstration, to see how we set a Stanley in motion
- Entry to the Marshall Steam Museum, featuring the world’s largest operating collection of Stanley steam cars plus a 1930s working Lionel electric trains display, a hands-on engine display, kids activities, and exhibits
- Museum Gift Shop
Tours of the antique-furnished Auburn Heights mansion, which dates to 1897, are also available, along with rides on the Auburn Valley Railroad and in select antique automobiles from the Marshall Collection.
STEAMIN’ DAY ADMISSION:
Rides Ticket includes 4 rides in the antique autos or Auburn Valley Railroad: $11 ages 13 and up, $8 ages 12 and under (infants free). Rides Ticket admission is free for Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve members.
Mansion Ticket includes tour of two floors of Auburn Heights: $12 all ages
Combo Ticket covers it all, rides and mansion: $19 ages 13 and up, $16 ages 12 and under (infants free)
Group Rates: Discounts available for groups of 20 or more when booked in advance. For group inquiries, e-mail [email protected].
Operated by the Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve in partnership with Delaware State Parks, the Marshall Steam Museum is located at 3000 Creek Rd. (Rte 82) in Yorklyn, Delaware.
Please find high resolution images at the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/505u0q7mu9bn1t5/AAAbxgXnxuoQtLx4r61Rnm42a
| Summer History Camp begins June 23rd |
| Have you ever wondered what life was like for the American Soldiers who fought in the Revolution? Explore the life of a Revolutionary War soldier at Brandywine Battlefield's Summer History Camp! Children ages 5-12 can experience what it was like to be a soldier in the 18th century. Camps are available every week from June 23rd till August 4th, and run daily between 9 AM and 1 PM with optional extended day camps running until 4 PM. Find out more by visiting our website or calling us at (610) 459-3342. |
LifeTrax LLC, a life-coaching company, is offering two free group life-coaching meetings in Concord Township. The meetings will take place on July 7 and 14, at Valley Point Church, 209 Bethel Road, from 7-8 p.m. To register for this event, please visit www.LifeTraxCoaching.com. Participants are encouraged to attend both meetings, as the content will be different each time. If you have ever wondered if life coaching would work for you, or if you are the type of person who loves positive, motivational talks, with a focus on taking actions that will improve your life and help you achieve your goals, you should plan to attend.
Art Explorers Workshop
4 Wednesdays: July 9-July 30, 2014, 5:15-6:15pm
Darlington Arts Center
977 Shavertown Road, Garnet Valley, PA 19060
(610) 358-3632
Cost: $80
For Ages 4-6. Young artists are encouraged to look, experiment and express ideas while working with a variety of art materials including paint, clay, pencil, pastel and more. Come discover your creativity!
*Pre-registration is required. Call or visit us at www.darlingtonarts.org to sign up!
Mommy & Me Art Discovery Workshop
July 9, 2014, 5:15-6:15pm
Darlington Arts Center
977 Shavertown Road, Garnet Valley, PA 19060
(610) 358-3632
Cost: $20
For Ages 2-4 with an adult. Darlington is the perfect place to expose your little one to the arts! Join us for an age-appropriate project that will introduce children and their caregiver to new art materials and techniques. Come see what you can create together!
*Pre-registration is required. Call or visit us at www.darlingtonarts.org to sign up!
Anson B. Nixon Park Summer Concert Series
Free concerts are held on Wednesday evenings in the summer from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in a beautiful setting overlooking the pond. Bring a blanket or folding chair. Picnic suppers are catered by local restaurants. For last minute weather cancellation notices, check their Facebook page or call 610-444-1416.
People’s Light & Theatre presents
Bach at Leipzig
By Itamar Moses
Directed by Pete Pryor
July 9-August 10, 2014
(Malvern, PA) – People’s Light & Theatre presents the regional premiere of Itamar Moses’ acclaimed comedy Bach at Leipzig running July 9-August 10, 2014 on the Steinbright Stage. Associate Artistic Director Pete Pryor directs. People’s Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org.
Itamar Moses (Boardwalk Empire) sets his historical romp in 1722 Leipzig, Germany, where the world’s greatest organist, Johann Kuhnau, has just died in the middle of a frenzied fugue. Seven men, all claiming to be Kuhnau’s worthy successor, flock to the famous Thomaskirche (or St. Thomas Church), where Kuhnau presided over the music for Church services and the adjacent school. Blackmail and back-stabbing mix with debates on religion, philosophy, and politics as the men attempt to outdo each other in order to win Kuhnau’s prestigious position.
“Whether you are a Bach buff or prefer Lady Gaga, I think you will laugh in unison at this ingenious and hilarious tale of history’s underdogs” asserts People’s Light’s Producing Director, Zak Berkman. Director Pete Pryor adds, “One of the most delightful aspects of the work is how Itamar has purposefully set the piece up as a fugue. Each character needs the other to complete the piece. Themes are represented and then repeated with variations. Each of the characters is barreling desperately to his own inevitable outcome.”
All of Moses’ characters were contemporaries of J.S. Bach and each of them did, in fact, audition to be Kuhnau’s replacement. Beyond that, the play is fictional. To play Moses’ comic take on these historic figures, long-time People’s Light company member Kevin Bergen portrays Georg Balthasar Schott, David Ingram plays Johann Christoph Graupner, and Stephen Novelli takes on Georg Friedrich Kaufmann. They are joined by Greg Wood as Johann Friedrich Fasch. Making their People’s Light debuts are Danny Gardner as Johann Martin Steindorff and Jabari Brisport as Georg Lenck.
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT PEOPLE’S LIGHT
People’s Light continues its program called Scoop on Sundays: History, Context, and Gossip, a lively discussion before every Sunday 7 pm performance (July 13, 20, 27, & August 3, 10). Resident Dramaturg Gina Pisasale will host an artist from the production and get the inside scoop about such things as the rehearsal and production process, design choices, and the world of the play. The program begins at 5:30 in The Farmhouse Bistro. Cost of $15 includes light fare. Call the Box Office at 610.644.3500.
Enjoy a prix fixe dinner and a show package for $70 (Wed, Thurs, Sat matinee, Sun eve) and $80 (Fri, Sat eve, Sun matinee) at The Farmhouse Bistro prior to Wed-Sun evening performances. That’s a savings of up to 15% off the single ticket price! If you already have tickets, you can add dinner for just $35. Dinner and a show packages are available through the box office or online at PeoplesLight.org.
TICKET INFORMATION
Bach at Leipzig previews on Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 pm and Friday, July 11 at 8 pm. The play opens on Saturday, July 12 and runs through Sunday, August 10. Audiences are encouraged to join the artists for a conversation about the production after the Thursday performances on July 17, 24, 31 and August 7.
Single tickets: $26 - $46. For tickets, call the Box Office at 610.644.3500. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information or to purchase group tickets, call 610.647.1900 x111 or email [email protected].
7-play subscription packages for the 2014-2015 Season are available for purchase and start at $154. Productions include Fences (September 10-October 5, 2014), Row After Row (October 15-November 9, 2014), Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto (November 19, 2014-January 11, 2015), The Cherry Orchard (February 11-March 8, 2015), Biloxi Blues (April 29-May 24, 2015), How to Write A New Book for the Bible (June 3-28, 2015), and Stella & Lou (July 15-August 23, 2015). The Discovery series packages for children ages 5-12 start at $54 and include Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto (November 19, 2014-January 11, 2015), and Jason and the Argonauts (March 12-April 4, 2015). The Teen Series for children ages 12-19 includes Fences, Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto, The Cherry Orchard, and Biloxi Blues. Visit peopleslight.org or call 610-644-3500 to order.
Actors, prices, productions, performance dates and times are subject to change. Additional service charges will apply. Contact the Box Office for more details.
ABOUT PEOPLE’S LIGHT
Now in its 39th season, People’s Light, a professional, not-for-profit theatre in Chester County, Pennsylvania, makes plays drawn from many sources to entertain, inspire, and engage our community. We extend our mission of making and experiencing theatre through arts education programs that excite curiosity about, and deepen understanding of, the world around us. These plays and programs bring people together and provide opportunities for reflection, discovery, and celebration. Founded in 1974, we produce seven to nine plays each season, in two black box theatres with 340 and 160 seats respectively, mixing world premieres, contemporary plays, and fresh approaches to classic texts for our 7-Play and Discovery Series.
BIOS
Pete Pryor
Director
Pete is the Associate Artistic Director and proud company member at People’s Light. He is the co-founder and former Producing Artistic Director of 1812 Productions in Philadelphia. For the past seven years he has been the resident artist/drama instructor at the Pathway School. His play Beautiful Boy was part of our Community Matters reading series and was produced at People’s Light. Pete is a Lunt-Fontanne fellow and Independence Fellowship Artist and winner of four Barrymore Awards. He directed last season’s Noises Off as well as the last six holiday pantos and will co-author and direct next season’s panto, Arthur & The Tale of the Red Dragon.
Kevin Bergen
Georg Balthasar Schott
Kevin is thrilled to be back at People’s Light where he last appeared as Noah Curry in The Rainmaker. Other Philadelphia region credits include: The Walnut Street Theatre, The Wilma Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, and InterAct Theatre Company. Kevin has acted at numerous other regional theatres including The Shakespeare Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, The Studio Theatre (D.C.), the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Shenandoah Shakespeare. He is a graduate of the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard.
Jabari Brisport
Georg Lenck
Jabari is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Recent credits include These! Paper! Bullets! (Yale Rep), Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Macbeth (New York Classical Theatre), Political Subversities (The PIT), and Funnyhouse of a Negro (Yale Cabaret). Jabari also holds a BFA with honors from New York University. And if he gives you a reason to smile tonight, then he's done his job.
Danny Gardner
Johann Martin Steindorff
People’s Light Debut! Most Recent credits include Dragons at The York Theatre in NYC, Noah Racey’s Pulse at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, The world premiere of Neurosis – A New Musical at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, National tours of 42nd Street and Here To Stay – The Gershwin Experience, Room 17B at 59E59 Street Theatres (Drama Desk Nom.), and four shows at the two-time Tony award winning Goodspeed Opera House. www.dannyjgardner.com
David Ingram
Johann Christoph Graupner
David joined People's Light in 1989, and has appeared in many shows since including Noises Off, End Days, Young Woman From Rwanda, Tuesdays with Morrie, and others. He has also appeared in Some Other Kind of Person (Interact), Cybourne Park (Arden), Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Our Show of Shows (1812 Productions), The Tempest (Act II Playhouse) and Tartuffe, Three Sisters and Measure for Measure (Temple Rep). David is on the Theater faculty of Temple University.
Stephen Novelli
Georg Friedrich Kaufmann
Recently: Camillo in The Winter’s Tale at People’s Light, Judge in Inherit the Wind at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Roy Cohn in Angels in America at The Wilma Theater. Other roles at People’s Light include Halvard Solness in The Master Builder, Gloucester in King Lear and Saladin in Nathan the Wise. Directed The Secret of Sherlock Holmes and Tuesdays with Morrie for People’s Light. A member of the company since 1974, he now serves as Artistic Associate.
Greg Wood
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Greg is thrilled to be doing this show after being part of one of the original readings of the play in 2004. Recent credits include: The Winter’s Tale at People’s Light, The History of Invulnerability at Milwaukee Rep, Other Desert Cities at Walnut St. Theatre, Tom Jones for Actors Theatre Louisville, Absurd Person Singular at Peterborough Players, and Measure for Measure with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Film & Television credits include: How To Get Away With Murder (ABC TV pilot), The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, The Lovely Bones, Killing Emmett Young, Law & Order, Ed, Hack, and Homicide.
People’s Light & Theatre presents
Bach at Leipzig
By Itamar Moses
Directed by Pete Pryor
July 9-August 10, 2014
(Malvern, PA) – People’s Light & Theatre presents the regional premiere of Itamar Moses’ acclaimed comedy Bach at Leipzig running July 9-August 10, 2014 on the Steinbright Stage. Associate Artistic Director Pete Pryor directs. People’s Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org.
Itamar Moses (Boardwalk Empire) sets his historical romp in 1722 Leipzig, Germany, where the world’s greatest organist, Johann Kuhnau, has just died in the middle of a frenzied fugue. Seven men, all claiming to be Kuhnau’s worthy successor, flock to the famous Thomaskirche (or St. Thomas Church), where Kuhnau presided over the music for Church services and the adjacent school. Blackmail and back-stabbing mix with debates on religion, philosophy, and politics as the men attempt to outdo each other in order to win Kuhnau’s prestigious position.
“Whether you are a Bach buff or prefer Lady Gaga, I think you will laugh in unison at this ingenious and hilarious tale of history’s underdogs” asserts People’s Light’s Producing Director, Zak Berkman. Director Pete Pryor adds, “One of the most delightful aspects of the work is how Itamar has purposefully set the piece up as a fugue. Each character needs the other to complete the piece. Themes are represented and then repeated with variations. Each of the characters is barreling desperately to his own inevitable outcome.”
All of Moses’ characters were contemporaries of J.S. Bach and each of them did, in fact, audition to be Kuhnau’s replacement. Beyond that, the play is fictional. To play Moses’ comic take on these historic figures, long-time People’s Light company member Kevin Bergen portrays Georg Balthasar Schott, David Ingram plays Johann Christoph Graupner, and Stephen Novelli takes on Georg Friedrich Kaufmann. They are joined by Greg Wood as Johann Friedrich Fasch. Making their People’s Light debuts are Danny Gardner as Johann Martin Steindorff and Jabari Brisport as Georg Lenck.
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT PEOPLE’S LIGHT
People’s Light continues its program called Scoop on Sundays: History, Context, and Gossip, a lively discussion before every Sunday 7 pm performance (July 13, 20, 27, & August 3, 10). Resident Dramaturg Gina Pisasale will host an artist from the production and get the inside scoop about such things as the rehearsal and production process, design choices, and the world of the play. The program begins at 5:30 in The Farmhouse Bistro. Cost of $15 includes light fare. Call the Box Office at 610.644.3500.
Enjoy a prix fixe dinner and a show package for $70 (Wed, Thurs, Sat matinee, Sun eve) and $80 (Fri, Sat eve, Sun matinee) at The Farmhouse Bistro prior to Wed-Sun evening performances. That’s a savings of up to 15% off the single ticket price! If you already have tickets, you can add dinner for just $35. Dinner and a show packages are available through the box office or online at PeoplesLight.org.
TICKET INFORMATION
Bach at Leipzig previews on Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 pm and Friday, July 11 at 8 pm. The play opens on Saturday, July 12 and runs through Sunday, August 10. Audiences are encouraged to join the artists for a conversation about the production after the Thursday performances on July 17, 24, 31 and August 7.
Single tickets: $26 - $46. For tickets, call the Box Office at 610.644.3500. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information or to purchase group tickets, call 610.647.1900 x111 or email [email protected].
7-play subscription packages for the 2014-2015 Season are available for purchase and start at $154. Productions include Fences (September 10-October 5, 2014), Row After Row (October 15-November 9, 2014), Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto (November 19, 2014-January 11, 2015), The Cherry Orchard (February 11-March 8, 2015), Biloxi Blues (April 29-May 24, 2015), How to Write A New Book for the Bible (June 3-28, 2015), and Stella & Lou (July 15-August 23, 2015). The Discovery series packages for children ages 5-12 start at $54 and include Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto (November 19, 2014-January 11, 2015), and Jason and the Argonauts (March 12-April 4, 2015). The Teen Series for children ages 12-19 includes Fences, Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto, The Cherry Orchard, and Biloxi Blues. Visit peopleslight.org or call 610-644-3500 to order.
Actors, prices, productions, performance dates and times are subject to change. Additional service charges will apply. Contact the Box Office for more details.
ABOUT PEOPLE’S LIGHT
Now in its 39th season, People’s Light, a professional, not-for-profit theatre in Chester County, Pennsylvania, makes plays drawn from many sources to entertain, inspire, and engage our community. We extend our mission of making and experiencing theatre through arts education programs that excite curiosity about, and deepen understanding of, the world around us. These plays and programs bring people together and provide opportunities for reflection, discovery, and celebration. Founded in 1974, we produce seven to nine plays each season, in two black box theatres with 340 and 160 seats respectively, mixing world premieres, contemporary plays, and fresh approaches to classic texts for our 7-Play and Discovery Series.
BIOS
Pete Pryor
Director
Pete is the Associate Artistic Director and proud company member at People’s Light. He is the co-founder and former Producing Artistic Director of 1812 Productions in Philadelphia. For the past seven years he has been the resident artist/drama instructor at the Pathway School. His play Beautiful Boy was part of our Community Matters reading series and was produced at People’s Light. Pete is a Lunt-Fontanne fellow and Independence Fellowship Artist and winner of four Barrymore Awards. He directed last season’s Noises Off as well as the last six holiday pantos and will co-author and direct next season’s panto, Arthur & The Tale of the Red Dragon.
Kevin Bergen
Georg Balthasar Schott
Kevin is thrilled to be back at People’s Light where he last appeared as Noah Curry in The Rainmaker. Other Philadelphia region credits include: The Walnut Street Theatre, The Wilma Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, and InterAct Theatre Company. Kevin has acted at numerous other regional theatres including The Shakespeare Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, The Studio Theatre (D.C.), the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Shenandoah Shakespeare. He is a graduate of the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard.
Jabari Brisport
Georg Lenck
Jabari is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Recent credits include These! Paper! Bullets! (Yale Rep), Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Macbeth (New York Classical Theatre), Political Subversities (The PIT), and Funnyhouse of a Negro (Yale Cabaret). Jabari also holds a BFA with honors from New York University. And if he gives you a reason to smile tonight, then he's done his job.
Danny Gardner
Johann Martin Steindorff
People’s Light Debut! Most Recent credits include Dragons at The York Theatre in NYC, Noah Racey’s Pulse at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, The world premiere of Neurosis – A New Musical at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, National tours of 42nd Street and Here To Stay – The Gershwin Experience, Room 17B at 59E59 Street Theatres (Drama Desk Nom.), and four shows at the two-time Tony award winning Goodspeed Opera House. www.dannyjgardner.com
David Ingram
Johann Christoph Graupner
David joined People's Light in 1989, and has appeared in many shows since including Noises Off, End Days, Young Woman From Rwanda, Tuesdays with Morrie, and others. He has also appeared in Some Other Kind of Person (Interact), Cybourne Park (Arden), Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Our Show of Shows (1812 Productions), The Tempest (Act II Playhouse) and Tartuffe, Three Sisters and Measure for Measure (Temple Rep). David is on the Theater faculty of Temple University.
Stephen Novelli
Georg Friedrich Kaufmann
Recently: Camillo in The Winter’s Tale at People’s Light, Judge in Inherit the Wind at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Roy Cohn in Angels in America at The Wilma Theater. Other roles at People’s Light include Halvard Solness in The Master Builder, Gloucester in King Lear and Saladin in Nathan the Wise. Directed The Secret of Sherlock Holmes and Tuesdays with Morrie for People’s Light. A member of the company since 1974, he now serves as Artistic Associate.
Greg Wood
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Greg is thrilled to be doing this show after being part of one of the original readings of the play in 2004. Recent credits include: The Winter’s Tale at People’s Light, The History of Invulnerability at Milwaukee Rep, Other Desert Cities at Walnut St. Theatre, Tom Jones for Actors Theatre Louisville, Absurd Person Singular at Peterborough Players, and Measure for Measure with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Film & Television credits include: How To Get Away With Murder (ABC TV pilot), The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, The Lovely Bones, Killing Emmett Young, Law & Order, Ed, Hack, and Homicide.
SUMMER IN LIVING COLOR: LIVE BUTTERFLY EXHIBIT OPENS AT TYLER ARBORETUM
Summer is vibrant with color, and that is especially true at Tyler Arboretum’s Butterfly House. Beautifully colored caterpillars and delicate, fluttering butterflies show off their vivid hues among the colorful plant specimens that they depend upon in this live specimen exhibit starting June 28, 2014. This year, the Butterfly House will enjoy a few enhancements, courtesy of the generous grant awarded to Tyler by Axalta Coating Systems. Tyler and Axalta will hail this new partnership that celebrates the wonderful colors of nature during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Dedicated volunteer docents identified a wish list of items needed to improve the existing house. The $15,000 grant from Axalta will provide additional educational signage as well as a garden feature sign for the outside of the building to attract visitors. The funds will also provide plants that will be used as food for the caterpillars and butterflies, a new butterfly identification brochure, general care and upkeep and, eventually, new benches in the Butterfly House.
“We are delighted to have Axalta as a partner for this seasonal exhibit,” says Tyler Arboretum Executive Director Rick Colbert. “They have a unique perspective on the value of color in our lives, and this is the perfect opportunity to help our guests see the wonderful array of pigments that exist in our natural world.”
Tyler Arboretum’s Butterfly House offers visitors a special opportunity to learn about, photograph and get a close-up look at local butterflies in all stages of development. The exhibit features a 1,400 square foot Butterfly House filled with native specimens including monarchs, viceroys, sulphurs, mourning cloaks, hairstreaks, red-spotted purples, great spangled fritillaries, painted ladies and swallowtails. The exhibit also includes extensive plantings that feed both butterflies and caterpillars.
The goal of Tyler’s Butterfly House exhibit is to promote greater understanding about a significant aspect of ecology and human interaction with the natural world.
“Unfortunately, butterflies and other pollinators have taken a huge hit in numbers in recent years,” said Amy Mawby, Director of Public Programs at Tyler. “They are essential for the health and sustainability of our ecosystems. We are happy and excited to have support from a company like Axalta so we can continue our educational efforts with the public.”
“As an organization that advocates sustainability, Axalta is thrilled to partner with Tyler Arboretum,” says Nigel Budden, Axalta VP and Head of its North America Business. “We also believe color should be brilliant and butterflies provide an example of vivid color coming to life.”
The Butterfly House exhibit is free with the price of regular admission and open seasonally through the months of July and August.
About Tyler Arboretum
Tyler Arboretum, one of the oldest and largest arboreta in the northeastern United States, is an important community resource and cultural destination. Tyler provides a natural sanctuary for visitors interested in horticulture, history and the natural world. Its 650 acres of meadows, wetlands and unbroken forest can be enjoyed via over 17 miles of hiking trails. Additional information is available at www.tylerarboretum.org.
About Axalta Coating Systems
Axalta Coating Systems is a leading global provider of liquid and powder coatings to automotive, transportation, general industrial, architectural and decorative customers. Doing business in more than 130 countries, Axalta operates 35 manufacturing centers, seven R&D facilities and 42 customer training centers. Axalta will continue to build on more than 145 years of experience in the coatings industry. For more information, visit www.axaltacoatingsystems.com.
Museum Explorer Mornings
Thursday mornings, July 3 through 31
Introduce children to art this summer. Participate in one or all five of these workshops designed for children ages 3 to 10 accompanied by an adult. Each program will include a thematic, interactive guided tour followed by a creative art project. Two sessions will be held each day: Session A: 10 a.m. or Session B: 11 a.m. Workshops are free with regular museum admission. To register contact the Education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
- July 3: Red, White and Blue
Find red, white and blue in works of art and design a flag using these colors and more. - July 10: Paint by Nature
Observe how artists paint nature and capture the beauty of the Brandywine landscape using watercolor crayons. - July 17: Amazing Animals
Look for animals in paintings and sculpture and assemble an imaginative creature. - July 24: Fine Lines
Discover lines of every kind in art throughout the museum and draw a scratch art scene. - July 31: Portrait Parade
Explore traditional and unusual portraits and create a self-portrait collage
Friday, July 11, 6 to 9 p.m.
Join us for an evening of immersive arts experiences featuring dance and music performances and art-making activities, all connected to the significance of water in our lives. The museum and galleries will open at 6 p.m. with Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art staff available to discuss the Lure of the Brandywine exhibition.
This innovative program will feature the premiere of We Are Water, an original dance by Sight-Specific, and musical improvisations by Catherine Marie Charlton from her award-winning albums, River Flow – Sanctuary and River Dawn: Piano Meditations. Nature is an integral part of the creative process for Sight-Specific, a dance company from Brooklyn, New York. Artistic director Emie Hughes’s childhood experiences with the Brandywine River during her Chadds Ford childhood provided inspiration for this dance. Catherine Marie Charlton is a Steinway Artist whose music has been praised for its “tranquil, yet evocative flow.”
Full bar and small-plate offerings available for purchase. The program is included with museum admission free for Brandywine members and children under 6.
On Saturday, July 12, admission will be free all day in honor of Andrew Wyeth's birthday.
Families will enjoy a special "Water Moves" workshop from 10 a.m. to noon where they will investigate the dynamic qualities of water through first-hand observation, creative mapping and art projects. To reinforce the importance of clean water for all living things, families will pot native plants to take home. Workshop projects are suitable for all ages. Please register at the education office at 610.388.8382.
Sangria Weekends at the Winery |
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| 12th & 13th, 19th & 20th, 26th & 27th from 12 - 7 p.m. "Sangria is named after the Spanish word for "blood" - "sangre" because of its typical dark-red color," ...at least that's what Wiki says. What Sangria means to us at Chaddsford is PARTY TIME. Our Sangria Weekends in July include live music (we encourage dancing, just not with the staff) wine slushies and spritzers at our outdoor wine bar (we try to come up with some crazy drink recipes), and catered food available for purchase (we have a great group of caterers and food trucks). All we need now for Sangria Sundays is YOU! Click here for more details |
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Primary Activities July 14-18
- AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION- Learn about airplane construction including fabric, wood and metal.
- AEROMODELING- Design, build and fly balsa gliders and RC airplanes.
- ROCKETRY- Build and fly model rockets.
- GROUND SCHOOL- Learn the basics of pre-flight planning and navigation.
- FLIGHT- Introductory flight with a Certified Flight Instructor.
- MUSEUM TOUR- Day trip to the National Air and Space Museum.
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| Summer History Camp begins June 23rd |
| Have you ever wondered what life was like for the American Soldiers who fought in the Revolution? Explore the life of a Revolutionary War soldier at Brandywine Battlefield's Summer History Camp! Children ages 5-12 can experience what it was like to be a soldier in the 18th century. Camps are available every week from June 23rd till August 4th, and run daily between 9 AM and 1 PM with optional extended day camps running until 4 PM. Find out more by visiting our website or calling us at (610) 459-3342. |
LifeTrax LLC, a life-coaching company, is offering two free group life-coaching meetings in Concord Township. The meetings will take place on July 7 and 14, at Valley Point Church, 209 Bethel Road, from 7-8 p.m. To register for this event, please visit www.LifeTraxCoaching.com. Participants are encouraged to attend both meetings, as the content will be different each time. If you have ever wondered if life coaching would work for you, or if you are the type of person who loves positive, motivational talks, with a focus on taking actions that will improve your life and help you achieve your goals, you should plan to attend.
Art Explorers Workshop
4 Wednesdays: July 9-July 30, 2014, 5:15-6:15pm
Darlington Arts Center
977 Shavertown Road, Garnet Valley, PA 19060
(610) 358-3632
Cost: $80
For Ages 4-6. Young artists are encouraged to look, experiment and express ideas while working with a variety of art materials including paint, clay, pencil, pastel and more. Come discover your creativity!
*Pre-registration is required. Call or visit us at www.darlingtonarts.org to sign up!
Anson B. Nixon Park Summer Concert Series
Free concerts are held on Wednesday evenings in the summer from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in a beautiful setting overlooking the pond. Bring a blanket or folding chair. Picnic suppers are catered by local restaurants. For last minute weather cancellation notices, check their Facebook page or call 610-444-1416.
Museum Explorer Mornings
Thursday mornings, July 3 through 31
Introduce children to art this summer. Participate in one or all five of these workshops designed for children ages 3 to 10 accompanied by an adult. Each program will include a thematic, interactive guided tour followed by a creative art project. Two sessions will be held each day: Session A: 10 a.m. or Session B: 11 a.m. Workshops are free with regular museum admission. To register contact the Education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
- July 3: Red, White and Blue
Find red, white and blue in works of art and design a flag using these colors and more. - July 10: Paint by Nature
Observe how artists paint nature and capture the beauty of the Brandywine landscape using watercolor crayons. - July 17: Amazing Animals
Look for animals in paintings and sculpture and assemble an imaginative creature. - July 24: Fine Lines
Discover lines of every kind in art throughout the museum and draw a scratch art scene. - July 31: Portrait Parade
Explore traditional and unusual portraits and create a self-portrait collage
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Can you? Will you?......... Beat Beethoven? |
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Date Race Time Course Entry Fee Register Online
For more information, please visit www.kennettsymphony.org |
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The Kennett Symphony presents its 2nd annual Beat Beethoven 5K Run/1 Mile Walk on Thursday, July 17, 2014, 6:30 pm. The Run/Walk is for all ages and abilities of runners and walkers. Besides having fun and supporting the Kennett Symphony, the object of the race is to finish before Beethoven’s famous 5th Symphony finishes – approximately 32 minutes. Beethoven himself will be running too, so keep your eye on the runner dressed as our very own Beethoven and make it your goal to finish ahead of him! Everyone welcome! Bring your friends, family and fellow music lovers to support the Kennett Symphony. Proceeds benefit the Kennett Symphony of Chester County. |
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Our Summer Concert Series
So bring your kids, blankets and lawn chairs. The concert starts at 6:30 until dusk.
Delaware Art Museum
Celebrate the new exhibition Performance Now with live performance art and a hula hoop contest! Poet, curator, and performance artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko will give a tour of the exhibition in his alter-ego, Jerimiah. Melissa Diane will perform works that include movement, text, and audience interaction.
Schedule:
7:00 p.m. – Hula hoop contest
8:00 p.m. – Jaamil’s tour
Melissa Diane will perform throughout the evening
Workshop: Clay Date
About Art Is After Dark
The Museum comes alive on select Friday nights! Each night is unique with live music, special performances, Studio activities, films, gallery games, tours, and more! Plus, stroll the galleries and enjoy a cash bar with snacks in the Thronson Café. Free for Members, $8 in advance or $10 at the door for Non-Members.
There’s more!
You can also sign up for the popular Friday Evening Adult Workshops from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Museum’s Studio. Supplies, beer, wine, and light snacks provided. Pre-registration is required. Must be 21 participate. $30 Members, $35 Non-Members. Click here for more information.
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Crafts in the Courtyard Chester County Craft Guild Weekend of July 19 & 20 |
WHAT: Crafts in the Courtyard features unique items from independent American artists in a variety of media. This two day event showcases exceptional works from juried members of the Chester County Craft Guild, a chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
WHERE: Brandywine River Museum of Art Courtyard
WHEN: Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
COST: Free with museum admission. |
| The Brandywine River Museum of Art, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is open daily (except Christmas Day). Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for children ages 6 and older and free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through November 23. For more information, call 610.388.2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org. |
A special presentation on The Star-Spangled Banner by Gene Pisasale
"The War of 1812: The Conflict Which Forged A New Nation"
2:00 p.m
Barn Visitors Center
Suggested donation: $3 for members; $5 for non-members
Refreshments will be served. Pre-registration strongly suggested due to limited seating.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner. Local author and historian, Gene Pisasale will share the story of how The War of 1812 is a misunderstood and in many ways a "forgotten war". Raging from June 1812 to January 1815, this conflict with the British was caused by continuing acts of piracy against American shipping and the impressment of thousands of sailors against their will. Yet the war had many positive repercussions. America proved herself, taking a place among the most powerful nations, gaining stature in the eyes of the world. An American icon- the Star Spangled Banner was born, the song becoming our National Anthem and the flag which flew above Fort McHenry treasured as proof of our dedication into liberty.
Gene Pisasale's flag (pictured here) is on view at the Chadds Ford Historical Society. The flag was flown over Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the sight of this country's flag waving defiantly over Fort McHenry which inspired Francis Scott Key to write our National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Gene reveals one of the unsolved mysteries of the famous flag which continues to perplex historians at both the Smithsonian where the flag resides today and Fort McHenry where it flew on Sept. 14, 1814 as the "bombs burst in the air..."
Signed copies of Gene Pisasale's book "The Forgotten Star
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What: Paradocx Vineyard SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Band BIO: MINAS
Based in Philadelphia for a great part of their career, Minas has been on the forefront of world music and Brazilian Jazz in our area for the past 30 years. Led by the couple Orlando Haddad and Patricia King, Minas has recorded and released 6 CDs, 5 of them in Philly. Their latest, Bossa Nova Day, was indicated for 3 Grammy Awards. They are presently putting the finishing touches on a brand new CD which will feature circa 50 musicians, including a big band (The Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, a string section, and many guest artists. Minas has won “Best of Philly” from Philadelphia Magazine twice. They write original music as well as perform classic Brazilian standards by A. C. Jobim and Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66. Patricia on piano and vocal, Orlando on nylon-string guitar and vocal, complement each other and create a mood that only a lifetime of performing together can attain. Their music is warm, their vocals sensual, their instruments percussive, and their melodic lines are jazzy.
Website: http://www.minasmusic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minasbrazilianmusic?fref=ts
When: Saturday July 19th 5-9pm
Entrance FEE: Adults $10.00, Includes concert and one glass of selected wine. Under 21 FREE
SPECIAL: “Unlimited Concert Pass” – ONLY $55.00 for 11 concerts, more information: http://bit.ly/1kAqq43
FOOD Options: Georges’ Seafood serving – Cocktail shrimp and Oysters at every concert.
State Street Grill: Serving Burgers, Wraps and more
Punk’d Pineapple Ice cream - Serving Homemade Ice cream Sandwiches and frozen treats.
Location: Paradocx Vineyard
1833 Flint Hill Road
Landenberg, PA 19350
Additional
Information: Call (610) 255-5684 or e-mail
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