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Media Teen Bantered with Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart in 2017
Media teen Will Rubin got more than he bargained for when he invited late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel to his bar mitzvah. He got both Kimmel and former Daily Show star Jon Stewart, plus a video interview on national television, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Rob Tornoe. Rubin invited the popular television host…
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Here’s a Mummer’s Parade With a Ridley Park Vibe
A localized Mummer’s parade, known as the D’Dummers Parade, strut its stuff for the third year in Ridley Park, as it raised money for 4-year-old Vincent Nowroozi, who is battling cancer, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Hundreds turned out Saturday dressed in Mummers costumes, Halloween costumes, and other crazy outfits. By the end,…
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Aunt Mary Pat’s Doing a Farewell Tour, Ending Live Shows
The personification of Delaware County, Aunt Mary Pat, is stepping down from live performances, the character’s creator, Troy Hendrickson, announced. The comedic character, created in 2018 as a loving tribute to the Eagles and Hendrickson’s mother, has generated a huge following over the years, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. Hendrickson talked about Aunt Mary Pat’s…
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Tina Fey Touts Upper Darby-Based Mean Girls Musical in 2019 Philly Visit
Tina Fey stopped at the Kimmel Center recently to talk about her “Mean Girls” musical coming to Philadelphia Nov. 19, writes Neal Zoren for the Daily Times. After achieving a movie triumph in 2004’s “Mean Girls,” she rode the same vehicle, with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, to Broadway…
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Remembering Charlie Gracie, Philly’s First Rock and Roll Star
Charlie Gracie, whose music impacted the Beatles in the 1960s, died Friday in Aldan. He was 86, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The South Philadelphia singer and guitarist had a 70-year music career. He lived in Drexel Hill with wife Joan before moving to Springfield this year. Considered Philadelphia’s first native son rock-and-roll…
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Fans of TV’s ‘Friends’ Can Explore Its Sets Firsthand in King of Prussia in February
An upcoming exhibit of sets from the NBC hit Friends is coming to the King of Prussia Mall in February 2022. Richard C. Kraus covered the event for WBRE/WYOU, Scranton, Wilkes Barre. The traveling sets are in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show, which ran on NBC from September 1994 to May 2004.…
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Filming for Berwyn Native’s New HBO Series Starring Kate Winslet Commences Across Delaware, Chester County
Local fans of Kate Winslet are in for a treat, as the actress’s new HBO series, Mare of Easttown, will be filming in the Philadelphia suburbs, at spots across Delaware and neighboring Chester County, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The filming has already started and it will proceed through April 2020. Winslet arrived…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Named “Best Holiday Parade” By USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards
On January 1, 2023, Philadelphia’s longest-running signature event is back, with the Mummers Parade returning to South Broad Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., more than 10,000 paraders will strut along the route from City Hall down Broad Street to Washington Avenue, entertaining spectators in-person, on television, and through a live stream. The Mummers Parade, which…
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Eagles Teammates Tackled Their Charity Holiday Vocal Challenge in a Conshy Recording Studio
By now, news of the release of A Philly Special Christmas — a holiday recording from Phila. Eagles with vocal chops that range from legit (Jordan Mailata) to that more enthusiasm-based (Jason Kelce) — have almost eclipsed the team’s present 11–1 record. What’s lesser known may be the charity project’s Montgomery County connection, as reported…
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WCU’s University Theatre Group to Present 23rd Annual AIDS Benefit Concert This Weekend
The student-led university theatre group at West Chester University presents the 23rd annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Benefit Concert and Silent Auction. Performances are tonight, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 PM, and Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 PM. Performances are staged in the Mainstage Theatre at the E.O.…
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Yeadon Man Has Unique Experience on Netflix Reality Dating Show
Nigel Jones of Yeadon appeared yesterday on Season 4 of Netflix’s reality dating show, “Too Hot to Handle,” writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. A Netflix teaser describes Season 4. “Ten super hot singles will enter a lavish villa in the Caribbean thinking they’re on a new dating show called ‘Wild Love,’ hosted by…
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Seasonal Carols — Both Musical and Dickensian — Prove Worthy Draw in Lancaster County
The 2022 holiday entertainment scene in nearby Lancaster County is an opportunity for collar county residents who may have tired of local seasonal presentations to try something new. Two presentations are especially notable, one for its wholly unique setting, the other for a pricing model that will absolutely fit every budget. Illumination Experience this all-new…
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Ring in the Season at West Chester University’s 101st Annual Holiday Concert This Saturday
West Chester University invites the community to ring in the holidays with a festive celebration of music at the 101st Annual Holiday Concert. The concert is on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 PM in the 1200-seat Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall in Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Director of Jazz Studies Jonathan…
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Business, Borough Partner for Frost Fest in Clifton Heights
Clifton Heights hosted its first-ever Frost Fest this past weekend as part of a collaboration with the business community, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The two-day nostalgic, family-friendly event showcased different vendors and foods and included a Chili Cook-off, a Pie Palooza Bakeoff, a dog costume contest, and a toilet paper snowman…
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Wayne Man Takes Down Paoli Woman Who Defeated Jeopardy! Champ James Holzhauer
Paoli native Emma Boettcher, dubbed “the giant killer” by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek after taking down James Holzhauer, was herself defeated Thursday night by Brendan Roach from the Main Line, writes Rob Tornoe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Boettcher entered Final Jeopardy in second place, just $200 behind Brendan Roach, a policy researcher from Wayne. The…
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Delco River Rink Opens Thursday at Harrah’s Philadelphia
The Delco River Rink, Delaware County’s pop-up outdoor ice skating rink, opens Thursday, Dec. 1 at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack, 777 Harrah’s Blvd. in Chester. The Flight on Ice rink will be open to the public through Feb. 26, 2023. Presented by Visit Delco and Harrah’s Philadelphia, the rink was officially dedicated Tuesday, with…
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Villanova Girl Recalls ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet Experience
Radnor High School junior Lauren Meyer performed in five shows of “The Nutcracker” ballet recently alongside professionals from the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society, reports the CBS 3 staff for CBS 3. The ballet company has put on the show annually for over 30 years. Meyer, 16, of Villanova, danced at the Upper Darby Performing…
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West Chester’s QVC Goes Hallmark with Film Release of ‘Holly and the Hot Chocolate’
West Chester’s flagship shopping network QVC made a wintry debut in the holiday movie scene, competing with the likes of made-for-television moguls like Hallmark and Lifetime, writes Dan Snierson for Entertainment Weekly. Holly and the Hot Chocolate follows a cosmopolitan film critic named Holly — played by the prolific Philadelphia-based actress, model, and voiceover artist…
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