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Delaware County Symphony Launches First Concert of Its Golden Anniversary Season
The Delaware County Symphony has launched its Golden Anniversary Season with the first of six virtual Concerts on Demand, “European Flavors,” available on the orchestra’s YouTube Channel and/or Facebook Page. This first concert, directed by chamber music director Jennifer Nicole Campbell, featured selections by Bach, Brahms, Handel, Faure, Granados and Schubert. Delaware County Symphony musicians…
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Second Annual Delco Arts Week: Culture and Art Virtually and In-Person
The Foundation for Delaware County is once again a sponsor of Delco Arts Week. This year’s second annual event runs Oct. 3 to 10 and features nearly 50 events. Delaware County residents can experience a week of art and culture, most experienced virtually, but with some in-person activities also scheduled. You can get a taste of…
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Citadel Country Spirit USA Announces 2021 Lineup and Schedule
Citadel Country Spirit USA has announced the GMC Sierra Stage lineup and schedule for next year’s music festival, scheduled for Aug. 27-29, 2021. The 2020 event was postponed due to the coronavirus. Brantley Gilbert will headline on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, while Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, RaeLynn, and Niko Moon will also perform. Miranda Lambert…
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‘Measure Your Cat’s IQ’ with New Book by Ambler Feline Behavior Specialist
Calla Knopman, an Ambler resident and feline behavior specialist, has penned a book that helps cat lovers measure the IQ of their four-legged friends, writes Pete Mazzaccaro for the Chestnut Hill Local. Knopman got the idea for the book after she started to volunteer for Brenda’s Cat Rescue in February last year. The Associate Principal…
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Lawmaker Introduces Legislation That Would Award Medal of Honor to VFMA Grad, WWII Hero
U.S. Rep. John Joyce has introduced legislation that would award the Medal of Honor to Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr., a Valley Forge Military Academy graduate and World War II hero, writes Mark Pesto for Task & Purpose, a military-focused digital media company. After being separated from his unit, Wood gathered a group of allied…
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Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Keeps Going, Even in a Pandemic
Nile Swim Club in Yeadon has staying power, not easily outdone by a virus, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The first Black-owned pool club is open for business with poolside family movies and even a modest Fourth of July fireworks display, despite the pandemic. Anthony Patterson, who went to the club in his…
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Delaware County Swim Clubs Reopening By Adapting to Coronavirus Guidelines
Swim clubs are scrambling to comply with coronavirus health safety guidliens so they can reopen as quickly as possible for the summer, reports Justin Yudo for kwynewsradio.radio.com. For club attendees, it will be a much different summer experience than 2019. At Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, for example, members and guests will undergo temperature checks.…
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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Popular Art Ability Program Now Accepting Submissions
By Main Line Health As a healthcare organization, the safety of our constituents is our highest priority. While our commitment to Art Ability remains strong, in light of the current pandemic, we have decided to pivot the annual Preview Reception and Dinner & Auction events to a virtual format. As we celebrate Art Ability’s 25th…
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Citadel Country Spirit USA Postponed Until 2021
Citadel Country Spirit USA, a three-day country music festival that was scheduled for Aug. 28-30 at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds in Glenmoore, is postponed until next year. The third annual event will now take place Aug. 27-29, 2021 at the same location. “We were hopeful the COVID-19 situation would improve significantly, and rules…
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Betsy James Wyeth – Author, Art Collector, Driving Force in Her Husband’s Career – Dies at 98
The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art has announced the death of Betsy James Wyeth at the age of 98. Betsy was a catalyst in the creation and opening of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and was a visionary in the worlds of art and architecture. She was also a published author, art collector,…
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Wedding Option: Masks and Social Distancing, Delaware County Couple Opt to Postpone
Steve Povey of Norwood and his wife-to-be, Christine Pascua, had been hoping for a May 29, 2020 wedding ever since Steve proposed to her during their 2016 vacation in Jamaica, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple, now in Prospect Park, had planned a wedding with 100 guests at Terrain at Styers…
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Philadelphia Union Creates Fund to Pay Subaru Park Workers While Soccer Games Are Suspended
There’s no soccer at Subaru Park in Chester, but part-time park employees are benefiting from a fund created by the Philadelphia Union to offset money lost to COVID-19 delays, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Major League Soccer games won’t resume until at least May 10. Ten Union games are affected, including seven home…
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ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi of Drexel Hill isn’t going to let the coronavirus or the NCAA stop him.
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi of Drexel Hill isn’t going to let the coronavirus or the NCAA stop him. Even though the NCAA tournament has been cancelled, Lunardi still put together a final bracket Sunday, projecting what the NCAA tournament selection committee’s picks would have been, writes Terry Toohey for the Daily Times. Lunardi usually updated…
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Swarthmore Coach’s Positive Prophetic Outlook Now Seems to be a Reality
Nate Shafer was still in high school when he received a letter from Swarthmore College’s Garnet coach Landry Kosmalski. The letter predicted that the men’s basketball team would soon be one of the nation’s best Division III programs and that Shafer would be involved, writes Billy Witz for New York Times. “I’d say it’s come…
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Captain Noah Couple Hold a Special Fair Acres Wedding
Jennifer Burrier and Peter Carroll have a unique love story to tell, from their first meeting years ago on the set of Captain Noah to their wedding recently at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The two tied the knot at a Friday ceremony in the main lounge…
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Fifty-Eight Years in, This Springfield Man Remains a Passionate Flyers Fan
Springfield electrician Bob Artese’s has been to 2,000-plus hockey games and, at 67, is a 50-year Flyers season-ticket holder, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He’s chased down games from Washington to Allentown. He’s skated with retired legends. He’s a fan. Artese befriended Flyers star Andre Lacroix who moved onto his street. When some…
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Justin Kowalkoski of Media Is Ready to Jump in as an NHL Goalie at the Drop of a Puck
Justin Kowalkoski of Media is a lifelong fan of ice hockey. Good thing, because he’s also on standby as an emergency goalie should the need arise, writes Bob Ford for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Each franchise has emergency backup goalies if a team loses both goaltenders to injury or illness during a game. It hasn’t happened…
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69th Street in Upper Darby Was Once a Branch Gallery for the Philadelphia Art Museum
69th Street in Upper Darby has some lovely art deco buildings, but it was never known as a gathering place for the art connoisseur. Or was it? Actually, in the 1930s, the Philadelphia Art Museum, then known as the Pennsylvania Art Museum, had a branch gallery there, writes Bart Everts for hiddencityphila.org. In the gallery…
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