Entertainment
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Main Line Woman To Represent Maine in Miss America 2.0
Carolyn Brady, who grew up on the Main Line and studied violin at the Philadelphia International Music Festival in Bryn Mawr College, will represent Maine in the Miss America 2.0 competition, writes Rasa Brittain for the Patch. Despite representing her adoptive state, Brady still has strong connections to the Main Line. “All of my best…
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Flourtown Singer Likes Performing Modern Classics That Tell ‘Some Kind of Story’
Flourtown’s Katie Eagleson, who has been singing professionally for more than three decades in Greater Philadelphia, prefers performing modern classics sung by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Sarah Vaughn, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. The lyrics also play an important role in how she chooses which songs…
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MCCC’s Lively Arts Series welcomes Grammy-nominated Stefon Harris and Blackout
Montgomery County Community College welcomes Stefon Harris and Blackout to perform on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. The performance will be held in MCCC’s Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. Stefon Harris has earned four GRAMMY nominations for his passionate artistry and astonishing virtuosity propelling him to the forefront of the jazz…
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Main Line Friends of ‘Villainous’ Ford Executive in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Movie Renounce His Portrayal As Inaccurate (Video)
Leo Beebe’s friends from his time living on the Main Line have called his portrayal as a villainous Ford executive in the new “Ford v Ferrari” movie inaccurate, writes Gary Thompson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the movie, Matt Damon plays car designer Carroll Shelby who works with volatile driver Ken Miles, played by Christian…
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Former Local Newspaper Reporter Finds Humorous Second Act
Donna Cavanagh, a former night-shift newspaper reporter covering Montgomery County, has turned to humor in her late 40s for her second act, writes Lynne Beverly Strang for the Late Blooming Entrepreneurs. The East Norriton writer started HumorOutcasts.com, a place that publishes funny stories, drawings, and humor on various topics. However, her entry into humor was…
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‘Music for 150 Carpenters’ One of Four Terrific Shows Currently on Exhibit at Ursinus College’s Berman Museum of Art
Ursinus College’s Berman Museum of Art currently has four terrific exhibits, including “Music for 150 Carpenters,” a multimedia work that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the college and the museum’s 30th birthday, writes Edith Newhall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The exhibit, commissioned by Berman director Charles Stainback and conceived by American sound artist Douglas Henderson,…
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Robert De Niro Defends ‘The Irishman’ as Critics Challenge Mobster’s Hoffa Claim
Robert De Niro is pushing back against criticism that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” is inaccurate. De Niro plays former Delaware County mobster Frank Sheeran, who has claimed he killed Jimmy Hoffa in a Detroit home. “We’re not saying we’re telling the actual story,” De Niro told IndieWire. “We’re telling our story.” The Steven Zaillian screenplay…
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More Than 2,000 Dogs Compete for Best in Show Title – And Your Pets – At Philadelphia’s National Dog Show
Over 2,000 dogs will compete for the Best in Show title this weekend at Philadelphia’s National Dog Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s National Dog Show is one of only three “benched” competitions nationwide. This means that the dogs and…
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Chris Matthews, La Salle College High School Graduate and MSNBC Host, Gets Good News Following Cancer-Related Surgery
Chris Matthews, a La Salle College High School graduate and MSNBC host who celebrated his 20th year with the network last week, is cancer free following successful surgery, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 73-year-old “Hardball with Chris Matthews“ host, whose brother Jim Matthews is a former county commissioner in Montgomery County, was…
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Montgomery County Community College Theater Arts Program and West End Student Theater present ‘A Bright New Boise’
The Montgomery County Community College Theater Arts Program and West End Student Theater will present “A Bright New Boise” by Samuel D. Hunter at the College’s South Hall Community Room, West Campus, 101 College Drive, Pottstown. Performances will be held Nov. 21-23 at 7 p.m., with a special afternoon performance, Nov. 22 at 12:30 p.m.…
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Comedy Promoter Opens SoulJoel’s Comedy Club & Lounge in Royersford
After years of promoting comedy shows in major cities and local venues, Joel Richardson of SoulJoel Productions has decided to bring comedy to local fans with his own club in Royersford, writes Sharon Dougherty for The Interro Bang. Richardson, who was promoting more than 200 shows in 21 states each year, decided to look at…
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Elmwood Park Zoo To Celebrate 95th Anniversary With First Ever Black Tie Gala Featuring Philly POPS
Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown will celebrate its 95th anniversary on Nov. 14 with a first-ever Black Tie Gala featuring The Philly POPS, the nation’s largest standalone pops orchestra. The evening of celebratory-revelry will be held at Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell. In addition to toasting to its rich history, the zoo will also…
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Women-Led Narberth Cycling Club At Forefront of Biking Movement in Suburbs
The Philly Bike Expo looked at the role of women and women-run clubs, such as the Narberth Cycling Club, in leading the biking movement in the suburbs, writes Emily Scott for the Whyy. The NCC was created by Kimberly Bezak in 2017 as a way to advocate for better bike access in a town with…
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Three Decades of Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in Collegeville is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, writes The Montco Explorer. The museum, which is open to the public, is marking three decades the same year the liberal arts college is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The museum’s mission is to educate and…
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Montgomery County Video Store Reflects a Different Time, Now Featured in a TV Pilot
Viva Video in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, harkens back to a different time and a different approach to watching movies at home, reports Tom Rader for WFMZ.com. Now the store is the subject of a TV show pilot on the SYFY Network. “With a video store, when you are making the trek, you put on…
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Movie ‘Grease’ Inspired by Local High School High and the Director’s Time as a Student There
The musical comedy film “Grease” was inspired in part by Radnor High School and now it’s going to be re-imagined as a series for HBO Max next year, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A 1964 Radnor alum, the movie’s director, Randal Kleiser, told the Inquirer in 1998 that “a lot of the stuff…
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Filming for Berwyn Native’s New HBO Series Starring Kate Winslet Commences Across Neighboring 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, specifically at locations in Delaware and 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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This Year Marks 100th Anniversary Of Infamous Black Sox Scandal That Involved Pottstown Shortstop Buck Weaver
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the infamous Black Sox Scandal that resulted in the indictments of eight White Sox players, including Pottstown shortstop Buck Weaver, writes Jeremy Freeborn for The Sports Daily. The 1919 World Series was between the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It was only the second World Series that…
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