Culture
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Oct. 5 Concert in Cheltenham Is More Than Just Entertainment: It’s Ongoing Work for Musicians
Jazz Bridge Project’s Neighborhood Concert series is returning to a Montgomery County stage as part of the organization’s 17th season. The events not only provide area jazz fans with a solid dose of entertainment but also the opportunity to help keep local musicians vital, engaged, and working during an ongoing difficult time. The local edition —…
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Pockets on the Docket: Four Small-Scale Parks Being Considered for Conshohocken
A quartet of pocket parks — small-scale green spaces of refreshment and renewal amid urban hustle-bustle — are under consideration by Conshohocken Borough Council. Kevin Tierney planted the plan’s specifics into a recent edition of More Than the Curve. The four planned sites — two new, two already in early development — are intended to…
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West Chester Tattoo Artist Who Used to be Homeless Now Has Thousands of Fans Around the World
Gia Rose, a 40-year-old tattoo artist in West Chester, has endured hardships throughout the beginning of her life, but she didn’t let them stop her from opening one of the first woman-owned tattoo studios in the nation, reports staff from 6abc. She left home at the age of 16, hopping trains and living on a…
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Prospective Art & Design Students Can Gain Hands-on Experience of the Major at Harcum College
Prospective Art & Design majors are invited to take part in a Harcum College preview of its coursework in an in-depth, personal way. The school’s Oct. 22 “Art & Design Experience” is a morning of hands-on workshops featuring current Harcum College Art & Design majors. The program takes place at the college’s Art & Design…
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Lansdale Pop-Punk Band Pays Homage to ‘Saint Nick’ Foles
The Wonder Years, a pop-punk band from Lansdale, is honoring its Philly area-roots in its new album “The Hum Goes on Forever.” Lead singer Dan “Soupy” Campbell is an avid Eagles fan, so it’s no surprise that he would give a shoutout to Super Bowl legend Nick Foles in the track “The Paris of Nowhere,”…
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Norristown Library’s Bookmobile Gives Seniors the WOW Factor
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library is celebrating Healthy Aging month in style. Studies show that reading is good for cognitive function in senior citizens. And the Words on Wheels Program (WOW) helps aging communities do just that, writes M. English for The Mercury. The bookmobile service started around 1979 to provide seniors of Montgomery County…
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Jamie Wyeth Talks About His Father’s Relationship with Death After Viewing Unseen Drawings
Jamie Wyeth, the third generation of world-famous Wyeth artists, was shocked to discover a collection of drawings by his father, Andrew Wyeth, after his death in 2009, writes Bob Keyes for Colby News. The iconic artist used a family friends’ attic in Chadds Ford as an occasional studio where he did a series of pencil…
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C&N Donates $16,000 through EITC to the Bucks County Historical Society
C&N announces its recent donation of $16,000 to the Bucks County Historical Society under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). The mission of the Bucks County Historical Society, a private nonprofit organization, is is to educate and engage its many audiences in appreciating the past and to help find stories and meanings relevant to…
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See Which Montgomery County Tracks Are Among 21 Best Bike Trails in Philadelphia Area
Four Montgomery County bike trails are among the 21 best trails in the Philadelphia region that are sure to appeal to hobby cyclists and those out for a real cardio workout by spinning through some significant mileage. Bailey King saddled up to report the story in Philadelphia Magazine. Pedalers interested in a day-long, high-cardio ride…
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Local Paranormal Investigator Searches for the ‘Beast of Bryn Athyn’
A paranormal investigator with Bucks County roots is now on the hunt for a creature believed to be in the Bryn Athyn area. JD Mullane wrote about the creature and its hunters for the Bucks County Courier Times. Eric Mintel, a paranormal investigator from Upper Black Eddy, has joined forces with two other investigators to…
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DeSales Associate Professor Gathers Post-Pandemic Hopes for a Better Life into Newly Published Book
Dr. Brennan Pursell, associate professor of business at DeSales University, saw the synchronicity of two Francises in his professional life: St. Frances DeSales, known for patience and gentleness, and Pope Francis, a humble leader devoted to the poor. Pursell theorized that their combined virtues might well inform a world emerging from the global pandemic. That…
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One of the World’s Largest Collections of Vintage Electronic Music Gear is in Montco
One of the largest collections of vintage music gear saved as part of the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project is housed in a warehouse in Harleysville, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. The collection is crammed with amplifiers, synthesizers, guitar pedals, mixing boards, and various other electronic eccentricities. It is rich in analog electronics that…
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Public Installation at Morris Arboretum Indicates that Summer 2022 Is Not Quite at the End of Its Rope
Morris Arboretum isn’t quite ready to bid farewell to Summer 2022 or the season’s general sense of playfulness. Its leadership is therefore presenting an opportunity for the public to enjoy a simple summertime pleasure, an outdoor swing. Vittoria Woodill breezed by to file the story for CBS Philadelphia. Across the arboretum’s 92 acres, ten swings…
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Valley Forge Park Neighbor Lives Close Enough to Discern Its Hidden Gems
Montgomery County’s best-known national historical park, with its oft-told stories of General Washington and the Continental Army, may seem old-hat to residents. But a local resident, whose property makes her a neighbor, visits often enough to develop a set of Valley Forge hidden gems. Her list was shared in Main Line Tonight. Amy Johnson’s intimacy…
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Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival & Country Fair Provides a Bucket-List Experience in a Basket
The 2022 Lancaster Hot Air Balloon festival lifts off Sept. 16 in nearby Bird-in-Hand Pa. By the time it concludes on Sept. 18, attendees will have gazed at the sight of dozens of onsite technicolor balloons, perhaps ridden in one themselves, enjoyed a steady rotation of multi-genre musicians, enjoyed local dishes, engaged with their kids,…
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Conshohocken Singer Releases New Album; Her Music DNA Was Inherited from a Passionate Patriarch
Singer Emily Drinker of Conshohocken has a storied pedigree in the Phila. region. Her ancestor, one of the founders of the international law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, was a passionate musician hobbyist who helped the Von Trapp family (of The Sound of Music fame) navigate visa issues on Ellis Island. But as Gina Lizzo…
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Philadelphia Once Again Earns @#$%&! Title as Rudest City in the U.S.
The results of the new survey to determine the rudest city in the country are out. Once again, Philadelphia has (some might say justly) found itself at the top. Matt Zajechowski butt in line ahead of other journalists to cover this story for Preply. Philadelphia was, in fact, again the victim of its own residents…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Philadelphia Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminshed in the Phila. collar counties. One contributing factor may have been the public encouragement for residents to wage war on the creepy crawlers. But signs also show that the initial zeal to hunt them may be ebbing away locally.…
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