More Free Stuff Around Town To Do!

FREE Concert

  Singer, songwriter and humorist Mark Cable will be in concert at Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting in Chadds Ford, PA on July 30th, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. His insightful everyday-life songs along with his off the wall sense of humor have stirred audiences across the U. S. to laugh, to cry and to think about the things in life that matter most. An accomplished guitarist, Mark has released 17 CDs and has been touring fulltime for over 25 years. His 100 yearly engagements take him to churches, colleges and conference centers throughout the Eastern United States.  For more information visit Mark’s website at markcable.com.

For more information on the campground or driving directions, visit http://www.bscmai.org/. The campground is located at 119 Beaver Valley Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. Brandywine Summit dates to 1846, and is lovingly maintained as a Victorian Camp Meeting time-capsule.

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Former Police Sketch Artist to display watercolors.

 

Award winning watercolor artist, Alfred Pulcinella, former Philadelphia Police forensic artist from 1960 to 1982, will be exhibiting recent watercolor paintings in the Alison Lobby at Jenner's Pond Retirement Community, Jennersville, PA, during the months of August and September.

His sketches of criminal suspects were instrumental in solving many crimes in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, during his years with .the Philadelphia Police.

Since his retirement he has concentrated on painting watercolors of local scenes, exhibiting and winning many awards.

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VFW Holds Youth Contests  (With NO ENTRY FEES!)

  The Herbert W. Best Post #928 and its Ladies Auxiliary announced that all youth contest entries are due to the post by Nov. 1.
  The Voice of Democracy, a patriotic audio essay competition, is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and “Is There Pride In Serving In Our Military?” will be this year’s theme.
  The Patriot’s Pen essay writing contest is for students in grades 6-8 and the theme of this year’s contest is “Are You Proud of Your Country?”
   The Creative Art Contest’s deadline is March 15, 2012.
  Students, teachers and parents who want to find out  entry details, can call Anna at 610-544-0849 or e-mail paatom@verizon.net or stop by the post at Sutton Ave. and MacDade Blvd., Folsom.

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Artists Exhibit In Swarthmore

  An exhibition of acrylic paintings by Martha Perkins and Clair Oaks will be on display through July 31 at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave.
  The exhibit highlights current works by the two artists, who are friends and colleagues and share an interest in blogging in addition to their shared love of acrylic painting. 
   Perkins is a Swarthmore artist who graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University with a BA in Fine Arts in 1992. After a nearly 20 year hiatus filled with raising her children and busying herself with home improvement projects to satisfy her need for creative expression, she has reentered the artistic world, beginning with sketches and pastels, and then moving to painting with acrylics. In February 2010, she began a blog called mysketchexperiment.com with the intention of working on a piece of art each day, and the goal of being led in new creative directions by this exercise. The evolution of her art and her style can be followed on her website as she continues to create art, and to encourage others to follow their creative passions.
 Oaks is a Swarthmore painter and musician, whose music was featured in the recent movie Eat Pray Love.  Describing herself as "smitten" with painting on canvas with acrylics, she uses the saturated colors and layering processes of the medium to create in the viewer what she calls "a sense of the unrevealed.... within a framework of structured spontaneity."  A practitioner and teacher of yoga and meditation for many years, her paintings are intended to evoke a simultaneous impression of calm and vibrancy. 
   More information can be found at her creativity blog: http://www.clairoaks.wordpress.com/ and her music website, http://www.clairoaks.com/.
 The exhibit is sponsored by Swarthmore Friends of the Arts. For more information, visitwww.swarthmorearts.org or contact exhibit chair Michele Southworth, 610-543-1108 or e-mail msouthworth@verizon.net

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 FREE Concert In Glenolden

  The Hegeman String Band, sponsored by McCausland Garrity Funeral Home, will perform a concert 6:30 p.m.  Wed. (July 27) at Glenolden Park, Knowles and Llanwellyn Aves.
  The community event will include prizes and refreshments. Attendees should bring chairs or blankets to sit upon. All are welcome.

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FREE Concerts In Prospect Park

 

Council member Diane Faison announced that the borough will host a series of “Concerts in the Park” throughout the rest of the summer. Upcoming events include performances by the Avalon String Band on July 26, the De La Salle Band on Aug.  2, and the Snap Jazz Band on Aug. 9. Performances start at 7 p.m. at Park Square and will be held at the firehouse in the event of rain. The concerts are sponsored by Citizens Bank, Iron Workers Bank, Exelon Power, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union and PNC Bank.