FREE Concerts At Kimmel Center, FREE Dinner Dance And Much More!

Live From the Plaza Stage Saturday Series Kick Off

with FREE Performances –February through June

South Jersey Native Ginger Coyle Makes Debut on Commonwealth Plaza Stage, Feb. 11

Ginger Coyle

Winter blues got you blah? Get your Saturday mojo back at the Kimmel Center with the Live from the Plaza Stage, a new FREE concert series part of the Free at the Kimmel offerings on the Commonwealth Plaza stage. 

Center city dwellers and students can fly on the cheap every Saturday night from February 11 to June 16, when Live from the Plaza Stage showcases the best regional talent from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The series includes world, pop, jazz, instrumental, and dance offerings and shines the spotlight on up-and-coming area talent. 

Wolfgang Puck will be serving up pre-dinner or post-show happy hour specials including $1 off beers and $2 off wines at the PECO and Annex Bars.

Monthly raffle drawings with ticket giveaway winners to select Kimmel Center Presents and Broadway Season shows will be announced at the end of Live from the Plaza Stage performances in the Commonwealth Plaza. 

Below is sampling of Live from the Plaza Stage program offerings. Visit www.kimmelcenter.org/free  for updated information on confirmed artists throughout the remainder of the season.

Free at the Kimmel

Live from the Plaza Stage:

Ginger Coyle

Saturday, February 11, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A South Jersey native, Ginger Coyle is one of Philadelphia's latest artists to emerge onto the music scene, weaving conscious lyrics, soulful pop melodies, acoustic guitar and driving piano. She was selected as a winner in Philadelphia Songwriter’s Project last May, and her fan-funded debut album, Homeward Bound, is set for a spring release. Since landing her first demo deal on the Wayne Brady Show in 2003, she has toured with acts like Flobots, Cobra Starship, B.O.B., and Third Eye Blind.

Free at the Kimmel

PNC Grow Up Great

Bash the Trash: African Folktales

Saturday, February 18, 11 a.m. to noon

Bash the Trash builds, performs and educates with musical instruments made from recycled and reused materials. In this show we'll present our own "trashy" take on folk tales from Africa, with instruments inspired by designs from across the continent. We'll spin tales of Anansi - the trickster who turns into a spider - and how he became the owner of all the stories…and of course everyone will build a musical instrument and take it home!  bashthetrash.com

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Gateway Hosts Country Line Dance Party

   Gateway Community Church will host a Country Line Dance Party 6 to 10p.m., Saturday (Feb. 25) at the Brookhaven Community Center, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven.
  Young, older, couples and singles -- all are welcome to enjoy a free dinner, dancing and lots of fun as instructor Pepper Walling and her DJ teach everyone how to kick up their heels. Donations of non-perishable food items for the church pantry ministry are optional. For more information, go online at http://www.visitgateway.org/.

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Annual Engineering Career Day At Community College

  In recognition of National Engineering Week (Feb. 19-25), Delaware County Community College will host its fifth annual Engineering Career Day Thursday (Feb. 23) at the Marple Campus, 901 South Media Line Road. Tours of the College’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Complex will begin at 4p.m., with the formal program running from 5 to 8p.m. Sponsored by the Boeing Company, the event will be held in the main lobby and large auditorium of the Academic Building.
  Anton Germishuizen, Director of Design, Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors at Stantec, will give a keynote presentation on how to achieve success in the global industry. During his 16 years at Stantec, Germishuizen has emerged as a leader in both management and design.
  After the address, participants will have the opportunity to network with representatives from local employers, including Boeing, PA Machine Works, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and Southco. Students and prospective students can also discuss transfer opportunities with representatives from several of the college’s four-year institutional partners including Widener University, Temple University and Penn State Brandywine.
  The College offers both associate degrees and certificates in traditional and nontraditional engineering disciplines. Considered a high-growth, high-wage industry, the field offers a spectrum of career choices, including architecture, manufacturing, electronics, computer networking, construction management and robotics.
  Engineering Day is free and open to anyone curious about the field. Those interested in attending are asked to register online at www.dccc.edu/EngineeringDay or call the Admissions Office at 610-723-4000.

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St. James To Offer Free Soup On Tuesdays During Winter Months

   St James Church, Route 420, Prospect Park, will hold a free Soup Luncheon 11 am to 2 pm every Tuesday this winter. The lunch is complimentary (donations are gladly accepted) and will feature homemade soup, bread, butter, dessert, and drinks.  
 The hot meal is available to those in the  community, anyone traveling through and anyone desiring a lunch.
   The church, which was in danger of closing earlier last year, is back on its feet and wants to "pay it forward" for all the generous donations it received.
For more information, e-mail  joaniej231@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome.

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Six Flags Great Adventure Will Offer 4,100 Jobs in 2012 at  FREE Job Fairs

Park will host first of two job fairs February 11

WHAT:           Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey’s largest seasonal employer, is hiring more than 4,100 employees including 200 interns for the 2012 season. The park will host two job fairs Feb. 11 and 18 from 10 am to 4 pm.  In 2011, more than 15,000 applicants vied for the positions, and park management anticipates a comparable turnout for 2012. 

Six Flags offers a wide variety of positions and paid internships and offers team members many benefits including flexible hours, advancement opportunities, health and medical benefits, reward and recognition programs, scholarships, free park admission, incentives from area businesses and much more.

                        Six Flags has positions open in the following areas:

• Merchandise           • Games                                        • Park Services           • Loss Prevention & Security

• Landscaping            • Human Resources                     • Food Service            • Safari

• Marketing                • Cash Control                               • Ride Operations        • Lifeguards

• Entertainment          • Admissions & Guest Relations

Six Flags is looking for enthusiastic candidates from high school students to senior citizens including teachers, stay-at-home parents, retirees and second-wage earners interested in pursuing careers in occupations such as marketing, accounting, criminal justice, theater arts, human resources, hospitality and business management, horticulture and zoology.

Before attending, all applicants must visit http://www.sixflagsjobs.com/ to complete an online application. The Six Flags Employment Center is open Monday through Friday from 1 pm to 6 pm and Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm.

WHEN:    Saturday, Feb. 11 and 18 from 10 am to 4 pm

WHERE: Six Flags Great Adventure’s Employment Center

                 1 Six Flags Blvd. Jackson, NJ 08527

     

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Dining With Diabetes Offered by Friendship Circle Senior Center

Diabetes doesn’t have to overwhelm your life .

The Penn State Extension and Senior Community Services are offering “Dining with Diabetes” on Tuesdays, February. 21, March 6, 13, 20 and March 27, 2012, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, at Friendship Circle Senior Center with registered dietitians or certified diabetes educators.  These FREE four consecutive weekly classes and one follow-up session will provide nutrition education, daily meal plans, interactive cooking demonstrations, food sampling, Dining with Diabetes recipe book, AIC test, motivation and support and opportunities to connect with others who are living with diabetes. Learn how to reduce sugar, salt, and fat in food without sacrificing good taste, revise recipes to create health versions of familiar foods, stay on track when you eat away from home, and work exercise into your daily life. Adults with diabetes and their family members, caregivers, and support persons are invited to enroll. Registration is required for this FREE class. Call Christine Helmandollar at (610) 237-6222 Ext. 126  The center is on the Mercy Fitzgerald Medical Campus, conveniently located opposite Holy Cross Cemetery on

Wycombe Avenue

in Darby.