Culture
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Area Pool Earns Place in History as Nation’s First Black-Owned Swim Club
Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, Delaware County, was designated a historic site by Pennsylvania over the weekend, receiving its own historical marker at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, writes Nathaniel Lee for The Philadelphia Tribune. The club, at 513 South Union Avenue, was the first Black-owned swim club in the nation. In 1957, Black residents Zoe Mask,…
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Social-Justice Themes Propel High School Filmmakers to Armfuls of Awards
The statues weren’t exactly Oscars, but their recipients nonetheless beamed brighter than a Hollywood kleig light. Ten George School students achieved recognition in six categories at two local film festivals. The honors came from entries in the Greenfield Youth Film Festival and the Bridge Film Festival. Both recognize powerful young voices working locally in film. The latter evaluates work that specifically depicts Quaker values in action, hewing closely to…
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Art Outdoors: Newtown and Yardley Boroughs to Be Captured on Canvas
Wandering artists will spend the next few weeks painting picturesque scenes of Newtown and Yardley. Their plein air creations will be viewable by the public as they’re captured on canvas, writes Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. The open-air events, titled “Our Towns through Artists’ Eyes,” features 55 local and regional painters. They will tap their creativity by interpreting Bucks County in watercolors, pastels…
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Huzzah! After Decades of Decay, Washington Crossing Historical Park Gets State-Funded Makeover
Needed improvements are coming to 17 buildings at Washington Crossing Historical Park. The repairs are thanks to a $8.7 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reports Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. The work will concentrate in the “lower park” (Taylorsville village). The improvements apply to structures needing new windows, doors, roofs, plumbing and electrical systems. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and…
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BCCC Recognizes Solebury Student-Poetess as Being Well-Versed
Casey Epstein-Gross, a senior at The Solebury School, was named the 2021 Bucks County High School Poet of the Year. Her distinction was awarded by Bucks County Community College and covered in The Centurion, the community college’s school newspaper. Epstein-Gross rose to the top of more than 150 entrants. The competition, with a 30+ year history, is part of the…
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Composer from Bucks County Waltzes off to Julliard in Major-Key Career Move
Bucks County composer David Serkin Ludwig is vacating his 20-year position at the Curtis Institute of Music to head to the Julliard School, reports Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’ve loved my time at [Curtis] and feel like I’ve been able to get good work done with the students and be an advocate for new music and for…
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Chlorine Shortage Could Sink Plans for Summer Afternoons by the Pool
Being stuck at a home has triggered a backlog of orders for swimming pools, with a scarcity of chlorine. But now, a shortage of chlorine tablets may limit summer plans to swim in your own backyard, writes Mat Petrillo for CBS Local. At Leslie’s Pool Supplies in Montgomeryville, they can only allow customers to buy…
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To Put Some Verve in Students’ Verse, Bucks County Poets Create Free Resource for Teachers
Whether it’s little limericks or reams of rhymes, interest in poetry in high schoolers is valuable. To spark interest, a new, free poetry resource is available to language arts teachers, reports the Bucks County Courier Times. Four local Poets Laureate contributed to Fire Up the Poems: Mary Jo LoBello Jerome (New Hope) Katherine Hahn Falk (Newtown) Luray Gross (Doylestown) Laren McClung (Philadelphia) Bucks County Community College Professor Dr. Ethel Rackin was also part of the…
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Mother’s Day Creator Died in West Chester Despising What Holiday Had Become
Anna Jarvis, whom many credit with creating Mother’s Day, died in Marshall Square Sanitarium in West Chester despising what the holiday had become, writes Patricia Madej for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Jarvis’s goal was to create a national celebration that recognizes all the hard work done by mothers. “The purpose of Mother’s Day,” said Jarvis in…
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Young Doylestown Artist Paints with the Skill of an Old-School Master
Doylestown artist Evan Harrington works in a classic medium — oils. But he brings a modern-day sensibility, including a little cinematography, to his work, reports Michele Malinchak in Bucks County Magazine. Much of Harrington’s work is still life paintings — but not of traditional still life subjects. He leans more toward airplanes, dogs and shrimp boats than bowls of fruit. Harrington was taught art from an early age. “I got that initial push from my father” he…
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Historic Cemetery in Wayne Seems to Have No Owner. Here’s Why That’s a Problem
There are a dozen veterans buried at a small, historic cemetery in Wayne, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Media News. Some on the half-acre First Baptist Cemetery date back to the Civil War. For the past few years, Radnor Township has taken care of the property at West Wayne Avenue off Conestoga Road. But…
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Lambertville-New Hope Artist Glams up with Artful Renderings of 21 LGBTQ+ Icons
Two organizations on opposite sides of the Delaware River are uniting to honor LGBTQ+ icons, part of their annual cohosted PrideFest celebration. The Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce and New Hope Celebrates History are behind the art installation of “Queer Icons: Pioneers,” reports NJ.com. Artist Silky Shoemaker created the life-sized plywood portraits of LGBTQ+ icons. She will oversee their placement in storefront windows throughout both communities. …
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Lower Makefield Parks & Rec Outlines a Gradual, Cautious Return of Summer Events
Lower Makefield Township’s pool is coming back; so is its camp and outdoor programming. Health concerns will alter their look and feel. But participants who can adapt will have a good time, reports Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. Parks and Rec director Monica Tierney announced the good news at a board of supervisors’ meeting. The Pool at LMT will reopen in May, after being shuttered since last spring. Locking…
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Superior Guitar Work in Fort Washington Strumming Up More Business Than Ever During Pandemic
Fort Washington-based Superior Guitar Work, owned by Tim Huenke of Flourtown, has been busier than ever during the pandemic, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. Huenke has been building and repairing guitars at his shop for 17 years. Even under normal circumstances, instrument restoration takes a long time, he explained. Having to shut…
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To Ease the Fear of Spinning Winds, Local Great-Grandma Spins a Calming Tale
A new children’s book, written for a four-year-old by his great-grandma, is intended to help kids deal with the scary things of life, reports Stephanie Sigafoos for The Morning Call. On the afternoon of August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias violently swept across the east coast, spawning six FE-2 tornados along the way, including one that spun the roof off a Doylestown daycare center,…
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911 Memorial Trail to Connect Bucks County Site to Hallowed Ground in DC, NY
As a symbol of the unity and resiliency that arose in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a memorial trail has been suggested to connect its three sites in Pennsylvania, Washington and New York. The route — of which Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is one of three proposers — hopes to be officially designated in time for the 20th anniversary of the cataclysm, reports Bucks Local News. The September 11th…
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Hundreds of Treasures, Sourced from Local Estates and Collections, Go Up for Internet Bidding Today
Stephenson’s Auction, Southhampton, is holding its popular Spring Decorative Arts Auction today, April 9, providing local collectors with the opportunity to bid on exquisite treasures across its 451 lots, announces Artsfix Daily. Absentee and Internet bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers. Items include: Fine and decorative art Tiffany and other American silver An outstanding selection of jewelry More than 120 lots of furniture, including coveted…
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Solebury Teen Wins Same Recognition Once Earned by Stephen King
Casey Epstein-Gross. Solebury School senior, has been awarded a National Gold Medal in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Philadelphia Writing Project. The honorific has been bestowed since 1923 to recognize celebrated artists and writers while they were teenagers. Past recipients include horror-author Stephen King, novelist-poet Joyce Carol Oates and pop-art icon Andy Warhol. Epstein-Gross’ winning entry was…
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