New York Theatre Ballet & Philadelphia Dance Theatre
The young dancers of the Philadelphia Dance Theatre share the evening with the seasoned professionals of New York Theatre Ballet in a performance of works from the modern dance and ballet repertoire featuring live music and tailored especially for the intimacy of the DeWire Center.
Ukulele Workshop with Simple Gifts
Take this beginner level class in Ukulele and then have fun performing a song with Simple Gifts at their concert on the Village Green that evening. In this class, you will learn 2-3 chords and the basics of fingerpicking and strumming and be ready to go!
Simple Gifts Performance
The award-winning duo, Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon, will delight you with their world ethnic folk music played on 12 beautiful instruments. They will play everything from lively Irish jigs…
Learn to Play the Spoons & Perform with Simple Gifts
FREE , Spoons provided Anyone who can hold two spoons is welcome! As a special treat after the intermission at Simple Gifts’ evening performance on the Village Green, Linda and…
Let’s Face It: Creative Self Portraits with Amy Cohen
No Experience Necessary. Really!
How do you want to depict yourself? Portraits created in this workshop will provide a snapshot in time, showing who you are at this moment.
On day one, you will learn how to draw a realistic black and white pencil portrait of the head. Amy will do a demonstration on measuring and proportion necessary to depict a representational head, and then work one-on-one with participants on their self-portraits.
Day two will focus on creating a portrait of your Psychological Selves. We will begin with a demonstration/lecture with examples of how pencil manipulation, composition, scale, proportion and light can be employed to create a portrait that goes beyond straight representation.
Brain/Food: Moonstruck
The classic film, Moonstruck, 1987. Romantic comedy. Older Italian American widow (Cher) falls for her fiancé’s estranged and hot-tempered younger brother (Nicholas Cage). Cher won a Best Actress Oscar for…
The Midiri Brothers
The Midiri Brothers is an authentic big band featuring music by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Joe and Paul Midiri along with Pat Mercuri, Jim Lawlor and Joe Holt will…
The Family Ties Band
The Family Ties Band is based in Williamsport, PA formed in 2011 by family members Michael and Gino Caschera and their father Mike Caschera. The Family Ties Band blends Indie…
Brain/Food: The Falls
A reading and discussion of The Falls, (1969), a short story by George Saunders. Two men walk along the river and face the same moral dilemma after seeing two girls in a canoe.
Discussion led by Rick Freeman.
SPARX Flute and Harp Duo
House Concert In their 30-year collaboration as the duo SPARX, flutist Joan Sparks and harpist Anne Sullivan pride themselves on their unique collaborative performances, which have incorporated such artistic…
Brain/Food: Poetry Night
June 27 - Poetry Night. Bring a poem to read and a dish to share. Shanfelter-Freeman house. Limited to 20. Call 215 275-6473 or email rgfrim@gmail.com for reservation and location.
Repasz Band
The historic Repasz Band, established in 1831, has a long tradition of July 4 concerts on the Eagles Mere Green dating back more than 20 years. The band presents a…