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Community Artwork Center retains Wonderful Arts and Crafts Festival and Higher Darby retains International Festival

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SWARTHMORE — Soon after a two-year hiatus, Community Arts Center’s yearly Fine Arts and Crafts Pageant will return to Park Avenue in Swarthmore, Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Presented by Wendy Cotton and Len Orlando, the totally free family members party will feature unique, juried wonderful art from about 50 nearby and regional artists and also consists of dwell songs, an art raffle and kids’ actions.

Proceeds will help plans at the nonprofit Group Arts Centre in Wallingford.

Sponsored by Chimney Cricket, Law Places of work of Joseph Lesniak, Plush Mills Senior Residing, Swarthmore Co-Op, Swarthmore Town Heart, The Swarthmorean and Check out Delco, PA, the Wonderful Arts and Crafts Competition will provides primary artwork and great craft do the job in watercolor, oil and acrylic portray, blended media, ceramics, fiber, glass, jewellery, metallic, pastel, photography, pottery, printmaking and sculpture.

Attendees can fulfill and acquire artwork immediately from the over 50 participating artists, additionally get a look at how pottery is created on the wheel with demos by Bob Deane.

The festival will function tunes in the course of the working day with performances by nearby musicians such as Greg Brady, Robb McCall, Swarthmore Ukulele Orchestra and far more to be introduced.

Festivalgoers can also get details about the Arts Heart and take a probability in the Artwork Raffle.

With a tie-dying desk and children’s exercise tables, the High-quality Arts and Crafts Festival has enjoyment planned for all ages. Volunteers will be on hand to assistance children make a craft to get household. During the working day, attendees can purchase foodstuff from Swarthmore Co-Op’s ready foods division, as perfectly as from other dining places in town.

For a finish record of taking part artists, visit http://www.fineartsandcraftsfestival.org or http://www.communityartscenter.org.

Woman’s Club of Media retains bingo fundraiser

The Woman’s Club of Media is sponsoring a bingo fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at VFW Submit #3460, 11 Hilltop Road, Media. Tickets are $30. Game prizes are present cards from regional companies, like dining places and hair salons. The occasion will have lots of basket raffles too.

Players can deliver their individual snacks, but there will be gentle pretzels and other treats and drinking water for sale. Drinks can be acquired at the bar. Every person ought to be 21 decades previous. Tickets are minimal. Contact Marie at 610-639-5867 to purchase tickets in progress.

The Media Woman’s club is part of the GFWC Worldwide and GFWC PA and is a philanthropic group that supports local teams and companies.

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners current annual tumble festival

The Penn Point out Extension Learn Gardeners of Delaware County invite the community to its 19th once-a-year Slide Fest on Saturday Oct. 1 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Penn Condition Extension Delaware County, 20 Paper Mill Road, Springfield.

The spouse and children friendly function will feature lectures, workshops, plant revenue, a walking tour of Smedley Park, and the at any time well-liked Frugal Gardener market, providing gently used instruments and other backyard things at quite reduced rates. Also, attendees are welcome to carry their gardening thoughts as Master Gardeners will be offered to reply household gardeners’ worries.

There is no demand for general admission to the celebration, but there is a value for classes as indicated on the registration web site. Lunch is also obtainable for purchase through the registration site.

Participants can decide on between a range of lectures these as “Vines for the Home Garden,” “The Reducing Garden,” “Enjoying Succulents in Your Backyard,” and “Why You Really should Take into account a Water Element.”

Friends can also indication up for workshops that involve Succulent Container, Backyard Device Sharpening, Fall Into Cooking, Pruning for Tree Well being and additional.

To learn more about the classes/lectures or to sign up: 877-345-0691 or https://extension.psu.edu/learn-gardener-fall-fest/. Registration deadline is Sept. 22 at midday.

Krueger hosts senior expo, blood travel

Point out Rep. Leanne Krueger, D-Delaware, will host a free senior expo Thursday, Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brookhaven Municipal Middle, 2 Cambridge Street, Brookhaven.

Exhibitors from regional, state and federal companies will deliver useful facts on services and applications readily available for seniors. The event will also contain a flu shot clinic, door prizes and takeout lunch.

Registration is necessary. People can get in touch with 610-534-6880 or email [email protected] to sign up.

Krueger will also host a American Crimson Cross blood drive celebration Monday Sept. 26 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Brookhaven Borough Corridor, 2 Cambridge Road.

“The Purple Cross is currently in essential will need of blood and their offer to stock community hospitals is vulnerable,” Krueger reported. “According to the Pink Cross, each and every blood donation can help conserve up to three life.”

Those interested in donating can simply call 1-800-Pink-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for an appointment.

Upper Darby announces plan for once-a-year Global Festival

Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer and The Mates of the Tower Theater District have partnered to existing the fifth once-a-year Higher Darby International Pageant, Saturday, Sept. 24, from midday to 6 p.m. at the Five Points Intersection, 100 Garrett Road.

The place will be limited to pedestrian site visitors to accommodate the food sellers, children’s things to do, and reside new music and cultural performances.

The event celebrates the range of Higher Darby. Sponsors of the celebration contain Comcast and Aqua PA.

The pageant is totally free for all ages.

Kids can get pleasure from the YMCA Young children Zone and older people can examine out the beer yard sponsored by Chatty Monks Brewing Co., an award-profitable brewery in West Looking through.

The complete spouse and children can stop by some of the music and cultural performances, as properly as the traditional parade of flags, with flags representing the dozens of property nations around the world of Higher Darby’s people.

Regional foods solutions from all all-around Upper Darby will consist of Chef Tiya Poppin’ Pineapples, El Standard Zapata, Mae & Zoegbo African Foodstuff, Inka Wall, Five Points Coffee, Surah KBBQ, Fanta’s African Delicacies, Sabor Latino, Pupuseria y Restaurant, el Cuscatleco, Minor Saigon, Household of Krustaceans, and King and Queens Liberian Cuisine which was not long ago showcased in the August edition of Philadelphia Magazine.

This year, the competition will have two phases featuring a assorted array of productions, together with dancing, martial arts, and audio with two headlining performances.

At 4:10 p.m., Snacktime, a 7-piece, brass-significant group and a person of the hottest band to come out of the pandemic, will carry out.

The band just lately released their debut album, “Sounds from the Avenue: Stay.”

At 5:15 p.m., Minas, a Grammy-nominated band, will participate in music from their hit file “Beatles in Bossa,” which offered out when it premiered at the Environment Cafe Reside in Philadelphia.

The pageant will also have a great deal of homegrown talent.

Higher Darby High School graduate, Ikechi Onyenaka will be returning this yr to present a different general performance from his a short while ago produced album alongside a lot of other area teams.

The schedule contains:

• midday, West Powelton Drum Line

• 12:30 p.m., Emerald Isle Dances

• 1 p.m., Paul Cheng Karate

• 1:35 p.m., Ikechi Onyenaka

• 2:30 p.m., Sikh Martial Arts

• 3:05 p.m., Parade of Flags

• 3:40 p.m., Jolly Das

• 4:10 p.m., Snacktime

• 5:15 p.m., Minas

The rain day for this occasion is Saturday, Oct. 1, from noon to 6 p.m.

For updates and data, e mail [email protected], stop by the Pageant site on Facebook or go to http://www.upperdarby.org/festival.

Audience can e-mail community information and pics to Peg DeGrassa at [email protected]/.

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