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Free Piano — Our friend Katie tells us the time for music lesson is over in her home and she is giving away a piano to anyone who is ready to pick up the instrument again or for a family ready to let their children learn how to play it.
She lives in Middletown, Delco, Pa.
If interested call her at 610-888-4807.
HMB Cookie Walk Dec. 13 — Holy Myrrh Bearers Church is holding a “cookie walk” starting at 10 a.m., Dec. 13 at the church, 900 Fairview Ave., Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.
The cookies will be homemade and include Ukrainian and European specialties.
A cookie walk is where a customer is given a box and let loose to fill it among rows of cookies. The box is weighed and the customer pays.
The event lasts until the inventory is sold out.
Tickets are now on sale for the Holy Myrrh-Bearers Basket Raffle which will occur at the church’s annual Feast of Saint Nicholas Luncheon, Dec. 7.
They start at $2 each for a regular basket and but one can get 17 for $20.
Grand prize basket tickets are $5 or five for $20.
One does not have to be present to win.
The church is at 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa.
Services are 5 p.m., Saturdays and 10 a.m., Sundays.
Ukrainian Food Fest Is Saturday At Holy Myrrh-Bearers — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church is holding its Ukrainian Food Festival and flea market, Saturday, Sept. 27, at the church, 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, PA, 19081.
It runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Come out and have a great and delicious time.
Swarthmore GOP Presents Curt Weldon Former Congressman Curt Weldon will be the guest of the Swarthmore Republican Party, 7 p.m., Sept. 24 at the Inn at Swarthmore, 10 S. Chester Road.
In addition to his 20 years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–2007) for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District (now the 5th District), Curt Weldon has built a remarkable career as a firefighter, fire chief, teacher, and advocate for first responders.
He is the author of Awakening the Sleeping Giant (2017), which highlights his decades-long effort to empower firefighters and first responders worldwide; and Countdown to Terror (2005), which recounts critical intelligence warnings ignored by the CIA.
He is also the subject of the 2021 documentary Firefight, which follows his journey from small-town fire chief to the halls of Congress.
For event information, contact: Jim Riviello at 215-880-5230 or jimrsbwp@outlook.com
Art for the Ages at DCCC
By Bob Small
Having previously written about the music series at Delaware County Community College — which continues — we move on to the visual arts.
When visiting the colleges free art gallery which is hosting the 2025 Senior Community Services Art Show through July 31.
My expectations were modest but they were pleasantly exceeded.
Senior Community Service Centers involved included:
Friendship Circle Senior Center
Also involved was the Center Without Walls – Senior Community Services.
Feeling that pictures are worth the thousand words, see below;
HMB Food Fest May 24 — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Ukrainian Catholic Church will have a food festival and flea market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 24, rain or shine.
The food includes homemade Ukrainian delicacies including pyrohy (perogies) halupki, halushky, and kielbasa and sauerkraut.
Take out is available.
The church is at 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.
Call 610-544-1215.
HMB Offering Free Yard Sale Spots — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church is offering free spots at it May 24 yard sale which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church at 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa.
Spaces must be reserved by May 16. Call 610-544-1215 or email HMBChurch@verizon.net
Off Page Fest Is Nov. 3 — Not many festivals have paired new plays and films, so the audience visiting the Uptown Performing Arts Center in West Chester is in for a treat on Nov. 3.
“We have a festival that caters to both playwrights and filmmakers, and why not? It’s a great way to expose a new audience to a different art form,” said Festival Director Brigette ReDavid.
In addition to plays and films, the show will also offer music, food, silent auctions, workshops and networking, as well as featuring talented, up and coming screenwriters.
Call it a creative smorgasbord for everyone who loves the arts. “We are excited to welcome the works of talented local, national and international filmmakers screenwriters, and playwrights,” said Festival Programmer Julia Dupree of Philadelphia. “Many of the plays feature local directors and actors who add a uniquely Philly flavor to their work.”
“Garage Invasion,” by New Zealand Playwright Rex McGregor, will be in the first block of the show. “I’ve been a member of Off Page since 2020. The group offers a great opportunity to share new work. It’s where I met Oliver Assiran (of Drexel Hill), director of Garage Invasion. Oliver has read a variety of my characters, from a 9-year-old trick-or-treater and a Harry Potter addict to a cowardly frog”.
Rex’s short comedies have been produced on four continents.
Films and music videos will begin during and after the intermission. Area filmmakers include Tori Bond, Emily Dabney, Christopher Tait, Rajiv Mallick, Jordan Fox, Joe Ronca, Julie Reinstock, Brigette ReDavid and more. Prizes include: a $500 equipment rental from Expressway Cinema Rentals of Philadelphia, the prestigious iWoman TrailblazHER award to the film with the most women behind the scenes in key roles and distribution of the film on iWoman.
The mission of the fiscally sponsored non-profit, Off Page, is designed as a platform for filmmakers and writers to showcase their work to help them sustain an industry career. One such writer is Eddie Ray Gray, a state correctional inmate who created the hand-drawn Off Page logo. His book How Big Do You Want Your Cell, which he hopes will deter people from going to prison, is available on Amazon. Another Off Page member, Yani Payne, garnered the $50,000 WB OneFifty Diversity Grant.”
“I’m looking forward to the Off Page Short Play and Film Festival because they do an excellent job in fostering community. Everyone is so open and welcoming,” Filmmaker Robert Boyd of Swarthmore said, who’s film Bounty will be in the show.
Casting Director, Producer, Director Kimberly Skyrme and Director, Filmmaker Oliver Assiran will lead the Film Finance Workshop. Writer, Producer Lovinder Gill will lead the Writing a Killer Outline screenwriting workshop.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High St., West Chester, Pa. 19380. Tickets are $24 for the festival and $15 for the workshops. Visit OffPageFilmFestival.com or https://uptownwestchester.org/
Jeff Jones Meet And Greet Oct. 10 — Jeff Jones, who is running for the 163rd District Pennsylvania House seat, will hold a meet and greet, 6 p.m., Oct. 10 at J.T. Brewski’s 510 S. Oak Ave., Primos, Pa. The $50 ticket includes food and open bar.
For information email info@JeffJonesForPa.com
