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Mother's Day at the Columbia
This Sunday, treat mom to either brunch or dinner (or both!) at the Columbia Bar & Grille:
Mothers Day Brunch Buffet served from 11 am to 3pm. $26.95 per adult.
Mothers Day Dinner from 4pm to 9pm with a Special Ala Carte Dinner Menu.
Reservations are still being accepted, 610-983-0300
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Pepperoncini Offering Special Brunch and Dinner Menus for Mother's Day
Italians like to celebrate everything in grandeur, and Mother's Day is no exception. Join the Mother's Day celebration on Sunday, May 13th at Pepperoncini (184 Bridge Street; 484-924-8429) where chef/owners Paul DiBona and Tommy DeFruscio are cooking up an Italian brunch (11:00am - 3:00pm) and dinner (3:00pm - 9:00pm) to thank Moms for all of the love they give everyday. Buona festa delle madri!
Mother's Day Brunch Menu
Sunday, May 13th from 11:00am - 3:00pm
Frittatas $9.5
~ Sauteed spinach, diced tomato, fresh mozzarella over roasted potatoes
~ Roasted red peppers and mascarpone cheese over spring mix with extra virgin olive oil
~ Caramelized onion, pancetta, parmigiana reggiano over roasted potatoes
Sandwiches $10
Served with homemade chips or side salad
~ Grilled Chicken, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella cheese
~ Crab Cake, basil aioli, spring mix, roasted tomato
~ Grilled Filet, caramelized onion, fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, horseradish cream sauce
~ Chicken Cutlet, broccoli rabe, aged provolone
The Benedictos! $9.5
Two poached eggs over crostini w hollandaise
~ Our Way prosciutto di parma, roasted tomato
~ Spicy hot capicola
~ Oscar petite crab cake, asparagus
Entree Salads $16
~ Grilled Flank Steak strawberry balsamic, gorgonzola cheese, spring mix
~ Crab Cake over mixed greens with tomato, pine nuts and fresh mozzarella, pesto dressing
~ Chilled Seafood clams, shrimp, mussels and calamari over arugula with roasted potatoes, lemon vinaigrette
Pasta $13
~ Penne alla Vodka pancetta, peas, tomato cream
~ Lasagna Bolognese traditional meat lasagna
~ Orecchiette with broccoli rabe and sausage
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Mother's Day Dinner Menu
Served 3:00pm -9:00pm
A la carte dinner menu will also be offered
Grilled Crab Cakes with roasted tomato aioli, broccoli and garlic mashed potatoes $23
Market Fresh Fish baked in parchment with grilled veggies $MP
Filet Oscar petite crab cake, asparagus, hollandaise $29
Chicken Milanese breaded cutlets pan fried with arugula salad $19
Cioppino shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, fresh fish and calamari in tomato-saffron broth over garlic crostini $34
 
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CVKH Offering Sankanac CSA Shares
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills announces that shares are available for Sankanac CSA’s 2012 season.
Part of Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Kimberton Pa., Sankanac CSA is a 15-acre biodynamic garden.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Typically a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public which includes a set amount of vegetables or other farm products, based on the harvest. Participants purchase a share and in return receive seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
The gardens of Sankanac CSA, which are organic and biodynamically farmed, are harvested each week, and shareholders can pick up their produce either on Tuesdays or Fridays for 24 weeks. There are also U-pick crops, including flowers and berries.
Members can choose to purchase either a full or partial share depending on their personal needs. A full share is designed to feed a family of about four; a partial share to feed a couple, or a veggie-loving individual. The cost for a full share is $750 and a partial is $430.
Sankanac CSA grows a diverse seasonal mix of vegetables, flowers, herbs, and berries and also tends a small herd of mixed livestock (sheep, goats, donkeys). The head gardener, Todd Newlin, and his wife, Mary, oversee this enterprise with a crew of over 10 gardeners (including individuals with special needs, apprentices, service volunteers, and interns).
The crew is deeply committed to the use of biodynamic methods, which allows them to strengthen the fragile ecosystem as well as provide food of the highest quality to our local community. Activities in the CSA include plant propagation, greenhouse management, pruning, crop cultivation, harvesting, tractor and equipment operation and maintenance, irrigation, livestock management, composting, and making/using the biodynamic preparations.
The group warmly welcomes new members, and does have available shares for the upcoming season. Please email SankanacCSA@gmail.com for more information or to request a share.
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Beaucoup Blue Returns to Steel City May 12th
On Saturday, May 12th, the father son duo of David and Adrian Mowry, better known as Beaucoup Blue, returns to Steel City Coffeehouse for an 8pm show.
For those of you unfamiliar with their music, here is a brief description from the Steel City site:
Beaucoup Blue is the Americana Philadelphia based duo of David and Adrian Mowry. Father and son have been performing their roots based music nationally and internationally as a duo, quartet and on occasion quintet. Bridging many gaps in American music, their soulful traditional and contemporary styles mesh into an innovative and authentic sound. Although blues is a staple in their repertoire, they base their love in music from Folk, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Country and Bluegrass. All these interests and influences come out in their original song-writing in a unique way. A handsome range of instruments like six and twelve string guitars, slide guitar, round neck resonator guitar, combined with two soulful voices, encompasses a rich and honest feel, noticeably influenced by familial ties
I've had the pleasure of seeing them perform several times over the past couple of years and they truly put on a great show.
For more information and for tickets, please visit http://www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com/index.php/events/artists/1736.
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REIKI Level One Class by Willowsilk
On Sunday, May 6th, Willowsilk will be offering a REIKI Level One Class. The class, which is being held from 12-6pm, will cover the following topics:
- Meaning and Origin of Reiki
- Principles of Reiki
- What is an attunement?
- Reiki One attunement
- Chakra Overview
- How to give a complete Reiki Session (pictures and diagram included)
- Self-Treatment Guide (Pictures and diagram included)
- Other uses of Reiki
Fee for the class, which is limited to three students, is $150. For more information, please visit the Willowsilk website at willowsilk.com or call 484-614-8894.
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April through June at the Colonial
Plenty to see and do this Spring at The Colonial Theatre.
CONCERTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
TEDxPhoenixvilleSalons
$5
Tue, Apr 17 @ 7PM - Tue, May 15 @ 7PM - Tue, Jun 19 @ 7PM
As we gear up for our third annual live TEDxPhoenixville event on Oct 6, we’d like to share some of our favorite TEDTalks with you. Join us each month for a different program of compelling and inspiring talks. Each evening’s program will consist of pre-recorded TEDTalks plus one live performance. The salons will continue once per month thru August and will take place in the theatre's third floor screening room. Seating is limited to 50 people.
POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS TWO FUNNY PHILLY GUYS
$25 - $30
Sat, Apr 28 @ 8:00 pm
Listeners to Sports Radio WIP are no strangers to these two funny Philly guys. On themorning show, Joe Conklin, the man of “a thousand” voices, does uncanny impressions of Harry Kalas and Charles Barkley, to Bill Clinton and Ed Rendell. Big Daddy Graham, who hosts the overnight shift, originally started out as a musical comedian opening for rock shows, now focuses on what he calls observational comedy, telling stories about living in Philadelphia. Ticket prices do not include the $2 per ticket Restoration Fee or the $1.50 per ticket Service Fee.
POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA
$25 - $39.50
Thu, May 10, 8:00 pm
Ottmar Liebert’s incredible global success on a musical level often seems like a simple outgrowth of his cultural background and powerful wanderlust in his formative years. Born in Cologne, Germany to Chinese-German father and Hungarian mother, he began playing guitar at 11, and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia intent on fully absorbing each musical tradition heencountered. By 1989, he had founded the first incarnation of his new band Luna Negra. Liebert has since become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decade, thrilling audiences throughout the world and releasing a catalog of classic recordings. In 2006 Liebert’s record label SSRI released One Guitar, his first solo guitar recording, which received Liebert’s fourth nomination for a Grammy. Ticket prices do not include the $2 per ticket Restoration Fee or the $1.50 per ticket Service Fee.
POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE ROLLING STONES & THE BEATLES FEAT: SATISFACTION & THE BRITISH INVASION TRIBUTE
$15 - $25.
Fri, May 11, 8:00 pm
Imagine if you could go back in time and see The Rolling Stones and The Beatles on one bill. Ticket prices do not include the $2 per ticket Restoration Fee or the$1.50 per ticket Service Fee.
THE GENERAL
Clyde Bruckman. US. 1926. NR. 107 min. DVD. $5 - $13.50.
Presented by Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley
Sat, May 19, 7:00 pm
It’s the American Civil War…Johnnie Gray loves The General (his train) and Annabelle Lee (his girl). When Union spies steak his beloved train – with his beloved lady on board - Johnnie springs into action. Will engineer Johnnie get his train back? Will lovelorn Johnnie get his girl back? This 1926 silent film comedy, starring Buster Keaton, is based on a Civil War event. Live musicalscore performed by Jim Riggs on the TOSDV Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. Jim Riggs is an internationally - regarded concert and recording artist and is one of a handful of silent film scoring specialists in the world. After serving 21 years as the house organist at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA, Riggs is currently the artsist-in-residence for Witchita Theatre Organ, Inc. He is also the house organist for the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, playing at least 8 silent films per year. Ticket prices do not include the $1.50 per ticket Service Fee 9max. $6).
POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS TOMMY EMMANUEL
$25 - $45.
Thu, Jun 7, 8:00 pm
After a 3year absence, we’re excited to welcome Tommy back to Colonial Theatre for an Intimate Evening with Tommy Emmanuel. Two-time Grammy nominee Emmanuel has a professional career that spans over four decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout theworld. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style – he calls it simply “finger style” – is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Don’t miss this incredible night of Tommy’s guitar genius and keen sense of humor in the truly intimate Colonial Theatre. Ticket prices do not include the $2 per ticket Restoration Fee or the $1.50 per ticket Service Fee.
CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS: MORAL COURAGE
THE MIRACLE WORKER
Arthur Penn. US. 1962. NR. 106 min. MGM. 35mm.
Sun, Apr 22, 2:00 pm
One might, at first, assume that a biographical film about the education of deaf, mute and blind Helen Keller might be a study in mawkish sentimentality. To the contrary, it is a tough, thought-provoking and often unsettlingly honest story of two very strong personalities, clashing and ultimately overcoming incredible odds. Oscars went to both Patty Duke (as Keller) and Anne Bancroft (as her teacher, Annie Sullivan) for their exceptionally powerful performances, in this recreation of their Broadway success. NOTE: For this film production of William Gibson’s award winning play, United Artists had wanted to replace Bancroft with a more bankable star, but director Arthur Penn insisted on Bancroft, thus bringing her not only commendations for this fine film, but also a long anddistinguished Hollywood career.) (Bill Roth)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Robert Mulligan. US. 1962. NR. 131 min. Universal. 35mm.
Sun, Apr 29, 2:00 pm
This is the film that forever established Gregory Peck in the public mind as an exemplar of decency, fatherhood and quiet but forthright courage. To Kill AMockingbird evokes a hauntingly nostalgic sense of childhood in small-town America. Taking place in racially divided 1930s Alabama, the story is seen from the perspective of Peck’s two motherless and often mischievous children. While they go about the innocent pursuit of childhood fun, around them stir the social tensions of the time, as their lawyer father defends a young black man accused of rape. More»
Peck deservedly won the Academy Award for his role and the film also won Oscars for Best Screenplay and Art Direction. In addition, it was nominated for Awards for Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Musical Score and Supporting Actress (for Mary Badham, who plays tomboy daughter, Scout, through whose eyes the film is framed.) This is a true American classic, worth watching again and again, if only for Peck’s quiet but powerful evocation of decency in the face of overwhelming odds. NOTE: Watch for a young Robert Duvall, in the small but pivotal role of Boo Radley. (Bill Roth)
CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS: TEACHER APPRECIATION
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
Sam Wood. UK. 1939. NR. 114 min. Warner Bros. DVD.
Sun, May 6, 2:00 pm
In 1939, the year that has since been named “The Movies’ Greatest Year,” Robert Donat won a well-deserved Academy Award for this fine portrayal of a shy, revered schoolmaster who devotes his all to “his boys.” (It should be noted that, by so doing, he bested the likes of Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind, Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights and James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. No small accomplishment, that!) Based upon the novella by James Hilton, this gentle and stirring film introduced a young Greer Garson to the public, in the beautifully supportive role of thewoman who became Mrs. Chips. NOTE: Watch closely to see a young John Mills as one of Mr. Chips’ charges. (Bill Roth)
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Ronald Neame. UK. 1969. NR. 116 min. Fox. 35mm.
Sun, May 13, 2:00 pm
MaggieSmith also won an Oscar for playing a charismatic educator, but one of a very different ilk than the gentle, unassuming Mr. Chips. As the title character in this fascinating film (based upon the stage-play of the novel by Muriel Sparks), Smith portrays an eccentric, inspiring teacher at an exclusive girls’ school in Edinburgh in the late 1930s, a woman with decidedly controversialleanings. (For example, she expresses a fondness for modern art and such fascistic figures as Mussolini and Franco.) As she builds an ardent following of students and faculty-members alike, her influence and her leanings create a strong adversity with the school’s dour headmistress, powerfully played by Celia Johnson, leading to major complications of all. For a fascinating character study, filled with spellbinding performances, you will find this to be the creme de la creme. (Bill Roth)
TO SIR WITH LOVE
James Clavell. UK. 1967. NR. 105 min. Sony. DVD.
Sun, May 20, 2:00 pm
Turning from exclusive and proper upper-class British schools, but retaining a sense of the power of a charismatic teacher, To Sir With Love takes us into the slums of London and provides us with the joy of watching Sidney Poitier win over a tough group of white working-class students. Poitier is a trained engineer from British Guiana who, because he is black, cannot find a job in his profession, leading him to accept a teaching position. As he gradually wins the respect and admiration of his resistant students, we are treated to some charming yet powerful moments, as well as being provided with a strong sense of the difference that a dedicated educator can make in young people’s lives. NOTE: Lulu, whose rendition of the film’s title song made her an overnight singing sensation, has a key role as one of the students here. (Bill Roth)
THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE
Richard Brooks. US. 1955. NR. 101 min. Warner Bros. 35mm.
Sun, May 27, 2:00 pm
A young Sidney Poitier also has a featured role in this earlier rendering of the theme of dedicated teachers dealing with delinquent kids in a tough school environment; only this time Poitier is a student in a violent New York Cityschool, and Glenn Ford plays the role of the put-upon, earnest teacher. Ford plays Korean War veteran Richard Dadier (“Hey, Mr. Daddy-O!”) taking on his first teaching job and faced with one of the toughest groups of kids ever shown in a film up to this time. With excellent supporting performances by Anne Francis (as Ford’s long-suffering wife), Richard Kiley (as an idealistic colleague), and Vic Morrow (as the pupil from hell), this is a searing commentary on the negative aspects of urban school life in the late 1950s that still has muchresonance today. Blackboard Jungle has the unique honor of having introduced rock-and-roll to the movie- goingpublic, thanks to its theme of “Rock Around the Clock,” sung throughout the film by local group Bill Haley and the Comets. (Bill Roth)
CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS: SPRINGTIME IN PARIS
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Vincente Minnelli. US. 1951. NR. 113 min. Warner Bros. 35mm.
Sun, Jun 3, 2:00 pm
Featuring the dancing talents of Gene Kelly and a 19-year-old Leslie Caron and the music of George and Ira Gershwin, and choreographed by Kelly himself, this is a glorious Technicolor tribute to that beautiful city. The plot may be a simple one, with ex-GI artist Kelly torn between lovely gamine Caron and wealthy sophisticate Nina Foch, while receiving support/advice from his neurotic friend (famed neurotic pianist/humorist and keyboard interpreter of Gershwin, Oscar Levant), but the dancing, singing and production values are superb. This was THE motion picture of 1951, winning six competitive Oscars (including Best Picture) and a special award to Kelly, for “advancing the art of choreography on screen.” (The latter was awarded primarily for the film’s stunningly mounted 17-minute ballet on the theme of French Impressionists.) If you love music and dance, and if you want to be thrilled by a beautiful evocation of Paris in the Spring, then don’t miss this special movie treat. (Bill Roth)
LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON
Billy Wilder. US. 1957. NR. 130 min. Warner Bros....
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"Perpetual Motion" Starts April 26 at Beauty Gallery in Edgmont
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| "Walking in the Rain, 36 x 72" |
Painter Chris Niedland will be the featured artist at Beauty Gallery in Edgmont, with an Artist Reception scheduled for Thursday April 26, 2012 from 4 to 8 p.m. Beauty's exhibit of Niedland's new abstract paintings is titled "Perpetual Motion" and runs through June 10. The paintings feature exuberant colors and energetic patterns that engage the viewer.
Born in Media, PA, in 1966, Niedland lives in Wayne, PA. He is a self-taught artist and began painting professionally in 1991 while employed as an architect. Late in 2003, he left architecture to pursue painting full-time.
His painting style evolved out of an initial experiment in "automatic" painting, originally inspired by the "automatic" writings of the surrealist André Breton. Niedland's paintings are "automatic" in that he approaches each canvas without preconception as to how it should look when finished. He paints quickly, without revision, working from his subconscious, improvising like a jazz musician does with music.
Niedland has exhibited in numerous solo art shows at cafes and hotels in the Philadelphia area and on DuPont Circle in Washington, DC. More than 200 Niedland paintings reside in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and in Belgium, Canada, England, France, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, and Spain.
Works by many local artists are available at Beauty: functional art glass by Robin Flynn (Newtown Square), paintings by Patricia O'Halloran (Haverford), Kenzig Design Lamps (Merion Station), and paintings by Deann Mills (Wynnewood).
For more information, contact gallery owner Paula Jackson @ 610-353-4569 or Paula@BeautyArtGallery.com. Location: 3857 Providence Rd, Newtown Square, PA 19073. Or visit www.beautyartgallery.net or www.facebook.com/BeautyArtGallery.
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Rep. Kampf Hosting Career-Seekers Workshop
On Thursday, April 19th, State Representative Warren Kampf is hosting a Career-Seekers Workshop for unemployed, under employed and for those looking to change career.s This free event, which will be held from 5-8pm at Franklin Commons (400 Franklin Ave) will feature interview techniques, tips on how to make your resume stand out, a valuable skills inventory and help with navigating PA employment resources. In addition, select employers will be on site with job opportunities for qualified candidates.
To register, please call 610-251-2876. Registration ends tomorrow (April 14th).
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Local Business Spotlight: Valor Men’s Grooming
Jay Fata established Valor Men’s Grooming lounge (27 S Main St.) in December of 2011. Valor is the brainchild of Eufora’s Hero for Men educational and business philosophies. Our concept is to provide technical excellence through a combination of old school barbering and modern day trend cutting.
The shop is stocked with cold beer, 6 plasma televisions and a lounge area. Our cigar lounge, located outside in the rear of the building, is the perfect place for a cigar and a beer.
So if you are looking for a great haircut, a cold beer and a great place to hang out or kick back on a leather couch, call us today at 610-933-1511 to set up an appointment or just walk in and relax. Appointments can also be made online at valormensgrooming.com.
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Pepperoncini's Italian Wine Dinner Series Continues
On Tuesday, April 10th and the second Tuesday of each month, Pepperoncini (184 Bridge Street; 484-924-8429) will continue their Italian Wine Dinner Series. Each wine dinner will focus on a different region of Italy and will be hosted by David Greenstein from The Wine Merchant.
"This month, we will focus on the Piedmont region. I love to do this region for it's grape and stylistic diversity," explains The Wine Merchant's David Greenstein. "You have sparkling, sweet frizzante, juicy red and whites and very bold and tannic red wines."
At 7:00pm on Tuesday, April 10th premium Barolo and Piedmont wines will be paired with Chef Paul DiBona's classic 5-course Italian menu. The cost is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call 484-924-8429 for reservations. A limited number of seats are available for these private dinners.
Pepperoncini's Italian Wine Dinner Series: PiedmontTuesday, April 10th, 7:00pm
Five courses for $65, plus tax and gratuity
7:00pm
Prosecco toast
First Course
Grilled Octopus Salad grapefruit vinaigrette over crispy salted potato
Pairing: Araldica Gavi 2010
Second Course
Swordfish Involtini italian tuna, capers, citrus gremolata
Pairing: Damilano Arneis 2010
Third Course
Pizza Abbronzito spicy w pancetta, plum tomato and soft egg
Pairing: Ricossa Barbera d'Asti 2010
Fourth Course
Braised Lamb Shank cipollini onions, rustic brown tomato sauce
Pairing: Fontanafredda Barolo "Serralunga" 2005
Dessert
Red Fruit Sorbet (pomegranate, raspberry, strawberry)
Pairing: Marenco Brachetto d'Acqui 2010
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