Fig Media Fall 11

SHOPPING - DINING - LEARNING - LIVING Your guide to living the creative life in Media

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From unique dishes to rethought vintage, modern theatre and even a drum circle—art abounds in Media. Open your eyes to inspiration in a place that is bursting with creative energy.

Fig® is a communications package offering both voice and vision for great small cities. Our carefully cultivated audience appreciates authenticity and distinction. A symbol of unity and prosperity, the subtleties of figs and their importance in historic cultures make ‘Fig’ a fitting name to showcase a distinctive small city lifestyle. Fig® celebrates the understated elements and beauty that weave themselves into thriving small cities.

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ON THE COVER: The Art of Seth Darnall

“Taking a walk through the streets of Media has been a way for me to clear my head since I was young.

'Hide' is inspired by the well-worn but underappreciated arteries that bring this community together.” sethdarnall.com

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeremy Hess Jeremy Hess Photographers was created to capture light.

Find Jeremy’s images on many of the pages of Fig®. jeremyhessphotographers.com

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Thank you to our Community Supporter, Willow Valley Retirement Communities, for supporting the borough of Media and its creative and artistic community.

Find them on page 39.

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Some say that life imitates art. We think life is art.

Living creatively is about appreciating everything around you—the beauty of a fresh local tomato, the speckled pattern on a handmade mug, the crisp linen on a well-turned bed and the clear notes of a musician's song. When you can see art all around you, life is sweeter, richer and more vibrant; colors are deeper, tastes are more complex, and experiences are more energizing.

Whether you create it or appreciate it, living a creative life is easy in Media. Learn how from the local artists featured in this issue of Fig®, or find it in Media's unique stores, artisan groups, art galleries, theatres or cafés.

Media is a gathering place for creatives. Enjoy the many opportunities to take notice and experience life as art in Media.

Deborah Brandt, Editor Meet the rest of the creative & talented team who make Fig® possible at figmediapa.com

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Deborah Brandt Matt Brandt Jena Miller Leandra Heller Shani Tucker Rachel Phillips Michele Kornegay Ellen Brown

Jeremy Hess Audrey Amaro Ralph Nardell Carol Mangano

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Find vintage items and handmade crafts and art from local artists in Delaware County. Becky Lee works in an open art studio, where visitors can watch her rehab, upcycle, paint and create.

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Experiences in the formative years shape the people children become.

At MPFS, the arts are taught explicitly and are woven into our core curriculum, helping students develop different ways of thinking and expressing and teaching them to imagine a better world.

The arts abound at Media-Providence Friends School See how visual and performing arts teach flexibility, build selfesteem and bring joy at MPFS by scanning this QR Code.

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DREW ARATA: Our Guy Drew

Find Drew at the Community Arts Center creating his friendly dragons or at his store, Earth & State at 23 West State Street, Media

THE GUY WITH HIS EYE ON COMMUNITY.

“I get out there and ask questions! ‘Hey, why don’t we have an Arts Council?’ A year after that, we had one, and now it really binds our town together. I like to latch onto the great things other people are already creating—to help, to be a resource.”

THE GUY WHO’S ALWAYS HERE. “Before the Arts Council initiated the 2nd Saturday Art Walk, we were already open late on Saturdays, outside, making stuff in public.

People would come up and say, ‘Cool; thanks for letting me play with the clay.’ We promote arts by doing arts.”

THE GUY WITH AN OPEN DOOR POLICY. “I’m excited about the bigger picture, and I hope Earth & State FIGMEDIAPA.COM • FACEBOOK.COM/FIGMEDIAPA

contributes to this vision. It’s a lot about civic pride and local pride, and Earth & State is a place where artists and the public can really come together. Everyone is welcome here.”

THE GUY WHO KNOWS JUST WHAT TO DO. “People love Media, and know that it’s special, but I’d like to see Media grow—in the internal sense—to continue to have more public art; more access to the wonderful natural resources around us and in us; more cooperation between businesses.”

THE GUY THAT EVERYBODY LOVES. “That makes me blush; I appreciate it, but it’s like: ‘Oh, stop it!’ Sometimes, I go incognito...”

(So, when you see the guy in the hat and sunglasses, you’ll know it’s Drew, because as he likes to say:“I just can’t help smiling at people.”) c o ntinue re ading ab o ut Drew at figmediapa.com

The School in Rose Valley experience is both nurturing and rigorous—students are prepared for future academic success, meaningful relationships and active citizenship. OFFERING CLASSES FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH SIXTH GRADE.

FAMILY OPEN HOUSE OCTOBER 1, 10AM–12PM Featuring activities for kids, open classrooms and a special generated at BeQRious.com performance by Makin’ Music.

Learn More Scan this QR Code for an inside look at The School in Rose Valley

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The Community Arts Center believes that art is essential to human development and the well-being of society. Based on that belief, the Arts Center offers programs and activities in the arts that are open and accessible to all.

Everyone is invited to TRY ART in the supportive creative environment of the Arts Center. TRY ART, you’ll love it!

The portraits on the following pages are artistically captured by local photographer Audrey Amaro. mamaowlphotography.com.

THE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER. A SPACE FOR ART.

BE INSPIRED. . . .

An artists’ paradise begins in a town where its citizens embrace the arts. In Media, you find it on the streets—a mural on a brick wall, a painter working in front of a live audience on 2nd Saturday, a State Street Blues Stroll musician wailing on the sidewalk. It’s art for the people, by the people—accessible to all and not confined to an exclusive gallery set.

At the hub of this democratic art movement is the Community Arts Center. More than just a place to see and be seen, the Center invites us to actively participate in the arts, not just stand by as an idle audience. The Community Arts Center supports artists at every level of their individual creative journey. “That’s why we’re here!”

Deborah Yoder, Executive Director, explains.

For the academic in us all, the Community Arts Center offers free lectures throughout the year. Music lovers can rejoice in Friday Night Live—a creative collision of sight and sound. Through classes in the visual arts, including pottery, painting and drawing, photography, jewelry and metals, sculpture and printmaking, students of all levels have the chance to experience the gift of creativity. Over 100 classes and workshops are offered for children, teens and adults alike. No matter what your age or background, all are welcome. As instructor Bob Deane states, “I love the combination of creating and watching the world pass in front of me. The accessibility of art allows everyone to watch it being made or to participate in the activities. In each person, great art exists.”

The Arts Center understands that investing in our youth is an investment in our future. In the highly respected summer program for children, Summer Spree, classes presented by experienced teaching artists are augmented by professional artists who share their expertise with the children.

This past summer, working with a professional model builder, the children in Summer Spree created a model of the Arts Center (complete with a miniature outdoor kiln shed).

The Arts Center also has a long-standing commitment to outreach programming. It’s ARTtogo program provides extraordinary arts experiences to organizations throughout the Delaware Valley. The Arts Center currently partners with a variety of area universities to present Pieces of Peace—a neighborhood anti-violence mural program in the City of Chester. ARTstart, a preschool program for children 3 and 4 years old, presents a traditional preschool curriculum through the arts. Afterschool ART provides school-aged children the opportunity to end their day with great arts experiences in the welcoming atmosphere of the CAC. As a creative space, the Community Arts Center is breathtaking to behold—an intriguing mix of grand history and crisp white walls. Built in 1889, the property is nestled into the historic estate on Plush Mill Road in Wallingford—a clandestine gem in the countryside. A great stone water tower lends

the building a castle-like quality. Elegantly appointed rooms, wide staircases and Mercer tiled fireplaces enhanced by beautifully carved mantles are all reminiscent of a place where Edgar Degas might set up his easel.

The newly constructed Duke Gallery provides an exceptional exhibition space for artists from all over the country. So take the short trek to this creative forest hideaway. But be warned—you may not want to leave.

Guest writer Carol Mangano

On the following pages, meet the artists who teach or exhibit at the Community Arts Center: Myra Reichel, Bob Deane, Matiko Mamaladze, Carol Mangano, Executive Director Deborah Yoder, Donna Cusano, Seth Darnall and Nancy Barch.

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“ Weaving is a deliberate and moving meditative art form—a strong contrast to the chance of everyday life.”

The meditative process of weaving prepares Myra for the meditative time she spends with her clients providing relaxation/healing sessions, as well as for the process of initiating her students into becoming healers themselves. Myra’s tapestries are on view at her Reiki Healing Center, and she welcomes commissioned work.

LEARN MORE: reikihealingcenter.org

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“As long as I’ve been alive I’ve been making things.”

Bob Deane is a potter and painter who was raised in Media. He is a beloved teacher at the Community Arts Center, awakening his students’ minds to the joys of art. Find his work at Earth & State in Downtown Media—23 West State Street.

LEARN MORE: bobdeane.blogspot.com

“ I’m inspired by my artist friends and students who love to constantly paint.” <BEGONIAS AT LONGWOOD GARDENS ACRYLIC GICLEE ON SILK Carol Mangano is a plein-air artist who works in acrylic, oil and oil pastels to create her magic on canvas. Vignettes from Longwood Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, and France & Italy are exhibited in local and regional galleries.

LEARN MORE: cmangano.com

“The comprehension of human interaction, closeness and emotional power is central to my art.”

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Matiko’s works create an illusion of a velvety, paint-saturated third dimension, where color—not the light—creates the shape.

LEARN MORE: matiko.us

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This talented artist and popular instructor is a cum laude graduate of Tyler School of Art and has garnered critical acclaim both locally and nationally. She has instructed students for more than 15 years and maintains classes at Delaware College of Art and Design, Darlington Fine Arts Center and her studio in Aston, PA. LEARN MORE: donnacusano.com

“There’s always a new idea, a new discovery, a new skill conquered, a new sense of self.

There is always joy where there is art.”

Deborah Yoder is the Executive Director of the Community Arts Center.

“Everyone who works at the Arts Center, including the staff, the students, the volunteers and the faculty, is an artist.”

LEARN MORE: communityartscenter.org

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“My paintings recall the traditions of the master impressionists of France and America...”

< P AFA AT YELLOW SPRINGS MIXED MEDIA In addition to her busy exhibition schedule, Nancy teaches painting workshops throughout the US and Europe.

LEARN MORE: nancybarch.com

“As I mature my artwork is evolving. My approach is less analytical, and I allow the imagery to ‘happen,’ which seems a more honest method of painting for me.”

“ I’m inspired by people working together for something greater than themselves.”

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WET STREETS ACRYLIC ON CANVAS Seth paints out of a sincere desire to make something.

His paintings are snapshots of energy and emotion mixed with chaos and thrown onto a canvas. Find Seth’s work on the cover of this issue of Fig®.

LEARN MORE: sethdarnall.com

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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY Preschool (2,3,5 day) and Stay 'n Play before and after care (elementary age children) Chester Children’s Choir Join us December 9

Serving Media & beyond Meeting children in Nairobi, Kenya

REV. DR. LARRY SMOOSE Senior Pastor

INVITING ALL PEOPLE. SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS. BUILDING A LIVING FAITH.

Learn more about us << Scan the QR code to learn about our global mission outreach.

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The Media Arts Council is a group of dedicated volunteers who are always striving to bring arts and cultural opportunities to the entire community.

If you value the arts around town, please become a patron by donating to M.A.C. Your support helps to encourage a thriving Media.

Your energy, attendance and financial support make it happen. Visit mediaartscouncil.org If you’re an artist or part of a cultural organization, join our Artist Registry. Get your own webpage that’s easy to update, get involved in tons of art opportunities and get noticed by the local and regional community.

SEE M.A.C. IN ACTION AT: 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll Media Film Festival This Space for Rent Art Exhibit Bastille Day Celebration Media ICONS Photography Contest Kids' events, live music, exhibit and showcase opportunities and more.

Find out more at mediaartscouncil.org

UPCOMING EVENTS SPONSORED BY M.A.C. October 8 Grand Opening of the Media ICONS Photography Exhibit. Live music, light fare and great images of Media.

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November 12 2nd Saturday featuring Me3, a three-part harmony performing an eclectic mix of 20th-century swing, pop and folk.

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December 10 A very special holiday 2nd Saturday with live music, shopping, strolling carolers and maybe even a carriage ride in the snow. In conjunction with the MBA.

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SUPPORT LOCAL ART: A DYNAMIC THREAD IN OUR COMMUNITY

REBECCA MICHELLE LEE Rebecca Michelle Lee has studied art in Italy and has degrees in art and business. As an independent artist, Rebecca presents workshops in addition to creating fine art. Locals know her better by her nickname “Becky Lee.” She is currently the Resident Artist and owner of Blueberry Bog vintage and handmade.

LINDA KOWAL LYNCH Linda’s current work is focused mainly on recycling furniture, giving new life to tired pieces by painting with a lighthearted whimsical touch. Available for murals and many styles of decorative painting. facebook.com/funkyfurniture

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JUDY FOWLER TOM RUPNICKI Tom Rupnicki’s NightOrbs™ magically transform outdoor spaces with the beauty and glow of hand-blown glass. These distinctive lights blend function and artistry to create enchanting lighting for landscapes, water features and gardens. nightorbs.com

“My paintings are memories of places that have moved me; light, color, movement, thoughts and feelings at a specific time.

They are filled with the colors and forms of life’s energy.

Color is the keystone of my work.

I work until the colors glow.” judyfowlerartist.com FIGMEDIAPA.COM • TWITTER @FIGMEDIAPA

Every child is an artist.

The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Pablo Picasso

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Leonardo da Vinci

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jeffry cadorette and bill strine, enthusiastically supporting the mission of the rocky run ymca

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THE ROCKY RUN YMCA: moving forward When you move to a new town, you pull a lot more out of your boxes than dishes and books and that old toaster that you shouldn’t have bothered to drag along.

You unpack questions—likely many questions—about your still unfamiliar surroundings. When Jeffry Cadorette came to Media three decades ago, his experience was no different. He recalls his first question with absolute clarity: “Where is the YMCA?” The answer he received? There isn’t one. At this point, completely without question, Jeff replied, “This is unacceptable to me.”

His unshakable outlook was born of an intensely personal experience. And not metaphorically, either. Jeff’s mother and father met at a YMCA. “I went every day after school,” he remembers fondly. Now, as an adult, as well as a product of this inspirational organization, Jeff fervently wanted the same positive outlet for another generation of kids and families. This time, in his new home of Media. So he rallied support, was part of the original board and eventually Media’s YMCA was born, a full decade later, in a van.

“We literally started with a van and a donated office,” Jeff reminisces. The problem with moving to a much-needed building to accommodate their many programs was not merely a financial one—over time the board and staff had grown the Y’s revenue to over one million dollars—but a territorial one, Jeff explained. “We needed a ‘territory’ for our Y, and after many years of negotiation, it finally happened.”

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The founding of the Rocky Run YMCA was truly a group effort. Ed Chambers, CFO of Wawa at the time, acted as the first Board Chair and was critical in its original assembly. Countless others gave valuable time and resources. Together, they were able to become a branch of the YMCA of Philadelphia and Vicinity and, with the pivotal support of County Council and board member (now State Representative) Tom Killion, to lease the land to build the Rocky Run YMCA. A long way from a 1970s van.

“I couldn’t have imagined, then, where this has gone,” marveled Jeff. Out of the Philadelphia and Vicinity’s 11 Ys, Media’s has become the “flagship.” It’s a “jewel for the community,” now undergoing its third and final expansion, thanks, Jeff insists, to the team effort of a committed group of people, the community and many companies and corporations. Among them, Media Real Estate’s Bill Strine and his wife Judy have been major financial contributors“We went from nothing to where we are today.”

And as for the future of Rocky Run? “I’m tickled with where it is,” said Jeff. But the future will definitely hold another personal story about the Y, this time from Jeff’s own son Joshua, who used to play basketball at school. Once he started playing at Rocky Run, however, he learned “more than just basketball.” At the end of every game, the YMCA staff pull the kids together and talk about the Y’s core values: caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—and how these ethics played out in the game. As Jeff aptly says: “They learn so much more.”

So for Jeff, and for so many others, it’s safe to say that as the YMCA continues— on such a profound level­—to help families, it can’t help but run in them, too.

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Brandi Whitesell, Director

THE MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY IS A PUBLIC SPACE WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME. • F ree access to WiFi and a variety of research databases.

• E ducational programs, book groups, lectures & workshops.

•M edia Borough’s Historic Archives (by appointment only)

•N ot-to-be-missed book sale, at 4th and Jackson Streets, October 15-17

Art in the Library Ceiling mural in the Children’s Area

Contact Ms. Whitesell at medirector@delcolibraries.org if you are interested in sponsoring a program or making a tax-deductible donation to the Library.

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Free Movie Friday, for grades 6-12.

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Chicago Kander and Ebb’s classic show about women behind bars and their charismatic attorney. mediatheatre.org

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EVERY THURSDAY

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Petite Playgroup, ages newborn-2. 10AM Kindergarten Lunch Bunch (through October 13) 11:45AM mediauplibrary.org

MEDIA FARMERS MARKET

At the corner of State and Gayley Streets. Fresh, local produce and more!

3-7PM mediafarmersmarket.com

GENERATIONS

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Saturday Showtime, all

HEDGEROW THEATRE

The Good Doctor Neil Simon's take on short stories by Anton Chekhov hedgerowtheatre.org

NOW THRU OCTOBER 8 HEDGEROW THEATRE

Through the Looking Glass Join Alice on a wild and wacky adventure into a musical world!

Saturdays, 11AM hedgerowtheatre.org

SEPTEMBER 17

2ND ANNUAL GIBBONS AUTOMOTIVE ROCK ‘N ROLL CAR SHOW Proceeds benefit Family

Support Line. 1-4PM visitmediapa.com

TRANSITION TOWN MEDIA & AFEWSTEPS.ORG Winter Home

Ladies Night. Tarot card readings $10, drink specials, no cover charge. 7PM generationsmediapa.com

Energy Savings. Make your home more comfortable for less this winter! 7-9PM transitionmedia.memberlodge.com

SLIGO

SEPTEMBER 18

Live music. 9PM sligomedia.com

PICASSO RESTAURANT AND BAR

Open Mic Night. 10PM picasso-bar.com

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH

Back to Church Sunday National emphasis on teaching the value of faith communities.

8:30AM & 1PM relcmedia.org

THE MEDIA THEATRE

OCTOBER 1

THE SCHOOL IN ROSE VALLEY

Open House. 10AM-12PM Also on October 12 & 27 (9-11AM) schoolinrosevalley.org

OCTOBER 2

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH

World Communion Sunday. Mission team from Tanzania shares recent mission trip. 9:45 & 11AM relcmedia.org

31ST ANNUAL MEDIA FOOD & CRAFTS FESTIVAL Downtown Media. 11AM-7PM visitmediapa.com

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

Philadelphia Watercolor Society International Exhibition Artists’ Opening Reception. 2-4PM communityartscenter.org

SEVEN STONES GALLERY Drum Circle. 8PM sevenstonesgallery.com

OCTOBER 8

DELAWARE COUNTY SPCA

OCTOBER 25

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Elephant & Piggie Party,

ages 4-8. Registration required. 3:30PM mediauplibrary.org

TRANSITION TOWN MEDIA

NOVEMBER 9-11

CELEBRATE MEDIA Join us at The Media Theatre for an entertainment showcase to benefit nonprofit organizations in Media. Exact showtimes to be announced. visitmediapa.com

Bark in the Park Dog Walk & Fall Festival. Rose Tree Park. 9AM-4PM delcospca.org

Re-skilling for the Future. Local experts teach useful skills. 6-9 PM transitionmedia.memberlodge.com

2ND SATURDAY ARTS STROLL

OCTOBER 28

Magnified Healing Celebration Ceremony. 11:11AM reikihealingcenter.org

Friday Night Live Concert. 7-10PM communityartscenter.org

SEVEN STONES GALLERY

Featuring the Grand Opening of the Media ICONS Photography Exhibit.

6-9PM mediaartscouncil.org

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

BLUEBERRY BOG

OCTOBER 29

OCTOBER 11

The Scare Trade Ball. Great music, dancing, food, beer, wine, silent auction and costumes! Sangha Space.

7-10PM firstfairtradetownusa.org

Art by Jenn Bury. Acoustic Guitar

by Christine Kinslow. 6-9PM blueberrybogshop.com

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY

Media Firehouse Tour, all ages. 12PM mediauplibrary.org

OCTOBER 14

MEDIA-PROVIDENCE FRIENDS SCHOOL Open House. Tour campus to see how children's individuality shines at MPFS! 9AM mpfs.org

MEDIA FAIR TRADE COMMITTEE

OCTOBER 30

TYLER ARBORETUM

Halloween in the Garden 1-5PM tylerarboretum.org

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH 60th Anniversary Concert. Duncan Stearns on organ and harp with Media Festival Choir. 3PM relcmedia.org

OCTOBER 15-NOVEMBER 19

OCTOBER 15-17

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Book Sale. Stone

Cottage at 4th & Jackson Sts. 10AM-6PM mediauplibrary.org

OCT 17 & 24, NOV 7 & 14

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Civil War Series.

6:30PM mediauplibrary.org

OCTOBER 21

MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL

Call for Entries (regular submission) for the Media Film Festival mediafilmfestival.org

OCTOBER 23

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

Empty Bowls Luncheon. Soup lunch benefits local food programs. 12-2PM communityartscenter.org

TEMENOS RETREAT CENTER

Drum Circle. 8PM sevenstonesgallery.com

NOVEMBER 12

20 ON THE TOWN

All day long, businesses in Media are featuring discounts & promotions focused around the number 20! visitmediapa.com

THE SCHOOL IN ROSE VALLEY Open House. 10AM-12PM schoolinrosevalley.org

2ND SATURDAY ARTS STROLL

Featuring Me3, performing an eclectic mix of 20th-century swing, pop and folk. 6-9PM mediaartscouncil.org

BLUEBERRY BOG

HEDGEROW THEATRE

The Emperor's New Clothes The classic story of deceitful weavers and a foolish king. Saturdays, 11AM hedgerowtheatre.org

NOVEMBER 11

NOVEMBER 1-20

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Pennsylvania Hands Exhibit mediauplibrary.org

NOVEMBER 3

LOCAL HOME + GIFTS

5-Year Anniversary Bash!

Food, drinks and giveaways.

6-9PM localhomeandgifts.com

NOVEMBER 3-27

HEDGEROW THEATRE

I Do! I Do! A delightful musical following a marriage over 50 years hedgerowtheatre.org

NOVEMBER 7

MEDIA-UPPER PROVIDENCE FREE LIBRARY Toddler Story Time, ages 2-3.

Also on November 14, 21 & 28.

11AM mediauplibrary.org

Paintings by Seth Darnall.

Music by Peace on Your Way. 6-9PM blueberrybogshop.com

NOVEMBER 13

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH

Teaching Kids About Money. Interactive workshops for kids and adults.

9:45AM relcmedia.org

NOVEMBER 16

THE SCHOOL IN ROSE VALLEY Open House. 9-11AM schoolinrosevalley.org

NOVEMBER 18

MEDIA-PROVIDENCE FRIENDS SCHOOL Open House. Tour campus to see how childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individuality shines at MPFS! 9AM mpfs.org

NOVEMBER 19

JAZZ BY NIGHT CELEBRATION

Enjoy diverse jazz acts in indoor venues all around Media. 7:30PM-1:30AM statestreetblues.com

for a full list of events, blogs and more, visit figmediapa.com

OCTOBER 7

Scene from I Do! I Do! Featuring Brad Little & Barbara McCulloh

HEDGEROW THEATRE seeks to connect and enrich the lives of actors and audiences through the shared intimate experiences of a theatre of excellence. A professional regional theatre, Hedgerow serves as a cultural resource for audiences of all ages and for established and emerging artists alike.

UPCOMING SHOWS THE GOOD DOCTOR NOW THROUGH SEPT 18

THURS-SAT 7:30PM, SUN 2PM

BLACK COFFEE SEPT 22–OCT 30 & NOV 10-NOV 13

FRI-SAT 7:30PM, SUN 2 PM, WED OCT 5, 2 PM

I DO! I DO! NOV 3–NOV 27

FRI-SAT 7:30PM, SAT 3PM, SUN 2 PM (NO SHOWS NOV 11-13)

64 ROSE VALLEY ROAD • 610.565.4211 FOR TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES • WWW.HEDGEROWTHEATRE.ORG

Willow Valley resident and nationally known artist Carolyn Blish is a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Artists Professional League and Allied Artists of America.

“Painting is like a best friend waiting to be hugged. In the midst of paints, brushes and easel, I explore the delight of painting.”

CAROLYN BLISH

Located 5 miles south of Lancaster, PA

COMMUNITY SUPPORTER

Each month, resident artwork goes on display at art galleries in each of our four communities. At the Cultural Center, the 1,500-square-foot art gallery features local and regional artists, and the exhibit rotates monthly.

VISIT THE WILLOW VALLEY WELCOME CENTER. OPEN WEEKDAYS 9-5, SATURDAYS 10-4 450 WILLOW VALLEY LAKES DRIVE, WILLOW STREET • 717.464.6800 • WILLOWVALLEYRETIREMENT.COM A not-for-profit community • Like us on Facebook—facebook.com/willowvalleyretirement

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