Free concerts near West Chester PA Summer 2010

concerts that are left:

Free Summer Concert –

at http://www.ansonbnixonpark.org/ Nixon Park in Kennett Square

July 14 7PM – Yaretzi – folkloric dance  This sounds like it might really be fun. It is Mexican Folk Dancing with awesome costumes!

July 21 7PM – Lili Anel – urban pop

July 28, 7PM Zydeco A-Go-Go – fun zydeco music

August 4, Chris Bruni – soulful singer songwriter, won Homey for best song of the year and best male artist by WSTW, see his website http://chrisbrunimusic.com/

EagleView

July 13 Family Night starring Ernie and Neal and a comedian who does children birthday parties http://thegreatholtzie.com/

July 20 Danielia Cotton (who just won a talent search  from Lilith Fair NY) with Special Guest Stephen DiJoseph http://www.stephendijosephmusiconline.com/

July 27 Horse Feathers with Special Guest John Byrne (Irish songwriter)

August 3 Cory Chisel with Special Guest Dawn Lulg

August 10 Double Bill Madi Diaz and John Francis

August 17 Treasa Levasseur and Brianna Berry

August 24 Among the Oak and Ash and Chris Riffle

August 31 Entrean and fireworks

Miller Park, Exton (all concerts 6:30PM)

July 25 The Highballs

August 8 – The Midnight hour

August 22 – Barbone Street Jazz Band

Movies in the Park – Marshall Square Park http://www.west-chester.com/recreation.php

July 20 – Where the Wild Things Are

August 3 – the Blind Side

August 17 – UP

Swinging Summer Thursdays (Downtown West Chester)

Thursday, August 4 – Americana

“Rob Dickenson’s Tribute to American Music” & “Frog Holler”

Thursday, September 2 – Reggae

“Three Legged Fox” & “INITY”

Turks Head Music Festival  7/18/2010 12-8PM

12 bands

http://www.turksheadfestival.com/  (points to all the band’s myspace)

Summer 2009: Free things to do in Chester County

Big G And The Cool Cats Nixon Park Friday, July 17, 7:30-9:30 pm. Raindate Sunday, July 19, 7:30 – 9:30 (Driving Directions) Big G And The Cool Cats Swing Band, featuring Big George Whittam and vocalist Barbara Kovachs, promise you a great performance. The band covers a wide range of music for all generations from Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington to Earth, Wind And Fire and Brian Setzer. This talented group of musicians performs all over the tri-state area including Sunnybrook, the largest dance hall east of Chicago. The band is full of energy and George says he is determined to get his audience on their feet, dancing in the park. As leader of the band, George likes to share interesting facts with his audience. Come out, bring a guest and enjoy the show

http://www.hadleyfund.org/biggandthecoolcats.htm

Turks Head Festival -  The bands have been announced here! The festival is on Sunday, July 19 at Everhart Park, West Chester and there will be people selling crafts, tethered hot air balloon rides, and other things to do. This looks like it will be as good as the Roots Picnic – and even better, because it is free.

They are Build a band, Flux capicator, The Hustle, lower case blues, The Sleepwells, Jim George, Chemistry Music, Phantasm, the Scatologists, Rob Deiner and Anomaly, and Spanish Blue (alternative hip hop with funk rok edge)

Movies in Marshal Square Park:

July 7 – Hancock

July 21 – Iron Man

August 18 – Wall-E

(the movies start when the sun goes down)

Concerts at EagleView

http://www.hankingroup.com/CommercialCorpEagleview-Events.php

Concerts at Miller Park

http://www.westwhiteland.org/pandr/concerts/Flyers%20%20Posters/2009%20Summer%20Concert%20Series.pdf

West Chester Rams are in Division 2 World Series College Baseball!

The first game will be played in Cary N.C and on the web at 5 PM, May 24, Sunday. They got in decisive fashion with a 14-0 victory over Mercyhurst. Last year, they just barely missed this series, and I posted about it here. They last reached the national tournament playoff in 2006.

RIP: West Chester’s WCOJ radio station

WCOJ, West Chester’s radio’s source for local news and talk, is no more. It is dead. Read the article here:

http://thatblueyak.blogspot.com/2008/10/wcoj-is-forever-gone-closed-chester.html

It has been acquired by the Holy Spirit Radio, which will soon be broadcasting Catholic programming 24/7.

Click on http://www.wcoj.com to see that it is now Holy Spirit Radio.

The good news is that the old wcoj now seems to have resurrected itself as http://brandywineradio.com which sounds a lot like the old wcoj. It plays classical music from 6 PM to 6 AM, and Contemporary Pop from 6AM to 6PM and has the same local news streaming on the internet. They still have Ron’s Swap Shop where you can swap for an inflatable Santa Claus on an airplane with presents inside, snow plows, a 2 year old shepherd/chow dog, and old cheap cars. http://www.brandywineradio.com/swap.html

Philadelphia freedom on Philadelphia Septa Regional Rail

It used to be that if I did not get to the train station by midnight, my transportation would turn into a pumpkin and I would turn into a Philadelphia homeless person for the night.  I frantically had to run to the train station to use my anywhere trail pass or stay the night in the train station! The last R5 train out to Exton from Philadelphia left Center City around midnight. However – no longer! Septa just added an extra late night train that leaves from 30th Street Station at 11:49 PM or  12:49 AM or 1:49 AM on Friday and Saturday nights http://www.septa.com/service/sched/r5s_sat.html. So this is wonderful!

Septa is celebrating this new Philadelphia Freedom by offering free evening regional rail travel this weekend, Sept 19 and 20th after 6:30 PM to all passengers!

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Free Rides for Passengers after 6:30 PM on Friday, Saturday Evening

SEPTA will offer free travel after 6:30 p.m. on all of its Regional Rail Lines this weekend to commemorate its new late-night service.

This special promotion will provide passengers with free rides on all trains scheduled to arrive and depart Center City Philadelphia exclusively on Friday & Saturday, Sept. 19 & 20 after 6:30 p.m. each day.

SEPTA’s free promotional fare will allow commuters to travel to events in the region using new late-night train service now operating on select routes. Regular SEPTA train fares will be in effect prior to 6:30 p.m.

SEPTA has implemented several initiatives to enhance service and accommodate increased passenger ridership levels, including adding extra late-night trains on the R5 Paoli-Thorndale, R6 Norristown and R7 Trenton Lines on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Bomb found in West Chester Parking Garage

Here is the National Terror Alert .

The Mostellers garage is about six blocks from my house in downtown West Chester, PA that I used to park in when I was a member of the Y. There is a YMCA with a day care center across the street, so I am glad that Homeland Security was able to detonate them safely.

Here is an eyewitness account by the awfully brave blue yak.

Cornerstone Christian Fellowship podcasts

My church (located in West Chester, PA)  is now podcasting the Sunday teachings! Here is the URL:

http://www.cornerstonewestchester.com/audiomain.html

I recommend subscribing to this one.

West Chester shopping (online and offline)

Malena’s is one of Hannah’s favorite Downtown boutiques. Malena also has a fantastic web page:

http://www.malenasboutique.com/

The Chester County bookstore is having a 25% off sale on almost all books  June 22-28. So this is a good time to stock up for books to read on the beach and support your independent local book store while paying Barnes and Noble and Border’s prices! (still not as cheap as Amazon.com however). Your conscience will feel better, and you will still have the cash.

 

 

And don’t forget the West Chester Grower’s Market on Saturday Morning:

http://www.westchestergrowersmarket.com/

We have a deal with a local farmer that if we buy all our fruits and vegetables in January that he will give us lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables! So we are enjoying a lot of local food with no inflation.

Finally – our music festival is coming up:

http://www.turksheadfestival.com/

 

 

 

 

 

West Chester University Baseball

UPDATE: The situation – bottom of the ninth, a guy on first and third, last out. The score is 5 to 4, our team is losing, and Matt Cotellese is at bat. The tying run is 90 feet away. STRIKE ONE. STRIKE TWO. FOUL ONE. STRIKE THREE. Casey has struck out. game over.

Casey at the Bat by Ernest Thayer

http://136.142.229.91/stats/xlive.htm

West Chester Univ. 9th – REDICK to p. HARTMAN to rf for TAUGHINBAUGH. / for WRIGHT. TAUGHINBAUGH to dh for HARTMAN. HARTMAN to rf. Dameron walked. Wolfe reached on a fielder’s choice; Dameron out at second 3b to ss. Bechter reached on a fielder’s choice; Wolfe out at second 3b to 2b. Spisak singled; Bechter advanced to third. Cotellese struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 

UPDATE: West Chester wins the NOON Shippensburg game 12-10, so West Chester and Shippensburg are tied at one loss apiece. They play again at 3PM for the right to advance to the div II college world series.

UPDATE: West Chester won their 7PM game by a score of 6-2 - and now must beat tournament undefeated Shippensburg twice – at noon and 3PM tomorrow – to advance to the div II college world series.

UPDATE: West Chester lost their game against Shippensburg 10-5. They will now play the winner of the 3:00 game at 7:00 tonight (Sat May 17, 2008) for a must-win game.

West Chester is fighting for a chance to play in the Division II College World Series. They were there once before in 2006.

The Rams are at the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Regionals where they are playing a double elimination tournament. On Thursday, West Chester (42-14) beat conference rival Kutztown (30-25) in the opening game. On Friday, West Chester beat Concord rallying from a 4-0 deficit in the last four innings. Today they play Shippensburg at 11 AM. This will be webcast at this site:

Red Zone Media

If West Chester wins – they play the winner of the losing bracket on Sunday to get into the World Series. If they lose that game, they will have one more chance on Sunday to win the whole thing, since this tournament is double elimination.

If West Chester loses – they play again Saturday evening.

Official West Chester Rams Baseball Site

North Atlantic Regional Tournament Central

Farm Party!

Gretchen had larengitis this weekend so she couldn’t come to a party celebrating the Lisa and Ike Kirschner’s new farm! Ben and I went and had a great time – there was a lot of homemade food and drink and a band. The Kirschner’s sell fruits and vegetables at farmer’s markets – such as the West Chester Farmer Market that just re-opened last Saturday morning. The Kirschners have employed Gretchen and Sam and Josh at various times, and we joined their club where you pay them a lump sum in January and they provide their fantastic fruits and vegetables for you every week from June 1 to November! I am looking forward to that!

Lisa is also a talented writer and she wrote a My Turn column for Newsweek that you must read here – Farming as a Labor of Love. They also have a very organized son – Jay, who is a good friend of Ben’s. Jay and Ben used to be in a homeschool co-op together. He had the cleanest bedroom ever for a thirteen year old! Jay was the photographer for the party. Being on a farm reminded me of Kansas.