For Primitive Hall's autumn lecture, R. Scott Stephenson will be speaking about the Museum of the American Revolution, which opened in April in Center City Philadelphia. He is the museum's vice president for collections, exhibitions and programming. I haven't yet been to the museum, but I've heard that the exhibits are very well done and quite moving.
Scott's lecture will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Hall, 830 N. Chatham Rd. (Route 841, between Route 926 and 842), with a reception preceding at 6 p.m. Lecture tickets are $35; email PrimitiveHallTours@gmail.com to order.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
SCOUTS: 3 new Eagle Scouts
Congratulations to the three new Eagle Scouts in Boy Scout Troop 53: Jake Kalscheur of Landenberg, Cullen Abelson of Chadds Ford, and Jacob T. Welcher of Landenberg. They received the honor on Sunday, Oct. 22, in a ceremony at St. Gabriel's Church in Avondale.
OXFORD: Tish Hinojosa in concert
On Oct. 13 we had the pleasure of seeing an amazing singer-songwriter, Tish Hinojosa, at the Oxford Folk Club at Oxford Friends Meeting. Why she is not better known is beyond me: she has a ravishing voice, her songs are catchy (a week later, I'm still singing "San Antonio Romeo"), and she is lovely, gracious, and friendly. She and Marvin Dykhuis, who accompanied her on guitar and mandolin and sang harmony, put on an entertaining show and proved themselves to be relaxed, seasoned performers. The guitar mike was acting up? Hey, not a problem; we'll deal with it.
Tish's music has a Southwestern, cowboy flavor -- she sings about the Rio Grande and life "in the real West" -- and some of her songs are in Spanish. In fact, she said, her biggest success was a song in Spanish, "Donde Voy," that inexplicably became a huge hit in South Korea in the early 1990s.
A long-time Tish fan from Unionville was kind enough to buy us tickets just so that we could hear Tish, and there were clearly other fans in the audience as well. One man in the front row brought a written list of requests -- it looked like it could have served as an entire set list -- and handed it to Tish after her first song. And a man in the row in front of us jotted down the name of each song she sang on his tablet.
I'm told that Tish will be returning to the Oxford Folk Club and I'll keep you posted on the date. She is worth seeing. In the meantime, check her out on YouTube.
Tish's music has a Southwestern, cowboy flavor -- she sings about the Rio Grande and life "in the real West" -- and some of her songs are in Spanish. In fact, she said, her biggest success was a song in Spanish, "Donde Voy," that inexplicably became a huge hit in South Korea in the early 1990s.
A long-time Tish fan from Unionville was kind enough to buy us tickets just so that we could hear Tish, and there were clearly other fans in the audience as well. One man in the front row brought a written list of requests -- it looked like it could have served as an entire set list -- and handed it to Tish after her first song. And a man in the row in front of us jotted down the name of each song she sang on his tablet.
I'm told that Tish will be returning to the Oxford Folk Club and I'll keep you posted on the date. She is worth seeing. In the meantime, check her out on YouTube.
CHATHAM: Traffic calming
The work on Route 41 in the village of Chatham is proceeding. Crews are widening the highway, one lane at a time, to make room for the central concrete islands that will be installed in an attempt to slow traffic along the busy road. One island will be built north of the village, the other one south of it. For now, motorists have to negotiate a zigzag course while the work is being done.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
NEW GARDEN: A new pizza place
Liliana's Pizza and Grill, 1160 Newark Road, has opened in downtown Toughkenamon, and I'm happy to report that it's very good. We visited on Saturday evening and enjoyed a large white pizza with cheese, basil and tomatoes. The crust was excellent and chewy.
Liliana, the owners' daughter, is a little girl with a big personality. She greeted us when we walked in, announced that the place belonged to her and applauded when we said we'd be eating in.
The place seemed to be doing a good takeout business. The hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. on Sunday. Also listed on the menu are finger foods, salads, sandwiches, wraps, subs, burgers, strombolis and calzones.
Liliana, the owners' daughter, is a little girl with a big personality. She greeted us when we walked in, announced that the place belonged to her and applauded when we said we'd be eating in.
The place seemed to be doing a good takeout business. The hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. on Sunday. Also listed on the menu are finger foods, salads, sandwiches, wraps, subs, burgers, strombolis and calzones.
ELKTON: Preserving the Bee Hive
On Saturday we stopped by the Elk Creeks Preservation Society's annual Apple Butter fest, held at the Bee Hive, a complex of Colonial stone buildings just outside Fair Hill in Maryland. Two vats of apple butter were being boiled over fires and required constant stirring with long paddles.
I enjoyed reading a photocopy of a 1794 newspaper, "The Maryland Gazette," that was on display at the restored Wallace Tavern. It listed news from Europe, as well as ships' arrivals in America and the cargo they brought. The classified ads listed rewards for escaped slaves, an announcement about an upcoming Jockey Club horse race, and a somewhat cranky posting that, due to "depradations and robberies," the landowner of Strawberry Hill would no longer be allowing hunting or trespassing on his property.
I enjoyed reading a photocopy of a 1794 newspaper, "The Maryland Gazette," that was on display at the restored Wallace Tavern. It listed news from Europe, as well as ships' arrivals in America and the cargo they brought. The classified ads listed rewards for escaped slaves, an announcement about an upcoming Jockey Club horse race, and a somewhat cranky posting that, due to "depradations and robberies," the landowner of Strawberry Hill would no longer be allowing hunting or trespassing on his property.
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KENNETT: Let's do the Time Warp again
Don't dream it, be it! The Kennett Flash is screening the camp classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 (doors open at 6 p.m.). Performing live during the movie will be "Formal Dress Optional," a Delaware troupe that specializes in dressing up and acting out scenes from the movie. Traditionally audience members dress up, too, so don't be surprised if you see some odd-looking characters in fishnet stockings and corsets lurking in downtown Kennett that evening. "Rocky Horror" is rated R.
PET VALU: Staying in business
Good news for those of you who buy your pet food from Pet Valu on Baltimore Pike: the store is staying open, even though the Sears Hardware next door has closed and is going to be replaced by an Aldi supermarket. I stopped in the other evening to purchase cat food, and the employees assured me they will indeed remain in business.
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