Getting the most out of Musikfest
By BRIAN BINGAMAN
bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com
Musikfest’s reputation as the largest free music festival in the nation continues to grow. Musikfest.org has announced that the Aug. 10 featured
Kids/Family
Peddler’s Village Peach Festival set for August
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August is National Peach Month and Peddler’s Village kicks off the celebration at the Peach Festival and Summer Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug.
‘Oliver!’ at Dutch Country Players is laid back but still entertaining
By DANTE J.J. BEVILACQUA
For 21st Century Media
Until Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hits started to roll off the assembly line in the 1970s, Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” held the record as the longest
Bug Fest 2014 features the beauty and artistry of insects
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Discover the beauty and artistry of insects—and have a taste while you’re at it—at Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Saturday and
Upcoming programs at Norristown Farm Park
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The following public programs sponsored by Montgomery County Parks, Trails, & Historic Sites (www.montcopa.org/pths<http://www.montcopa.org/pths>) are offered at Lorimer
Free summer music series continues through July at Suburban Square in Ardmore
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NOTE: Tonight's scheduled performance has been postponed "due to expected inclement weather" according to a Tweet from @SuburbanSquare
The Main Line's Suburban Square, at Anderson
‘Earth to Echo’: A charming trifle for family viewing
By NATHAN LERNER
Film Critic
“Earth to Echo” offers a pleasant little coming of age tale about a bunch of adolescents, who encounter an extraterrestrial.
A trio of junior high school boys have
NEIGHBORHOODS: Communities celebrate with fireworks displays, parades and more this Fourth of July
By BRIAN BINGAMAN
bbingaman@thereporteronline.com
Fireworks, etc.
*Skippack’s Fourth of July parade begins at 11 a.m. July 4, traveling down Skippack Pike through Skippack Village. The annual barbecue
Bobbie’s Books of the Month
By Bobbie Combs and Laurina Cashin
21st Century Media News Service
“I Pledge Allegiance,” written by Pat Mora and Libby Martinez and illustrated by Patrice Barton, Random House, $16.99 hardcover,
Learn all about ‘Your Brain’ at the Franklin Institute
By MICHAEL BERMAN
mberman@21st-centurymedia.com
As you climb through the pathways of the new 18-foot tall neural structure of the brain housed in the Franklin Institute’s new “Your Brain”