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August 17, 2012 · 2:21 pm

Activities in Swarthmore, Wallingford & Media this weekend- August 17th-19th, 2012!

Please be sure to check out this week’s issue of The Swarthmorean newspaper for more activities as well as some amazing photos of historic homes, old Swarthmore and the Strath Haven Inn (now the Strath Haven Condomimium!)

Friday:

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival presents Moonlight & Love Songs!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

Saturday:

Farmers Market in Swarthmore!  Fresh food and good company – 9:30am-1:30pm in the municipal lot!

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival presents Cabin Dogs!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

– Take a tour of the Leiper House with a guide to show you all the details of this 1785 house on the National Register of Historic Places! 521 Avondale Road in Wallingford.  Call 610-566-6365 for more info!

Sunday:

The last show of the season at Rose Tree Park Summer Festival – the Penn Chinese Dance Troupe performs!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

Veggie Produce Drop-off from 12-2pm every Sunday in August at the Swarthmore Community Garden parking lot (corner of Harvard & Yale).  Don’t let your crop go to waste!  Bring your extra garden veggies for donation to Chester Eastside Ministries!

TWO OPEN HOUSES IN SWARTHMORE!  

Enjoy the Central Air at…

563 Westminster Avenue (Corner of Westminster and Michigan Aves) – 4BR, 2.5BA Stone & brick colonial – $300,000!  Open 1-3pm , join me to admire the pretty kitchen and great big fenced backyard!

5 Dartmouth Circle (Just north of Swarthmore Ave on Dartmouth Cir.) – 3BR, 2.5BA Split level- $299,900.  Open 1-3pm hosted by Becky!

 

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August 10, 2012 · 12:17 pm

Activities in Swarthmore, Wallingford & Media this weekend- August 10th-12th, 2012!

Staying in town this weekend?  Here are some activities to enjoy!

Please be sure to check out this week’s issue of The Swarthmorean newspaper for more activities as well as a particularly compelling compilation of articles and letters!

Friday:

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival presents Ron E. Kayfield & Co.!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

The Ray Cooney (with John Chapman) farce “Not Now, Darling” continues its run at Hedgrow Theatre!  610.565.4211 or www.hedgerowtheatre.org for more info!

Saturday:

Farmers Market in Swarthmore!  Fresh food and good company – 9:30am-1:30pm in the municipal lot!

Hedgerow Theatre’s last performance of  “Snow White & the Little People” at 11am.  Adult tickets $11, kids $9.  Visit www.hedgerowtheatre.org for more info!

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival presents Real Diamond!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

Sunday:

The U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus performs at Rose Tree Park Summer Festival!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

Veggie Produce Drop-off from 12-2pm every Sunday in August at the Swarthmore Community Garden parking lot (corner of Harvard & Yale).  Don’t let your crop go to waste!  Bring your extra garden veggies for donation to Chester Eastside Ministries!

 

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August 3, 2012 · 3:26 pm

Activities in Wallingford, Swarthmore & Media this weekend – August 3rd-5th, 2012!

It’s another hot & steamy weekend here in Delaware County!  Here are some activities to take your mind off the heat!

Friday:

First Friday in Swarthmore!  Enjoy music, food and fun in downtown Swarthmore!  The shops will be open late to offer FREE activities and events for everyone! 5-8pm

Kids Summertime Songfest- FREE at the Creative Living Room at 15 S. Chester Rd in Swarthmore at 6pm!  Larry Graves, a rock musician from Swarthmore offers an interactive event featuring musical instruments and puppets!

Saturday:

Farmers Market in Swarthmore!  Fresh food and good company – 9:30am-1:30pm in the municipal lot!  This Saturday there will be live entertainment – Jack Scott, a banjo and guitar player from Wallingford and Ingrid Rosenback, a fiddler from Swathmore will perform classics and originals!

Hedgerow Theatre presents “Snow White & the Little People” at 11am.  Adult tickets $11, kids $9.  Visit www.hedgerowtheatre.org for more info!

Sunday:

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival presents the Philly Party Band!  Bring blankets and chairs to Rose Tree Park for the FREE performance!  www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

Open houses!  Beat the heat at these two D. Patrick Welsh open houses – both of which feature deliciously chilly C/A:

9 Hickory Lane – Open Sunday 8/5/12 from 2-4pm!

16 Benjamin West Avenue in Swarthmore will be open Sunday from 1-3pm.  This home offers 3BR, 1.5baths, an updated kitchen, finished playroom on the lower level, and a nice sized fenced backyard!

9 Hickory Lane in Wallingford will be open Sunday from 2-4pm!  Come visit me at my brand-new listing!  Easy one-floor living in this stone front rancher at the end of a cul-de-sac just steps from SHHS and SHMS! Beautiful hardwood floors, updated kitchen and hall bath, finished basement, master bath, gorgeous view and the works!

 

I hope you enjoy your weekend activities!  As usual I want to wrap up by encouraging you to pick up a copy of The Swarthmorean Newspaper at the Co-op for more info about what’s going on in town or better yet – SUBSCRIBE!

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July 27, 2012 · 3:29 pm

Activities in Wallingford, Swarthmore & Media this weekend – July 27-29th, 2012!

It’s another exciting summer weekend here in town!  And now that SRA summer camp is over there really is no excuse not to take your kids out and entertain them!  Below are some highlights, as always I encourage all my readers to subscribe to The Swarthmorean newspaper where you can learn about activities and get the flavor for this geeky, lovable town of ours!  If you’re too shy to stop by their office to pick up a subscription just enter my contest this week – if you win one year’s subscription is on me!

Friday, July 27th:

– Beaufort is offering a FREE Friday Concert at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford (414 Plush Mill Rd) where they will perform selections of the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, etc… There will be hot dogs and burgers available to purchase – just bring a blanket and chair (and maybe wear a tie-dyed t-shirt)!

– Chester Children’s Chorus is performing for FREE at Lang Hall at 8pm.  Prepare to be blown away by their performances of Mozart & Whitney Houston!

Saturday, July 28th:

– The Farmer’s Market will be held in the Swarthmore municipal lot from 9:30am-1:30pm!  Come on out for fresh produce and good company!

– Media Theatre offers its final performance of a musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book for children at 11am!  See my review from two weeks ago here.  Visit www.mediatheatre.org for tickets!

Sunday, July 29th:

– Take a tour of the Leiper House with a guide to show you all the details of this 1785 house on the National Register of Historic Places! 521 Avondale Road in Wallingford.  Call 610-566-6365 for more info!

– Enjoy a performance of The Cat’s Pajamas at Rose Tree Park‘s Summer Festival!  Free!  610.891.4455 or www.co.delaware.pa.us/summer for more info!

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