HEADstrong Lime Light Gala set for March 10
PHILADELPHIA >> HEADstrong Foundation holds its seventh annual Lime Light Gala 6:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, 201 S. Columbus Blvd. Ticket cost is $250, with special pricing for tables of 10. The black-tie optional event will include a silent auction, dinner and an award presentation followed by dancing with live music by Jellyroll. The event, celebrating the life and legacy of HEADstrong founder Nicholas Colleluori, awards groundbreaking achievements in efforts to improve lives affected by cancer, honors stories of hope and remembers those who have lost their fight.
93.3FM WMMR radio personality and cancer survivor Steve Morrison and FOX 29 medical correspondent Michael Cirigliano, MD, are the masters of ceremony. Honorees are: Eli Glatstein, MD, Vice Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Lori Alf, the first volunteer for a clinical trial using immunotherapy after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma; and David Calvaresi, founder of Concordia Valsource LLC, for his involvement and generosity. The evening include performrances from cancer survivor and award-winning entertainer Chad Juros and lacrosse great Michael Powell.
Proceeds benefit Nick’s House, which provides extended lodging to families displaced to the Greater Philadelphia Region seeking cancer treatment, and the Nicholas E. Colleluori Lymphoma Research Fund at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania under the direction of Stephen J. Schuster, MD.
For information, visit www.HEADstrong.org to learn more about the 7th Annual Lime Light Gala and how HEADstrong is improving lives affected by cancer.
Wills for Heroes comes to Media
MEDIA >> Delaware County Paralegal Association and Delaware County Bar Association host Wills for Heroes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at the bar association building, 335 W. Front St.
Wills for Heroes is a free service that provides wills, living wills, health care and financial powers of attorney for all active and retired Pennsylvania First Responders, sworn personnel and military veterans (and their spouses/significant others). Proof of affiliation is requested at this event. An appointment must be scheduled online at www. pabar.org.wfh. The password is WFH. At the conclusion of the appointment, participants receive notarized legal documents. For information, visit www. willsforheroes.org
Kids’ art programs available in March
CHADDS FORD >> ‘March’ into the Brandywine River Museum of Art for fun children’s programs including:
• Children’s Read-Aloud Tours family program at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays March 2-April 6. Cost is $5 per child, with one adult admitted free per child. Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the museum and make their own creative works in this popular program during special Read-Aloud Tours on Thursday mornings this spring. Designed for children ages three to six accompanied by an adult, the program features a new theme each week, so children can participate in one or all six. Registration is requested by contacting the education office at 610-3888382 or education@brandywine.org • PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families with Rhythm and Hues, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, March 5. Discover and create rhythms, patterns, and colors in multiple art forms, including visual art and diaspora West African drum and dance traditions from the Mali Empire. Find inspiration in the works of artists featured in Brandywine’s special exhibition, “From Homer to Hopper: Experiment and Ingenuity in American Art.” Uncover significant life force patterns and rhythms within Mende dance, drum, song, and storytelling traditions on an interactive Passport Journey with Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company. This free program is presented through PNC Arts Alive.