Jazz legend performs at Ridley HS April 17
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP >> World renowned saxophonist David Liebman is featured in an “Evening of Jazz” at 7 p.m. April 17 in the Ridley High School auditorium, along with student jazz ensembles from the district high school, middle school and elementary schools. The progam is
presented by the Ridley School District’s Music Department, sponsored in part by Zezwitz Music.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased at the high school the night of the concert.
Liebman is considered by many to be a renaissance man in contemporary music with a career stretching nearly 50 years. He has played with masters
including Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and McCoy Tyner. He has written books and appeared in instructional DVDs. His
style ranges from classical to rock to free jazz. A multiple Grammy nominee, Liebman received the French Order of Arts and Letters, and an honorary
doctorate from Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. He is the founder and artistic director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz.
Downbeat Magazine said Liebman “is among the most important saxophonists in contemporary music...”
Student jazz ensembles from Ridley schools will attend clinics with Liebman during the school day. At 7 p.m., they will perform a concert with
Liebman as a featured soloist with each of the groups.
Healthy Kids Day at YMCAs
Lansdowne YCMA, 2110 Garrett Road, and Ridley Area YMCA, 900 South Ave., Secane, hold free community events to inspire parents and kids to stay physically and intellectually active all summer long 1:304:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29,
The Community YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day is an initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families, and features activities such as: games, YMCA activities, swimming, a moon bounce, face painting and a healthy eating reward chart sponsored by the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation, to motivate and teach families how to develop healthy routines at home.
For information, call the Lansdowne YMCA at 610259-1661 and the Ridley Area YMCA at 610-544-1080, or visit www.cyedc.org
Sign up for PA ABLE account
HARRISBURG >> Rep. Alex Charlton (R-Springfield) reminds those with special needs and their families that they have a new tax-advantaged option for saving on medical costs, the PA ABLE Savings Accounts.
“As the father of a daughter with a disability, I am keenly aware of the value of this program,” said Charlton. “The PA ABLE program will allow for the opportunity to save for future needs and special medical and adaptive goods and technologies, without impacting their needs-based benefits.”
PA ABLE savings account benefits include the ability to: Save up to $14,000 each year; have savings grow taxfree; use the account to pay for a wide range of disability-related expenses; make withdrawals exempt from federal and state income tax when used for qualified disability expenses; have accounts exempt from inheritance tax; have ABLE savings excluded from eligibility determinations for Supplemental Security Income benefits (savings up to $100,000), other meanstested federal programs, Medical Assistance, and other state means-tested disability and health benefits.
“This program gives families options which helps to ensure the financial security of their loved ones with disabilities,” said Charlton. “I hope and highly recommend that people take advantage of this program.”
To sign up, visit www. paable.gov
Visit Bucks for Ozzy tribute band
SELLERSVILLE >> See Delaware County’s own Stephen Desko with the Land Of Ozz, the ultimate Ozzy Osbourne experience, at the historic Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., at 8 p.m. Friday, April 14. Desko and his amazing ability to recreate the look and sound of Ozzy with a vocal tone and appearance so close to the Mad Man himself that there will be “No Rest For The Wicked.” The Land of Ozz features 17-year-old guitar prodigy Matt Stanley recreating the guitar work of Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde note-fornote.
Doors are at 7:30, show starts at 8. For tickets and information, visit www.st94. com. For information on the Land of Ozz, visit www.thelandofozz.com
Earth Day for all ages in Haverford
HAVERFORD >> Haverford Township holds an Earth Day celebration from 9 a.m.noon April 22 with free, fun-filled indoor and outdoor activities for children and adults at the Community Recreation and Environmental Center, 9000 Parkview Drive, Haverford.
The program includes live music, family-friendly “animal tracking” guided trail walks, story time, a nature scavenger hunt, and nature crafts and activities for children. Riverbend Environmental Center’s “On the Road” program has touchable artifacts and a live animal. Greener Partners’ Farm Explorer mobile farm gives hands-on lessons about plants, local agriculture, seasonal eating, and nutrition. Free seedlings and snacks, while they last. Also featured are exhibits on composting, beekeeping, rain gardens for home storm water management, watershed protection, how to buy green power, recycling and more.
An Electric and PlugIn Hybrid Vehicle Expo includes a test ride and donate event by Pacifico Ford Lincoln Mercury. For every test ride one of their green vehicles, Pacifico donates $20 to the Hav-a-Rain Garden Program to support building rain gardens in our community and help solve flooding and water quality problems in our streams. In addition, a Tesla S, BMW I3 and a Zero Electric Motorcycle are available for viewing. Owners answer questions about their EV experience.
The event is rain or shine. For information and full schedule of events, call 484380-2730, search “Haverford Earth Day Celebration” or visit www.haverfordtownship.com/parks
‘Pete the Cat’ comes to UD
UPPER DARBY >> America’s largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit touring theatre company for young and family audiences, Theatreworks USA, performs “Pete the Cat” a new musical based on the beloved book series by Kimberly and James Dean. at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Upper Darby Performing ARts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill.
The show is approximately one hour and ideal for children ages 4 and up and their families. When Pete the Cat gets caught rocking out after bedtime, the cat-catcher sends him to live with the Biddle family to learn his manners - and boy are they square! But for the groovy blue cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up, so the minute Pete walks in the door, he gets the whole family rocking. The whole family that is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet earth. As the end of second grade approaches, Jimmy has a lot of tests, and the last thing he needs is some groovy cat in his life, changing his family and turning everything upside down. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect friend to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus.
Theatreworks USA has a distinguished history of not only providing young audiences with their first taste of the performing arts, but also giving young actors, writers, directors, and designers an early opportunity to work in this field. Since 1961, Theatreworks USA has enlightened, entertained, and instructed over 85 million people in 49 states and Canada, now performing for about three million people annually. Every year, the company tours approximately 16 shows from its ever- growing repertoire of 125 plays and musicals.
Ticket costs are $8-$11 and available at www.updac. org or call the box office at 610-622-1189.