Tribute exhibit to late Swarthmore artist opens May 19
SWARTHMORE >> Swarthmore Friends of the Arts presents a retrospective exhibition of pottery created by Swarthmore resident Bitsy Snively (19702017), on display May 1921 at borough hall, 121 Park Ave. The public is invited to the opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday May 19. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The exhibit, “Bitsy Snively: A Retrospective in Clay,” is organized and presented by her parents Gladys and Jim Snively, in celebration of her life and her creative spirit. It includes a selection of her multifaceted ceramic creations, created over a period of 25 years.
The Snivelys describe Bitsy as having loved color and pattern from early in her life, and as being insistent as a child that her clothes and room decorations needed to be “just so.” Her childhood love of art, music and creativity was bolstered when, at twentyone, she took an “Introduction to Clay” class given by Trudy Battershall at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford. What began as test tiles in 1991 grew into simple, then more advanced hand building. Under Trudy’s tutelage Bitsy explored types of glazes and ways of mixing colors and creating patterns. She designed many pieces with a specific person in mind. Each of those pieces was an expression of her love for that person.
Bitsy’s work was exhibited in Members Shows at the Community Arts Center, winning an award for her birdbath. This is the only show comprised of her works alone. It is dedicated with thanks to her friend, teacher, and mentor, Trudy Battershall.
Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
For information, visit www.swarthmorearts.org or contact Exhibit Chair Michele Southworth at 610506-2489 or southworthmichele@gmail.com
Film screening at peace center
SPRINGFIELD >> Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, holds its monthly First Friday Free Film Showing at 7 p.m. June 2 with “Testament of Youth.” The film is a powerful story of love, remembrance and war. Told from a woman’s perspective, the film chronicles the scars of World War I on a generation of English young people,
It begins with news of the World War 1 armistice of 1918 and quickly flashes back to the idyllic days four years before war’s outbreak. A young woman, Vera Brittain (portrayed Alicia Vikander), is enjoying a rural swim with her beloved brother Edward (Taron Egerton) and their friend Victor (Colin Morgan). What follows is a searing journey from youthful hopes shattered by war, and dreams pushed to the edge of despair and back again.
“Testament of Youth” is based on the World War I memoir of the same name by Vera Brittain, which became a bestseller in 1933 and a cornerstone of the post-war pacifist movement. The 2015 film is rated PG-13 for thematic material including bloody and disturbing war related images, and runs 129 minutes.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments. The event is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community. For information, visit www.delcopeacecenter.org or call 484-574-1148.
Visit health fair May 19 in Yeadon
YEADON >> Senior Community Services’ Friendship Circle Senior Center, located on the Mercy Fitzgerald campus parking lot off of Wycombe Avenue, invites the community its Health and Resource Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, May 19. It is an opportunity to talk with representatives in the health field and participate in various health screenings. Activities include blood pressure screenings, captioned telephone demonstrations, hearing screenings and jewelry appraisals. Turkey and tuna hoagie lunches are available for $2. Help the center celebrate Older Adult Month as it exercises this year’s theme of “Age Out Loud.”
For information, contact Health Fair Coordinator Donna Schumacher at 484534-2033 or dschumacher@scs-delco.org
STEM camp comes to GV Middle School
CONCORD >> Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, is coming to Garnet Valley Middle School June 19-23. For students entering kindergarten through sixth grade, Camp Invention is a weeklong adventure that turns the summer from ordinary to extraordinary through hands-on problem solving, collaboration, and the use of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Inventive young minds can exercise their creativity and use their imagination, all while learning and developing new skills they typically don’t get to use in the classroom. Children are empowered to have big ideas while they take on challenges that inspire them to question, brainstorm, work as a team and build amazing invention prototypes.
This year’s curriculum features several hands-on modules: Duct Tape Billionaire: Campers design duct tape products they can market and sell to mock investors; Have a Blast: Children build high-tech Bubble Blasters and compete as a team in friendly air battles that use physics to boost their advantage; Mission Space Makers: Teams hatch eggs, sprout living plants and grow crystal trees, all while on a mission to locate and prepare a new planet for human habitation; and Operation Keep Out: Campers learn to reverse engineer old machines and devices, and use their parts to create the ultimate Spy Gadget Alarm Box.
All local Camp Invention programs are facilitated and taught by certified educators who reside and teach in the community. Camp Invention serves more than 130,000 students every year and partners with more than 1,400 schools and districts across the nation. For information and registration, visit www. campinvention.org.
Football camp, hoops tourney in summer
Steve Johnson and Faith Motivated present the second annual 3-on-3 Summer Jam basketball tournament at Sapovits Park, Vernon Street, Media, on July 6. All funds benefit the Faith Motivated Foundation. All ages are welcome; maximum of four players per team. For information, visit www. faithmotivated.org
Faith Motivated presents its second annual football camp July 7-9 at George L. King Field, 205 S. Providence Road, Wallingford. Children grades 6-12 are welcomes. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. in school gym. Participants should arrive with helmets, mouthpieces and cleats; shirts are provided. For costs and information, email fmfootballcamp@gmail.com.
Heroin forum in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD >> Springfield Cares presents a town hall meeting, “Heroin Epidemic Discussion,” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the township building, 50 Powell Road. Jeff Rudolph, board president, is the moderator. Springfield Police Drug Task Force officers give a presentation on drug awareness, and Sean Rodgers presents on addiction recovery with the topic “What to Do If You are Faced with This Crisis.” Guest speakers include people in recovery and who whose families have been affected by heroin addiction. The event includes discussion on legislative initiatives and a question-and-answer session.