‘Media in Chester’ talk set at MJ Freed Theater
CHESTER » The MJ Freed Theater hosts the first of a conversation series on “Media in Chester,” presented by Chester Made at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. The event, with a small invite-only audience in attendance, will be live-streamed for the public on the Chester Made Facebook page at w w w.facebook.com/chestermadepa
The theme for the first event focuses on “intent and content” of media related to Chester: What is the impact and the role of media and the reporters who tell the stories of Chester? How do editors, reporters and bloggers determine what they will see and what they will say about life in Chester?
Chester Made Program Manager Ulysses “Butch” Slaughter will moderate a panel discussion with Stefan Roots, Chester City Blogger; Phil Heron, editor of the Delaware County Daily Times; and Eric “Brother Shomari” Grimes of WURD Radio Philadelphia.
Register now for adult education classes
Registration is now open for Wallingford Swarthmore Community Classes spring series taking place at Strath Haven High School, Swarthmore Borough Hall, and other local venues beginning March 1. The program features 47 adult education courses, all taught by qualified instructors.
Classes include explorations of language, cooking,crafting, music, art, film, technology, nature, writing, dance, exercise, physical and mental wellbeing and much more. Making her debut as an instructor is local restaurateur Margaret Kuo, who conducting master classes on sushi-making and Chinese cuisine (this class
has filled); and returning by popular demand are wine educators Richard Unti and Robert Peters to guide students through two evenings of tastings.
Other new courses include “Architecture for the Rest of Us,” a study of the cultural and artistic elements of past, present, and future structures; “Healthy Foundations for Parents,” an interactive workshop to help you access your “best self” as a parent; “Still Life Drawing,” instruction in the elements of scene creation using various media; “Going Green,” an introduction to the organic gardening; “Blogging Basics,” a how-to course covering the tools and tricks of online publishing for fun and/or profit; “Playwriting,” a workshop on writing for the stage using the format of the tenminute play; and “It Can’t Happen Here,” a screening and discussion of three films depicting threats to the American electoral process.
A complete schedule and registration is available at www.wscclasses. org. Brochures with mailin forms are available at local libraries, train stations, and schools. Most evening classes are held on Monday and/or Thursday evenings at Strath Haven High School, 205 South Providence Road, Wallingford. Most daytime classes are held on specific dates and times at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore.
For information, email wscclasses@gmail.com or call 610-566-5786 (do not call the WallingfordSwarthmore School District or municipal offices as
they do not have information about these classes).
Marple seniors meet Feb. 21 at twp. bulding
MARPLE » The Marple Senior Citizen’s Advisory Commission holds its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Marple Township Building, 227 S. Sproul Road, Broomall. Township Commissioner John Longacre is this month’s guest, giving an update on township news. Guests may give their input on needs and interests of seniors in Marple. Refreshments and a chance to socialize follow the meeting.
Hear Gullah spirituals at ‘Nova Saturday
RADNOR » The Villanova University Connelly Center Cinema, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, welcomes award-winning master storyteller Aunt Pearlie Sue and her recording group, The Gullah Kinfolk, as part of their “Reconstruction... The Untold Story” tour at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
The performance, in honor of Black History Month, includes dance and storytelling hymns such as “Listen Ya’ Chillun’,” Mother Africa “Drum Call,” Middle Passage Voyage “Amazing Grace,” Auction Block “I’ve Been Buked,” Mitchelville Hilton Head 1862 “Me Hear Jesus Calling,” Emancipation Day Jan. 1, 1863 “My Country Tis of Thee,” and more.
Anita Prather, known as Aunt Pearlie Sue, is a retired school teacher, ordained minister, and nationallyacclaimed storyteller and writer. She has appeared on various television networks in addition to having produced and starred in the film “My Man Done Me Wrong,” which has been screened at film festivals around the nation. Prather and the Gullah Kinfolk were featured in the madefor-television film “Circle Unbroken… From Africa to America,” which was also written by Prather.
The Gullah Kinfolk specialize in the hymns, spirituals, dances, and traditions of the Gullah people. Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk are scheduled to tour California later this year for a series of performances and will also appear for performances in Virginia, New Jersey, Alabama, and North Carolina.
The event also commemorates Tsar Alexander II and President Abraham Lincoln, liberator and emancipator, with Orthodox Christian Spiritual Hymns, A free will offering is accepted. Refreshments are provided.