Musicians feature music of Grateful Dead this Friday
NETHER PROVIDENCE >> Community Arts Center’s Friday Night Live spring concert series kicks off with an unplugged evening of Grateful Dead tunes by local musicians and live art on Friday, Feb. 22, in the Duke Gallery at CAC, 414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford. Doors open at 7 p.m., complimentary snacks are provided and attendees are also welcome to bring their own food and beverages. All ages are welcome. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $15, $10 for Community Arts Center members and free to CAC benefactors. Children 12 and under are $5.
Featuring seasoned musicians from the Philly Dead scene, the band for the acoustic Dead show will feature Michael Borowski on piano, Daniel Bower on drums, Anders Alfelt on bass and Daniel M. Dolla on guitar. Highlighting the acoustic Americana roots of the Grateful Dead, the concert will include highlights from the band’s unique 1981 live acoustic album Reckoning, as well as other Grateful Dead favorites played in an unplugged style.
Live art will be created by local artists and CAC faculty members Drew Arata and Emily MacDonald. Created art will be sold by silent auction throughout the event.
For more information, driving directions or tickets, contact the Arts Center at 610-566-1713 or visit www. communityartscenter.org.
Collingdale Historical Society to hold winter tea on March 2
The Collingdale Historical Society will host their annual Winter Tea 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Collingdale Church of the Nazarene, 212 MacDade Blvd. Tickets cost
$7 in advance by Feb. 28 and
$10 at the door. For advanced sales, contact Elizabeth MacGuire at collingdalehistory@gmail.com. The event will also feature raffles and door prizes.
Springfield American Legion to host Veterans Info Night
Springfield American Legion Post 227, in cooperation with the Delaware County Director of Military and Veterans Affairs, will host a Veterans Information Night 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Springfield Township Building, 50 Powell Road. The speakers will include John Sheaffer, DELCO Director of Military and Veterans Affairs and Bill Dondero, Benefits Coordinator, who will tell veterans what benefits are available and answer questions.
Additionally, Springfield Legionnaire Brian Mack will discuss and show documents of when his father was captured by the Nazis in WW II & later repatriated. The event is open to all veterans and spouses regardless of where they live. Light refreshments will be served.
Crozer-Keystone expands GI team in Ridley Park
Two area gastroenterologists have become part of the Crozer-Keystone Health Network. Charles Hurwitz, D.O., and John Seedor, M.D., joined Crozer-Keystone Gastroenterology Associates in January. Both have privileges at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park and Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill. They will continue practicing at 204 E. Chester Pike in Ridley Park, across from the Taylor Hospital campus.
Hurwitz earned his medical degree at the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. He completed a residency at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, and a gastroenterology fellowship at Albany Medical College. He has also served as associate professor at Des Moines College, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, and Stratford Hospital in New Jersey.
Seedor earned a medical degree from Hahnemann College, completed an internship and residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center, and a gastroenterology fellowship at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Delaware County Medical Society.
Both Hurwitz and Seedor are board certified, have longstanding reputations in the Ridley Park medical community, and have been named Top Doctor for gastroenterology in Main Line Today.
For further information or to make an appointment, call 610-619-7475.
Amvets chili cook-off set for Saturday
The Son of Amvets will hold their 7th annual Chili Cook-off 2-6 pm. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Amvets Post,
211 N. Morton Ave., Morton. All are invited. Sponsors and tasters are needed. Cost is $25 for tickets which includes all-you-can-eat chili and draft beer. Cooks complete for trophies and bragging rights, and the attendees are the judges. For tickets or information call the Amvets at 610-5439551.
O’Mara invites constituents to senior breakfast
State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, D-165 of Springfield, will hold a senior breakfast 9 a.m. Friday, Feb.
22, at American Legion Post
#805, 2340 West Chester Pike, Broomall. O’Mara will share how the governor’s new budget will advance initiatives that improve seniors’ lives. Her staff and representatives from other state and county agencies will be there with helpful materials, including senior handbooks, estate planning books and other informational pieces.”
Residents with questions about the event can call O’Mara’s office at 610-5449878 or email RepOMara@pahouse.net.
Upper Chichester Seniors to meet on Thursday
The Upper Chichester Senior Cisitzens Club will meet Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Municipal Services Building in Linwood. All Upper Chichester residents 60 and over are welcome. Lunch will be served from 12-1 p.m., followed by the meeting, and then bingo.
Haverford Township Adult School classes to begin Monday
Haverford Township Adult School is accepting registrations for the Spring 2019 Semester. Classes begin Monday, Feb. 25. Online registration, including a complete course catalog is available at www.haverfordadultschool.org, or people can call the adult school at 610446-8022 for a print catalog and assistance with registration. The adult school office is located on the first floor of the Surre Center, 1105 Earlington Road. The office is open 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for assistance with registration.