Baseball, Pancakes, Picnics and More

There's so much to do this weekend!

HATBORO SUMMER FUN FESIVAL AND CARNIVAL Where/When: 6 p.m. nightly through Monday at Miller Meadow Natural Area, Horsham & South York roads, Hatboro. Why go: The Festival includes thrill rides, games, food and live entertainment to benefit the Enterprise Fire Company of Hatboro and the revitalization project of  Elm Street Hatboro. Cost: $2  VINTAGE BASEBALL GAME RETURNS Where/When: Noon Monday at Pickering Field, N. Chancellor and Jefferson streets in Newtown Borough. Why go: Players from the Newtown Strakes will face theFlemington Neshanock Base Ball Club, a squad that wears uniforms and uses equipment from the 19th Century. The game is sponsored by Council Rock Newtown Athletic Association. Cost: No cost for admission.   BRING YOUR OWN …

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Performers to Explore Tourette's Through Song, Dance

A collaborative of dancers and performers, many with Tourette's Syndrome, will perform in Doylestown on May 30 at the Michener Art Museum.

A collaborative of dancers and performers, many with Tourette's Syndrome, will come to Doylestown later this month for a special program being held in conjunction with Michener Art Museum’s latest exhibit. Band Of Artists will perform "Tourette's: A Dancing Disorder” at the Michener Art Museum on May 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The performance is being held conjunction with Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity, which is on view at the Michener through July 7. Band of Artists is described as being “at the forefront of a movement” to create awareness about neurological disorders while giving a “powerful voice that inspires appreciation and admiration for people who are different.” Many, not all, of Band of Artists performers have Tourette…

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Newtown Chamber Orchestra Will 'Move Your Spirit'

Premier one-night performance of this labor of love will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 1 at Pennsbury High School West.

Newtown Chamber Orchestra will present the world premiere performance of “Missa De Profunctis, a requiem," directed by Russell Hoffmann, NCO's music director and conductor. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. June 1 in Keller Hall on the campus of Pennsbury High School West. The piece and the venue hold special significance because Composer Samuel Bellardo grew up in the Bucks County area and attended school in the Pennsbury School District, according to the Newtown Chamber Orchestra website. Bellardo graduated from the Julliard School of Music, Columbia University, and then taught at Kutztown University and Bucks County Community College. His death in 2007 occurred prior to publication of his "Missa de Profunctis Requiem," which he had …

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Free Concert Series Continues This Week

Bucks County Community College’s Department of the Arts is hosting a free concert series, which continues this week with three performances.

The Bucks County Community College Department of the Arts is in the midst of a free concert series that culminates Thursday with a performance from a big-band style jazz orchestra. In addition to Thursday's finale, there will be free performances Monday and Wednesday. The Classical Ensembles perform Monday. Classical Ensembles consist of the Low Brass Ensemble under the direction of Brendan Hartz, and the Woodwind Ensemble and Saxophone Quartet, under the direction of Len Pierro. The 50-voice Concert Choir performs Wednesday under the direction of Rochelle Reed and faculty member Edward Ferdinand. The group will perform Mozart’s “Mass in C, K.259,” Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” and a variety of American and English music.  The concert …

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New Documentary Highlights Local Explorer's Trek Across Great Wall

The Doylestown Historical Society premieres 'Geil of Doylestown: Forgotten Explorer' at the County Theater Saturday.

He was a preacher who could hold thousands spellbound...a photographer who captured images of vanishing cultures...an explorer who traveled to the ends of the earth. And then, he was forgotten. A century ago, William Edgar Geil (1865-1925) was the first person to travel the length of the Great Wall of China. Yet he remains unknown to modern audiences, even in his hometown. "Geil of Doylestown: Forgotten Explorer" revives his extraordinary legacy. The 43-minute documentary will premiere on May 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. The Doylestown Historical Society is sponsoring the event. Karl Stieg, a recent graduate from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, directed “Forgotten …

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'The North Star' Screening Debuts in Doylestown

Cameras flashed as former Philadelphia Eagle Jeremiah Trotter emerged from a horse-drawn carriage for the debut screening of 'The North Star.'

When Jeremiah Trotter left professional football in 2009, he retired as one of the most popular Philadelphia Eagles ever. Hopping out of a horse-drawn carriage in front of the County Theater Thursday afternoon, it's clear that popularity has not waned. His fans swarmed the former middle linebacker, snapping pictures and asking for autographs as Trotter made his way to the theater doors to find a seat for the screening of his feature film debut in The North Star.  Filmed on location throughout Bucks County last year, The North Star tells the true story of two runaway slaves who escape a Virginia plantation and make their way via the Underground Railroad to Buckingham. The movie also stars Keith David, Clifton Powell, Lynn Whitfield and …

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Michener Recognizes Work of Museum Volunteers

The museum relies on volunteers in multiple areas, including office work, maintaining the gift shop and operating the front desk.

The James A. Michener Art Museum honored four volunteers at its 19th annual Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony on April 23.  The event celebrates the dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who continually support the Michener Art Museum’s mission of educating the community to develop a lifelong involvement in the arts. Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO, spoke about her enjoyment of her own volunteer experiences and what volunteers mean to the Michener Art Museum. “We are very fortunate to have a strong and dedicated group of volunteers who have given the museum over 15,000 hours during 2012, an increase of over 3,500 hours since 2011," she said. "Based on the latest national value, this translates into over $354,000. Aside from the …

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These Shoes are Made for Winning Money

Custom designed shoes created by students from Central Bucks South helped the school place in the top 50 finalists and earn a chance to win $60,000.

Central Bucks High School South art teacher Jessica Fidler had students in her fine arts classes created a line of custom sneakers using shoes donated by Vans Shoes as part of its annual Custom Culture art competition. The students were then responsible for designing and executing four designs based on the following categories: art, music, action sports, and local flavor. The finished products are currently on display in South’s showcase by the main office. The students joined a field of 1,500 other entries and impressed the judges at Vans Shoes enough to make it into the top 50.  The contest now divides the schools into five separate regions, 10 each, and turns the voting over to the community. The public can cast their ballots at this …

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Red Carpet Rollout for 'North Star' in Bucks County

The locally shot film screens at the County Theater and Newtown Theater next week. Directed by CB West graduate Thomas Phillips and starring former Eagle Jeremiah Trotter, the movie recounts Bucks County's role in the Underground Railroad.

After months of writing, casting, shooting and post-production, The North Star is set to screen next week. Since principle photography was shot all over Bucks County by a cast and crew led by Buckingham's Thomas K. Phillips, it's only fitting that the film debuts in Doylestown and Newtown. The County Theater hosts the first preview screening on Thursday, May 2 with a full afternoon of events starting at 4:30 p.m., leading up to the 6:30 p.m. red carpet rollout. The Doylestown Historical Society (DHS) has prepared historic elements from the movie to be staged along State Street before the show. The 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. screenings have sold out, but the DHS invites folks to dress up in period costumes for chance to enter a drawing for a seat…

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