Hi Neighbor!
We have exciting news to share!
MainLine Neighbors' brand new website is LIVE!
The new MainLine Neighbors site is a Community, Arts and Culture hub for the suburbs of Philadelphia! It is where we connect our neighbors to events, organizations, charities and businesses in the community. It’s been our mission since 2004, to lend support to all of the local charity and non-profit organizations doing amazing work. We spread the word so the community can help support those efforts. Our new site continues in that mission, with an emphasis on arts and culture, especially in the burbs! Philadelphia is an amazing city, and offers so much to do and to see. But you can also see and do so much right here, in the suburbs! We want people to get out and see a show, visit an exhibit, take their family or friends to an art festival… basically, to get out there and discover all the amazing things happening in our vibrant community!
So please check us out … then, get out there and laugh, sing, dance, connect, learn, applaud, reflect, play and most of all… ENJOY!
The MainLine Neighbors Team
And please let us know what you think of our new site!
(send us your comments!)
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BridgeClimb
Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge - all the way to the top. You start at street level and then ascend above the cacophony of traffic and city sounds. On the way your guide will tell you about the structure you are climbing, about its unique and storied history. At the top there is only a soft breeze and a vast, soundless horizon. From here you can hold the Sydney Opera House in the palm of your hand and, if dusk is approaching, watch the sun melt into the water.
Explore Chippendale and Redfern
Few tourists venture into Chippendale and Redfern - neighborhoods that were once slums but are now undergoing an urban revitalization. The architecture is eclectic, the neighborhoods' gritty past pushing up against a future that is smooth and sleek. Locally owned shops line the streets offering everything from coffee to exotic furniture. Wall murals are commonplace and each one tells a story. Explore the past, present and future in these relatively unknown but electric areas.
From Pot to Plate
Step on a boat in Byron Bay and venture into the past, experiencing the traditional cultural and hunting practices of the Aboriginal people. At the Terranora Lakes, you leave the boat and wade in water up to your waist with a spear, trying to spot fish in clear water against a lush green island backdrop. On the muddy shores, you can find crab to catch and the guides cook it over an open flame. You step back on the boat and are driven to the pots of crab, eating oysters along the way. When you reach the pots, you haul them up one by one and lunch is served.
Swain Destinations
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| COMMUNITY EVENTS...
on our New Site!
COMMUNITY- Looking for fundraisers? Galas? Fun food and drink events? Festivals and Fairs? Vintage Markets? Educational events? Interested in Health and Wellness events? Holiday events? Nature and Gardens? How about Fitness? You can find these types of events in our COMMUNITY section! Visit our NEW SITE!
Wayne Music Festival
Saturday, June 9th
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Downtown Wayne
North Wayne Ave & Lancaster Ave
Attracting more than 10,000 people each year, the Wayne Music Festival highlights local and regional acts, as well as over 75 local restaurants and vendors.
More Info
FatherFest
Presented by American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
Sunday, June 17th
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
1220 American Boulevard, Ste. 1, West Chester
FatherFest will feature classic cars and motorcycles; food trucks like Kona Ice, Zac’s Burgers and The Tot Cart; Locust Lane Brewery’s beer garden; sports-oriented inflatable games; helicopter rides (additional cost); DJ music; therapy dogs from Paws for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services and more. It will also have aircraft, including a Magni M-16 Gyrocopter, J-3 Piper Cub and PA State Police and Atlantic City Coast Guard helicopters. Mike Dupuy Falconry will demonstrate his birds of prey at 1 p.m. and The Falconry Girl, Sean Young, will exhibit her beautiful birds.
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Children's Marbling Workshop
Presented by Historic Sugartown
Friday, June 15th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Historic Sugartown
690 Sugartown Rd., Malvern
Colonial Williamsburg-trained instructor, Ramon Townsend has developed a shortened version of the regular paper marbling workshop that will be fun for parents and children. You and your child will learn the art of floating and designing watercolors on a base fluid then permanently transferring the design to paper. The class is lead through the marbling process and taught design techniques. Participants take home their finished papers along with step-by-step instructions.
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FREE Outdoor Yoga Happy Hour
Tuesday, June 5th
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
King of Prussia Town Center Pavilion
Take your yoga practice outdoors Tuesdays in June, July & August at the King of Prussia Town Center.
This FREE, 12-week introductory outdoor yoga course will be led by KOP-based Stillpoint Yoga Studios and feature weekly post-class specials from KOP Town Center restaurants.
BYO mat, towel and water.
Let’s get it on!
*Class begins promptly at 5:30 PM. Excludes July 3rd
More Info
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| ARTS EVENTS ...
on our New Site!
The ARTS- Do you love everything ART? Art on stage? In film? Love music events? How about art exhibitions? You can find these types of events in our ARTS section. Visit our NEW SITE!
The Savoy Company Presents: Iolanthe
Presented by The Savoy Company at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square PA
June 8th - 9th
8:30 PM
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square
Gilbert & Sullivan’s hilarious tale of conflict between immortal fairies and mortal members of Parliament, fun for the whole family. It lampoons both the English House of Lords and the idea of political parties but in such bouncy, amicable absurdities that only G&S can bring. For over 118 years, The Savoy Company has been bringing Gilbert & Sullivan productions to the greater Philadelphia area. Proceeds from our 2018 production benefit Chester Children’s Chorus.
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Going Gaga- Film for parents with babies
Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
May 2nd - Aug 29th
Matinees before 3:00 PM
Every Wednesday, the early matinee screening is intended for moms (and dads too!) with small babies in tow.
These Going Gaga screenings feature one of the films that we are currently showing in the evenings, but with theater conditions adjusted to provide you with a more baby-friendly movie theater environment.
Lights will be dimmed so that you can find your way in and out of the theater as needed, and the volume level will be turned down so as not to damage your baby’s more sensitive eardrums. We’ll even provide you with a changing table in our rear lobby.
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Amici Strings Summer Concert
Presented by Wayne United Methodist Church
Friday, June 8th
7:30 PM
201 S. Wayne Ave., Wayne
Soloists shine as Amici Strings performs music from Baroque to folk at free summer concert!
Founded in 2015 by Alice Pavri, co-creator of the Providence Chamber Orchestra (est. 1998), Amici Strings is a summer orchestra dedicated to performing traditional and innovative string repertoire. No matter the weather, a free concert by the Amici Strings will bring peace to the soul.
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African American Art: Migration and Modernism
Presented by Delaware Art Museum
Through September 2nd
Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE
Delaware Art Museum spotlights the work of Black artists in their gallery dedicated to modern art.
The paintings, prints, and sculptures on view celebrate the rich legacy of African American modernism between the 1920s and the 1970s. Alongside two of Jacob Lawrence’s prints, the installation features favorites by Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Norman Lewis, and Edward Loper, Sr., as well as recently acquired examples by Humbert Howard, Malvin Gray Johnson, Robert Neal, and Beulah Ecton Woodard. These pieces were created by artists working from Wilmington to Los Angeles and were collected by the Museum between 1937 and 2017.
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| CULTURE EVENTS ...
on our New Site!
CULTURE - Are cultural events your thing? History & Heritage? Antiques? Auctions? Literary events? You can find these types of events in our CULTURE section!
Visit our NEW SITE!
Emlen Tunnell Statue Dedication Event
Saturday, June 2nd
2:00 PM
Radnor Township Municipal Building
Sports Legends of Delco (SLDC) Museum
301 Iven Ave., Wayne
Event is free and open to the public.
Join us as we unveil the 7-foot bronze statue of the late Emlen Tunnell, the first African-American football player to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame and native of Delaware County.
Created by sculptor Jennifer Frudakis, the statue commemorates Emlen’s athletic achievements and acts of heroism during WWII as a Coast Guard veteran.
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Malvern Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony
Sunday, June 3rd
1:30 PM
Memorial Park
Monument Avenue, Malvern
Recognized as the oldest Memorial Commemoration in America, the Parade in 2018 will be a milestone the 150th, with special participants and activities.
The parade begins on King Street in front of the driveway to the Malvern Firehouse and adjacent to Kimberton Whole Foods at the east end of Malvern Borough. It will proceed west on King St. to Warren Ave., south on Warren Ave. to Monument Ave., and turn onto Monument Ave. west to the Paoli Memorial Grounds off of Monument Ave. The parade will be followed by a Memorial Service held at the Memorial Grounds. This will be followed by entertainment and a cakewalk. Refreshments will be available.
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| BURB-LIFE ...
on our New Site!
We live, work, and play right here on the Main Line. And we share our stories with you in our BURB-Life section! We have tips, lists of favorite places, and some fun personal stories. COME VISIT! We'd love to have you comment on your favorite stories too! Here's a recent BURB-Life story:"WHO IS EMLEN TUNNELL?"
• Graduated Class of 1942 from Radnor and grew up in Garrett Hill
• WWII Coast Guard Veteran, saving the lives of two men
• Played for the NY Giants and Green Bay Packers
• First African American that was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame
The Sports Legends of Delaware County and Delaware County Veterans Memorial will be honoring this American hero on June 2nd at 2:00 PM by unveiling a seven-foot a bronze statue at the Radnor Township Building.
The 7-foot tall bronze statue cost $75,000 and was funded through donations. Sculptor Jennifer Frudakis created the piece and it was forged at Laran Bronze Foundry in Chester, Pa. The statue, by was a year and a half in the making. Jennifer, a graduate of University of the Arts and PAFA, has been in the world of sculpture since the 1980s. In her early years, she assisted Zenos Frudakis in creating the ten foot bronze statues of the Four Phillies Greats – Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Robin Roberts and Richie Ashburn, that resides at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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More BURB-Life Stories
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Purr-fectly adorable kittens are available for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue!
They're playful, joyful, cuddly, cute and all are waiting for their forever homes and balls of yarn! Choose your favorite coat and cat-itude or let them choose you.
To meet the kittens in person, just fill out an easy online application. Main Line Animal Rescue does not charge an adoption fee and is funded solely by contributions.
mlar.org/adoption-overview
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Extended due to popular demand! This wildly successful Off-Broadway hit is a powerful story of love and loyalty “theatergoers won’t want to miss” (Huffington Post).
610.644.3500
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Celebrate your graduate with the
help of Party Host Helpers!
Let us take care of the setup, cleanup and more, so you can
enjoy the party!
partyhosthelper.com |
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Ardmore Antique &
Vintage Market
Sunday, June 3rd
8AM - 5PM
Along Rittenhouse Place
At Lancaster Ave.
44 E. Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage Jewelry & Clothing,
Home Decor, Primitives, Art Work & Much More!
Free Parking * Free Admission * ATM * Handicap Accessible
PhilaFleaMarkets.org
Proceeds Benefit Ardmore Initiative |
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State-of-the-art pools, renovations, and complete backyard makeovers with inspired style and design features. Exclusive high-tech features that automate care, save time, money, water & energy, and purify with virtually no chlorine.
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For over 40 years, Woodlynde has been the Main Line’s leading K-12 college prep school for intelligent, talented, students who simply learn differently. Woodlynde students become independent and joyous learners and confident self-advocates in college, career,
and life.
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Fusion Academy Malvern is a revolutionary private middle & high school where positive relationships & one-to-one classes unlock academic potential.
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Madison Ellis Preserve offers luxury apartment homes just off Route 252, perfectly located with access to the shops, restaurants, and conveniences of the Main Line.
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Are you a local artist?
Do you work with paint? Phtotography? Clay?
Are you a musician? A singer?
A film maker?
Do you run a local theater troop? Are you an author?
A poet?
If you create works of art and would like to spread the word about the work you do - create a profile page on our new site! We'd love to have you as part of our community!
Join today using the link below and get your profile page for FREE!
SIGN UP FOR A PROFILE PAGE |
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In our "LOCAL GUIDES" section, we give you lists of places to Dine, Shop, Stay and Play!
Would you like to be part of our local guides? Find out how to Get Listed here.
**This section is just starting to fill up, so please visit often... new profiles are being uploaded each day! |
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Our new site allows members to create their own profile pages (see example here). Whether you are a Charity, a Non-Profit, an Individual, an Artist or a Business -- we'd love to have you join our MainLine Neighbors Online Community!
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Rock Your Lunch Summer Concerts in King of Prussia
Thursdays in June,
11:30 AM - 1 PM
900 First Ave., King of Prussia
Break free from your desk for the 7th Annual Rock Your Lunch Summer Concert Series produced by King of Prussia District, and presented by AVE. Every Thursday in June, enjoy live music from talented musicians in the Philadelphia region, free samples from your favorite King of Prussia restaurants, and giant yard games on the lawn at Arkema, 900 First Ave. in Moore Park KOP (formerly known as the KOP business park). BYO friends, colleagues, chairs, blankets and bagged lunch, or enjoy lunch for purchase from Sodexo.
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