The Writers' Room of Bucks Co. holds regular meetings in
Doylestown. For information call 215.348.1663 or contact
www.WritersRoom.net
Local families are needed to host pairs of teens from Northern Ireland
for the summer. The program is organized by the Children's Friendship
Project. Interested families should contact the Delaware Valley
Coordinator at 215.493.8511.
Don't miss the barge - Miles of Mules is an exciting public art
project that will benefit the Michener Art Museum and give local artists a
huge public audience for their creativity. Contact Laura Biersmith at
215.794.6867 or visit the web site
www.milesofmules.org.
Be Involved in New Hope!
For a list of volunteer and special interest groups call Partners in
Progress
215.862. 2102.
Through Jan 31
Jim's Antiques Fine Art Gallery - 9 Lambert Lane, Lambertville, NJ
presents "Martha Walter, Impressionist Jewels", a major retrospective
exhibition and sale starting Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 PM continuing through
January 31, 2003. 120 original works will be available for purchase. Also
being offered is a full color, 180 page hardbound catalog with 150 color
plates for $75. 609-397-7733
Jan. 5 & 6, 2004, Mon/Tues.
The new Copper Penny Spring Series begins. A 20 week singing class
for singers of all musical backgrounds. 609.397.8700.
January 10, 2003
Application Deadline New Hope Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Applications are available at the New Hope Visitor’s Center,
New Hope Borough Hall & the Golden Door Gallery or online www.newhopepennsylvania.com/sculptureproject.html
Information: Newhopearts@aol.com
Jan, 2003
The Lambertville based Mill Ballet School, official school of the Roxey
Ballet Co, will enter its ninth year of providing world class training
dance for all. The school is located at 243 North Union Street in
Lambertville directly behind the old Ben Franklin Shopping Center. The
school currently offers over 45 classes a week for students ages 2 to 99.
The classes range in level from beginner to professional. Classes are
offered in Creative dance, Pre-Ballet, Classical Ballet, Pointe,
Variations, Men’s and Boy’s Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Break Dancing,
Musical Theater and more. The list of classes offered to adults is
extensive and includes Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz at all levels.
The 2003 Faculty includes. Mark Roxey, Melissa Roxey, Leland Schwantes,
Anne Connors Schwantes, Patricia Brown, Denise Alexander, Sharon Rudda,
Jessica Taube, and Steven Casey. For additional information, free
brochure, evaluation, or to register for classes please call 609-397-7244
ext 805 or visit
www.millballetschool.com.
January 11, 2003, Sat.
Invite a neighbor to dinner night. Invite a neighbor or some one you don’t
know very well, to dinner, either at home or to a restaurant. Sounds like
a friendly idea.
January 14, 2003, Tues.
An informative lecture on The Polar Bears of Churchill, will take place at
the Bucks Co. Audubon Soc. 215.297.5880.
January 18, 2003, Sat.
The Riverside Symphonia will present a chamber concert featuring
Schubert's "The Trout" and Beethoven's "Sonata for Piano and Violin", at
the First Presbyterian Church, Lambertville. 609.397.7300
January 21, 2003, Tues.
Solebury School continues its "Creative Thinkers" series with speaker Dr.
Jim Taylor, author of the book Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful
and Happy Child. This free event takes place at 7 pm in the gymnasium of
the school on Phillips Mill Rd. New Hope.
January 21, 2003 Tues.
The New Hope/Solebury Library will host one of our area's best known
living artists, Joseph Crilley, who will visit the library with some of
his latest paintings and drawings to discuss his art and the inspiration
that fuels it. 215.862.2330.
January 14th & January 21st, 2003
The Roxey Ballet Company of Lambertville has been celebrating Martin
Luther King Day by performing dances based on themes of diversity and
acceptance at area schools. The company presented
lecture-demonstrations at the Children's Day School in Ewing on
January 14th and St. Anne's School in Lawrenceville on January 21st
and will take part in a weekend long celebration at Northampton County
Community College, Bethlehem, PA January 24th and 35th. Performances
include MLK, danced to an original recording by Richard Jarboe based
on Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, The Veil, a tribute
to the women of Afghanistan, Artillery Man, about the Vietnam War,
Voices of Freedom, about runaway slaves, and My Mother and I about a
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January 24, 2003 Fri.
Mid-winter Social hosted by the Parent Teacher Forum of New-Hope Solebury
High School. Friday, January 24 6:30 to 9:30 at Holly Hedge Estates Route
263 just west of Center Bridge mouth-watering hors d'oeuvres cash bar door
prizes
See old friends. Make new ones. $15 per person in advance
$20 per person at the door call Dee Dee Bowman (215) 862-0300 ext 114 for
tickets
or more information. Proceeds support scholarships and student activities.
January 25, 2003, Sat.
The Riverside Symphonia will present a chamber concert featuring
Schubert's "The Trout" and Beethoven's "Sonata for Piano and Violin", at
the First Presbyterian Church, Lambertville. 609.397.7300
January 25, 2003, Sat.
Audubon Trip to Quakertown Swamp to Spot Owls
New Hope, PA On January 25 a field trip to spot the "Owls of the
Quakertown Swamp" will be co-sponsored by the Bucks County Audubon
Society, Heritage Conservancy and Quakertown Swamp Partnership. This free
two-hour program begins at 5:00 p.m. with a short slide presentation to
introduce the varieties of owls in Pennsylvania and their adaptations.
Participants will caravan and walk through the Quakertown Swamp to search
for the nocturnal birds.
Registration is required as space is limited. Call the Bucks County
Audubon Society at (215) 297-5880 to register or for more information.
Participants should bring flashlights and dress for the weather.
The Bucks County Audubon Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
conserving wildlife, promoting awareness of environmental problems,
educating the community about the interdependence of humans and the
natural world, and furthering the wise use of land, air and water. The
administrative offices are located at 6324 Upper York Road, New Hope, PA
18938.
January 25, 2002
First Algonquin Feature Film Festival Underway in Bucks County
Two Bucks County (PA) film buffs have organized the first regional independent
film festival, which will showcase feature films made in "the genius belt,"
or the region in between Philadelphia and New York City. The first Algonquin
feature film festival will kick off in January, 2003 in the New
Hope-Lambertville area.
Fest organizers Ellen Downey and Donna Dudick were discussing independent
film together for more than a year prior to starting their own film
festival. The decision to launch the Algonquin Indiefest was in large part
due to the difficulty that they had in finding regional film to screen.
"We want to expand our horizons and also to offer local filmmakers a forum
to screen their work in a supportive environment," Downey said.
Dudick recently completed her own film, "The Mommy Track," which kicked off
the DeSales Film Festival in September, and was screened at the Mike Lemon
Casting Studios in October as a part of his "lab workshop" series. Dudick's
film also had a sold-out showing at the Sedgwick Cultural Arts Center in
Mount Airy in June, 2002 and is scheduled to air on DUTV, a cable television
station, in November, 2002.
"DUTV is only accessible in Philadelphia County," Dudick said. "My film
really hasn't been available for viewing outside of center city, even
thought I shot mostly in Bucks County," Dudick said, adding, "Since I've
made my film, I've met several other Bucks County filmmakers that haven't
been able to screen locally, because there just isn't a venue. So we decided
to create our own venue."
There have been several film festivals held in Bucks County to date that
have featured short films, but this has been limiting for some local
filmmakers, Dudick said. Downey said that the goal of the Algonquin
Indiefest is to compliment existing festivals and to promote feature and
short films with strong narrative and arresting visuals.
The Algonquin Indiefest will screen six independent feature films on
Saturday, January 25, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the main ballroom
at the New Hope Best Western on Route 202. Short films will be shown all day
in an adjacent conference room at the hotel, and Dudick and Downey will host
a wine and cheese reception until 10:00 p.m. The reception will also feature
performances by local singer-songwriters Karen Gross and Roia Rafieyan.
Sunday's program will feature a panel discussion with a documentarian,
followed by a film and tea. That event will be held at Artsbridge gallery in
the Canal Studios on Union Street in Lambertville, from 9 a.m. to noon. The
film festival is open to the viewing public. Admission is $30.00 per person
and includes all day Saturday screenings and the filmmaker reception. Sunday
's event is free with a ticket; however, admission will be on a first-come,
first-served basis due to limited seating. More information about the
Algonquin Film Festival can be found at www.algonquinfest.org
"Call For Entry"
is free this year. Send your feature or short film on VHS or dvd to Algonquin c/o Up and
Over Productions Box 504 Warrington PA 18976
January 25, 2003, Sat.
"I Remember Mother", produced by New Hope filmmaker Tim McMurtry, will
show in the shorts room. This film is about the life of Josie "Mother"
Cavalucci, who dubbed herself "the oldest living drag queen in captivity".
Cavalucci lived and performed in New Hope for 55 years.
January 25, 2003. Sun.
A Gourmet Dinner and Wine Tasting, to benefit the Riverside Symphonia, is
being held at Tarp Farm, Newtown. 609.397.7300 or
www.riversidesymphonia.org.
January 25 through April 13, 2003
In commemoration of Levittown's 50th anniversary, the James A. Michener
Art Museum will present "Levittown: A Home of Our Own" from January 25
through April 13, 2003. This exhibition is a visual celebration of this
uniquely American community.
January 26, 2003, Mon.
The second area Algonquin Independent Film Festival takes place at
Artsbridge Gallery, Lambertville. Visit
www.algonquinfest.org.
January 26, 2003, Sun.
The Hunterdon Co. Dept. of Parks & Rec. is sponsoring an eagle watch trip
for adults only. 908.782.1158.
January 26, 2003, Sun.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve presents a lecture on "Maintaining a
Naturalistic Garden". No charge made possible by Dr. Richard Lighty.
215.862.2924 or visit www.bhwp.org.
January 31 & Feb. 1, 2003, Fri. & Sat.
Center Stage, the NH-S Theater Club will present the musical "Oliver" at
the Stephen Bucks Theater. Call the school for info.
