Out & About: March

Spring Gala…A Night Under the Tuscan Sun
March 13, 2010 from 5:30 to 11p.m.

Join Central Bucks Family YMCA for a Tuscan-flavored evening of dining and dancing held in Keenan Mercedes, Swamp Road, Doylestown, as food, décor and gift items echo the warmth and ambience of the Italian countryside. Proceeds benefit Central Bucks Family YMCA’s Financial Assistance program to provide kids and families with Y programs and membership that they may not be able to otherwise afford.

Guests arriving at 5:30p.m. will be included in the award presentation to Susan R. Berg, PhD, recipient of the Lois Burpee Volunteer Service Award to honor an outstanding Central Bucks Family YMCA volunteer. Then all will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6p.m. while browsing through a wide array of silent auction gifts including vacation homes, original artwork, services and more. A gourmet dinner by Memorable Affairs will be served, followed by a live auction of premium items. Guests will enjoy dancing to live music by the Slippery Band until 11p.m. For more details, or to preview live and silent auction items, visit www.cbfymca.org. For tickets, information, contact Rachel Mauer at (215) 348-8131, x 167.

Meryl Streep Shares Her Local Roots in PBS Series, “Faces of America”
Tuesday, March 23 at 10 p.m.

Building on the success of his series “African American Lives,” Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans, including legendary actress Meryl Streep. Streep’s recent visit to Heritage Conservancy’s historic Aldie Mansion headquarters and tour of her ancestral home in the Forks of Neshaminy Lasting Landscape with Conservancy VP Jeffrey Marshall is documented in this acclaimed television special.

The producers and staff of the show researched Ms. Streep’s genealogy and discovered that she was a descendant of John Wilkinson from Bucks County. In addition to guiding Streep on an unforgettable tour of the homes and farms of her family, Marshall also educated her about the Conservancy’s mission of conservation, as well as the history of the Aldie Mansion, a stunning Tudor Revival home that was built by William and Martha Mercer in 1927. The series, “Faces of America” was unveiled nationally on Wednesday, February 10, and the local episode on Meryl Streep will premiere on Tuesday, March 23 at 10 p.m.

Pops Concert at Delaware Valley College
Saturday, March 27 at 8p.m.

The Bucks County Symphony is pleased to announce its annual Pops Concert at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown. The Orchestra, under the skillful direction of Maestro Gary Fagin, will accompany this year’s guest artists Triple Play, an acoustic blues/jazz/folk trio with vocals that includes Chris Brubeck, Joel Brown, and Peter Madcat Ruth. Mr. Brubeck, son of jazz great Dave Brubeck, says “We are hard to define; we patrol the borders of blues, jazz, funk and folk. We are a tricky group to categorize. It is not just instruments as everyone sings harmony and lead and everyone in the group writes as well.”

This promises to be one of the best concerts of an already outstanding season. The seating for this concert will be cabaret style and the audience is encouraged to bring refreshments to enjoy during the concert. Tickets are $60 and may be purchased online at www.buckscountysymphony.org or by calling (215) 348-7321.

New Hope Restaurant Week
Sunday, March 21 through Friday, March 26

The first ever New Hope Restaurant Week special promotion includes a $29.95 three-course, prix-fixe meal at seventeen New Hope participating restaurants. Participating restaurants include: Café Europa, Golden Pheasant Inn, Havana, Italian Cucina, Karla’s, The Landing Restaurant, Logan Inn, Marcella’s, Marsha Brown, Martine’s River House, Mother’s Wine Bar, Sandbar at 90 Main, The Mansion Inn, Harlan’s Restaurant & Cabaret, Triumph Brewing Company, Tuscany at the Towpath House and Villa Vito Restaurant. Please visit www.NewHopeChamber.com to view the prix-fixe menus and detailed information on all of the restaurants.

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt at Philadelphia Premium OutletsSunday, March 28
Join us for a fun-filled morning and delicious breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Breakfast will be sponsored by Green Leafs and Bananas from 9am-10am in the Food Court. The egg hunt will follow beginning promptly at 10am in Center Court next to Coach. Plastic eggs filled with treats and prizes for children will be hidden throughout Philadelphia Premium Outlets, while supplies last. *Weather Permitting. Philadelphia Premium Outlets will be open on Easter Sunday, Apr 4 all stores will be open from Noon-6pm.
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