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Bluebird Distillings
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with the stills checks
a batch of spirits.
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DFM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION MARK W. LOCHER

MUSIC

FAMILY

BREWS

NIGHTLIFE

Acoustic
Candlebox
and more

Explore
Lost Egypt at
Franklin Institute

Beers to
celebrate 50
Super years

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scene at area
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016

CONCERT PREVIEW

ACOUSTIC CANDLEBOX
Conshohocken
guitarist part of
bands lineup for
Sellersville show

By Brian Bingaman
bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com
@brianbingaman on Twitter

hen two members of Candlebox opted to concentrate on their solo projects, singer and songwriter
Kevin Martin called up
Conshohocken-based guitarist Brian Quinn.
Brians an incredible talent. I met him I wanna
say 10 years ago through
mutual friends when he was

playing with (the band) Fosterchild. It just kind of happened. I remember thinking: Yknow this is the guy
that should be jamming
with me. His wife and my
wife have become good
friends, Martin said in a
phone interview.
Quinn, Martin and the
rest of the alternative rock
band will be playing a rare
acoustic show at Sellersville Theater Feb. 9. Martin shared that it will feature three new songs from
a forthcoming album titled Disappearing in Airports. Its two hours long,
with stories and commentary. Its a lot of fun and I
love it. I like telling the stories and I like that (people)
want to hear them, he said.

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Theyre about the small,

intimate shows; people are
so quiet.
The concert will, of
course, include the songs
that drove their 1993 debut album, Candlebox,
to dizzying multi-platinum
heights, such as Far Behind and You. While its
true that tracks from that
high profile first release,
like Cover Me, Change
and He Calls Home, were
written on acoustic guitars, be advised that You
is going to sound noticeably different from the recorded version. (When
we first started playing it
acoustic) we had to restructure the song. It has a different intensity now, said
Martin. I dont think we
ever expected the first record to be as successful as
it was, he said, adding that
the bands hope was for it
to sell 100,000 to 200,000
copies. He recalled touring
as an opening act for Rush
in 1994, and being stunned
by the news that the album
had reached RIAA gold certification. We took a big
step back, and said: What
the (expletive) happened?,
he said.
The second Candlebox album, Lucy, sold more than
a half-million copies, however Martin said to expect
to hear only one track from
it at the concert. Im not
really a fan of that record.
Thats not to say its not a
good record. We made it a
point to make Lucy a different record, he said, noting that if he had a chance
to do it over again, hed rewrite certain song parts.
Id re-record the record;
Id remix the record.
When asked about the
bands name, he said it was
inspired by a line in an
early 80s song by the Australian band Midnight Oil,
Tin Legs and Tin Mines
boxed in like candles.

Its so alien
to me when
that (sold
out shows)
happens.
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man, when
I do this, I
really dont
know what to
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He was talking about the

Aboriginals, Martin said
of Midnight Oils activist
frontman, Peter Garrett
(who eventually got elected
to his countrys house of
representatives and even
served as a cabinet minister).
Speaking of things that
can burn brightly, then be
extinguished, Martin expressed concern that the
singer Lorde and the band
Twenty One Pilots could
suffer the same fate as
Candlebox because of the
nature of the music business. Candlebox was once
one of the crown jewels of
Madonnas label, Maverick
Records. But according to
Martin, enormous debt
forced the bands hand to
break up in order to terminate their contract. Theres
always that kind of hype
(certain acts are pressured
to live up to). Its just one
of those things. We believed
(back in the 90s) we had
great records with Lucy
and (1998 album) Happy
Pills. The climate changed

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LOCAL MUSIC

Band seeks squirrel-friends

Meet Delcos Dead
Sea Squirrels
By Brian Bingaman
bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com
@brianbingaman on Twitter

edias Dead Sea

Squirrels can entertain people just
with the various squirrel
memes on their Facebook
page.
Its almost a bonus that
they happen to play music.
A lot of it is classic rock
songs by Jethro Tull, The
Who, Bob Seger, The Doors,
The Kinks, Tom Petty, Bad
Company, Billy Joel and
The Grateful Dead.
If we know (a requested
song), well do it. If you
can bop to it and you like

it, well give it a shot, said

guitarist/vocalist Bob Succio, who particularly enjoys
playing songs by The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
The five-piece band
also has tunes
by Maroon 5,
INXS, KC and
T he Sunshine Band,
Stone Temple Pilots,
Sublime,
Rancid,
Weezer, Elvis
Costello and
Social Distortion
in its arsenal.
Also in the Dead Sea
Squirrels are Tony Straccione (vocals/guitar), Mark
Vita (bass/vocals), Dr. Paul
Greene (keyboards) and
Doug Gramo (drums/percussion). Three of them are

educators a teacher at
Springfield Middle School,
a professor at Penn State
Brandywine and a professor at Delaware County
Community College.
The band got its
start when Succio caught up
w ith,
and
started jamming w ith,
his nephew,
Gramo.
It was kind
of an accident
almost. I hadnt
seen h i m si nc e
he was 10, Succio said.
Gramo is now in his 40s.
Where did that name
a zany spin on the name
for a set of ancient Jewish
historical and religious
parchment/papyrus texts
come from?

If we know
(a requested
song), well
do it. If you
can bop to it
and you like
it, well give it
a shot.
Bob Succio

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Delaware County cover band Dead Sea Squirrels.

I used to work for a
small, independent label in
Miami. Wed be stumbling
around in a parking lot at
5 in the morning throwing
around silly band names.
I threw it out there as a
joke, Succio said.
Upc om i n g per formances start at 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 12 at Copleys Tav-

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ARDMORE MUSIC HALL:

23 East Lancaster Ave.,
Ardmore, (610) 649-8389.
Wiki of Ratking, Reef The
Lost Cause, Feb. 5; Brother
Joscephus and the Love
Revolution, Feb. 9; The
Weight, Feb. 12; Splintered
Sunlight, Feb. 13.
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232 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne 610-293-7500

(at intersection of Conestoga Rd. & W. Wayne Ave.)

Order online www.asianagarden.us

Thai Orchid
1748 Dekalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-277-9376

Chiangmai Thai Cuisine

108 Fayette St., Conshohocken, PA 19428
610-397-1757

SUN. Dinner 4-9:30

MON. Closed
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WED. L 11:30-2:30; D 3-9:30
THURS. L 11:30-2:30; D 3-9:30
FRI. L 11:30-2:30; D 3-10
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115 W. City Ave., Bala Cynwnd PA 19004

610-660-6156

Center Stage

Winter
Vocal
Concert
Featuring

The Hill School

Orchestra and
Jazz Ensemble

Friday

FEB 12
7:15 PM
In the Alumni Chapel

Free
Admission

of Kitchen Crashers will

appear Feb. 12-13. HGTV/
DIY Network star Jeff
Devlin of I Hate My Bath,
Ellens Design Challenge
and Stone House Revival,
a new show set in Bucks
County, will appear Feb. 13.
HGTV star John Gidding of
Curb Appeal and Curb
Appeal: The Block will
appear Feb. 19-20. Other
highlights include a Chic
Shed display that introduces a feminine take on the
man cave; IKEA: Life In &
Around the Kitchen; interactive contests and competitions throughout the show
floor; DIY demonstrations
and seminars; a variety of
interactive exhibits about
gardening, landscaping,

outdoor living, home design,

home dcor and remodeling;
and nearly 300 exhibitors.
Tickets are $13, $10 online
at www.phillyhomeshow.
com, $3 for children 6-12.
The convention center is at
1101 Arch St., Philadelphia.
Free parking will be offered
at IKEA South Philadelphia,
2206 Columbus Blvd. The
Philly PHLASH Downtown
Loop will transport guests
to the Convention Center
free of charge. The shuttle
will run during show hours
only.
In concert
Valley Forge Casino: Feb.
12-14 is the 24th annual
Greater Philadelphia MidWinter Scottish & Irish
Music Festival & Fair, being

held at Route 363 and First

Avenue, Upper Merion. Running 6:30 p.m. to midnight
Feb. 12, 10 a.m. to midnight
Feb. 13 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Feb. 14, tickets are $18
Friday, $30 Saturday ($27 in
advance), $25 Sunday ($22
in advance), $67 for a threeday pass. See the complete
schedule at www.eastofthehebrides.com.
Haverford School: Philadelphia Youth Orchestras
PRYSM (Philadelphia Region
Youth String Music) and
PRYSM-YA (PRYSM Young
Artists) are showcased at
the ninth annual PRYSM
Festival Concert at 3 p.m.
Feb. 6 in Centennial Hall,
450 Lancaster Ave, Haverford. Tickets are $15. Call

Nightlife

HAVANA: 105 S. Main

Street, New Hope, (215)
862-9897. Eric Clapton
Tribute with Bell Bottom
Blues, Feb. 5; The Loop,
Feb. 6; Midnight Sun, Feb. 7;
An Evening with Tim Reynolds and TR3, Hot 4 Robot &
Evan Miklosey, Feb. 11.

Feb. 5; Last Call Casualty,

Feb. 6.

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(484) 427-4547. Open

mic., Wednesdays; Cassidy
and The Music with Ethan
Pierce, Feb. 5; Kerri Powers
and Chelsea Berry, Feb. 6;
Devon Sproule and
The Sea The Sea, Feb. 12;
Craig Bickhardt and Michael
Ronstadt.

Chester County

THE BRIKETTE
LOUNGE: 1339
Pottstown
Pike West
Berks County
Chester, (610)
THE GRESHVILLE INN:
696-9656 .
1013 Reading Ave., BoyPhoenix N2o,
ertown, (610) 367-6994.
Feb. 5; Chai
Kim & Paul, Feb. 5; Ziggy
Maintenance,
Isaacs, Feb. 6; Donny &
Feb. 6; RK3, Feb.
Tommy, Feb. 12; Stephanie 12.
Grace, Feb. 13.
SPRING CITY HOTEL:
THE OTHER FARM BREW- 88 N Main St., Spring City,
ING CO.: 128 E Philadelphia (610) 948-7525. Flower
Ave., Boyertown, (610)
Power, Feb. 5; Pravda, Feb.
367-1788. Fresh Batch
12.
Saturday featuring The
Delaware County
Big Dirty, Feb. 6.
JT BREWSKIS PUB: 510 S
Bucks County
Oak Ave, Primos, (610) 626CROSSROADS TAVERN:
6670. Super Bowl Party,
2004 Hilltown Pike, HillFeb. 7; Tommy Conwell, Feb.
town, (215) 822-3161. Kate 12.
& Those Guys, Feb. 5; Lenny THE TAP ROOM SPORTS
G and the Soulsenders, Feb. BAR & GRILL: 15 S Morton
6; Mike Beck, Feb. 11; Stress Ave., Morton, (610) 690Factor, Feb. 12; The Randy
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BRITTINGHAMS IRISH
PUB: 640 Germantown
Pike, Lafayette Hill, (610)
828-7351. Live music,
Fridays and Saturdays. Paul
Moore Band, Feb. 5; Brian
Fitzy, Feb. 6; Tim
Williams, Feb. 11;
Matt Santry,
Feb. 12.
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301 N.
Lewis Road,
Royersford,
(610) 9487635. Zach
Brown Band, Feb. 5;
Old School, Feb. 6.

Compiled by Digital First

Media staff. Sources:
venue websites and
submitted notices.
Venues are welcome
to send in their
entertainment schedules
by sending an email to
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CONCERT PREVIEW

The Wailers keep

Bob Marleys songs
alive in New Hope

The Wailers, Barnetts son,

Aston Jr., plays organ; Anthony Benbow Creary
drums; the guitarists are
Audley Chizzy Chisholm,
Joshua David and Melvin
By Brian Bingaman
Ras Mel Glover; Chaka
bbingaman@21st-centurymeTaylor plays keyboards; and
dia.com
Cegeee Victory is one of the
@brianbingaman on Twitter
singers.
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all time is Bob Mar- singers, took a few minutes
to chat on the phone before
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a member of The Wailers Wailers to continue to perever since being recruited form Marleys messages of
by Marley, Bunny Wailer peace, love and equality in
and Peter Tosh in 1969, a time when theres a lot
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sharing this music with so culturally in America. Anmany people around the glin said The Wailers are
world was my last promise out to bring clarity to the
situation and put aside
to Bob, and here we are.
Tosh and Wailer de- cultural differences of color
parted the band for solo and race with sets that incareers in 1973, Marley clude songs from Bob Marpassed away due to cancer ley and the Wailers 1977
complications in 1981, and and 1978 albums Exodus
Barretts brother, Wailers and Kaya, plus, in Andrummer Carlton Carlie glins words, what the people demand and what they
Barrett, died in 1987.
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Besides their work with
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Celebrate the music

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so rich in talent, that you

cant be mediocre in your
performance. Its a great
challenge. Any great artist should want to perform
where people demand perfection.
Gather together and celebrate the music, Anglin
said, offering an invitation
to enjoy some sun-splashed, The Wailers, featuring original Wailers bassist Aston Barrett, who will be at
Havana Feb. 13.
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EXPLORE

Annie highlights new

Lost Egypt exhibit

VINCE CAREY DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA

Thanks to modern technology, scientists

have been able to figure out what Annie
might have looked like.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

This respectful display brings you face-to-face with a real Egyptian mummy. Learn about the story about who this person
was in life based on forensic science.
By Vince Carey
vcarey@21st-centurymedia.com
@vincecarey on Twitter

Mimi Leveque has

been traveling with Annie for the
past five years.
Theyve been everywhere from Washington D.C. to California. Theyve seen
Texas and Montana.
In all that time, Leveque has gotten
close to Annie.
Shes my girl, said Leveque, the conservator at the Peabody Essex Museum in
Salem, Mass. Absolutely. I mean, I really
feel strongly about her.
The conversation, though, might be a
little one-sided. See, Annie died about
2,400 years ago after drowning in the Nile
River.
Annie is a mummy who was excavated
from an Egyptian cemetery in 1903.
That was the time when the Egyptian
government was selling mummies to tourists in order to fund their excevations,,
Leveque said. Thats where Mark Twain
came up with the line, Youre nobody if
you dont come back with a crocodile under
one arm and a mummy under the other.
HILADELPHIA

VINCE CAREY DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA

Annie is on loan from the Natural History

Museum in Philadelphia. She has traveled
all around the country.
Annie, so named by researchers because she was an anonymous 16-18-year
old girl, is part of the Franklin Institutes
newest exhibit, Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science.
The mummy Annie is on loan from
the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Our visitors have always been fascinated by the mysteries of Egypt and its

This 6,000-square foot

immersive exhibit, which
includes 17 interactives,
seven video stations,
67 authentic Egyptian
artifacts and eight large
photo environments, will
reveal how archeological
scientists use modern
technology to uncover
and understand the
ancient civilization of
Egypt.
Larry Dubinski

archeological finds, said Larry Dubinski,

the President and CEO of the Franklin Institute. They continue to captivate us even
to today. So much of what is revealed by
science and scientific methods happens
behind closed doors through the work of
skilled scientists.
The exhibit aims to bring some of that
science out in the open.
Lost Egypt is separated into four dif-

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

Decode the ancient language of

hieroglyphics from ancient Egypt.
ferent parts.
Upon entering, visitors are welcomed
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>> ON STAGE

Villanova Theatre to make A Wonderful Noise

By Tara Lynn Johnson
For Digital First Media

illa nova T heatre

hopes that A Wonderful Noise makes
for a wonderful night. Its
the next show on stage
there, running Feb. 9
through 21.
The show focuses on two
barbershop quartets one
male, one female with different goals at a national
competition. The guys, who
are from rural Missouri,
hope to make their mark
in that musical world. The
girls, who are from Philadelphia, plan to prove to
all that women can do anything men can do, and better.
Writer Michael Hollinger,
who grew up in York and
lives in Elkins Park, said in

an email interview that the

idea for the story came from
his wifes tale about a childhood friend whose parents
met at a barbershop competition.
I was struck by the
charm and musical possibilities of such a setting,
he said.
The themes he and cowriter Vance Lehmkuhl
wanted to touch on: how
individual desires must be
sublimated to the needs of a
larger endeavor in order to
accomplish something extraordinary; how men and
women relate and what opportunities are afforded to
each group during a particular time in American history; and what its like for
young people considering
their place and purpose in
the world and for a nation

moving irrevocably from an

agricultural past to a technological future as a global
power, he said.
Laura Barron, whos
from Grove City, Pa. and
now lives in Ardmore, plays
Mae, the leader of the girls
quartet.
Shes an ambitious
woman who will stop
at nothing to follow her
dreams, even when that
pursuit involves leaving the
man she loves and fighting
against societys pressures
on women in 1941, Barron
said in an email interview.
Shes a girl on a mission
with something to prove.
Barron relates to Mae because Im similarly driven
and passionate in pursuing
my dreams. And she loves
music and singing, she
said. Mae is courageous

to pursue the life she does

in 1941. I would hope I can
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though the struggles might
not be the same as those she
faced.
Barron, whos a first-year
graduate assistant in the
costume shop while pursuing a Masters in Theatre
degree, has traveled doing childrens theater and
studied musical theater as
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this show.
The book is definitely
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heartwarming, fun, and
a blast to delve into as an
actor, she said. The comedy ranges from slapstick,
to quick and witty, to a little bawdy, so there is really
something for everyone.
Chris Monaco, who was

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Laura Barron, Megan Rose, Galen Blanzaco, and Rachel

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born in Bryn Mawr and
lives in Wallingford, plays
Chip, the lead in the male
barbershop group. He
came up with the barber-

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he loves music and singing is his life, Monaco said
in an email interview. Hes
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Lots to see and do at local distilleries

DISTILLERIES

Gathering spots

Max Pfeffer,
Director of
Operations at
Manatawny
Stillworks
samples a
new make of
spirits off
the still.

Its definitely our goal to

educate people that they
have options. And whether
you like our stuff or you
like somebody elses
stuff, we highly encourage
people to try everything.
Theres something out
there other than what you
usually drink.

Aging barrels
of spirits
at Bluebird
Distilling in
Phoenixville.

PHOTOS BY JOHN STRICKLER DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA

Bluebird Distillings owner Jared Adkins holds a bottle of his popular

Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey.

Randy McKinley, vice president of sale and

marketing at Manatawny Still Works

Randy McKinley, left V.P. of sales

and marketing and Max Pfeffer,
Director of Operations at Manatawny
Stillworks stand at the bar.

Taste for craft spirits

rising across the region

View of the still at Manatawny Stillworks.

By Eric Devlin
edevlin@21st-centurymedia.com
@Eric_Devlin on Twitter

Jared Adkins, owner of

Bluebird Distillery in Phoenxiville

sweet fragrance permeates the

room as you walk into the Manatawny Still Works, as the art of distilling craft spirits is underway right before your eyes. Four rows of large, aging
wooden barrels rest stacked on top of
each other toward the back of the room,
behind a wooden bar and small seating
area. On the left are three tall, steel and
copper, cylindrical distilling kettles, connected by a web of piping, on a concrete
floor. Quick to welcome you at the door
is Piper, the Pottstown distillerys favorite canine mascot, who loves attention,
followed by Randy McKinley, vice president of sales and marketing.
The name Manatawny means the
place we meet to drink, McKinley said.
Thats what people come out here for.
Its a great gathering spot.
The craft distillery on Circle of Progress Drive, which opened April 1, 2014,
takes its cue from the history of Pottstown. Its products like J. Potts Whiskey and T. Rutter Rum, named after John
Potts and Thomas Rutter who founded
the borough and the iron forge, respectively, are a hat tip to the boroughs origin. Not to mention Odd Fellows No. 214
Gin, named after the Manatawny Lodge
No. 214 for the Independent Organization of Odd Fellows.
When we give our tours its not necessarily just whats going on in the distillery its actually a history lesson, McKinley said. When people leave theyre like

I feel like its mostly

people opening their
pallets. I tend to see the
people who actually like
craft beer are more open
to trying whiskey and
spirits and something
new down the avenue.

Joe McLachlan sets up the line to transfer the wash into the fermenter
at Manatawny Stillworks.
wow I never knew the Golden Gate
Bridge was built here in Pottstown. So
its nice being able to tie those things together.
Manatawny is part of a rising trend of
hundreds of emerging distilleries in the
region. And that number is only growing
by the day. Places like Bluebird Distillery in Phoenixville, Brandywine Branch
in Chester County, Boardroom Spirits in
Lansdale (scheduled to open as soon as
it receives a license to distill), Five Saints
Distilling in Norristown (scheduled to
open this spring) and Midnight Madness Distilling in Quakertown are just
a few of the craft distilleries popping up
around our area alone.
The number of limited licensed distilleries in Pennsylvania has quintupled
from just seven in 2012 to 36 as of today, according to the Pennsylvania Li-

quor Control Board. Each of these new

distilleries has Harrisburg to thank for
making it easier to set up shop. In 2011,
Pennsylvania House Bill 242 (signed the
next year by then Gov. Corbett) allowed
the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
to issue limited distilling licences for
craft distilleries to produce up to 100,000
gallons of liquor a year. That, along with
the 2011 decision by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to lower entry costs, helped attract a number of the
craft beer brewers to dip their toe into
the world of craft distilling. And consumers followed suit.
What that did was attract a lot of people that were on the beer side and saw the
movement coming. And it also brought
in people like Max (Pfeffer, director of
operations), a chemical engineer by education, a beer guy by trade, McKinley

said. It was the perfect opportunity for

him to do it.
Now instead of heading
straight for the Jack Daniels or
Jim Beam, there are newer, local options available for consumers to try.
Its mirrored the growth of
craft beer, McKinley said.
The consumer was educated by those (beer)
guys. Instead of drinking Miller or Budweiser,
there were craft offerings
in that.

Jared Adkins is another one of those early

adopters. Down the
Schuylkill River, in the
heart of Phoenixville, sits
his Bluebird Distillery, at
the corner of Bridge and
Starr Streets.
Distilling was kind of
a natural evolution, he
said of the craft industry that began with local
wineries 10-15 years ago
and continued through
craft brewers. I feel like
its mostly people opening their palates.
I tend to see the people who actually like
craft beer are more open to trying whiskey and spirits and something new down

the avenue.
Bluebird opened its doors last summer and Adkins has learned a lot over
the past year.
The first year was absolutely crazy,
he said. Theres really something new
every single day. Im still trying to figure out the whole industry as a whole. It went from
learning to make the spirits
and make a good quality product, to all of sudden Im learning how to run a bar and we
do a full mixology bar,
so we can make the
best drinks we can.
When you walk into
Bluebird, the first thing
you see is a warmly lit
full bar with lots of
seats resting on dark
hardwood f looring.
Unlike Manatawny, the
copper Kothe hybrid
pot stills, that look like
widely shaped clarinets, are in the back
of the 7,800-squarefoot facility and the
stacks of aging barrels
are parceled off into a
separate room on the
right.
Bluebird gets its
name from a term Adkins would use growing up to describe
beautiful days.
I was very big into skiing and snowDISTILLERY PAGE 12

By Eric Devlin
edevlin@21st-centurymedia.com
@Eric_Devlin on Twitter

hile distilling spirits is the main focus at Bluebird Distillery and Manatawny Still- Aging barrels of spirits
works, they still offer plenty at Bluebird Distilling
of weekly events to keep vis- in Phoenixville.
itors entertained.
For more information
MANATAWNY
about entertainment events,
Friday nights have become and a schedule for tours of
food truck Friday. The dis- the facility, visit http://manatillery says guests can come tawnystillworks.com/events.
for dinner and a cocktail and php or on Facebook at https://
have made an effort to make www.facebook.com/Manasure its a new truck every Fri- tawnyStillWorks/?fref=ts
day.
These are award winning BLUEBIRD
trucks from Philly and New
This spring the distillery
Jersey, said Randy McKin- will begin offering tours of
ley, vice president of sales and the facility.
marketing. Its not Randys
Weve been in full producbarbecue every Friday night. tion just getting enough whisSaturday nights feature live key in barrels and enough
music. Local Americana, blue stuff at the bar and everything
grass, country and jazz musi- running smoothly here, that
cians have been known to per- now in the springtime and
form, along with stand up co- summertime well be runmedians and Frank Sinatra ning tours through here,
and Elvis Presley imperson- said owner Jared Adkins. A
ators.
kind of whole interactive exThe company will also be perience.
reintroducing Quizzo nights
Every Wednesday is Whison Thursdays but they wont key Wednesday. On the rebe weekly events.
lease of the distillerys BourSly Fox Brewery, across the bon and rye whiskeys, the
street, also holds a number of company sold out the first day.
events that Manatawny will Adkins said Wednesdays are
partner with on, including also the mixology night at the
the annual goat races.
bar as bartenders create new
versions of classic cocktails
for customers to try. Staples
like the Rye Sazerac, the Old
Fashioned and whiskey sours,
are favorites to try.
Live music is performed every Thursday night focusing
on local acoustic acts.
On the weekends were actually so crowded that were
just kind of serving drinks,
having people come in and explaining the process to them,
Adkins said. Doing tastings
and just drinks really.
For more information
about upcoming events,
visit http://bluebirddistilling.com/ or on Facebook
Manatawny Stillworks
at
https://www.facebook.
mascot Piper sits on a barrel
com/pages/Bluebird-Distillnext to a bottle of Three
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Distillery
FROM PAGE 10

boarding growing up, he

said. It was Bluebirds original term for the day after a
storm, when its waist deep
snow, perfect conditions,
clouds are clear, blue skies
and just a great day outside. Here the atmosphere
that we have is Bluebird just
means the quintessential
nice day or that feel-good
feeling.
A relative newcomer to
the game, Adkins opened
Bluebird last summer after years of studying the
business of distilling and
the science behind it all.
He came to the game with
the intention of becoming
a craft brewer, but soon became passionate about distilling once he learned distilling laws had changed.
I started trying as much
as I could and really fell in
love with whiskey and different spirits, he said. My

plan really started taking

a curve from craft brewing, which theres a million
breweries already all doing
a pretty good job, to this
new emerging market, trying to get in front of something instead of tagging
along.

Both McKinley and Adkins say theyre excited by

the trend of new distillers
and love the idea of partnering with other distilleries nearby to help create
interesting group batches
and work on other projects.
A rising tide raises all
ships for us, Adkins said.
Nobodys really in competition as of yet. Anything
we can do together to raise
awareness that theres local spirits and theres this
whole entire craft movement going on (is a good
thing).
In fact, the goal, at least
locally, is to create a Pennsylvania handcrafted spirit
trail, similar to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Cus-

Jared Adkins with spirits blended at Bluebird Distilling.

PHOTOS BY JOHN STRICKLER DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA

Spirits distilled at the Manatawny Stillworks.

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that they can have stamped
at each of the different distilleries along the spirit trail
and at the end are rewarded
with a prize.
Youve been to Bluebird, youve been to Five
Saints and then at the end
you get something, McKin-

ley said. Its definitely our

goal to educate people that
they have options. And
whether you like our stuff
or you like somebody elses
stuff, we highly encourage
people to try everything.
Theres something out there
other than what you usually
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MUSEUMS

Spotlight on
the Taller kids
A guest views the exhibit Aqu!: Art, Youth & Heritage at Taller Puertorriqueo at the
Philadelphia History Museum.
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Guests check out the Aqu!: Art, Youth & Heritage at Taller Puertorriqueo exhibit.

Art exhibit at Philadelphia

History Museum tells stories
of Latino communities
By Brian Bingaman
bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com
@brianbingaman on Twitter

Aqu!: Art, Youth & Heritage at Taller

Puertorriqueo will be featured
through April 1 in the Community History Gallery at the Philadelphia History Museum at
the Atwater Kent, 15 S. Seventh St., Philadelphia.
The museums Community History Gallery offers
Philadelphia-based neighborhood groups, and other
non-profit community organizations whose work shapes the
fabric of city life, an opportunity to
tell their stories.
Aqu! showcases the signature arts education programs for children and youths
at a place thats been called the cultural
heart of Latino Philadelphia. Tallers after school programs encourage students to
use the arts to express their feelings and

respond to the sometimes challenging realities of their daily lives, all within a supportive environment that validates their
cultural heritage, and is intended to help
them build academic skills and foster a
positive sense of purpose.
In short, their art proclaims: We are
here!, which is what Aqu! translates
to in English.
The Philadelphia History Museum is
open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturdays. Its near the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
in Old City. Admission is $10,
$8 for seniors, $6 for students
and youths 13-18, free to children 12 and under, museum
members and active military free. Get a family pack
of tickets for $20. The museum can be accessed by public transportation, including
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Heres a quick look at When Elwood starts to insome current and upcom- troduce his friend to guests
at a society party, his sister
ing theater productions.
Veta cant take it anymore.
Meet Harvey
In order to save the famA former journalist turns ilys social reputation, Elplaywright and takes two w o o d s s i s t er
years to put together a Pu- takes him to
litzer Prize-winning Broad- t he lo c a l
way and Hollywood com- s a n a t o rium. But
edy.
Sounds like a dream when the
come true. Actually, its the d o c t o r
acclaimed comedy Har- m i s t a k vey which runs through enly comMarch 6 at the Walnut m it s h i s
anxiety-ridStreet Theatre.
Directed by Bob Carlton, den sister, ElHarvey had its Broadway wood and Harvey
premiere back in 1944 at slip out of the hospital unbothered, setting off a hithe 48th Street Theatre.
Written by playwright larious whirlwind of confuMary Chase, the piece sion and chaos as everyone
tells the story of Elwood P. in town tries to catch a man
Dowd, a charming and kind and his invisible rabbit.
with one character flaw: Harvey runs at the Walan unwavering friendship nut through March 6. Open
with a 6-foot-tall, invisible captioning will be available
white rabbit named Harvey. for the 7 p.m. performance

on Sunday, Feb. 14. For tickets and information, call

215-574-3550 or 800-9822787. Tickets are also available online 24/7 by visiting
www.WalnutStreetTheatre.
org or Ticketmaster.

Heres more
Act II Playhouse: Stand-up
comedy nights,
tonight-Saturday; Driving Miss Daisy,
March 1-26, 56 E.
Butler Ave., Ambler. For information,
call 215-654-0200.
Arden Theatre Co.: Funnyman, through March 6,
40 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia.
For information, call 215922-1122.
Azuka Theatre: Local
Girls, Feb. 24-March 13,
1636 Sansom St., Philadelphia. For information, call
215-563-1100.

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Footlighters Theater:
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Berwyn. For tickets, call
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Hedgerow Theater: Or,
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For tickets, call 610-5654211.
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determined to lead his fellow singers to success. Hes

driven, passionate, and occasionally stubborn, but
deep down hes got all this
fire because he loves what
he does.
Monaco relates to Chip in
some ways, but not others.
Chip and I share a passion for music, a love for
our close friends, and the
stubborn streak, he said.
Where hes different from
me: Chip has a chip on his
shoulder, no pun intended,
because hes last in line for
the draft, and he wants to
be part of the war effort.
Hes also more headstrong
and brash than myself.
Chip loves to perform,
and so does Monaco. He
hopes to make acting his
full-time career after earning his Masters in Theatre.
I was born with the urge
to act. Ive been doing the-

PHOTO BY MARK GARVIN

Ben Dibble and Susan Riley Stevens in a scene from

Harvey now playing at Walnut Street Theatre.
more: I Love You Because, Feb. 12-27, 614 Fairview Road. For information, call 610-328-4271, or
visit www.pcstheater.org.
Walnut Street Theatre:
Harvey, through March

6, 825 Walnut St., Philadelphia. For tickets, call 215574-3550.

Wilma Theater: The
Hard Problem, through
Saturday, 265 South Broad
St., Philadelphia.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016

THE BREWHOLDER

Beers to celebrate 50 Super years

By Matt Brasch
For Digital First Media

or football fans, the

Super Bowl is the culmination of a long, arduous season of dedication
to your favorite team, and
for many fans, the event is
also tinged with sadness
because your team is not
playing in it.
For everyone else, the
Super Bowl is an excuse to
have a party on a cold Sunday night in February, highlighted by new commercials, buffalo wings, and of
course, beer! So what beer
should you serve at your
Super Bowl party to satisfy
both football fans and partygoers especially this
year which marks the 50th
Super Bowl ever played?
The easiest suggestion
is Budweisers commemorative bottles of Bud Light.
Because Budweiser has the
size and clout to obtain licensing rights from the
NFL, the black metal bottle showcases the Lombardi
Trophy in the center with
a prominent 50 in gold
to symbolize the Super
Bowls golden anniversary.
If you are a fan of the traditional American adjunct
lager, this may be the one
for you. If you are looking
for a slightly different
taste profile, you
still might want
to use the Bud
Light as a decorative centerpiece for your
par t y, then
throw it away
after the time
clock hits 0:00.
There are also
many local beers that
would be appropriate for
Super Bowl 50.
One fantastic choice is
North Penn-based Prism
Brewing Companys Red
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Prism Brewing Co.s Red Zone is a great beer for watching

Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7.
and you start to get that
smell of fall in the air, Red
Zone is described at www.
prismbeer.com as a spiced
ale...based on an Irish Red
and is kicked up
with cinnamon,
ginger, nutmeg, allspice
and Maple
Syrup from
Wester n
Pennsylvania to give it
that fall flavor youve been
craving all summer long. For more,
check www.prismbeer.com/
our-beers/red-zone/
Just in time for the Super Bowls golden anniversary, Vault Brewing Co. in
Yardley is holding the next
bottle release in their Artist
Series, the Belgian Golden
Ale Trio. Three variants on

their Golden Ale include a

Chardonnay Barrel Aged,
Tequila Barrel Aged, and
Apple Brandy Barrel Aged.
All three bottles were released at noon, Sunday,
Jan. 31 and were limited to
two of each bottle per person, per transaction. Each
22-ounce bottle costs $15.
Supply is limited and may
be completely gone by the
weekend, so if you are interested in the Belgian
Golden Trio, it is suggested
that you call in advance to
make sure there are still
some available. Check www.
vaultbrewing.com/newsand-events/belgian-goldenale-trio/
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events.htm
Thursday, Feb. 11: The
Pour House North Wales
will be pouring the
Athens, Georgia brewers
turtle themed beers from

5 to 9 p.m., according to
information at www.
phillytapfinder.
com, including:

Tiramisu-hoo
imperial milk
stout, Cinnamon Rolld
Wake-n-Bake
stout, Poivre
Potion saison,
Mosaic Single
Hopped rye ale, Hi-5
IPA, Moo-Hoo stout, and
Wake-n-Bake stout. The
Pour House North Wales
is at 29 Airport Square
in Montgomery Township.
Source: www.phillytapf inder.com/event/pourhouse-north-wales-2/
Thursday, Feb. 11: Ballast

Point First Taste Showcase, Maxwells on Main

(MOM) will showcase 7
new varieties of Ballast
Points flagship brews
on tap for your consideration Mango Even Keel,
Pineapple Sculpin, Watermelon Dorado, Ginger Big
Eye and three versions of
the Victory at Sea Imperial
Porter Coconut, Peanut
Butter, and Peppermint
(firkin). Live entertainment from Doylestown
Bluegrass Jam is featured.
Event is set for 7 p.m.
Source: www.momsdoylestown.com/firsttaste/
Thursday, Feb. 11: Iron
Hill Ardmore releases
its Oompa Loompa
Chocolate Stout and
celebrates Valentines
Day Weekend. Oompa
Loompa is an English
Sweet Stout brewed
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chocolate, and aged with

cocoa nibs and Madagascar vanilla beans. Event
is set for 6 p.m.
Source: www.ironhillbrewery.com/ardmore/
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Friday, Feb. 12: At 5
p.m. Iron Hill Phoenixville celebrates the dual
release of Rose Tripel,
its traditional Belgianstyle golden ale .. and
its Chocolate Stout, an
English-style Russian Imperial Stout. Just in time
for Valentines Day!
Source: www.ironhillbrewery.com/phoenixville/monthly-events.
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Saturday, Feb. 13: On
Valentines weekend,
Doylestown Brewing
Co. will hold its Love &
Lager Night beer and
wine pairing dinner.
Five unique courses

will be served with beer

and wine selected for
each course. Cost is $75
per person / $140 per
couple. Event is set for 7
to 10 p.m. For reservation
information, call 267454-7240 or check www.
doylestownbrewingcompany.com, click on the
Events tab.
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Beers

with a plethora of specialty

malts and spiced with citrus peel, kola nut, cinnamon and licorice root, according to Tiredhands.
com/caf/beers, which
combine to give it a flavor
of an old-fashioned sodajerk cola. Even better 10
percent of all sales of Nacho
Panther will be donated to
First Book Philadelphia.
With so many options
to choose from, there is no
doubt that there is a Super Bowl beer for you. And
if you find yourself struggling to make a decision
on one beer try several.
Having multiple varieties
of beer on hand will guarantee that your Super Bowl
50 party will be a success
for football fans and beer
fans alike.
Cheers!

FROM PAGE 15

Disney

The following is a sam- British Invasion Multipling of events in the re- Tap from 1 to 5 p.m.
featuring eight English
gion:
style beers and a tradiWar of the Worts
tional British-inspired
Once again Keystone menu. British style
Homebrew in Montgom- beers on tap will
ery Township will hold its include: Enghome-brew competition lish Strong
War of the Worts Ale, Cask
with judging taking place Condion Feb. 19 and 20. Home- tioned
brewers have until Feb. 7 English
to register beers, meads, Strong
and ciders for War of the Ale, Cask
Worts 2016. For $7 per Condientree, you can compete tioned Ore
for glory and prizes, and House IPA,
receive insightful feed- Burton IPA,
back on your creations. Anvil Ale, Cask CondiEach participant may en- tioned Anvil Ale, Cask
ter up to 10 brews. For Conditioned Nut Brown
more information, check Ale and Nut Brown Ale.
www.keystonehops.com/ Iron Hill Phoenixville
is at 130 E. Bridge St.,
waroftheworts2016/
Phoenixville.
Mark your calendars Source: http://www.
ironhillbrewery.com/
Saturday, Feb. 6: Iron
phoenixville/monthlyHill Phoenixville hosts

gian-style tripel brewed

with Pilsner malt and a traditional strain of yeast that
provides flavors of pear, banana and spice, according
to ironhillbrewery.com. At
8.6 percent, this is a nice
sipping beer to get you
through this years halftime show. It is not available in bottles or cans, but
stop in with a growler on
game day and youll be able
to serve your guests some
of the freshest beer available.
For those closely following Super Bowl 50 and the
NFL, you know that one of
the teams playing in the
game is the Carolina Panthers. Coincidentally, a beer
called Nacho Panther can
be found on draft at Ardmores Tired Hands Brewpub. Brewed in collaboration with Fry Guys Brewing
Company and described as
a Cola Stout, it is brewed

Compiled by Matt
Brasch. Brasch is a
Souderton Area High
School graduate and
a beer enthusiast. For
more, check his blog at
http://thebrewholder.
com.
To submit an event,
send an email to ticket@
digitalfirstmedia.com

Columnist Matt Brasch

is a Souderton Area High
School graduate and a
beer enthusiast. For more,
check his blog at http://
thebrewholder.com.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016

>> DINING

Yangming: After 25 years, an impressive comeback

By Len Lear
For Digital First Media

ne could not possibly write about

Ya n g m i n g , t h e
25-year-old upscale restaurant at Conestoga and
Haverford roads in Bryn
Mawr, without mentioning
the fact that it was closed
for two months last year
from Aug. 18 to Oct. 21
because of serious health
code violations. It was particularly shocking since
Chinese Restaurant News,
a national trade publication for Chinese restaurants, named Yangming
the number one Chinese
restaurant in the U.S. five
years ago. (The magazine
estimates that there are
about 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the country.)
Yangming had also won
a tsunami of other honors and awards, too many
to list here, although you
can find them on the restaurants website. Also,
owner Michael Wei had
earned a stellar, unblemished record of efficiency
and quality at his other
restaurants Nectar in
Berwyn (10 years old); Cin
Cin in Chestnut Hill (20
years old) and Mandarin
Garden in Willow Grove
(30 years old).
O bv iou sly s ome one
dropped the ball at Yangming, and there is no way
to excuse it, but I would
like to put the episode in
perspective. Last week my
wife and I found mouse
droppings in the kitchen
drawer where we keep
our utensils, and in the
overhead cabinets there
was a bag of pretzels and
boxes of raisins and crackers which had all been invaded and nibbled on by
creatures who had never
been invited to dinner.
We only cook for two
people and keep all con-

PHOTO BY LEN LEAR

Yangming owner Michael

Wei points to a marble
statue made in Taiwan for
his restaurant in Bryn Mawr.
tainers tightly closed, so
one can only imagine what
it is like to cook for 100 or
200 people or more every
night and maybe 50 to 100
people or more for lunch,
not to mention takeout,
private parties and special culinary events. Thats
a great deal of temptation
for critters whose very survival depends on their surreptitious nibbling.
Again, this is not to excuse what happened at
Yangming, just to put
it in its proper perspective. Anyone who thinks
the Yangming violations
were unique should visit
the Philadelphia Health
Department website and
check out the dozens of
restaurants and grocery
stores, some with the loftiest pedigrees, that have
been cited often for health
code violations for vermin,
rodent waste, etc.
If you are a regular
viewer of the TV show,
Kitchen Nightmares, you
might never set foot in a
restaurant again. But despite all of these other violators, I know of no other
case in which television
cameras were invited in,
apparently by local authorities, for maximum humiliation of the restaurant.
Yangming messed up
big-time, but they have
also spent more than
$500,000 to correct all violations and institute their

own program of relent- ors, indeed. If you have a visit.

w w w.y a n g m i n g r e s t auless inspections. In fact, I not been back since the
For more information, rant.com.
know of no other restau- reopening, I would urge call 610-527-3200 or visit
rant anywhere that issues
an open invitation to every customer to enter the
kitchen while the chefs are
preparing lunch or dinner
and observe as much as
you want to. What you see
are spotless surfaces and
conditions that are virtually antiseptic.
We have eaten dinner
at Yangming twice since
their reopening, and both
were a joy. There is a reason why executive chefs
Choose one appetizer, two entrees
Vince Viola and MuYang
Shen (a native of Taiwan),
and two desserts per couple for $49!!
who have been running the
kitchen for 25 years, have
Starters
won so many accolades.
Crab Macaroni and Cheese - Jumbo Lump Crab Meat, Rotini Pasta our Three Cheese Blend Topped with
Some chefs have more bagPanko Breadcrumbs Baked and Served with Toasted French Bread Points
13
gage than an airport carousel at Christmas time,
Brie Raspberry and Almond En Croute - Brie Cheese, Raspberry and Almonds Baked in Phyllo Dough and
but Viola and Shen have
Served with Raspberry Jam
earned nothing but good
will and respect from their
Roasted Garlic Hummus Platter - Roasted Garlic Hummus with Roasted Red Peppers, Olives, Carrots and
peers in the areas restauToasted Naan Bread Points
rant community.
On Jan. 13 we attended
Battered Pickles Fries - Kosher Pickle Spears Breaded in a Corn Meal Masa Batter Served with Cajun Ranch Aioli
the annual wine dinner at
Yangming hosted by Albertsons Cooking School in
Entrees
Wynnewood. More than 80
Dynamite Chicken and Shrimp - Sauted Chicken Breast and Tiger Shrimp Marinated in Spicy Dynamite
diners were in attendance,
Sauce Served with Grilled Asparagus and Mashed Potatoes
more than last year, and
everyone we spoke to afPork Tenderloin - Fresh Local Pork Tenderloin with an Apricot Mustard Sauce Served with Mashed Potatoes
terward was lavish in their
and Grilled Asparagus
praise of yummy dishes
like pan-seared sweet and
Braised Beef Tenderloin Tips - Tenderloin of Beef Tips Braised in a Red Chile Sauce Served with
sour spicy black sea bass;
Chipotle Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus
Singapore roa st duck
Cacio E Pepe - Linguini Pasta Tossed in a Black Pepper Olive Oil Saute
wrapped in chive crepe
Topped with Pecorino Romano Cheese and Fresh Parsley
and also with rice balls
and green papaya salad;
Cedar Plank Salmon - Baked Salmon on a Maple Cedar Plank Served with Grilled Asparagus and Fingerling
and filet mignon medalPotatoes Finished with a Barbeque Honey Sauce
lions with steamed Singapore pumpkin cake and
Bistro Crab Cakes - Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes Accompanied by a Sweet Tai Cocktail Sauce Served with Grilled
baby bok choy.
Asparagus and Parmesan Steak Frites
Someone once said you
cannot direct the wind, but
you can direct the sails.
Desserts
When it comes to producIslander Key Lime Pie
Italian Lemon Cream Cake
ing consistently excellent
Turtle Cheesecake
Asian cuisine with an inCarrot Cake
extricable Western influence, the kitchen staffers
Offer does not included sales tax, soft beverages or alcoholic beverages
at Yangming have become
(Discounts DO NOT Apply To This Promotion)
quite the proficient sail-

Happy Valentines Day

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016

ART

Exhibit goes Inside Out

By Monica Thompson
Fragale
For Digital First Media

A new exhibition at the

Delaware Art Museum
showcases work by artists
whose inner inspirations
meld with their outside creations.
Inside Out: Carol
Tippit Woolworth,
Catherine Drabkin, Paul Alexander
Hluchan,
Colleen
Randall,
Daniel Jackson is part
of the museums Outlooks
Exhibition Series.
T he
ex hibition
brings what is inside, out,
said Dr. Mary Holahan, the
curator of Outlooks Exhibitions at the Delaware Art
Museum. The artists all
have different styles, and as
a result there is a nice variety of styles, moods, and
emotive qualities.
We are all working on
the same sense of place
and time, but we experience different dimensions
of the common theme, said
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well as one of its exhibitors.
Since 2008, the Outlooks
Exhibition Series has featured regional artists and
other groups exhibiting
themes such as ethnic heritage, still life, and sculptures, Holahan said. Art
teachers from two school
districts had exhibitions in
the series featuring
their own work;
other exhibitions featured
shows by disabled artists
from the Elwyn Institute
and Bryn Mawr
Rehab.
We ve h a d
great luck with it,
Holahan said.
Woolworth, a Wilmington artist and teacher, first
proposed Inside Out to the
museum almost five years
ago. Since that point, two
of the artists she had contacted to be part of the exhibition had moved to Pittsburgh, and she had been
planning a move to Sante
Fe, N.M.

But when Woolworth received the e-mail from the

Delaware Art Museum last
year announcing the exhibition had been approved,
I just about fell off of my
chair, she said with a laugh.
The original name was
Sacred Places Sacred
Spaces, but Holahan and
Woolworth pondered other
titles until they came upon
Inside Out, which Holahan
said captured the sense of
exterior and interior. Its the
link between exterior objects and the internal life of
the artists.
Woolworth and the other
artists Drabkin, Hluchan,
Randall, and Jackson have
been preparing for the exhibition for the last year. Each
artist will display five to six
works featuring his or her
own diverse take on the
theme.
Woolworth describes herself as mainly an outside
artist, while Drabkin is more
of an inside artist whose
abstracts deal with her inner
life, Woolworth said. Drabkins husband, Hluchan,
has more of a gothic inter-

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Jacksons oil paintings showcase his photo realism. Randalls work is abstract and
deals with both physical and
spiritual elements of place,
according to the Delaware
Art Museums Web site.
Were a very diverse
group, Woolworth said.
The end result Inside
Out: Carol Tippit Woolworth, Catherine Drabkin,
Paul Alexander Hluchan,
Colleen Randall, Daniel
Jackson will, she added,
expose people to a new way

of thinking about their own

interior and exterior lives.
The show runs until April
24. Tickets are free for museum members and children
6 and under; $25 for families; $12 for adults; $10 for
seniors ages 60-plus; and
$6 for students with valid
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from 4-8 p.m. Thursdays
and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sundays. For more information, call the Delaware Art
Museum at (302) 571-9590 or
go online at www.delart.org/
exhibits/interiorexterior.

What: Inside Out:

Carol Tippit Woolworth, Catherine
Drabkin, Paul Alexander Hluchan, Colleen Randall, Daniel
Jackson
Where: Delaware
Art Museum, 2301
Kentmere Parkway,
Wilmington, De.
When: Jan. 23 to
April 14, 2016
Museum hours:
Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8
p.m.; Closed Monday
and Tuesday
Admission: Free for
museum members
and children 6 and under; $25 for families;
$12 for adults; $10 for
seniors ages 60-plus;
and $6 for students
with valid ID. Admission also free from
4-8 p.m. Thursdays
and from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sundays.
Info.: Check www.
delart.org or call
(302) 571-9590.

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