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Italians like to celebrate everything in grandeur, and Mother's Day is no exception. Join the Mother's Day celebration on Sunday, May 13th at Pepperoncini (184 Bridge Street; 484-924-8429) where chef/owners Paul DiBona and Tommy DeFruscio are cooking up an Italian brunch (11:00am - 3:00pm) and dinner (3:00pm - 9:00pm) to thank Moms for all of the love they give everyday. Buona festa delle madri!

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills announces that shares are available for Sankanac CSA’s 2012 season.

Part of Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Kimberton Pa., Sankanac CSA is a 15-acre biodynamic garden.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Typically a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public which includes a set amount of vegetables or other farm products, based on the harvest. Participants purchase a share and in return receive seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.

The gardens of Sankanac CSA, which are organic and biodynamically farmed, are harvested each week, and shareholders can pick up their produce either on Tuesdays or Fridays for 24 weeks. There are also U-pick crops, including flowers and berries.

Members can choose to purchase either a full or partial share depending on their personal needs. A full share is designed to feed a fami…

On Saturday, May 12th, the father son duo of David and Adrian Mowry, better known as Beaucoup Blue, returns to Steel City Coffeehouse for an 8pm show.

For those of you unfamiliar with their music, here is a brief description from the Steel City site:
Beaucoup Blue is the Americana Philadelphia based duo of David and Adrian Mowry. Father and son have been performing their roots based music nationally and internationally as a duo, quartet and on occasion quintet. Bridging many gaps in American music, their soulful traditional and contemporary styles mesh into an innovative and authentic sound. Although blues is a staple in their repertoire, they base their love in music from Folk, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Country and Bluegrass. All these interests and influences come out in their original song-writing in a unique way. A handsome range of instruments like six and twelve string guitars, slide guitar, round neck resonator guitar, combined with two soulful voices, encompasses a rich and honest f…

On Sunday, May 6th, Willowsilk will be offering a REIKI Level One Class. The class, which is being held from 12-6pm, will cover the following topics:
Meaning and Origin of ReikiPrinciples of ReikiWhat is an attunement?Reiki One attunementChakra OverviewHow to give a complete Reiki Session (pictures and diagram included)Self-Treatment Guide (Pictures and diagram included)Other uses of Reiki
Fee for the class, which is limited to three students, is $150. For more information, please visit the Willowsilk website at willowsilk.com or call 484-614-8894.

Plenty to see and do this Spring at The Colonial Theatre.
CONCERTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
TEDxPhoenixvilleSalons
$5
Tue, Apr 17 @ 7PM - Tue, May 15 @ 7PM - Tue, Jun 19 @ 7PM
As we gear up for our third annual live TEDxPhoenixville event on Oct 6, we’d like to share some of our favorite TEDTalks with you. Join us each month for a different program of compelling and inspiring talks. Each evening’s program will consist of pre-recorded TEDTalks plus one live performance. The salons will continue once per month thru August and will take place in the theatre's third floor screening room. Seating is limited to 50 people.

POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS TWO FUNNY PHILLY GUYS
$25 - $30
Sat, Apr 28 @ 8:00 pm
Listeners to Sports Radio WIP are no strangers to these two funny Philly guys. On themorning show, Joe Conklin, the man of “a thousand” voices, does uncanny impressions of Harry Kalas and Charles Barkley, to Bill Clinton and Ed Rendell. Big Daddy Graham, who hosts the overnight shift, originally …

Painter Chris Niedland will be the featured artist at Beauty Gallery in Edgmont, with an Artist Reception scheduled for Thursday April 26, 2012 from 4 to 8 p.m. Beauty's exhibit of Niedland's new abstract paintings is titled "Perpetual Motion" and runs through June 10. The paintings feature exuberant colors and energetic patterns that engage the viewer.

Born in Media, PA, in 1966, Niedland lives in Wayne, PA. He is a self-taught artist and began painting professionally in 1991 while employed as an architect. Late in 2003, he left architecture to pursue painting full-time.

His painting style evolved out of an initial experiment in "automatic" painting, originally inspired by the "automatic" writings of the surrealist André Breton. Niedland's paintings are "automatic" in that he approaches each canvas without preconception as to how it should look when finished. He paints quickly, without revision, working from his subconscious, impro…

On Thursday, April 19th, State Representative Warren Kampf is hosting a Career-Seekers Workshop for unemployed, under employed and for those looking to change career.s This free event, which will be held from 5-8pm at Franklin Commons (400 Franklin Ave) will feature interview techniques, tips on how to make your resume stand out, a valuable skills inventory and help with navigating PA employment resources. In addition, select employers will be on site with job opportunities for qualified candidates.

To register, please call 610-251-2876. Registration ends tomorrow (April 14th).

Jay Fata established Valor Men’s Grooming lounge (27 S Main St.) in December of 2011. Valor is the brainchild of Eufora’s Hero for Men educational and business philosophies. Our concept is to provide technical excellence through a combination of old school barbering and modern day trend cutting.

The shop is stocked with cold beer, 6 plasma televisions and a lounge area. Our cigar lounge, located outside in the rear of the building, is the perfect place for a cigar and a beer.

So if you are looking for a great haircut, a cold beer and a great place to hang out or kick back on a leather couch, call us today at 610-933-1511 to set up an appointment or just walk in and relax. Appointments can also be made online at valormensgrooming.com.

On Tuesday, April 10th and the second Tuesday of each month, Pepperoncini (184 Bridge Street; 484-924-8429) will continue their Italian Wine Dinner Series. Each wine dinner will focus on a different region of Italy and will be hosted by David Greenstein from The Wine Merchant.

"This month, we will focus on the Piedmont region. I love to do this region for it's grape and stylistic diversity," explains The Wine Merchant's David Greenstein. "You have sparkling, sweet frizzante, juicy red and whites and very bold and tannic red wines."

At 7:00pm on Tuesday, April 10th premium Barolo and Piedmont wines will be paired with Chef Paul DiBona's classic 5-course Italian menu. The cost is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call 484-924-8429 for reservations. A limited number of seats are available for these private dinners.

Beginning April 21st, the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown will provide art lovers with the chance to view a selection of 45 paintings and tapestries from the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The works from the Uffizi, which until this tour have never left Europe, embody the diversity, stylistic evolution, scale and technical mastery of art from Italy and Northern Europe over nearly 400 years, and represent a survey of European art at an important moment in its history. The exhibit features works by such Renaissance and Baroque masters as Sandro Botticelli, Il Parmigianino, Lorenzo Monaco, Il Guercino and Cristofano Allori.

The gallery will be on display from April 21st through August 10th, 2012. The museum’s hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members and children under six years of age. Non-member admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors $11 for…