All tagged 2019/09

Tyler’s Edible Garden: a Fresh Approach to Learning

Tyler’s Edible Garden: a Fresh Approach to Learning

Chris Reynolds

After a productive first summer growing season in Tyler Arboretum‘s Edible Garden, the harvest can be reckoned not just the tons of vegetables and fruit produced, but also in the seeds of ideas planted in the minds of visitors to the historic public garden in Media. A goal of the recently-completed $1.4 million project was to help visitors connect with nature on an entirely new level, said Mandy Santiago, Tyler’s executive director. “More than 800 children this summer attended camps at Tyler, and dedicated parts of each day to helping plant, dig, prune, and harvest crops in the Edible Garden.”

ACT@Furness Caps Delco Arts Week

ACT@Furness Caps Delco Arts Week

Swarthmorean Staff

At noon this Saturday, September 28, ACT@ Furness, join members of the community in celebrating diversity in the arts at the Helen Kate Furness Free Library in Wallingford. Musical groups from the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, an open mic for community members, art on display, and a Shakespearean twist on Star Wars await your enjoyment.

Weird Delco? Get Out!

Weird Delco? Get Out!

Swarthmorean Staff

Weird Delco? You could write a book – at least if you were Matt Lake, who has explored our beloved but decidedly weird county along with the rest of the state for his book Weird Pennsylvania. He’s got tales to tell about our part of the commonwealth in his talk at Swarthmore Public Library on Wednesday, October 2, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Confronting the Challenges and Opportunities of 5G

Confronting the Challenges and Opportunities of 5G

Swarthmorean Staff

Curious about the outlook for new technologies in the new era of data heralded by the rollout of 5G communications? You’ll want to be in Chester on Wednesday, October 2, when Widener University and the Oskin Leadership Institute present a keynote address by Widener alumnus Terry Halvorsen on Leading in the 4th Industrial Revolution; Data Explosion and the Expected Impact of 5G.

WSSD Hires First-Ever Assistant Superintendent

WSSD Hires First-Ever Assistant Superintendent

Mira Patel
WSSD School Board

At its Monday night meeting this week, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board authorized the hiring of Mary Figura as WSSD’s its first-ever assistant to the superintendent for management services. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Palmer said that compared to similar school districts, Wallingford-Swarthmore has had a “lean administrative team.” Figura is currently director of curriculum, instruction and technology in the Pine Grove (Schuylkill County) School District.

Dig and Divide Peonies at Scott

Dig and Divide Peonies at Scott

Swarthmorean Staff

Autumn is the perfect time to dig, divide, and add peonies in your garden. On Sunday, October 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society will host a “Dig and Divide” demonstration at Scott Arboretum, sharing techniques for propagating and improving the health of these perennial beauties.

Hop. Thud. Hop. Thud. Hop. Thud.

Hop. Thud. Hop. Thud. Hop. Thud.

Swarthmorean Staff

What’s that mega-amphibian outside the entrance to the Swarthmore Public Library? It’s the latest work of whimsical discovery by Swarthmorean and amateur paleontologist Eric Schaff, who says he has reconstructed an ancient giant frog. He emerged from his lab/workshop to discuss the creature.

Fine Arts and Crafts Fest Saturday Kicks off Delco Arts Week

Fine Arts and Crafts Fest Saturday Kicks off Delco Arts Week

Swarthmorean Staff

In the coming week, Delaware County will become a festive carousel of art and artists, and on Saturday, Swarthmore will be its hub. The Fine Arts and Craft Festival, presented by the Community Arts Center, returns to Swarthmore for its fifth consecutive year this Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. It’s one of the first events in the first-ever Delco Arts Week, which involves more than 50 events and exhibitions across the County through Sept. 29.

Completing the Circle with Team USA

Completing the Circle with Team USA

Emma Phibbs, PT, DPT

It’s interesting how things can come full circle. My goal as a skater was to earn a place on Team USA, whose members travel internationally. I achieved that back in 2001, and my partner and I were assigned competitions in Japan and the Czech Republic. Then, right before we were to leave to compete, the tragedy of 9/11 occurred, and the U.S. skating federation felt it was safer to keep the younger athletes home for that year. And one of the greatest rewards yet came a couple months ago, when I was selected to be a PT for the very first Junior Grand Prix skating event, to be held on our home turf in the iconic Olympic Village of Lake Placid, N.Y. I was thrilled to once again be named as a member of Team USA!

Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Emma Phibbs, PT, DPT

Community Center Loses Lease

Community Center Loses Lease

Swarthmorean Staff
Local Business

As of August 2020, the Swarthmore Community Center, over the decades a locus of arts and exercise classes, after-school clubs and teenage dances, party rentals and fundraising events, will cease to host any of these activities in the space it has occupied for the past 47 years.

Andrea Hemmenway to Be Celebrated in Memorial Concert September 27

Andrea Hemmenway to Be Celebrated in Memorial Concert September 27

Swarthmorean Staff

Andrea Hemmenway studied the music of Greece at a seminar on the island of Crete. A gifted musician with an inquisitive mind, she absorbed musical inspiration from everywhere, but was perhaps especially influenced by the Greek tradition which was part of her ethnic heritage, said her mother, Diana Sophocles Hemmenway, On Friday night, September 27, that music will ring out in the sanctuary of Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, as the Pharos Ensemble — a vocal and instrumental quartet — and pianist Konstantinos Papadakis come to Swarthmore to perform in a concert celebrating Andi’s life, five years after her passing.

Building Relationships, and a Record of Service

Building Relationships, and a Record of Service

Chris Reynolds
Politics

Pennsylvania 26th District State Senator Tim Kearney and his chief of staff Sara McCullough recently met with The Swarthmorean to review results achieved during Kearney’s first eight months in office, and to discuss the political life of a first year senator as a member of the minority (Democratic) party.

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