UPPER DARBY — Sharing warm holiday memories during a delightful musical show, the talented Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars sing and dance to holiday favorites in an entertaining production sure to get all family members in the Christmas spirit.
Presented by the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation, the annual holiday show, “The Shooting Stars Holiday Spectacular.” takes place on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill.
Featuring high energy, Broadway-style numbers, the show will include spirited song and dance routines including “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” a Hannukah tribute and a “Sparkejollytwinklejingley” medley from “Elf, the Musical.”
Tickets are $11 – $17 and may be purchased by calling the box office at 610-814-7270 or by visiting http://www.udfoundation.org. The Performing Arts Center offers free parking and is wheelchair accessible.
The performance is enhanced by a festive set, complete with a Christmas tree, lots of wrapped packages, and snow. Many families in the region make the annual Shooting Stars holiday show a seasonal tradition.
Kevin and Abby Dietzler of Drexel Hill choreograph the upbeat, Broadway-style numbers. JR Schmitt of Thornton is the music director and Allie Steele of Philadelphia is stage manager.
“Working with the Shooting Stars is a great joy for me and my staff,” said Kevin Dietzler, director. “We have an amazing group of young performers coming together from schools all over Delaware County who put in a lot of time and selflessly share their talents to make our ensemble shine. Our ‘Holiday Spectacular’ has something for everyone and is sure to bring joy to audiences of all ages.”
The Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars troupe was established in 1996 to bring the magic of summer stage to the community all year long. The group features gifted performers, ages 14 to 19. They have performed throughout the country, including Walt Disney World, Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and Delaware County’s Rose Tree Summer Festival. In addition, the group travels to entertain residents of retirement communities including Maris Grove, Lima Estates, Dunwoody, Hayes Manor and Granite Farms Estates.
The Summer Stage Shooting Stars is a program of the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. Visit http://www.udfoundation.org for more information.
Springfield marker among 36 new state historical markers approved
Richard Thornburgh, Pennsylvania governor during the Three Mile Island crisis; the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the oldest appellate court in North America; Keith Haring, the internationally recognized and socially engaged pop artist; Piper Aircraft, manufacturer of the J-3 Cubs and World War II L-4 Grasshoppers; and Ford Station Underground Railroad, operated by Erie’s first freedwoman Emma Howell and her escaped husband, James Ford, are among the subjects of the 36 new Pennsylvania Historical Markers approved by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Of those 36 new markers, one was approved for Springfield, Delaware County, to mark the achievements of Caroline Burnham Kilgore (1838 –1909), the first woman admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania.
In 1883, Kilgore was the first woman to practice in a Pennsylvania court in the Orphans’ Courts and later became the fourth woman to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. She fought for 16 years to become a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania and was an active suffragist.
The new markers, selected from 91 applications, will be added to the more than 2,500 familiar blue signs with gold lettering along roads in Pennsylvania.
Since 1946 PHMC’s Historical Markers have chronicled the people, places and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries. The signs feature subjects such as Native Americans and early settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers, artists, struggles for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other noteworthy topics.
Pennsylvanians continue to have great interest in the Historical Marker Program, and last year the number of marker nominations submitted nearly doubled. The commission is committed to ensuring that any markers approved can be manufactured and installed prior to considering new nominations.
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission is the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For more information on the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program, visit http://www.PAHistoricalMarkers.com/.
Salvation Army asks citizens to double down Friday
The holiday season tends to magnify the needs of those struggling in the local community. This season The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division is urging those who can to help folks in need by supporting its annual Red Kettle Campaign.
The organization reports that its Red Kettle donations are down nearly 33%, while requests for assistance have surged more than 40% over this time last year.
“Without the help from our community members, we will not reach that little child who is on the verge of not having a Christmas this year,” said Lt. Col. Larry Ashcraft, divisional commander for The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division.
The Army has an opportunity to make inroads toward this lagging support. This Friday, Dec. 9, The Salvation Army is challenging community members to help raise $1.5 million through the National Commander’s Challenge by donating to a local participating red kettle, in person or online. The total amount raised in each participating kettle during that day will be matched.
“This is an opportunity to stretch the impact of your gift. Please find your local red kettle on Friday and give what you can,” said Ashcraft. “This long-standing tradition has helped the Army assist our neighbors in need for more than a century, and this year, we need your support more than ever before. Please join us in this important endeavor. Donate what you can to a kettle or online. Ring a bell at a red kettle. Real people are depending on us. Every gift counts.”
For more information or to donate virtually, visit https://bit.ly/3FfiPsM/.To sign up as a volunteer ringer at a local red kettle, visit https://bit.ly/3uBRKLg
The Foundation for Delaware County seeks community’s help with votes for award
The Foundation for Delaware County has shared that its Housing Opportunities Program for Equity has been selected as a 2023 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Award finalist in the Housing and Community Development category that includes five contenders for the award. The Housing and Community Development category looks for “innovative service models leading to stable and permanent housing.”
Public voting for the final winners of each category began this week and ends on Sunday, Dec. 18. The foundation asks the community to help by voting for them.
The 2023 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Awards celebrates Greater Philadelphia Social Innovators. These awards honor the region’s most passionate social innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers whose work and social impact too often goes unacknowledged, yet their efforts are what makes local communities a thriving region of innovation and opportunity.
The theme of the awards, “Achieving a More Just Society,” recognizes organic leadership who re-envision the challenges that communities face and find innovative solutions to reshape communities. Social Innovators create change through innovative programs, policies, and by revolutionizing realities to bring everyone forward today to a more equitable and inclusive tomorrow.
The Awards Ceremony will be held virtually, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.
To vote for The Foundation For Delaware County’s HOPE program, visit https://bit.ly/3PbFsmd
Readers can send community news and photos to Peg DeGrassa at pdegrassa@21st-centurymedia.com/.
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