A Taste of Culture Comes to Huntingdon Valley Library

The Friends of the HV Library will host the first of a four-part installment involving cultural events tonight, Thurs. May 17 at 7 p.m.

The Huntingdon Valley Library will host its first "A Taste of Culture" event on Thursday, May 17 starting at 7 p.m. Help celebrate our multi-cultural community with fabulous food, recipes, music, and a travelog. Tonight marks the first of four planned MULTI-CULTURAL events.  Residents will get to take a look at Eastern Europeans that have become part of our community in the first series. The cost is $10, and that will include the meal which was donated and prepared by Uzbekestan Restaurant, who are also providing their staff and festive lights and wonderfully celebratory music. You can be serenaded by Roma Buckhorn and her bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine. Dessert and tea will be served while a travelog is shown of Eastern …

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'Game of Thrones' Game Hits Shelves Tuesday

The role-playing adventure for Xbox 360 and PS3 was inspired by author George R. R. Martin's bestselling "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series.

  George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series is one of the hottest media properties out there. With five books (plus a sixth being written and a seventh planned) and the white hot Emmy-winning HBO adaptation Game of Thrones in its second season, its popularity shows little sign of waning. With a superb setting, great characters, and lots of fantasy tropes to borrow from, adapting Martin's worlds and unique storytelling style to a role-playing video game seems like a no-brainer. Teaming with both Japanese game publisher Atlus and Martin himself to do so makes that decision even smarter. Atlus brings a wealth of RPG experience to the table; Martin ensures that the game retains the feel of his books and makes sure everything …

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VIDEO: LMHS Spring Concert Finale

Check out footage from the Lower Moreland Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 9.

Band director Erin Stroup leads the Lower Moreland High School Symphonic Band perform Philip Parker's "Clowns" with a twist for the finale at Wednesday's Spring Concert.

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LMHS Spring Concert Set for Wednesday

Come out to the high school to see the award-winning musicians at LM.

The Lower Moreland High School Music Boosters are asking everyone to come out on Wednesday, May 8 to show your support for the talented musicians at LMHS.  All of the different groups and ensembles will perform at the Spring Concert beginning at 7 p.m. and guest conductor Mr. Sam Hazo will also be on hand. Get your seat at the high school auditorium to see a great show and support the district's hard-working students. --- The LMHS Music Boosters will be hosting a General Meeting on Thursday, May 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the Band Room. All parents and interested community members are welcome to attend. The agenda will include information about the upcoming Cleveland Band Competition Trip, and plans for the 2012-2013 school year, so please mark …

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Weekend Planner: Take a Free Test Drive, Shred Day, World War II Event

There are plenty of things going on in the area this weekend.

Ring in the first weekend in May with some great outdoor (and indoor) entertainment. Here are some options: DRIVE ONE 4 UR SCHOOL Where/when: Lower Moreland High School, 555 Red Lion Rd., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Why go: To support the LM Football program Cost: Free COMMUNITY SHRED DAY Where/when: Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Rd., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why go: To help prevent identity theft Cost: Free WORLD WAR II WEEKEND Where/when: Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why go: Learn about all things WWII Cost: $10 CAR WASH FUNDRAISER  Where/when: Hatboro Baptist Church, 32 N. York Road, Hatboro, Saturday at 10 a.m. Why go: Proceeds benefit …

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Huntingdon Valley Violinist Returns to Glencairn Museum for Performance

Huntingdon Valley's Ben Odhner, who performed at Glencairn Museum as a teen, returns April 29 as an accomplished college grad studying with top instructor.

When violinist Ben Odhner returns to Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn Sunday, April 29, concertgoers will see just how far the musician has come – from the guy who first played the museum’s Great Hall as a teen to a college graduate now studying with a top instructor. The concert is set for 3 p.m. at the museum, 1001 Cathedral Rd. In 2007, when he was 18-years-old and a student at the Academy of the New Church Secondary School in Bryn Athyn, Odhner performed for the first time at Glencairn with older brother, Nathan, on the French horn. Later that year, he graduated from ANC and entered the Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio where, over the next four years he exceled as a performer, and captured numerous awards. He graduated from the …

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The Bryn Athyn Experiment: Replicating Medieval Glass

The Glencairn Museum will explore works from as early as the 12th century in the 3-hour tour.

The following information is listed on the Glencairn Museum web site: In the 1920s the craftsmen of Bryn Athyn began a great experiment to rediscover techniques of medieval stained glass. In the process they worked out their own unique methods for glass making and painting in the medieval style. This 3-hour tour will include an in-depth look at the works created for the home of Raymond Pitcairn paired with the extraordinary collection of 12th-century glass that inspired them. The tour will conclude in Glencairn's studio for a demonstration of techniques based on the discoveries of the Bryn Athyn craftsmen, many of which blur the distinction between restoration and forgery. About the Instructor: J. Kenneth Leap has been painting on glass …

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Philadelphia Orchestra Violinist Is Guest Artist at YOBC Spring Concert

The concert is scheduled for April 28.

Jason DePue, first violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform at the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County's Spring Concerts on April 28. DePue will play J.S. Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor with the YOBC Symphony Orchestra during the Advanced Division portion of the concert, held Maple Point Middle School in Langhorne at 7 p.m. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, DePue is also a member of the highly acclaimed DePue Brothers Band, which combines bluegrass, classical, and rock genres. As a family, they have been making music together for more than 25 years. Their albumWeapons of Grass Destruction was released last year. Jason and his brothers were named “Musical Family of America” in 1989 by presidential …

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Is Sony Looking to Kill Used Games, Too?

As details of Sony’s PS4/Orbis console emerge, the disturbing specter of not allowing used games again rears its ugly head.

  Recent days have seen information come out on all three next generation consoles. The Wii U finally seems to have a launch date (November 18), and the ‘Nextbox’ is rumored to require a constant Internet connection to play even single player games. But the big news is the first round of rumors of what we may expect from Sony’s fourth console, codenamed Orbis. As usual, Kotaku helped lead the charge in providing the rumored information to the successor to the PS3 console. And unfortunately, it seems that once again a console manufacturer is almost going out of its way to anger its customer base. So what are some of the reported basics? Those are all great things to hear, and not much of that is unexpected when considering that new consoles…

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