What To Do: Festivals, events come roaring back after disruptions

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Annual Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair Many of the area’s annual events such as food fairs, pet shows, jewelry expos, collectors’ gatherings and ethnic festivals never happened in 2020 and never happened again in 2021. We all know why. Fortunately, COVID numbers are going down and special event numbers are on the rise. Several annual...

What To Do: 42nd Annual Greek Affair at St. Luke’s

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times When autumn arrives, there are ethnic food festivals almost every weekend. The schedule for the next week has events featuring Greek, Korean and German food. The 42nd Annual Greek Affair at St. Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church (35 North Malin Road, Broomall, 610-353-1592, www.st-luke.org) is running now through September 22. The free festival focuses on...

What To Do: Celebrating Charter Day

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times This weekend’s calendar features a wide array of Charter Day activities. Charter Day, which is “officially” celebrated on March 11, recognizes the day William Penn received his land grant for Pennsylvania from King Charles II of England in 1681.    Send article as PDF