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JULY 6, 2022
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 22
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Community Center To Offer Summer Camp BY FRANCINE FULTON
Swimming, arts and crafts and games are just some of the activities that children can enjoy at summer camp being offered by Hearts In Hands Community Center, located in Indian Run Village,
The Joe Hillman Band consists of (from left) Jordan Rast, Joe Hillman and Charlie Muench.
Honey Brook To Present Concert In The Park BY FRANCINE FULTON
e are very eclectic,” said Joe Hillman of The Joe Hillman Band when describing the type of music that audiences will hear as the band performs as part of the Honey Brook Borough Concerts in the Park Series. “They will hear a lot of different covers, some traditional bluegrassy kind of music, some John Hartford music, Grateful Deadstyle music and some Bob Marley.” The Joe Hillman Band will perform in Honey Brook for the first time on Sunday, July 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Honey Brook Borough Park, 71 Pequea Ave. (Route 10), Honey Brook. In lieu of an admission fee, nonperishable food donations will be accepted for the Honey Brook Food Pantry. The bluegrass band consists of Hillman, who is the lead singer and plays the mandolin; guitarist and fiddler Jordan Rast; and Charlie Muench, who plays the upright bass and banjo. Rast and Muench also provide vocals.
“(People) will hear a lot of different covers, some traditional bluegrassy kind of music, some John Hartford music, Grateful Dead-style music and some Bob Marley.” Rast was originally trained in Suzuki violin but chose songwriting and playing the fiddle over classical music. “Jordan comes from a musical family,” noted Hillman. “His father is a professional and regional touring banjo player. Jordan has been playing since he was a wee child.”
Muench started playing the upright bass in his elementary school orchestra at the age of 9. He studied music education at West Chester University, graduating in 2011. Muench is also a founding member of The Stray Birds. The three-piece band plays acoustically using only stringed instruments. “If you were to break down a bluegrass band into its essential form, there is the melody and the dance beat,” Hillman explained. “The relationship between the bass and the mandolin covers what the drums would be doing. It’s the fundamental three instruments of a bluegrass band. The father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, was a mandolin player.” Hillman said that he and the other musicians are familiar with the challenges of playing outdoors. “Through (the pandemic) we performed mainly outdoors,” he pointed out. “We played in the wintertime to people when it was 30 degrees outside because people wanted to hear music and they felt safe outside.”
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, located in the village of Gibraltar, will hold its 12th annual car show on Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. In addition to the display of vehicles, which will feature all makes, models and years of cars and trucks, other family-friendly activities will be offered.
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Youngsters enjoy games at summer camp.
St. John’s Church To Host Car Show BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Hillman began singing in a choir at the age of 7 and trained in classical voice, piano and French horn. In the 1980s and 1990s, Hillman was the lead singer of the band Modern Beatnik. In 2001, he founded The Long Trail Band, known today as The Joe Hillman Band.
1 Lenape Way, Honey Brook. Summer camp, open to children entering kindergarten through sixth grade, will be held from Monday, July 11, to Thursday, July 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp will take place at the community center on Mondays and Wednesdays and at Hibernia Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville, on Thursdays. Not only does the camp offer summer fun, but it is designed as a way for children to expand their educational and social skills. “We are focusing on the social and emotional issues this year,” said Dawn Marie Schell, community center founder and CEO. “Because of COVID, some of the kids are having communication issues. They are used to being on the computer or not talking at all. They are not communicating the way they used to. We don’t have electronic (devices) at camp.”
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