Upper Darby Summer Stage adds additional show date to season finale, ‘Willy Wonka, Jr.’
UPPER DARBY >> Upper Darby Summer Stage adds an additional show date to the 44th season finale, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, JR on August 13 at 10:30 am. Audience members are encouraged to grab their golden tickets to the show that now runs for a total of five performances on August 13-16 at 10:30 a.m. and on August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $9 — $13 and can be purchased online at www.udpac.org or by calling the Box Office at 610-622-1189. Children are invited to arrive early for fun pre-show activities and stay after the show to meet cast members. The show is approximately one hour long and is ideal for ages four and up. Free babysitting is offered for those who are too young to enjoy the show quietly. The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center is located at 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill.
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, JR. follows eccentric candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his delectable candy bars. The finders of these lucky tickets win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences. The show features songs from the classic movie such as “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination.”
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, JR. features a cast of at least 60 young people from throughout the Philadelphia region including Havertown’s Jack O’Leary of Havertown as Willy Wonka, Quinn McGahey of Drexel Hill as Charlie Bucket and Sarah McGrath of Drexel Hill as the precocious Violet Beauregard. Summer Stage alumnus Mimi Warnick of Ardmore directs the production. The production is sponsored by Maureen Ingelsby of Keller Williams Real Estate.
The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center and Upper Darby Summer Stage are jointly sponsored by the Upper Darby Township Mayor and Council and the Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors through the Department of Recreation and Leisure Services.
Red Cross awards $5 Amazon gift cards to donors to help lessen blood shortage
To help address the current emergency blood shortage, all who come to give blood or platelets with the American Red Cross from now through Aug. 29 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types available and less than a two-day supply of type O blood.
When an emergency arises, it is the blood already on the shelves that saves lives. Only through the generosity of blood donors can the Red Cross provide hospitals with lifesaving blood to meet the ongoing and often, unpredictable needs of patients. The need for blood is constant. In the United States every two seconds blood is needed to help accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease.
With the help of a generous $1 million donation from Amazon, the Red Cross hopes to motivate donors to roll up a sleeve and alleviate the blood shortage across the country. Amazon’s partnership with the Red Cross is part of their commitment to “Right Now Needs” to help increase blood donations to ensure patient needs are met.
To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states, or 16 with parental consent where allowed by state law, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in general good health may be eligible to donate blood.
Local blood drives in Delaware County will be at the following locations:
• Broomall: Aug. 12, 1-6 p.m., Main Line Health Outpatient, 1991 Sproul Rd.
• Clifton Heights, Aug.
13, 2-7 p.m., Planet Fitness,
5210 W. Baltimore Ave.
• Drexel Hill, Aug. 9, 7 a.m. — 5 p.m., Delaware County Memorial Hospital,
501 N. Lansdowne Ave.
• Glen Mills, Aug. 12, 2- 7 p.m., Concord Liberty Presbyterian Church, 256 Bethel Rd.
• Havertown, Aug. 12, 2-7 p.m., Haverford Township Free Library, 1601 Darby Road
• Media, Aug. 8, 11 a.m. — 4 p.m., Media Municipal Building, 301 N. Jackson St.
• Ridley Park, Aug. 8, 3 —
8 p.m., Ridley Park Borough Hall, 105 E. Ward St.
• Springfield, Aug. 12, 2- 7 p.m., Blue Church, 940 Baltimore Pike
• Wallingford, Aug. 6, 27 p.m., Nether Providence Township Building, 214 Sykes Lane
• Wayne, Aug. 8, 9 a.m. —
2 p.m., KBS & CBRE, 550 E. Swedesford Rd.
Individuals can schedule an appointment to give now by activating Amazon’s Alexa Red Cross Blood Skill by saying, “Alexa, find a blood drive,” or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
Learn more about the 2020 census at free event in Media
The Foundation for Delaware County and The Nelson Foundation invites the community to a free learning event regarding the 2020 Census 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Fellowship Hall, 350 W. State Street, Media. The entrance to the venue is on the side of the building located on Lemon Street.
Jo Lin, Coalition Manager of Keystone Counts at PA Voice, will present an update on national, statewide and local activities currently being undertaken — and how to play a role in their historically undercounted communities — to ensure a fair and accurate census.
This free learning opportunity is being co-sponsored by The Foundation for Delaware County and The Nelson Foundation for nonprofits.
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association launches 2019 photo contest
Amateur and professional photographers can capture the beauty of the creeks, woods, hills, valleys and wildlife of the Chester, Ridley and Crum watersheds by entering The Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association (CRC) Watersheds Photo Contest, held to celebrate CRC’s 50th Anniversary in 2020. Now, with no fee to enter, the contest will award a top prize of $75, with 12 winners being featured in CRC’s first ever calendar. A reception will also be held for winners October 26 at Beauty Art, Gifts & Décor in Newtown Square, and many photos will be featured on CRC’s web site. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 1.
Photographs must be taken within the Chester, Ridley or Crum Watersheds can can be from anytime in the past five years and from any season. There are limitless photogenic spots to consider, including Ridley Creek State Park, Okehocking Preserve, Saul Wildlife Sanctuary, Rose Tree Park, Bartram Bridge, Serpentine Preserve, Crozer Park, Crum Woods at Swarthmore College, and many others, as well as any local resident’s backyard.
Entries will be judged for originality, composition and storytelling. Judges are: Paula Jackson, owner, Beauty Art, Gifts & Décor; Tracy Bouvette, visual artist and CRC Treasurer; and, Beth Murray, who has judged many photo contests and is a CRC Board member.
For more information or contest rules, go to crcwatersheds.org.