I don’t know about you, but back-to-school season always makes me want to return to a favorite subject. So, what better time to spend a weekend along the Bucks County Genius Belt? A term used in the first half of the 20 th century to describe the area’s wealth of artists, craftspeople, authors, and playwrights, it’s fair to say Bucks County’s cultural legacy is at the very heart of our region’s…
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Yardley Through the Years: The Lee Family (Part 2)
by Shirley Lee Corsey on January 21, 2019
In this three-part blog, Bucks County native Shirley (Lee) Corsey recalls life growing up in Yardley Borough as an African American. Her information is based on historic landmarks, newspaper articles, online archives, documented family photos, and first-person oratory…
Yardley Through the Years: The Lee Family (Part 1)
by Shirley Lee Corsey on January 14, 2019
In this three-part blog, Bucks County native Shirley (Lee) Corsey recalls life growing up in Yardley Borough as an African American. Her information is based on historic landmarks, newspaper articles, online archives, documented family photos, and first-person oratory…
Cultivating Community Theatre at the Newtown Arts Company
by Olivia Millevoi on July 16, 2018
Craving something both classic and fresh, charming for both kids and adults? Would you or your family like to get involved in the fine arts? You needn’t look any further than Newtown and the performing arts company that has been delighting its audiences for over 30 years. Excellent theater is hard to find, and the Newtown Arts Company produces just that. The company cultivates dazzling theater with…
What's Up This Weekend: Final Call for Halloween Spooks
by Dan Lopez on November 1, 2017
With the end of October comes the last hoorah for spooky celebrations, but it also means new fall festivals and holiday festivities are on the horizon…
Bucks County Children’s Museum offers history, science and fun
by Carl LaVO on June 25, 2017
To fully appreciate the Bucks County Children’s Museum is to get down on all fours in the Recycling Room…
Happy 50th Birthday, Grundy Museum!
by Elisa Baxt on June 6, 2017
Historic Bristol Borough’s Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum is celebrating its 50 th birthday this year with several events…
Newtown's Halloween Art Scene
by Elisa Baxt on October 27, 2016
Each Halloween, Newtown Borough encourages artists, young and old, to paint the town red... oops... I mean orange and black! …