By: Mary Fran Bontempo First off, don't forget tonight's Bucks County Illustrators' 2013 art show, featuring NRFGP own Pat Achilles, along with other wonderful artists. At the Pearl Buck Estate from 7 to 9 PM. See Pat's post on the show here! Now scroll down for more entertainment stuff! It's summer and of course, the season of the blockbuster in theaters. Coming out in the next few [...]
by Chrysa Smith Mark and I just returned from the Hamptons. And no, we're not wealthy. What we are is lucky enough to have some friends who rent annually and generously extend an invitation to us to come for a visit. So we do. When I tell people where we went, the response is predictable and funny. Oo-la-la! Oh? Nice. Yes, it's all of these things. But doing The Hamptons is worth it [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Nik Wallenda is a praying man. It's a good thing, too, as the aerial artist has a tendency to do things that appear to require some serious divine intervention. Last summer, Wallenda walked a tightrope over Niagara Falls, a distance of 1800 feet, at 200 feet above the churning Niagara River. Sunday night, the daredevil (or mental case, your choice) stepped across the Grand Canyon, a 1400 [...]
One of the great things about 'The Art of Illustration,' the first Members Show of the Bucks County Illustrators Society this coming week, is that this cartoon will never happen there - there isn't one piece of art in our show that you'll scratch your head over and think, 'Now what is that supposed to be?' That's because the art from magazines, sports cards, children’s stories and fantasy books appeals to people - [...]
Hard to believe we lived through our childhoods when you think of life today. Enjoy this blast from the past! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo As the song says, "It's 5:00 Somewhere." And in Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, now open in the Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, it's 5:00 all the time. Margaritaville is a good time place with a good time feel. It's a Key West vibe on the coast of the Atlantic in New Jersey. The food-casual but tasty. The mood-casual and fun. The crowd-casual and ready to play. You get [...]
by Chrysa Smith [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] The Mary Cassatt Tea Room at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia. MaryFran and I have birthdays that are exactly a month apart. So, rather than buy each other physical gifts, this year we decided to gift ourselves with a better than average lunch. [...]
