NEW HOPE IS ALWAYS HAPPENING!

We have it all here in the

New Hope Area!  Here is our BIG calendar of events...and more.

It is updated weekly and presented by The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce.

Street Meters are still

ONLY 75 cents an hour ...

Don't forget your quarters! 

PLEASE SHOP LOCAL

AND SUPPORT

YOUR COMMUNITY

New Hope~

The Entertainment Capital of Bucks County!

TRIUMPH BREWING CO:  http://www.triumphbrewing.com/new-hope/  

THE LOGAN INN:  http://www.loganinn.com/events.php

HAVANA: http://www.havananewhope.com/  

BOWMAN'S TAVERN: http://www.bowmanstavernrestaurant.com/Entertainment.html 

THE RAVEN: http://theravennewhope.com/events/

SANDBAR:  http://sandbarnewhope.com

NEW HOPE WINERY: http://www.newhopewinery.com/ 

BEAT NIGHT! EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH

AUTHORS AND POETS RECITE THEIR POETRY AND WRITTEN WORKS.  ALL ARE WELCOME TO RECITE OR LISTEN.

LOCATED AT THE NEW HOPE ARTS CENTER.

THE CORNER OF BRIDGE ST. & STOCKTON AVE.(ACROSS FROM IVY R.R. TRAIN TRACKS).

FREE ADMISSION... BYOB.

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 BOB EGAN ENTERTAINMENT...

www.bobeganentertainment.com

Find out where Bob is playing each month.

Women Helping Women in Business in Bucks County

Mastermind Sessions Unlock Business-Building Solutions

Women business owners who want to build their businesses are invited to attend one of three FREE mastermind/small-group discussion sessions:

Newtown - Friday, July 13th, from noon to 1 p.m., at Homewood Suites by Hilton in Newtown (110 Pheasant Run, Newtown 18940 - for GPS or MapQuest, use 104 Pheasant Run)

Abington - Friday, July 20th, from noon to 1 p.m. at Sunrise Independent & Assisted Living, Brownstone Building (1801 Susquehanna Road, Abington 19001)

Bring your challenges and questions, and we'll brainstorm in small groups to offer solutions to your top work challenges. You will walk away with specific advice to put to work in your business. An experienced business owner facilitates the session. For more information: www.WomensBusinessForum.org.

These meetings start and end promptly as scheduled, but participants will be able to network after the meetings.

The WBF hosts FREE mastermind/small group meetings in Newtown on the second Friday of every month, in Doylestown on the third Wednesday of every month, and in Abington on the third Friday of every month.

Private Collection

An Exhibition of Extraordinary Paintings

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio is proud to announce a special Private Collection exhibition from

NOW through Friday, August 31, 2012. 

This exhibition features a selection of paintings from one of Bucks County's most extraordinary private collections. The paintings were purchased over many years by one of the country's most prominent collectors of American Impressionism, specifically the New Hope School, and have not been available on the market for years.

The collection features two beautiful paintings by the revered Pennsylvania Impressionist, Daniel Garber. Each painting demonstrates why Garber was considered one of the premier artists from the New Hope Circle. Fellow Impressionist, Edward Redfield's work is also included in the exhibition. New Hope in Winter is a beautiful composition depicting a snow-covered street in New Hope; complete with a horse drawn carriage and figures preparing their sled. Additional highlights include a selection of works by Fern Coppedge and a very rare example of fellow Philadelphia Ten alumnae, Helen Kiner McCarthy's work. There are also paintings by Harry Leith-Ross, Kenneth Nunamaker, Rae Sloan Bredin, Mary Elizabeth Price, William Francis Taylor and Roy Nuse. A rare oil on canvas by Frank F. English is also available.

A catalog of the show will be available on the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio website prior to the event. Visit www.gratzgallery.com to preview the exhibition.  

Located at 68 S. Main Street in Doylestown, Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio features 19th and 20th century American Art, as well as museum quality fine art conservation services and custom framing.  The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sundays, 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m., as well as by appointment. Call 215-348-2500 or visit the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio website at www.gratzgallery.com. 

Edward Willis Redfield, Lumberville Bridge, oil on canvas, 26 x 32 inches

Harry Leith Ross, Boats in the Harbor, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

 "Reveries"

Contemplative Portraits in the Tradition of the Renaissance Masters

Show dates: EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 20th

www.joanperkesfineart.com

BROADWAY HIT LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL COMES TO THE OPEN AIR THEATRE FOR TWO WEEKENDS

The Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre is going blonde in July when Legally Blonde The Musical makes a stop for two weekends. Presented by the Once Upon A Time Players, Legally Blonde The Musical will be performed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 pm from July 6 through July 15, 2012.

Based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde The Musical is a fresh and effervescent evening of musical fun, stylishly wrapped up in a smart pink bow. Elle Woods is the college sweetheart and homecoming queen who doesn't take no for an answer. When her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone 'serious', Elle puts down the credit cards, hits the books and heads for Harvard Law School. Along the way, she proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

With book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, Legally Blonde The Musical features a high energy pop music score. This production of Legally Blonde The Musical is presented by the Once Upon A Time Players. Under the artistic direction of Brendan Stackhouse, the group has been a theatrical force in the region since 2006. Presenting six to nine shows each year, the Once Upon a Time Players have entertained audiences in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and has previously brought Into the Woods in 2010 and Urinetown in 2011 to the Open Air Theatre. The group was here last month to present Avenue Q.

The Once Upon A Time Players production of Legally Blonde The Musical will be performed at the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre on Friday, July 6, Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 at 7:30 pm.  A second weekend of performances will take place on Friday, July 13, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children (ages 12 and under). A senior ticket of $12 is available for anyone 65 years of age and older. Group discounts are available to groups of 12 persons or more as well as a special 10-Show Ticket Package. Tickets can always be purchased at the Open Air Theatre Box Office prior to the performance.

For complete information about the 2012 Summer Season of mainstage shows and children's theatre productions, directions and more, visit the website at www.downtownpac.com. The Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre is located inside Washington Crossing State Park at 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville, New Jersey. Box Office phone is (267) 885-9857.

 www.delawarerivertheatrecollective.org

 
www.havananewhope.com    

2012 THIRD ANNUAL NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL

AWARDS CEREMONY

The 2012 Third Annual New Hope Film Festival,  "Pennsylvania's very own Film Festival" says NBC 10 TV in Philadelphia, is excited to invite you to attend the invitational only,

Third Annual Awards Ceremony. The event will be held on Sunday, July15th at the New Hope Arts Center at 2 Stockton Avenue in New Hope from 2:00- 4:00 PM.

Awards will be given to the best of the 81 films from 13 countries. Many of the filmmakers will be attending and this is not to be missed! Please check out our

2012 Official Guide on our website for information about the Festival.

Levi Chen an award-winning musician from Los Angeles will be performing at the Awards Ceremony. Levi Chen won "Best Instrumental Artist" at the Los Angeles Music Awards in 2007. His film, Dalai Mongol was a 2012 New Hope Film Festival official selection and his music is featured throughout his film...a "Musical Journey of Love". Levi plans to play a musical meditation. He will be playing solo duets, where he plays the guitar and Chinese harp simultaneously.

Refreshments will be served.

Tickets are $15.00 in advance and can be purchased on our website through Brown Paper Tickets. The code is AW2012MD. The cost is $18.00 at the door.

We must have an RSVP by Monday, July 2nd. Only those who RSVP will be able to attend.

We hope you can join us for this festive event!

Women's Business Forum Celebrates 10 Years with Summer Social Wednesday, July 18, at Aldie Mansion

The Bucks County Women's Business Forum is celebrating its first decade of educating, mentoring and inspiring women to build and sustain successful businesses by hosting its Annual Summer Potluck Social at beautiful Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, on Wednesday, July 18, from 6:00 to 8:00pm.

Because one of the tenets of the nonprofit organization is to be open to all - "if you are here, you're a member" - the group's summer social is FREE and open to all interested women (and men) who wish to come and bring a beverage or sweet or savory offering to share.

To participate, please send an email to Social@WomensBusinessForum.org  letting WBF Social Chair Franca Caserta know how many are in your party and what each of you will bring. Estimate servings at 10-12 for your dish or beverage.

The Summer Social is a chance to meet with friends in a casual atmosphere, eat delicious food and toast WBF's 10th anniversary and our many successes.

For more information: 267.337.6073, www.WomensBusinessForum.org  or Social@WomensBusinessForum.org .

Sunday, July 22

SUMMER FUN at The Bucks County Playhouse

The worldwide smash hit comes to Bucks County!

"A spontaneous, magical event. You will unabashedly sing your heart out."
- Los Angeles Times

 "One of the funniest and most extraordinary evenings of my life!"
- The Independent

 SUNDAY, JULY 22
5:00PM: BBQ-style dinner provided by Hamilton's Grill Room
6:30PM: Movie screening

Tickets: $30 for Adults and $15 for children 12 years of age and underTicket includes dinner and the movie

The Bucks County Playhouse continues its celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein with a one-night only screening of The Sound of Music. This classic Julie Andrews film musical will be presented in glorious, full-screen Technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along!

Come in costume to be entered in the fancy-dress competition. Whether you're a drop of golden sun, girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, or a pair of warm woolen mittens, show off your creativity!

So all you nuns, governesses and lonely goatherds, warm up your vocal cords and join us for a few of our favorite things.Special thank you to The Logan Inn, Giant, Pineville Tavern, and  Walker's Wine & Spirits for additional support of the festivities.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

Call 215.862.2121 or visit BCPTheater.org to book yours.

July 26-29

PLEIN AIR "PAINT OUT" WEEKEND

"Local Color Weekend" Plein Air Paint Out to be Hosted at Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art

July 26th - 29th will be the first ever Plein Air Paint Out Weekend in Bucks County PA. history.

A never before hosted in Bucks County art event - Local Color is an extended weekend Plein Air event being hosted by gallery owner Howard Cooperman at the Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art located in New Hope PA.

It is the birthplace of the New Hope School Artists including E.W. Redfield, Walter Baum, Daniel Garber, George Sotter, Fern Coppedge, and others. Also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionist's and American Impressionist's.

Similar to the French impressionist movement, this style of art is characterized by an interest in the quality of color, light, and the time of day. This group of artists usually painted en plein air, or out of doors, to capture the moment. According to James A. Michener Art Museum's Senior Curator Brian Peterson, "what most characterized Pennsylvania impressionism was not a single, unified style but rather the emergence of many mature, distinctive voices: Daniel Garber's luminous, poetic renditions of the Delaware River; Fern Coppedge's colorful village scenes; Robert Spencer's lyrical views of mills and tenements; John Folinsbee's moody, expressionistic snowscapes; and William L. Lathrop's deeply felt, evocative Bucks County vistas.

Read More....LOCAL COLOR

JUNE, JULY & AUGUST

ARTIST VISION~ACME SCREENING

For information and schedule, go to....

New Experiences at a New Time of Year

FACES & PLACES

Erwinna Walls

Saturday, August 4  (5 p.m.)

 a canal town walking tour at 6 p.m.

rustic wine garden, dinner, hot jazz  & a very special auction within the ruin walls  at 65 Geigel Hill Road, Erwinna, PA

read more FACES & PLACES

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More info go to... www.amanogalleries.com

Just a quick note to say hello and hope that you're getting ready to enjoy the summer ahead!  Traditionally, Spring has been the 'spruce up' season to get your space ready for longer, more relaxing days and I hope that you'll contact me for all your window fashions and upholstery needs. Visit our website at www.windowfashions.com for coupon savings and promotions.

As a member of the Metropolitan Window Fashions team, I'm pleased to handle all custom jobs in the Lambertville/Hunterdon - New Hope/Bucks County area.  We now have a new resource center and showroom at Hood Floors, 54 Mount Airy Village Road (Rte 179) in Lambertville, featuring beautiful window fashion displays, hundreds of fabric samples, trimmings, tassels, window hardware selections and furniture reupholstery samples.

I want to make sure you know about our Semi-Annual Labor Sale that runs from June 15^th to July 15^th. During this time, you will receive 20% off sewing and construction costs on custom-made items such as draperies, top treatments, cornices, bedding, upholstered headboards and furniture reupholstering.  It's a great savings opportunity and I hope you'll take advantage of it!

Metropolitan is a 77-year-old Central Jersey-based family business offering full service from design and measuring to fabricating and installation.  Visit our website www.windowfashions.com to learn more about our company, products and services.

As your decorating consultant, I'm available to visit you at your home with samples and styles - or meet you at our showroom for an in-store consultation.  I can be reached at the showroom, 609-460-4677, or by mobile, 610-360-2626. My direct email is: sandy@windowfashions.com

I look forward to meeting you!

Sanders Mishkin

Decorating Consultant

Metropolitan Window Fashions

sandy@windowfashions.com

Office    609.460.4677

Cell       610.360.2626

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