Small Business Saturday is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.
Come Shop Small with us as you Dine and Shop in Lansdowne! It’s a great day to pick up some holiday gifts and maybe something special for yourself.
We’ll have snacks and drinks all day AND we’ll be taking 20% off all new and used vinyl (sale not eligible on Record Store Day Black Friday releases.)
Vinyl Revival will stay open late and take 20% off all new and vintage vinyl for the Lansdowne Open Studio-Open Town-Open Sound Event on September 26, 2024!
Join the LEDC’s Art Committee, local businesses, and Open Sound for a creative evening celebrating artists, small businesses, and music.
This free event invites you to explore the creative spaces of talented artists at the Utility Works and MakerSpace Artist Studio Buildings, enjoy local businesses with their pop-up artist highlights, and experience a pop-up concert along the way. Come discover unique art, engage with the artists, and enjoy a vibrant community atmosphere in our charming downtown.
What to Expect:
5 – 8 p.m. – Artist Studios Open for Touring: Meet the artists behind the work at Utility Works and the MakerSpace while enjoying a glass of wine and small bites. See where the magic happens and learn about their creative processes. Participating artists include Nicole Gordon, Robin Helling, John Kovach, Susan O’Reilly , Zach Ozma , Nicky Pasterfield , Mary Lou Ryce, Stephanie Strassel, Karen Tate , Maura Williams, and Jean Wong . Organized by the Lansdowne Art Committee of the LEDC.
5 – 8 p.m. – Art Galleries Open for Touring: See curated exhibitions at the 20*20 House, Gallery 26, and the Kiosk Gallery.
5 – 10 p.m. – Business and Artist Pop-Ups: Local businesses, including Camellia Coffee, Scrappy Cat, Crisp Ckik’n, Jamey’s House of Music , Sophusion, Sweet Gardenia , and Vinyl Revival , will stay open late so that you can explore our walkable downtown. Artists will have pop-ups along the way.
7 – 10 p.m. – Live Music: Enjoy live performances by Red Birds, Love? Said the Commander, and Night Windows. Curated by Open Sound. Weather permitting.
Start your tour at Utility Works or the MakerSpace and pick up a map of all participating locations.
Free Parking is Available at:
-The Municipal Lot, 18 North Highland Avenue – by Utility Works
Mark your calendar and bring your friends and family for a night of creativity, community, and connection.
Sunflower Moon is Doing Delco!
Saturday, November 25th, is Small Business Saturday and we’re excited to present a Pop-Up Shop with Sunflower Moon.
Made in West Chester, Pa., the performance knit accessories are built by Pear Sox and feature original artwork and designs by Pam.
The Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation presents Lansdowne’s Arts on the Avenue Festival.
With over 70+ local creatives, food trucks, a Conshohocken Brewing Company Beer Garden, Music by Vinyl Tap 215, and a YMCA Kids’ Station, Lansdowne is the place to be on Sunday, October 1st from 12-6 p.m.
We’ll be open during the Festival and taking 20% off new and vintage vinyl all day.
The Arts on the Avenue Festival takes place during Delco Arts Week.
Children ages K – 5th can make their mark on music by creating a unique piece of art using a recycled vinyl record.
Choose a 45 rpm or 33 1/3 rpm record then use your creativity to decorate it with your choice of fun, colorful, music-themed stickers, and accessories.
Join Vinyl Revival and artist George H. Rothacker for a Spring Fling, a one-day celebration of the arts in Delaware County, featuring classic rock legends artwork on display and on the big screen.
Paintings and prints of Rock Legends by artist George H. Rothacker will be ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE AT VINYL REVIVAL FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. Rock Legend Classics was created to salute the exciting rock heroes of the past 50 years. Original 40” x 30” acrylic paintings will be on display in the Vault screening room and a video of the Rock Legends will play on the big screen throughout the day on SATURDAY, MAY 8th from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
PLUS, meet the artist! George will be on site to personally sign his memoir, The Diverse Artistic Universe of George H. Rothacker: A Memoir with Pictures (available for sale) between 12 – 2 p.m.
Admission to the classic Rock Legends event is FREE!
Attendees must wear masks and observe 6′ social distancing rules while in the store and theater.
I finally got a chance to head up to Brooklyn to catch the David Bowie is exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. It’s been touring around the world for the past five years and the Brooklyn Museum is the last stop. There are over 400 items in the exhibit and most of them are from Bowie’s Archive. There are costumes, handwritten lyrics, photographs, drawings, etc., plus lots of wonderful video clips of performance footage. The audio tour automatically plays Bowie’s music and voice as you walk through the exhibition, making you feel as if he’s giving you a personal tour of the collection. You don’t need to be a Bowie super fan to enjoy this exhibit. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys his music or enjoys studying music in a cultural context.
A few of my favorites from the exhibition were:
The Costumes – Bowie had a keen sense of style and his wardrobe gave life to the characters he created. He could easily go from one style to the next; wearing especially artful jumpsuits for Aladdin Sane to tailored, sharp suits in the 80’s. He worked with many notable fashion designers to constantly reinvent himself. The exhibition features many of his famous costumes plus video clips of him performing in the costumes which I particularly liked.
Insights on his Creative Process – Having studied art, Bowie was very involved in developing the concepts and artwork for many of his album covers, concert props and imagery, and he would also sketch out images to correspond with his song lyrics. The exhibition features many of his small sketch books and drawings which allowed you to see how his ideas developed.
Stage & Screen Highlights – I also enjoyed the small section that highlighted Bowie’s acting career. In addition to his popular roles in Labyrinth and The Man Who Fell to Earth, he performed mime, starred in the Elephant Man on Broadway and entertained in countless music videos. The exhibition features a Broadway playbill, a handwritten letter to Bowie from Jim Henson, clips of Bowie from various portrayals, and more.
David Bowie is runs through July 15th. If you plan on going, give yourself plenty of time to navigate the exhibition. It took me about 3 hours but I read almost everything. I recommend going during the week if possible as it was very crowded on Sunday when I was there. Photos were not permitted so I don’t have any from inside the exhibit to post except for a couple from inside/outside of the gift shop. You’ll have to go see all of Bowie’s fantastic collectibles in person!
For more information on the exhibition, visit https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/davidbowieis.
Have a music lover on your gift list? With only 10 days left until Christmas, here’s a Gift Guide with 10 picks from us that are sure to make any rock-and-roller happy.
Attention Independent Filmmakers in the Philadelphia Area
In association with FirstGlance Films, we’re calling for entries for a special “art-centric” screening series in our 35 seat black-box theater, The Vault.
Categories include:
Feature Film (over 60 minutes)
Feature Documentary (over 60 minutes)
Short Film (under 60 minutes)
Short documentary (under 60 minutes)
Films should be about visual art, a visual artist, an art form, or have an art theme.
Selected films will have the opportunity to screen for one month (either April 15 – May 15, May 15 – June 15 or June 15 – July 15) as a matinee 1 x day Wednesday through Saturday and on a first Friday evening. Revenues generated from ticket sales ($5 – $8 per ticket) each month will be split with that month’s filmmaker(s).
To submit a film for consideration, please mail a DVD to Vinyl Revival, 35-37 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050 by February 29th. For more information, email info@vinylrevivalrecords.com.
This is a really busy weekend for us. In addition to the start of our First Friday Flicks, Independent Film Screening Series in association with FirstGlance Films tonight, we will be out at the Lansdowne Arts Festival at the Twentieth Century Club, Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and we’ll be at the iRadioPhilly tent on the field near the corner of Eagle and Darby roads in the center of Havertown at the Haverford Music Festival from 7 – 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. We’ll be giving out lots of prizes and a few surprises, so stop by and say hello.
Art and music makes for a perfect weekend, don’t you think?
