What To Do: Dia de Los Muertos celebration in Kennett caps busy weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Dia de Los Muertos Not all of the spirits that came back for Halloween have gone back to their homes in the netherworld. There is still a reason to hang around for a little longer. November 1 is a special day in Mexico and in Mexican American communities throughout the states. It is the day known as “Dia de Los Muertos” — the Day of the Dead....

On Stage: Midge Ure share four decades of history

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Midge Ure Back in 1975, the penultimate track on the Kinks’ “Schoolboys in Disgrace” was a song titled “No More Looking Back.” In the song, Ray Davies sang, “No more looking back, No more living in the past, Yesterday’s gone and that’s a fact, Now there’s no more looking back.” The same year, Midge Ure was playing guitar...

On Stage: thrill to ‘The Illusionists’

Also: Midge Ure, Above & Beyond, The Mavericks and more  By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times  The Illusionists — Witness the Impossible will have a six day run at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. There are magicians everywhere and magic shows pop up on entertainment calendars on a regular basis. But, it’s safe to say that they all pale in comparison to “The Illusionists —...

On Stage: The 80’s make an amazing comeback at The Keswick

Also: Free member show at Longwood By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Howard Jones may not still have his blond locks from his heyday as an MTV staple, but he still has the voice. Jones, the Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey and Ultravox’s Midge Ure all share the bill at The Keswick Friday as part of The Retro Futura Tour. Music fans will have the opportunity to travel back 30 years when the Keswick...