What to wear, what to wear: the skinny on the gala
by Nancy Berger
“Is it truly a black tie event? What am I really supposed to wear to the Black and White Gala on September 18?”
The answer: it’s an elegant evening on Germantown Avenue, complete with a tented-over 8500 block, a black-and-white-checkered dance floor, fabulous food and wonderful music. So, what to wear? According to gala co-chair Leigh Filippini, “wear any combination of black and/or white that’s ‘elegant.’ This isn’t a casual party, but we want our guests to be comfortable, too. Black tie is optional.”
The party, which is taking place from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, has the additional bonus of a meticulously planned and creatively packaged array of silent auction items, from which guests can acquire their next year’s vacation to holiday gifts...
Concert series sees most successful year ever
by JAMES STURDIVANT
Despite a rainy summer, this year’s Pastorius Park concert series was the best-attended in the 56-year history of the program, CHCA Social Division vice-president Tia Burke told the group’s executive committee last week.
A total of 5,855 people attended the 10 CHCA-sponsored events, Burke reported. The concerts are held Wednesdays in June, July and August.
“Our biggest concert was over 1,600 people, which was Solas. We had three other concerts where there were more than 800 people. We’ve never had that many people at that many concerts before,” Burke said.
Rains forced concerts indoors on three occasions and skies threatened during...
Local shops offer style for less
by KATIE WORRALL
While it’s always nice to have a brand new dress, the next best thing is to buy a dress that is new to you. Consignment shops that sell women’s clothing are becoming popular places to buy clothes. The Local recently visited a new shop in Erdenheim, the Pink Peony, and two shops in Chestnut Hill: Fashion Forward Designer Resale Boutique and Worth Repeating.
When she was a child, Amy Soeffing accompanied her grandmother on trips to consignment shops, looking for good buys. Soeffing, a Mt. Airy resident, has turned that love into a business. She recently opened a shop called Pink Peony Consignments Inc., at 627 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim.
The small shop, located across Bethlehem Pike from the Mobil station, is packed with racks of women’s clothes, display cases of jewelry and shoes left randomly around the...