MARCH 4:
First Friday Art Stroll
Arts community open house in downtown Kennett Square from 6 to 9 p.m.

MARCH 4:
Eco Boutique Opening Night Reception
The public is invited to an opening night reception on Friday March 4 from 6 to 9 pm at The Paper Market Eco Boutique, 106 W. State Street in Kennett Square. The show features mixed media, watercolors and oil pastels by Unionville artist Charlene Thomforde. It coincides with the March “First Friday” program hosted by the merchants of downtown Kennett Square and will remain on view through the end of March.  The Paper Market Eco Boutique, owned and operated by Doug Harris, represents a fine collection of greeting cards, journals, photo albums, wax seals, and designer stationery from around the world. As an eco boutique, The Paper Market also sells “green products” including Toms Shoes, known for it’s 1 for 1 program which with each shoe purchase donates one pair of shoes to a child in need.  Other popular products include Simple Shoes, which are made of recycled materials including hemp, car tires, carpeting and wool and are 100% sustainable, as well as colorful SIGG aluminum water bottles with BPA free eco care liners.  The store is open daily.  For further information, contact Doug Harris at The Paper Market, 610 444-9484.

MARCH 4:
Kennett Flash Presents
IVA
IVA is one of the few formally-trained opera singers to dive full-on into pop music. She's just moved back to the States after breaking in Sweden, where she signed her label to Universal and released "Ivolution" to nationwide TV and radio play. At the same time, she made her formal debut at the Royal Opera Stockholm. Not bad for a chick who keeps long hours in a basement rock studio.

Her style's been described as a mix between Madonna and Enya, but who knows what she'll do next. She's got a stage presence like she's spaced to another planet, and who's to say. She's a local to our area to boot.
Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $20, Day of Show $23

MARCH 5:
Kennett Flash Presents
The Obsoleets & Rodney Bradley & Friends Choir Concert
This special concert will feature the local American roots blues band The Obsoleets sharing the bill with the Chester-based, gospel choir The Rodney Bradley Friends Choir. Each group will perform separate sets and collaborate on a couple of songs as well. The Obsoleets will perform a mixture of acoustic American roots, blues and gospel music. The Obsoleets are a five piece band which feature tenor guitar, mandolin, ukulele, upright bass, banjo, erhu (Chinese violin), can-jo and percussion. Band members consist of John Stovicek (vocal, guitar, mandolin,banjo), Parris Bradley (tenor guitar, ukulele, tiple), Steven Patrick Smith (percussion) and Qin Qian (erhu). With a strong and loyal fan base, The Obsoleets are known for their live performances at blues festivals, art centers and clubs throughout the Delaware Valley and Maryland. Their signature sound comes from the mixture of traditional American acoustic instruments (acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, home-made instruments (canjo, cigar box guitar) and the traditional Chinese instrument erhu played by Qin Qian.. The erhu, which is sometimes referred to as the "Chinese Violin", is a dynamic instrument not traditionally heard in American roots and gospel music.
Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $12, Day of Show $15

MARCH 11:
Kennett Flash Presents
Jamie McLean
Jamie McLean is no stranger to those who have their ears to the ground and their eyes on the skies of American music. As a songwriter, singer, and guitarist, he has won plaudits from connoisseurs of uplifting, exhilarating performance sharpened by first-rate musicianship. He has been called to play sessions for artists as diverse as Norah Jones and Chuck D, shared the stage with Blues Traveler, Elvis Costello, and Dave Matthews, toured the world as a member of the celebrated Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and rocked the worlds of fans in small clubs, in Madison Square Garden, and before crowds that sprawled toward the horizons of Bonnaroo and Japan's Fuji Rock. You may be among those who already recognize McLean as an emerging player in that place where Southern and streetwise rock, roadhouse blues, downtown R&B and swampy soul music find communion. But even if that's true, and certainly if you're new to the unique experience offered by McLean, then Completely will catch you by surprise. It is, first of all, a milestone, marking the first release that bears the Jamie McLean Band as its name. The distinction is subtle but real, for the sound of Completely is a fusion of his artistry with the power that comes from conceiving, nurturing, and delivering great songs as a unified ensemble. On these 11 tracks, McLean, bassist Derek Layes, keyboardist Jon Solo and drummer Brian Griffin cover all the bases, musically and thematically. The agony of a love grown distant intensifies through the minor-to-major chords on "Natalie." But on "Cupid's Greatest Thief" this pain turns philosophical and even upbeat over a steamy Memphis R&B beat. We catch the whiff of freedom on a breezy freeway cruise on "Checkmate," feel the promise of redemption in the mists of "Summer Rain" and dig deep into core of rock & roll with the guitar-driven, drum-pummeled, fist-pumping "Peace and Glory." "In the very early stages of my solo career, it was very much about me bringing a finished product to the band," McLean explains. "Now, while I still write most of our songs, we_re writing together and collaborating, and some of the guys are bringing their music to the table too. We're a band in every sense of the word - a driving rock band."
Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $12, Day of Show $15

MARCH 18:
Winter Farmers Market
Join us all winter long on the third Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. The indoor market will offer the community a place to gather as well as offer farm fresh green house produce, baked goods, cheeses, locally grown and potted plants and flowers, hand blended herbal tea, artisans bread, pasture raised beef and poultry, fresh eggs, dairy products... and much more.

MARCH 18:
Kennett Flash Presents
Jeffrey Gaines
Singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines has gone against the grain since releasing his first folk-oriented album during the grunge rage of the early 1990s. Causing difficulties for radio programmers with his boundary-crossing music, however, Gaines spent a decade trying for a commercial breakthrough. Nevertheless, Gaines built a loyal following through passionate concert performances and a series of intensely personal albums, each based on his singular voice and distinctive song narratives. Given the acclaim for his songwriting, the success of his breakthrough hit in 2001, a cover version of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," was somewhat ironic.
Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $20, Day of Show $23

MARCH 19:
Kennett Flash Presents
The Melton Brothers & Sin City's Scott Birney, Steve Hobson & Alan Berdoulay
The Melton Brothers will get you tappin, slappin, shakin and poppin from a pin-drop whisper to kickin take-your-breath-away grooves. . . a blend of groove swing, R&B, country blues and roots rock. The show is a musical conversation delivering their own songs and stunning unique interpretations with rhythms and harmonies so tight these guys seem like one soul. The brothers hit their stride in the 70s and early 80s when they were launched into the greater Philly coffeehouse and concert circuit by numerous rebroadcasts of a noted Head House Square concert on WHYY 12 and USA Network. Performing today at Tin Angel, Psalm Salon, New Hope Winery, Chaplin's and Kennett Flash their current popularity has been energized by the re-discovery of their 1979 LP, now a worldwide collectors' item.

Scott Birney & Steve Hobson have led The Sin City Band in a musical mixture of country & western swing, timeless show tunes and boogie woogie rock n roll. Steve's guitar playing brings to mind and soul the happy jazz of Louis Armstrong, while Scott has written a neighborhood classic "Way Out West In Chester County". They are joined by newest member of SCB, Alan Berdoulay whose beautiful pedal steel guitar brings the band full circle to the country rock vision they started with many moons ago.
Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $15, Day of Show $18

MARCH 20:
Kennett Flash Presents
We Kids Rock
Building upon the success of their popular pre-school classes held for children in multiple locations throughout the Delaware Valley, Bill Currier and the We Kids Rock Band perform the music from their three award winning CDs in an activity filled rock and roll party that-s fun for the whole family!
Doors open at 2:30PM Show starts at 3:00PM. Advance Price $8, Day of Show $10

March 18-20:
29th Annual Chester County Antique Show
presented by the Chester County Historical Society at the Westtown School, 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA. This year includes 60 exceptional dealers, featuring 18th and 19th Century American and Continental Furniture, Rugs, Paintings, Porcelain, Glass, Silver, Jewelry, Needlework and other Decorative Arts. Hours: Preview Party- Friday March 18th early admission 5 pm, regular admission 6 pm to 9 pm, Show Hours- Saturday, March 19 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday, March 20 11 am to 5 pm. Special Events: Saturday, March 19 Lecture "Quilt Scene Investigation" by Dawn Heefner, member of the National Association of Appraisers 1 pm and Saturday, March 19 Lecture "A Study on Ceramics" by Margaret Johnson Sutor, Vice President of the Transferware Collector's Club 3 pm [$5 each with Paid Admission]. Sunday, March 20 Expert Appraisals 11 am to 1 pm [$5 Per Item with Paid Admission]. Show Manager: Wesley Sessa. For ticket information call the Chester County Historical Society at (610) 692-4800 or purchase online at 
www.chestercohistorical.org/antiquesshow.php

MARCH 25:
Kennett Flash Presents
Red Molly with special guest Phil Minissale
The dynamic female trio that began as a happy accident around a campsite (at the 2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival) is now drawing invitations from renowned historic national events like Merlefest, and is winning over audiences around the country. Spurred onward by an ever-growing and devoted fanbase, and the desire to commit themselves to touring farther from home, Red Molly is at the start of a new and exciting musical chapter. After six years of touring, the band announced that guitarist/bassist Carolann Solebello will leave the group in August 2010 to spend more time with family and pursue solo opportunities. Remaining founding members Laurie MacAllister (bass, banjo) and Abbie Gardner (Dobro, guitar) welcome the newest "Molly", Austin-based singer/songwriter Molly Venter, to fill out their lush, distinctive three-part harmonies. Over the last month of rehearsals and impromptu live performances in Hamilton Park, near their rehearsal space in Jersey City, the three women quickly nailed the essence of the Red Molly sound, while hinting at inspiring new musical possibilities in the months of touring that lie ahead. "We are busily reinventing fan favorites from our current recordings, while adding new material and collaborating on songwriting for the first time," says Gardner. "This is an exciting time for the band; we're so thrilled that Molly has joined us," adds MacAllister.
Doors open at 6:00PM Show starts at 7:00PM. Advance Price $15, Day of Show $18

MARCH 25:
Kennett Flash Presents
Red Molly with special guest Phil Minissale
Second Show
Doors open at 9:00PM Show starts at 9:30PM. Advance Price $15, Day of Show $18

MARCH 26:
Kennett Flash Presents
Zack duPont
The domination of pop culture amongst the masses has created a subterranean, "self sufficient", independent music scene. In this realm, the great songwriters of today dig deep into expression with a purpose. Zack duPont certainly falls into this category in more ways than one. In duPont's world, authenticity and truth are the core values that nourish the vulnerability of his song craft. He is not afraid to dwell in the most extreme of emotions, in fact he embraces them as they come.

For this tuesday night residency, Zack is joined by upright bassist and vocalist, Pat Melvin. Pat can be seen around town picking with groups like After the Rodeo, Whiskey Bullet, The Kelly Ravin Trio, PossumHaw and Erin McDermott to name a few.

These two fine gentlemen will be embarking on a national tour by the end of march. So come catch them as the warm up for their 11,000 mile journey, every tuesday night in february. 9pm start, live at Nectars.

Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts at 8:00PM. Advance Price $15, Day of Show $18