March to December 2021 Beth Beans Gilbert Kevin S. Putman Fred Beans Family Vice President of Dealerships Penn Color Inc. – Major Patron – Major Patron Dear Friends, On behalf of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, we are pleased to present you with the 2021 Bucks Fever – Celebration of the Arts brochure. Over four decades ago, Bucks Fever was conceived by Chamber members to “Support the Arts through Business.” What started as a small handful of arts events over a short period of time has grown to include a variety of Chamber arts events and well over 400 community wide celebrations of the arts over a 10-month period. By uniting the business, arts and cultural community, the Chamber has synthesized the very best of Bucks County in order to increase tourism, augment the economic vitality of the region and celebrate the community’s rich, artistic and cultural heritage. Bucks Fever is solely supported by the business community and we thank all of the Benefactors and Patrons for their generous support. Their commitment enables us to give you this publication free of charge and to promote hundreds of arts and cultural events at no-cost to the host organizations. In addition, we distribute nearly 15,000 copies of this “in demand” publication to local businesses, individuals and tourists visiting Bucks County. We invite you, and those you know, to “Celebrate the Arts” by participating in the many events throughout the Bucks Fever season. Your participation enables the Chamber and the many organizations promoted in this brochure to continue the rich artistic and cultural legacy in our community for many years to come! ABOUT THE COVER 1 2 1. Bucks Fever Talent Show, 2020 1st place winner, Amanda Hewitt 2. Bucks Fever Excellence in Design Tour 3. Andrea Carlson performing at the 2020 Bucks Fever Brown Bag-it with the Arts 3 4. Bucks Fever Art Exhibition, 2020 1st place Sculpture 5 winner, Joe Phillips 5. Bucks Fever FilmFest, 2020 Best of Fest winner, Tess Forestieri 4 2 March to December A MESSAGE FROM UNIVEST FINANCIALSM Committed to celebrating the arts in Bucks County! 2021 Univest Financial is proud to serve as the signature benefactor of the Bucks Fever program. Since our founding in 1876, Univest has focused on making a difference in the communities we serve. As we navigate these uncertain times, it’s vital that we stay true to our philanthropic spirit. One great way to do that is through our continued sponsorship of Bucks Fever – now in its 18th year. We are proud to partner with the Central Bucks Chamber to celebrate Bucks County’s artistic and cultural heritage. While the challenges presented by COVID created unexpected limitations, Univest remained committed to our local communities. Our employees volunteered more than 7,300 hours in the community and the corporation donated $1.9 million to local nonprofits. The impact we made in 2020 was a direct result of our unwavering community-based values and the dedication of our employees. The impact of the arts, especially during challenging times cannot be understated. Bucks County’s rich artistic and cultural legacy has the extraordinary ability to inspire, educate and delight. Each year, Bucks Fever supports the arts through business by showcasing our thriving arts community and encouraging the next generation of artists. It also stimulates economic growth and bring us together as a community, both of which are needed now more than ever. As a company, we are committed to local, committed to delivering comprehensive financial solutions, and committed to you! I invite you to join us in supporting Bucks Fever and experience the rich artistic and cultural heritage of beautiful Bucks County. Sincerely, Annette D. Szygiel Executive Vice President & Chief Experience Officer Univest Financial Corporation 3 THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS James A. Michener Museum Chambers 19 KMM Consulting Doylestown Health Langan Engineering & Environmental Services SIGNATURE BENEFACTOR The Graphic Edge Lindinger’s Deli & Catering Univest Financial Keenan Motor Group Mikula Web Solutions Inc. Nostalgia 1720 BROCHURE BENEFACTORS UPS Store PARX Casino & PARX Racing Peddler’s Village Phillips & Donovan Architects, LLC Pine Run Retirement Community Penn’s Grant Corporation/Tri-Partners, L.P. BENEFACTORS Silverman Family Partnerships, Inc. Provident Bank Customers Bank The Lomax Companies Raphael Architects C&N Visit Bucks County Station Tap House Tabor Childrens Services MAJOR PATRONS PATRONS The County Theater BucksCountyAlive.com AB-8 Waste Solutions The Oscar Hammerstein Museum Bucks County Magazine A Rhodes Wilson & Associates The Learning Experience Doylestown Bucks County Herald Allure West Studios The Shops at Valley Square Comcast Asset Financial Services The Rose Group Fred Beans Family of Dealerships Altomonte’s Italian Market USI Affinity Insurance Penn Color Inc. PA Biotechnology Ctr. of Bucks County Vacation Crusaders William and Laurie Schutt Bucks Country Gardens Ventresca Ltd. PROGRAM PATRONS Bucks County Opera Association Wolstenholme Associates, LLC Academy Wealth Advisers, LLC Bucks County Women’s Journal Worth & Company Amerihealth Administrators Bucks County Community College YMCA of Bucks County BB&T now Truist Centurion Benefits, LLC Zaveta Custom Homes, LLC Bentis Consulting Worldwide Domino’s BUCKS FEVER FRIENDS Carroll Engineering Corporation Dontech Incorporated Aaron Mitchell Photography Digital Reprographics Solutions Inc. Dr. Vail P. Garvin, FACHE Cortineo Creative Fred Astaire Dance Studio First Bank Costco Penn Community Bank Fulton Bank Doylestown Bookshop Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company Gilmore & Associates, Inc. Franca Warden The New Hope Winery Grand View Health Heart & Soul Portraits NJM Insurance Group Heritage Conservancy Highwater Agency, LLC Institute for Foreign Language KEY PATRONS Holy Redeemer Health System Kreischer Miller Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP Insure4life Financial Renvyle Partners, LLC Buckingham Valley Vineyards Art D’Angelo, MBA, CLU, ChFCl Tri-County Printers Bucks County Wine Trail It’s All Data Vizi Bugajewski Facility Services 4 March to December 2021 March 1, 7:00 to 8:00 pm March 5, 8:00 pm March 5-7, 12:00 to 5:00 pm VALERIE MORRISON: PSYCHIC JOURNEYMAN: ERIC CLAPTON MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: SESSION 1 • This MEDIUM LIVE RADIO TALK SHOW. TRIBUTE, THE LAYLA TOUR • The only is an in-person and online exhibition that will rotate CALL IN YOUR FREE QUESTION • nationally touring tribute to Eric Clapton, and select AOY member artists’ work in three-week LISTENERS can call in with their FREE they’re coming to Sellersville for the first time! sessions from March-May. Persons attending will QUESTION about their concerns in their Shaun Hague fronts the group and has performed need to wear face coverings and agree to socially lives in 2021. Click on WEBSITE to Listen with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Amos Lee and distance while in the gallery. Total number in the to the Radio Show. May your Future bring John Waite, to name a few. Journeyman has gallery at any one time will be limited. Browse and to you all the Joy your Heart can hold. become the number one tribute to Clapton in a purchase art online. Purchased art can be picked up very short amount of time. Look forward to hearing at the conclusion of the session. Valerie Morrison: Psychic Medium hits such as “Layla,” “Tears In Heaven,” “I Shot The AOY Art Center • 2154931205 • 856-696-0092 Sheriff” and “Change The World.” 377 Green Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19128 949 Mirror Lake Rd, (Janney House [email protected] Sellersville Theater 1894 • 215-257-5808 on Patterson Farm in Lower Makefield) 24 West Temple Ave., Sellersville, PA 18960 Yardley, PA 19067 www.valeriemorrison.com [email protected] [email protected] https://theater.st94.com/events www.aoyartcenter.org March 6 - June 6, Thursday – Saturday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 to 4:00 pm NEW BEGINNINGS: GROWTH AND RENEWAL • Patricia Hutton Galleries will celebrate Spring with a landscape and still life show entitled New Beginnings, Growth and Renewal. The exhibition will showcase paintings in oil, pastel and watercolor. Beginning March March 4, 8:00 pm 6, the gallery will come alive with the colors CARBON LEAF • Blending rock, folk, Celtic, of Spring. This gallery wide show features 20 “Spring”, a pastel by Michael Filipiak is featured in award-winning artists and celebrates the beauty bluegrass and Americana traditions into a high New Beginnings: Growth and Renewal a Spring Exhibition energy style the group calls ether-electrified porch at Patricia Hutton Galleries opening on March 6. of the season in gardens, meadows, riverbanks music, the Virginia quintet’s poetic songs are and rolling hills as well as in floral still life. brought to life with acoustic and electric guitars, Patricia Hutton Galleries • 215-348-1728 • 47 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums, cello, banjo, [email protected] • www.PatriciaHuttonGalleries.com MARCH penny whistle, pedal steel, accordion and rich vocal harmony. Carbon Leaf writes, records and produces its music independently from their 8:00 pm studio in Richmond, VA, and has performed March 6, over 2,400 lives shows across 17 albums in their ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS long career. The group’s independent music and • The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, spirit continue to resonate with its fans, so don’t long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle miss your next chance to see them live! ambassador, and the talented Californian cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one, but the Sellersville Theater 1894 • 215-257-5808 duo’s dazzling teamwork and their shared passion 24 West Temple Ave., Sellersville, PA 18960 for improvising on the melody and the groove of [email protected] Scottish tunes has helped revive the Scottish tradition https://theater.st94.com/events of playing dance music on violin and cello. They have toured internationally for over eighteen years, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide.