Bryn Mawr Day Arrives

The following release was submitted by Lower Merion Township

The Third Annual Bryn Mawr Day celebration will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the municipal parking lot at Lancaster and Bryn Mawr avenues (just across Lancaster from Ludington Library). This free family day of fun, food and festivities encompasses the entire town, including restaurants and local businesses, institutions and one-day-only special entertainment and performances. This year’s festivities are again expected to draw crowds from all over the Main Line throughout the six-hour party in Bryn Mawr.

“Bryn Mawr Day is becoming a bigger and bigger event each year that it is held,” said Lower Merion Commissioner Scott Zelov. “Our volunteers have really stepped things up this year, and we can also look forward to celebrating the one-year anniversary of the re-opening of Ludington Library, just across the street.” 

A first for Bryn Mawr Day 2013 will be Radio Disney, broadcasting live throughout the day, starting at 9. At 11a.m., Radio Disney will have a presentation with Doc McStuffins (from the kids’ TV series). Live music starts at noon, with local talent that includes Elise Dadourian (a feature on WXPN radio), the Willson Vocal Academy, Blues Uprising and the Shipley Singers. 

At 9:30, the Bryn Mawr Farmers Market gets underway. At 10, the Bryn Mawr Business District-sponsored “Give and Take Little Circus” starts up, featuring clowns, jugglers, stilt walkers and aerial aerobic acts. Another performance is at 12:45 p.m.

Fire truck rides will be offered, too, on September 7th. And visitors can also take a free bus tour of eight of the 21 remarkable sites and institutions that make up the Bryn Mawr 100, listed here:

• Aqua America
• Bethel AME Church
• Bryn Mawr College
• Bryn Mawr Fire Company
• Bryn Mawr Hospital
• Bryn Mawr Post Office
• Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
• Bryn Mawr Train Station
• Bryn Mawr Trust Company
• Church of the Good Shepherd
• Church of the Redeemer
• Harriton House
• John Fish Jewelers
• Lower Merion Baptist Church
• Our Mother of Good Counsel
• St. Luke United Methodist Church
• Saints Memorial Baptist Church
• The Baldwin School
• The Shipley School
• Bryn Mawr Gospel Hall
• Bryn Mawr Boy Scout Troop 19

The tours will be 45 minutes each, starting from the Farmers Market parking lot, leaving at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.

The Ludington Library-sponsored Sleepy Hollow Traveling Zoo will be a great introduction to a variety of animals for young children, including a miniature llama, sheep, goat, bunnies, ducks, an Indian Fantail and a donkey.

“A Taste of Bryn Mawr,” another first for this year, brings new and popular cuisine and culinary specialties for guests to experience. Beverages, yogurt, popular cupcakes and pastries, and more can be sampled from a diverse range of Bryn Mawr restaurants.

For further information, please visit brynmawrday.com, or contact Michelle Bogosian at The Camera Shop at 610-527-0300. (Be sure also to like them on Facebook at “Bryn Mawr 100.”)

In the meantime, tune in to Lower Merion Township Television (Comcast channel 7, Verizon FiOS channel 37) for a special half-hour “LMTV Spotlight” program about Bryn Mawr Day, with guests Ms.Bogosian and Commissioner Zelov. The program will be running regularly through September 7th—check the schedule at LowerMerion.org.

Presenting sponsors for Bryn Mawr Day include: Bryn Mawr Periodontal Associates; The Camera Shop in Bryn Mawr; Main Line Media News; Restaurant Cerise, Bryn Mawr Hospital and Nemours duPont Pediatrics.