Arts

Chester might be an unusual place to find a protagonist of a novel dealing with Peter Pan, but even more unusual, it’s also the place where you’ll find the author of the same novel.
The protagonist is Margaret Aldaine, the main character of Panned, and the author of the book, which is currently in e-book form on www.swoonreads.com, is 19-year-old Moriah Chavis.
Chavis, the daughter of Chester County teacher Denise Chavis, is a student at USC-Lancaster and has lived in Chester for two years.

For Sheila Culp, spreading the Christian message is best done from some sort of stage. Culp is the playwright who created the popular Christian drama Time Out, seen in Chester at different venues in years past.
She has just completed casting the parts for a sequel to the play, called Time Out/Word In.
Her plans are to tour the new production in several area churches and she'd like to present it in a venue like the Little Theater at Chester Park Elementary.

If you love sunflowers, you'll love the next art class presented by the Arts Council of Chester County. On Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m., the Arts Council will host an adult painting class entitled “Acrylics on Canvas with artist Frankie MacLauchlan.” The class will be held at the Arts Council of Chester County at 123 Main St.

Family stories provided the bridge to success for writer Ron Rash.
    Rash was raised in Chester, where his family lived to take advantage of working opportunities at the Eureka Mill.
    Rash lived in Chester until he was eight years old and said some of his earliest inspiration came during his time at Chester Elementary School.
    “The teachers helped get me interested in reading,” he said. “They had an (affect) on me becoming a writer later.”