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Rolling Barrel Events’ West Chester Easter Keg HuntWHAT’S HAPPENING IN WEST CHESTERApril 21, 2011 Volume 1, Number 2¯ ¯

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most exciting magazine. Inside you’ll find both fun and information in equal

measures.

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West Chester Film Festival Preview

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Pages 11-20

Easter Egg Hunt In Everhart Park

Mary Marghan, Jake McEvay, Donnie Sandala, Jill Zeigler, Jessica Kern and Jason Hansell all toughed out the weather and enjoyed the scavenger hunt. More photos on pages 5-10, story on page 13.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Clip Art Contest From The Editor

IT’S SAFE to say you’ve noticed that West Chester has quickly grown from the quaint town in a quiet suburb that it was just 10 years ago. It is now home to a collection of restaurants, bars, shops and a healthy social scene... and you will be reminded of this every time you pick up The WC, which I hope will be every single week in the not too distant future. The team behind The WC will not only be

profiling the people who run the restaurants, pour the drinks, plan the activities and curate the shops but will also be turning the spot-light on the people who enjoy this town. Flip through these pages and you will see what I mean – our photographer will be traveling to events all over the borough, capturing the fun of a parade, the excite-ment of a local fundraiser, the energy of a Friday night out.

Although we’ll try to refrain from using buzz words like hyper-local (oops) we WILL be paying special attention to establishments right here in downtown West Chester. But that doesn’t mean we won’t try to create a paper that reaches out to the community of greater West Chester and Chester County.

The WC is here, in short, to celebrate West Chester’s diverse and growing culture. The culture that you, and I, and everybody else in town knows and loves. We hope you join us each and every issue to be kept abreast of events, fundraisers and specials. We’ll introduce you to the people who make up your community and maybe even enlighten you about places and things you didn’t know existed.

We’ll see you there.Dan Mathers

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WHILE you are poring over the pages of The WC, you will have the chance to win a $50 gift

certificate to use at a local busi-ness. How would you go about winning this? We have sneak-ily hidden a happy little sun in one of the ads in this issue. It’s a smaller version of the guy above.

When you have located the piece of clip art, enter our contest by sending an email to [email protected]. Make sure the subject line of that email reads “WC Clip Art Con-test.” In the email, tell us on which page you found the clip art and in which ad the clip art was hidden. Don’t forget to in-clude your name and address in the email so that we can send you your prize.

A winner will be selected utterly at random by the time the next issue of The WC is printed, and the name of that lucky person will be printed in the next issue of The WC and at www.facebook.com/thewcpress.

This week’s winner is Car-men Hoch who found the clipart hidden in Salon Chemistry’s ad on page six.

Good luck this week!

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Calendar of Events 4Our (nearly) definitive guide to what’s happening in West Chester.

Your Favorites Places 6We stop you on the street and ask about your preferred spots.

Finding Treasure 9With a keen eye and memory, Tara Dugan finds treasure in the trash.

What’s Happening In West Chester 13We keep you up to date on everything the borough has to offer.

Inside This IssueBartender of the Month 15Ryan Hammaker of The Pale Horse enlightens us about art and brewing.

West Chester Film Festival Preview 17-18Find out all about the seventh annual West Chester Film Festival.

The WC Bouquet Ambush 23Matlack Florist supply the flowers, you just have to supply the answers.

The Dating Column 25Diane Stopyra’s take on the ups and downs of dating in West Chester.

What They’re Wearing 28An impromptu fashion photo shoot on the streets of West Chester.

West Chester Must Haves 31The things you really shouldn’t miss when shopping in town.

Adopt an Animal 33-35Six adorable pets need a loving home. Can you help them?

The West Chester Crossword 37A crossword puzzle about the upcoming Easter holiday.

A Picture From The Past

This photo shows the Gay Street all decked out for West Chester’s 150th anniversary in 1949.Chester County Historical Society


Calendar Of Events Look no further... a carefully curated list of upcoming happenings in West Chester

Saturday 4/21, 7:30pm: Girl’s Night OutCelebrate that fact that you’re a girl and you deserve a night out. Get together with friends and come downtown for some seri-ous shopping therapy. Participating stores include The Five Senses, Blink, Moon-flower, Fast Frame, Feminique Boutique, Greene Street Consignment, Penwick Design, Kreutz Creek Winery, Drake’s Fur-niture and Interiors, The Painted Plate and even Fairman’s. Visit downtownwestchester.com/shopping.php for more information.

Saturday 4/21, 7:30pm: Immaculata Symphony’s Spring ConcertDon’t miss this concert showcasing mod-ern masterworks of Shostakovich, Liadov, Daugherty and Stravinsky. Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for seniors and $12 for gen-eral admission. Immaculata University, Alu-nmnae Hall, immaculatasymphony.org.

Monday 4/25 – Sunday 5/1: Restaurant WeekWest Chester Restaurant Week is a celebra-tion of the culinary scene in West Ches-ter. Each participating restaurant offers a special multi-course, fixed-price menu for lunch and dinner. The event gives diners a chance to discover new eateries or reac-quaint with old favorites at a great value.

Tuesday 4/26: National Pretzel DayStop in West Chester Soft Pretzel Fac-tory for a free pretzel on National Pretzel Day. It’s their way of saying “thank you” to everyone for your support over the last eight

years. So, go enjoy! You know you will. 125

North Church Street, 610-430-7100.

Saturday 4/29 – Sunday 5/1: West Chester Film FestivalThe West Chester Film Festival presents an exciting mix of short films from both ama-teur and highly regarded filmmakers at vari-ous locations. See their ad on page 30 for more information.

Sunday 5/1, 11am-4pm: May Day Arts FestivalQuality arts and crafts for sale, family enter-tainment, fresh food and children’s games. Contact WC Parks and Recreation for more information. Everhart Park, 610-436-9010.

Thursday 5/5, all day:Cinco De Mayo At Sunset Hill JewlersStop by Sunset Hill Jewelers, right between Gay and Market streets, for special pricing on silver jewelry in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. 23 North High Streeet, 610-692-0374.

Thursday 5/5, all day:Cinco De Mayo At Más CantinaDon’t miss this event! Más are reopening their rooftop and playing host to radio sta-tion Wired 96.5. There will be a different party on all three floors of the building and great giveaways like Phillies tickets and a trip to Cancún, plus drink and food specials. 102 East Market Streeet, 610-918-6280.

Make sure you get out to the West Chester Soft Pretzel Factory at 125 North Church Street. They are giving away free pretzels all day on Thursday, April 26 in celebration of National Pretzel Day.

The Immaculata Symphony’s Spring Concert will be held on Saturday, April 21 and feature modern masterworks. Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for seniors and $12 for general admission.


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4/16: Rolling Barrel Events’ West Chester Easter Keg Hunt

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Finding TreasurePickin’ through Chester County, by Tara Dugan

WHAT makes a trea-sure? Is it the curve of a waterfall dresser with perfectly preserved veneers? How about a

pristine vase, with gorgeous colors and an indecipherable mark that later reveals itself to be early Roseville? We treasure hunters know all about the things that drive us, our own particular obsessions that compel buy-ing even when reason dictates otherwise. Sometimes, however, the ‘treasure’ you find may not be an item but rather an institution, like the Woman’s Exchange located at 10 South Church Street in West Chester. And if a treasure like the Woman’s Exchange is the source of innumerable other finds, then you have indeed found spoils wothy of a pirate.

The Woman’s Exchange, part of a national organization, has its origins in the Great Depression. In an attempt to add to the household income, women would cre-ate beautiful crafts at home and bring them in for sale at the Woman’s Exchange. The

West Chester Woman’s Exchange has been operating from its same location for 65 years. Staffed by volunteers, the Woman’s Exchange accepts both consignments and donations. Revenues from the Woman’s Exchange benefits a host of charitable ser-vice organizations including local fire com-panies, Safe Harbor, the West Chester Public Library, The Maternal & Child Health Con-sortium and others.

The hours I have spent inside the Wom-an’s Exchange have been both peaceful and enlightening. The staff is happy to assist where they can, and will candidly advise you when their expertise has been exhausted. My haul from the Exchange includes a ton

of vintage pottery, beautifully embroidered linens, and, most notably, a mid-century Cuba travel poster. This particular gem had bright, well-preserved color and great period graphics – it sold in my shop in one day. However pleased I am with my own finds at the Exchange, they pale in comparison to the rumored Holy Grail that may or may not have passed through those doors – an insider reports that a copy of the Declara-tion of Independence was found hidden in a frame, later to make its home in the Smith-sonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

One extra nice feature of this place is the clientele. In addition to the usual cabal of treasure hunters, this shop has a refreshing dose of style-conscious West Chester Uni-versity students. This crowd knows its dove-tail joints from pressboard junk, and we, the old guard, could not be more pleased.

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What’s Happening In West ChesterDan Mathers sets out in search of eggs and kegs in the borough

I HAD spent the last hour watching toddlers stumble over one another in a fervent hunt for pastel-colored plastic. Eggs were just laying on the ground, scattered about around

slides, monkey bars and various other climb-ing apparatus, so I can’t truthfully say it was much of a hunt, but they definitely were searching... and loving it. The wet, cold weather didn’t seem to bother any of them quite the way it bothered their parents.

One little contestant approached me with his basket in hand, head adorned by white bunny ears and politely interrupted. “Excuse me,” he asked, “What do you think is in those eggs?”

“I’ll bet it’s chocolate,” I responded.He exclaimed, “I LOVE chocolate.”And, judging by the fervor displayed

by many of the contestants in Rolling Bar-rel Events’ West Chester Easter Keg Hunt, adults get just as “hopped up” (terrible pun) for beer as children do for giant bunnies and miniature chocolates. The scavenger hunt

throughout the borough of West Chester allowed adults to get back in on the action they’ve been missing ever since the Easter Bunny stopped hiding hollow eggs between their parents’ couch cushions.

Teams of adults, much like the children in Everhart Park, donned their best bunny ears for the event. Others opted for match-ing, custom-made T-shirts. Corey Krejcik, the founder of Rolling Barrel Events, waited

until enough people had wandered into The Pale Horse and registered before explaining the day’s proceedings.

Ten miniature kegs had been hidden throughout West Chester in locations as diverse as Kildare’s and A Taste of Olive. Contestants were given three hours and a list of clues, many of them cryptic, and were expected to seek out said miniature kegs. Snap a picture of all ten kegs, and your team was eligible to win a prize.

As contestants pulled on ponchos and jackets, I pulled up to the bar and ordered a pint of Slyfox. As tempted as I’d been by the hunt, there was no way I was setting back out into the whipping rain. I had made it to The Pale Horse with the best of intentions – to start drinking at noon on a Saturday. To that end, I succeeded. The Fourth Horseman Burger was just too tempting to leave behind.

All 12 teams succeeded in locating the mini-kegs, which means 12 prizes exchanged hands that day. Next year, weather permit-ting, I plan to keg hunt with the best of them.

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COUNTLESS bartenders behind countless bars are extremely passionate about something other than cocktails. The Pale Horse’s Ryan Hammaker is

one of them. His knowledge of craft beer and cocktails is expansive, but Ryan’s interests range far beyond bar taps and simple syrup.

Name: Ryan HammakerAge: I’m 29.Hometown: Downingtown.How long have you been in West Ches-

ter? I guess about seven months. I’m from just down the road, but spent the past 11 years in the South.

What took you to the south? I went to Savannah College of Art and Design for painting and filmmaking. Then I moved back up this way and ended up in Wilming-ton working for a film production company there and doing a bit of acting.

What brought you back to this area? My family. My sister had gotten married and had a daughter, Sophia, and I wanted to be closer to them, to be a bigger part of

Bartender Of The WeekRyan Hammaker of The Pale Horse tells us all about his love for art and hearty beer

their lives.And how did you end up at The Pale

Horse? Well, my brother-in-law Joe Harris had an opportunity to purchase this space, and he asked me if I wanted to come into it with him. We all bill ourselves as man-ager here, but we’re actually all part owners in the company. We all have a stake in the restaurant, and that’s why we all take such pride in it.

Had you ever bartended before? Only in short stints. I worked at Victory for a while, and would end up jumping behind the bar from time to time, but primarily, no, I didn’t really bartend. Still, you learn a lot about beer working at Victory.

What was the hardest thing to get used to being behind the bar alone? Mixed drinks. Not to sound like I’m profiling, but the drinks that women order – those fancy, sweet mixed cocktails. They always have these crazy drinks that they have ordered somewhere else and want me to make.

How do you cope when you don’t know the drink? Usually I just ask them. If they

know, that’s great, but if not I would turn to this long list of drinks we have stuck to the fridge and try to figure it out from there. They always seem to like the drinks, so...

Talk to me about beer. I have always been interested in good beer, and I love the chance to introduce new beers to other people. We keep a great selection here.

Any recommendations? Innis & Gunn. They get oak barrels shipped from Ken-tucky to Scotland. The beer sits in those barrels for 77 days and absorbs the flavor.

How about the food? The Diver Scal-lops. It’s a light dish, three scallops served in this shiitake, Champagne cream sauce. It’s delicious and addictive.

Do you plan to get back into film? I’m getting back into music videos and working on a short film right now. Eventually I want to open an art studio with a screening area, a sound studio and everything for filmmak-ing, but also space available for painters, photographers and other artists, so that a whole bunch of different artists can work together and influence each other.

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THE END of April brings the return of one of West Chester’s prize gems, the West Chester Film Festival (WCFF). The non-profit organization, made up of

local volunteers and led by current president Carol Quigley, is in final preparations for its seventh annual event which will take place from April 29 to May 1. The festival’s mission, “to entertain, enlighten and educate the public through the presentation of global indepen-dent and innovative short film and interac-tive workshops by hosting an annual Short Film Festival,” has become a yearly must-see for local film fanatics and a celebration of the town itself.

The origins of the WCFF lie in the demo-lition, several decades ago, of West Chester’s Warner Theater. Out of the local grief and regret, the Theater Attraction Committee was formed in 2003, of which WCFF founder Laura Barton and Carol Quigley were mem-bers. Their goal was to reignite local inter-est in independent film by starting a festival. Although the committee disbanded, Barton remembered the idea and started the WCFF.

Admittedly not a movie buff, Quigley (who eventually took over the presidency) still found the destruction of the theaters in her beloved town appalling. “I am not a film expert,” she has stated bluntly, “not an aficio-nado. What I am a fan of is West Chester.” As outlined in the group’s mission statement, a great local movie theater is a significant artis-tic venue lacking in our lovely county seat. The

The West Chester Film Festival PreviewKatherine Sas gets you acquainted with West Chester’s seventh annual festival of shorts

WCFF seeks to change that and has found suc-cess.

The festival is meant for lovers of West Chester but for lovers of film as well. The focus on quality is something Quigley is clearly proud of, and rightly so. She has noticed expo-nential growth in the last seven years. Not only have past films gone on to win awards in other festivals and competitions, but this

year’s batch features the Academy Award-winning short God of Love by Wilmington, DE native Luke Matheny, as well as several other Oscar nominees and runners-up. Another notable short, titled Reco, features a per-formance by up-and-coming West Chester native Courtney Baxter, a junior at Henderson who is about to make the move to Hollywood. For those involved year after year, seeing the project grow appreciably is truly rewarding, not to mention great for the reputation of the festival and the town.

This year’s festival differs a bit from years past. The Opening Night Party will be held from 5-7pm on Friday, April 29 at the local Iron Hill Brewery. The move to Friday night will increase the party’s accessibility to visit-ing filmmakers and patrons. Tickets are only $25 (less expensive than in previous years), and included in the admission price are appe-tizers, an open bar and a ticket to one of the first blocks of film that night.

As for the films themselves, the shorts will be presented in Courtroom No. 6 of the Historic Chester County Courthouse, located right in the center of town. This building offers

The Chesters are awarded at the closing night party for a variety of categories. Continued On Page 18 ?


superior acoustics and comfort to earlier ven-ues. The same blocks will also be shown at the Knights of Columbus, in alternating times, so all visitors will be able to view all blocks of films. Films are shown in two-hour blocks. Full scheduling details, titles of the films, and ticket information are available at www.west-chesterfilmfestival.com. Individual tickets to each block are only $8, or for $50 you can pur-chase a Festival Pass which gives you access every block.

Three free workshops will be held on Sat-urday and Sunday: Make and Take Animation Workshop, presented by Video Production and Media Arts teacher Marty Hoban; Uncom-mon Stories from the Commonwealth: A PA Filmmakers Panel Discussion featuring local writer/directors Ryan Quinn, Dan Van Wert, and Greg Koorhan; and The Script is the Thing: Crafting Your Short Film Screenplay, presented by University of the Arts screenwriting pro-fessor David Greenberg. Times and locations are available at the WCFF website.

The fest is bringing back the Children’s Film Block. Held at 10:30am Saturday at the Knights of Columbus, these eight shorts are

geared towards kids between six and twelve, but families and kids of any age are welcome. Appropriately, it is immediately followed by the workshop Make and Take Animation, listed above, which provides a unique opportunity to inspire children with a love of the arts and filmmaking. Also following the Children’s Film Block is the Young Filmmaker Block, which will feature shorts made by young peo-ple already on their way towards rewarding and passionate vocations in the arts.

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For visiting filmmakers, be sure to check out the Filmmakers’ Meet and Greet at Piet-ro’s Prime and visit West Chester’s local coffee shop, Fennario, for coffee and free wi-fi.

The Closing Night Party runs from 6-10pm on Sunday and will again be held at The Note. Decked out with a projection screen and comfy couches, The Note offers filmmak-ers and audience members alike the chance to gather to hear the revelation of the winning films (as well as watch them one more time), enjoy good food and drinks, and mingle.

As an extra bonus, the Closing Night Party will feature the re-naming of the annual People’s Choice Award to the H. Paul Fitzpatrick People’s Choice Award. H. Paul Fitzpatrick, a late friend and volun-teer of the WCFF passed away in early 2011. He and his wife Judy were instrumental in the formation of the Festival, and they and their family have stayed involved, serving as every-thing from volunteers to board members. The memory of Paul’s and the Fitzpatricks’ many contributions to the Festival will stay alive in the legacy of the People’s Choice Award.

For fans of film and fans of local and indepen-dent arts, make it into downtown West Chester the weekend of the 29th. More info and tickets are all available at www.westchesterfilmfestival.com.

Jeremy Braverman directed the short film “Squared,” which won Best PA Filmmaker at the 2010 festival.

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Whats the most romantic thing hes gotten you?Katie: My Tiffany’s necklace, but it’s a tie between that and the fact he renews my Netflix every month.

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The Dating ColumnDiane Stopyra’s enlightened take on dating from a woman’s perspective

MY FRIEND Cathy has a two-year-old daughter. When the baby’s father came home with Barbie’s Dream Playset, Cathy was

appalled. Like many a feminist mother before her, she left the doll lying around the house until the family dog just happened to tear it to smithereens. “Whoops,” Cathy said, smiling as she tossed the plastic remains of Barbie’s cellulite-free butt into the trash.

I wondered if my friend’s reaction might just be a little overboard. Sure, the Barbie doll was originally modeled after a cartoon prostitute. Sure, were Barbie a real person, she’d be over seven feet tall with no room for a liver and a head the same circumference as her waist. But doesn’t Barbie have some redeeming qualities? She’s the only woman I know who’s been a doctor, an astronaut, a UNICEF volunteer and a World Cup soccer player. And besides, if we start giving little girls only trucks and trains to play with, won’t we be sending the message that there’s some-thing inferior with all things “girly”?

And if there’s nothing wrong with girls embracing their inner Barbie dolls, then maybe there’s nothing wrong with boys embracing their inner GI Joes. Maybe girls will be girls and boys will be boys, and what’s so bad about all that?

Brian, I think, is a good example of what is so bad about all that. Brian is a man who, I’m sure, played with GI Joe as a kid. This is a man who exudes machismo, a man whose parents never had the good sense to leave the macho-themed toys lying around the house

for a family pet to destroy. I met Brian at a party with my sister. At

six-foot-five, Brian’s large frame might have been intimidating, but his camouflaged wad-ers and black facepaint made him laughable. “I’ve been hunting ducks,” he told me. Yes, I wanted to say, but are you still?

I quickly realized that this was a setup. My sister was hoping this man shoveling three bags worth of beef jerky into his mouth might end up being the Ken to my Barbie.

That night, while everyone sipped Miller Lite, Brian did shots of Everclear and beat his chest like a caveman. When I got off the couch to refill the chips, Brian did pull-ups. Then, while I watched in horror, Brian played a grue-some video game about chopping up zombies, like a virtual GI Joe game for grown men.

What I learned from Brian is this: per-haps our concepts of feminine and masculine shouldn’t fit some cookie-cutter ideal, and identity shouldn’t come in a cardboard Mattel box. After all, something so easily contrived is easily destroyed… as easily as a plastic doll in a dog’s mouth.

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West Chester Must HavesThe finest things from the shops of this charmed town... by Jon Roth

Keyboard From Taylor’s Music StoreSome of the biggest musical acts out there started in their bedrooms with just sound-editing software and a top-notch key-board. Even if you’re not shooting for Top 40 status, this Yamaha keyboard with five octaves and 774 preset voices ensures your house will be ringing with tunes of your own making. $749.99. 116 West Gay Street, 610-696-1812, taylorsmusic.com.

Garden Bouquet From Halladay Florists Nothing says springtime like a fresh bouquet bursting with color and sweet scents. Halladay Florists offers a “Gar-den Parade” arrangement featuring yel-low roses, chrysanthemums, asters and more in three sizes, ranging from pretty ($60) to breathtaking ($90). 29 South Church Street, 610-696-5200, halladayflorist.com.

Decadent Chocolate Eggs From ÉclatMaster Chocolatier Christopher Curtin of Éclat Chocolate has traveled to Belgium, Switzerland, France and Germany honing his craft. Case and point: this delectable confection comprised of a delicate and beautiful dark chocolate shell encasing several white chocolate eggs. Available in two sizes, for $39.50 or $34.50. 24 South High Street, 610-692-5206, eclatchocolate.com.

Off-The-Shoulder Dress From ArtifactArtifact Boutique has amassed a great col-lection of eye-catching accessories and hip dresses, like this pink-and-white floral print with just the right amount of ruffles along the neckline. At just $52, you’ll have money left over to pick up a bag or some jewelry. In fact, everything here is under $60! 200 West Gay Street, 610-431-7111, shopartifact.com

Electric Bicycle From Hybrid CyclesWarm weather means you can leave the car in the garage and start enjoying West Chester on two wheels. If those hills seem daunting, consider this Sanyo Eneloop electric bicycle. It’s got three speeds, front and rear lights and an 250W motor for when you need that extra kick. $1,999. 126 East Gay Street, 610-212-3070, hybrid-cycles.com.

Print From Visual Expansion GalleryLooking to spruce up those bare walls with some quality artwork? Stop by Visual Expansion Gallery and peruse their offer-ings. This photo by Tim Vaughan, “West Chester University Library,” should add just the right note of gravitas. Plus, you can meet the photographer on May 6 at an Art-ist’s Reception. 126 North High Street, 610-436-8697, visualexpansiongallery.com.


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The West Chester CrosswordNone of that generic nonsense you see in other papers... a puzzle just for “The WC”

ACROSS3 . If you’re looking to dye your Easter eggs, this is the most popular brand to use.6 . Despite the name, this type of storm has nothing to do with the Holy Sunday.7. In this country, pretzels are a very popular an Easter snack. We just wonder if they pair them with beer.10. This annual celebration on the White House Lawn involves spoons, kids and good wholesome fun.13. These sweet, round candies are easy to find in any child’s Easter basket. Don’t try planting them though, we doubt it will yield a candy tree.15. These brightly colored, gelatin-based candies are shaped like truncated cones and covered in granulated sugar.16 . Sure, bunnies get all the credit, but these chirpy, downy animals are equally prevalent around this time of year.18. Not a rabbit, per se, she would nonetheless sport ears and a fluffy tail at Hugh Hefner’s request.19. Colors can be jewel tone, neon, primary, and this color group, always popular around Easter.20. This crime-solving animated character is married to a beautiful ‘toon by the name

of Jessica.22 . Without these, where would we store all our Easter goodies? In boxes? In bags?23. This portion of the Christian calendar precedes Easter Sunday. Many believers choose to give up something dear to them as a symbolic sacrifice.25. Beating on his drum, this guy keeps going and going and going.

DOWN1. This British confection ensures that not all of your chocolate will be hollow come Easter Sunday. 2. Three days before Easter Sunday, Christians remember the crucifixion of Christ on this day. 4. In this Western European country, church bells don’t ring after Good Friday, and children gather to finally hear them ring the following Sunday (or ‘dimanche’).5. Crafted specifically for Russian royalty, these ornamental curios are created with

precious gemstones and metals. 8. Some people claim they prefer these puffy candies once they go stale. 9. You may find him hopping down the bunny trail. 11. In Spain and South American countries, this holy week involves processionals with wooden figurines and hooded costumes. 12. People often use this euphemism to refer to a dirt ball under your bed. 14. This famous rabbit is best-known for evading Elmer Fudd. 17. The carved monoliths here have evaded anthropologists’ explanations for centuries. 18. This Jewish holiday is closely related to Easter and celebrates the preservation of the first-born sons of the Hebrew tribe. 21. Wear this and you’ll be the grandest lady at the Easter parade. 24. Statistically, this is the part of the chocolate bunny people always bite first.

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