Around Town April 18

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 18, 2024

Steve and Jackie Sonsini are in the final stages of preparing the new Chadds Ford Coffee House. It's schedule to open on April 24.

• The Chadds Ford Coffee House is about to open in the location of the former First Keystone Bank/Bryn Mawr Trust in the little strip center with the U.S. Post Office. The shop is scheduled to open on Wednesday, April 24. Plans call for the shop to be open seven days per week, from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. There’s seating for 34.

• On Wednesday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, and from 5 - 8 p.m., the Kennett Library and Arts Holding Hands and Hearts (AHHAH) will co-host a Spring Forward Together event geared towards families with children to celebrate the Chester County Imagination Library. Children from birth to age five who live in Chester County are eligible to be enrolled in the Chester County Imagination Library program to receive a free book in the mail once a month. AHHAH has registered over 7,800 children in just one year and mailed over 81,000 books through the Chester County Imagination Library.

Lincoln and The Lincoln Building in West Chester.

• Saturday, April 27, from 8 am. to noon is the spring Roadside Cleanup in Chadds Ford Township. Volunteers should meet at the township building at 8 a.m.

• The Westtown Historical Commission is sponsoring a lecture, Abraham Lincoln and his West Chester Connection at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Westtown Township building, 1039 Wilmington Pike. The talk will be given by local historian Malcolm Johnstone. This talk will highlight Lincoln’s connection to West Chester, and many other little-known stories about our area’s history.

• Delaware County Symphony presents a Tales from Europe symphony concert on Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. This final symphony concert of the season features the winner of the Youth Concerto Competition, Kai Freeman, performing Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin in E minor. Also included in the concert are the Prelude to Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Aus Italian by Richard Strauss. Go here for tickets.

• Mt. Cuba Center is holding a Kids Create event on Saturday, May 18 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. It’s billed as an afternoon of nature, artmaking, and fun. Mt. Cuba partners with award-winning folk artist, Eunice LaFate, to lead a unique children’s art program in the gardens. Kids will create a mural from natural materials and go home with their own paintings. This program is intended for ages 4 to 12. Art supplies are provided. Included with garden admission, advance registration is required. Go here to register.

• Tickets are now on sale for the Kennett Rotary’s Kennett on Top, a party on the rooftop of the borough’s parking garage. The event is Saturday, June 22, from 6-9 p.m., rain or shine. It’s a night of scrumptious foods, wine and beer, a signature cocktail, and dancing with a live band while enjoying the ambiance of the vibrant downtown Kennett. Early bird tickets are $85 per person through April 30, and $100 per person afterward. The ticket price includes parking, food, beverages, the live band, the ambiance of the rooftop, and having a ton of fun. Tickets are available here.