Around Town Dec. 19

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 19, 2024

Holiday music is in the air at Longwood.

• Longwood Gardens remains in festive holiday spirits. Ring in the New Year with musical treats around every corner. Enjoy outdoor musicians, the historic organ, and more on New Year’s Eve. Recorded organ music begins at 2 p.m. but live entertainment kicks in later at 4 p.m. with Galena Brass performing outside at the East Conservatory Plaza and Duly Noted Quartet outside of the Peirce-du Pont House. Olde Towne Carolers will perform from 4:30–8:30 p.m. throughout the gardens, and live organ music will go through 10 p.m. Please note, programs are subject to change.

• Get ready to Have a Ball with the Chester County History Center. At the Have a Ball event, children can create their own party kit, including making their own party hat, noisemakers, resolutions, and other fun crafts and games with a New Year theme. They can even decorate a cookie to enjoy as a sweet treat when the ball drops on Dec. 31. Admission of $10 includes all-day access to our museum exhibits, hands-on History Lab, and our Season of Lights holiday cultural displays. Many thanks to The Master's Baker for providing cookies for this event. Have a Ball runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28. Get tickets here.

Wharton Esherick circa 1960. Photo by Susan Sherman, courtesy of the Wharton Esherick Museum.

• The Brandywine Museum of Art’s exhibit The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick is in its last month. This exhibition explores the interdisciplinary creativity of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), the famed American artist best known as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement. The Crafted World brings selections from this rich and rarely loaned collection to a broader public, including many objects never before seen except in Esherick’s home and studio. The exhibit closes Jan. 19.

• Bring in the new year with a boom at Hagley. Hagley Museum will fire its cannon at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. on Dec. 29 and again at noon and 1 p.m. on Dec. 31. Demonstrations take place next to the Millwright Shop in the historic powder yard. The cannon firing is included with admission. Get tickets here.

Beehive oven-baked bread is available at the Chadds Fiord Historical Society.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society is offering beehive oven-baked bread. If you missed the chance to the bread for Thanksgiving or would like to enjoy more for next week's holiday celebrations, please email Director of Operations Sandi Johnson at [email protected] to coordinate pick-up. It is on a first-come, first-served basis since quantities are limited. Loaves are $10 and the four choices of bread are: garlic herb, country crust, cinnamon dot, and cranberry orange.