• Candlelight Theater in Wilmington opens its 2025 season with the musical comedy Something Rotten. The show is a musical farce based on a cross of 16^th century Shakespeare and 21^st century Broadway. It’s been called “the funniest musical comedy in the last 400 years.” It runs from Jan. 18 through Feb. 23. Go here for ticketing information.

• Longwood Gardens is offering a chance for people to learn how to do some “interiorscaping,” what Longwood is calling “the art of creating beautiful indoor gardens to admire and take care of.” This is a lecture given by plant and interior stylist, author, and artist Hilton Carter, who explores how he creates and maintains his gardens. He will explain how to select and care for plants indoors, as well as how to style plants in your home — and keep them happy and healthy. The event runs from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, and costs $39. Register here.

• The Brandywine Museum of Art is gearing up for its next exhibit which will open in February. It’s called Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955, and runs from Feb. 9 through May 11. The exhibit is based on the photographs taken during travels across the country. The two worked independently of one another and neither knew the other, but both were working under fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation for U.S. survey projects.

• What was life like before electricity? That’s just what a new event from the Chester County History Center is about. Discovery in the Dark: A Children’s Event is scheduled for 5-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. In addition to learning about a pre-electric past, kids can learn about different sources of light, and what life was like from brushing teeth to tightening a rope bed. They’ll also get a chance to explore the darkened museum with a flashlight and compete in a scavenger hunt. Discovery in the Dark is aimed at children 6-12 years of age. Space is limited. Admission is $8 for children ages 6-18 and $10 for adults; members get 50 percent off. Register here.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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