Around Town March 6

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 6, 2025

"Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery" is coming to Winterthur in May.

• Winterthur is gearing up for a new exhibit, Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery, opening on May 3 and running through Jan. 4, 2026. The exhibit is guest curated by Jonathan Michael Square, assistant professor of Black visual culture at Parsons School of Design, and is based on an 1859 essay written by a free black journalist and educator named William J. Wilson, this exhibition takes visitors on a tour of Wilson’s imagined gallery of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and objects that represent Black life in the United States and across the Diaspora, as interpreted by curator and historian Square. The exhibition not only resurrects Wilson’s envisioned gallery but also sheds light on stories that have long been overlooked in American museums and history. Reservations are required. The cost is $10 with admission; $5 for members. Go here for more information.

Learn how Philadelphia gun runners helped arm the IRA.

• Northern Ireland was a violent place in 1975. It was the time of “the Troubles” with conflict between the Irish Republican Army and the British government. On March 13, learn how a group of Philadelphia gunrunners armed the IRA when the Chester County History Center hosts Ali Watkins a conversation, audience Q&A, and signing on her new book, The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army. This is an in-person event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7. Book signing to follow the discussion. The cost is $5 per person. Get tickets here.

It's a summer camp of improvisation for kids.

• The City Theater Company in Wilmington is taking registration for its Improv Summer Camp for kids aged 11-14 from July 7-11. The camp is designed to help kids make friends, build confidence, be creative, and laugh. Early bird pricing of $250 through April 30; and $300 after that. For more information and to register, go here.

• Mt. Cuba Center is holding a free Educational Open House on Sunday, March 23, from noon to 4 p.m. Attend informational drop-in sessions with Mt. Cuba Center staff and learn about new spring and summer class offerings. Enjoy a pre-season sneak peek with a guided tour of the gardens, bursting with emerging spring ephemerals. Visitors can also take advantage of a 10 percent discount for an upcoming class. When you register onsite during the event. It’s free, but registration is required. Register here.