•The Delaware Museum of Natural
History commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with special activities
highlighting African Americans' contributions to the field of natural history
at African-American Champions of Nature on Monday, Jan. 17. Hands-on crafts and games about peanuts, sea urchins, and
other curiosities highlight accomplishments by agricultural scientist George
Washington Carver, marine biologist Ernest Everett Just, and others. Free for
members, but activities are included with regular museum admission: $7
adults, $5 children (3-17), $6 seniors (60+), and free for children 2 and
younger. Free for museum members. For more information, please call
302-658-9111.
• Unionville High School will
hold its annual book sale on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26. There are
typically 80,000 books for sale during the school’s largest fund-raiser of the
year. The typical inventory includes
$3 trade paperback, $4 hardbacks, DVDs, CDs and paperbacks. From 3-5 p.m.
on Saturday, Feb. 26 will be the $8 bag sale. Purchase a bag at the sale for $8
and fill the bag with as many books as kit will properly hold. If the bag is
overflowing you need to buy another bag for $8. No other form of book
collection—suitcases, metal carts or boxes—are accepted into the sale at that
time. You may only bring in the bag that you have purchased at the sale. The
sale is held in the high school gymnasium. For more information go to http://www.uhsbooksale.org/
• The Rachel Kohl Library is pleased
to announce a new book discussion series: Facts in Fiction: The Civil War Era.
It begins in February. Four different award-winning fiction books will be
discussed and the schedule is as follows:
Feb. 3: Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Feb. 24: Lincoln by Gore Vidal
March 17: The March by E. l. Doctorow
April 7: Song Yet Sung by James McBride
The 90
minute programs begin at 2 p.m. and will be held in the library’s community
room. The first 30 people who register for each program will receive a free copy
of the book. Registration in the library is required for participation.
• The Longwood Gardens
Professional Gardener Alumni Association will present its 2011 Today’s Horticulture Symposium on
Friday, Feb. 11. Hosted by Longwood Gardens and sponsored by the Chanticleer
Foundation, this daylong symposium is designed to kick-off
the gardening season for horticulture professionals, landscape
designers/architects, passionate gardeners, and students of horticulture.
Located at Longwood Gardens, this year’s symposium promises to deliver a lively
and diverse selection of speakers and topics. Details and registration
information can be found at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/Symposia.html
• Accomplished flutist Adeline
Tomasone will be teaching a flute master class at Darlington Arts Center on
Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. Among those performing for Tomasone will be Laura Burger, of Chadds Ford.Admission is $10. This is a way to learn in a group setting.
Darlington Arts Center is located at 977 Shavertown Rd in Garnet Valley PA. For
hours and directions, please visit www.darlingtonarts.org
or call 610-358-3632.
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