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Brandywine Valley Quilters' Guild will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday,
March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Rachel Kohl Community Library, 687 Smithbridge Road,
Glen Mills. The speaker will be Lacey J. Hill, owner of Golden Thyme Design,
who will speak about fabric-inspired wearables and quilts. Guests are welcome. www.brandywinevlyquilters.org
•There have been some changes made in the
Andrew Wyeth Gallery at the Brandywine River Museum. They include many works
rarely on public view, as well as two paintings and seven studies that have
never been exhibited. The current assemblage will remain on view until mid-June
2011.
Roar (2002), a work that beautifully
captures the "roar" of the flowing water of the Brandywine River,
confirms that Wyeth, who died in 2009 at the age of 91, had lost none of his
talent or skill in his later years.
An untitled painting of N.C. Wyeth's studio in the snow, completed in 1963,has never before been exhibited. Upper Dam (1956), also on view for the
first time, is one of the earliest watercolors of Wyeth neighbor, Allan
Messersmith, wearing the same hat and jacket he has on in the iconic Roasted Chestnuts (1956), which hangs a
few feet away.
There are also several paintings of Wyeth's neighbors, Karl and Anna Kuerner,
and their farm, among other changes.
• Through May 30, visitors to the Delaware Museum of Natural History
can challenge preconceptions the exhibit, Tarantulas: Alive and Up-Close.
These gentle giants of the spider world are less harmful and more beneficial to
humans than their fearsome reputations lead many to believe.Tarantulas: Alive and Up-Close features a unique array of 20 live
tarantulas from the more than 900 known species living all over the globe in
various habitats. Species on display include a goliath bird-eating tarantula
(the largest of all tarantulas), the rare green bottle blue tarantula, and the
Indian ornamental tarantula, which is a species troubled by loss of habitat in
the wild.
• The 29th Annual Chester County Antiques Show, a benefit for
the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS), is returning for another year to
the historic Westtown School. Beginning with a preview party on Friday, March
18 (5pm early admission- $200, 6pm regular admission- $130),guests will be able to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a light
buffet, while admiring the displays of antiques. General admission ($15-
includes a show catalog and free parking) begins Saturday, March 19 from 10
a.m. – 7 p.m. and runs until Sunday, March 19 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In support of the educational theme, Collecting
Knowledge: A Lifelong Pursuit,special exhibits from the CCHS collection
will be showcased throughout the show.For more information on the show or individual and corporate
sponsorship opportunities, please contact CCHS at 610-692-4800 or visit
ChesterCoHistorical.org.
• Chester County Historical Society has received a $3,000
Pennsylvania Humanities Council grant to develop the exhibition On the Edge of Battle: Chester County and the Civil War
that will open in September 2011. CCHS was selected by the PHC to participate
in its Our Stories, Our Futureinitiative
on American history.
The exhibition will feature important manuscripts, photographs and objects from
CCHS’s collections. Freedom of the press and public discourse are two of the
major themes; the exhibit will also examine the war’s impact on the community
and on local soldiers and their families.
The location of the exhibition itself is of historical significance
since the gallery is within West Chester’s Horticultural Hall. The Hall, which
opened in 1848, was a popular site for meetings and debates on the major issues
of the day, including slavery, secession, and war.
Members of the community with Chester County Civil War information or
memorabilia from their family’s history are encouraged to contact CCHS at
610-692-4800 or www.chestercohistorical.org.
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