Bits & Pieces Aug. 11

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• The Unionville-Chadds Ford
School Board has released a statement regarding the ongoing labor negotiations with
the teachers’ union. The statement may be found at
http://www.ucfsd.org/nn/board_response_080511.pdf

• Due to the continuing high
school construction project, there are changes to the traffic pattern, parking
plan and student drop-off / pick-up procedures for both the high school and
middle school. These changes will be implemented Monday, August 29th and will
be in effect the entire school year. People should refer to the district, high
school or middle school websites for the written procedural changes, and a map
with audio description.

• Chester County author Bruce
Mowday will be signing his new book on Richie Ashburn at Burton’s Barbershop.
Ashburn is called the “most beloved athlete” in the history of Philadelphia.
The signing will be on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 7 to 11 a.m. The barbershop is
located at 105 W. State Street. The book is entitled “Richie Ashburn … Why the
Hall Not? The Amazing Journey To Cooperstown.”

• 2011 is the 100th anniversary
of the publication of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” with
illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. The famous edition was a critical and popular
success, established Wyeth among the period’s foremost illustrators, and became
the iconic Treasure Island for generations of readers. To mark the anniversary,
all 16 dramatic paintings created by Wyeth will be on display together for the
first time since they left the artist’s studio a century ago. The exhibition
also presents some Treasure Island productions of the last 100 years created by
the many illustrators, theater and film directors and even digital application
designers who have been influenced by Wyeth’s imaginative vision. These
productions are as varied as a 1915 stage version and Disney’s 2002 movie
Treasure Planet.

• Birmingham is gearing up for
the 325th anniversary of the township’s founding. The event is
scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Birmingham Hill.
There will be tours of the Birmingham Friends Meeting and the Lafayette
Cemetery. There will be hayrides, music, kid’s games, food and a talk by
historian Tom McGuire, author of “The Battle of Philadelphia.” Birmingham
Township was founded in 1686 and is the oldest township in Pennsylvania.

• Delaware’s only professional
school of art and design and the state's only museum of natural history will
team up this October for “Natural Attraction: Nature-Inspired Art,” a unique,
curated exhibition showcasing work inspired by the natural world. The Delaware
College of Art and Design will display work by students in a variety of
media Oct. 7 - Nov. 6, at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. This
program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the
Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in
Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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