Bits & Pieces Aug. 18

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• The right lane will be closed on northbound Route 1 at its intersection with Route 52 in
Kennett Township, on Monday through Friday, Aug. 22-26,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for road widening and intersection construction.

• The Pennsylvania Civil War
Road Show came through Concord Township Aug. 12-14. Visitors learned Civil War
re-enactors, including Abraham Lincoln, and toured a traveling museum. Former
history teacher Michael Payton, of Thornton, said Pennsylvania played a key role
in the war providing manpower and most of the natural resources need by the
Union. “Take Pennsylvania out of the war and you’d have a completely different
scenario,” he said.

• The Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, has announced
that it will hold its popular Luck of the Draw event on Saturday, Oct. 1, from
6:30 to 10 p.m. Special guest artist Karl Kuerner will be attending and
speaking about his work. The event, which will again be hosted by emcee
Victoria Wyeth, who will draw cards at random and the ticket holder with the
matching card is given one minute to select a piece of art from any of the
donated works displayed on the surrounding walls. Tickets are $75.
Non-participating guests are $10. Call 302-239-2434 to reserve a ticket, as a
limited number will be available. Proceeds benefit children’s scholarships for
summer art camp and art classes.

• The Chester County Book and
Music Company is hosting a Phillies’ Pennant Fever Night on Thursday, Sept. 15,
beginning at 7 p.m. The Store will serve hot dogs and soft pretzels during the
event. Those planning to attend should call 610 696-1661. The Chester County
Book and Music Company is located in the Goshen Shopping Center at 975 Paoli
Pike, West Chester. For more information call 610 696-1661 or see www.ccbmc.com.
“The Phillies are making a strong run for another post-season playoff spot and
another World Series victory,” said Michael Fortney of the Chester County Book
and Music Company. “We are hosting three authors who have written great books
on the Phillies.”
The authors are Bruce Mowday, Norman Mawby and David Brown.
Mowday’s book on Phillies great and Hall of Fame member Richie Ashburn was
released in June. The book is “Richie Ashburn … Why the Hall Not? The Amazing
Journey To Cooperstown.”
Brown’s book on Steve Carlton and the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies team was
released in May. The title is “Drinking Coffee with a Fork: The Story of Steve
Carlton and the ‘72 Phillies.”
Mawby wrote about the employees behind the scenes during the year of the most recent
World Series victory. His book is titled “Part of the Parade: Because of Them
the Parade Goes on!”

• The Brandywine River Museum celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the publication of Robert Louis Stevenson's “Treasure Island”with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. 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, which runs from Sept. 10 to Nov. 20, also presents
some Treasure Island” productions created by
the many illustrators, theater and film directors and even digital application
designers who have been influenced by Wyeth's imaginative vision.

• WSFS Financial Corporation,
the parent company of WSFS Bank, announced it was again ranked #1 on The News
Journal’s Top Workplaces 2011 list. WSFS Bank has been recognized as the #1 Top
Workplace for three consecutive years and made the Top Workplaces list six
years in a row. One hundred companies across the state of Delaware participated
in the program. This is The News Journal’s twelfth year of analyzing Delaware’s
business community in its Top Workplaces supplement.

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