The Young Friends of the Brandywine are hosting their annual
tree planting at the Laurels Reserve Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lunch will be served. people are asked to bring their own shovels since the
holes will not be pre-dug. The event is free, but registration is required. To
register, or to get more information, send an email to ksmith@brandywine.org or phone
610-388-8315.
•Route 926 is scheduled to be closed and detoured between Route 52 and
Parkerville Road in Pennsbury Township for intersection realignment from Sept.
15 through Oct. 17. Motorists will be detoured over Route 52, Route 1
North, and Creek Road. The 24-hour closure is expected to finish by
mid-October. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through this area.
• On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9
a.m. to 4p.m. the Historical Miniature Gamers Society will be hosting their
scale reenactment war game at the visitors center of Brandywine Battlefield.
The event is free for visitors. The fee for house tours and movie is $6.00
adults and $3.00 children.
• Darlington Arts Center in
Concord Township presents an educational activity for kids out of school on
Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, Sept. 29. Art Around the World: An In-Service Workshop,
from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., provides kids with a full day of artistic exploration and
is a creative alternative to sitting in front of the TV. Pre-registration is required
due to space limitations. Darlington Arts Center is at 977 Shavertown Road in
Garnet Valley. Registrations accepted in person, over the phone (610-358-3632)
or online at www.darlingtonarts.org.
• Chester County Historical
Society will mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a multi-year
commemoration that will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 1 – 8 p.m. at the
History Center in downtown West Chester.
The commemoration will begin by reaching out to the community to document the
stories of everyday people in Chester County during the Civil War period.
CCHS invites you to bring your family’s Civil War letters, photographs and
artifacts for documentation and possible inclusion in the October 2012 exhibit
On the Edge of Battle. Items will be scanned or photographed for
informational purposes and the history of the item will be recorded. Owner
confidentiality will be maintained, and no appraisals will be given. All
information will become part of CCHS library for reference purposes.
All activities are free, but RSVP to 610-692-4800. Check www.chestercohistorical.org
for more information
• As part of its 40th
anniversary celebration, the Brandywine
River Museum will offer docent-led tours of its renowned collection
of regional and American art on Wednesday mornings from October 5 to 26.
The series will conclude with a tour by Curator of Collections Virginia O'Hara,
who will discuss the collection's development during the Museum's 40-year
history. For more information, please call 610-388-2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org.
• The Young Friends of the Brandywine are hosting their annual
tree planting at the Laurels Reserve Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lunch will be served. people are asked to bring their own shovels since the
holes will not be pre-dug. The event is free, but registration is required. To
register, or to get more information, send an email to ksmith@brandywine.org or phone
610-388-8315.
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