• Read-Aloud Tours at the
Brandywine River Museum run Feb. 2 through March 8, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. There
will be story time in the gallery followed by an art-making activity for
children ages 3 to 6 accompanied by an adult. Registration is requested by contacting
the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
The programs are included with regular museum admission and free for members.
•Penn State Extension Master
Gardeners of Chester County announce the creation of the first Junior Master Gardener
Program in Pennsylvania. This exciting new youth program for third-, fourth-,
and fifth-graders seeks to ignite a passion for learning, success, and service
through a unique gardening education. The hands-on program will engage
kids from the start with fun classes such as “Mud Pies,” “Out of the Sprout,”
and “Exploding Cactus.” Over time, the children will improve their gardening
skills, participate in service projects, and earn Junior Master Gardener
certificates.
A free, no-obligation information session will be held at Springton Manor Farm,
860 Glenmore Rd., Glenmore, PA on Saturday Feb. 4 from 2–3 p.m., in Carriage
House 3.
The first class series is set to begin on March 14 and end on May 30. For more
information, email [email protected].
• The Kennett Symphony of Chester County will hold its
annual Junior Instrumental Competition on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9 a.m. in the
auditorium of Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square. The competition, chaired by
Deborah Rodgers, is for gifted musicians in grades four through eight who play
piano or a band or orchestral instrument.
Competitors will perform one intermediate (or higher) composition lasting no
longer than five minutes. Prizes will be awarded in two divisions; fourth
-sixth grades and seventh-eighth grades, with prizes in each category of $100,
$50, and $25.
E-mail [email protected]
for an application form. Application deadline is Jan. 29. Details about the
instrumental competition and an online application are available via www.kennettsymphony.org/competitions.
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