Around Town May 31

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 31, 2012

• Brandywine Baptist Church held its annual Memorial Day ceremony with an honor guard and Boy Scouts laying flowers at the graves of U.S. veterans. Assistant Scout Master Mark Dulik, from Troop 31, of Chadds Ford, spoke briefly on what it was like growing up as the son of an Annapolis graduate. His son, A.J. also, graduated from the Naval Academy and is now a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot. (Photo caption: Boy Scout Daniel Dembek, from Troop 31, lays a flower at the grave of a U.S. veteran at the Brandywine Baptist Church cemetery.)

• The June meeting of the Chadds Ford Business Association is scheduled for noon, Thursday June 7 at the Pennsbury Township municipal building. Pennsbury supervisors will update members on township business. Author Gene Pisasale will also speak about how the Industrial Revolution saved America. The luncheon is catered by Kendal at Longwood. Cost is $15. RSVP to rsvp@chaddsford.org

• Reins of Life is holding its 11th annual benefit — The Mane Event at Oberod — to raise money for the care of their therapy horses and the Reins of Life Children’s Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund helps meet the family’s financial needs while the therapeutic riding meets the physical, social and emotional needs of the children and young adults who participate. The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 9, from 7 to 11 p.m. It includes food, music and both a live and silent auction. The benefit will be held at the Oberod Estate in Centreville. Costs are $65 per person with preregistration and $75 at the door; for couples $120 in advance and $140 at the door. For more information, call Judy Hendrickson at Reins of Life 610-274-3300 or visit reinsoflife@verizon.net

• The Brandywine Battlefield Task Force will be holding a meeting to gather pubic input regarding the Brandywine Battlefield Preservation Plan. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., June 7, at the Brandywine Battlefield Park in Chadds Ford Township. Individuals who want to attend should contact Marie Celii at mcelii@chesco.org or phone 610-344-6285.

• The Delaware Center for Horticulture is hosting the event, The Botany of Beer, where people can taste beers and learn what’s behind the brew, both the process and the botanical components. The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. Cost is $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers. DCH is located at 1810 N. Dupont Street in Wilmington.

• Members of the Brandywine Bonsai Society will be demonstrate training techniques and answer questions regarding special care of bonsai trees in the courtyard of the Brandywine River Museum on June 2 and 3. The trees will be on display from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Chadds Ford artist Judy Jarvis will have an exhibit at the Blue Streak Gallery in Wilmington from June 1 through July 14. Jarvis will be showing with Kristin Landon. The gallery is at 1721-1723 Delaware Avenue.

• The Brandywine River Museum will offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day 2012 as part of the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museums across America. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The complete list of participating museums is available online.