• Photo: State Rep. Stephen Barrar held an open house at his new office in Concord Township on April 6. The new regional office is on the northwest corner of Route 202 and Naaman’s Creek Road. More than 100 people came by for the meet and greet.
• Flower Power is the theme for the spring membership event for the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation, April 12 at Galer Estate Winery, 400 Folly Hill Road, Kennett Square. The casual event is an opportunity to learn how the Education Foundation enhances the educational experience for Unionville-Chadds Ford students. There will be free appetizers, a chance to become a member if you haven’t joined already, fun conversation and a cash bar, with 10 percent of proceeds going toward the Education Foundation.
• Noted architect John Milner will be talking about historic homes in the Brandywine Valley on April 17 at the Brandywine River Museum. This lecture is a preview event for the 42nd annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show, which takes place May 25-27.
• The annual U-CF/United Way Pasta Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, from 5-9 p.m. at Unionville High School’s cafeteria.
• The Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy, and other volunteers, will be cleaning the Brandywine Creek on April 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To volunteer for this family-friendly event or for more information, please contact Kathy Freney Smith at 610-388-8315 or ksmith@brandywine.org
• Chadds Ford Township Recycling and Community Day is Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be paper shredding and recycling of electronics, “everything with a plug.” Cell phone and batteries may also be recycled. The Civic Association will also hold its annual road cleanup with volunteers meeting at the township building at 8 a.m. The association will also be collecting non-perishable food items.
• Darlington Arts Center invites the community to celebrate 35 years of music, art, dance and theater at its annual fundraiser, Arts Salute to Spring, a live and silent auction with cocktail reception and special performances, on Sunday, April 28 from 3-6 p.m. at Penn Oaks Golf Club in West Chester. Attending this community event helps raise important funds for the center and its outreach programs. Tickets are $40 per person, $75 per pair, or $100 each for sponsorship tickets. For information on the event, performers, and auction items, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.darlingtonarts.org/asts or call 610-358-3632.
• Crozer-Keystone Health System presents, Think Pink, a special event that pairs mammography screenings with free gifts. The event is held throughout the months of April and May at various Crozer-Keystone Health System locations and offers refreshments to participants. Dates for Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake are Monday, April 15 from 4:15 to 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Thursday, May 16 from 4:15 to 7:30 p.m. To register for the “Think Pink” event, call 1-866-5-CK-X-RAY (1-866-525-9729) or visit http://ckimaging.crozerkeystone.org/
• The Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association/Concord Township is looking for volunteers for the 16th annual CRC Streams Cleanup scheduled for May 4. Volunteers will meet at the parking lot across from Il Granaio Restaurant at 711 Concord Road. The cleanup will begin on the road side and bridge area; the group will then proceed down Concord Creek onto Newlin Grist Mill property. Any resident interested in volunteering, should contact Kristin Civitella at 610-812-3164 or kcivitella@gfnet.com Volunteers are invited to a free picnic at Pavilion 8, Ridley Creek State Park from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The Chadds Ford Business Association’s annual baseball benefit for the Brandywine Battlefield Park is scheduled for Friday, July 12 at 7:05 p.m. The Wilmington Blue Rocks will be playing the Lynchburg Hillcats. Cost is $20 per person. Net proceeds go to the Friends of Brandywine Battlefield. For tickets, go to chaddsfordlive.com/shop by June 15.
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