• The DiMatteo Financial Group held an open house and ribbon cutting at its Pennsbury Township location on May 9. The business had been in Kennett Square for two years and moved into the Ponds Edge location in December. (See featured photo.)
• The exhibition Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes, which includes 28 weathervanes, spotlights a selection of the forms popular in this country, including several with equestrian designs, will be on view At the Brandywine River Museum from May 25 through July 28.
• The Chester Youth Collaborative Youth Council will host the annual Youth and Community Empowerment Summit at Delaware County Community College, 901 Main Line Road, Media, Pa, on May 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The summit is a one-day event will include a range of workshops and forums to promote healthy lifestyles while empowering young people to become a positive catalyst for change in their homes, schools and communities. This is a free event open to young people between the ages of 12 and 22. Parents and adults are invited to join the workshop activities with their children. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Transportation is available at either Chester High School located at 232 West 9th Street, Chester, or Community Hospital, 2600 West Ninth Street, Chester. The bus will pick attendees up at 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Registration is available online at www.chesteryouthsummit.com. Informational vendors and workshop presenters are welcome. Contact the CYC for more information at 610-497-7422 or visit www.chesteryouthsummit.com.
• Chadds Ford-based Boy Scout Troop 31 now has two new Eagle Scouts. Dominic S. Ferentinos and Brenton M. Jacono, were awarded the honor at a ceremony on May 6. Ferentinos' Eagle Scout project involved clearing a stream at Chadds Ford Elementary School. Brenton’s Eagle Project was upgrading the gravel path at the Chadds Ford Historical Society. Both scouts are seniors at Unionville High School.
• A baccalaureate service celebrating the Unionville High School Class of 2013 will be held 5 p.m., Sunday, June 2 at Willowdale Chapel, 675 Unionville Road in Kennett Square. Enjoy music, song, and blessings to honor this year’s graduating seniors. This is a non-denominational service of inspiration and celebration.
• Bryn Mawr Mainliners — a men’s a cappella chorus singing four-part harmony predominantly in the barbershop style — will perform at St. Michael Lutheran Church, on East Doe Run Road in Unionville on Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m. There will be a reception and light refreshment following the performance. Suggested donation is $5 per adult and $2 per child under age 12.
• Paradocx Vineyard begins its 2013 summer concert series Saturday, May 25, from 5-9 p.m. with Rory Sullivan, a singer/songwriter from Newark. On May 26, also from 5- 9 p.m., The Blue Route Blues Band will perform. Adult admission is $15 and includes one complimentary glass and one glass of either White Wash, Barn Red or Pail Pink. Admission is free for people 20 year old and under. Paradocx Vineyard is located at1833 Flint Hill Road in Landenberg.
• Slim & Fit, in Springwater Plaza will host a series of fitness sessions for youngsters in June, July and August. Tot Training, also called Mommy and Me, is for kids 3-6, while Gym Blast is for youngsters 7-11. Sessions are June 18,19,20, 25, 26 and 27. July sessions are July 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18. August sessions are Aug. 6, 7, 8, 13, 13 and 15. Each session is $15, but there’s a 10 percent discount is someone signs up for nine sessions and a 20 percent discount for all 18 sessions, according to Mike Bullinger of Slim & Fit. For more information, call Bullinger at 484-212-0001.
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