Around Town June 20

• The Chadds Ford Gallery is helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes by sponsoring a Sunset Plein Air Exhibit, Friday June 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. Noted artists will set up their easels and paint in an outdoor setting and attendees will have an opportunity to watch artists in action as they create beautiful works depicting the local landscape. The Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (MAPAPA) promotes the art of outdoor painting and is pleased to welcome Jacalyn Beam, Roger Dale Brown, Valerie Craig, Beverly Ford Evans, Paul Scarborough and Robert R. Stack as participants. Admission to this event is free. Participating artists will have their works available for sale, with 10 percent of all proceeds donated to the American Red Cross- Central Oklahoma Relief Fund.

The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster

• The Christian C. Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford will present its first Sanderson Sunday of the year, "Art Made Personal: Chris Sanderson and the Wyeth Family" on Sunday, June 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. Bigthink.com arts writer Bob Duggan will discuss how Chris Sanderson’s approach to making history personal influenced N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth in their art. Following Duggan’s talk, museum curator Chuck Ulmann will lead a personal tour of the museum’s Wyeth art.

• Dust off your wands, iron out your capes and do a flight check with those wings because the annual Fairy and Wizard Festival is coming to Tyler Arboretum on Sunday, June 30, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The festival is a celebration of all that is magical in nature. This event is presented by the Tooth Fairy and in partnership with Dental Health Care Associates. This event will take place rain or shine. For more information, please visit www.tylerarboretum.org or call 610-566-9134.

• People in Chadds Ford who play the lottery now have a new placed to buy tickets. Cold Beverage Storage, the recently opened beer store in Painters Crossing now has a lottery machine. Owner Chuck Scott said they handle Power Ball, Mega Millions and the instant games.

Jamie Wyeth and friend enjoy time together at a catalog signing at the Brandywine River Museum Saturday, June 15.
Jamie Wyeth and friend enjoy time together at a catalog signing at the Brandywine River Museum Saturday, June 15.

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