• The board of supervisors meetings schedule for August is as follows: Birmingham Township, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5; Concord Township, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6; Chadds Ford Township, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7; Pennsbury Township, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21. Chadds Ford Township supervisors have scheduled a workshop meeting for 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5. Several members of the Chadds Ford business community have expressed interest in the Aug. 7 meeting because of the township’s billing of back taxes.

• Undeterred by the rain out of the originally scheduled game, many Brandywine Battlefield supporters went to the Blue Rocks game July 26. The Blue Rocks lost by one run, but the fireworks cheered up the night. People who still have tickets for the rained out July 12 game can use them at any Blue Rocks game until July 12, 2014. The schedule on the Blue Rocks Web site tells you whether the game will have a fireworks show afterward.

• Thursday Night Live comes to Darlington Arts Center this month. Award-winning songwriter and Darlington teaching artist Geri Smith performs Aug. 1, while Jeremy Harding explores the many moods of the guitar on Aug. 15 and violinist Sylvia Ahramjian performs Aug. 22. For more information call 610-358-3632.

• Jean Watson, a three-time United Kingdom’s New Christian Music Alliance Praise and Worship Artist of the Year, will perform at Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting on August 3, at 7 p.m.

Attendance is free, a gift of the Camp Meeting Association, 119 Beaver Valley Road in Chadds Ford. After the concert, join Jean and the entire camp meeting as they stroll the grounds for the annual “Walk Around;” a time of song and reflection made special by the thousands of tea lights lining the pathways and porches of the Victorian cottages and buildings on the 148 year old Camp Meeting grounds. For more information, directions and map; go to www.bscmai.org

• The Kennett Square Resale Book Shoppe, 113 South Union Street, in addition to its ongoing attractions, has a “Teacher Appreciation Day” on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. This day will honor all current, retired, and student teachers. If you fall into any of these “teacher” categories, visit the Book Shoppe that day and fill a large brown bag with books for school or personal use for only $20.00, tax included. The Book Shoppe will supply the bag (“Special Value” books are not included in this sale). All proceeds benefit the Kennett Area Senior Center. For more information call 610-444-6069

• Newlin Grist Mill, Save The Valley, and The Beaver Valley Conservancy will be hosting the first annual Open Space Music Festival at Newlin Mill Park 219 Cheyney Road in Concord Township on Aug. 10 from noon until 7:30 p.m. The Open Space Music Festival is a call to action to protect the remaining open space in Concord Township and Delaware County. Save The Valley and The Beaver Valley Conservancy aim to preserve Beaver Valley in Concord as unspoiled open space for wildlife and outdoor recreation. Proceeds from the festival will be used to pursue the goal of maintaining and securing open space for our posterity. The festival will feature music from ten local and regional bands, craft beer from Victory Brewing Company, food from local vendors, pony rides, face painting, foods for the kids, Native American games, and more. Tickets are $20 in advance at openspacemusic.org or $25 at the gate. Ticket information and further details about the festival can be found at openspacemusic.org, savethevalley.org, and newlingristmill.org.

• One of Jamie Wyeth’s unique approaches to capturing the scenes of Monhegan Island, Maine is his tendency to paint with his back to the sea. That tendency of concentrating his attention on the people and man-made landmarks rather than the epic seascapes will be the topic of a gallery talk, “Jamie Wyeth: Back to the Sea” This talk will be led by Amanda C. Burdan, assistant curator, at the Brandywine River Museum, 2 p.m., Aug. 21.