• Top photo: Chadds Ford Gallery’s 32^nd annual Christmas in Miniature is underway through the end of the year. More than 70 local and nationally known artists have their works on display’

 

• There’s something for everyone during Brandywine Christmas at the Brandywine River Museum. The O-gauge model railroad attracts boys and girls of all ages, as does the doll display.

 

• More than 70 Chadds Ford Business Association members and friends met at the Brandywine River Museum on Monday, Dec. 2. The group gathered on the first floor for hors d’oeuvres and libation. Guests then enjoyed the train exhibit and Ann Wyeth McCoy’s dolls and dollhouses. The scenes in the dollhouses are so complete that there is an NC Wyeth painting of Santa over the fireplace.  All enjoyed the “Night at the Museum.”

• Concord Township will hold its annual tree lighting and photo with Santa at the Concord Community Center, 43 Thornton Road, from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. There will be traditional reindeer food and youngsters can write letters to Santa, enjoy cookies and milk, listen to the carolers, and make a craft.

• Barnaby's in West Chester —15 S. High Street — will host a live Eagles event during the Old Fashioned Christmas Parade on Dec. 6. Sean Brace of 97.5 The Fanatic fame and a burgeoning talent in Philadelphia sports radio will host a celebration with three Eagles cheerleaders, three Eagles players, and Swoop, the Eagles mascot. Autographs will be signed there will be Old Fashioned Christmas Cheer. The event starts at 7 p.m.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society is again celebrating the holiday season with Candlelight Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 7. Visitors can tour 15 historic and distinctive homes decked out in seasonal splendor in the Unionville and Marlborough Village area. Most of the homes date back to the 18^th and early-mid 19^th centuries. John Chads House (circa 1725), Taggart’s Tavern (1800), the Marlborough Meetinghouse (1801) and the Christian Sanderson Museum (early 1840s) along with many others will be decorated and hosting visitors from 1- 6 p.m.

• Darlington Arts Center is hosting a kid-friendly preschool open house on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 9:45-11 a.m. Parents are encouraged to bring their children and participate in “An Adventure through the Arts.” Throughout the morning, children will participate in 3 different activities with Darlington’s teaching artists (music, art, dance, or drama), and families will have the opportunity to tour the facility, meet preschool instructors, and learn about the curriculum. New spaces are opening in January, and registrations will be accepted at the event. By attending Preschool Open House, families will receive a $10 coupon. Please RSVP to Katie@darlingtonarts.org. Registrations for January will also be accepted at the event. By attending Preschool Open House, families will receive a $10 coupon. Please RSVP to Katie@darlingtonarts.org.

• The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors an afternoon Tea Party on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 2:30 – 4 p.m. In addition to a variety of fine teas, delicacies are served. The theme of December’s Tea Party is “Snow Flakes and Mistletoe.” The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Please call the KASC for reservations at 610-444-4819.

• Join the director of the Brandywine River Museum for a special event at the Hotel du Pont. Tom Padon will discuss N.C. Wyeth, including how he settled in the Brandywine Valley, his influence on other artists, and the collections at the museum and the hotel of work by the artist. This is the third lecture in a series celebrating the centennial of the hotel. The cost of the Speaker Series presentation is $65 per attendee, and includes a champagne & hors d'oeuvres reception, lecture, and Q&A session.  For more information and reservations, please call the Hotel du Pont at 302-594-3154.