Around Town March 6

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 5, 2014

• Motorists should expect lane closures along Route 52 between Route 1 and Hickory Hill Road from March 10 through July. Work crews will be installing bike lanes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will also close Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township between Lenape-Unionville and Corinne Road for road reconstruction through Sept. 26.

• The Christian Sanderson Museum is open for another season of tours. The Sanderson, on Creek Road in Chadds Ford Township, is open noon to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. On display at the museum has are myriad memorabilia — from colonial times through the early 20^th century — collected by Chris Sanderson.

• Steinway artist Catherine Marie Charlton will perform original piano compositions and improvisations at the Brandywine River Museum of Art from 1-3 p.m. on March 12, April 26 and May 2. Performances are free with admission. Charlton's seven piano albums have received extensive worldwide play, including on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, cable TV's Music Choice and PRI's Echoes. Her recording Red Leaf, Grey Sky: Piano Improvisations was the winner of the 2013 Independent Music Awards (Instrumental EP) and Winner of the 2011 Zone Music Reporter/ZMR "Best Instrumental Album - Piano" Award.

• Registration is currently underway for the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley Spring Sports Leagues and will continue through March 23. A variety of sports leagues such as t-ball, coach-pitch baseball, basketball, soccer, flag football, softball, volleyball and cheerleading are available at different branches and open to kids ages 3 to 14. The leagues run from April 5 to June 7. Membership is not required to join the leagues. Register online at www.ymcabwv.org or contact your local branch for more information.