•  The Christian C. Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford presents a Tribute to the Pocopson Valley Boys (see photo) on Saturday, June 14, 2014 with musical performances at 2 and 3 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy an afternoon of musical fun and delicious summertime refreshments. The band will play some of the old tunes and other toe tapping favorites. The museum will also be open for visitors to enjoy Chris' wonderful collection of art, military memorabilia, presidential artifacts, local history and collectibles. Bring friends and family to enjoy a terrific afternoon of Pocopson Valley Boys music. The concert is free; admission to the museum is $5 per person and free for members and children under 12.

• Rock the Mill this Saturday, June 14, from noon to 8 p.m. This year's Rock the Mill Music Festival will feature eight acts, including local bands Venom Blues and Whirled Peas. Proceeds go toward maintaining the Newlin Grist Mill dam, which helps keep the water wheel a-turning and the corn a-grinding. Visit www.rockthemill.org to learn more about the event and purchase tickets.

• Hotties~4~Humanity is holding a Hotties & Hunks Event at Pescatore's Italian Restaurant in the Keystone Plaza on Route 202 in Chadds Ford Township on June 17th from 6 – 8 p.m. to benefit the Power of Pink. Cost is $25 prior to the event and $28 the day of the event. Includes free appetizers, discounted drinks, door & raffle gifts, dessert and a donation to the charity. Tickets are available at www.hotties4humanity.com. Men and women are welcome, couples and singles.

• Uptown! Entertainment features “Women of Jazz” in a new series of jazz concerts beginning Thursday, June 26 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 121 Market Street in West Chester.  These cocktail hour concerts will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m. for socializing; patrons will also be able to purchase cocktails and small bites before and during the concert and are encouraged to dine afterwards in West Chester.  Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at www.uptownwestchester.com. The June 26 concert is with Lynn Riley and World Mix.

• The Chester County Board of Commissioners and the Agricultural Development Council has released the 2014 Chester County Local Farm Products guide. The guide includes a list of over 100 farm producers, fun facts about local agriculture and a map offering locations to a wealth of farm-fresh products year-round. The guide is available from a number of locations including the Government Services Center (601 Westtown Road in West Chester), the Chester County administration building at 313 West Market Street in West Chester, as well as local libraries, municipal buildings and many other places throughout the community. It’s also available online at www.chesco.org/agdev/farmguide

• On June 15, at 1 p.m.at the Chadds Ford Historical Society, author Michael Harris will be presenting and signing copies of his newly released book Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777. There is a suggested donation for the event of $3 for CFHS members and $5 for nonmembers.

• On June 21, the Historical Society will hold a colonial fair in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Barns-Brinton House. The event is free and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes colonial crafts, foods and drink, period dancers, local musicians, colonial demonstrators, plein air painters and tours of the house. At 11 a.m. there will be an unveiling of a plaque for the national Register of Historic Places. There will be birthday cake.

• Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery's Thursday Pop-up Art Shows will now benefit Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale. For the past year, Galer Estate Winery has hosted Pop-up Art shows every Thursday from 4-8 p.m. with a different artist exhibiting every week. Pop-up Art shows are simply an art show that is for only one day; like having a gallery opening party without the gallery. Thursday Pop-ups introduce the Chester County community to a variety of local artists, give local artists a new venue to exhibit their work, bring new visitors into the winery and give back to a good cause. Twenty percent of the art sales go to support a local non-profit. Tick Tock needs to raise $350,000 to revamp their current facility. Later this summer Galer Estate will host a benefit dance event "Dress as your Favorite Rock Star" also to benefit the Tick Tock Early Learning Center Expansion. For more information on the Tick Tock Early Learning center see [email protected], and for the latest Galer Estate Winery Popup Show calendar, see www.galerestate.com.

• Brandywine Ballet is offering a three-week summer intensive program and four-week choreography project for serious dancers from June 30 – July 25. The program will feature instruction focusing on technique, pointe, and variations for advanced and intermediate students. The first week will feature professional faculty from the “Best of the Brandywine Ballet.” Week two features noted dancers Gabrielle Yudenich and Barbara Sandonato. Aynsley Inglis will join us for weeks two and three. Ballet Mistress and resident choreographer Nancy Page will offer a four-week choreography project culminating in a performance opportunity at Rose Tree Park in Media, on Friday, July 25. For more info, visit www.brandywineballet.org

• Unionville-Chadds Ford administrators play host during the fifth annual Kennett/Unionville Community Breakfast. According to Unionville Superintendent John Sanville, there was a communications problem and the folks from Kennett were unable to attend. The servers, who U-CF School Board President Vic Dupuis called “suspicious looking” are, from left, Ken Batchelor, assistant to the superintendent, Tim Hoffman, CF Patton principal, John Nolen, director of elementary education and Cliff Beaver, UES principal.

 

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