Around Town July 10

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 9, 2014

• Polecat Road in Concord Township will be closed during the day beginning July 14 when storm water pipe and head wall replacement will begin. Due to the extent and location of the repairs, the road will be closed to traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Residents in the construction area will have access to their homes during this time.

• The Chester County Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Joseph Gehring, will present three performances of its 2014 Summer Concert in July. The program theme, “Dancing with the Pops,” features dance music from around the world. The Orchestra will be joined by dancers from McDade-Cara School of Irish Dance and the Oxford Center for Dance. Ticket prices are $15 for adults $12 for seniors (62 plus). All children and students are admitted free. Tickets will be available online and at the door. Performances will be at Oxford Area High School, on July 19 at 7 p.m., Phoenixville Area Middle School, 3 p.m. on July 20, and at Fugett Middle School on July 22 at 7 p.m. For more information, and for online tickets: visit www.chescopops.org, “like us” on Facebook, email chescopops@gmail.com, or call 610-594-9178.

• The Brandywine River museum of Art will host a lecture followed by a book signing and reception beginning 6 p.m. on July 23. “Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In,” a major exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art through Nov. 30, presents an enlightening and entirely new approach to Wyeth’s work that investigates the artist’s fascination with windows, and considers Wyeth’s own statement that he was an “abstract artist.” Nancy Anderson, curator and head of the department of American and British paintings, and associate curator Charles Brock, from the National Gallery of Art, will present a lecture followed by a catalogue signing. The richly illustrated catalogue, co-authored by Anderson and Brock, is available in the museum shop or online. Cost for the event is $20; members, $15.

• Registration is currently underway for the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley fall sports’ leagues and clinics and will continue through August 17. A variety of leagues and clinics such as t-ball, coach-pitch baseball, softball, basketball, cheerleading, flag football, floor hockey, soccer, tennis, volleyball and Gaga — a form of dodge ball — are available at different branches and open to kids ages 3 to 16. The leagues/clinics run from Sept. 2 to Oct. 25. Membership is not required to join the leagues and clinics. Register by July 20 to save $15 of the regular fee. Register online at www.ymcabwv.org or contact your local branch for more information.

• Amateur cooks with great mushroom recipes stand a chance to win $500 during this year’s Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square by entering the Amateur Mushroom Cook-off. The Mushroom Festival will showcase the six finalists as they prepare their appetizers for judging on Saturday, Sept. 6 with the winner being crowned by a panel of celebrity judges. Deadline to enter is July 31. Complete rules and regulations are available on the Mushroom Festival's Web site, mushroomfestival.org. Look for the link on the home page.