• The Chadds Ford Gallery is hosting a new exhibit featuring the works of Jacalyn Beam, Bradley Hendershot and Carolyn Anderson. The exhibit, which begins 5 p.m., Oct. 10, with an opening reception from 5 – 8 p.m., will continue through Oct. 26.

• Local author and historian Gene Pisasale will conduct a walking tour of the Brandywine Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11. The event is free and begins at the Bayard Taylor Library in Kennett Square.

• The Great Pumpkin Carve is making its way back to the great pumpkin patch in the Ford. The Chadds Ford Historical Society is holding the annual event Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 23, 24 and 25 in the meadow at the Barn Visitors’ Center on Creek Road in Chadds Ford Township from 5 to 9 p.m. all three evenings. In addition to 60 pumpkins being worked on by 60 carvers, there will also be a haunted trail filled with ghosts, goblins and some Halloween music. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for people 7-17 years old.

• The Chadds Ford Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Oct. 7 was rescheduled to Oct. 22 due to a time conflict for one of its members.

• Concord Township Supervisors will host a Senior Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16. Exhibitors from state agencies and local organizations will be on hand to provide information on services and issues important to senior citizens. The expo will be held in the BYC gymnasium at 41 Thornton Road.

• The Chester County Pops Orchestra will present three performances of its first-ever October Series. Maestro Joseph Gehring will conduct the series entitled “Halloween Pops…Music…Magic, Movies and More” at Unionville High School, 7 p.m. on Oct. 18, then at Phoenixville Area Middle School, 3 p.m. on Oct. 19, and at Stetson Middle School at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Children’s admission is free. For tickets, go to www.chescopops.org

• The Brandywine Conservancy will hold a tree planting at Wyebrook Farm Saturday, Oct 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Part of the conservancy’s reforestation program, the planting focuses on improving water quality and improving plant and animal habitat. Volunteers should dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. To register, call 610-388-8351 or visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044aadab23abfe3-tree.

• The Crozer Cancer Project Team will host the 2^nd annual Care 2 Cure Walk/Run in Concord Township on Oct. 19. The race will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Crozer-Keystone Cancer Center — 500 Evergreen Drive — with the runners and walkers able to enjoy either a 5K run or one-mile walk on a certified course that winds through the Shoppes at Brinton Lake. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Crozer Cancer Project Team. To register, visit http://bit.ly/care2cure2014. Registration is $30 for adults and $20 for children under 15. For more details and sponsorship information, call 610-447-6311.

• The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation will hold a Recycling/Membership Awareness Day on Oct. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the basketball court blacktop behind Charles F. Patton Middle School. There will be a gift card raffle offered with new memberships. Education Foundation representatives will also be collecting recycling old batteries, cell phones and other material for recycling.

• Brandywine Valley Quilters presents "The Wonder of Quilting… an Adventure Filled World," on Sat. Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,  and on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 10   a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brookhaven Municipal Building, 2 Cambridge Rd. in Brookhaven. The show features more than 100 quilts made by local artisans and free demonstrations. Admission is $5.

• It’s a Dine and Date event for the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates at P.J. Whelihan’s on Route 202. The restaurant will donate a portion of the diner’s food bill to the Associates if the diner mentions the park. Note, this is only for the food portion of the bill. Dine and Date for the Battlefield Park Associates  is valid on Oct. 23, from 5-8 p.m.

• To alleviate the food shortages affecting more than 70,000 people in Chester County, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley is sponsoring a canned food drive. Drop off donations at an area YMCA anytime between now and Oct. 26, and they will be delivered to a local food bank, YMCA officials said. As an extra incentive, anyone who drops off three cans or more will receive a three-day guest pass to the Y. Members who donate three or more cans are welcome to give their pass to other family members or friends.

• The Kennett Symphony will sponsor its annual Instrumental Competition for Young Artists on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Kendal at Longwood auditorium. The competition is limited to 16 musicians in grades nine-12. For more information, phone 610-444-6363.