• Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township presents a public exhibition of pastel and oil paintings by award-winning local artist Jeanne Bruneau. The exhibit features more than 30 plein air pastels and oil paintings of scenes from all around the Delaware Valley plus studio works inspired by the artist’s trip to Yucatan Mexico. Visiting the gallery is free, and her paintings are available for purchase. The exhibit is open to the public through Dec. 23. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.darlingtonarts.org or call 610-358-3632.
• It’s “Enchanted Castles and Noble Knights” from Nov. 28 through Jan. 4 at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. The exhibit features iconic paintings and drawings that bring to life the romance and the daring stories of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and other tales of quests and chivalry will be on view this holiday season. More than 35 works of art by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish and others are included. The display also features Andrew Wyeth’s model medieval castle, made for him in 1927 by his brother Nathaniel and painted by their father N.C. Wyeth.
• Brandywine Battlefield Park celebrates Patriots’ Day on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day features re-enactors, musket demos, book signings, house tours, our lovely Museum Shop available for you to stock up on unusual holiday gifts, and much more, according to a press release. Admission is $8, $7 for seniors and $6 for students. Children under 6 are admitted free.
• Local residents can start the season with a double decker of holiday spirit when Uptown! Entertainment Alliance partners with the Pennsylvania Academy of Performing Arts to present its third annual Christmas Show in West Chester on Saturday, Dec. 6. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. performance of “A Christmas Carol…More or Less” at the West Chester Historical Society on North High Street, followed by a 7 p.m. candlelit Christmas Carol Walk through downtown West Chester. The show is free, but a $5 donation is suggested, a press release said. All proceeds benefit UEA’s mission to bring a performing arts theater to West Chester.
• The Kennett Symphony of Chester County continues its 2014 - 2015 season, “Symphonic Celebration,” with the annual holiday concert, “Pops Goes the Holiday,” under the direction of Music Director Michael Hall and featuring the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus. The evening will begin with the concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Kennett High School auditorium on Dec. 6. It will be followed by a post-concert question and answer session with Hall.
• The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors a free Medicare counseling session on Thursday, Dec. 4, 11, and 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up to meet with a Department of Aging volunteer from APPRISE who can help you with any question you have about Medicare and your individual coverage. Please contact the KASC at 610-444-4819 to make an appointment.
• Delaware County Council is partnering with members of the Herbert W. Best VFW Post 928 to send greetings and care packages to members of the armed services who are serving overseas, on base in the United States, or recuperating in veteran’s hospitals. Items can be dropped off at the Veterans Affairs or Public Relations offices at the Government Center in Media through Dec. 12.
• Gov. Tom Corbett this signed into legislation a bill by state Rep. Chris Ross, R-158, to establish a licensing program for community respite services. Respite care is an option for those that are not yet ready for an adult day care or nursing home and is designed to support the independence of older Pennsylvanians, enabling them to remain in their homes longer. Act 166 of 2014 provides for appropriate transitional care as people age, enabling them to receive only the care they need – saving them money.
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