Around Town March 12

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 11, 2015

• The Brandywine Battlefield Park is open for a new season. The park will be open Friday through Sunday during March, Thursday through Sunday in April, and Wednesday through Sunday beginning in May. Park hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

• Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks will be performing 3 p.m., Sunday, March 15 at St. Michael Lutheran Church. Zahm is one of the most popular singers on the Celtic festival circuit and has performed often at Chadds Ford Days. The performance will feature songs of Ireland, Scotland and the sea. The suggested donation is $5 per adult and $2 per child under 12.

• The Chadds Ford Republican Party is holding a St. Patrick’s Day party for its supervisor candidates Samantha Reiner and Noelle Barbone from 6-8 p.m. on March 17 at Brandywine Catering. Donations are $100 per person, $175 per couple. Also attending will be Carolyn Daniels, Jihn Murpht amd Lorraine Ramunno, candidates for Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board. For more information, send e-mail to Mary Kot at mary@marykot.com

• Artist Karl Kuerner and the Brandywine River Museum of Art are teaming up for art classes at the Kuerner Farm. Kuerner will be teaching the classes, held Tuesdays, March 17 to May 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturdays, March 21 to May 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The farm was a source of inspiration for Andrew Wyeth for more than 70 years, and a featured property on the National Register of Historic Places. As the grandson of two of Andrew Wyeth's best-known subjects and a student of Carolyn Wyeth, Karl's personal experiences with the farm provide special insight into the property and its rich history. Register online at www.brandywine.org or call 610.388.8326. Cost is $250 per person, $200 for Brandywine members.

• The 66^th annual Art Sale and Show at Chadds Ford Elementary School is Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21. The Friday night adults-only reception starts at 7 p.m. Family-friendly events on Saturday begin at 10 a.m.

• The Christian C. Sanderson Museum will hold a “Wine & Sign” on Friday, March 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. where guests can sample wine from Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery, while visiting with regional authors Bruce Mowday, Gene Pisasale, and Kevin Ferris, as well as artists Annette Alessi, Christine Burke, Lele Galer and others. Autographed books, signed prints, and original paintings will be available for purchase. There will be live music by Chadds Ford’s Skip Barthold and refreshments sponsored by Kennett Design.

• The Chester County Health Department is holding a photo contest for students in grades 9-12. Participants should submit one photo that represents a change the student, family or friends have made for a positive impact on their health. Submission deadline is March 27. The winners will be announced on April 10. First prize is $100. For photo contest details, go to www.chesco.org/health/contest

• The Unionville High School boys lacrosse team is hosting an Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. on Sunday, March 22 at the Applebee’s at 815 E Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square 19348. The breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Tickets are $7 and available at the door.

• The Chester County Department of Community Development has prepared the 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for public review. The CAPER documents the progress Chester County has made in carrying out the housing and community development goals and objectives outlined in the Consolidated Plan and the 2014 Action Plan through the use of federal entitlement funding allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. To view the document, visit http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/24608. Written comments will be accepted until 4 p.m. on March 23 and should be directed to ccdcd@chesco.org

• Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s recent conservation program—which cut energy use 20 percent — has led to its receiving the prestigious Corporate Energy Manager of the Year Award from the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers. Winterthur's conservation program also reduces fluctuations in temperature and humidity, which improves the comfort of its visitors and the longevity of the 85,000 objects in 175 period-room displays. The project, which included infrastructure changes behind the scenes, was funded by a 2012 Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.