Around Town May 20

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 20, 2015

• Top photo: Unionville High School students are decked out in their finery before going to the prom at Springfield Country Club.

• The May 20 meeting for Walkable Chadds Ford has been rescheduled to 6 p.m., May 27, at the Chadds Ford Township building.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society is opening a new exhibit in honor of 50 years of Chadds Ford Days. The exhibit will debut Friday, May 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the society’s Barn Visitors’ Center. The exhibit, which runs through Dec. 5, is free and will celebrate this birthday using objects and photographs from the 50-year history. It will mix one part history and one part nostalgia with some fun thrown in for good measure.

• The Sanderson Museum, Delaware Museum of Natural History and the Brandywine River Museum of Art are participating in the 2015 Blue Star Museum Program. This program offers free admission to military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

The Dixie Demons prepare to perform at the Sanderson Museum on May 20 for the second annual tribute to Chris Sanderson and his band, The Pocopson Valley Boys."

• On May 23, 24 and 25, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine will kick off summer by opening its outdoor pools for free to all members of the community. This event is designed to highlight the importance of swim lessons and water safety skills and gives families the opportunity to enjoy a day of outdoor fun at the pool.

• The Music at St. Michael Concert Series presents “Summer in the City” with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus on Sunday, May 31, at 3 p.m. It’s an afternoon of summertime favorites that will transport you from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July, a baseball game, and all the way to Cape May. Enjoy selections like "Under the Boardwalk," "Surfin' USA," "Summer Nights," and more, along with selections from Randall Thompson's "Testament of Freedom." The suggested donation is $10 per adult, $5 per child under 12. St. Michael Lutheran Church is at 109 E. Doe Run Road in East Marlborough Township.

• Discover the legacy of African American soldiers and veterans of World War I in a lecture by noted scholar Chad L. Williams at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Wednesday, June 3, at 6 p.m. Williams is associate professor and chair of the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University, and is an expert on African Americans and World War I and, more generally, African Americans and the military. The museum will open at 5:30 p.m. with the presentation at 6 p.m., followed by a reception. Tickets are available online or by calling 610-388-8326.

• The Kennett Area Senior Center Yard Sale is June 6 from 8 am to 3 p.m. Come check out a large variety of home goods, clothing, decorations and other treasures at our semi-annual yard sale.

• The Phoenixville Community Health Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to the Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children last month. The grant will be used by the Friends Association for resources specific to the organization’s newest program, Outreach to Homeless Families, which provides a designated social worker for all communities in Chester County. Last year, Friends Association served 84 homeless Chester County families with children.