Around Town April 21

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 21, 2016

U.S. military veterans wait to get pictures taken for a photo identification card that will enable them to take advantage of discounts offered by hundreds of Chester County businesses and professionals. The event was held at the Kennett Are Senior Center on April 20. The discount program began four years ago when Chester County Recorder of Deeds Rick Loughery took office.

• Chadds Ford's annual Recycling Day is this Saturday, April 23 at the township building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Civic Association will also hold its spring road cleanup beginning g at 8 a.m., also at the township building.

• Pennsbury Township’s annual yard sale will be held on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m in the township park behind the township building.

• The Kennett Area Senior Center’s Walnut Street Café Community Breakfast will be offered on Monday, May 2 from 7 to 9 a.m. Please join us for a fabulous meal including a variety of choices including: scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, bacon, sausage gravy and biscuits, and omelets made to order. All breakfasts include juice, fruit, coffee, tea and milk. The price of this menu is $5.75/member and $6.75/non-member.

• Stories Untold: An African American Family History Workshop is co-hosted by the Chester County Historical Society in partnership with the African American Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 30. It will be held at CCHS from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. and costs $15 for members of CCHS or AAMP and $20 for non-members. The fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. African American history tells the story of a collective people. However, with the exception of a renowned few who marked the most significant moments in the evolution of American civil rights, history forgets to mention the individuals who actually drove the narrative.

Water colorist Ray Hendershot talks with some fans during the opening of his exhibit at the Chadds Ford Gallery on April 15. The exhibit, “My World — Chapter Three,” runs through May 1.

•The Chadds Ford Gallery's spring exhibit ""My World — Chapter Three", featuring the works of Ray Hendershopt is now running through May 1.

• The Brandywine River Museum of Art will host "Trinkets or Treasures," an appraisal day on Saturday, April 23, with appraisers from Freemans, America's oldest auction house. The appraisers will offer verbal appraisals of an extensive variety of objects. Freemans' knowledgeable team of auction specialists, many of whom have been featured on PBS's Antiques Roadshow, will provide expert valuations of fine paintings, jewelry, furniture and decorative arts including: porcelain, jade, silver and rare books. Attendees will receive a verbal auction estimate. Please bring in photos for larger items. No guns, stamps, dolls, or collectibles, please. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Timed tickets are available every half hour, with the last ticket at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $30 per time slot for one item and includes admission to the museum and exhibitions. Tickets may be purchased online at brandywine.org or by calling 610-388-8112.

• On Saturday, April 30, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. This year marks the 25th annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day^®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and wellbeing for kids and families. The daylong event features activities such as moon bounces, obstacle courses, family games, arts and crafts, face painting, healthy snacks and cooking demonstrations to motivate and teach families how to develop healthier routines at home.

Pat Ciarrocchi., who grew up in mushroom country, gets a basket of mushrooms during a Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce breakfast. (Photo Credit: Pam Hesler)

• Is there a better gift for a girl from Toughkenamon than a basket of mushrooms? Pat Ciarrocchi, former news anchor of CBS-3 Philadelphia, spoke to at the
annual Inspirational Breakfast for the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Wednesday April 20 at the Mendenhall Inn. She spoke of her father as mushroom grower and as a benefactor to the community. He was an inspiration in her life. She saw to his gifts paid forward. The award winning broadcaster left her position at “the station” in October 2015. Ciarrocchi learned from her mother that everything happens for a reason, a thought she has carried throughout her life.

• The Nicholas Newlin Foundation invites the public to the new exhibit “The Daily Grind: Rediscovering The Colonial Mill,” opening April 30 at the Newlin Grist Mill on Cheyney Road at Route 1 in Concord Township. The new exhibit recreates an authentic early Colonial milling experience. Newlin Grist Mill’s goal is to become the most authentically furnished and interpreted Colonial mill in the U.S. There will be a special preview reception on Friday, April 29, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In addition to seeing the exhibit before the general public and enjoying a behind the scenes tour with the exhibits curators, preview attendees will be able to sample light appetizers and craft brews from Delaware’s Twin Lakes Brewing Company. Tickets for our preview reception are $7 per person and are available by calling Newlin Grist Mill at 610-459-2359, by email at info@newlingristmill.org or in person at our visitor center.

One of the three waterjet cut steel signs for the Chester County Art Association using the logo designed by N.C. Wyeth.

• A logo designed for the Chester County Art Association by one of its founders, esteemed artist N.C. Wyeth, has been crafted into three powder-coated, waterjet cut steel signs, and CCAA would like to thank O’Rourke and Sons Steel for its donation. First used in 1932, the logo will appear on the signs, which have been placed in various locations at the CCAA property at 100 N. Bradford Ave. in West Chester.

• The Race Committee of the 86th Radnor Hunt Races invites the public to attend this year’s preview party on Saturday, April 23, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Roulette, craps, blackjack, poker and horse racing will provide entertainment while also supporting the Brandywine Conservancy's open space programs. This rain-or-shine event will be held at the Phelps School Field House at 583 Sugartown Road, Malvern, 19355. Tickets, which are $100, will include open bar and food stations featuring offerings from A Catered Affair, Aneu Catering & Events, Dilworthtown Inn, Éclat Catering, General Warren Inn, and John Serock Catering. To purchase tickets, visit https://335.blackbaudhosting.com/335/86th-Radnor-Hunt-Races-Preview-Go-All-In-For-Open-Space.