• Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township is pleased to present a public exhibition of en plein air oil paintings by local artist Cynthia Taylor Mould. The exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m. The event is free with complimentary wine, cheese, and light refreshments. The gallery is on display to the public during gallery hours, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 610-358-3632 or visit www.darlingtonarts.org.
• It’s Movie Night in the Park in Concord Township on June 214. The feature is Sony Pictures “Hotel Transylvania 2” and begins at dusk, about 8 p.m. Attendance is free of charge. Bring your chair or blanket. Popcorn, water and snacks will be sold. This event is sponsored by TD Bank. Concord Township Park is at 725 Smithbridge Road.
• Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library will host a day of fairies, fun, and fantasy for kids during Enchanted Summer Day on Saturday, June 18. Enchanted Summer Day will captivate and delight children of all ages from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the family to enjoy storytellers, musicians, face painting, games, crafts, and more. The event is included with admission and free to members.
• It’s a Fairy House Workshop at the Brandywine River Museum on Saturday, June 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Celebrate the beginning of summer and the magic of the natural environment by making a fanciful fairy house for your garden. All ages are welcome. Natural materials will be provided to create an enchanting home. In addition to the workshop, there will also be fairy themed critters for sale during the workshop hours. Extend the day by walking the river trail and exploring the rich beauty of the native plant gardens. If you look closely, you may even find fairy houses on our campus. The cost for members is $16 for adults, $12 for children. Non-member costs are $20 amd $15. Cost includes museum admission.
• Coming to the Delaware Museum of Natural History from June 18 to Sept. 5 is Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss, an interactive exhibit highlighting the adventure of deep-sea exploration and discovery through hands-on exploration of life at the bottom of the sea. Extreme Deep submerges visitors in a deep undersea world that until only recently, no one knew existed. Among the attractions in this deep-sea adventure are newly discovered life forms, thermal vents, and close-up views of deep-sea research submersibles as well as shipwrecks including the Titanic. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for kids 3-17 and $8 for seniors. Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday noon-4:30 p.m.
• Arts and culture in the Americas experienced historically important influences from Asia via Catholic religious orders, concludes Gauvin Alexander Bailey, professor and Alfred & Isabel Bader Chair in Southern Baroque art at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Bailey will share his insights in “The Role of Religious Orders in the Introduction of Asian Arts to the Americas,” a lecture to be given on Tuesday, June 21, in Winterthur, Museum, Garden & Library's Copeland Hall. The 6 p.m. presentation, which costs $5 for members and $15 for non-members, is part of the programming enhancing Winterthur’s major exhibition “Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia.” Reservations are encouraged online at www.winterthur.org/?p=950 or by calling 800-448-3883.
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