• It’s Music on the Brandywine at the Brandywine River Museum of Art when the Deb Callahan Band performs on Friday, July 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Deb Callahan has gained a reputation for writing creative blues-, soul- and roots-influenced original music and using her powerful, expressive voice and engaging stage presence to deliver an exciting show. The museum will open at 6 p.m. with the performances starting at 7 p.m. Cash bar and food will be available for purchase. Admission is $20 for members, $25 for non-member and $10 for students.
• A “Taste the Season’s Best” is coming to all Wegmans Food Markets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. Stop by the stations throughout the store to taste the freshest and the best of the season. Learn grilling technique tips and tricks and sample a few favorites. Customers can pick up a “passport” that will guide them throughout the store toward tasting and cooking demo stations. Live recipe prep will highlight the super-easy, tried-and-true techniques for grilling vegetables that our chefs have developed and give customers the option to try products before they buy them. Samples will be offered in a variety of departments; some of the highlights include grilled lemongrass pork chops, ready to cook cedar-plank salmon, veggie noodles with pesto, and organic super green salad.
• Blood Bank of Delmarva is looking for platelet donors. Summer is always a challenging time for blood centers to ensure an adequate blood supply due to donors’ taking vacations and schools’ being out of session. Despite the season, the need for blood remains constant and patients continue to depend on the generosity of blood donors to meet that need. All blood types are needed. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in most states), weigh at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. For more information, or to make an appointment, go to www.DelmarvaBlood.org or phone 1-888-8-BLOOD-8.
• “Will Millenials Return to Chester County” is the topic of conversation for a Chester County 2020 Citizen Planners’ Breakfast scheduled for 7:15 a.m. on July 21 in the Timber Room of the Wegmans in Malvern. Leading the discussion will be Stephen Gallo, land manager with NVR Inc., and Jake Michael of the Chester County Planning Commission. Attendance is limited to 50 people and costs $25. Register on line here. Email info@cc2020.org or phone 484-680-5570 for more information.
• For the first time in its history, the Siegel Jewish Community Center is hosting the North Brandywine Swim League Swim Invitational Championships on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 at the Garden of Eden Road campus’ six-lane outdoor pool. This annual event brings together close to 2,000 people, including qualifying youth ages 18 and under from 18 local pools as they represent their respective teams. The Siegel JCC and their swim team, The JCC Sharks, will host the swim Invitational for the next three years. As hosts, the JCC runs the concessions operations, and this year they are partnering with Café Riviera who will be bringing in a food truck and pizza truck. The competition runs from 3:30 to 10 p.m. on July 22, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 23. The Siegel JCC is a non-profit membership organization where people come together as a community to learn, share and celebrate. The JCC inspires and connects people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds through social, educational, cultural, fitness and recreational opportunities, in a warm and welcoming environment. The Siegel JCC is a part of the Family of Communal Agencies funded in part by the Jewish Federation of Delaware, United Way of Delaware and JCC Association.
• Victory Brewing Company’s eighth annual BrewBQ , a free, four-hour, family-friendly event, will be held at its Parkesburg facility, 3127 Lower Valley Rd., Parkesburg, on Saturday, July 30, from noon to 4 p.m. Victory’s BrewBQ will celebrate the area’s best sauces, marinades and rubs to ever hit a chicken or a rib in the Chester County area. Live music, games and a variety of Victory favorites will be available for purchase including draft beer from theBrew Pub On Wheels. Thirty Pit Master teams will compete for cash prizes, trophies and bragging rights for best chicken and best ribs. Prizes are first ($250), second ($125), third ($75) and fourth ($50). Local restaurants will compete for the People’s Pork Award, a prize awarded to restaurant team with the best-pulled pork according to the attendees.
• A $25,000 gift to Christiana Care Health System from the Helen D. Groome Beatty Trust is helping to prevent high blood pressure and make area residents healthier. With this gift, Christiana Care’s volunteer blood pressure ambassadors will continue to strengthen their campaign as peer educators in the community to raise awareness about the consequences of high blood pressure, particularly among African Americans for whom high blood pressure is more prevalent. During their visits to churches, community centers and local events, 95 ambassadors will offer free blood pressure screenings and encourage their peers to take advantage of Christiana Care’s free weekly blood pressure screenings. The ambassadors conducted more than 2,500 screenings in the past year.
• Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library announces a new summer film series featuring three hit movies that celebrate Chinese and South American cultures to complement the exhibition “Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia.” The films – “Motorcycle Diaries;” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon;” and “Like Water for Chocolate” –will be shown on Wednesday evenings, July 13, July 20, and July 27 respectively, at 6 p.m. in Winterthur's Copeland Lecture Hall. The cost is $5 per member, $8 per non-member. Reservations are suggested by calling 302-888-4600; admission will also be sold at the door.
• The Chester County Intermediate Unit recently received a $27,100 grant from CCRES Regional and Behavioral Health Staffing Services to assist with student special events. The grant will support a variety of events that challenge students academically and offer enrichment opportunities, such as the Chester County Academic Competition, Chester County College Fair, Chester County Science Research Competition, High School Art Show, Shakespeare Festival, Spelling Bee and Summer Camp Fair. More than 7,300 students participate in these free programs each year. For information about CCIU special events, visit http://www.cciu.org/specialevents.
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