Around Town July 20

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 20, 2017

Los Monstros will perform at Winterthur on July 28.

• Celebrate the summer season finale of Winterthur After Hours on Friday, July 28, with the sounds of Los Monstros. There will also be the beer garden, sunset tram rides and guided garden strolls. Cost for the event is "Pay What You Wish." Garden Strolls are at 6:15 and 7:15 pm. Call 800-448-3883 for more information or to reserve your spot, or visit www.winterthur.org/afterhours. Fall Winterthur after Hours begins Sept. 8.

• Summer Camp: Look, Discover, Create at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Monday, July 31 through Friday, Aug. 4. This inspirational and fun summer camp offers youth ages 9-14 a weeklong immersion into both the Museum’s outstanding art collection and its natural environment of trails and gardens. Campers will explore the geometry, patterns, and colors found in nature throughout the campus and discover how artists use these elements through hands-on art activities. The week culminates with an art show for family and friends. Supplies are included. Register online here.

• For those who love rock ‘n’ roll of the 1960s and ‘70s, The Playhouse on Rodney Square is presenting the Happy Together Tour on Monday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are on sale now, are $51-70 and may be purchased by calling The Playhouse Box Office at 302.888.0200 or online at www.ThePlayhouseDE.org. The tour includes six headline artists with 53 Billboard hits amongst them. The incomparable lineup includes The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Association, Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, The Box Tops, The Cowsills, and The Archies starring Ron Dante.

• The Chester County Health Department is offering free technical assistance to Chester County businesses interested in starting or improving their worksite wellness program. Through this collaborative program, the department will help businesses select and implement effective strategies to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in employees. County businesses interested in receiving technical assistance on their worksite wellness efforts should complete a short survey (www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCHDworksite) to determine eligibility. This project is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.

• It’s Steamin’ Days at Auburn Heights. Steamin’ Days are held the first Sunday of the month now through November. Ticket options vary, but activities available during Steamin’ Days include rides in select antique automobiles from the Marshall Collection, rides on the Auburn Valley Railroad, fresh steam-popped popcorn, a firing up demonstration of a Stanley steam car and more. Ticket options include: Rides Ticket — 4 rides in the antique autos or trains — for $11 ages 13 and up, $8 ages 12 and under; mansion tickets includes tour of two floors of Auburn Heights for $12 ages 13 and up, $6 ages 12 and under; and the combo ticket covers it all, rides and mansion: $19 ages 13 and up, $12 ages 12 and under.