Around Town July 5

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 5, 2018

Frog and Toad are Friends written by Arnold Lobel is the newest StoryWalk book featured at Rose Tree Park. StoryWalk features 19 plexi-glass panel displays posted on a .25-mile circle located behind the Parks and Recreation office and is free and open during park hours. From now until August 3, Delaware County residents can visit StoryWalk and then use their smartphone to scan a QR code and receive an exclusive $2.00 off discount code for Upper Darby Summer Stage’s production of A Year with Frog and Toad! Details can be found here:
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/newsreleases/releases/18summerstorywalk.html

• Chadds Ford Township supervisors will not have a regular meeting in July. That meeting would have been on July 3 but was canceled. The board will have its work session at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25.

• Delaware County Libraries is collaborating with Upper Darby Summer Stage this summer by giving library patrons special sneak peeks of shows and exclusive ticket discount offers on their performances of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr., Freckleface Strawberry the Musical, and A Year with Frog and Toad! From now until Aug. 3, Delaware County residents can visit StoryWalk at Rose Tree Park and read Frog and Toad are Friends written by Arnold Lobel. Upper Darby Summer Stage’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad is a musical written by Robert and Willie Reale based on Lobel’s Frog and Toad children's stories. StoryWalk at Rose Tree Park is free and open during park hours. The StoryWalk is geared for children ages 1 to 7. Delaware County Libraries is an agency of county government that provides support services for 26 independent member libraries. For information about the wide range of library services available to all county residents, visit www.delcolibraries.org.

• 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 program, the department will help businesses select and implement effective strategies to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in employees. Strategies may include biometric screenings, on-site healthy cooking demonstrations, container gardens, walking challenges, policy changes, and educational presentations. Chester County businesses interested in receiving technical assistance on their worksite wellness efforts should complete a short survey (https://chesterco.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55TmWovVQORbdCl) to determine eligibility. This project is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.

• The new Darlington Arts Center Fall Catalog is now available. Now is the time to peruse the many opportunities available to develop your talents and grow your abilities in the four arts. Multiple avenues to explore music, art, drama and dance await to add beauty and spice to life for children and adults. View the new DAC Fall catalog here.

• The Rachel Kohl Library is offering a class in italic calligraphy this summer. Learn italic calligraphy with Pam Bennett, a member of the Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on July 10. Register at the library or call 610-358-3445 ext. 2. Please bring your own ruler and pencil.

• The Heather Pierson Trio is coming to the Friends Folk Club on Friday, July 13. Heather Pierson is an award-winning pianist, multi-genre singer/songwriter, arranger, bandleader, and performer. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. Children 12 and under are free. Doors open at 7 p.m., and concert will start at 7:30. The concert will be held at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 116 Lancaster Pike Oxford, PA 19363. Attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items which will be given to the local area food cupboards.