Around Town Aug. 2

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 2, 2018

BHCU Relationship Manager Tom Halliday gives a presentation on BHCU’s commercial lending services at the July 31 Brandywine Business Network meeting and networking session. BHCU is a longtime member of the network, which meets each Tuesday at Shoo Mama’s Farm Fresh Café in West Chester. For more information about BNN, visit www.BrandywineBusinessNetwork.org

• The County of Delaware Office of Services for the Aging needs volunteers to lead evidence-based health and wellness programs. Volunteers work in teams of two delivering scripted programs for small groups throughout Delaware County. The upcoming certification course is scheduled for the week of Aug. 6 and held at 206 Eddystone Avenue, Eddystone, PA 19022. COSA covers the cost of training – a $1,500 value. Help individuals with chronic health conditions gain control over their illness and empower them to develop action plans to improve their health and quality of life. Programs are interactive and focus on skill building, sharing experiences, and support. Join COSA as a volunteer peer leader. Contact Ellen Williams, Health and Wellness Program Manager at 610-499-1937 or at williamse@co.delaware.pa.us.

• The Kennett Symphony of Chester County under the direction of Music Director, Michael Hall, presents Symphony Under The Stars – A Midsummer Night’s Concert. The concert will be held at Longwood Garden’s Open Air Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside at Unionville High School Auditorium. Longwood Gardens becomes a Shakespearean Fairy Land as we perform incidental music from Mendelssohn’s enchanted Midsummer Night’s Dream. Classics such as Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 mix with popular favorites from Disney and Harry Potter. Single ticket prices are $45 in advance, $50 on the day of the concert, students are $10. The price includes the concert, access to visit Longwood Gardens during the day on the day of the concert, the post-concert illuminated fountain performance in the new Main Fountain Garden, and free parking. For complete information visit www.KennettSymphony.org or call 610 444 6363.

• Citadel Country Spirit USA, a new, three-day country music festival featuring 20 artists on two stages, is Aug. 24-26 in Chester County’s Brandywine Valley at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, 5 Nantmeal Road in Glenmoore. Featured headliners include Alabama, Toby Keith and Brad Paisley. Single-day tickets are priced from $89. Three-Day passes are priced from $249. Purchase tickets online at www.countryspiritusa.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-514-3849. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. A local ticket office has opened at the Brandywine Valley Tourism Information Center, 300 Greenwood Road in Kennett Square, directly across from the entrance to Longwood Gardens, next to the Longwood Fire Station. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, closed on Sunday. Credit cards only, no cash is accepted.

• La Comunidad Hispana is looking for volunteers for its evening education team to teach English as a Second Language classes in Kennett Square, West Grove and Oxford. Volunteers should be available one night per week, Monday through Thursday. Classes start in September after Labor Day and continue through Dec. 20. For more information, call Norma at 610-444-7550 X247, or send an email to ndiego-flores@lchps.org.

• The Chester County Art Association is offering classes for adults this month beginning Aug. 7. Tuesday classes include figure drawing and silkscreen printmaking. Other classes on other days include drawing from the beginning, expressionism and a Nuno felted silk scarves workshop. For more information call 610-696-5600.