• Mt. Cuba Center is offering a half-day Fall Gardening Saturday this Saturday, Oct. 12. There will be three sessions running consecutively from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topics include putting your garden to bed, bulletproofing perennials and solving the dilemma of a shady garden. The price for each is $11.67 but $35 for all three. Go here for more information.
• Longwood Fire Co. will hold its annual open house on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents will be able to tour the firehouse, talk with the fire and EMS members of Longwood and get an up-close look at the company’s firefighting and other life-saving equipment. The family-friendly event is free. Food and beverages will be served at the firehouse, 1001 East Baltimore Pike. Parking for the event will be in a Longwood Gardens Lot inside the main gate, a shuttle will be provided throughout the event. There will be a mock accident demonstration involving fire, ambulance and police.
• La Comunidad Hispana will hold its annual Amigos and Amigas Dinner on Friday, Oct. 25, from 6-9 p.m. at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square. This year’s dinner honors Betsy and John Spence, recipients of the Alice K. Moorhead Community Impact Award. Tickets are $100 per person or $700 for a table of eight. For tickets and more information, go here.
• Grammy Award nominee Cedric A. Napoleon will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center for a special edition of The Jazz Cocktail Hour on Friday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is located at 226 North High Street, West Chester. Purchase tickets at UptownWestChester.org, at the box office or call 610.356.ARTS(2787).
• Broadway’s Beautiful – The Carole King Musical is coming to The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington on Nov. 14-17. The show is about the early life of the singer/songwriter. To purchase tickets, visit www.BroadwayInWilmington.org, or call 302-888-0200.
• Neumann University will hold a Safe Schools Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the university’s Bruder Life Center, on Neumann Drive in Aston. The keynote speaker this year is Kevin Hines, a brain health advocate and storyteller. Hines reaches audiences with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all participants.
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