Around Town Oct. 1

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 1, 2020

Drive through bread sale Saturday, Oct. 24.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society has a drive-through bread sale on Oct. 24. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., people will be able to drive in and drive out and purchase bread baked in the beehive oven at the society’s historic John Chadds House. All while keeping social distance. This month the CFHS will also sell its special Pumpkin Carve T-shirts and posters. First come, first served, and available while supplies last.

• Mt. Cuba Center is offering a class, Grow Your Own Mushrooms, this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is $39. William Needham, president of the D.C. Mycological Association, will explain mushrooms' life cycle and how to grow your own edible species using his “log-seeding” technique. Go here for more information and to register.

• The Chester County History Center’s Mums, Cabbage and Kale sale runs from Oct. 1-3 with discounts for new members. To sign up, go here.

• The Chester County Art Association is getting its fall programs lined up. Watercolor: Starting Up is a two-week program with two options, Oct. 7 and 14 or Oct. 21 and 28. Classes run from 10 a.m. to noon with instructor Wendy Scheirer. The cost is $60 for members, $80 for nonmembers. The other class is Mixed Media Painting with instructor Josephine Johnson. That is a four-week program on Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $90 for members. $110 for nonmembers. Both are online programs. For more information, phone 610-696-5600 or visit CCAA.