Around Town March 25

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 25, 2021

The band Unabridged knocks out some tunes as Thornbury Farm opens its spring and summer activities. Throughout the warmer weather, the farm will play host to live music, tavern games, and colonial reenactments.

• Thornbury Farm CSA is taking memberships for the season. According to farmer Randell Spackman, memberships are $700 for a full share in which members can pick up their produce weekly and $395 for a half share in which members can get theirs every other week.

• Concord Township’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, scheduled for this Saturday, March 237, is now a drive-by for this year. Residents are welcomed to drive by/through Bush Hill Farm — 40 Bethel Road — to pick up a bag of Easter eggs between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The bag will have 25 candy-filled eggs, a craft, and a small toy. Three lucky bags will contain a “Golden Egg.” A prize will be awarded for each golden egg. Please contact [email protected] if found. To join the fun, simply drive through the park. There will be a marked entrance and an exit.

Wayne Hoffman bends minds at West Chester University on Thursday, April 1.

• America's Got Talent famed mentalist and illusionist, Wayne Hoffman, will provide an evening of impossible reality bending mysteries in Distant Deceptions: In Interactive Virtual Mind Reading & Illusion Show. It's part of West Chester University's 38th annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala – 2021: G.A.L.A. - on Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets — $50 provide household log-in access to the event — are available at http://go.wcufoundation.org/events/gala. For more information, contact the Events Office at [email protected].

• Mt. Cuba Center is about to open its trail network for the season. More than two miles of scenic trails throughout Mt. Cuba Center's 1,000 acres of natural lands officially open April 1. These areas are maintained in their more natural state and take on a "wilder" aesthetic instead of the carefully curated gardens. The Trails are included with general garden admission. Please note only service animals are permitted here. For more information, visit the website.

Opera Philadelphia brings Tosca to life in May at the Mann Center.

• Opera Philadelphia returns to live audiences in May with three concert performances of The Drama of Tosca at the outdoor Mann Center for the performing arts. The 90-minute concerts will feature limited seating for socially distanced audiences and enhanced safety measures; fans can also support the artists via a digital stream and special “fill the house” campaign. The concerts will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m.; Friday, May 7, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 9, at 2 p.m.