Around Town June 9

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Hank’s Place owners Anthony and Katie Young continue to operate the restaurant as a grab & go food trailer since the Sept. 1, 2021 flood that destroyed the eatery. Their goal of rebuilding is determined, at least to a point, by what happens at the upcoming June 15 Zoning Hearing Board.

The zoning hearing for Hank’s Place is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 15 at the Chadds Ford Township municipal building. Restaurant owners Anthony and Katie Young need several variances to rebuild the eatery that was destroyed during the flood on Sept. 1, last year. The zoning hearing was originally scheduled for May 18 but was continued.

Delaware Theatre Company has announced the lineup for the outdoor concert series, Front & Center Summer. The series runs from June 21 to July 27. All performances are held in the parking lot of Delaware Theatre Company, located at 200 Water Street in Wilmington, just a few feet from the Riverfront. Tickets are $30, general admission (open seating—first come, first served). To purchase, call DTC’s Box Office at 302.594.1100 or visit delawaretheatre.org.

Now at the BRM. John Kane (American, born Scotland, 1860-1934), Scene from the Scottish Highlands, c. 1927. Oil on canvas. Carnegie Museum of Art, gift of G. David Thompson.

The Brandywine River Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, Gatecrashers: The rise of the self-taught artist in America, continues through Sept. 5. This exhibition examines how, after WWI, artists without formal training “crashed the gates” of major museums in the United States, diversifying the art world across lines of race, ethnicity, class, ability, and gender. Go here for more information or to buy tickets.

The Kennett Square Park Authority Summer Concert Series is set to kick off this month. The free outdoor concert series at Anson Nixon Park begins June 15 and runs every Wednesday through July. Shows start at 7 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m.

Voices Underground will hold its second annual Juneteenth Festival in Chester County from June 17-19. Entitled “Journeying Toward Freedom,” the three-day festival will serve as a state-wide commemoration of the second nationally recognized Juneteenth, the oldest-known cultural celebration acknowledging June 19, 1865, as the end of chattel slavery in the United States. Events include a Juneteenth Festival at The Creamery of Kennett Square from noon-8 p.m. The Creamery will host a variety of unique vendors, vibrant music, delicious food, and tastings from African American breweries.

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