• West Chester University’s Wells School of Music faculty, staff, students, and alumni will come together to pay tribute to one of its most illustrious alumni: arranger, composer, educator, and publisher Robert Harry “Bob” Curnow ’63. A week-long celebration in honor of Curnow will culminate in a free public concert of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Curnow, on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, 817 S. High St., West Chester. Tickets must be reserved here.
• Chadds Ford Township will hold its annual recycling event on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at the township building. During the event, the Open Space Committee will be handing out 100 free trees to residents (proof of residency required). The Chadds Ford Residents Association will also be holding its fall Road Cleanup. Meet up at the township building at 8 p.m.
• Chester County Historical Center’s Halloween Ball is this Saturday, Oct. 29 at 225 N. High Street in West Chester. Tickets are $125 and available here. Enjoy signature cocktails and fine circus-themed fare by Spence Café, dance to live music, participate in our fabulous Silent Auction, and raise your paddle in support of our mission and programs surrounded by a visual feast of circus performances by Le Cirque. The center will also have a sports lounge with TV so attendees can follow the Phillies in game two of the World Series.
• For the first time since 2019, Creative Aging is returning to Darlington Arts Center. Creative Aging is a way for adults 55 years or older to develop a new artistic skill while socializing with their peers. The monthly workshops resume Nov. 7 with Holiday Clay Ornaments Workshop, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Learn the process of creating holiday ornaments with clay. No experience is necessary — just bring your creativity. For more information, contact Emily Moylan, community engagement manager, at engage@darlingtonarts.org or call our center at 610-358-3632.
• On Friday, Nov. 11, the Kennett Area Senior Center will host a Veteran’s Day event to honor former U.S. military members for their service. The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to.1 p.m. A special lunch follows the presentation. So that KASC may plan for lunch, guests are required to register by Monday, Oct. 31 if they plan to attend. Register by phoning 610-444-4819.
As part of its continuing education program, Longwood Gardens is offering a two-day workshop, Discovering Winter Resident Birds. Join Delaware Nature Society’s Joe Sebastiani and learn how to recognize regional winter resident bird species, discuss native plant species with which these birds associate, and explore how to better support them. Begin your experience with an online orientation and then join us here in the Gardens for a guided bird discovery walk through Pierce’s Park, the Meadow Garden, and Forest Walk to see these beauties in the landscape. There’s an online orientation on Monday, Nov. 14, from 6-7:15 p.m., and an onsite walk from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. The inclement weather date is Thursday, Nov. 17. The cost is $49. Go here to register.
• All aboard for a holiday favorite. The Brandywine River Museum of Art is gearing up to please everyone’s inner Choo-Choo Charlie. The Brandywine Railroad is pulling into the museum’s station on Nov. 19 through Jan. 8. the Brandywine Railroad features trains running on 2,000 feet of track and contains more than 1,000 pieces, including locomotives, passenger and freight trains, and trolleys that pass through a small village, a farm, factories, a drive-in movie theater, and even a carnival. The train display is included in the cost of general admission.
• Dance to the hits of the 1970s/80s/90s at a Concord Adult Social & Dance Party on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 7-10 p.m. at the BYC Gymnasium – 41 S. Thornton Road. This is a free event with food and drink available for purchase. Socialize and enjoy food from Fast Eddie’s Jag Stop, wine from Penns Woods Winery, and more. Let us know you will attend by emailing parksandrec@concordtownship.org.
• Spero Demetri Ferentinos was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a Court of Honor ceremony on Oct. 17. Spero’s Eagle Scout service project was completed at the Kennett Square YMCA. There, he raised funds, designed, constructed, and filled with soil, five garden beds to be used by the Montessori school for organic gardening. Spero is a senior in the class of 2023 at Unionville High School.
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