Around Town Dec. 22

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 22, 2022

Haggis anyone?

• Haggis anyone? Celebrate the birth of Scotland's beloved poet, Robert Burns, at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6-9 p.m. with a hearty meal of traditional Scottish fare, including haggis prepared by the Millstone Café's Executive Chef Justin Rumsey and a tasting selection of single-malt whiskies. A bagpiper will perform stirring Scottish music to accompany the haggis as it is brought to the table, followed by an authentic rendition of the “Address to a Haggis.” During the meal, Brandywine Board Member Jack Hines will guide us in single-malt whisky tastings carefully paired with each delicious course. The cost is $150 per person. Go here for more information or to buy tickets.

The Delaware County Symphony's first concert of the season is now online.

• The first symphony concert of the season featuring soloist Jeffrey Solow on cello as well as three works by Scandinavian composers is now available on the Delaware County Symphony YouTube Channel. The program includes the Helios Overture by Carl Nielsen, the Cello Concerto by Édouard Lalo, the Entry March of the Boyars by Johan Halvorsen, and Symphony No. 5 by Jean Sibelius. Click Here for the Concert Videos

• A new creative arts class is coming to Longwood Gardens next month. It’s a photography class Winter Landscape in Black and White. It has onsite and online components beginning with an online orientation on Wednesday, Jan. 11, and a two-hour shoot on location on Saturday, Jan. 14, followed by an online critique on Monday, Jan. 16. A digital SLR camera and a tripod are recommended. The cost is $129. Go here for more information or to register.

• Guitarists Fabio Mittino and Bert Lams will play Arden, Del. next month. The former students of King Crimson’s Robert Fripp will play Arden’s Buzz Ware Center on Saturday, Jan. 14. Tickets are available via fabioandbert.brownpapertickets.com. All tickets are $30. Doors open at 7, and showtime is 8 p.m. Buzz Ware Village Center is at 2119 The Highway, Wilmington.

Edward Pettit, US Marine Corps, lays a wreath at a veteran’s gravesite. (Courtesy image.)

• The Chester County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution participated in Wreaths Across America event by laying more than 650 wreaths at the Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery in West Chester, on Saturday, Dec. 17. National Wreaths Across America Day is set aside as a day to remember the fallen and honor those who serve.