Around Town June 8

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 8, 2023

Students from the Christina Cultural Arts Center will be performing at Mt. Cuba Center on Friday, June 23.

• Students from the Christina Cultural Arts Center will be performing at Mt. Cuba Center on Friday, June 23 from 6-7:30 p.m. Dance to the beat of your own drum while enjoying the gardens, food, drinks, and family-oriented activities. The event is included with garden admission. Adults are $15, children 6-17 $8, children 5 and younger and members are free. Get tickets here.

• Brandywine Battlefield Park Summer Camp is returning for another summer of fun and history education and registrations are now open. There will be four weekly sessions through June and July. Campers entering grades 3-6 will learn about life in the 18th century and Washington’s Continental Army through hands-on activities and visits from historical characters. The camp will run Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m. -2 p.m. each week. Parents are invited to join us on the Friday of each week at 12:45 p.m. for an opportunity to learn from the campers, see demonstrations, and taste some colonial cooking. The cost for a week is $250, $225 for members. Register here.

Let your dog try a mini obstacle course at the Brandywine Valley SPCA this weekend.

• Kick the summer off right and bring your pooch to a mini-obstacle course guided by lure. The event is at the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. The cost is $20 per dog for two runs and action photos will be available for purchase by our “dog-ographers.” Registration donations directly support shelter pets waiting to find their forever homes. Limited spots June 9-11 at our West Chester Campus. Register now and let your dog show us their stuff.

Join former Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil at a fundraiser for a new free-standing Breast Health Center at Chester County Hospital.

• Former Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil will be taking part in a summer solstice party and fundraiser hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital. The event is planned for Wednesday, June 21 at Locust Lane Craft Brewery in Malvern, to benefit a new free-standing Breast Health Center at Chester County Hospital. The auxiliary has pledged $2 million toward a new center. There is no entrance fee but bring cash to make a donation.

• The West Chester Chamber of Commerce is already looking ahead toward Christmas. Applications for participants and sponsors for the West Chester Christmas Parade are now being accepted for the hometown holiday parade to be held on Friday, Dec. 1. Visit www.GreaterWestChester.com to fill out the 2023 Parade Application Form. The maximum number of performers may be reached before the Aug. 1 application deadline, so performers and sponsors are encouraged to apply early. To help cover the costs of the parade, commercial entries that are directly related to a for-profit entity are available for $1,000. Non-profit performance entries are available to 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) organizations for $300.

The Chester County History Center will hold two tours in honor of Juneteenth on June 15, 16, 17, and 18.

• Next week, from June 15-18, the Chester County History Center will hold two African American History tours in commemoration of Juneteenth. The Underground Railroad tour explores historic sites that serve as a backdrop for the stories of the people who helped escaped slaves flee to freedom. The Uptown West Chester tour explores the very center of town as the History Center shares stories of early 20th-century African American entrepreneurs like James Spence and follows in the footsteps of Bayard Rustin as he grew into an activist in his hometown. Register here for the Underground Railroad tour, and here for the Uptown tour.