Around Town Jan. 18

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 18, 2024

• Delaware County Symphony presents Cross Sections Chamber Concert on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. This is DCS’s third chamber concert of the season. Featuring pieces that cross the sections of the orchestra, this concert highlights chamber music groupings not often performed. Performances include the Mozart Flute Quartet in D major, a clarinet quartet, and solo bassoon selections. The concert will be performed at Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre at One Neumann Drive in Aston. Go here for ticket information.

• Registration is now open for the Brandywine Valley SPCA’s Critter Camp. Critter Camp provides fun animal-themed programs for kids ages 7-12. Registration is now open for week-long camps available in June, July, and August at BVSPCA’s various campuses. Activities include pet CPR, yoga with puppies, infant kitten care, exotic animal meets, and so much more. Go here for more information and to register.

The First Ladies of Rock and Soul, and Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets come to West Chester on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

• It’s time to get your soul moving and rock around the clock. Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing the First Ladies of Rock and Soul, and Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets to West Chester on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at 610-356-2787, at uptownwestchester.org, and FirstLadiesofRockandSoul.com. Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is at 226. N. High. Street in West Chester.

• Brinton Run Preserve is seeking volunteers looking to spend time outdoors to improve its public preserve in Chadds Ford. During the winter months, volunteer efforts will be a huge help with invasive species removal. The preserve, owned by North Atlantic Land Trust, has an upcoming volunteer event on Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The preserve is at 6 Oakland Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 - Meet in the front parking lot.

Learn about the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall.

• Chester County History Center is offering a virtual talk: The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall: A Legal Lynching in the Shadow of the Liberty Bell on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 7-8 p.m. In May 1838, a Philadelphia mob destroyed one of the most modern and elegant buildings in the city during a spree of violence directed at abolitionists and Black Philadelphians. The building, Pennsylvania Hall, had just been completed and was being dedicated that weekend as a "temple of liberty" and a monument to free expression. The mobbing and destruction of Pennsylvania Hall offers a lens through which to view the state's complicated antislavery movement and the resistance it faced. Historian Beverly C. Tomek will tell the story of the hall, and of the abolitionist solidarity that characterized the state's 19th century civil rights movement. This is a pay-as-you-wish event. Go here for more information and to reserve a seat.

Make your own Valentine's Day cards while learning about the fundamentals of linocut printing.

• The Brandywine River Museum of Art is offering visitors a chance to create their own Valentine’s Day cards in a special program Creative Escape: Linocut Valentines. Learn more about the fundamentals of linocut printing with teaching artist Charlotte Holt, along with getting to design and carve a linocut print to take home. All materials will be provided, and no experience is necessary. Light snacks will be available, and BYOB is encouraged. The museum galleries will open at 5:30, with the workshop beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 7. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Get tickets here.