• One exhibit is leaving but two more are underway. The Andrew Wyeth exhibit Up East: Andrew Wyeth in Maine at the Brandywine Museum of Art is closing this Sunday, Feb. 23 but another two exhibits are already on display. The photo exhibit Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 (https://chaddsfordlive.com/2025/02/08/new-photo-exhibit-at-brandywine/) runs through May 11, while Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund goes to June 1.
• Newlin Grist Mill will be hosting Public Archeology Days on Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public can either join in or just observe how a professional archeologist and volunteers dig into the history of the grist mill site. Excavations on other sites are planned for dates in April, May, June, and July. No reservations are required. For those who would like to help with the dig, be sure to wear clothes that can get dirty and close-toed footwear. Bring work gloves if you have them; the site has a limited number of pairs to lend.

• On Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., Hagley Museum, is hosting an Author Talk with David Suisman about his book Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America’s Soldiers. Suisman will trace how the US military used—and continues to use—music to train soldiers and regulate military life, and how soldiers themselves have turned to music to cope with war’s emotional and psychological realities. Register here.
• The Chester County History Center is holding a virtual lecture: Early American Women in Science: Stories of Practice and Perseverance on Tuesday, March 4, from 7-8 p.m. The lecture, by Jessica C. Linker is Assistant Professor of History and Co-Director of Huskiana Press, presents case studies of women who practiced science in the early nineteenth century, including Lucy Way Sistare Say, the first woman elected to the Academy of Natural Sciences, and Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, the author of numerous scientific textbooks on botany, chemistry, and natural philosophy (as well as one-time resident of West Chester), among other lesser-known women and girls. This talk will provide examples of how women in early America practiced science and explain why some women were able to succeed as scientific practitioners while others faded into obscurity. Register here for this pay-as-you-wish event.

• The Delaware County Symphony presents: Eternal Offerings, a symphony concert on Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. This is the third symphonic concert of the season and features a performance by world-renowned soprano Katherine Whyte. The concert opens with the dramatic Overture to the opera Rosamunde by Franz Schubert. The stage is now set for Katherine Whyte's performance of Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs. Attendees can find out more about the pieces featured at this concert by attending Meet the Music, a free, pre-concert lecture presented by Neumann University Music Professor, Dr. Richard Sayers, at 2 p.m. The concert will be held at Neumann University - Bruder Life Center, Meagher Theatre in Aston. Tickets, available here, start at $20.

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