Around Town March 13

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 13, 2025

Comedy comes to CTC on April 4.

• The comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is coming to City Theater Company in Wilmington on April 4 and continuing through April 12. Siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, bickering and complaining about their lives. When movie-star sister Masha swoops in — with new boy toy Spike — old resentments flare. Add in sassy maid Cassandra and young aspiring actress Nina, and you've got a wacky farce. Get ticket information here.

• Mt. Cuba Center has released its class schedule for spring and summer 2025. Classes begin this Saturday, March 14 with Bring Bluebirds and Others to Your Garden, and run through Nov. 22. Go here for a full list. Mt. Cuba’s gardens will reopen on April 1.

Learn some history with your taste buds.

• Years ago, the Yellow Pages people told everyone to “Let your fingers do the walking.” Now, the folks at Newlin Grist Mill are suggesting people “explore history through your tastebuds.” It’s for “Tasting Through Time,” an annual dinner hosted by Newlin set this year for Saturday, May 10. Tickets are on sale now, with options for either a 4:30-6:30 p.m. seating or a 7:30-9:30 p.m. seating. Attendees will enjoy a 5-course dinner of small plates, each paired with adult beverages while learning about the culinary traditions of the past in the site’s Log Cabin. This year’s theme, “Foreign Foods,” will highlight the surprising variety of global ingredients and dishes enjoyed in early America. The cost of the dinner is $75 per person. Age restricted to 21 or older. More information and a printable registration form is available at https://newlingristmill.org/historic-dinners/.

• On April 4, the Oxford Arts Alliance is hosting an Irish Cultural Experience where visitors can immerse themselves in the traditions of Ireland during an evening of music, dance, and cultural celebration. The event runs from 5-8 p.m. at the alliance, 38 S 3rd Street, Oxford. Featured entertainment includes performances by harpist Lily Neill and a troupe of Irish dancers from Dó Cairde Irish School of Dance.

Steve Wilson is part of this year's Jazz Festival at West Chester University.

• West Chester University’s 35^th annual Jazz Festival is March 19-22. Most performances are free and open to the public, and all events are held at the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope Music Building and Performing Arts Center, 817 S. High Street, West Chester. The festival's highlight is the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by six-time Grammy Award-winning composer Billy Childs. This new concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble, the result of a multi-year commission consortium led by WCU alongside over 10 universities, will be performed by jazz legend Steve Wilson with WCU's Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Andrew Yozviak. Full program details and ticket information for select events are available at www.wcupa.edu/jazzfest and www.wcupatix.com/schoolofmusic.

• Journalist and co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America, Robin Roberts will be speaking at West Chester Univerisity on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. Roberts will speak as part of the University’s President’s Speaker Series in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building, 700 S. High Street, West Chester. Tickets are $20 - $55 and are on sale now at www.wcupatix.com or 610.436.2266. Roberts will engage in a discussion with WCU’s newly appointed President Dr. Laurie Bernotsky, who will be formally inaugurated on March 28.

• The 19th West Chester International Short Film Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 25 to Sunday, April 27. The festival brings films from dozens of countries to Downtown West Chester in a celebration of independent filmmaking. The festival will be held at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N High St, West Chester. For additional information about the West Chester International Short Film Festival visit www.westchesterfilmfestival.com or send an email to [email protected].