• It’s said that sound bath meditation, using singing bowls and gongs, soothes and promotes deep relaxation and healing. On May 11, from 9-10 a.m., Mt. Cuba Center is offering a sound bath meditation session. The instructor is Liana Thompson, who completed the Vibration Sound Therapy Certified Practitioner training with the Vibrational Sound Association in 2019. Her passion is in helping others gently address stress and emotional trauma using the healing sounds of the Tibetan singing bowls. The cost of the session is $39. Get tickets here.
• This Saturday, April 26, is Park Day at Brinton Run Preserve on Oakland Road in Chadds Ford Township. Park Day casts a spotlight on beloved American landscapes across the country. Brinton Run Preserve will host history and educational tours, as well as volunteer opportunities to help keep the public preserve clean, open, and accessible to all. There will be history and educational tours, as well as volunteer activities, including shrub and tree planting, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dress appropriately for the volunteer work.
• At Longwood Gardens on Thursday, May 1, from 6-7:16 p.m., explore the herbal actions and medicinal properties of women’s wellness herbs and how, through an herbal, nutritional, and lifestyle approach and daily routine, women can maximize their energy levels and live vibrantly. The instructor for Herbal Medicine and Women’s Health is Melissa Gansz, founder of Herbal Roots Consulting Services. The cost is $39. Register here.
• City Theater Company’s Improv Summer Camp for kids 11-14 is entering its final week of reduced pricing. The cost through April 30 is $250. It will be $300 after May 1. Camp runs from July 7 to 11, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Register here.
• Major League Baseball was segregated until 1947 when Jackie Robinson came into the league with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before then, there were the Negro Leagues. On May 6, the Chester County History Center will hold a virtual event When the Negro Leagues Came to Chester County. He speaker will be Michael Peich whose baseball research focuses on the Negro Leagues and Chester County. He is currently President of the Ephemera Society of America and is an ardent baseball card and ephemera collector. In addition to being a devoted Phillies fan, he is Professor Emeritus (English) at West Chester University. This is a pay-as-you-wish event running from 7-8 p.m. Register here.
• The Delaware Nature Society is holding a Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coverdale Farm Preserve in Greenville.
