Around Town April 9
• The Chester County History Center is having a walking tour of West Chester’s musicians, actors, and artists — “That’s Entertainment.” There are three days for the event, April 11, 18, and 22. Did you know that West Chester was once home to one of America’s greatest actors? Or the country’s greatest operatic contralto? Or its most esteemed composer? How about the man who innovated the Wild West show? Join the staff of the Chester County History Center to visit the homes and notable locations associated with some of the most influential artists and entertainers in American history, who all happened to hail from this little corner of Pennsylvania. The tour covers approximately 1.5 miles and lasts 90 minutes. The cost for the tour is $16. Get tickets here.
• Another tradition is back for another year. It’s the Brandywine Conservancy’s Wildflower, Native Plant & Seed Sale Mother’s Day Weekend 2026. The dates are May 9 and 10, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All are invited to shop from a wide variety of native wildflowers, grasses, ferns, vines, shrubs, and trees. The sale will be held outside in the Brandywine Museum of Art’s courtyard. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and provide planting and horticultural information.
• The Mt. Cuba Center will hold a Mother’s Day Celebration on Sunday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spend the afternoon exploring the spring blooms and guided tours led by our native plant educators. Enjoy family-friendly activities for all ages. Don’t forget to visit our plant sale to find the perfect Mother’s Day gift! Local food truck fare, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. No outside alcohol permitted. The event is included in general admission. Get tickets here.
• Coming to the Brandywine Museum of Art on May 22 is Treasures from the Family: The Gift of Betsy James Wyeth. Discover Betsy James Wyeth’s role as the curator and archivist of the Wyeth family’s rich history and collections. The exhibition consists of art and archival material from the major bequest she left to the Brandywine Museum of Art upon her death in 2020. The exhibit will run through Nov. 8.
• Longwood Gardens presents an evening of works by J.S. Bach, Charles Tournemire, and Searle Wright, and transcriptions of works by Beethoven and Debussy performed by Dr. Damin Spritzer. Area Chair and Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Oklahoma, Interim Director of Music and Organist for St. Thomas More University Parish in Norman, and Artist-in-Residence for Cathedral Arts at the Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew in Dallas, Spritzer is the first American and the first woman to record at historic Hereford Cathedral on the landmark Fr. Willis organ. Her performance is on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available here.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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