Around Town Feb. 15

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 15, 2018

Zlatomir Fung, cello, and Ronaldo Rolim, piano., will play at the Brandywine River Museum Thursday, Feb. 22.

• PennDOT’s drivers’ license and photo offices will be closed Saturday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb.19 in observance of Presidents Day.

• Duo performers Zlatomir Fung, cello, and Ronaldo Rolim, piano., will play at the Brandywine River Museum’s “Music on the Brandywine” Thursday, Feb. 22. The museum will open for the performance at 6 p.m., while the music starts at 7. Admission is $12 for members, $15 for non-members and $8 for students through Feb. 21. Prices increase on the day of the performance. Go here for more information and tickets.

• The 69^th annual Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Sale and Show is Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17 at the school. The Friday night opening runs from 7-10 p.m., and Saturday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show’s featured artist this year is plein air impressionist Jaclyn Beam and the donating artist is Kathy Ruck. The event is free, and 30 percent of proceeds support educational enrichment programs at CFES.

• The fifth annual used sports equipment sale at Unionville High School gymnasium is Saturday, Feb. 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Have equipment you wish to donate? They will also accept equipment donations on Friday, Feb 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. All proceeds benefit the UHS Diamond Club. The UHS Diamond Club is a member of the Unionville Sports Council, a 501-C organization.

• Winterthur will be featuring a rare Honus Wagner baseball card (ca.1909-1911) in an exhibit beginning March 9. The exhibit on sports memorabilia will also include a “Hans” Wagner cigar box. The card is a rarity because only 50 survive. The Hall of Fame shortstop had the card removed because, at the time, the cards came in packs of cigarettes and Wagner didn’t want kids to buy the smokes to get the card. Gregory Landrey, Winterthur’s director of academic affairs and organizer of the exhibit said seeing the card is “Like seeing a total eclipse of the sun…a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The exhibit runs through June 17.

• All Chester County veterans and veteran organizations are invited to attend the annual free breakfast, hosted by Chester County Recorder of Deeds Rick Loughery and the Chester County Department of Veterans Affairs. The event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 22, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus, 137 Modena Road, Coatesville, in the Academic Building. The breakfast is free to all Chester County veterans who register to attend and includes a special briefing by Congressman Lloyd Smucker on federal issues and a discussion on local services by Chester County Veterans Affairs director Lawrence Davidson. Any veteran who brings his or her DD-214 discharge papers to the breakfast will also be eligible to receive a veteran ID discount card from the Chester County Recorder of Deeds office. The veterans ID discount program offers savings at more than 100 business locations throughout the county. To register, Chester County veterans should email veteransID@chesco.org or call Kayla at the Recorder of Deeds office at 610-344- 4083.