• Mt. Cuba Center has brought back the monthly Twilight on the Terrace, through into September. Unwind from the week with a bite to eat while enjoying live music and evening access to the gardens. Local food truck fare, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. Times and dates are 5 – 8 p.m. on June 16, July 14, August 18, and Sept. 1. The event is included with admission. Tickets are $15 for an adult, $8 for kids 6-17, and are available online.
• Concord Township Offices is operating on the following summer office hours through Sept. 8: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Fridays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Township offices will be closed on May 29, Memorial Day, July 3 & 4, the Independence Day Holiday, and Sept. 4, Labor Day.
• The next exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art is Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature which opens June 17 and runs through Sept. 24. Stella is considered a pioneering modernist in American art and is recognized primarily for his dynamic Futurist-inspired paintings of New York, in particular Coney Island and the Brooklyn Bridge. Through these majestic works—which emerged beginning in 1913—Stella established his reputation as a bold and innovative artist who was able to convey the excitement of the city and modern life.
• Kennett Square will kick off a four-day Juneteenth celebration on June 11, with a talk “A Pilgrimage to Freedom – Tracing the Steps of Harriett Tubman from Maryland to Canada” at Kennett Friends Meetinghouse at 3 p.m. More events are planned for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 16, 17, and 18. Go here for a full schedule of events.
• Experimental folk-rock duo Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) comprised of husband and wife Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz perform at Longwood Gardens on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Their songs are described as encompassing the unknowable mysteries, existential heartbreak, and communal joys of modern life. Tickets, which include all-day garden admission, range in price from $38-$58 and are available here.
• Hagley Museum has a new exhibit, Nation of Inventors, which celebrates the American spirit of ingenuity by taking visitors on a journey from the early years of the patent system, in the 1790s, through the “golden age” of American invention, in the late 1800s. The exhibit features more than 120 patent models from Hagley’s unique collection highlighting the diverse stories of inventors from all walks of life. In the exhibition, visitors will enjoy engaging experiences around every corner, testing their knowledge of innovation and hearing personal accounts from inventors. Nation of Inventors is a permanent exhibit and is included with regular admission.
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