• BalletX is coming to Longwood Gardens on Thursday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet presents an evening of extraordinary dance with a dynamic program of three works intertwining themes of exploration, elevation, and transformation: Mapping Out a Sky, Exalt, and Become a Mountain. Showcasing the power of contemporary ballet, the performance pushes the limits of expression and movement in new, breathtaking ways. Tickets, starting at $28, are on sale now. Go here for tickets and more information.
• The third annual Race for the Watershed Duck Derby & 5K, at Newlin Grist Mill, is Saturday, June 14. This event is a fundraiser to help raise money for watershed protection projects, including controlling erosion along the streambanks, monitoring water quality, and restoring riparian buffers at Newlin Grist Mill. The day will kick off at 9 a.m. with a 5K race on the Park’s trails after a pre-race warmup provided by YogaSix Glen Mills. The Rubber duck races in the creek start at 10:30 a.m. There is a $35 per-runner entry fee for the 5K ($40 for day-of registration). Racing ducks can be “adopted” for $20 per duck or $50 for 3 ducks. Register for the 5K at https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/GlenMills/RacefortheWatershed. Purchase ducks at https://newlingristmill.org/race.
• The Chester County History Center is offering a walking tour of the Historic Oaklands Cemetery this Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and again on Sunday, May 25, from 1 to 2:45 p.m. Many of West Chester’s leading citizens are buried at Oaklands Cemetery (founded in 1854), but there are many stories that remain untold. Join the education staff of the Chester County History Center to learn true tales of the soldiers, statesmen, lawyers, doctors, musicians, athletes, artists, and more that found their final rest at this garden cemetery outside of West Chester.
• Sunday, June 8, marks the Summer Kickoff for events at the Concord Township Park at 701 Smithbridge Road. The day starts elsewhere with an 8 a.m. bird walk through Collman Trail at Phipps Farm and ends with a 7 p.m. concert in the park with a performance by the Sensational Soul Cruisers. In between are a farmers’ market, yoga in the park, a Pups & Suds Happy Hour, and an official ribbon-cutting reopening the park.
• Tickets are going on sale Friday, May 16 for George Thorogood and the Destroyers: The Baddest Show on Earth, who will be playing Copeland Hall, the main stage at The Grand on Sunday, Sept.7, at 7 p.m. “If the circus makes everyone feel like a kid again, we’re gonna make you feel like a teenager,” Thorogood said of The Baddest Show on Earth Tour. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m., Friday, and can be purchased online at TheGrandWilmington.org or by calling 302-652-5577.
