For further information, contact Kris Smith 302-416-0572
Family Art Day full of creative fun at Kennett Square’s Anson. B. Nixon Park
A variety of participatory art activities are planned for Saturday July 28th, at Anson B. Nixon Park’s Family Art Day.
The free event runs from 10 am to 3 pm, and offers many interactive activities for children. Creative activities include splatter paint, origami, watercolor, abstract painting, illuminated letters and masking tape trees. Other fun includes face painting, fairy story garden, and musical and dance performances. The Family Art Fest includes performances by West Chester Danceworks, Danza Tenochtli, Girl Scouts, KMC Dance and a drumming performance by Basement Culture.
The Family Art Day is sponsored by Rover Transportation; art stations will be facilitated by Greenable, Creative Center for the Arts, Willowdale Art Academy, Chester County Art Association, the Bayard Taylor Library and students from the Kennett Garage. There will be a drawing for free tickets to the Brandywine Art Museum.
Anson B. Nixon Park is located on North Walnut Street, off State Street in Kennett Square. The 106-acre park has sand and grass volleyball courts, hiking, walking, and fitness trails, basketball and tennis courts, a Frisbee (disc) golf course, six pavilions with picnic tables, grills, two ponds stocked with fish, a children’s playground, and a performance pavilion. For further information about the Park, visit wwww.ansonbnixonpark.org. The street address is 100 Waterworks Dr., Kennett Square PA 19348
Calendar listing:
July 28: Family Art Fest at Anson B. Nixon Park. Free all-family event from 10 am to 3 pm with creative activities including splatter paint, origami, abstract painting and masking tape trees. Other fun includes face painting, fairy story garden, and musical and dance performances. Location: 100 Waterworks Dr., Kennett Square, PA 19348. More information at www.ansonbnixonpark.org.
Advanced Explorers: "Brandywine Inside and Out"
July 30 - August 1, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Three-day program for youth ages 9 and older includes guided tours and art projects inspired by landscape art, the outdoor river environment and native plant gardens. $20 for members and $30 for non-members. To register, contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
Advanced Explorers: "Brandywine Inside and Out"
July 30 - August 1, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Three-day program for youth ages 9 and older includes guided tours and art projects inspired by landscape art, the outdoor river environment and native plant gardens. $20 for members and $30 for non-members. To register, contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
Advanced Explorers: "Brandywine Inside and Out"
July 30 - August 1, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Three-day program for youth ages 9 and older includes guided tours and art projects inspired by landscape art, the outdoor river environment and native plant gardens. $20 for members and $30 for non-members. To register, contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
The Large Flowerheads | Wednesday, July 18, 7 – 9 p.m.
Take a Groovy Trip back to the '60s with The Large Flowerheads! They "look like the 60s with their Paisley shirts and Nehru jackets and they sound like the bands of that era, to some real dancing!"
Food available for purchase from The Country Butcher.
Joe Baione Trio | Wednesday, July 25, 7 – 9 p.m.
Jazz vibraphonist Joe Baione has a passion for all things jazz with his powerful and energetic performances. He has made his mark on the jazz scene, including opening for the legendary Dave Brubeck.
Food available for purchase from La Verona Restaurant.
JD Malone | Wednesday, August 1, 7 – 9 p.m.
Singer/Songwriter & Rock-n-Roll philosopher JD Malone writes songs that are true and brings to mind Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band if they played country music with a little bit of soul.
Food available for purchase from El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant.
Cabinet | Wednesday, August 8, 7 – 9 p.m.
Cabinet weaves bluegrass, country and folk influences to powerful effect.
Food available for purchase from Portabello's Restaurant.
Museum Explorer Mornings
July 5, 12, 19, & 26, & August 2
Introduce children to art through this exciting program. Participate in one or all of these workshops designed for children ages 3 to 10 accompanied by an adult. Each program includes a thematic guided tour followed by a hands-on art project. Topics include “Red, White and Blue” on July 5; “Summer Sketchers” on July 12; “Mix and Match Animals” on July 19; “Treasure Tales” on July 26 and “What’s My Line?” on August 2. Two sessions will be held each day: Session A: 10 to 11:30 a.m. or Session B: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To register, please contact the education office at 610-388-8382. Workshops are free with regular museum admission and for members.
Friday Nights Under the Stars
Every Friday Night from June-August | Gates Open @ 5:30pm
Experience amazing music, world-class polo, delicious regional wines, and authentic Southern BBQ in the tranquil Chester County countryside. Guests can bring their own picnic or tailgate. Wine is sold by the glass or bottle at our new Brandywine Valley Wine Bar! Save $5 per ticket if you buy in advance online.
At the Vineyard, 1833 Flint Hill Road, Landenberg, PA
Live music & Half price wine by the glass. Don't forget your "wine by the glass" frequent buyers card.
We have a very special Saturday in store for you...
From Canada, Darrelle London is making
Galer Estate
a stop on her US tour in anticipation of her US release in August. In conjunction with the amazing opportunity of being honored by Darrelle's visit, we are going to have all proceeds from her generous performance go to the United Way
Please join us welcoming Darrelle London to the US and lending support to the United Way.
Saturday, August 4
1-7
Darrelle will perform at 5
Greg Orlando will perform 1-3
Wine will be available by the glass or bottle and food will be available
bring your blankets to sit on
$20 donation
Saturday, August 4, 2012
4:00-7:00 PM
MENU
BBQ Chicken or Vegetarian Entree
Local Corn on the Cob
Homemade Cole Slaw
Local Fresh Sliced Tomatoes
Cornbread
Beverages: Lemonade, Tea, Water
Desserts: Brownies, Cookies, Ice Cream
For Questions or to Purchase Tickets
Contact: Debra Sparre
at 610.696.4117 or email [email protected]
$13 Adults in advance
$15 Adults at the door
$6 Children under 12
Advance ticket purchase recommended
“Take-out” available
Proceeds benefit charitable organizations
The Large Flowerheads | Wednesday, July 18, 7 – 9 p.m.
Take a Groovy Trip back to the '60s with The Large Flowerheads! They "look like the 60s with their Paisley shirts and Nehru jackets and they sound like the bands of that era, to some real dancing!"
Food available for purchase from The Country Butcher.
Joe Baione Trio | Wednesday, July 25, 7 – 9 p.m.
Jazz vibraphonist Joe Baione has a passion for all things jazz with his powerful and energetic performances. He has made his mark on the jazz scene, including opening for the legendary Dave Brubeck.
Food available for purchase from La Verona Restaurant.
JD Malone | Wednesday, August 1, 7 – 9 p.m.
Singer/Songwriter & Rock-n-Roll philosopher JD Malone writes songs that are true and brings to mind Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band if they played country music with a little bit of soul.
Food available for purchase from El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant.
Cabinet | Wednesday, August 8, 7 – 9 p.m.
Cabinet weaves bluegrass, country and folk influences to powerful effect.
Food available for purchase from Portabello's Restaurant.
Friday Nights Under the Stars
Every Friday Night from June-August | Gates Open @ 5:30pm
Experience amazing music, world-class polo, delicious regional wines, and authentic Southern BBQ in the tranquil Chester County countryside. Guests can bring their own picnic or tailgate. Wine is sold by the glass or bottle at our new Brandywine Valley Wine Bar! Save $5 per ticket if you buy in advance online.
Gallery Talk: "Around the World in 80 Frames"
August 16, 2 p.m.
Assistant curator Amanda Burdan, Ph.D. will lead a tour of Summer Sojourns: Art on Holiday.
Program is free with regular Museum admission; no reservations required. For more information contact the education office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].
BBQ & BlueGRASS
Thursday, August 16, 2012 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
$35 per person, $17.50 for kids 12 and under
Enjoy soft summer breezes, the sounds of bluegrass band Boulevard Express, and a delicious BBQ dinner with all the fixins’ at this relaxed family-friendly picnic! Just pull up a lawn chair or blanket and settle in for an evening of great food and music, fun lawn games, and a chance to relax in the picturesque Copeland Sculpture Garden. Blankets and lawn chairs encouraged.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors.
Tickets include dinner, entertainment, and non-alcoholic refreshments. A cash bar will be available.
Friday Nights Under the Stars
Every Friday Night from June-August | Gates Open @ 5:30pm
Experience amazing music, world-class polo, delicious regional wines, and authentic Southern BBQ in the tranquil Chester County countryside. Guests can bring their own picnic or tailgate. Wine is sold by the glass or bottle at our new Brandywine Valley Wine Bar! Save $5 per ticket if you buy in advance online.
Brandywine Prime has been using produce from Thornbury farm CSA all summer. Randall and the crew do a great job. On August 18th we will feature the local produce in a 5 course tasting menu. You can make a reservation by calling us at 610.388.8088 or visit www.brandywineprime.com and click on make a reservation. Make sure you note that you are coming for the tasting menu.
Brandywine Prime and Thornbury Farm Tasting Menu
Saturday, August 18th@Brandywine Prime
Make a reservation anytime between 6pm-8pm. Please let us know that you are having the tasting menu.
$50 per person including the first glass of sparkling
wine. Tax, 18% gratuity and each additional glass of wine are extra. Wine is $5 per glass. You can try our suggestions or bring your own.
1st Course
Chilled Local Sweet Corn Bisque
-Reggiano Truffle Popcorn
Roederer NV Brut, Carneros
2nd Course
Heirloom Tomato & House Made Mozzarella
-Aged Balsamic and Basil Flowers
Roero Arneis, Almondo 2011, Italy
3rd Course
Mini Lancaster Pork Belly Tacos
-Thornbury Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Stolpman, Limestone Hill Cuvee 2004, Santa Ynez
4th Course
14oz. North Carolina Ribeye
-Whole Roasted Garlic, Red bliss, Purple peppers, Spring Onions, Fried Rosemary
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carl Roy 2009, Napa
Sweets!
Thornbury Peach Doughnuts
-Mint and Honey Glaze
I hope to see you soon!
Michael
Brandywine Prime Seafood & Chops is located at:
1617 Baltimore Pike
PO Box 1385 Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610.388.8088
Fax: 484.259.6006
A fun way to learn history! Search historic artifacts for answers to clues provided upon arrival. Explore a museum filled with Americana. The scavenger hunt benefits the Sanderson Museum and is designed to promote both reading comprehension and a better understanding of our local history.
Recommended ages: 9 - 14 years old. Cost is $3 per child for each event (members free). Arrive anytime between 1pm - 3pm. Hunt takes about 45 minutes. Weather friendly - all events are indoors. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sponsored by The Phyllis Recca Foundationand Gene Pisasale- Historic Insights and Adventures.
Delaware's Congressional Delegation invites the public to join them for a discussion on the First State National Historical Park tonight. The public meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. August 28th at Alexis I. du Pont High School, 50 Hillside Rd., Greenville, Del.
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with Congressman John Carney, all D-Del, will discuss the progress being made toward creating a national park, including the status of the Woodlawn Trustees property. The public is invited to ask questions and share their thoughts on this project.
End the summer in style with three days of Labor Day Weekend festivities. Spend some time wine tasting in the cellar, then relax on our patio and grounds with two live musicians each day, wines and slushies by the glass from the outdoor wine bar and delicious picnic foods for purchase from Brandywine Catering. No reservations required. Wine tasting $10. Musicians for the weekend:
Saturday 12:00-3:00 Mike Favinger
Saturday 3:00-6:00 Rory Sullivan Trio
Sunday 12:00-3:00 Dana Lee & Howie
Sunday 3:00-6:00 Josh Komorowski
Monday 12:00-3:00 Roger Girke Band
Monday 3:00-6:00 Bob Croce
End the summer in style with three days of Labor Day Weekend festivities. Spend some time wine tasting in the cellar, then relax on our patio and grounds with two live musicians each day, wines and slushies by the glass from the outdoor wine bar and delicious picnic foods for purchase from Brandywine Catering. No reservations required. Wine tasting $10. Musicians for the weekend:
Saturday 12:00-3:00 Mike Favinger
Saturday 3:00-6:00 Rory Sullivan Trio
Sunday 12:00-3:00 Dana Lee & Howie
Sunday 3:00-6:00 Josh Komorowski
Monday 12:00-3:00 Roger Girke Band
Monday 3:00-6:00 Bob Croce
End the summer in style with three days of Labor Day Weekend festivities. Spend some time wine tasting in the cellar, then relax on our patio and grounds with two live musicians each day, wines and slushies by the glass from the outdoor wine bar and delicious picnic foods for purchase from Brandywine Catering. No reservations required. Wine tasting $10. Musicians for the weekend:
Saturday 12:00-3:00 Mike Favinger
Saturday 3:00-6:00 Rory Sullivan Trio
Sunday 12:00-3:00 Dana Lee & Howie
Sunday 3:00-6:00 Josh Komorowski
Monday 12:00-3:00 Roger Girke Band
Monday 3:00-6:00 Bob Croce
Radley Run to Host Job Fair for Veterans
OnSeptember 6, 2012, Radley Run Country Club will host a job fair for recentUSveterans. The job fair will be held in the Club’s main dining room from10amto3pm. Several national efforts are underway to hire our brave, returning veterans and Radley Run is proud and thrilled to bring it to our community.
If you are a recent unemployed or underemployed veteran or know a recent veteran please contact Radley Run at (610) 793-1660 to register for the event. We are also providing an all day job search workshop (10am to 4pm) for veterans seeking assistance with resume writing, interviewing, networking, and other job search skills on August 28th to help prepare our veterans. Twenty-four veterans can attend this workshop on a first come basis. Just call the Club to reserve a place.
Employers have found hiring veterans holds many advantages. Veterans demonstrate the following qualities: Accelerated learning curve, leadership, teamwork, diversity and inclusion in action, efficient performance under pressure, respect for procedures, technology and globalization, integrity, conscious of health and safety standards and triumph over adversity. Beyond these admirable characteristics there are also tax incentives.
Employers can attend the job fair for free by calling Radley Run at (610) 793-1660 located at1100 Country Club Road, WestChester.
All are welcome to Chadds Ford Business Association gathering to honor Friends of Brandywine Battlefield. Funds raised from the Blue Rocks Baseball Benefit amount to $1300 which will be awarded. A matching amount will be donated by the Phyllis Recca Foundation. $15 plus cash bar.
Prepay online at https://chaddsfordlive.com/shop/
or RSVP to [email protected]
FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL 6 - 9 PM
LONGWOOD ART GALLERY at 200 E. State St. will be hosting a New Artist Show featuring three new artists to their gallery: Ken Karlic's watercolors, Alice Kelsey still life and landscapes in pastels and oil, and Beatriz Lombardi's bold and abstract acrylics. On First Friday, come in to meet these talented artists and enjoy great art, lively conversation, wine, cheese and live music by the Ladeens. During the Mushroom Festival, receive 10% off Gallery-Owned Framed Art, 20-50% off Gallery-Owned Unframed Art, and 10% off Gallery-Owned Pottery.
Chadds Ford Days, September 8 & 9
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Held on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society
1736 North Creek Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Adult Admission is $5
FREE for CFHS Members
Kids, Music, Parking and Dogs are FREE
This 47th annual community wide event offers quality crafters, fine art, food provided by local restaurants, live music, antique cars, kids entertainment and so much more. Click here for more details.
Barclay Friends' Festival of Gardens
The annual Barclay Friends' Festival of Gardens is a West Chester garden tour held each September that features the lovely gardens of the residents of West Chester Borough. The Festival of Gardens benefits the Horticultural Therapy program and is supported by members of the West Chester community who help plan and host the annual event in different sections of the Borough of West Chester each year. A committee of dedicated volunteers including former board members, members of the community, Barclay Friends’ family members, and staff help to make this yearly event a resounding success. We thank all of our volunteers, garden owners, artists, sponsors, attendees, and committee members for their support of Barclay Friends’ Horticultural Program through their participation in our annual Barclay Friends' Festival of Gardens.
Barclay Friends' Eighth Annual Festival of Gardens
The 8th Annual Festival of Gardens Tour will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in the Everhart Park section of West Chester Borough. Tickets bought in advance are priced at $20, and tickets bought on the day of the event are priced at $25.
Here is a sneak preview of the 8th Annual Tour...
Please direct questions or comments to events@bf.kendal.org and click on the icon below to register!
September 11 Commemoration Ceremony: Tuesday 9/11/2012 6-7pm
Join us this Tuesday as we honor the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Brandywine and the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Joining us will be members of the Brandywine Baptist Church, State Representative Stephen Barrar, George Washington, and living history interpretors.
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Music on the Brandywine
September 20 & November 15
Brandywine River Museum
7:30 p.m.
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Brandywine River Museum brings music to the Museum this fall. The programs feature musicians from Astral Artists, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to discover exceptionally talented emerging classically trained artists. There will be light refreshments and a cash bar. Galleries open at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for members and students. Visit www.brandywinemuseum.org or call 610-388-2700 for tickets.
September 20
Soprano Kathryn Guthrie Demos, a winner of the Astral Artists' 2012 National Auditions, is an artist of unusual artistic versatility, equally praised for her performances of the traditional operatic and concert repertoire and her vibrant and sharp-witted interpretations of contemporary works. She recently made her New York City Opera debut in Rufus Wainwright's American première of Prima Donna as Marie, whose Act II aria "outshone any other single moment on stage" (The Huffington Post). Photo: Peyton Lea
November 15
Astral artists represents the very best and brightest of today's classical musicians. Astral's roster and graduate artists are performing on the world's most celebrated stages - at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Covent Garden, and many others. They are the recipients of classical music's most prestigious honors, including Avery Fisher Career Grants, and top prizes from the Walter W. Naumburg Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, among countless others. They are on the rosters of leading artist managers, and have made important and acclaimed recordings.
Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $8 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6-12; free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings (except May 29 during Annual Antiques Show and during A Brandywine Christmas) from 9:30 a.m. to noon. |
Pianist Andrew Hauze is director of the Swarthmore College Orchestra. He is a graduate of the Helen F. Whitaker Fund Conducting Program at the Curtis Institute of Music. Passionate about vocal music, Mr. Hauze served as a vocal coach and accompanist for the Florence Voice Seminar for four summers and has served as vocal coach at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music and for the CoOperative Program at Westminster Choir College. He holds Fellowship and Choirmaster certifications from the American Guild of Organists. He has conducted productions of Domenick Argento's Postcard from Morocco for Curtis Opera Theatre and Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore and Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at Swarthmore College. Photo: Emily Hauze
Colombian clarinetist Benito Meza, a winner of Astral Artists' 2009 National Auditions, has appeared with the Boston Philharmonic, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Washington, D.C.'s Modern Music Set, the Gardner Chamber Orchestra, the Modern Music Ensemble, the Los Angeles Wind Ensemble, and on Harvard University's Chamber Music series, among many others. Also a composer, Mr. Meza's compositions and development as a musician have been greatly influenced by the wealth of varied forms of music he was exposed to throughout his childhood. From the beginning of his career, he was involved with both classical and jazz music, and Colombian folk music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and contemporary improvisation are also represented in the structure of his compo-sitions. Photo: Adriano Batti
Russian-American pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine, a winner of Astral Artists' 2009 National Auditions, has toured throughout Europe, Russia, North and South America, as well as in China and Japan. In recent seasons, he has appeared as soloist with the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Television Orchestra of Spain, Cleveland Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, Valencia Philharmonic, the Gran Canaria and Tenerife symphonies in the Canary Islands, the National Symphonic Orchestra of Panama, the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic. His recital in London's Wigmore Hall was hailed by International Piano magazine as "grandly organic, with many personal and pertinent insights, offering a thoughtful balance between rhetoric and fantasy...technically dazzling." Photo: E. AppelRobert Stack Exhibit
"Paint your picture by means of the lights. Lights define texture and color – shadows define form." (Howard Pyle)Chadds Ford Gallery presents Robert R. Stack's, "DEFINING LIGHT", an exhibit of new and recent works of original art, opening Friday, October 12, 2012, 5:00 pm to 8:00pm; the exhibit continues thru October 28th. Located at Chadds Ford Village and Barn Shops, 1609 Baltimore Pike, Building 400, Chadds Ford, PA. The gallery is open Tuesday thru Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00, Sunday 12:00 to 5:00; no admission fee. For more information, please call Toll Free, 877.993.8425 or visit our Web Site www.awyethgallery.com
Robert spent his childhood in Chadds Ford and developed an early interest in art; encouraged and influenced by the art and artists of the area, he began developing his own style of work ... entering art competitions and winning awards, Stack entered and graduated from Tyler School of Art. Using Watercolors and Gouache mediums, his subjects are varied, ranging from natural subjects to architectural, equestrian and Civil War themes. In his work, light, color and composition take precedence over actual subject matter. He chooses subjects more for their interesting shapes and forms, than their narrative content. Lending itself to an air of mystery, sometimes he uses different shades of blue, and gets a dramatic contrast using light and shadow.
Spending time painting in Chadds Ford, Summer trips to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and Monhegan Island, Maine, his work has won awards in various exhibits and juried shows. Robert Stack's work can be seen in Private and Corporate art collections on the East Coast. Robert lives and paints in his studio, Wilmington, DE.
Robert Stack offset lithographs and Giclee Signed Limited Editions are available. For more information, visit our Web Site www.awyethgallery.com or call
Toll Free: 877.993.8425.