Community Calendar

Tuesday, January 7 through Tuesday, February 25
Location: Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon (108 West State Street, Kennett Square PA 19348)

10% of your purchases at Half Moon will be donated to The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County on Tuesdays throughout January and February.  Bring a pine cone to show your participation or write the special code: Marshall Mill House on the bill.

**Pine cones will be available for pick up at TLC’s office in the Willowdale Town Center at 102 East Street Road, Kennett Square PA 19348.  If our office is closed they will be in a basket on the porch.

The Chadds Ford Historical Society opens its 2014 spring lecture series on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Ron Sloto of the U.S. Geological Survey will discuss “The Mines and Minerals of Chester County.” Ron is a geologist who’s worked at the Geological Survey for 40 years. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, being the only one of the original 13 colonies which had all the critical natural resources like coal, iron ore, petroleum and timber in abundance.

You Can Reserve Your Space Now For The Next
3 DAY STOP SMOKING WEEKEND
February 28th, March 1st & March 2nd, 2014.
(610) 361-4446

You Can Reserve Your Space Now For The Next
3 DAY STOP SMOKING WEEKEND
February 28th, March 1st & March 2nd, 2014.
(610) 361-4446

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

You Can Reserve Your Space Now For The Next
3 DAY STOP SMOKING WEEKEND
February 28th, March 1st & March 2nd, 2014.
(610) 361-4446

“A Walk through Time” Family Workshop
Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m. to noon.
History comes alive through the special exhibition, N.C. Wyeth’s
America in the Making. Families will encounter historical characters
and create history-related crafts. Free for members and included in
museum admission.

Sunday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to noon
10 - 11 a.m.        Meet noted Benjamin Franklin impersonator Ralph    Archbold

11 a.m. - noon   In the spirit of Franklin, make a kite.

A Walk through Time with Benjamin Franklin

Free for members and included in museum admission (which is free most Sunday mornings until noon).

See a painting of Benjamin Franklin in our current exhibition,
N.C. Wyeth's America in the Making.

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Kennett Square, PA – The Kennett Symphony of Chester County, under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. Robert Spence, will present American Patchwork at its annual Children’s Concerts on Sunday, March 2, 2014, 2 pm, at the International Cultural Center on the campus of Lincoln University AND on Sunday, March 9, 2014, 2 pm, at Emilie K. Asplundh Hall, Phillips Memorial Building, on the campus of West Chester University

The Kennett Symphony’s Annual Children’s Concerts are presented in an educational, interactive and fun format. This year’s concerts include learning about the instruments of the orchestra (strings, winds, brass, and percussion) and the performance of symphonic and choral favorites by American composers.  Following each performance, the Symphony will offer special activities and its popular Instrument Zoo, during which children meet and greet the musicians of the Kennett Symphony, making this a memorable experience for the whole family!

The concerts feature the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus and pianist, Dr. Justin Badgerow. The program includes Sousa’s patriotic Liberty Bell March, Anderson’s surprising The Typewriter, Copland’s I Bought Me a Cat and Simple Gifts, MacDowell’s Presto Giocoso from Piano Concerto No. 2, and Ginastera’s Danza Final.

All tickets are $5 per person and seating is reserved.  For complete information visit www.kennettsymphony.org or call the Kennett Symphony at 610 444 6363.

Celebrating its 73rd season, the Kennett Symphony of Chester County is based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and serves residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, along with the thousands of tourists who attend the Kennett Symphony's popular summer concerts in Longwood Garden’s Open Air Theatre. In addition to presenting varied and entertaining orchestral concerts, the Kennett Symphony encourages young musicians through annual Instrumental and Voice Competitions and its affiliation with the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus.

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Landscape for Life™
Develop an environmentally-friendly landscape plan for your yard

Date:  Wednesday evenings, March 5 to April 9
Time:  5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cost:  $100
Instructors:  Eileen Boyle & Margaret Shillingford, Mt. Cuba Center

This educational six-week series instructs homeowners on how to create and maintain healthy and beautiful landscapes by working with nature. The good news is that even one home garden can begin to repair the web of life. It is possible to create a great–looking garden that’s healthier for you, your family, pets, and the environment - and that saves you time and money.

Based on the principles of the Sustainable Sites Initiative, these classes explore the role of soils, water, vegetation, and materials in a sustainable landscape. Be prepared to take the basic measurements of your suburban lot or bring your site plan to the first session. These measurements and plans will be used in an exercise applying these principles to your own landscape.

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is an interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the United States Botanic Garden to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction, and maintenance practices (similar to LEED certification in buildings). This class adds Mt. Cuba Center’s perspective to the Landscape for Life series helping you to cultivate the best landscape practices for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Eileen Boyle is the director of education and research at Mt. Cuba Center. Previously she was the director of horticulture at the Philadelphia Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden. She has also worked as a horticulture professor, an administrator for the New York City’s parks, and for the USDA.

Margaret Shillingford is the education coordinator at Mt. Cuba Center. During her 20 plus year career in agricultural research, Margaret was also  a docent at Mt. Cuba Center and pursued a Masters in Education.

Chester County Planning Commission to host
Public Transportation Plan Public Meeting (Rescheduled)

The Chester County Planning Commission (CCPC) in partnership with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is developing a county-wide Public Transportation Plan to guide transit operations and capital improvements in Chester County.

Chester County residents, transit users, project stakeholders, and the public are encouraged to attend a Public Meeting to be held at the Chester County Library and District Center in Exton (adjacent to the Exton Mall) on Wednesday March 5^th, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM.  This meeting was originally to be held on February 5^th, however was postponed due to the weather.

Attendees will have the opportunity to offer their input towards desired improvements of public transit services in Chester County.  Participants will be informed regarding the overall plan progress, analysis findings, potential performance measures, and DRAFT recommendations, as well as the results of the 2013 Public Workshop held in April 2013 at the Chester County Historical Society.  The meeting will be an open house format with a formal presentation starting at 7:00 PM.

DVRPC’s Office of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Planning staff facilitated the first phase of the project, which entailed data collection, issue identification, and preliminary corridor prioritization.  This work began late in 2012 and continued through the summer of 2013.  The second phase of this plan – led by CCPC staff— is to develop goals and policies, define future transit corridors, and guide capital improvements throughout Chester County.

The Public Transportation Plan is targeted for completion in the summer of 2014.  The County will then begin the process of adopting the plan as an element to Landscapes2, Chester County’s Comprehensive Plan.  The adoption process is anticipated to be completed by the Fall of 2014.

The Public Transportation Plan Public Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the transit-accessible Chester County Library and District Center located at 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. 

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Thu, March 6,  7 and  8 at 7:00pm

http://uhs.ucfsd.org/

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.

Thu, March 6,  7 and  8 at 7:00pm

http://uhs.ucfsd.org/

Multi Estate Public Auction

Tues
Saturday, March 8, 2014  

9 AM in the SHOWROOM

9 AM in the WAREHOUSE

We have an exceedingly  

      full sales room!!

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PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FREE LECTURE 

AS WE EXPLORE AMERICA'S MOST FASCINATING CONFLICT

Saturday March 8th at 9:30 a.m.

Kennett Square YMCA

101 Race Street, Kennett Square, Pa.

Sponsored by the Kennett Square Civil War Club

"The Civil War- A 150 Year Retrospective"

Local author/historian Gene Pisasale delves into the causes, the events, the personalities, the major battles, the Generals and the aftermath of 

THE CIVIL WAR

This presentation highlights stops along the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, along with the "Bucktails"- a group of volunteers from our area who fought for the Union throughout the war, including the climactic Battle of Gettysburg. Gene's presentation showcases historical sites around the Chester County/Philadelphia area.

Gene Pisasale is the author of six books and writes a regular column titled 

"Living History" which runs in

The Chester County Press, The Hunt Magazine and other media outlets. He's presented lectures at The Union League in Philadelphia, Brandywine Battlefield Park, the Hotel du Pont and the University and Whist Club in Wilmington along with numerous other venues. Gene is an approved Speaker for the Delaware Humanities Forum. 

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Family friendly- all ages welcome.

Gene Pisasale

The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to present the first retrospective exhibition dedicated to the photographer Scott Heiser (1949-1993), a Wilmington, Delaware native. Fashion, Circus, Spectacle: Photographs by Scott Heiser, on view March 8 - June 1, 2014, introduces the accomplishments of Heiser's vibrant career, presenting 80 stunning black-and-white prints produced by the artist, as well as a slideshow of his seldom-seen color photographs. Heiser's images document the cultural cross-pollination of art, fashion, and photography in New York in the 1970s and 80s.

Heiser was best known for his grainy, wildly cropped glimpses of fashion runway shows, which appeared in Interview between 1978 and 1986. The magazine sent him around New York, Paris, and Milan to capture fashions by Claude Montana, Yves Saint Laurent, Shamask, and Issey Miyake. He provided an insider's view of the shows and captured the movement of the clothing and the energy of the scene.

Heiser also chronicled the vibrant cultural landscape of New York City, producing portraits of Andy Warhol, Jamie Wyeth, Debbie Harry, Marianne Faithfull, Alberta Hunter, and Robert Wilson for Interview, Soho Weekly News, and Paper. In the early 1980s, Heiser expanded his field, beginning to document a wide range of public entertainments, including circuses, dance competitions, the Miss America Pageant, the Ice Capades, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

He brought a unique perspective to his subjects, focusing on significant details, arresting figures in motion, and capturing individuals on the fringes of large events. His extreme angles and eccentric cropping intensified the strangeness of these performances, drawing comparisons with Surrealist photographers like Man Ray and André Kertész. Heiser was also influenced by earlier photographers, such as Cecil Beaton, George Platt Lynes, Diane Arbus, and Garry Winogrand.

Although his work was published and shown frequently during his lifetime, Heiser has never been the subject of a museum exhibition, and no monograph about him has been published. The Delaware Art Museum owns nine of his fashion photographs, which were the inspiration for this exhibition.

"When I encountered these photographs in storage, I was captivated by the dramatic compositions and beautiful printing," explains Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator of American Art at the Delaware Art Museum. "I couldn't believe that he wasn't better known. It is such an exciting opportunity to rediscover his photographs and present them again to the world."

Directions & Parking

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is held in the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia (19107). Click here for driving directions and parking information.

Box Office

The Box Office (including Will Call, Membership and Group Sales) can be found at the west main entrance at 12th & Arch Streets.

The Flower Show Box Office and Will Call opens one hour before the Show opens and closes one hour before the Show closes. Day-of-Show tickets may be purchased at the Convention Center's Box Office. Credit cards are accepted at both box offices, specifically Visa and Master Card.

Entrances

The main Flower Show entrance and Show Box Office is at 12th & Arch Streets. You can also enter the Show on Market Street between 11th & 12th Streets (via the Market East train station).

Future Dates

Below are the dates for future Flower Shows.