State Police Presentation - the Pennsylvania State Police who serve Chadds Ford will be the featured speakers at our quarterly CERT meeting held in the township building on September 23 at 7pm. Please bring your family and friends to this informative meeting where a variety of important topics will be discussed. Their presentation several years ago was extremely well received.
Chadds Ford Civic Association of Chadds Ford Township, PO Box 823, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Friday, September 26, 8 to 10 a.m.
Kevin Fryberger, natural resources manager, will lead a walk along the River Trail at the Brandywine River Museum of Art to look
for fall migrants. Meet in the Museum parking lot. Open to all; no membership required.
“Art-In” at Mt. Cuba Center
Friday, September 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
(Rain Date: September 27)
Mt. Cuba Center invites Brandywine members to be inspired
by the natural beauty of their gardens and join in a day of
art in the garden. Let your creativity bloom while you paint,
photograph, or draw in the naturalistic garden. Although this
is a free event, registration is required. Call 302.239.8807
or email [email protected].
Friday Night Happy Hour
@ The Market at Liberty Place
Brandywine Harvest Market
Saturday, September 27 & Sunday, September 28
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
From honey and handwoven rugs to pottery and handcrafted jewelry, regional artisans showcase their crafts in the museum's courtyard on a rotating basis.
Brandywine River Museum of Art
La Comunidad Hispana, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Mexican Consulate
and YMCA of the Brandywine Valley
present 4th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!®
Free community event takes place in Kennett Square on September 27
KENNETT SQUARE _ The 4th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event is expected to draw about 2,000 people to Anson B. Nixon Park on Saturday, September 27, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
“This is a wonderful event each year and it is growing in attendance,” said Margarita Queralt Mirkil, President and Chief Executive Officer of La Comunidad Hispana (LCH). “You can’t beat free family fun that promotes healthy living.”
¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® is open to the public and will be held rain or shine. The national sponsor is the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. The local partners are LCH, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the Mexican Consulate.
“We have excellent community support,” Mirkil said. “Along with our partner organizations, our three Platinum sponsors, Chester County Food Bank, Christiana Health Care Systems, and GIANT Foods are providing essential contributions to the event.”
Silver sponsors include Advantage Building and Facility Services; Aetna; Chester County Hospital and Health System; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Comcast; Longwood Gardens; Mushroom Farmers of Pennsylvania; Fulton Bank; and Pennsylvania Hispano Magazine. Bronze sponsors include El Compadre; Countryside Consulting, Inc.; DNB First; Herr’s; Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, P.C.; Hogan & Vandenberg, LLC; National Penn Bank; and Pegasus Technologies. Fifty information tables will be tended by businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to raise awareness and provide information about community resources.
The family activities will include live music and dance performances, pony rides and bounce houses, sports clinics, a health walk, and juggling and Zumba sessions. There will also be health screenings, free flu shots, community and health education tables, healthy snacks and the second annual fresh salsa tasting contest.
A raffle will also be held for all attendees who fill out an event program passport by visiting sponsor and exhibitor tables. Raffle prizes include complimentary annual YMCA memberships, tickets to the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, gift certificates to local restaurants, retail, and entertainment such as Boomers Family Fun Center and Oasis. Those that pre-register before September 12 will be entered into an exclusive grand prize drawing: bikes and helmets for a family of four, valued at over $2,000.
To pre-register, visit the reception desk at La Comunidad Hispana 731 West Cypress Street Kennett Square, PA 19348 or online: www.lacomunidadhispana.org.
La Comunidad Hispana was established in 1973 as a community-based nonprofit organization to help low income residents of southern Chester County to stay healthy, build strong families and lead productive lives by providing high-quality, culturally welcoming services. For more information, go to www.lacomunidadhispana.org or call 610-444-7550, ext. 242.
Saturday, Sept. 27 is drug take back day, part of the National Drug Take Back Initiative.
No matter where your travels take you, area police departments will require only a short detour to locations set up for the semiannual National Drug Take Back Initiative.
Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the program provides a safe opportunity for disposing of expired, unused, unwanted medication. Law-enforcement officials warn that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.
Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends – or taken from home medicine cabinets. Another reason to turn the drugs over to police? The usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – pose potential safety and health hazards, according to the DEA.
On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., area residents can prevent pill abuse at the following locations: the Kennett Square Police Department, 115 N. Broad St., Kennett Square; Anson B. Nixon Park (part of the Vive tu Vida Health Fair event), Water Works Drive, Kennett Square; the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department, Giant supermarket, 1375 E. Boot Rd., West Chester; the Media barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, 1342 W. Baltimore Pike, Media; and the Avondale barracks of the state police, 2 Moxley Lane, Avondale.
The service is free and anonymous, with no questions asked. The prescription drugs that are turned in at collection sites are boxed up in special containers and delivered to a DEA main collection site for safe disposal, according to police.
In April, Americans turned in 390 tons of prescription drugs at nearly 6,100 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,400 of its state and local law enforcement partners. When those results are combined with what was collected in its eight previous Take Back events, DEA and its local law-enforcement partners reported that they have taken in over 4.1 million pounds — more than 2,100 tons — of pills.
Saturday, September 27: Encampment Day 10 AM-4 PM
Flyers Wine Release Party
September 27th & 28th 2014
11:00am - 7:00pm
Come out and try our NEW Flyers Red and White, just released for this season. Be sure to wear your Flyers gear to get into the spirit. Wine tastings are $10 this weekend and come with a ticket to enter into a raffle for autographed Flyers items, $1 from every tasting will be donated to the Flyers Charities. If you buy a case (12 bottles) of Flyers wine from the current or previous vintage you become a super fan you will recieve a logo Flyers/Chaddsford hat. We'll have hockey inspired drinks. Flyers Truck, which sells merchandise, will be here 2-pm on the 27th. We will also have Celebrity Cruises "Create Your Own Spices" an interactive activation where you create your own spice rub inspired by their Celebrity Cruises Lawn Club Grille. They provide the tins to fill & recipe cards which you may follow, or you can make up their own creation! Plus food trucks, live music and food vendors!
"American Revolution to Fine Art-
Brandywine Valley Reflections"
Join us this Saturday September 27th from 2-4 p.m. at The BookPlace in Oxford, Pa. for a discussion and book signing event for Gene Pisasale's
historical "walking tour" of the region
The BookPlace
2373 Baltimore Pike
Oxford, Pa. 19363
717- 715- 4775
This beautiful hardcover book covers more than 300 years of Chester County and regional history with
40 stories and 160 large full-color photographs highlighting:
Colonial gristmills
The splendor of Longwood Gardens
Dairy farms and the equestrian industry
The Wyeths, the Brandywine School
and regional artists
Mines and minerals fueling the Industrial Revolution
The Mushroom Capital of the World
Our beautiful state and local parks
and much more...
This event is FREE and open to the public. Family-friendly; all ages are welcome. This book would be a perfect gift for the history buff and anyone who enjoys learning about our local attractions!
Underground Railroad mural, Kennett Square
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Capturing the Barns-Brinton House on Canvas Saturday, September 27, 2 p.m. Lecture |
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WHAT: Amanda C. Burdan, Brandywine River Museum of Art associate curator, will discuss paintings that depict the historic Barns-Brinton House. Painted over the years by well-known local artists such as Barclay Rubicam, Andrew Wyeth, Paul Scarborough and Karl Kuerner, the house is still a magnet for artists and history-lovers. Tea and cookies will be served following the lecture.
The Chadds Ford Historical Society celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Barns-Brinton House in 2014. Rescued from demolition by the Historical Society in 1968 and carefully restored under the guidance of historic restoration architect John Milner, the home is open for public tours in the summer.
WHERE: Brandywine River Museum of Art Lecture Room
WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2 p.m.
COST: Included with Brandywine River Museum of Art admission, free for Brandywine members
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A master mimic of more than 200 voices, Rich Little continues to impress throughout the world, with a constant touring schedule of the United States, Canada and abroad, and now he’s bringing his show to the DuPont Theatre for one night only! Tickets are on sale now for this chart-topping show which takes place on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8pm. Tickets may be purchased online at duponttheatre.com, by phone at 302-656-4401, or at the DuPont Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices start at $50.
Infamous for his skewering of political figures, Little has charmed, amused, intrigued and gotten the best of politicians from here to his native Canada. He entertained at both of Reagan’s presidential inaugurations and got to know the Reagan family very well during that time. President Reagan used to tell Little, “You do me better than I do.”
Appearances on TV variety shows starring Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Glen Campbell and Dean Martin followed, as well as on series such as Laugh-In, The John Davidson Summer Show and The Julie Andrews Show. Little also had his own variety show in the 70s and was the star of the TV show KopyKats. Little was a guest host early on for The Tonight Show, hosting 12 times. He quickly became a household name sitting in one of the Hollywood Squares and went on to do the Muppet Show.
Named “Comedy Star of the Year” by the American Guild of Variety Artists, Little was the perpetrator of nine comedy albums and three HBO comedy specials, as well as the Emmy-award winning specials “Rich Little’s Christmas Carol” with “W.C. Fields” as Scrooge, “Humphrey Bogart” as one of the ghosts and “Paul Lynde” as Bob Cratchit.
A professed classic movie buff, he’s particularly fond of doing Alan Ladd (his childhood hero), Gary Cooper and Clark Gable, but Little has also latched on to Baby Boomer-friendly characters, such as Edith Bunker, Kermit the Frog, Robin Leach and Dr. Ruth Westheimer, to name a few. Some of his favorite current impressions are of stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Phil, Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood. “They’re easy to do,” he says. “They are larger than life.”
To purchase tickets or for more information about group rates, call the DuPont Theatre Box Office at 302-656-4401 or 800-338-0881 or on the internet, DuPont Theatre site: www.duponttheatre.com.
For information on dining before or after performances at the DuPont Theatre, please call the Hotel du Pont at 302-594-3154 or 800-338-3404. Open Table dining reservations can be made direct from the DuPont Theatre dining page or the Hotel du Pont Green Room dining page.
Brandywine Harvest Market
Saturday, September 27 & Sunday, September 28
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
From honey and handwoven rugs to pottery and handcrafted jewelry, regional artisans showcase their crafts in the museum's courtyard on a rotating basis.
Brandywine River Museum of Art
Imagine Brandywine Exhibition
September 28, 2014 through January 4, 2015
The latest display will feature creative landscapes by fifth grade students from Garrettford Elementary School in Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania. Imagine Brandywine is sponsored by Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown.
Flyers Wine Release Party
September 27th & 28th 2014
11:00am - 7:00pm
Come out and try our NEW Flyers Red and White, just released for this season. Be sure to wear your Flyers gear to get into the spirit. Wine tastings are $10 this weekend and come with a ticket to enter into a raffle for autographed Flyers items, $1 from every tasting will be donated to the Flyers Charities. If you buy a case (12 bottles) of Flyers wine from the current or previous vintage you become a super fan you will recieve a logo Flyers/Chaddsford hat. We'll have hockey inspired drinks. Flyers Truck, which sells merchandise, will be here 2-pm on the 27th. We will also have Celebrity Cruises "Create Your Own Spices" an interactive activation where you create your own spice rub inspired by their Celebrity Cruises Lawn Club Grille. They provide the tins to fill & recipe cards which you may follow, or you can make up their own creation! Plus food trucks, live music and food vendors!
Birmingham Township Recreation, Parks & Open Spaces Committee. are installing a plaque on a bench at the Birmingham Hill Park (just a very short distance down the road from the Meetinghouse) in honor of Jim Phreanor and his work with their committee over the years. They wanted the Meeting members to be a part of the dedication of this plaque. The brief ceremony/dedication/unveiling will take place after Meeting for Worship on Sunday at 11:15, September 28. We will walk down to the park. After the ceremony, we will all return to the Birmingham Meetinghouse for refreshments. Please add this date to your busy Fall calendars.
11 a.m.
Natural Lands Trust invites area residents to kick up their heels at the ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday, Oct. 25. Proceeds from the event, which will begin at 11 a.m. and include a 10K run, a 5K run, and a 1.5-mile run/walk, will benefit ChesLen Preserve, one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition, the trust will plant one native tree on the 1,263-acre preserve for each race participant. To register or get more information, natlands.org/cheslenchase.
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms – exhaustion, fatigue, discomfort or swelling in the neck, or unexplained weight gain or loss – you could have a problem with your thyroid. More than half of people who have thyroid disease are unaware of it and continue to suffer with symptoms. Join Jennersville Regional Hospital for a free seminar in which family practice physician Michael Barkasy, M.D., will discuss the basics of thyroid gland function, how it affects your metabolism, and how thyroid disorders are diagnosed and treated. The lecture is set for Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn, 815 E. Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square. Registration is required as space is limited.
Family Physician Michael Barkasy, of Family Practice Associates of Southern Chester County, is board-certified and a member of Jennersville Regional Hospital Medical Staff. He received his medical degrees from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and completed residency training for Family and Community Medicine at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, DE. Dr. Barkasy has been practicing in West Grove since 2002 and opened Family Practice Associates (FPA) in 2008 across the street from Jennersville Regional Hospital. Earlier this year, FPA opened a second location at 200 Old Forge Lane, Kennett Square, in the Beiler-Campbell Center at the intersection of U.S. Rt. 1 and Bayard Road.
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This program is part of the Doctor Lectures in the Community series organized by Jennersville Regional Hospital. It is free and open to the community with pre-registration by logging onto www.jennerville.com/events. For those without internet access, call 610-869-1223 to register.
Located in Penn Township on West Baltimore Pike, Jennersville Regional Hospital is an acute-care facility that is proudly accredited by the Joint Commission. Featuring all private rooms, the Hospital serves southern Chester County, northwestern Delaware and northern Maryland with compassionate, patient-centered care. Jennersville Regional Hospital is poised to meet the healthcare needs of its community having recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation and expansion project. With more than 100 medical staff members, Jennersville Regional Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services including 24-hour emergency care, orthopedics, cancer care, surgical services and obstetrics. The 63-bed facility is a member of the Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center Network and the Jefferson Neuroscience Network. For more information, visit jennersville.com or call 610-869-1000.
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The public is invited to attend the "Fall Into Vintage" Preview Party Barn Sale, supporting Chester County Futures, on Thursday, October 2, from 6:30 to 9:30, at Life's Patina, 1750 N. Valley Rd., Malvern. Enjoy a glass of wine, great food, and a first look at a fall product line featuring one-of-a-kind furniture and accessories for the home. To purchase tickets, visit http://conta.cc/1pn15Mv.
Thursday. October 2, 7:30 p.m.
Violinist Nikki Chooi is a graduate of
the Curtis Institute of Music. Chooi
currently studies at The Juilliard
School of Music. As the winner of
a Canada Council Musical Instrument
Bank Competition, he currently
performs on a 1700 “Taft” Stradivari
violin. Admission is $10 for
members, $12 for non-members and
$6 for students through September
29. After September 29, ticket prices
are $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers
and $10 for students. Full
bar and small plate offerings available
for purchase.
Join a host of weekly vendors, including K-9 Kraving, Meadowset Farm lamb, pecorino, and eggs, Crisp 'n' Co. Pickles, Ellen April Handcrafted Soaps, and Hors d'oeuvres by Betsy. The Kennett Square Farmers Market is located on State Street between Union and Broad Streets, as well as the brick walkway that runs parallel to the Genesis HealthCare Building from the parking garage to State Street.
The twice a year West Chester Gallery Walk is this Friday in downtown West Chester from 4-8pm. If you have never walked the Gallery Walk, this Friday is a great day to try it! First Fridays art shows are always fun and interesting in West Chester and Kennett Square, but "Gallery Walk" is only twice a year so bring a friend and download a map from the Chamber of Commerce and check out the wonderful pop up shows all around West Chester this Friday! http://greaterwestchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Gallery-Walk-Booklet-October-2014.pdf
Most every store and bank has a wonderful local artist showing their work, and there are opening receptions as well at The Art Trust in the Meridian Bank. The Art Trust always puts on a great show and has delicious food and drink for their openings!
“Listen" and Monique Kendikian Sarkessian is opening at Z Gallery. "Listen" evokes a relationship between art and sound as is interpreted by artists Dane Tilghman and Christopher Vecchio. I have no idea what this exhibit will actually be, but it sounds cool and ThEveryone loves Monique's sensual encaustics and oils, so visiting Z Gallery should be a treat.
I'm showing a forest of tree paintings and sculptures at the Wells Fargo Building, The beautiful architectural setting makes any artist look like a master, so hopefully my work will do that building justice. Denise Vitollo's pastel works are exhibited at West Chester Starbucks, and Michael Stancato's imaginative paintings are showing at Saint Agnes at 2333 West Gay Street.
Brandywine Harvest Market
October 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 16, and November 1 & 2, and 8 & 9
From honey and apples to pottery and handcrafted jewelry, regional artisans showcase their crafts in the museum's courtyard. Handwoven rugs, dried flowers and wreaths, pottery, quilted items and handcrafted dolls are featured on a rotating basis.
Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd.
Hockessin, DE 19707
302-239-4244
“BARK IN THE PARK” OFFERS CANINE-FRIENDLY FAMILY FUN
NOTTINGHAM, PA _ Nottingham County Park will hold “Bark in the Park”, a canine- friendly festival, on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event promotes responsible dog ownership and brings together a number of local and regional services and recreational opportunities for families with dogs.
“This event is a great way to celebrate dogs and promote the great outdoors, accompanied by a man’s best friend,” said Jay Gregg, Superintendent of Nottingham County Park. “It is just one of the many family activities that we offer at the park throughout the year.”
Food and activity vendors, skill demonstrators, educators and display booths will be on site, along with a new feature - treibball - a sport where the dog must gather and drive large exercise balls into a soccer goal. It has also been referred to as "rolling sheep" in that it resembles sheep herding.
Additional demonstrations and programs include Mason-Dixon Rescue Dog’s search and rescue; Championship Tracking; Chester County SPCA’s micro-chipping (fee associated); Keystone Animal Hospital’s Ask the Vet! station, and Vixen Hall Kennel’s AKC Canine Good Citizenship Testing (fees associated). Also animal well-being sessions on pet disaster preparedness, canine dental health, and fear free veterinary care – counter conditioning your pet to enjoy the trip to the vet.
A selection of crafts and sale items for four-legged friends will be available to purchase, as will face painting and a ranger-led hike through the Park’s backcountry.
Nottingham County Park, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, offers numerous trails, a beautiful backcountry and Serpentine Barrens that are dedicated as a National Natural Landmark.
Visitors are asked to keep dogs on a six-foot leash at all times, have current rabies vaccinations for their dogs, and properly dispose of all dog waste. Mutt mitt bags will be distributed at the entrance gate, and waste and water stations will be available throughout the event area.
There is a $5 parking fee, but admission to the event is free. Nottingham County Park is located six miles south of Oxford, PA, off U.S. Route 1, just above the Maryland State Line in southwestern Chester County. For more information, visitwww.chesco.org/ccparks or call 610-932-2589.
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Jessica Cirilo, CPRP
Program Coordinator |Chester County Facilities & Parks
313 W. Market Street, Suite 5402 | West Chester, PA 19380-0991
P. 610.344.5929 | F. 610.344.5984
Meet Local Author and Unionville High school English Teacher Jodi E. Byrne at this book signing event at the Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester, PA. Jodi has written a trilogy about the lives of survivors of an apocalyptic event. Beginning in Chester County the story takes the survivors on a journey that challenges everything they know.
The book "Dead Land" is the first in the series and Jodi will be on hand to sign your copy. The second book "Hollow Land" will be released in late November and there will be a release party on December 5th at the Galer Estate from 5-8pm. More details to come.
Jeanann will be reading Tarot cards for customers from 5-7pm this Saturday October 4th at Galer Estate Winery. Each reading is $25 and should be lots of fun!
Brandywine Harvest Market
October 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 16, and November 1 & 2, and 8 & 9
From honey and apples to pottery and handcrafted jewelry, regional artisans showcase their crafts in the museum's courtyard. Handwoven rugs, dried flowers and wreaths, pottery, quilted items and handcrafted dolls are featured on a rotating basis.
Nature's Inspiration Workshop
Sunday, October 5, 10 a.m. - noon
Yellow trees and pink skies - the natural world can be awe-inspiring! Explore the exhibition Exalted Nature: The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield, find inspiration in the landscape and create imaginative art projects led by teaching artist Jennifer Polillo during this colorful workshop. Presented by PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families.
Free admission.