Vacation Bible School at Brandywine Baptist Church, for children age 3 years through sixth grade, runs from July 25-29, from 1-4 p.m.
Join us for a week of spirituality, crafts and music at the oldest Baptist Church west of Philadelphia. Kids will submerge in God's Word, learning that Jesus did not judge people by outward appearance, but looked deeply and compassionately at who they were on the inside.
To learn more and sign up, visit brandywinebaptist.org. For questions, email the church at [email protected] or phone 610-459-1302.
Brandywine Baptist Church, 1463 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford
During Summer Spectacular, sit with family and friends under the stars and enjoy live music in our Beer Garden.
Our lineup of performers:
- Ensemble Novo (Brazilian-inspired Jazz) July 7 & 21
- Joy Ike (Singer/Songwriter) on July 14
- Marc Silver (Bluegrass) on July 28
https://hedgerowtheatre.org/performance-4/mainstage/boeing-boeing-farce/
This time last year...
This time last year, I cried. We had just closed the old shop and were in the process of moving everything up the street. It took 12 guys, four trucks and two and a half days.... I still have those nightmares.
Where to begin; last summer, before the remodeling had really gotten started, we were SO sick of looking at boxes. So what did we do? We threw them all on the front lawn and much to our surprise, found out that you guys LOVE to dig through boxes. We just about box-lotted everything! (For those of you who don't know what that means, you will have the opportunity to purchase some great merchandise (new/old stuff) for one low price).
Our goal is to unload the trailer, clean out the basement and try to avoid becoming the hoarder I am destined to be. This annual one-day sale will give us the opportunity to keep the shop looking fresh. Actually, it helps us purge and make room for new finds. I love to keep the merchandise "flipping" so you keep coming back!
So get ready to roll up your sleeves because the (now) annual Rummage Sale is fast approaching. Mark your calendars for July 30, 2016 at 9 a.m... and yes, I will make you sit in your car until 9 a.m. We have to make this a fair sale.
VIPs get 1 hour before our opening to have first dibs. The store will also be open for you an hour early. Look for the pink dots all over the store to mark our "bargain basement" prices!
This is a sale you don't want to miss.
We will have extra staff on hand to help you carry your truck loads of merch. Just an FYI: we have extra parking behind the shop!
PS: Have I told you lately that I love my job? Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Big Blow Out!
PPS: Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July!
LisaAs you can see, you really get the full "picking" experience at our Big Blow Out!
Assortment of bisque ware pieces to paint!
Bowls, Plates, Mugs, platters, tiles, seasonal items
prices rage from $10 + depending on item selected.
Pieces are ready for pick up in about a week
Oxford Art Alliance
For parties of 6 or more, please consider a private party.
Private Painting Parties!!
Select stock piece of bisqueware or special order piece to paint.
Private room and instructor for 1.5 hours
$40 party fee + cost of bisqueware items.
Please email to schedule your private painting party!
http://www.oxfordart.org/#!paint-your-own-pottery/zcchj
Victory Brewing Company’s Eighth Annual BrewBQ is a free, four-hour, fun event for the entire family. Victory’s BrewBQ celebrates the area’s best sauces, marinades and rubs to ever hit a chicken or a rib in the Chester County area. Live music, games and a variety of Victory favorites will be available for purchase including draft beer from the BPOW (Brew Pub On Wheels). Thirty Pit Master teams will compete for cash prizes, trophies and bragging rights for best chicken and best ribs. Prizes are first ($250), second ($125), third ($75) and fourth ($50). Local restaurants will compete for the People’s Pork Award, a prize awarded to restaurant team with the best-pulled pork according to the attendees.
Next weekend and the following the Chesco Pops will perform its Summer Concert Series. The program is quite unique and particularly entertaining. The concert will be performed at the Fugett Middle School West Chester, 500 Ellis Lane, West Chester, PA 19382.
Featured guest Brian Fitzy is a vocalist, electric violinist, guitarist, beat-boxer, producer, and last but not least composer, with five albums recorded to date. Brian’s multi-instrumentalist talents brought together with live looping technology, and the amazing performance caliber of the full Chesco Pops Orchestra, will result in a program like you have never heard before. Other audience favorites – including music from the Beatles and the popular Broadway musical Miss Saigon – will have audiences singing along and joining in on the fun. This is definitely a concert you don’t want to miss.
Since its inception in fall 2005, the 65-member Chester County Pops Orchestra has been dazzling audiences throughout the County with the best of Pops, Jazz and Light Classical music. These players are fine instrumentalists from all over Chester County and from all walks of life, who truly love making music together. Now under the direction of Joseph Gehring, the Chesco Pops continues to entertain people of all ages, with family participation being more evident than ever before.
Tickets prices: Adults $20, Seniors (60+) $15, Children and Students FREE (donations gratefully accepted)! You can order tickets online, or purchase them at the door. If you haven’t heard the amazing Chesco Pops, now is the time to see and hear what you’ve been missing! Delay no longer! For more information and for online tickets: go to www.chescopops.org, visit the Chesco Pops on Facebook and Twitter, or email [email protected] or call 610-594-9178. And to learn more about our featured guest, visit www.brianfitzy.com.
Two Dollar Tuesdays
presented by Artisans' Bank
August 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Parents' Night Out: Summer Fun
August 5, 5:30 - 10 p.m.
$20 Members/$25 Non-members
Night at the Museum:
Community Overnight and Star Party
August 6, 7:30 p.m. - July 17, 8 a.m.
$25 Members/$35 Non-members
Star Party: August Sky
8 - 10:30 p.m.
$3 Members/$5 Non-members
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807
Thursday, August 4th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Enjoy a FREE continental breakfast and networking lunch!
- Learn your sales strategy and how to win in a competitive market during a seminar presented by SCORE.
- Participate in a Scavenger Hunt!
- Raffles drawn every hour!
Concord Country Club
1601 Old Wilmington Pike,
West Chester, PA 19382
Free admission to attend if pre-registered. Click here to pre-register
$20 at the Door for walk-in
Museum Explorers Family Workshop: Art Sounds
Thursdays through August 25
Session A: 10 a.m. B: 11 a.m
New theme each week with activities inspired by Get the Picture! For ages 2-8 with a grown up. July 28: Use jazz music to create beautiful "magic paintings" with watercolors. Meet artist Bryan Collier, who will sign copies of his books from 11 a.m. to noon. Register now.
1601 Old Wilmington Pike
West Chester, PA 19382
This presentation will explore the essentials of Business Strategy, especially as they relate to the startup and management of small businesses. Attendees will learn the techniques of strategic analysis, and learn how they, without a staff or management consultant, can apply these techniques to improve productivity, margins, and net profit.
- What is strategy, and why is it essential for all businesses, but especially small businesses
- What business are you in? Understanding the industry you compete in.
- What are the forces in your industry impacting margins and the bottom line
- Understanding your environment, both internal and external
- Building value
- Making it happen - implementing the strategy
- Q&A/Wrap up
Parents' Night Out: Summer Fun
August 5, 5:30 - 10 p.m.
$20 Members/$25 Non-members
Night at the Museum:
Community Overnight and Star Party
August 6, 7:30 p.m. - July 17, 8 a.m.
$25 Members/$35 Non-members
Star Party: August Sky
8 - 10:30 p.m.
$3 Members/$5 Non-members
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807
MURDER MYSTERY, 6:30-9 p.m.
Location: Downtown Kennett Square
The Brandywine Valley’s favorite whodunit is back with The Mystery of the American Mushroom Party.
Meet the detective at the scene of the crime, the Genesis Walkway (101 E. State Street) to gather clues, question murder suspects in participating downtown locations, and attempt to identify the murderer and solve The Mystery of Art in the Kennett Shiitakes. Prizes will be awarded to random winners.
Here is a little bit of back story:
The Mystery of the American Mushroom Party
The time has finally come. John Walker Goodluck is preparing to see his dream of a viable third party presidential bid for the first time since Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressive Party in 1912. After winning the largest lottery jackpot is US history a decade ago, Goodluck had used his winnings to build a national organization that is now prepared to run candidates for local and statewide offices in all 50 states, 200 congressional house and senate races, and even to put forth a credible presidential candidate. With the negative ratings of the major political parties running at an all-time high, the American Mushroom Party (AMP) is ready to burst forth at all levels. Delegates that have been chosen at state caucuses and conventions have begun arriving in Kennett Square to select the party’s presidential nominee.
The process has drawn a curious array of contenders: celebrities with political ambitions, also-rans in the major party presidential contests, professional civil servants and former generals, and several business tycoons. With the lull in activity from the major parties following the conclusion of their party conventions, the national press is preparing to cover the AMP convention proceedings in a way that third party contenders have never before experienced. The streets of Kennett have swelled with AMP party delegates, aspiring candidates, members of the media, and potential campaign contributors.
John Walker Goodluck has been floating on air for weeks from the growing excitement. And then on the eve of the convention tragedy has stuck. John Walker Goodluck has been found in the Genesis Walkway, dead from an apparent blow to the head. There is a murderer in our midst and it is up to the good citizens of Kennett Square to investigate and bring the culprit to justice.
Click here to download program guide for the 2016 Murder Mystery Art Stroll
Participant Details:
· Participants of the Murder Mystery Art Stroll will pick up a map with participating locations, general suspect information, and worksheet from the detective in the Genesis Walkway (101 E. State Street)
· Participants will investigate the murder by determining holes in suspect stories by using the questions, answers, and clues provided by the detective, murder suspects, and suspicious characters
· Suspects, denoted by costumes and potential murder weapons, will be stationed at various participating locations in downtown Kennett Square
Assortment of bisque ware pieces to paint!
Bowls, Plates, Mugs, platters, tiles, seasonal items
prices rage from $10 + depending on item selected.
Pieces are ready for pick up in about a week
Oxford Art Alliance
For parties of 6 or more, please consider a private party.
Private Painting Parties!!
Select stock piece of bisqueware or special order piece to paint.
Private room and instructor for 1.5 hours
$40 party fee + cost of bisqueware items.
Please email to schedule your private painting party!
http://www.oxfordart.org/#!paint-your-own-pottery/zcchj
Sarah Bigham | Art Show: Medical History, Reimagined
Date: August 6th & 7th from 3-7pm each day
Chronic pain survivor Sarah Bigham turned her experiences as a patient with chronic pain into an artwork series. She created the artwork by dissolving supplements, those she takes or has taken, and medications no longer needed, in water and using the resultant mixture to create her paintings. The resulting blend of muted colors conveys Sarah’s beautifully personal journey through chronic pain. In other series, Sarah uses wine and other edibles as paint.
PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families
August 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free admission all day to Brandywine River Museum of Art!
Schedule:
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Art activities, gallery seek-and-find
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Story time with Mr. Jason of Middletown Library
12:30 p.m. - Presentation by illustrator Raúl Colón
1:30 p.m. - Book signing by illustrator Raúl Colón
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 at 2 p.m.
Join us for another summer wrap & scarf party.
Design a gorgeous hand painted jacket/wrap or scarf with your personal touches. Jacket comes in green, blue, or peach and you embellish with designs of your choice. Looks great as a swimsuit coverup, or with jeans or leggings, or just as a light jacket. All materials & personal instruction supplied PLUS a complimentary glass of Wilson wine.
Jacket - $45; or scarf - $35. Reply to this newsletter to register, or call Sally 610 506 8439.
Wilson Winery & Art Gallery
4374 Forge Rd Nottingham, PA 19362
Sarah Bigham | Art Show: Medical History, Reimagined
Date: August 6th & 7th from 3-7pm each day
Chronic pain survivor Sarah Bigham turned her experiences as a patient with chronic pain into an artwork series. She created the artwork by dissolving supplements, those she takes or has taken, and medications no longer needed, in water and using the resultant mixture to create her paintings. The resulting blend of muted colors conveys Sarah’s beautifully personal journey through chronic pain. In other series, Sarah uses wine and other edibles as paint.
The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce will host its 21st Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 8, beginning at 11 a.m. at Radley Run Country Club.
The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce will host its 21st Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Radley Run Country Club.
The event's proceeds will benefit the SCCCC High School Scholarship Fund, which has been awarding scholarships to area students since 1995. Individual golfers are $225 and foursomes are $825. Hole sponsorships are also available.
Each year the SCCCC awards three, $1,000 scholarships to deserving students in the Avon Grove, Kennett Consolidated, and Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts. In addition, the Chamber’s Scholarship Fund provides three scholarships, valued at $575 each to high school students to attend the Foundation for Free Enterprise Summer Business Camp, where they spend a week with other students in interactive workshops learning the principals of free enterprise and entrepreneurship.
The 21st Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament includes a luncheon beginning at 11 am and the tournament beginning at 12:30 pm. A reception and scholarship dinner conclude the day at 5:30 pm. The scholarship dinner recognizes the 2016 SCCCC scholarship recipients.
The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, the region's leading pro-business member organization, is dedicated to the growth and development of its members and the business community by providing opportunities to connect businesses and support sustainable economic development.
Founded in 1929 in Kennett Square, the chamber’s nearly 500 member businesses consist of influential business leaders and professionals, not-for-profits, institutions, legislative leaders, and more. The chamber hosts more than 70 events and programs each year in the Southern Chester County region. To join or learn more about the Chamber, visit www.scccc.com.
To register contact Cheryl Kuhn at [email protected] , 610.444.0774 or visit www.scccc.com.
Two Dollar Tuesdays
presented by Artisans' Bank
August 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Parents' Night Out: Summer Fun
August 5, 5:30 - 10 p.m.
$20 Members/$25 Non-members
Night at the Museum:
Community Overnight and Star Party
August 6, 7:30 p.m. - July 17, 8 a.m.
$25 Members/$35 Non-members
Star Party: August Sky
8 - 10:30 p.m.
$3 Members/$5 Non-members
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807
Museum Explorers Family Workshop: Art Sounds
Thursdays through August 25
Session A: 10 a.m. B: 11 a.m
New theme each week with activities inspired by Get the Picture! For ages 2-8 with a grown up. July 28: Use jazz music to create beautiful "magic paintings" with watercolors. Meet artist Bryan Collier, who will sign copies of his books from 11 a.m. to noon. Register now.
Event scheduled for Saturday, August 13 that Hibernia County Park
Saturday, August 13, Chester County welcomes hundreds of musicians and music lovers to celebrate traditional music at the 88 th annual Old Fiddlers’ Picnic. The event runs from 10 AM – 4 PM at Hibernia County Park in Wagontown.
Beginning at 9:00 AM, groups and individuals may register to play on the main stage on a first-come, first-served basis. Solo acts are allotted 10 minutes, and up to 20 minutes for groups.
At 10:00 AM, Remington Riders take center stage, leading into a continually changing slate of performers.
A highlight of the day is the jamming and singing taking place throughout the venue. Visitors can stroll through the event grounds and listen to the blend of music heard amidst Fiddlers’ Field. In the woodlands flanking the stage, musicians play tunes using a variety of instruments such as guitars, banjos, and mandolins, and perform styles such as bluegrass, old-time and gospel. Lawn chairs are encouraged. Canopies, tents and alcohol are not permitted. An ATM is available on site. Pets are welcome but must be on a six-foot lead.
The Old Fiddlers’ Picnic features more than 30 vendor s offering a variety of craft items and novelties, as well as food options with menus ranging from BBQ and funnel cakes to smoothies. Tours of the 19th century Hibernia Mansion are offered throughout the afternoon beginning at 1:00 PM. A $3 donation per person is requested.
Children and those new to string instruments are encouraged to come learn by observing and talking to the musicians in this relaxed atmosphere. Instrument demonstrations, beginner jam sessions, and children’s activities are also planned.
Old Fiddlers’ souvenir shirts and hats are available for purchase and anyone performing on stage will receive a 2016 commemorative ribbon.
The rain date for the event is Sunday, August 14. Parking is $5.00 per car with no admission fee. Gates open at 8:30 AM.
Despite the changing site and faces, this reunion of “fiddler” friends and music lovers has flourished for decades. Known originally as the "Chester and Delaware Count
ies' Old Fiddlers’," the event was the idea of Mr. S. Anderson. The Picnic, coordinated by Christian Sanderson, began at Crystal Springs Park outside Parkesburg and later moved to Lenape Park, south of West Chester. When Lenape Park closed in 1980, Chester County Parks & Recreation offered to sponsor the Picnic at Hibernia County Park. Mr. Sanderson’s fascination with history and “living records” culminated into a collection housed at the Christian C. Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford, PA.
Museum representatives will be on site displaying various items.
Hibernia County Park campgrounds must be reserved for both Friday and Saturday night during Old Fiddlers’ weekend. The fee is $15 per night with a maximum of six people and two tents per site. The person reserving the site must be one of the campers and at least 18 years old.
Hibernia County Park is located in Wagontown, four miles north of Coatesville off the Route 82 exit of the Route 30 Bypass. Call 610-383-3812 or visit www.chesco.org/ccparks for more information.
Assortment of bisque ware pieces to paint!
Bowls, Plates, Mugs, platters, tiles, seasonal items
prices rage from $10 + depending on item selected.
Pieces are ready for pick up in about a week
Oxford Art Alliance
For parties of 6 or more, please consider a private party.
Private Painting Parties!!
Select stock piece of bisqueware or special order piece to paint.
Private room and instructor for 1.5 hours
$40 party fee + cost of bisqueware items.
Please email to schedule your private painting party!
http://www.oxfordart.org/#!paint-your-own-pottery/zcchj
Looking for something to do that's both fun for kids and interesting for adults? Come by the Brinton 1704 House for our annual Family Day!
We are making our extensive genealogical database available for research. Discover some family connections you might not have known. We are also making our World Explorer membership subscription to Ancestry.com available for use.
While you're learning more about genealogy, the kids can play authentic colonial games, such as Hoops, Nine Pins, and more!
Before you leave, make sure to go inside the beautiful and historic Brinton 1704 House, and take some light snacks in our amazing basement kitchen!
General admission: $8
Children under 12: Free!
Sunday-Free Mimosa Bar
Brunch from 10-2 for $19.95-This Sunday, August 14th only,
we will include a mimosa bar with OJ, pomegranate and strawberry puree at
no extra charge
Artisanal Tasting
Date: August 14th from 2-6pm
Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery would like to invite you to our first of many Artisanal Tasting Event! We will be featuring award winning cheeses from the Chester County Cheese Artisans (The Farm at Doe Run,Amazing Acres Goat Dairy & Birchrun Hills Farm), bread from La Baguette Magique & chocolate from Éclat Chocolate alongside our wines on Sunday, August 14th from 2-6pm at the winery. Each artisan will have some of their products for you to sample & purchase. Join us for a day of delicious local food & wine.