The Coatesville Invitational Vintage Automobile Grand Prix – which aims to evoke the spirit of sports car racing prior to 1965 – will debut on Saturday, Sept. 24. It will feature approximately 50 vintage autos and motorcycles dating back from the early 1900s through the 1960s. A race from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will follow a 2.2-mile course along Lincoln Highway, encompassing the heart of the city and its neighborhoods along America’s first, super highway. These eye-catching, historical vehicles may be previewed along the “Pit Row,” which will encompass the 100 through the 300 blocks of Lincoln Highway from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition, a Vendor Village featuring auto and industrial memorabilia will be set up at Gateway Park, located at First Avenue and Lincoln Highway, and . The village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and bands, food trucks, and wine-tasting will also be available. Admission is free, and parking in designated areas, including the Coatesville Train Station and Scott Field, will be $5 (credit cards only). Shuttles will run from the designated parking areas to the event. For more information, visit http://www.coatesvillegrandprix.com/.
Baconfest at the Chaddsford Winery
- September 24, 25: Dig into an abundance of pork-centric culinary creations then quench your thirst with a variety of flavorful Chaddsford wines. Tickets Required!
Sept. 24 is the day to put on your dancing shoes as the Sanderson Museum presents the Sanderson Square Dance at Thornbury Farm, 1256 Thornbury Road in West Chester. The doors open at 1 p.m. Music is by The Dixie Demons. There will be live dance calling and a tour of the historic farm. The cost is $25 per family, $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.thornburyfarmscsa.com or www.sandersonmuseum.org
“All Things Being (almost) Equal: The Autumnal Equinox”
Outdoor Celebration
Facilitated by Christine Campbell, founder of Wolfsongs.org and Director of the Temenos Community
Saturday September 24 w 2pm
Stateline Woods Preserve
The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
Christine Campbell, ceremonialist and musician of Wolfsongs, will lead a program of melodic songs, chants and music combined with movement and dance to balance earth energy and honor the four directions – celebrating the harvest and changing seasons; separating the wheat from the chaff. What will you keep, and what will you leave behind?
Christine will be joined by well-known musicians John Swana and Chico Huff along and other members of the Temenos Community.
Home of the Sparrow, a nonprofit that assists homeless women, is inviting community members to its third annual “The Gathering at Penns Woods Winery” event on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The cost, which includes wine, appetizers from Whole Foods, and live music, is $55 per person. Proceeds will benefit Home of the Sparrow’s many programs and services, such as literacy education, job training and rental subsidies. The winery is located at 124 Beaver Valley Road in Chadds Ford. This is an indoor/outdoor event that will be held rain or shine. For more information, event registration, or to make a donation, visit www.HomeoftheSparrow.org/events.
Led by the Chester County Astronomical Society. Come out for a night at Bucktoe Creek Preserve and observe constellations, planets, stars and other bright, speedy, or curious looking objects in the night sky. Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration is now open for La Comunidad Hispana’s (LCH) first annual 5K and 1-Mile Family Fun Walk in Anson B. Nixon Park on Sunday, September 25, 2016.
Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. The 5K, scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m., is a fast, fun course through and around beautiful Anson B. Nixon Park with chip timing. A 1-mile family fun walk will follow at 9:05 a.m., with fun activity stations along the trail. The event will finish up with a children’s 50-yard dash at 10:00 a.m., closing remarks, and prizes for the runners and the teams with the most team spirit, most amount raised for LCH, and most team members.
Entertainment is being planned throughout the morning with live music and appearances from team members from Philadelphia Union.
All proceeds will go to support La Comunidad Hispana (LCH), a nonprofit bilingual community health center that helps low-income families to stay healthy, build strong families, and lead productive, fulfilling lives. LCH provides health care, social assistance and education and workforce development services for all. Learn more by visiting LaComunidadHispana.org.
Teams and individuals can register for the event online at: https://www.runtheday.com/registration/race_info/lch-lets-choose-health-run.
- $25 per 5K runner
- $20 per 5K runner if you register as a team of 5 or more before September 23
- $15 per 1-mile walker
- $5 for children age 8 and under for any event
All participants will receive an event T-Shirt and goody bag!
Laura Milazzo Mackiewicz
Community Engagement Manager
La Comunidad Hispana
731 West Cypress Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
p: 610-444-7550 X 256
Live Performance by El Mariachi Flores
at La Comunidad Hispana’s
First Annual Let’s Choose Health Run & Family Walk
Sunday September 25 w 10am
Anson B. Nixon Park
The LCH run (registration and fee required) is a fast course through and around the park with chip timing. The one-mile walk includes fun family activities at stations along the way. There will be food, goody bags, event t-shirts, and family activities, including an appearance by Philadelphia Union team members. At 10am Hadley Presents a FREE concert by El Mariachi Flores as a finale to the event. The band performed for Pope Francis during his recent visit to Philadelphia.
In partnership with the Downingtown-Thorndale Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Borough of Downingtown, Victory Brewing Company presents the Downingtown Fall Fest, an annual street festival which ‘falls’ on the first official weekend of the autumn season. Each year, the free, family-friendly event beckons locals to spend their day enjoying live music, great local food, shopping and Victory beer, including the Oktoberfest amber lager, Festerbier. Downingtown Fall Fest will be held at Green Street and East Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Downingtown. The Victory Beer Garden, along with the Brewpub on Wheels, will be located at Green Street next to the lake. Admission is free; the event is pay-as-you-go for restaurants, vendors and the Brewpub On Wheels.
Wine & Dinosaurs, presented by Proctor Heyman Enerio LLP, is coming up fast! Last issue, we covered the breweries. This week, it's all about the wine and food! We're excited to have Bixby's Caterers, Caffe Gelato, Domaine Hudson, The Greenery, Janssen's Market, Montrachet Fine Foods,Taste Catering, Toscana Catering and Two Stones Pub, as well as Cabot Cheese. And, we'll offer a tropical-themed treat from Woodside Creamery and a very sweet thank you, courtesy of sponsor BNY Mellon!
Chester County Women (CCW), a 501c3 organization, invites area women interested in playing a fun 9-hole round of golf to its annual Women Only Golf Outing – WOGO! 2016 – being held at the West Chester Country Club in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on Monday, September 26.
This outing is CCW’s 10th Annual Tournament and is held as a women only event to underscore the importance of enabling women to network on the golf course as well as to raise scholarship money for a key global objective: education.
Cost is $90, which covers a golf clinic, greens fees, golf cart, and 10th hole hors d’oeuvres. A cash bar will be open during the 10th Hole Celebration, the networking/awards portion of the event, from 4:30- 6 pm. Check-in is Monday, September 26, between 1 and 1:45 PM, with a golf clinic offered at 1:15 pm until the shotgun start at 2:00 PM. Or you can practice putting and chipping until the shotgun start. Scoring is based on better ball–best ball play for each foursome. Awards will be for closest to the pin,
Women golfers at every skill level are invited to the WOGO! 2016 event, which is centered around the lighthearted aspects of the game. Inexperienced golfers who might ordinarily be reluctant to play are encouraged to register. Event organizer Bronwyn Martin says, "This event isn't about the score – it's about the goal of raising money, having fun and meeting other women who believe in the power of a group to help others."
The West Chester Golf & Country is a multiple tee, nine (9) hole golf course that plays to an 18 hole par 70. It measures 5700 yards with a slope rating of 126. With tight fairways, strategically placed bunkers, and small greens, the course offers a challenge to player of all skill levels. The course features Bent grass fairways and greens. West Chester Golf & Country Club enjoys a rich history dating back to its founding in 1897, making this one of the most historic and well respected clubs in the region.
Players can preregister and pay for the outing at www.chestercountywomen.com and must be paid in full by August 31, 2016. Sponsorships at different levels are available and can also be purchased on the website.
All of the WOGO! 2016 profits go to West Chester University (WCU) Foundation's MM Power Scholarship Fund, which was started in 2007 by Bronwyn Martin, a WCU MBA alumnus.
Martin believes strongly in the power of education and its importance worldwide, especially for women. “Over 70% of West Chester University students rely on financial aid or scholarships to assist in funding their education. In these turbulent economic times, scholarship dollars are more critical than ever. The WOGO event is a great way to network with women and financially support the next generation of professional women.”
Although it is a state-supported university, WCU relies on private financial gifts to enable offering the finest opportunities to its students. The MM Power Scholarship is awarded each semester to a woman majoring in the sciences or business at the university. Candidates must meet specific criteria, including a minimum GPA of 2.5 and demonstrated financial need. Besides helping to alleviate the expense of obtaining an education, the MM Power Scholarship reduce the stress of borrowing money to attend college.
Martin’s Financial Consulting Group, an Ameriprise Platinum Financial Services® practice, is the Platinum Level sponsor for this event. Additional sponsors are welcome: Championship Level, $250; Gold Level, $175 and 10th Hole Celebration Sponsors ($250). Each Gold Level sponsor includes 2 players; 10th Hole celebration sponsors can offer a 2-minute presentation during 10th Hole Celebration and provide give away item(s). A Gold Level sponsor includes 1 player; [only one] Hole in One Sponsor ($250). All levels of Sponsors get hole signage; social media campaign mention; website and FaceBook [please visit, like, and share Chester County Women] page mention. Donations of items for gift bags to all 40 players are welcome, and donors will be recognized.
Questions about sponsorship, donations, or registering for the WOGO! 2016 event should be directed to: [email protected] or Bronwyn Martin at 610.453.7215.
Kennett Rotary Speaker Series continues Tuesday Sep 27, 1130am "Be Different: Your Differences Are The Key To Your Success.” Presented by Hev Saing
This is a high-energy, entertaining, and thought-provoking presentation for various local corporations and non-profits.
Presentation and Lunch is Free to guests. Rsvp is helpful but not required, 302-293-9443, Brian Roberts or [email protected].
Buffet lunch served, Free Parking lot with entrance from Cypress St, or meter street parking. Tell a friend!!!!! 4th Tuesday every month.
First time visitors and guests interested in learning more about Rotary’s mission and activities are welcome.
La Verona Restaurant , 114 E State St Kennett Square PA 19348
Renowned climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann will speak at Penn State Great Valley on Wednesday, Sept., 28, at 7 p.m. on his new book, “The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening our Planet, Destroying our Politics, and Driving us Crazy.” The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be ordered at http://michaelmannatpsgv.eventbrite.com.
Enjoy a fascinating presentation by bat expert Sarah Bouboulis on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6:30 p.m., entitled "Bat Conservation: Why It Matters and What You Can Do." This free program is presented by the Brandywine Conservancy and will take place outside and in the lecture room of the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Route 1 in Chadds Ford. Reservations are requested for this free event. Register online at brandywine.org/conservancy/events or send an email to [email protected].
Fair Opens 9:15 am–2:15 pm
OPEN MIKE ~ back by popular demand!
FRIDAY, September 30th, 5 p.m. to whenever we're done!
YOU are invited to bring your guitar, your fiddle, your trombone, your voice, or whatever instruments to share your music with us. You can let us know you are coming to play or just SHOW UP! have some fun! get your band out of the basement! Bring your friends and enjoy some live local music and some homemade local award winning wine. BYOF (bring your own food).
Wilson Winery & Art Gallery | 4374 Forge Rd Nottingham, PA 19362
Beer and beakers and liquor and labs will converge with conviviality on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Avondale for “Stroud Uncorked.” The over-21 set is invited to join the Young Friends of the Stroud Center for an autumn evening on the scenic campus of the Stroud Water Research Center to celebrate freshwater research, environmental education, and watershed restoration, all while raising funds to help make them happen. Tickets are $50 per person and include wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres from local favorites such as Portabello’s, the Whip Tavern, Talula’s Table, Sovana Bistro, Eclat, Nomadic Pies, and the Farm at Doe Run. Live music will be provided by Sidepiece Acoustic Duo. For more information, visit http://www.stroudcenter.org/index.shtm.
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Fair Opens 9:00am –
Horse Show Begins at Vince Dugan Stables new venue
9:00am – 7:00pm - Craft Vendors Open
9:00am – 7:00pm - Mechanical Bull Riding - fee required
9:00am – 9:00pm - Food Vendors open
9:00am – 6:00pm - Smokin’ Llama’s
Punkin Chunkin demo: various times throughout day (NEW) 10:00am – 1:00pm
- PA State Sponsored Baking Contest Entries – Red Exhibit Barn 10:00am – 6:00pm
- Giggles and Grins, Demonstrations in Exhibit Barn 10:00 – 11:00am
- Music of Dan & Galla – Main Stage 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Scarecrow making contest - check information booth for location 10:00am
- Parade participants line up at Patton Middle School 10:30
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11:30am – Robin Moore Story Teller – in Storytelling Tent
11:00am – 12:00pm - Community Parade emceed by Dan & Galla – Main Stage
11:00am – 3:00pm – Junk Rock Band – various venues throughout the Fair
12:00noon – Scarecrow judging
12:30pm – Give & Take Jugglers
1:00 – 3:00pm - Barnyard Games – Paddock area sponsored by Kennett YMCA
2:30 – 4:00pm – Give and Take Jugglers – roving the Fair grounds (NEW)
1:00 – 5:00pm - Dairy Show
1:00 – 2:00pm - Robin Moore Story Teller – in Storytelling Tent
2:00 – 3:00pm – Dan & Galla in Giggles & Grins
2:00pm – Baking Contest Judging
2:00 – 4:00pm - The magic of Matt Cadabra – Main stage and around the Fair grounds
2:30pm – Little Circus 4:00 –
8:00pm – Shawn O’Donnell – Main Stage – Host of Band Night
4:15 – 5:00pm -- Alex Allegra –Country Music Main Stage
5:00pm – Cow Milking Contest (After the Dairy Show in Dairy tent)
5:15 – 6:00pm – Dorris Nolly – Main Stage
6:15 – 7:00pm – Bill Rose – Main Stage
9:00pm - Fair Closes
Visit historic Newlin Grist Mill on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10 AM to 4 PM to experience the site’s annual Fall Harvest Festival. A local favorite, this event provides fun for the whole family!
This year’s festival will feature nearly two dozen different demonstrations of historic skills and trades, including blacksmithing, open-hearth cooking, Native American skills, and much more. Listen to music by the Colonial Revelers, learn colonial dancing, have your silhouette made, and try out traditional paper marbling. Many favorite activities from years past will be returning, including pumpkin painting and hayrides. New this year, the Fall Harvest Festival will also feature interactive performances by Tuckers’ Tale Puppet Theatre!
Visitors can shop in the festival’s Colonial Market for handmade soaps, 18th-century-style jewelry, colonial games, pumpkins and apples, and cornmeal ground in the site’s 1704 grist mill. Traditionally-made pretzels—baked in the onsite bake oven—and gourmet pastries can also be purchased in the market. The Concordville-Chadd’s Ford Rotary Club’s food truck will be offering food for sale throughout the day, as well. For adult guests, the festival will be hosting a Colonial Tavern from 1 PM to 3 PM, where the Twin Lakes Brewing Company will be on hand to give out samples of their beers.
Admission to the Fall Harvest Festival is free for all ages. Parking is $5 per car. Additional costs apply for hayrides and pumpkin painting. Visitors must be 21+ to drink in the tavern. For more information, visit www.newlingristmill.org or call the site at 610-459-2359.
The John Morton Restoration Ceremony will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Burial Ground, Welsh Avenue and East 3rd Street in Chester, where the monument is located. Morton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence of Swedish/Finnish ancestry. Michael R. D’Andrea, governor of the Swedish Colonial Society, will welcome attendees, and Kim-Eric Williams, a historian for Swedish Colonial Society, will provide an overview. A host of dignitaries, reenacts, and descendants of John Morton are expected participate in the festivities.
Truck and Tractor Day
Saturday October 1, 2016, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Calling all kids (big and small)! Come explore tractors and other farm equipment, climb a tree like a real arborist, take a hayride, do arts and crafts in the Brown Horticulture Learning Center, dress up with firefighter gear, and even milk a mechanical cow. Rain-or-shine event. Members free. Included with admission.
Sunday, October 2, 2016 10:00 am
- Fair Opens 10:00am – 4:00pm
- Craft Vendors, Giggles & Grins, Demonstrations, Health & Wellness
10:00am – 11:00am - Dan & Galla - Giggles & Grins
10:00am – 11:00am - Robin Moore Story Teller – in Storytelling Tent
11:00am – 1:00pm - the magic of Matt Cadabra – Main stage and around the Fair grounds
1:00 – 2:00pm - Robin Moore Story Teller – in Storytelling Tent
2:00 – 3:00pm - Smokin’ Llama’s Punkin Chunkin demonstration
3:00pm - Cow Pie Bingo with
Dan & Galla – Paddock Area
4:00pm - Closing Ceremonies with Pres. Deb Deckman and Dan & Galla – Front of Exhibit Barn
4:00 - 5:00pm - Premium Check Pick up - Red Exhibit Barn( in the back)
4:30 - 5:30pm - Exhibit Pickup
5:30pm - Stay for Auction of unclaimed exhibits, donated goods, etc. - Front of Exhibit Bar
At work in an art museum, a janitor accidentally leaves an apple behind on an empty pedestal. Patrons come along and mistake it for a piece of art. Crazy perceptions and hijinks ensue, culminating in acts of censorship and protest. Sponsored by the Hadley Fund, the Wilmington Drama League will present "The Apple," a children's theater pillow play – part of a series of shows by kids for kids. This series is geared toward children 10 and under (but is secretly enjoyed by their parents, too). This event will take place at Kennett Friends Meeting, 125 W. Sickle Street in Kennett Square on Sunday, Oct. 2 , at 2 p.m.
This Sunday, October 2 from 3-5pm, popular suspense novelist Matty Dalyrmple and award-winning author Bruce Mowday will talk at Galer Estate Winery, located at 700 Folly Hill Road in Kennett Square. The subject of their discussion on writing is "Keeping it Real: Research in Fiction and Non-Fiction." The talk is open to the public free of charge and writers, want-to-be-writers and book lovers alike are welcome to join in the conversation and ask the authors about the art of writing. Galer Estate Winery enjoys opening its doors to the arts, with pop-up art shows, author discussions and book signings, and a variety of music performers every weekend. If you have a book idea or just need some valuable input to continue with your current writing project, then this might be a great opportunity for you to hear from two successful authors first-hand.
"Keeping it Real: Research in Fiction and Non-Fiction" will discuss how writers use research in the creation of fiction and non-fiction works. Each author will talk for approximately 25 minutes and then there will be an open question and answer session with the audience.
Matty Dalyrmple will discuss authorial decisions regarding what constitutes valid deviation from objective fact in fictional works. She will use as the basis for the discussion her second Ann Kinnear novel, The Sense of Reckoning (which, like her first novel, The Sense of Death, includes many scenes set in Chester County and the Brandywine Valley). Matty is currently working on her third novel, "Rock, Paper, Scissors" due out in 2017.
Bruce E. Mowday has authored over 16 books on history, sports, business and true crime. He has appeared on numerous television shows and has hosted his own radio show. He was Chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and President of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. Bruce will discuss how a writer of non-fiction vets sources, especially on the internet, and how to know when the research portion of a work is complete. He will use as a basis for the discussion his book September 11, 1777: Washington's Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia.
Galer Estate Winery is on land where some of the first shots of the Battle of Brandywine were fired, and General Howe is said to have lodged in the house on the property and quartered the Hessian troops where the current Chardonnay vines are now making Gold medal wines. Lele Galer, co-owner of Galer Estate Winery, is very excited to have the authors at the winery and is particularly interested in the subject matter of their discussion. " I have started on a graphic novel and I really need to know how to use historical sources better. It can get very confusing with so much contradictory information in books and over the internet. I know that Matty and Bruce will offer some great tips and insight!" Lele adds.
The authors event is free, but you are encouraged to buy wine and the author's books will also be available for purchase. Galer Estate Winery has won over 100 medals and awards in the past five years, and offers a beautiful area for wine tasting, with a friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you choose your wines. A great way to spend a Sunday and get inspired for your next book project!
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SCCCC WIB was launched as a networking and educational breakfast program for professional women and offers thought-provoking presentations conducted by SCCCC members.
Meets first Wednesday of the month at 8:30 am at different member locations
Chester County Anti-trafficking Organization presents
Philadelphia Psychologist and author Clara Whaley-Perkins
"Helping Victims of Human Trafficking Reclaim their Lives and Create Hope"
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Panel discussion follows.
Free admission.
Looking Ahead - Longwood Gardens
Paul Redman
Thursday October 6 at noon
Gables of Chadds Ford
or RSVP to [email protected]
