Looking for something to do over break? Dive into spring with TLC!
Monday: Wetland Wonders - Stream and Pond Exploration
Tuesday: Terrain Trekkers - Native Animal Tracking and Identification
Wednesday: Field Trip to our sister preserve at Lighty
Thursday: Wild Wings - Soaring Skies
Friday: Spring Break Stewards
Join us for any or all sessions!
Please pack a lunch and dress for the weather. Snacks will be provided.
All Spring Break in Nature programs take place at Bucktoe Creek Preserve: 432 Sharp Road, Avondale, PA 19311
Our web address is tlcforscc.org and the event registration is https://preview.tinyurl.com/ycguynhk
RTC’s 2017/2018 SEASON
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
226 N. High St. West Chester, PA 19380
Box Office: 610.356.2787
Bullets Over Broadway
produced by The Resident Theatre Company
March 30th-April 15th, 2018
Check website for dates and times
Bullets Over Broadway is a musical adaptation of the hilarious Woody Allen movie of the same name about a young playwright in the 1920s whose first Broadway play is financed by a gangster. The score consists of jazz and popular standards from the World War I era, and the choreography is classic Broadway with dancing girls and fantastic tap numbers. It received its premiere on Broadway in 2014 and received 6 Tony nominations.
Some adult language. Under 7 not admitted.
Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet and get to meet the famous Easter Bunny! $35.95 per person; children aged 2-12 are 50% off. Members receive a 10% discount on up to 4 members of their party. Reservations can be made through [email protected] or by calling 302.888.4826.
Escape Brandywine is a new, historically immersive escape room experience available every Saturday this spring and summer!
PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are $28 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance online, as space is limited.
Escape Brandywine is an escape room experience, set inside the historic Chads House, c.1725, located along site of the Battle of Brandywine. This escape room program is unlike any other, since it places you directly inside an authentic historical space with a Revolutionary War mission!
Escape Brandywine places participants into roles of spies on the eve of the Battle of Brandywine, and charges them with finding General Howe's battle plans that have been hidden inside the Chads House for safe keeping. Using real Revolutionary War spy techniques, codes and cyphers, players will have 60 minutes to solve puzzles that will allow them to locate the plans and escape the house to deliver the plans to George Washington!
To purchase your tickets, click here. Private escape room experiences are available for corporate outings, team building, private parties and special events! Please email [email protected] or call 610-388-7376 to check availability.
For more information about Chadds Ford Historical Society, please visit our website at http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org.
This year is particularly unique in that January and March both contain two full moons while February had none. A double monthly blue moon like this has not happened since 1999 and will not repeat itself until 2037. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for some! So, while the moon won't actually be blue, we can promise a nocturnal hike that will enhance your senses and instill a sense of wonder in the natural world. Come join us!
From the 1600s to the present, dinnerware designs have been inspired by nature. Everything from painted butterflies and hand-modeled flowers to molded seashells can be found on a fascinating range of dishes and plates. Whether it’s a recipe for “Barbecued Fawn,” fabulous tureens in the shapes of various animals, or instructions on how to fold a napkin so that it resembles a palm tree, prepare to be delighted by this unusual, often humorous exhibition that lets you explore a visual feast of flora and fauna adorning hundreds of dazzling ceramics and tablewares.
Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet and get to meet the famous Easter Bunny! $35.95 per person; children aged 2-12 are 50% off. Members receive a 10% discount on up to 4 members of their party. Reservations can be made through [email protected] or by calling 302.888.4826.
A needle's eye in a pond, a Greek temple in the garden, an Ottoman tent sitting on a hill—these are just a few of the inspirations for our upcoming, first-ever outdoor exhibition Follies: Architectural Whimsy in the Garden! The exhibition showcases whimsical and classic garden structures located throughout the Winterthur estate.
Follies are architectural constructions, often extravagant or picturesque, positioned within the landscape to amuse, frame a view, or pique your curiosity. You may have seen follies at other estates or in television shows or movies, such as Downton Abbey or Brideshead Revisited. Henry Francis du Pont, who developed Winterthur’s expansive gardens from 1902 to 1969, was familiar with follies throughout America and Europe and incorporated several into his own garden plans.
Some of the follies you will see in the exhibition were created or procured by H.F. du Pont as he developed the garden. Others are newly built structures inspired by follies at other estates. Together they offer a fresh and delightful way for visitors to experience Winterthur’s sweeping vistas, quiet corners, and winding paths.
The exhibit can be enjoyed on foot or from the garden tram. The walking loop takes approximately 45 minutes at a leisurely pace. The main path through the garden is wheelchair and stroller accessible.
Parents and their toddlers in strollers are invited to join us for fun and informative walks through the garden and galleries. Spend time with your child and make friends with new families while you learn a little about the amazing collections that make Winterthur special. Members and children under 2 free; nonmembers: $5 per child and $5 per adult with paying child; additional adults $15.
Wednesdays, April–October
11:00 am, Brown Horticulture Learning Center
Go behind-the-scenes with the experts! Each week Winterthur introduces you to a specialist who will share with you his/her insights and expertise about the Winterthur Garden and estate, its history, horticulture, or the environment. Presentations may be in the form of a walk, talk, or demonstration (or a combination). About 1 hour. Members free. Included with admission.
| April 4 | The Inspiration Behind Winterthur’s New Garden Follies (talk) Interested in learning more about the inspiration behind the new Folliesexhibition? Join Carol Long, curator of the garden, as she explains the details that went into creating Winterthur’s first outdoor exhibition. |
| April 11 |
Spring Ephemerals of Azalea Woods (walk) Enjoy an early spring day in Azalea Woods. Susan Sibley, garden horticulturist, will be your guide as you witness the garden come to life with bluebells, trillium, and windflowers. |
| April 18 |
Getting to Know the Sundial Garden (walk) Originally called the April Garden, the formally designed Sundial Garden provides the framework for a carefully planned succession of blooms through the month of April. Take a walk with Garden Horticulturist Joe Lazorchak to experience and get to know the history behind this spring-blooming garden created by H. F. du Pont and Marian Cruger Coffin. |
| April 25 |
Attracting Hummingbirds with Gardens, Flowers, and Feeders (talk) Want to attract more of those brilliant-colored, ever-nimble hummingbirds to your garden? Come learn all about hummingbird gardening with Ron Simpson, Winterthur garden guide and New Castle County master gardener. |
| May 2 |
Winterthur’s Flowering Trees (walk) This walk, led by Director of Garden & Estate Chris Strand, will feature our beautiful and familiar dogwoods and redbuds but also highlight exceptional specimen trees at Winterthur, such as magnolias, dove trees, crabapples, and cherries. H. F. du Pont designed his spring garden as a celebration of color, and these flowering trees play a pivotal role in his composition. |
| May 9 | Amazing Azaleas (walk) Acres of colorful azaleas and rhododendrons brighten the early May garden. Join Linda Eirhart, director of horticulture and senior curator of plants, for a stroll through Azalea Woods to learn why Mr. du Pont “was fired with a desire to plant azaleas in all directions.” |
| May 16 |
A Passion for Peonies (walk) Take a walk through the Peony Garden with Garden Horticulturist Michelle Stapleford. The large collection of A. P. Saunders hybrids flaunts colors as diverse as yellow, red, white, lavender, and fabulous pink. Take in the spectacle and learn all about the care and maintenance of herbaceous and tree peonies. |
| May 23 | How to Make a Pollinator House (demo) Encourage beneficial insects in your garden by creating a pollinator house! Join Suzanne French, garden horticulturist, for a demonstration on how to make one of these structures using Winterthur’s own pollinator house as inspiration. |
| May 30 | The Joy of Sketching Outdoors (demo/walk) Discover your inner artist while taking in the beauty of the Winterthur Garden and estate. With the firm belief that anyone can draw, Erica Anderson, assistant curator of education/garden programs, will show you how easy it is to make a nature sketchbook for capturing your special moments in the great outdoors. Basic drawing supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring along your own. |
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Wednesday, April 4 6 - 8 PM Join us in the galleries and learn how to draw the exquisite figure adorned with exhibiting artist Ellen Durkan's "forged fashion" wearable art. Easels, drawing boards, and drawing materials available. |
Delaware Contemporary
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.656.6466
Amphibians and Reptiles Awaken
Join us Thursday April 5, 6:30–8:30 p.m. (optional walk to follow) for this educational lecture presented by the Brandywine Conservancy.
In early spring, some amphibians and reptiles are already stirring from their winter shelters. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are moving to their breeding pools, where they are calling and finding mates; turtles and snakes are emerging to bask in the sun. Learn about these spring “herps”:
• How to identify them by sight and sound
• How to protect and enhance their habitat
• How to submit observations as a citizen scientist
Speaker: Mike McGraw, Biologist; Delaware County coordinator, PA Herp Survey. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m.; program will begin by 6:45.
Optional Field Walk: Following the program, join us for a walk on Conservancy marshlands to listen for calling frogs. Bring a flashlight and waterproof shoes. The walk will end by 9:30 p.m.
Location: Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art Lecture Room (Riverside entrance), 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Tickets: Free for Conservancy easement owners and members; $5 non-members
Questions? Call 610.388.8386
or visit web: http://www.brandywine.org/conservancy
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At the Pennsbury Township Building
The Chadds Ford Historical Society’s 2018 Spring Lecture Series called “Picturing The Past” uses historic images to discuss a wide variety of historical topics. The series includes four lectures during consecutive weeks. Our final lecture in the series, coming up on Thursday, April 5th at 7 pm is Chadds Ford Then and Now II by Phyllis Recca. This presentation is a continuation of Phyllis’s first lecture for CFHS and covers eight new sites in the Chadds Ford area. Learn about Christy’s Restaurant and Reyburn’s Tavern, viewing rare historic photos from private collections. Find out what happened to Quimby’s Gas Station and why there was confusion regarding the Chadds Ford Barbershop sign created by N.C. Wyeth. This fascinating lecture helps us to discover more about our local heritage and how places have changed over time. Phyllis' popular books, Chadds Ford Then & Now I and II will also be for sale that evening!
Admission to the lectures is free for all CFHS members and $5 for non-members. All tickets are at the door; no advance ticketing is available. The 2018 Spring Lectures Series is held in the CFHS Barn Visitors Center at 1736 Creek Road (Rt. 100), Chadds Ford, PA 19317. For more information please visit our website www.chaddsfordhistory.org.
Hadley Presents a FREE Event
Dick Boak’s 41 Year Intersection with Martin Guitars
Dick Boak, C. F. Martin's recently retired historian, archivist and public persona for more than 41 years, will talk about how he was able to transition from a bohemian illustrator, musician, and geodesic dome-building luthier woodworker into a dumpster-diving art teacher and eventually an unlikely but highly-driven employee of The Martin Guitar Company. After arriving at Martin as the new kid on the block, backed by the confidence and support of Chris Martin and his grandfather C. F. Martin III, Dick was given a long leash to consistently re-invent his job description from design draftsman to prototype maker to founder of the Company Store to heading up Martin’s Sawmill to running the Advertising Department to publishing the company’s long-running Sounding Board magazine. In the mid-1990s, Dick’s collaboration with Eric Clapton catalyzed Martin’s Artist Relations Department yielding more than one hundred significant Signature Model artist collaborations. After authoring five books and managing Martin’s Museum, Dick settled into the vast organization of The Martin Archives. With a vibrant visual presentation and his trademark humorous delivery, Dick will touch upon all of these fascinating life-transitions and more!
Thursday April 5 at 7 p m
Kennett Friends Meeting
125 W. Sickle Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Antiques, Collectibles, Unique Boutique, Children’s Items,
Sporting Goods, Tools, Books, DVDs, Housewares, White Elephant,
Appliances, Plants, Furniture, Rugs, Lamps, Pictures.
Baked Goods, Breakfast and Lunch.
Credit Cards Accepted
Proceeds Benefit the Mission and Ministries of
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-2575
www.aldersgatede.org
Carbinos BBQ Truck
Pop-up Vendors
Additional parking in the rear
Escape Brandywine is a new, historically immersive escape room experience available every Saturday this spring and summer!
PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are $28 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance online, as space is limited.
Escape Brandywine is an escape room experience, set inside the historic Chads House, c.1725, located along site of the Battle of Brandywine. This escape room program is unlike any other, since it places you directly inside an authentic historical space with a Revolutionary War mission!
Escape Brandywine places participants into roles of spies on the eve of the Battle of Brandywine, and charges them with finding General Howe's battle plans that have been hidden inside the Chads House for safe keeping. Using real Revolutionary War spy techniques, codes and cyphers, players will have 60 minutes to solve puzzles that will allow them to locate the plans and escape the house to deliver the plans to George Washington!
To purchase your tickets, click here. Private escape room experiences are available for corporate outings, team building, private parties and special events! Please email [email protected] or call 610-388-7376 to check availability.
For more information about Chadds Ford Historical Society, please visit our website at http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org.
The Eleventh Annual Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert will take place on Saturday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. in the Kennett High School Auditorium, 100 E. South Street in Kennett Square. The beneficiary of this year’s event is the Neuro-Oncology Division of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the hospital where Jonathan received four years of outstanding care and support.
The concert was begun in 2008 as a way to keep a promise to Jonathan to thank the community and the many organizations that helped him and his family during his battle with brain cancer. Since then, it has become a very moving multi-generational music event involving many professional and amateur musicians from the surrounding area. The past ten concerts have donated over $102,000 to various organizations that assist children dealing with cancer, and their families.
This year’s concert will feature music of some of our many talented local composers: Chester County composers Samuel Barber, Jennifer Nicole Campbell, Ann Wyeth McCoy, and Wilson Somers; Wilmington composers Neil Harmon and Michael Larkin; and Temple University composer Rollo Dilworth. Performing together will be about 140 teens and adults from various area church, community, and school choirs, accompanied by a small professional orchestra. The combined forces will be under the direction of Donna Beech, Jonathan’s mother.
The first half of the concert will include performances by The Tatnall Singers, under the direction of Wilson Somers; Kennett High School Select Chorus, under the direction of Katie Soukup; and Kennett Middle School Treble Chorus, under the direction of Pattie Mancuso. The concert will conclude with the combined forces of all singers performing John Rutter’s “For the Beauty of the Earth”, and Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”, an annual concert-closing tradition.
Suggested tax-deductible contribution for the concert is $20 for adults, and $10 for children, although any contribution is appreciated. Money raised from this concert will be given to the Neuro-Oncology Division of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. ”This is where our son Jonathan received his treatments in his battle with brain cancer. We felt blessed to have one of the country’s top hospitals practically in our own backyard,” says Marty Beech. “Although Jonathan lost his fight, we are happy to see that more and more children are surviving this disease. We continue to hope that with ongoing research and continued improvements in therapies, more children will not only survive, but will live with a good quality of life.”
Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible. More information can be found at the website: www.JonathanBeechMemorialConcert.org . The concert is hoping to raise $10,000 for CHOP, as it has for other organizations each year. Anyone who cannot attend the concert but would like to contribute to the cause can mail checks to 474 Greenwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348.
Carbinos BBQ Truck
Pop-up Vendors
Additional parking in the rear
Discuss the impact that land development has on all animals and their environment. Become an advocate for preserving open space to save wildlife, and learn how we can improve habitat for animals that have been affected by land development. In honor of Rosalind Schwebel, this is the fourth program in a four-part series.
We are also excited to announce that this years’ Wildlife in Winter program will run in conjunction with the Longwood Community Read. To expand your Wildlife in Winter experience, please read The Tree Lady by Kate Sessions or Lab Girl by Hope Jahren to become inspired to care for the Earth. Be motivated by Rachel Ignofsky’s Women in Science to ponder the many different ways to become an advocate for preserving open space to save wildlife, improve habitat, and spur conservation. Happy reading!
Calling all history buffs! Historian Roger Arthur, will be back at the Rachel Kohl Community Library presenting a series surrounding President Abraham Lincoln. The first lecture will be the Assassination of Lincoln on April 9th @ 6:30 pm, the week of the anniversary of his death.
This will be followed by Laughing Lincoln on 4/30 @ 6:30 and Lincoln's Legacy on 5/14 @ 6:30pm. Register at the library or by calling 610-358-3445 ext. 2.
Susan Sternberg, Director
Rachel Kohl Community Library
687 Smithbridge Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342-1225
Phone 610-358-3445
Fax 610-558-0693
Wednesdays, April–October
11:00 am, Brown Horticulture Learning Center
Go behind-the-scenes with the experts! Each week Winterthur introduces you to a specialist who will share with you his/her insights and expertise about the Winterthur Garden and estate, its history, horticulture, or the environment. Presentations may be in the form of a walk, talk, or demonstration (or a combination). About 1 hour. Members free. Included with admission.
| April 4 | The Inspiration Behind Winterthur’s New Garden Follies (talk) Interested in learning more about the inspiration behind the new Folliesexhibition? Join Carol Long, curator of the garden, as she explains the details that went into creating Winterthur’s first outdoor exhibition. |
| April 11 |
Spring Ephemerals of Azalea Woods (walk) Enjoy an early spring day in Azalea Woods. Susan Sibley, garden horticulturist, will be your guide as you witness the garden come to life with bluebells, trillium, and windflowers. |
| April 18 |
Getting to Know the Sundial Garden (walk) Originally called the April Garden, the formally designed Sundial Garden provides the framework for a carefully planned succession of blooms through the month of April. Take a walk with Garden Horticulturist Joe Lazorchak to experience and get to know the history behind this spring-blooming garden created by H. F. du Pont and Marian Cruger Coffin. |
| April 25 |
Attracting Hummingbirds with Gardens, Flowers, and Feeders (talk) Want to attract more of those brilliant-colored, ever-nimble hummingbirds to your garden? Come learn all about hummingbird gardening with Ron Simpson, Winterthur garden guide and New Castle County master gardener. |
| May 2 |
Winterthur’s Flowering Trees (walk) This walk, led by Director of Garden & Estate Chris Strand, will feature our beautiful and familiar dogwoods and redbuds but also highlight exceptional specimen trees at Winterthur, such as magnolias, dove trees, crabapples, and cherries. H. F. du Pont designed his spring garden as a celebration of color, and these flowering trees play a pivotal role in his composition. |
| May 9 | Amazing Azaleas (walk) Acres of colorful azaleas and rhododendrons brighten the early May garden. Join Linda Eirhart, director of horticulture and senior curator of plants, for a stroll through Azalea Woods to learn why Mr. du Pont “was fired with a desire to plant azaleas in all directions.” |
| May 16 |
A Passion for Peonies (walk) Take a walk through the Peony Garden with Garden Horticulturist Michelle Stapleford. The large collection of A. P. Saunders hybrids flaunts colors as diverse as yellow, red, white, lavender, and fabulous pink. Take in the spectacle and learn all about the care and maintenance of herbaceous and tree peonies. |
| May 23 | How to Make a Pollinator House (demo) Encourage beneficial insects in your garden by creating a pollinator house! Join Suzanne French, garden horticulturist, for a demonstration on how to make one of these structures using Winterthur’s own pollinator house as inspiration. |
| May 30 | The Joy of Sketching Outdoors (demo/walk) Discover your inner artist while taking in the beauty of the Winterthur Garden and estate. With the firm belief that anyone can draw, Erica Anderson, assistant curator of education/garden programs, will show you how easy it is to make a nature sketchbook for capturing your special moments in the great outdoors. Basic drawing supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring along your own. |