Community Calendar

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.

With its full slate of professional bike racing and lots of family-friendly events, the Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic promises to be a top choice for fun seekers and sports enthusiasts alike. Get an up-close look at top professional male and female riders from all over the US and beyond as they go all-out for victory on city streets in downtown West Chester.

The fun and excitement begins at 3:30 p.m. with the West Chester Dental Arts Kids’ Race for all children between 3 to 10 years of age. Around 4:00 p.m. the My Benefit Adviser Kids’ Zone, Northwestern Community Festival open along with many additional great activities for young and old alike. Next up, 4:30 p.m. finds adult-sized tricycles taking over Gay Street for the Tolsdorf Trike Challenge, a fun-filled tag-team tricycle race. The excitement continues to build, first with the Rothman Institute Amateur Criterium at 5:45 p.m., followed by the Brumbaugh Wealth Management Pro Women’s Criterium at 6:45 p.m., culminating at 8 p.m. with the Iron Hill Pro Men’s Criterium.
Presented by the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce.

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Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein—August 11 at 9:15 pm

At the peak of Longwood Gardens’ spectacular 2018 Festival of Fountains season, those throughout the Delaware Valley will get the rare opportunity to learn more about the crown jewel of one of the greatest collections of fountains in our country.

Beginning Sunday, August 12 at 6 p.m., WHYY will air Flowing Water, a documentary that follows Longwood’s founder Pierre S. du Pont’s inspirational trips to the great gardens of Europe, as well as unique behind-the-scenes footage of the revitalization and glorious return of the 80-year old Main Fountain Garden. The massive revitalization of the Main Fountain Garden was the largest fountain preservation project of its kind and has since been the recipient of several prestigious design and historic preservation awards.

Filmed over a two-year period, this one-hour documentary is a dramatic film about the spectacle of water, light and fire. It’s also a rare opportunity for audiences to view the past and future of one man’s particular passion. And while it is a story about change and progress and innovation, it is, at the core, a story about a humble man with a vision for a garden that would move people and touch their lives.

Additional WHYY airings of Flowing Water will take place Friday, August 17 at 1 p.m. and Friday, August 24 at 12 p.m.

You are Invited to a Rotary Minglefest!!

Mingle with Rotary Club members from 54 Rotary Clubs across the Greater Philadelphia Area in a casual networking and social event in Oxford PA.

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors,friends,and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change-across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Perhaps could even be for you?

Local Rotary Clubs are currently accepting new members.

This networking event is designed for non-Rotary members to be a guest to learn more about local Rotary Clubs

Event is 5:30 pm-8 pm and is Free of Charge and RSVP is not necessary

Great Appetizers will be Served and Cash Bar available

Octorara Hotel and Tavern 2 South 3rd St Oxford PA

For More Info, Karen Mazzarella [email protected] 610-613-3841 OR

Gary Pawliczek [email protected] 610-563-5853

Tell a Friend...Bring a Friend!!!!

Join TLC for twenty-one days of fun in the sun. Our interactive, outdoor summer program focuses on creating a common bond with the natural world, building independence, enhancing problem-solving prowess and teaching stewardship skills. Join any or all days.

Each nature walk through the preserve will include an activity such as:

-Hiking and Friendship Building -Scavenger Hunts
-Reptile and Amphibian Searches -Native Plant Identification
-Native Animals and their Habitats -Stream Exploration
-Bird Identification and Counting -One off-site field trip

Please pack a lunch. Snacks/drinks provided.
Register ASAP - limited spots available. Join us for any or all days. Water shoes a must!

Week 1 (June 26-28) Birds: Feathered Friends
Week 2 (July 10-12) Streams & Ponds: Water Worlds
Week 3 (July 17-19) Mammals: Wildlife Detectives
Week 4 (July 24-26) Herpetology: Scaly and Slimy
Week 5 (July 31-August 2) Invertebrates: Creepy Crawlies
Week 6 (August 7-9) Field Trip Week: Gnomes for Nature!
Week 7 (August 14-16) Wilderness Skills: Survival in the Woods

The next blood drive at the Gables Restaurant! It will be August 14th from 2 to 7 p.m. I have made an event on Facebook, where I will be posting information about the drive. I don't have the signup link yet, but I will post it on the event page as soon as I do. If you could help spread the word, that would be great!

Join fellow local business owners and professionals for a fun networking event that includes great food and music. The board welcomes potential new members complementary to this event. Western Delco BPA can help your business grow - come and find out how.

2018 BPA BBQ Hosts: Pete & Trish Pagano

Food Catered by the Meat House

Beer, Wine and non-alcoholic beverages provided

Live Music by Sean McGraw

Please register as a guest using this link or by commenting on this event. http://evite.me/m9bhp8t7fy

Members and non-members, please prepay online: https://chaddsfordlive.com/product-category/bpa-of-western-delaware-county/

COST

Prospective new members - Invited to attend free as a guest of the board. Plus, if you join at the event, your membership dues include the remainder of 2018 plus ALL of 2019.

Current Members* - $20 per person, $30 per couple.

Non-members - $30 per person, $50 per couple (anyone other than prospective new members)

Our monthly Springhouse Storytime series is perfect for any preschooler who loves stories, songs, games, and crafts. Our interactive stories get kids moving and creating in our beautiful springhouse and woodland settings.

In 2018, Springhouse Storytime will take place from 10am to 11am on the following Thursdays:

April 19: Feelin' Buggy

May 17: Spring Sprouts

June 21: Turtle Time

July 19: Zoo Day

August 16: Ice Cream

September 20: Makin' Music

October 18: Fall Color Fun

Cost is $5 for members, $7 for non-members.

Pre-registration is required. To sign up, please email [email protected] or call 610.459.2359.

The Farm Stand is located in front of the Museum Store at the Cottage on Thursdays, July–September, 1:30–5:30 pm. Visit us to select fresh, local produce. Parking is available behind the Cottage near the Winterthur Post Office. Note: Guests who would like to tour Winterthur’s exhibitions or grounds will require a ticket.

June 14, 21, & 28
July 12, 19, 26
August 9, 16, 23 & 30
5:00–9:30 pm

On all other Thursdays, June–August, join us to stroll through the Follies exhibition or to take a twilight tram tour of the exhibition. Twilight trams will be offered every half hour from the Visitor Center until sunset. Weather permitting and space available.  Members free. $10 per nonmember.

Wayvine Winery & Vineyard AKA Wilson Vineyard

Come sing your song!!

Beginners welcome!!!

More Information click here

This family-oriented event is hosted by the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by businesses in the community. Movies in the Park brings families into Oxford for a fun and entertaining evening. The movie previews start at 8:30 p.m.

This year’s screenings will be:

June 15 – Despicable Me 3

July 20 – Field of Dreams

August 17 – Coco

The Kilby Cream Ice Cream truck will be offering for sale local ice cream.  Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts will be offering snacks and water.  Make an evening of it and dine downtown and then head to the park for the movies.  The event is free and open to the public. In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled.  Monitor the Chamber’s website (OxfordPa.org) and Facebook page for important weather-related announcements. Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on.

2018 Everyday Hero Run

August 18

Nottingham Park

Nottingham, PA

The 2nd Annual Everyday Hero is a fun, family friendly 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk dedicated to the memory of Jerome Rodio, an Oxford man whose great deeds and selfless acts helped bring together the community of Oxford, PA! Run (or walk) the scenic route through beautiful Nottingham Park!

Proceeds benefit the Oxford Chamber of Commerce, where Jerome was president at the time of his sudden passing in July, 2016, AND the Annual Veterans Breakfast!

Come out for a fun time then head over to Oxford and grab some brunch!

Medals for Age Group Winners for the 5k Run!

T-shirt included and guaranteed for each pre-registered participant until 8/8/18.

5K Run: Pre-Registration: $25

Day of Registration: $30

1 Mile Walk: Pre-Registration: $15

Day of Registration: $20

Free Kids Dash (ages 9 and under).

https://www.runtheday.com/register/detail/everyday-hero-runwalk

Join TLC apiarist, Mike Langer, for an inside look at the busy, buzzy world of honeybees. Get a close-up look at a hive during routine inspection while gaining practical beekeeping knowledge. Don't miss this great opportunity for non-beekeepers, prospective beekeepers and new beekeepers interested in seeing another apiary. Protective veils will be available. If you have your own gear, please bring it along!

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.

Saturday, August 18, 2018 • 7:30 pm

In case of inclement weather, Concert Will Be held Indoors.

Open Air Theatre, Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, PA

Michael Hall, Conductor and Music Director
Joseph Hsia, Violin, Senior Instrumental Competition Winner

Enjoy music under the stars with our concert of magic and mystery.  Longwood Gardens becomes a Shakespearean Fairy Land as we perform incidental music from Mendelssohn’s enchanted Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Classics such as Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite mix with popular favorites from Disney and Harry Potter. A night not to be missed!

Program:

MENDELSSOHN – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture
MENKEN – Beauty & the Beast
VIEUXTEMPS – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Movement 1
OFFENBACH – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
MENDELSSOHN – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo
GRIEG – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
WILLIAMS – Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter

Tickets:

Ticket price includes the concert, access to Longwood Gardens during the day on the day of the concert, and post-concert Illuminated Fountain Show.

Adults – $45 in advance, $50 day of concert
Students up to age 18 – $10
$5 order fee, per order
Purchase Tickets

Join us at Walnut Hill, TLC Headquarters, to venture into the Chandler Mill preserve in search of wild mushrooms with Tina Ellor from Phiilips Mushroom Farm and Luke Smithson from the NJ Mycological Society (NJMS). Collect and identify mushrooms and enjoy a mushroom themed light lunch!

http://www.brandywine.org/museum/events/natural-wonders-evening-educators
Educators are invited to tour galleries and enjoy light refreshments during this special education event for those who teach at area schools or colleges. Free for educators with ID. Letters for teachers to submit for Act 48 credit will be provided.
Preregistration is required online or by calling 610.388.8382.

The Farm Stand is located in front of the Museum Store at the Cottage on Thursdays, July–September, 1:30–5:30 pm. Visit us to select fresh, local produce. Parking is available behind the Cottage near the Winterthur Post Office. Note: Guests who would like to tour Winterthur’s exhibitions or grounds will require a ticket.

June 14, 21, & 28
July 12, 19, 26
August 9, 16, 23 & 30
5:00–9:30 pm

On all other Thursdays, June–August, join us to stroll through the Follies exhibition or to take a twilight tram tour of the exhibition. Twilight trams will be offered every half hour from the Visitor Center until sunset. Weather permitting and space available.  Members free. $10 per nonmember.

http://www.brandywine.org/museum/events/concerts-courtyard-sparkle-pony
Sparkle Pony is fun, refreshing, creative and difficult not to love. This little Bluegrass, Newgrass and Folk quartet has quickly earned the reputation for being one of the most well polished, high-quality bands on the Philly Folk scene right now.
Lead singer Valentina Raffaelli, from Tuscany Italy is a true vocal powerhouse and brings a unique take to an old familiar style. Her performances are always high energy and dynamic, she is a true entertainer. Lewin Barringer on guitar, the "well-seasoned" pro has played with everyone from Randy Travis, to Peter Rowan, Blues Traveler and G. Love & Special Sauce and is one of the best rhythm guitar players in the area. Molly Hebbert-Wilson on bass is one of the finest and hardest working upright players on the Philadelphia music scene today. Award-winning Fiddler Sarah Larsen has also become a permanent member of the band. She brings that fiddle power and country class. On Mandolin Bryce Milano, one of the most impressive mandolin players in country right now. His skills on the mandolin are instantly noticeable and addicting.

More than two dozen environmental organizations will be at Winterthur for this special day celebrating nature and the environment in the First State. The day will include fun, hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and hikes on topics such as water, wildlife, plant life, and nature. Special guests include Charlie Engleman, host of Weird But True! and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long. Members $10 per adult and $3 per child; nonmembers $20 per adult and $6 per child. 

Get a closer look at trades of the eighteenth century in Newlin’s “History at Work” series. Members of Newlin Grist Mill’s staff, volunteers, and outside artisans will demonstrate their crafts and talk with visitors about how different trades and skills were integral to life in colonial Pennsylvania and to the operation of Newlin Grist Mill. These demonstrations take place on the last Saturday of the month between 10:00am and 3:00pm.
April 28th: Beer Brewing
May 26: Cooperage
June 30: Spinning & Weaving
July 28: Tinsmithing
August 25: Paper Marbling & Bookbinding
September 29: Joinery
October 27: Food Preservation

“History at Work” is free and open to the public of all ages.

The Kennett Square Resale Book Shoppe at 113 South Union Street in Kennett Square is holding their annual Teacher Appreciation Day on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All present and former teachers (with identification) can take advantage of a special deal: purchase an entire shopping bag of books for just $30. Gift certificates are available; contact the Book Shoppe at 610-444-6069 with questions.