Stephen Barrar will host a seminar on real ID on Thursday, May 16, from 6-8 p.m. at the Garnet Valley Middle School auditorium to help eliminate confusion surrounding Real ID. The seminar will give residents of the 160th LD a chance to hear representatives of PennDOT explain what they will need to comply with the new requirements. People will not be required to do anything right away, Barrar said, but they will have to comply when their driver’s license comes up for renewal.
Get access to Kuerner Farm, a National Historic Landmark, where Andrew Wyeth found intriguing subjects for hundreds of tempera paintings, watercolors and drawings for more than 70 years. Artists working in all media are invited to explore the property where they can sketch, paint or photograph. Gain insight into Wyeth’s creative process on an optional guided tour. Participants will meet at the Brandywine River Museum of Art parking lot at 9:15 a.m. before driving their own vehicles to the farm. Water and bathrooms are available at the site. Participants are responsible for providing all art materials.
CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR
May 18 & 19, 2019
Nothing is better for those who love art, and especially those who collect great art, than two days of opportunity in May to meet artists in their studios and a chance to own unique masterworks.
“I am amazed at the talent that keeps popping up in Chester County! This year we have some outstanding new talented artists joining us, along with our stable of artists who create something new every year for the tour. There is so much talent in Chester County that it’s worthy of hefty applause,” said Jeff Schaller, artist and show coordinator. “The public will have a unique opportunity to see the creative process as many studios on the tour will feature works-in-progress and artist demonstrations. The tour has something for everyone, from the first-time art buyer to the seasoned collector, in a wide range of mediums and prices.”
This year, 144 artists in 63 studios will exhibit different mediums, such as painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay, glass, paper and fiber. All the artists will be on hand to share their studios, discuss their work, and meet buyers and browsers alike.
The 2019 Chester County Studio Tour is free and open to the public on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 19, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please visit www.chestercountystudiotour.com for a map, artists and studio listings, and catalogue. Handicapped accessible studios are marked on the studio pages in the catalogue and on the website.
The Chester County Studio Tour was created by Jeff Schaller, painter and tour organizer.
80 Highspire Road
Downingtown, PA 19335
phone: 610.942.9629
http://www.countystudiotour.com
Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia residents on Saturday, May 18 at the Owen J. Roberts Middle School Campus, 981 Ridge Road, Pottstown, PA 19465. The collection site will be open at 9:00 AM and will close at 3:00 PM sharp.
This event is not for businesses or contractors. NO ELECTRONICS, TV’S OR APPLIANCES WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO ITEMS CONTAINING FREON WILL BE ACCEPTED.
No more than 220 pounds or 25 gallons of Hazardous Products per household will be accepted. Hazardous cleaning and maintenance products will have the following cautionary words on the label: poisonous, caustic, toxic, flammable, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, caution, warning, danger or hazardous. Many items, such as fertilizer or cleaning products, should just be used as they were designed to be used. Businesses and contractors will be turned away.
The following items WILL NOT be accepted: latex paint, used motor oil, tires, asbestos, explosives, gas cylinders, household alkaline batteries, PCBs, medical waste, unidentified waste, commercial and industrial waste, ammunition, computers, TV’s, electrical appliances and appliances containing Freon.
LATEX PAINT IS NOT HAZARDOUS WASTE! Residents should not bring latex paint to Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events. Solidify latex paint by either air drying small quantities or pouring the paint into a plastic trash bag with sawdust, clay-based kitty litter or rags and placing the bag and the opened can in the trash after the paint is solidified. Oil-based paint only should be brought to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event.
Residents are asked to take their clean corrugated boxes home to be recycled at the curb or at a drop-off site.
Interested residents can visit www.chestercountyswa.org and call their municipality or the Chester County Solid Waste Authority at 610-273-3771 * 228 for information on how to properly handle unacceptable materials and for the other regional collection events scheduled throughout the year.
Join TLC apiarist, Michael Langer of the Brandywine Bee Company, for an inside look at the busy, buzzy world of honeybees. Get up close to a hive during routine inspection and expand your practical beekeeping knowledge.
A hands-on outing good for the curious, the novice and the experienced beekeeper.
Protective veils will be available. If you have your own gear, please bring it along!
New this year:
- Attend three of our six OHDs in 2019 and get a fourth free!
- Touchstone Topic of the Day: Honey Production Strategies
- Raffle prizes at each outing!
Our first Spring event is a great way to welcome in the warmer weather. Enjoy a variety of live bands throughout each day. Kids will love the wide range of activities including a giant 60' house bounce, petting zoo, crafts tent, lawn games and scavenger hunt. Food, wine and beer will be served by a number of different vendors. Grab a hamburger, kick back and relax to the 'sounds of music'!
Celebrate 89 years of horseracing on the Main Line. With everything from amazing tailgates, fancy hats and bow ties to the parade of antique carriages and thoroughbreds racing for the finish, Radnor Hunt Races is a day filled with elegance, excitement and fun. Proceeds from the event benefit the open space and clean water programs of the Brandywine Conservancy, whose work over the past 50 years has focused on protecting water and preserving the breathtaking landscapes, rich history and active farmland surrounding the Brandywine River.
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Enjoy an evening under the stars with TLC!
The next full moon of 2019 is on Saturday, May 18. Join us atop Crossfield Hill at Stateline Woods to enjoy a bonfire, snacks, a selection of adult beverages, kid's activities, and a moonlight walk through the meadows and woods of our most popular preserve. Family friendly!
Accepting clients in Chadds Ford, PA and Center City, Philadelphia!
SPECIAL EVENT
What's an area of your life this is very important to you?
Relationships, Finances, Family, Career, Health
What do you see possible in that area?
Come create it during a very exciting
Introduction to the Landmark Forum
Sunday, May 19
2 Station Way Road
Chadds Ford, PA
11 am-2 pm
Note: If you are unable to attend, please contact me for a complimentary 30 minute Create Your Future consultation!
Our first Spring event is a great way to welcome in the warmer weather. Enjoy a variety of live bands throughout each day. Kids will love the wide range of activities including a giant 60' house bounce, petting zoo, crafts tent, lawn games and scavenger hunt. Food, wine and beer will be served by a number of different vendors. Grab a hamburger, kick back and relax to the 'sounds of music'!
A Seminar on Lyme Disease
Brought to you by the Chadds Ford Township Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Presented by:
Doug Fearn, Chairman
Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Inc.
Monday, May 20 at 7:00 pm the Chadds Ford Township building
10 Ring Road, Chadds Ford, PA
How knowledgeable are you and your family about the symptoms, prevention and treatment of Lyme disease caused by tick bites?
Do you know that Lyme disease can cause fever, severe headaches, neck stiffness, extreme fatigue, rashes, arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling (particularly the knees and other large joints), facial palsy, intermittent pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones, heart palpitations or an irregular heartbeat, episodes of dizziness, shortness of breath, inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, problems with short-term memory, etc?
As of December 2018, Pennsylvania ranked first among the 50 states with 11,900 new Lyme cases. Because only 10% of Lyme cases are reported, the CDC believes that the number of infected individuals in Pennsylvania was closer to 119,000.
This seminar has been designed to give you the information you need to help you and your family.
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grooveKIDS is a group percussion experience for children in grades 1 through 6. This is a FUN 30 minute session that is designed to teach younger students about teamwork, listening skills, as well as build some confidence while we are at it!
One of the key things we focus on in these session are listening skills. Very simply, passing a rhythm around the circle, where each student listens to the player before them, then copies what they hear, and so on down the line. Simple exercises like this really refines the students’ listening skills - which is a benefit that has application in school and at home!
This is also a physical activity and one that involves no screen time whatsoever - so it is a great way to get your kids into an activity where they put the phones and tablets down!
Get a first look at the extraordinary objects and furniture beautifully displayed by the dealers in the courtyard and throughout the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Complete with live music, an open bar and delectable hors d’oeuvres—including smoked salmon, lollipop lamb chops, carving stations and a full-scale sushi bar—the Preview Party is a lively celebration of art, antiques and tradition.
Discover an extensive selection of fine antiques from distinguished dealers across the mid-Atlantic including furniture, rugs, porcelain, decorative arts, needlework and much more. Proceeds from this annual fundraising event benefit the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s Volunteers’ Purchase Fund and Art Education & Programming.
Join us in the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s Millstone Café, overlooking the scenic Brandywine River, for a continental breakfast at 9:00 am and conversation with Christine Podmaniczky, curator, and Douglas Allen, who will discuss his lifelong collection of N. C. Wyeth ephemera. Following breakfast and a question/answer segment, attendees will have the opportunity to tour Allen's collection in the Museum.
Now through July 28, 2019
Winterthur has a secret. Scattered throughout the various offices, storage rooms, and libraries of our extensive campus is a midcentury modern furniture collection. Represented in this group of furnishings is an incredible spectrum of Knoll and Herman Miller objects purchased as early as 1957. Unity by Design explores the perceived juxtaposition of midcentury modernism at an institution rooted in traditional Americana. This lived collection of approximately 150 objects provides an exciting opportunity to both evaluate how American design operates in a cross-generational context and explore how midcentury modernism was and is experienced.
Visitors will be wrapped up in a midcentury modern interior as they explore the evolution of this distinctly American design movement. They will have the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the construction of midcentury modern furniture to better understand how industrialization and technical innovation influenced the design of these objects. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Winterthur’s first gallery exhibit on midcentury modern furniture! Exhibit is in the Society of Winterthur Fellows Gallery. Included with admission. Members free
It’s the unofficial start of summer, and we’ll be rocking at the Chaddsford Winery all weekend long with: red hot country music, finger-lickin' food truck fare, and boot-stompin' Chaddsford wine.
Saturday, May 25 from 11 AM - 7 PM,
Sunday, May 26 from 11 AM - 6 PM,
and Monday, May 27 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Enjoy live entertainment from some of the area’s hottest country cover bands:
- Saturday - Melissa Wegfahrt from 11:30am-2:30pm
- Saturday - Madeline Smith from 3:30-6:30pm
- Sunday - Ian Flanigan from 11am-2pm
- Sunday - Jakes Rockin Country Band from 3-6pm
- Monday - Noggin Hill from 2:30pm-5:30pm
The CFW Slushie Shack will be open for business, serving up Sangria Slushies, draft beer, and cold brew coffee.
Food Truck Schedule: The Meat House, I Don't Give a Fork, and Gemelli Gelato
Chaddsford is a Family-Friendly Winery!
Bring the kids along - pack snacks and a picnic blanket, and plan to chill out for the afternoon!
Admission is free, and all wine and food purchases are pay-as-you-go.
Y’all can’t miss this rockin’ Country Music showdown at Chaddsford Winery!
Discover an extensive selection of fine antiques from distinguished dealers across the mid-Atlantic including furniture, rugs, porcelain, decorative arts, needlework and much more. Proceeds from this annual fundraising event benefit the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s Volunteers’ Purchase Fund and Art Education & Programming.
Each day features four different talks by dealers in the Antiques Show at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. These talks will be held in select dealer booths at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. with topics ranging from Staffordshire pottery, American furniture, oriental rugs, Chinese export porcelain and more. Register in advance by calling 610.388.8318 or meet in the Museum’s first floor lobby 15 minutes prior to each lecture.
Kick-off the unofficial start of summer with a To Philly, With Love Fireworks & Fountains show at Longwood Gardens Sunday, May 26 at 9:15 pm. The Fireworks show highlights music by artists with connections to Philadelphia featuring Boyz II Men, Patti LaBelle, The Roots, and Pink. Longwood’s infamous Fireworks & Fountains shows boast jets that propel water as high as 175 feet, stunning lighting that can create an infinite number of color combinations, stirring music, and elaborate fountain choreography.
WHEN: Sunday, May 26 at 9:15 pm
TICKETS: Limited tickets remain for the Fireworks & Fountains show and can be purchased at longwoodgardens.org. Tickets include all-day admission to the Gardens. Special group rates for 15 or more people are available.
About Longwood Gardens
In 1906, industrialist Pierre du Pont (1870-1954) purchased a small farm near Kennett Square, PA, to save a collection of historic trees from being sold for lumber. Today, Longwood Gardens is one of the world’s great horticultural displays, encompassing 1,100 acres of dazzling gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains, 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ and 4.5-acre conservatory. Longwood continues the mission set forth by Mr. du Pont to inspire people through excellence in garden design, horticulture, education and the performing arts, through programming that includes exhibitions, musical performances by leading artists, renowned horticulture education programs, horticulture research, environmental stewardship and community engagement. Open daily, Longwood is one of more than 30 gardens in the Philadelphia region known as America’s Garden Capital. For more information, visit longwoodgardens.org.
Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.
ENJOY KENNETT SQUARE’S LARGEST PARADE OF THE YEAR
Huge thank you to our veterans, sponsors, participants, spectators and volunteers for your effort & contributions in making this a hometown favorite patriotic parade.
Bill Taylor, Chairman & Organizer
Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade Committee
Kennett Square’s traditional Memorial Day Parade honoring local veterans will kick off on Monday, May 27th, at 10 a.m. with over 1,000 participants the parade will last for at least an hour and a half. Included in the parade are:
· Antique Military Vehicles & Convertibles
· Bag Pipers
· Fife & Drums
· Civil War & Revolutionary War Re-enactors
· Ferko Mummers String Band
· Color Guard Groups
· Local High School Bands
· Little League Teams
· Mummers
· …and more!
The parade ends at the Union Hill Cemetery with a Veterans Memorial Day Service featuring:
· Kennett & Unionville High School Bands opening with the National Anthem
· Guest Speaker
· 21 Gun Salute from Kennett American Legion Post 491
· Kennett Bucktails Civil War Reenactors
Each day features four different talks by dealers in the Antiques Show at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. These talks will be held in select dealer booths at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. with topics ranging from Staffordshire pottery, American furniture, oriental rugs, Chinese export porcelain and more. Register in advance by calling 610.388.8318 or meet in the Museum’s first floor lobby 15 minutes prior to each lecture.
Memorial Day is an important day and an excellent opportunity to pay our respects and admiration to those men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
| Place | Thornbury Park |
| Time | 12:00pm |
Join staff from the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art for a special seed-finding tour of our native plant gardens and a behind-the-scenes visit to our unique seed-collecting operation. You’ll discover the diversity of wildflower and grass seeds and learn how we process these for planting and sale. We’ll demonstrate proper seed-sowing techniques. Each participant will take home a packet of native plant seeds. This is a rain or shine event; please dress for the weather. Registration is required. This event is in collaboration with the Longwood Gardens’ Community Read for 2019 celebrating the topic of Seeds.
WHAT: Longwood Gardens' popular Wine & Jazz Festival returns Saturday, June 1 where guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of live music while savoring wines from around the world. This year’s lineup includes Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Bria Skonberg Quintet, Anat Cohen Quartet, and High & Mighty Brass. The festival also features wines from 20 wineries across the globe. A special evening Wine & Jazz All Stars performance will take place Friday, May 31 featuring the powerhouse Wine & Jazz performers creating a one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen musical experience.
WHEN: Friday, May 31 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday June 1, 2–10 pm.
TICKETS: Tickets for the Festival are $59 for ages 21 & over, and $39 for ages 20 & under or designated drivers; $49 for Members ages 21 & over, and $29 for ages 20 & under or designated drivers. Tickets for the Wine & Jazz All Stars are $49 for Reserved Seating, and $44 for Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members. Wine & Jazz All Stars and Wine & Jazz Festival bundle packages available at longwoodgardens.org.
For the first time in 28 years, the Kennett Library’s “Bayard Taylor Home & Garden Tour” will feature 14 remarkable properties all located within the borough of Kennett Square. This year’s tour, “Strolling the Square,” offers visitors the opportunity to discover the charm and hidden treasures of this small but vibrant town – all at a leisurely walking pace. And no walking tour of Kennett Square would be complete without a stop at one of our delicious eateries, unique shops, and contemporary art galleries. There’s something new to discover around every corner of the Square!