Come to the Brandywine River Museum of Art to unwind, mingle and make art! Designed for adults who want to awaken their inner artists, this program will include inspiration from the exhibition Votes for Women: A Visual History and feature a hands-on needle-felting activity. Participants will follow simple instructions to create a one-of-a-kind felted object or accent that can be attached to a pin, barrette, magnet, or sewn onto a bag or clothing. No experience is necessary. Program fee includes art materials and light refreshments. BYOB!
CVC’s Annual Candlelight Vigil to
Remember Those Lost to Violent Crime Postponed
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC) has made the difficult but absolutely necessary decision due to COVID-19 to postpone its Annual Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service to remember loved ones and fallen law enforcement lost to violent crime over the years in Chester County originally scheduled for Thursday April 23rd.
A candlelight vigil is tentatively scheduled for June 18th at the Memorial Site in Kardon Park in Downingtown beginning at 7:00 p.m. The memorial service at the Central Presbyterian Church will not be held this year but we will gather at the Memorial Site for a brief remembrance ceremony.
Updates as the June date approaches can be found at www.CVCofCC.org/vigil.
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. Photographers are invited to explore the property and can 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 4:15 p.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.
Get all-day 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 and can 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.
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Join a one-hour, docent-led tour of Votes for Women: A Visual History, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, followed by an afternoon tea in the Millstone Café complete with tea sandwiches, pastries and mini desserts. This events repeats on April 30, and May 28
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Join us on May 7th to hear local artist Adrian Martinez.
Join a one-hour, docent-led tour of Votes for Women: A Visual History, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, followed by an afternoon tea in the Millstone Café complete with tea sandwiches, pastries and mini desserts. This events repeats on April 30, and May 28
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Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
We are excited to announce that the library will open for curbside pickup starting Monday, June 15. Our curbside hours will be Monday-Thursday 10 am - 6 pm and Friday & Saturday 10 am - 2 pm. The library will be closed Sundays. Hours are subject to change. The interior of the library will remain closed to patrons during this time. For information on requesting materials, curbside pick-up, and more. We look forward to serving you in our new, curbside capacity.
An Evening of Wine and Chocolate
June 26th, 2020
6:30- 9:30 pm
An Evening of Wine and Chocolate will be held on June 26, 2020 at a mystery location located in the rolling hills near Marshallton. This year’s estate is owned by a local artist and sits next to their vineyard. Savor the summer evening with special wine tastings, appetizing hors d’oeuvres, and delectable chocolate desserts.
This event raises funds for United Way of Southern Chester County. Learn more at www.unitedwayscc.org.
Chester County Continues Webinar Series on June 25th with "Forecasting COVID-19 Cases in Southeastern Pennsylvania: A Unique County-Level Modeling Project"
Featuring Dr. David Rubin of CHOP
Free webinar begins at 11:00 a.m. Details at www.ch20co.org
WEST CHESTER, PA –The Chester County COVID-19 Business Task Force will host the fourth in a series of free webinars on Thursday June 25th, 2020 at 11 a.m. This webinar will feature Dr. David Rubin of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. To join the webinar, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88181252384.
Dr. Rubin is the director of the PolicyLab at CHOP, which has developed a model for specific counties that looks at weather, social distancing data, and population density of each county to predict future cases.
The majority of Dr. Rubin’s talk will center on the model and will include updated data from as recently as the day before the webinar. He will also cover more general issues like the definition of a virus and how COVID-19 is transmitted.
For more information about the PolicyLab and their project, visit their website. Recent data and projections about COVID-19 transmission gathered from the model can be found at https://policylab.chop.edu/covid-lab-mapping-covid-19-your-community.
The webinar is free and will be hosted by Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline. It is backed by the County’s nine chambers of commerce, and other economic, education and government leaders—all members of the COVID-19 Business Task Force and its Restore Chester County initiative.
Slides and resources from previous webinars can be found at the recently launched Restore Chester County website. Through the site, businesses, organizations, and residents can confidently navigate through these materials and other reopening guidelines with both overall and industry-specific guidance relating to COVID-19.
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JULY 31- AUG 2
BUY A CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK BUCKET FOR $5 AND ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIT INSIDE IS 20% OFF!
AUG 1-AUG 2
EXCLUSIVE INFINIA AND RED FLANNEL WILL BE BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF! (all sizes)
JULY 31- AUG 2
BUY A CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK BUCKET FOR $5 AND ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIT INSIDE IS 20% OFF!
AUG 1-AUG 2
EXCLUSIVE INFINIA AND RED FLANNEL WILL BE BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF! (all sizes)
PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Newlin Series programs scheduled for August will be going virtual. The presentations will be free to the public, but attendees must register ahead of time through Zoom.
While most of his career as a history professor at Yale University has focused on the Middle Ages, Paul Freedman’s recent work has set out to answer the question, “What is American cuisine and how has it reflected social trends and divisions?” In this talk, he will focus on food in the colonial period, the formative era of American cuisine.
Register for this online talk at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ldOuqqjssHtw_DgsJZFsexTPuPQo1PMkp
JULY 31- AUG 2
BUY A CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK BUCKET FOR $5 AND ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIT INSIDE IS 20% OFF!
AUG 1-AUG 2
EXCLUSIVE INFINIA AND RED FLANNEL WILL BE BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF! (all sizes)
Limited-Edition Backyard Brewfest Cases
The only way to ensure that one of the 2020 Kennett Backyard Brewfest limited-edition cases has your name on it on October 3 is to buy your ticket now. And organizers urge beer lovers to act quickly. This year, a ticket equals a specially curated case of beer. “These cases are very limited editions,” says “Brewfest King” and local architect Jeff Norman. “Our Winterfest in February sold out, and once the tickets for our Backyard Brewfest are gone, they’re gone—we can’t add any more to the inventory.”
The Backyard Brewfest also continues the tradition of offering participants the opportunity to taste new beers before they’re available elsewhere. “Both cases will feature mostly new beers, and it will be the first opportunity to taste the majority of them,” says Norman.
Forty-eight local and regional breweries are each brewing a unique beer for the Backyard Brewfest cases. There are two different case options—the Kennett Case and the Brewfest Case—both of which feature 24 cans (16 oz. each) from 24 different breweries. Beer-loving enthusiasts who choose to purchase both cases will be able to enjoy 48 distinct beers from 48 outstanding breweries. The brewery list includes fan favorites such as Levante and Brothers Kershner as well as Kennett Square’s own Braeloch Brewing. Four breweries from Pittsburgh—Brew Gentlemen, Cinderlands, Dancing Gnome, and Hitchhiker—will also be participating.
Ticket holders will pick up their cases at the site of the traditional Brewfest, at 600 South Broad Street, on Saturday, October 3 for their own “Backyard Brewfest” with family and friends. The Kennett Brewfest, which was one of the first of its kind in the region, is now its 23rd year. Instead of cancelling the event, as many similar festivals have done, the Brewfest committee pivoted to create this alternative event to preserve the spirit of the Brewfest, keep everyone safe, and support brewers as well as Historic Kennett Square.
Historic Kennett Square (HKS) has been very active in serving the small business and wider community throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Their initiatives included two Tele-Town Halls (one in Spanish) and a wide variety of other communications. In partnership with Square Roots Collective, HKS also raised funds and disbursed over $260,000 in grants to small businesses through the Small Business Response Fund. Just last week, HKS built a parklet on West State Street to provide safely distanced outdoor dining for four different businesses.
“We’re a small 501c3 nonprofit, and our funding has been affected by the crisis as well,” says HKS Executive Director Bo Wright. “The Kennett Brewfest and Winterfest are our major annual fundraisers that enable us to do what we do. The Backyard Brewfest presents a great opportunity for people to enjoy amazing limited-edition beers with friends and family—and to support brewers and the work of Historic Kennett Square at the same time.”
Brewers are also excited about the event and the support it offers them in a challenging time. “We definitely think the Kennett Backyard Brewfest is one of the most creative alternatives we’ve seen yet!” says Tasha Laurenson of SingleCut Beersmiths. Brew Gentlemen co-founder Matt Katase agrees, calling it “a brilliant idea.”
Tickets for each case are $105, and there’s a four-case maximum per transaction (two of each case). Find the ticket link here and follow @KennettBrewfest on Facebook and Instagram for brewers’ updates on their special offerings for the 2020 Backyard Brewfest cases.
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Founded in 1986 as the Kennett Square Main Street Association, Historic Kennett Square is a volunteer driven, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, focused on Kennett Square’s economic well-being, historical integrity, programmatic development, vibrant culture, and urban hospitality.
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Join Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm historic site on August 22 from 7 am to 12 pmfor a socially distanced yard sale! While we'll be selling our own items, you can sign up for a space to sell your own. Here's your chance to get rid of all those items you've been holding onto during quarantine! If you wish to be a vendor at our yard sale, please follow the link to sign up by August 14: https://forms.gle/gEUP5c2ap34FP2aYA
Proceeds from the yard sale benefit Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Greenbank Mill National Historic District and expanding public knowledge of Red Clay Valley industrial, agricultural and social history through educational programming, recreational rental facilities, and community partnerships.
More information can be found by visit www.greenbankmill.com or calling 302-999-9001.
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Big Green Eggfest All Big Green Egg Accessories, Spices and Sauces will be 20% off Earn a raffle ticket for every $10 spent One lucky winner will win a $100 store gift card 10% off all Stihl Products |
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Shop local and support new and emerging businesses at Coatesville’s Pop Up & Shop event on Saturday, September 12 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The first event of its kind in Coatesville, the open air market will showcase custom clothing, unique jewelry, handmade gifts, delicious cuisine, haircare, organic beauty products and more. The market is free and open to the public and will take place rain or shine. Social distancing will be observed, and all attendees will be required to wear masks inside the tent area.
Pop Up & Shop vendors are graduates of the nine-week virtual educational series launched in June by the City of Coatesville in partnership with the Kutztown University Small Business Development Center and leading local business experts. Entrepreneurs of any age were invited to participate to gain the skills and access resources to take their start-up, emerging or existing small businesses to the next level. The market is their next step in growing their businesses.
For more information, contact James Logan, City Manager at 610-384-0300 or [email protected].