Join TLC and April Coburn, local folk herbalist and operator of Nettlejuice Herbcraft, for a hike through the meadows and woodlands of Bucktoe Creek Preserve as we identify and discuss medicinal plants and their healing properties.
We invite you to join us for our Vacation Bible School for grades K-7th on July 23-27, from 9 a.m. to Noon each morning at Chadds Ford Baptist Church located at 415 Baltimore Pike, Pennsbury Township, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
"Camp Moose on the Loose: Discovering God's Forever Forgiveness" is the theme. Join us for fun, snacks, Bible stories, and games. Register online at Chaddsfordbaptist.net or call the Church office at 610-388-1325.
We are proud to offer over 300 lots of antiquarian books, signed first editions, ephemera, manuscripts, and fine prints ranging in date from the 15th-21st century. Preview for this sale will be on Friday, July 20, from 9am-5pm and Monday, July 23, from 9am until the sale begins. Please arrive with a list of the lots you wish to preview. This is our inaugural event in what will be a regular series of sales dedicated to the presentation to the marketplace of estate fresh material from the libraries and walls of fine Delaware Valley and Philadelphia Main Line collections. Kiley Samz brings her unique skill sets and passion to this effort, she is well known to many of you and will be your go-to contact with information and condition requests and also inquiries concerning consignments.
https://www.bunchauctions.com/
Have you ever pondered the genius behind the invention of the s’more, or wondered how anyone could survive a camping trip without bug spray and quick-dry fabrics? Happy Campers! has answers for you. Come view some of the historical hits and misses of camping gear as found in the library’s early 20th century catalogs. Scouting manuals, ‘roughing it’ recipe books and other colorful bits of ephemera come together to tell the story of how camping became a popular American pastime.
Open to the public on Mondays from 8:30-4:30 and Tuesday-Sunday from 8:30-5:00 p.m. Members free. Included with admission.
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 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.
LCH to Celebrate Women’s Health Center Grand Opening
Open house and ribbon cutting planned at the new Jennersville site.
West Grove, PA (July 18, 2018) —La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) will be hosting its grand opening for their new Women’s Health Center next week. The site, located in the Jennersville Professional Building at 105 Vineyard Way Suite 200, West Grove, PA 19390, is the new home of the women’s health team. From women’s health appointments and screenings to prenatal care and behavioral health, the center expects to serve at least 1,000 patients this year.
More space for more integrated care has been a long-term goal for LCH. “This is a dream come true,” said Women’s Health Director Catherine Domanska Elliott, WHNP-BC, “We now have a space to truly provide integrated care to the incredible women in this community.”
The celebration will take place the afternoon of Thursday, July 26th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the community will be able to tour the site and meet the LCH Women’s Health team.
“This is just the beginning of better access to care for southern Chester County,” said LCH President and CEO Alisa Jones. “The Jennersville building is halfway between our highest needs areas of Oxford and Kennett Square, and there is room to grow our services in the building. This fall, we plan to move our Dental Center to the same building as its services in the community continue to grow and expand. We need to meet the community where they are.”
What: LCH Women’s Health Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting with the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
When: Thursday, July 26th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: LCH Women’s Health Center 105 Vineyard Way Suite 200, West Grove, PA 19309
About LCH:
LCH (La Comunidad Hispana) is a diverse, bilingual team that is dedicated to helping adults, teens, and children to be healthy and stay healthy. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center, we believe in quality, integrated, Person-Centered care that supports whole-health change for all through our health centers, social assistance services, and education and workforce development programs. LCH was founded in 1973, and has been changing lives for over forty years. www.LaComunidadHispana.org
The Gables of Chadds Ford is going to be holding a beer garden every Thursday in July, as well as select Fridays and Saturdays! There will be four beers on tap, as well as bottles and cans, wine, sangria and food for purchase. We'll have some lawn games and live music as well. Click Facebook event for more details
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.
New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship to Bring Summer Sails to City of New Castle
A. J. Meerwald offering weekend of two hour sails and adventure from New Castle’s pier on the Delaware River
Can’t get away to the beach? Avast mateys! A cool new way to celebrate summer is sailing to the City of New Castle, Delaware’s pier for a weekend full of family-friendly fun and adventure.
The City of New Castle is proud to announce that New Jersey’s official tall ship will be providing two hour, summer sails from New Castle’s new pier on Friday, July 27th and Saturday, July 28th.
This is the first tall ship from outside of Delaware to voyage to New Castle's new 100' pier, which was completed this past fall.
“We’re thrilled to welcome New Jersey’s official tall ship, the A.J. Meerwald and its captain and crew to the City of New Castle. Visitors now have an exciting new reason to return and experience our city from the river and learn some of New Jersey’s maritime history in addition to our own,” announced City Council President, Linda Ratchford.
“Sailing on the AJ Meerwald is such a fun, relaxing way for everyone to get off the grid and experience the joy of the salty summer breeze, tall ship tales and tidal river scenery,” remarked Captain Johann Steinke.
Capacity is limited. For the best selection, early ticket purchases are encouraged.. Due to its historic design standards, the tall ship schooner is not ADA accessible.
The Sail Schedule Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28.
Location: City of New Castle, Delaware Street Wharf: 1 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720
Kids Tales and Sails
Times: 10 a.m.-12 noon. Friday July 27 and Saturday July 28
Ticket cost: $15 Kids, $35 Adults, $25 Seniors. Capacity is limited.
This 2-hour program starts off with a reading of the children’s book, The Greatest Captain in the World! Written by the tall ship’s captain, Johann Steinke, the kid’s book tells the tale of adventure on the high seas and problem-solving sailors! After the story, the captain and his crew begin the sail. Kids help set the sails and learn basic boat terminology.
Family-friendly Afternoon Sails:
Times: Friday July 27 and Saturday July 28, at 1 to 3 p.m.
Ticket cost: $15 Kids, $35 Adults, $25 Active Seniors. Capacity is limited.
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon or evening at Battery Park and on the AJ Meerwald! Sail from the peaceful, historic port city of New Castle. Help raise the sails, learn about the Delaware Bayshore and its maritime history or just relax and enjoy your tall ship sail, the tidal river sounds and vistas of this historic landmark city.
Saturday Evening Sunset Sail
Time: Friday, July 27 at 6 to 8 p.m.
General Admission Sail Ticket cost: $15 Kids, $35 Adults, $25 Active Senior. Capacity is limited.
Relax on the deck of the historic AJ Meerwald and sail into the sunset, as you sip wine, feel the breeze and listen to the salt water tide, ospreys, eagles and a few tall tales from Captain Steinke and his crew..
These romantic sails are a mini vacation away.
For ticket and tall ship information, visit the City of NewCastle‘s website event link: or https://newcastlecity.delaware.gov
Also on New Castle City Facebook
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.
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.
Join us for a summer popup with Chadds Ford Winery 🍷
We will be previewing our upcoming Chadds (cafe + store) with samples + seasonal offerings, including nitro cold brew coffee and ice cream.
Stop by our 8 Barn Shops businesses and enjoy our green spaces.
You don’t want to miss this!
Chadds Grand Opening will be in September.
Join TLC for a family-friendly educational creek walk! Learn about water as a habitat for animals while we search the Red Clay Creek for fish, amphibians, and macroinvertebrates! These creatures will help us understand the health of our local waterway.
World Conservations Day is celebrated all over the world on July 28 each year and recognizes that a healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and productive society. In order to ensure the well-being of present and future generations, everyone must participate to protect, conserve and sustainably manage our natural resources. Join us!
Details:
Bring a water bottle and wear clothes you don't mind getting wet or dirty! Please wear closed-toed water shoes or sneakers.
Join Newlin's staff naturalist for an afternoon of exciting environmental activities. Look for the pop-up naturalist tent in different parts of the park and discover the plants and animals that call Newlin home. While specific activities will vary by theme, you can expect to find interactive demonstrations, live specimens, games and crafts, and fun for the whole family!
In 2018, our naturalist will pop-up from 1pm to 5pm on the following Saturdays:
April 28: Animal Homes
May 26: Wonderful Wildflowers
June 30: Frogs & Toads
July 28: Plant Superheroes
August 25: Stream Life
September 29: Persistent Pollinators
October 27: Mighty Oaks
The Pop-Up Naturalist Program is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.
Sun, July 29, 4pm - 8pm: TEA Dance + Drag Show
@ Barnaby's Pub, West Chester
Get moving and sociable at our TEA Dance and Drag Show. Try your luck with a 50/50 raffle to win cash, 2018 Pride Weekend shirts, and gift cards.
50/50 tickets: 1 for $2. 3 for $5.
FREE admission. ALL are welcome. Age 21+. Come as you are!
FREE appetizers courtesy of LGBT Equality Alliance.
Order drinks and other food from menu at bar.
DJ Journey (our Pride Gala DJ) will spin for us. And we'll have a hot line-up of drag performers, all from Delaware!
4-7 pm: TEA Dance
7-8 pm: Drag Show. Performers (in photo above): Jack Daniels, Angie St. John-LaMour, Miss Peaches and Brenda LaMour.
FREE parking (Sundays) in High Street garage directly across from Barnaby's. FREE street parking (Sundays) in downtown West Chester.
Camp Registration
https://public.chestercountyarts.org/public/SummerCamps.faces
Adult Classes
https://public.chestercountyarts.org/public/AdultClasses.faces
This inspirational and fun summer camp offers youth ages 9-14 a weeklong immersion into the Museum’s outstanding art collection and nature-rich campus. Campers will become makers, learning innovative hands-on techniques for expressing themselves through art. The week culminates with an art show for family and friends. Supplies are included.
From July 30 to August 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In late March, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, giving military veterans greater access to non-invasive, non-addictive pain relief through chiropractic care at more Veterans’ Affairs (VA) facilities throughout the country.
With the new measure in place, Chadds Ford-based chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bianco, is on a crusade to educate local veterans and their families about the benefits of chiropractic care, dispel concerns about treatment, and introduce them to the highly-specialized Gonstead technique.
“This legislation is a great start in continuing to care for those who served our nation,” said,” Dr Bianco. “Many of our veterans suffer from extreme back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions resulting from their service. However, there is reluctance in many to seek chiropractic treatment out of fear and misconceptions. Having used Gonstead for more than 25 years of practice, I have genuinely healed people who suffered debilitating pain and had no hope. I want to make a difference”
Now through August 31st, Dr, Thomas Bianco of Bianco Family Chiropractic is offering free individual evaluations, diagnostic X-rays, and personalized exercise regimens to get military heroes on their way to feeling good.
Currently, veterans have access to chiropractic services at more than 70 major VA treatment facilities in the United States, but nearly 100 VA sites offer little to no availability. This disparity comes at a time when the need for drug-free options for musculoskeletal conditions is urgent. VA data cites “diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective system” such as back pain as the No. 1 ailment experienced by veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who access VA treatment. Moreover, surveys show that, like the civilian population, many veterans struggle with prescription painkiller (opioid) addiction.
“The Gonstead Technique is the gold standard of chiropractic care,” said Dr. Bianco. “It goes beyond what many chiropractors consider a spinal assessment. It is such a specialized approach that I am one of fourteen physicians in Pennsylvania with the credentials to practice it.”
For more information about Bianco Family Chiropractic or schedule a free consultation, call 484-840-9100 or visit biancofamilychiropractic.com .
About Bianco Family Chiropractic
Established in 1996, Bianco Family Chiropractic tailors a chiropractic and wellness program specifically targeted to each patient’s needs, using the least invasive, yet highly-effective, techniques and services.
Founded by Dr. Thomas Bianco, the Chadds Ford-based practice is built on the principles and techniques of world-renowned chiropractor, Dr. Clarence S.Gonstead.
The Gonstead Technique goes beyond what many chiropractors consider a spinal assessment by conducting a thorough analysis of the spine using five criteria to detect the presence of the vertebral subluxation complex - visualization, instrumentation, static palpation, motion palpation, X-ray analysis.
Since its inception, Bianco Family Chiropractic has successfully restored the health and functionality of thousands of patients suffering with everything from stiff necks and aching backs to ruptured and extruded discs in the lumbar spine and much more.
For more information about Bianco Family Chiropractic, visit biancofamilychiropractic.com or call 484-840-9100.
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
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.
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.
Painter, illustrator and muralist Terrance Vann is guest-curating “Local & Famous: A Celebration of Homegrown Talent,” an exhibition of more than 50 pieces of contemporary and accessible street art by more than two-dozen artists of note, both locally and beyond, for Delaware College of Art and Design’s Toni & Stuart B. Young Gallery. Vann (also known by his Instagram handle of “terranceism”) will co-host the show with fellow Wilmington artist Alim Smith (known as “yesterdaynite” on Instagram). Among the artists exhibiting alongside Vann and Smith will be Shanina Dionna, who was a winner in Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean’s international “The Dean Collection 20 St(art)ups” or TDC20 competition. Joining their work will be pieces from the area’s veterans of the art world, including Rick Rockroth, Eunice LaFate, K.O. Simms and many more. Local galleries and tattoo shops also will be represented. “Local & Famous” will open with a reception from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in conjunction with Art Loop Wilmington. Van Gogh Vodka, liquor sponsor for the event, will conduct a tasting featuring several signature cocktails.
Gallery hours from Aug. 4 to 19 will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Exhibit runs through August 19.
Painter, illustrator and muralist Terrance Vann is guest-curating “Local & Famous: A Celebration of Homegrown Talent,” an exhibition of more than 50 pieces of contemporary and accessible street art by more than two-dozen artists of note, both locally and beyond, for Delaware College of Art and Design’s Toni & Stuart B. Young Gallery. Vann (also known by his Instagram handle of “terranceism”) will co-host the show with fellow Wilmington artist Alim Smith (known as “yesterdaynite” on Instagram). Among the artists exhibiting alongside Vann and Smith will be Shanina Dionna, who was a winner in Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean’s international “The Dean Collection 20 St(art)ups” or TDC20 competition. Joining their work will be pieces from the area’s veterans of the art world, including Rick Rockroth, Eunice LaFate, K.O. Simms and many more. Local galleries and tattoo shops also will be represented. “Local & Famous” will open with a reception from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in conjunction with Art Loop Wilmington. Van Gogh Vodka, liquor sponsor for the event, will conduct a tasting featuring several signature cocktails.
Gallery hours from Aug. 4 to 19 will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Exhibit runs through August 19.
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.
