Community Calendar

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.

We are so excited to welcome Heather Pierson to the Friends Folk Club on Friday, July 13^th.

Heather Pierson is an award-winning pianist, multi-genre singer/songwriter, arranger, bandleader, and performer. She plays New Orleans-style jazz and blues, Americana and folk music with piano, tenor banjo, melodica, and acoustic guitar. This visit, Heather will also bring Davy Sturtevant on strings and cornet and Shawn Nadeau on upright bass, forming an acoustic trio that will fill the hall with the wonderful music that springs from Heather’s boundless creativity!

Heather first discovered her love of music as she listened to her dad play his clarinet to the recordings of Pete Fountain and Woody Herman. When she and her parents moved to Maine, at age five, her dad started to teach her to play the piano. “I’ll never forget it,” she recalls. “The very first time I played the piano – a real piano – I knew that this was exactly what I wanted to do, every moment that I had the chance to do it.” At this point in her career, Heather has released four recordings on her own and, in June of this year, her first full-length recording with Davy and Shawn: Singin’, a collection of ten originals and two classics. Defying description and yet fully embracing all musical styles, Heather is an artist who speaks the language of music in as many dialects as her abilities will allow. Her life’s work, she says, "is to share her love of music and of life with others – one song, one heart, one mind at a time." The last time Heather was in the area, she sold out the venue!

Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. The Friends Folk Club accepts cash only.
Children 12 and under are free. Doors open at 7:00PM, and concert will start at 7:30PM. The concert will be held at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 116 Lancaster Pike Oxford, PA 19363.
Attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items which will be given to the local area food cupboards
Refreshments are available at a reasonable price. For more information call: 610-869-8076. Email: [email protected] or visit www.heatherpierson.com . The Friends Folk Club is an all volunteer-community run concert series. Come visit the best (and loved) little concert series in Southern Chester County for over 20 years.

Join us as we explore the natural world and the art it inspires! Enjoy a variety of creative activities throughout the Museum and on its beautiful campus during this accessible program. Created in conjunction with occupational therapists and local families specifically for visitors on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorder, this inclusive program strives to provide a welcoming experience through offering:
• Pre-visit social stories
• Indoor and outdoor activities to meet a variety of sensory needs
• Hands-on art activities for all developmental levels
• Sensory break areas
• On-hand support of professional and student occupational therapists and friendly volunteers
• Fidgets and noise-cancelling headphones to borrow
This program welcomes participants of all ages and their families (siblings welcome!).
Free; space is limited and registration is requested. For more information or to register, contact Laura Westmoreland at [email protected] or 610.388.8120.

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.

Immerse yourself in Kuerner Farm, a source of inspiration for Andrew Wyeth for over 70 years, and a featured property on the National Register of Historic Places, with an art class led by Karl J. Kuerner. As the grandson of two of Andrew Wyeth’s best-known subjects and a student of Carolyn Wyeth, Karl’s personal experiences with the farm provide special insight into the property and its rich history. Participants will provide art materials of their own choosing, and should dress appropriately for working outdoors. Class size is limited to allow for individual instruction.
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Learn more about Karl J. Kuerner by visiting his website: http://www.KarlJKuerner.com

Join TLC as we host Gary and his yellow corn snake when he educates us about the most misunderstood members of the animal kingdom. View skulls and bones before we take a walk around the preserve looking for live specimens!

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

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 and may gain insight into Wyeth’s creative process on an optional guided tour. Water and bathrooms are available at the site. Participants are responsible for providing all art materials. Spaces are limited.
For more information, contact Laura Westmoreland at (610) 388-8120 or [email protected].

Taste of Oxford

$40.00

https://downtownoxfordpa.org/product/taste-of-oxford/

You and your guests are invited to rock out with a four-course food & wine pairing featuring Roxanne Wines by Sting and Trudie Styler from their IL PALAGIO ESTATE in Tuscany for just $50 per person.

4-Course Menu includes

CALABRIAN ROASTED WINGS
Seasoned with spicy Italian peppers. Served with our gorgonzola dipping sauce
Paired with Blackberry Sangria

CAESAR SALAD
Romaine, croutons, parmesan cheese and caesar dressing
Paired with Roxanne Bianco Toscana

BONE-IN STRIP WITH ROASTED GARLIC*
Our 12oz bone-in strip steak, wood-grilled, prepared with our signature grill baste, olive oil and herbs.

Served with roasted garlic and Zucchini Stefano
Paired with Roxanne Rosso Toscana

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
Creamy New York-style cheesecake topped with our strawberry puree
Paired with Rosatello Moscato

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Village at Painters’ Crossing Shopping Center

102 Painters Crossing

West Chester/Chadd’s Ford, PA

Reserve by Calling (610) 358-0156 or

RSVP to www.Carrabbas.com/winedinner

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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 Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art, and feature a hands-on silk dyeing activity. Participants will be guided by artist Mary Frances Millet in applying designs and colors to their fabric, and each person will take home a colorful 12x12" silk pillowcase. No experience necessary.
Mary Frances Millet is a professional artist who works primarily in watercolor and silk dye, often depicting coastal scenes and nature-inspired images. Learn more about the artist at www.maryfrancesmillet.com.
The museum will open at 5:30 p.m. with the workshop beginning at 6:00 p.m. Cost includes art materials and light refreshments. BYOB!

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.

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

SCCCC Business After Hours: Mike Moyer, State Farm

Thursday, July 19, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Michael Moyer, State Farm Agent
302 West State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Summer fun ...Backyard @ Mike Moyer's office!

Join our host, Mike Moyer of State Farm, for a summer evening of casual networking with new contacts and friends. Enjoy growing your business contacts with fellow Chamber members, Longwood Rotary members and guests!

Adult beverages and snacks provided...mingle with us, then enjoy Kennett's Third Thursday on State Street! There is no cost to attend this event.

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.

Alumni from West Chester University's premier musical ensemble, the Criterions, take the stage for this free annual concert of jazz, swing and big band music on Thursday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. the concert will be held at the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building
700 S. High Street,  West Chester, PA 19383

Philadelphia's Black Horse Motel crafts its genre-fluid city folk sound by taking traditional folk instrumentation and lyrics, blending them with Americana roots, rock, blues, and country influences and tying it all together with rich vocal harmonies. The resulting sound is infectiously foot-stomping, heart-breaking, familiar and new. The band released Parable, a 5-song EP, in January 2017 and is planning to release a new EP in early summer 2018. The current 4-piece group is made up of Desiree Haney(cello/keys/vocals), Megan Manning (drums/percussion, vocals), Galen Fitzpatrick (guitar/dobro/vocals), and Ryann Lynch (fiddle/vocals).

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.

Wilmington Writers Conference

Saturday, July 21 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Join us for the second annual Wilmington Writers Conference at the Delaware Art Museum. Using the Museum's exhibitions on Wilmington 1968 and the civil rights movement, this full-day conference will include a keynote presentation and craft talk by poet and educator Yolanda Wisher, nine other sessions taught by area writers, a lunchtime book signing, and a panel discussion on writing from personal and public history. The conference is open to individuals of all ages and experience levels-from first-time writers to published authors. Tickets limited; sell out likely. 

$25 general public
$20 senior citizens and Museum Members
$15 students with ID
$15 optional boxed lunch

Delaware Art Museum | 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington DE | 302.571.9590 | delart.org

Have you always wondered what kinds of birds visit your backyard? Join a TLC naturalist for this introductory program on birdwatching! We will explore a local birding "hotspot" where we'll learn to identify these beautiful and fun-to-watch creatures. This program is appropriate for adults and children ages 8 and up.

Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Please wear close-toed shoes and bring binoculars if you have them!

It is our ONCE a year EPIC clean out! The date is July 21st and 22nd. HUGE amount drastically reduced, and clean out of the trailer, backyard, farmhouse and more! Vendors on the front lawn, and a food truck..The Meat House on Sat. Additional parking in the back. NO EARLY birds

Public Archaeology Days invite volunteers to assist our professional archaeologists with site excavation, artifact screening and care. Public Archaeology Days currently center on the tailrace of the 1704 Grist Mill and the Archive, formerly a mid-eighteenth century general store. No registration required. Free to the public. 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.

Immerse yourself in Kuerner Farm, a source of inspiration for Andrew Wyeth for over 70 years, and a featured property on the National Register of Historic Places, with an art class led by Karl J. Kuerner. As the grandson of two of Andrew Wyeth’s best-known subjects and a student of Carolyn Wyeth, Karl’s personal experiences with the farm provide special insight into the property and its rich history. Participants will provide art materials of their own choosing, and should dress appropriately for working outdoors. Class size is limited to allow for individual instruction.
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Learn more about Karl J. Kuerner by visiting his website: http://www.KarlJKuerner.com

Live Music this Saturday

WAYVINE presents

Local singer/songwriter

Michael Clineff

Saturday, July 21, 2 to 5

Feel free to bring snacks.Relax with local wine, local music, & sparkling conversation!

©2018 Wayvine Winery & Vineyard

4374 Forge Rd Nottingham, PA 19362

It is our ONCE a year EPIC clean out! The date is July 21st and 22nd. HUGE amount drastically reduced, and clean out of the trailer, backyard, farmhouse and more! Vendors on the front lawn, and a food truck..The Meat House on Sat. Additional parking in the back. NO EARLY birds