The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation will hold a Recycling/Membership Awareness Day on Oct. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the basketball court blacktop behind Charles F. Patton Middle School. There will be a gift card raffle offered with new memberships. Education Foundation representatives will also be collecting recycling old batteries, cell phones and other material for recycling.
Children's Read-Aloud Tours
Thursdays, October 9 - November 13, 10:30 a.m.
Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the museum and make their own creative works in this popular program. Free for members and included with regular Museum admission.
October 9: The Museum by Susan Verde
October 16: Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin
October 23: Swirl by Swirl by Joyce Sidman
October 30: How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
November 6: Press Here by Herve Tullett
November 13: Art and Max by David Wiesner
Registration is requested. Contact the education office at 610.388.8382 or [email protected].
The Read-Aloud Program has been made possible by Joseph and Diane Packer in memory of Emily Grace Koenig.
Included with Museum admission; free for Brandywine members
Coin & Stamp Auction
Monday, October 13, 2014
@ 12 Noon
In the SHOWROOM
Preview:
Monday, October 13 from 9AM
Click here to view the catalog
The current 119 lots will be expanding the 150 plus lots by sale day due to last minute estate consignments!!
Nice selection of American gold coins, type coins, 20th c silver American coinage, stamps, some currency, all estate fresh!!!
Terms: 15% Buyer's Premium,
3% service charge for credit cards
V/MC/Disc accepted.
One Hillman Drive
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
www.williambunchauctions.com
610-558-1800
PA AU-002314-L
Children's Read-Aloud Tours
Thursdays, October 9 - November 13, 10:30 a.m.
Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the museum and make their own creative works in this popular program. Free for members and included with regular Museum admission.
October 9: The Museum by Susan Verde
October 16: Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin
October 23: Swirl by Swirl by Joyce Sidman
October 30: How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
November 6: Press Here by Herve Tullett
November 13: Art and Max by David Wiesner
Registration is requested. Contact the education office at 610.388.8382 or [email protected].
The Read-Aloud Program has been made possible by Joseph and Diane Packer in memory of Emily Grace Koenig.
Included with Museum admission; free for Brandywine members
THE MUSICAL COMEDY THAT WILL ROCK THE RAFTERS IS LAUNCHING ITS TOUR IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
AT THE DUPONT THEATRE
Direct from Broadway, SISTER ACT, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash, is coming Wilmington, Delaware! Called “In a word, DIVINE!” by the Associated Press, SISTER ACT appears at the DuPont Theatre for eight (8) performances only, from October 14-19, 2014.
Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, Troika Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour, LLC, SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony® Award nominations including BEST MUSICAL, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Alan Menken (music)/Glenn Slater (lyrics), and BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Cheri & Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane).
“To hear people laugh and cheer the way they do at SISTER ACT—a show people think they know but are pleasantly surprised to discover is not what they are expecting—is a magical experience for a producer,” says Producer Whoopi Goldberg. “Happily, audiences across the country are able to get in on the fun as Deloris and her fabulous sisters spread the love nationwide.”
SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard.
WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY:
Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New York Post calls SISTER ACT, “One of the season’s happiest surprises! Off the chart and packed with goodies, to which we say: Amen! Joe Dziemianowicz of The New York Daily News raves “A blessed event has landed on Broadway. Sister Act is a feel-good crowd pleasure worth celebrating. It keeps on purring from one happy moment to the next.” Charles Isherwoood of The New York Times says, “When the wimples start quivering and the nuns start rocking to raise the Gothic rafters, all’s right in the kingdom of musical comedy!” and Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press calls SISTER ACT, “In a word, divine. This is a musical that hits all of the right spots, achieving something close to Broadway grace. It will convert you.”
ABOUT SISTER ACT
When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put into protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won’t be found-a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her fabulous disco-ness and killer voice to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church, but in doing so blows her cover. Soon it’s nun-on-the-run time but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly found sisterhood. Based on the mega-hit film, SISTER ACT features an original Alan Menken/Glenn Slater score with a vast inspiration of musical styles from Motown, soul and funk to great big disco anthems and Barry White inspired musical comedy.
SISTER ACT features scenic design by Klara Zieglerova (Jersey Boys), costume design by Lez Brotherson (Swan Lake), lighting design by Natasha Katz (Once), sound design by Peter McBoyle (Come Fly Away) and hair design by David Brian Brown (Death of a Salesman).
Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings starting at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evening performances start at 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm. Ticket prices start at $35. To purchase tickets or for more information about group rates, call the DuPont Theatre Box Office at 302-656-4401 or 800-338-0881 or on the internet, DuPont Theatre site: www.duponttheatre.com.
Fabulous dining offers are also available in the Green Room, Lobby Lounge, and The Grill at the Hotel du Pont throughout the week. For the ultimate hospitality experience, book an overnight theatre dinner package with the Hotel du Pont.
For press information, interview requests and photography, contact Carolyn Grubb at 302-594-3162 or visit the press room at the DuPont Theatre website at duponttheatre.com.
For information on dining before or after performances at the DuPont Theatre, please call the Hotel du Pont at 302-594-3154 or 800-338-3404. Open Table dining reservations can be made direct from the DuPont Theatre dining page or the Hotel du Pont Green Room dining page. Become a DuPont Theatre fan and a Green Room fan on Facebook:
Theatre: http://www.facebook.com/DuPontTheatre
Green Room: http://www.facebook.com/TheGreenRoomattheHotelduPont
Located at the DuPont Building in Wilmington, DE, the DuPont theatre is a 1,252-seat theatre that has been presenting professional Broadway productions since 1913. It also boasts a variety of entertainers, businesses, charitable groups and private parties. DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by solving problems and creating solutions that make people’s lives better, safer and easier. Operating in more than 90 countries and regions, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications and transportation.
Curator’s Tour
Wednesday, October 15 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, October 19 at 1 p.m.
Join associate curator Audrey Lewis for a tour of Exalted
Nature: The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield.
Free for members and included in Museum admission.
Civic Association of Chadds Ford Township -
Roadside Cleanup Saturday rain date 10/18.
Meet at the township building 8:00 am.
| October 18 at Wyebrook Farm in Honey Brook starting at 8:30 a.m.The Brandywine Conservancy is calling for volunteers to help plant 2,900 trees this fall for the organization's Reforestation Campaign. The Brandywine/
Christina Basin provides 100 million gallons per day of drinking water to over 500,000 people in three states; reforesting the watershed ensures and improves water quality. Please click here for directions No experience is necessary. Volunteers are asked to bring a shovel, mallet and gloves if possible, dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. The planting will start at 8:30 a.m. both days, and last until early afternoon. Snacks will be provided at each planting. Victory Brewing Company will provide beverages at the October 18 planting at Wyebrook, and volunteers from Guardians of the Brandywine will help plant.
Planting trees enhances water quality, restores natural flows in the Brandywine, and improves plant and animal habitat. Trees provide food and shelter for life in and around streams, promote absorption of rain into the ground, replenish groundwater supplies, and reduce storm water runoff and downstream flooding. In addition, tree leaves, branches, and roots reduce erosion and prevent excess sediment and nutrients from entering streams during heavy rains.
The Conservancy is midway through its "50 by 50" campaign to plant 50,000 trees by 2017, having planted its milestone 25,000th tree in April 2014. The campaign targets the vulnerable steep slopes and riparian areas (strips of land immediately adjacent to a stream) because these locations are especially vulnerable to erosion, and, when reforested, are the most effective at filtering sediments and other pollutants before they reach streams, creeks and rivers.
"We are proud to work with the community to improve water quality from the source to the spigot in the Brandywine Watershed throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware," said Sherri Evans-Stanton, director of the Brandywine Conservancy.
The upcoming plantings include 900 trees to be planted at the Pocopson Home in West Chester on September 27 and 2,000 trees to be planted at Wyebrook Farm in Honey Brook, on the Upper East Branch of the Brandywine, on October 18. The plantings are financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority.
For information or to volunteer, please contact Beth Burnam, senior planner for natural resources, at 610.388.8396 or [email protected]. The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art (www.brandywinemuseum.org) preserves art and the environment in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The Conservancy preserves the land and water of the Brandywine watershed for the community through source water protection, farmland preservation, and work with local governments. It has permanently protected from development more than 59,000 acres in Chester and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, as well as New Castle County in Delaware, and holds more than 400 conservation easements, most from landowners who wanted to save their property's natural, scenic and historic resources.
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The Delaware Art Museum presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick this fall. On view from October 18, 2014 through January 11, 2015, this traveling exhibition presents over 100 paintings and drawings by Brian Selznick, an award-winning children's author and illustrator. Selznick's world includes images of characters as diverse as magician Harry Houdini, poet Walt Whitman, singer Marian Anderson, and the fictional Hugo Cabret--an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. In 2008, Selznick was awarded the Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was made into the Oscar award-winning film Hugo (2011), directed by Martin Scorsese.
Selznick's illustrations animate the imaginations of children and adults with his blending of illusion, history, and adventure. From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick encompasses works from Hugo and 18 of Selznick's other books, among them The Houdini Box, Walt Whitman: Words for America, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, and Frindle. The exhibition will also include books, allowing visitors to put each work of art into the context of the story.
From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick complements the Delaware Art Museum's world-renowned collection of illustration and works by well-known illustrators such as Howard Pyle and N.C. Wyeth. Highlights from the Museum's Illustration collection will be on display in the first and second floor galleries through January 2015.
This exhibition will be accompanied by events and programs this fall, including a Members Preview, a free family day, a book signing with Brian Selznick, film screenings of Hugo, and an after-hours Art is After Dark event. For more information go to http://www.delart.org
Race Through the Grapes 5K Run/Walk
Race Through the Grapes 5k Run/ Walk
Proceeds benefit the Dr. Gregory DeSimone Memorial Scholarship fund supporting local students pursuing careers in emergency medicine or as a physician assistant.
Race Through the Grapes Registration Form http://bit.ly/1rlllRt
On-Line Race Registration http://bit.ly/U4fvaM
Race Through the Grapes Sponsorship Form http://bit.ly/1qa9rwG
The Race Through the Grapes Reception and a Time of Remembrance
Saturday, October 18, 6 p.m.
The Race Through the Grapes 5K Run and Reception supports The Greg DeSimone Memorial Scholarship Fund. Tickets for the reception will be available on a first come, first serve basis through October 10.
The cost is $50 per person. http://bit.ly/1wlMPXC
Attend a Marching Band Competition for Fall Family Fun! Unionville High School Hosts “March on the Brandywine” Saturday, October18, 2014, 6:30 p.m
A crisp fall evening is the perfect time to get out with the family to enjoy music, pageantry, and fun! Unionville High School invites you to the “March on the Brandywine” marching band competition on Saturday, October 18, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
This event features the area’s best high school musicians and color guard squads in friendly competition—it’s like one exciting halftime show after another! Judges from the Cavalcade of Bands, Inc. will rate the bands for precision, creativity, musicality, and complexity. Participating high schools are Bridgeton, Conestoga Valley, Downington West, Eastern York, Kennett, Marple Newtown, Methacton, Pottstown, Sun Valley and West Chester East. When the competing bands are finished, the Unionville High School Marching Band will treat the audience to a unique collection of images in an unforgiving environment where nomads roam the dunes in a desperate search for water in an exhibition of its 2014 show, “Mirage.” The evening concludes with an awards ceremony.
Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, free for ages 5 and under. Food, including our famous hand-cut, fresh—never frozen!—band fries, will be available for purchase, along with programs and music-related items. Fun for all ages!
WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, October 18, 2014, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Unionville High School, 750 Unionville Rd. (PA Route 82), Kennett Square, PA, 19348-1531, rain or shine
MORE INFORMATION AND PERFORMANCE TIMES: Cavalcade of Bands website here
The Chester County Pops Orchestra will present three performances of its first-ever October Series. Maestro Joseph Gehring will conduct the series entitled “Halloween Pops…Music…Magic, Movies and More” at Unionville High School, 7 p.m. on Oct. 18, then at Phoenixville Area Middle School, 3 p.m. on Oct. 19, and at Stetson Middle School at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Children’s admission is free. For tickets, go to www.chescopops.org
First State Ballet Theatre presents Giselle on Saturday October 18 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday October 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grand Opera House, 818 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Adults $28-48, students half off adult price, seniors and groups $5 discount. Call 1 800-37GRAND or visit http://www.ticketsatthegrand.org/. Discounts not available online.
The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition invites you to celebrate Northern Lights of Life: A 1920’s Style Evening of Living and Giving on Saturday, October 18 at Longwood Gardens. Join us for a roaring 20’s style cocktail party featuring breast cancer survivors. Guests will enjoy live music, entertainment, dancing, gourmet food, and more! All proceeds benefit the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Visit debreastcancer.org and make your reservation today!
The Crozer Cancer Project Team will host the 2nd annual Care 2 Cure Walk/Run in Concord Township on Oct. 19. The race will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Crozer-Keystone Cancer Center — 500 Evergreen Drive — with the runners and walkers able to enjoy either a 5K run or one-mile walk on a certified course that winds through the Shoppes at Brinton Lake. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Crozer Cancer Project Team. To register, visit http://bit.ly/care2cure2014. Registration is $30 for adults and $20 for children under 15. For more details and sponsorship information, call 610-447-6311.
Sunday, October 19, starts at 9:30 a.m.
This fun and popular fall event leads participants through open space and clean water projects of the Brandywine Conservancy. Lunch and prizes await at the end of the 1 ½ hour drive. For more information call 610.388.8324 or 610.388.8398. Children are welcome.
$150/car includes lunch for four.
Free admission on Sunday mornings
9:30 a.m. to noon
Curator's Tour
Wednesday, October 15, 2 p.m. and Sunday, October 19, 1 p.m.
Walk through the Exalted Nature exhibition with Associate Curator Amanda C. Burdan as she discusses Charles Burchfield's painted representations of non-visual aspects of the landscape. Just as Burchfield "saw" the sounds of nature, we can "listen" to his watercolors.
Included in museum admission and free for Brandywine members.
"Charles Burchfield: The Artist as Composer" Piano concert
Sundays, October 19, 2 p.m. and November 9, 2 p.m.
Charles Burchfield immersed himself in classical music, often listening in his studio and responding to personally resonant pieces in his paintings. Expressing sound visually was important to the artist; in 1915 he wrote, "It seems at times I should be a composer of sounds, not only of rhythms and colors. Walking under the trees, I felt as if the color made sound." Steinway Artist Catherine Marie Charlton will play a selection of works by composers specifically mentioned by Burchfield in his journals: Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms and Sibelius.
Included in museum admission; Brandywine members free
Honoring Karl Kuerner
At the Brandywine River Museum of Art
You are invited. Thursday November 6 11:30 AM to1:30 PM
At the Hampton Inn in Glen Mills
Free Lunch if you RSVP to [email protected]
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The Great Pumpkin Carve is a wonderful celebration of Fall we hold at the Chadds Ford Historical Society each year- when people of all ages enjoy the cool, crisp evening air, changing colors on the trees and incredible jack o' lanterns. This year's event is from October 23rd through October 25th each night from 5- 9 p.m. at the Visitor Center, 1736 Creek Road in Chadds Ford.
Come view over 60 gifted artists carving huge pumpkins on Thursday night. These will be lighted for everyone to see all three nights! Wander the Haunted Trail... which will give you thrills with ghosts, goblins and spooky Halloween music!
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The Great Pumpkin Carve is a wonderful celebration of Fall we hold at the Chadds Ford Historical Society each year- when people of all ages enjoy the cool, crisp evening air, changing colors on the trees and incredible jack o' lanterns. This year's event is from October 23rd through October 25th each night from 5- 9 p.m. at the Visitor Center, 1736 Creek Road in Chadds Ford.
Come view over 60 gifted artists carving huge pumpkins on Thursday night. These will be lighted for everyone to see all three nights! Wander the Haunted Trail... which will give you thrills with ghosts, goblins and spooky Halloween music!
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Jodi E. Byrne, a Unionville high school English teacher and fiction novelist will be signing “Dead Land” books at Kennett Square’s Market at Liberty Place on Friday, October 24th from 5-8PM and Saturday October 25th from 1- 3PM. Jodi’s book “Dead Land” is the first in a trilogy of books about surviving an apocalyptic event. The fiction novel is available on Amazon.com and can be purchased at the event.
Jodi’s second book “Hollow Land” is expected to be released early in December.
Natural Lands Trust invites area residents to kick up their heels at the ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday, Oct. 25. Proceeds from the event, which will begin at 11 a.m. and include a 10K run, a 5K run, and a 1.5-mile run/walk, will benefit ChesLen Preserve, one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition, the trust will plant one native tree on the 1,263-acre preserve for each race participant. To register or get more information, natlands.org/cheslenchase.
Chrysanthemum Festival Longwood Gardens
(October 25-November 23, 2014)
Chrysanthemums take center stage at Longwood Gardens. More than 200,000 blooming chrysanthemums are arranged in amazing configurations inside Longwood’s four-acre indoor Conservatory. Of particular note is the magnificent Thousand Bloom Mum with more than 1,100 perfect yellow blooms. Outside, chrysanthemums, gourds and giant pumpkins decorate the grounds. For more information, go to www.longwoodgardens.org
Natural Lands Trust invites area residents to kick up their heels at the ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday, Oct. 25. Proceeds from the event, which will begin at 11 a.m. and include a 10K run, a 5K run, and a 1.5-mile run/walk, will benefit ChesLen Preserve, one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition, the trust will plant one native tree on the 1,263-acre preserve for each race participant. To register or get more information, natlands.org/cheslenchase.
Join the Chester County Art Association for an evening of fun and creativity Oct. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person ($7 per person for groups of 5 or more). Family Fun Nite Pumpkin Art Carve has become an annual event, and this year Chris McKinney, one of CCAA's printmaking instructors, will give a demonstration. There will also be a haunted house drawing contest, bag toss, pumpkin tic-tac-toe, face-painting, pumpkin painting and pumpkin carving. Apple cider and cookies will be served.
The Great Pumpkin Carve is a wonderful celebration of Fall we hold at the Chadds Ford Historical Society each year- when people of all ages enjoy the cool, crisp evening air, changing colors on the trees and incredible jack o' lanterns. This year's event is from October 23rd through October 25th each night from 5- 9 p.m. at the Visitor Center, 1736 Creek Road in Chadds Ford.
Come view over 60 gifted artists carving huge pumpkins on Thursday night. These will be lighted for everyone to see all three nights! Wander the Haunted Trail... which will give you thrills with ghosts, goblins and spooky Halloween music!
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