Kennett Square boasts an amazingly diverse array of new, established, and award-winning independently owned restaurants that continue to garner accolades from local and regional Philadelphia food writers as well as from visitors and local residents. Historic Kennett Square is pleased to celebrate the town’s thriving restaurant scene with Kennett Square’s Fall Restaurant Week, presented by generous sponsor Zommick McMahon, from September 29 to October 6.
Restaurant Week will offer diners the chance to experience New American and farm-to-table cuisine as well as international flavors from around the world. From quick and kid-friendly options to fine dining, BYOBs, brewpubs, and live music venues, a dozen participating restaurants will present a wide variety of dining options. Diners can also enjoy 15 nights of live music as well as the opening of Square Pear Gallery’s new show, “Inspired by Nature,” on Friday, October 4th, from 6 to 9 p.m.
“Restaurant Week encourages diners to try something different and gives our talented chefs an opportunity to play around in the kitchen and explore new flavors—especially with freshly harvested seasonal ingredients,” says Lee Mikles, Historic Kennett Square Board member and co-owner of Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen. “Everyone had so much fun at our first Restaurant Week in February, and we received such great feedback from visitors, that we wanted to host another celebration of Kennett Square restaurants this fall. Kennett Square’s Restaurant Week is unique because of the variety in food styles and price points that are available.”
Participating restaurants—including first-time participants Cafe de Thai, La Peña Mexicana, Evergreen Café, and Portabellos—are offering a variety of specials, prix-fixe menus, and new dishes. With signature dishes created with local love such as Kennett Pad Thai and Fish Longwood, Café de Thai will offer diners $5 off all house specials all week. Portabellos invites guests to experience the cosmopolitan ambiance of their new expanded space while enjoying special prix-fixe menus as well as cocktail and wine specials. Restaurant Week also provides the perfect opportunity to savor the flavors of Colombia at the new Evergreen Café with a special smoothie, arepa, and pastry lunch combination. The award-winning La Peña Mexicana will feature a two-course special throughout the week. Other favorite Kennett Square eateries, such as La Verona, have put together extensive prix-fixe offerings for both lunch and dinner with the focus on choice, quality, and value.
With dishes headlining locally sourced ingredients and a variety of international flavors, there will be something to cater to every palate—for adventurous foodies as well as for those in the mood for more traditional fare. Chef-driven creativity is at the heart of Restaurant Week and, much like a secret menu, diners will be able to taste and explore dishes not seen on regular menus.
Plan a delicious week with a one-stop, user-friendly “menu of menus” listing all Kennett Square Restaurant Week offerings at https://historickennettsquare.com/events/restaurantweek/.
Cafe de Thai, La Peña Mexicana, Evergreen Café, and Victory Brewing Company, in Kennett Square’s Cannery Row neighborhood, all offer free on-site parking. Just steps from State Street, parking is free after 5 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday in all areas of the Linden Street municipal parking garage.
Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:30, starting October 1st, to hear stories, sing songs, play games, and more with Señora Mercedes during Storytime in Español!
For ages 1+
Blooms & Bamboo opens October 3 through November 17 and is free with Gardens admission. For complete details and information, visit longwoodgardens.org/blooms-bamboo.
Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s galleries, and make their own creative works in this fun program. Online registration is requested. The Read-Aloud Program has been made possible by Joseph and Diane Packer in memory of Emily Grace Koenig.
Thursday, August 15, 11am-11:30am
First and third Thursdays of the month, April–October
Share the joy of reading while cultivating an interest and appreciation for nature. Story Time takes place at the Story Stones in Enchanted Woods. Members free. Included with admission.
Ample parking for $5.00 per car per day with tons of activities and food available! Check us out at UCFair.org for the activities all weekend long!
Hours of operation:
Friday, Oct 4th 9am - 9pm
Saturday, Oct 5th 9am -9pm
Sunday, Oct 6th 10am-430pm
Art Stroll Kennett Square
https://historickennettsquare.com/
Art Loop Wilmington
First Friday West Chester
Join us for a Friday evening gathering (not a lecture!) exclusively for adults that focuses on unexplored aspects of early American history and culture. Guests will experience history with hands-on activities, food and drink tastings, demonstrations, and more. Tavern Nights takes place at the Chadds Ford Historical Society’s Barns-Brinton House, an historic 1714 tavern, located next to the Chaddsford Winery at 630 Baltimore Pike. Admission is $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Tickets must be purchased in advance over the phone, in person or online as space is limited. All attendees must be 21 and older.
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in activities regarding ghosts, superstitions, and may experience paranormal activity while sampling local ciders and wines!
Fairy tales are age-old stories that teach life lessons, touch on dark fears and elemental truths, and seed nascent imaginations. The universality of their appeal has inspired illustrators for centuries. From October 5, 2019 through January 5, 2020, the Brandywine River Museum of Art will present Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined, an examination of illustrations for three well-known and beloved fairy tales, including Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs. The exhibition is organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art, which will be the exclusive venue.
For this exhibition, guest curator H. Nichols B. Clark, Founding Director and Chief Curator of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Emeritus, has deflected textual considerations and focused on the broad array of imagery; the central premise is to consider the three tales and upend the status quo of classic depictions. The work of nineteenth and early twentieth-century masters such as George Cruikshank, Walter Crane, and L. Leslie Brooke will provide examples of classic styles and interpretations that influenced numerous traditional artists such as Marcia Brown, Paul Galdone, Barbara McClintock, and Jerry Pinkney. These orthodox images will be juxtaposed with unconventional interpretations, such as the more experimental and edgy visions exemplified by the art of Steven Guarnaccia, James Marshall, Lane Smith, William Wegman, David Wiesner, and Mo Willems.
Illustrations, explored as signifiers of time and culture, reveal the extraordinary versatility inherent in the stories. Rich multicultural readings, such as those from China (Ed Young), the Spice Islands of Indonesia (Reynold Ruffins), the Caribbean (Brian Pinkney), Russia (Anita Lobel), and Mexico (Tomie dePaola) underscore the notion that these treasured stories live visually in many different forms and lend themselves to surprisingly diverse interpretation.
Ample parking for $5.00 per car per day with tons of activities and food available! Check us out at UCFair.org for the activities all weekend long!
Hours of operation:
Friday, Oct 4th 9am - 9pm
Saturday, Oct 5th 9am -9pm
Sunday, Oct 6th 10am-430pm
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2019
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The Southeast Quadrant of Chester County, PA
Benefits: The Women’s Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital’s Heart to Heart Pledge
Tour Tickets: $50
VIP Tickets: $100
The 2019 Chester County Day will feature homes and public landmarks in the southeast quadrant of Chester County, PA.
Tickets for The 2019 Chester County Day are Available Online NOW!
https://www.chestercountyhospital.org/giving/support-an-event/chester-county-day
A local favorite, this event provides fun for the whole family! Tradesmen and artisans will demonstrate a variety of 18th-century skills. Family-friendly activities include hay rides, pumpkin painting and colonial games. Visitors can shop in the Colonial Market for unique, handcrafted items, and food will be available for purchase as well.
Visit our website for more information!
October 5, 2019
10:00 am–4:00 pm
Join us for the 7th Annual Truck and Tractor Day at Winterthur—a fun day filled with lots of large equipment sure to delight the wheel-oriented kids in your family. Climb a tree like a real arborist, explore tractors, modern farm vehicles, and the Winterthur fire trucks, and enjoy a hayride, arts and crafts, and more! For tickets, call 800.448.3883 or purchase online. Get into Truck and Tractor Day FREE as a Member with this limited-time Membership offer. Members Only! Beat the crowds and come early. Members are invited to join us at Truck and Tractor Day beginning at 9:00 am before the estate and event open to the general public.
- Discover 30 tractors and other pieces of estate equipment.
- Hop onto one of the original Winterthur farm trucks and see how a modern backhoe and crane work. Feel free to take pictures and ask our knowledgeable staff and volunteers questions.
- Learn about the Winterthur Fire Department!
- Meet our firefighters and put out a “fire” with our pumper truck. Hop aboard the fire truck and try on real “turnout gear.”
- Enjoy a hotdog, pretzels, and ice cream!
- Take a hayride through the estate!
- Enjoy the beautiful autumn weather and changing leaves.
- Climb a tree!
- Put on a safety harness and climb a tree, just like a real arborist.
- Get creative with farm- and tractor-related crafts.
- Look for helmets, badges, and coloring book giveaways!
Proceeds support the Winterthur Fire Department. Members free. Included with general admission. Rain or shine event.
Join the Brandywine Conservancy and East and West Bradford Townships for a 2.5- to 3-mile walk in Brandywine Meadows Preserve and Harmony Hill Nature Area, located along the Brandywine Creek Greenway. This walk is partly paved with an option to walk on an all-paved level trail or natural woods footpath with a moderate hill climb. This is a wheelchair- and stroller-friendly walk. People-friendly leashed pets are allowed; owners must clean up after their pets. No pre-registration required. Meet at the Brandywine Meadows Parking Lot (near the trestle bridge) 1355 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA 19335. This walk is part of a daylong event promoting “A Walk in Penn’s Woods” throughout Pennsylvania. For questions contact Susan Charkes at [email protected].
Awaken possibilities with innovative art activities inspired by Brandywine River Museum of Art’s Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined exhibition and a lively performance by the Academy of International Ballet. The dancers will perform a variety of classical and contemporary works as well as excerpts from the Nutcracker Ballet. First Sundays for Families presents free, hands-on workshops designed to engage visitors of all ages in creative art activities and performances. No registration necessary.
Join TLC for the fourth and final culinary outing in our Cooking with Nature Series! This four-part gastronomy adventure is a great addition to your Sunday afternoon. Meet new people, enjoy new recipes and learn about food in nature!
Squirrels aren’t the only ones who can enjoy the nuts falling from the trees at this time of year. Pair with the local mushrooms that put Kennett Square on the map, and you will have a savory, earthy, delicious delight!
Limited spots available!
Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:30, starting October 1st, to hear stories, sing songs, play games, and more with Señora Mercedes during Storytime in Español!
For ages 1+
Dr. Steve Phillips, of the Penn Museum, will be bringing the investigation to us on 10/8 at 6:30pm. Learn what secrets bones can reveal and examine a suspected 3,300 year-old royal murder case using modern forensics. Registration is required.
Call or visit the library to register for an appointment to read to therapy dogs!
For ages 4-12.
Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art in the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s galleries, and make their own creative works in this fun program. Online registration is requested. The Read-Aloud Program has been made possible by Joseph and Diane Packer in memory of Emily Grace Koenig.
Join us for a Mystery Gala set at the “1930 Hollywood Awards.” Enjoy all the glimmer and glamour of Classic Hollywood with “celebrities” to mingle with as guests enjoy crafted cocktails and an array of divine edibles. With the festivities in full swing, suddenly, a theft occurs. Who stole it and why? It is up to everyone there to question the suspects and discover who had the motive, means and opportunity to commit this crime.
If you desire to attend this Mystery Gala (vintage Hollywood attire encouraged), do not delay!
Proceeds benefit CHILD, Inc. which has served Delaware children and families since 1963.
Crafting a Narrative: Designing Costume for TV and Film: A Winterthur Symposium with The Costume Society of America, Mid-Atlantic Region Symposium
October 12, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Engage with leading and emerging scholars in the field of costume design for a study of design for both the big and the small screen. Jane Petrie, Emmy® award-winning costume designer for the Netflix series The Crown; Laura Mina, head of the textile conservation lab at Winterthur, and Dr. Damayanthie Eluwawalage, assistant professor of textile and apparel studies, Delaware State University, will present dynamic lectures on the industry, past and present. See the work of emerging scholars in interactive breakout sessions, and relish in these experts’ interpretation of Winterthur’s Costuming THE CROWN exhibition. Registration opens September 3, 2019. For more information, download our brochure. Winterthur thanks The Costume Society of America, Mid-Atlantic Region, for its collaboration with this program.
Saturday, October 12, 2019 • 7:30 pm
Auditorium, Unionville High School
Kennett Square, PA
Michael Hall, Conductor
Thomas Pandolfi, Piano
Program:
SOMERS – Lament and Primeval
RACHMANINOFF – Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 5
TICKETS INCLUDE:
6:30pm – 7:00pm: Pre-Concert Talk by Music Director, Michael Hall
7:30pm: Concert
Post Concert Q&A
ABOUT THE MUSIC: From complete resignation before Fate to the triumphant and glorious finale, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 is the go-to piece for people who like their music unapologetically heart-on-the-sleeve. The evening continues with Rachmaninoff’s memorable and captivating Piano Concerto No. 2 and Canadian composer Harry Somers’ musical evocation of lamentation and primeval energy.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Adults – $58, $50, $35 in advance; $63, $55, $40 day of concert
Students up to age 18 – $10
$6 order fee, per order
Help Us Uncork the Cure to Cancer at the 28th Annual Wine Festival at Historic Dilworthtown. On Sunday, October 13, more than 1,500 oenophiles will help us uncork the cure to cancer as they celebrate the 28th Annual Wine Festival at Historic Dilworthtown. As the county’s premier wine event, the festival features more than 100 wines, craft beers, sumptuous fare prepared by Montesano Bros. Catering and local food trucks, a silent auction, shopping opportunities in the Gallery of Artisan Vendors, live music, a Performance Car Show, and much more. Proceeds from the wine festival benefit patients of The Abramson Cancer Center at Chester County Hospital and Penn Medicine at Home.
For friends and family members battling cancer, the cancer specialties at Chester County Hospital bring the world-class care of the Abramson Cancer Center close to home. As part of Penn Medicine, it offers the latest treatment protocols and cutting-edge technology. The outstanding medical staff, clinical team, nurse navigators and hospital volunteers are known for providing the highest level of care and attention to the needs of our patients. And, the hospital works to give every patient every edge in their battle with cancer, including assistance for those who are uninsured and underinsured. Outside of the hospital, patients continue to have access to the highest level of care through the services of Penn Medicine at Home (home health, hospice, palliative care, and Senior HealthLink services).
The Wine Festival is organized by the Brandywine and Greystone Women’s Auxiliaries to the hospital. To attend, volunteer, sponsor or donate, visit www.2crushcancer.com or call 610.431.5054. General admission tickets are $45 until October 5, 2019/ $50 starting October 6, 2019. Rain or shine the event will be Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. in Historic Dilworthtown, 1390 Old Wilmingtown Pike, West Chester, PA 19382.
Enjoy the Grand Tasting of more than 100 wines & Craft Beer, Performance Car Show, Live Entertainment, Silent Auction and Shopping Gallery. Food is available for purchase from local food trucks.
In their fourth year playing for the Wine Festival, The Vince Brown Band is a musical ensemble with decades of experience in the tri-state area. Entertaining for private parties, local restaurants, festivals and fundraisers is their specialty as their experience enables them to adjust to the uniqueness of each event. The members of the group have many years of performance experience and use their talents to elevate the enjoyment of guests at each event.
We want you to enjoy the day responsibly. The designated driver package includes 5 General Admission Tickets and One Free Designated Driver Ticket. The Designated Driver Ticket allows you to enjoy the Performance Car Show, Shopping Gallery, Live Entertainment, Silent Auction and includes lunch and a non-alcoholic beverage.
Chester County Hospital was Founded in 1892 as the county’s first hospital, the non-profit has grown into a 248-bed acute-care inpatient facility in West Chester. It also has outpatient services in Exton, West Goshen, New Garden, West Grove, Jennersville, and Kennett Square. In 2013, Chester County Hospital became part of Penn Medicine, which is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to medical education, biomedical research, and excellent patient care. In addition to quality-driven medical and surgical services, Chester County Hospital also offers home health, inpatient hospice and skilled nursing care; occupational medicine; outpatient laboratory, radiology and physical therapy services; wound care; cardiopulmonary rehab; and a prenatal clinic for the underserved. Learn more at ChesterCountyHospital.org. In 2020, Chester County Hospital will complete the largest expansion in its history. The project will welcome a state-of-the-art procedural platform with 15 operating room suites, a 99-bed patient tower, a new main entrance and an expanded and renovated Emergency Department.
The Dilworthtown Inn Wine Festival is jointly organized by the Greystone and Brandywine Branches of the Women's Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital. Celebrating their 125th anniversary, the Women’s Auxiliary continues to be one of the most active opportunities for volunteering at Chester County Hospital. The women who generously give in this capacity represent the gentle arms of a community dedicated to their community healthcare provider. Lasting friendships have been made among the members who represent our Auxiliaries. Energetic and organized, their work at the hospital is evident and greatly appreciated.
Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:30, starting October 1st, to hear stories, sing songs, play games, and more with Señora Mercedes during Storytime in Español!
For ages 1+
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 Museum’s collection, and feature a hands-on printmaking activity. Participants will create simple designs to carve into a printing block, which they will use to create a beautiful pattern or image on a set of giftable notecards. A perfect opportunity to add a personal touch to your gifts this holiday season! No experience is necessary. Program fee includes art materials and light refreshments. BYOB!
Come in to dance, play, and hear a story! For ages 18 months- 5 years