PARKESBURG _ Chester County author Bruce Mowday is giving a talk on his new book Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story on Thursday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stottsville Inn.

The program is being sponsored by the Parkesburg Historical Group. The Stottsville Inn is located at 3512 Strasburg Road, just east of Parkesburg. Those attending can enjoy dinner or drinks before or after the talk.

“This is the 150^th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address and a perfect time to talk about two of the most significant events in the history of our nation,” said Mowday. “I’ve given talks at the Stottsville Inn and it is a great place to spend the evening talking about history and enjoying their fine food and drink.” Mowday will be available to talk to those at the talk both before and after the presentation.

Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story was published in June by Barricade Books of Fort Lee, N. J. Mowday spent four years researching and writing the book. The book cost $20 and autographed copies will be available at Sottsville Inn. The book concentrates on the Union defense of the Confederate assault.

“We were honored to be able to include photographs from the J. Howard Wert Gettysburg Collection™,” Mowday said. “Some of the images in the book haven’t been viewed since the battle.”

Mowday has authored 15 books, including Jailing The Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers To Justice, Life With Flavor, the story of Jim Herr and Herr Foods, and September 11, 1777: Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia. For information on all of Mowday’s books see www.mowday.com.

Branch Collection – Pennsbury Township

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Nov 14 @ 09:00 – 17:00

Brush and limbs to be put out on start date

One pass through each neighborhood

Questions Call Roadmaster Dave Allen 610-388-9180

Read Aloud Tours at Brandywine River Museum

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Nov 14 @ 09:30 – 10:30

Introduce children ages 3 to 6 to art through this program designed to encourage art appreciation and creative expression. Children and their grown-ups hear engaging interpreters bring a story to life, interact with art on a tour of museum galleries and make their own imaginative works. Children may participate in one or all of these tours.

Schedule:
October 10 The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
October 17 Birdsongs by Betsy Franco
October 24 Painting the Wind by Patricia and Emily MacLachlan
October 31 Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
November 7 The Tree by Dana Lyons
November 14 Aesop's Fables by Jerry Pinkney

The programs are free for members and children under age 6, and are included with museum admission ($12, adults; $8, seniors; $6, students, and children ages 6 to 12). Registration is requested. Please contact the Education Office at 610-388-8382 or [email protected].

The Brandywine River Museum is located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The museum is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for Christmas Day. The museum is open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays in December with musical entertainment and programs and until 6 p.m. December 26 - 30. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon, through November 24. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit the museum's website at www.brandywinemuseum.org.

Music at the Brandywine River Museum

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Nov 14 @ 19:30 – 20:30

Brandywine River Museum is Alive with Music This Fall

Jazz, classical, funk, classic soul and be-bop-hear it all!

Chadds Ford, PA August 16, 2013 -- The Brandywine River Museum's exciting Music on the Brandywine concert series expands this fall to include jazz, classical music, be-bop, funk and classic soul. All performances take place in the museum's glass-walled lobby, which Astral Artists'* founder Vera Wilson has called an "acoustically rewarding space."
Caroline Cole

Astral Artists Winner 2013*

Thursday, November 14

Delight in the music of harpist Caroline Cole. A graduate of the Julliard School, she has been a featured performer at prestigious harp events throughout the United States and Canada. Her first film recording, the Sedona soundtrack, received the Film Score of the Year Award from the Phoenix Music Awards in 2011.

All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.; galleries will be open 6 - 9 p.m. Admission is $25, $20 for members. Full bar and small plate offerings will be available for purchase. Tickets are

available online at brandywinemuseum.org or by calling 610-388-8326.

*Astral Artists is a non-profit organization that plays a vital role in the discovery and development of the nation's most gifted classical musicians by assisting their early professional career development, and presenting their world-class artistry to the community through concerts and engagement programs.

World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA) and World Cafe Live at the Queen (Wilmington, DE) are the result of a partnership between Real Entertainment Group, Inc. and the University of Pennsylvania's public radio station WXPN. The nationally-syndicated radio show, "World Cafe Live," inspired the venues' names and musical philosophy-bringing new music to people and new people to music.

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The Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for children ages 6 and older and free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine Conservancy members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until noon through November 24, 2013. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org

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Branch Collection – Pennsbury Township

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Nov 15 @ 09:00 – 17:00

Brush and limbs to be put out on start date

One pass through each neighborhood

Questions Call Roadmaster Dave Allen 610-388-9180

Author Richard Meryman to speak and sign books

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Nov 15 @ 14:00 – 15:00

Richard Meryman, author of

Andrew Wyeth: A Spoken Self-Portrait,

to speak and sign books

Friday, November 15, 2 p.m.

Chadds Ford, PA, October 23, 2013 Richard Meryman, Andrew Wyeth biographer and author of the recently published Andrew Wyeth: A Spoken Self-Portrait, will discuss his memories of the artist based on 45 years of recorded interviews with Wyeth, his family, friends and models.Meryman first met Wyeth when he wrote an article about him for Life in 1964, and the two kept in touch until Wyeth's death in 2009. The son of a painter, Meryman was a reporter, correspondent, editor and staff writer at the original Life magazine for twenty-three years. He has written several books about Andrew Wyeth including Andrew Wyeth (1968), a major book of the artist's paintings and Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life (1996), the definitive Wyeth biography.

The program is included with regular museum admission. Meryman will sign copies of his books (limit of two signatures per customer), which are available in the museum shop, following the presentation.

The Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is a program of the Brandywine Conservancy. Open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $8 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6-12; free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon through November 24, 2013.

Live music at Galer Estate Winery – Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays

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Nov 15 @ 17:00 – 19:00

Live Music Every Friday 5-7pm, Saturday 5-7pm

& Sunday 4-6pm

Friday Nov 8th - TBA

Saturday Nov 9th - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 10th - Mazel Tov Cocktail

Friday Nov 15th - Bill Hake

Saturday Nov 16th - Nicole Zell

Sunday Nov 17th - Skip & Dave

Friday Nov 22nd - TBA

Sat Nov 23rd - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 24th - Peter Paulsen

Friday Nov 29th - Sam Smick

Saturday Nov 30th - Dan Franz

Sunday Dec 1st - Brian LaPann

16th annual open house & holiday sale

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Nov 15 @ 18:00 – 21:00

Heron Studios is a vibrant community of artists that hosts art shows several times each year.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.
-John Updike

16th annual open house & holiday sale

Join us in celebrating 16 years of creativity! Stop by our studio during any of
the times listed below:

Opening Weekend
FRI, 11/15/2013: 6 to 9 pm (Opening Party)
SAT, 11/16/2013: 11 am to 5 pm
SUN, 11/17/2013: 11 am to 5 pm

Second Weekend
SAT, 11/23/2013: 11 am to 5 pm
SUN, 11/24/2013: 11 am to 5 pm

Happy hour at Liberty Place PDX wines

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Nov 15 @ 18:00 – 21:00

Friday Night Happy Hour @ The Market at Liberty Place

November 8, 6:00 - 9:00PM through January 3, 2014 – The Market @ Liberty

November 8th Dave Renz has been living in Chester County and performing up and down the east coast for the past 20 years. They perform jazz and original music that is influenced by jazz and other styles, including blues, rock, reggae and Latin music.

November 15th The Burgundy Boys Gary Moore and Paul Zotter play great acoustic versions of songs starting with Bill Withers, Boston, Eagles, Sting, George Michaels, Huey Lewis, The Goo Goo Dolls, Oasis, Bon Jovi, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Daughtry, all the way to Phillip Phillips, Jason Miraz...

November 22nd Sinatra Anthony Singing Songs of Sinatra, Since he was a child, Anthony has been surrounded by Sinatra's music and has developed a strong appreciation for his musical mastery. Growing up in Wilmington, Delaware, Anthony was infatuated with Sinatra and was inspired to play the saxaphone in school. He has always loved singing and entertaining, and he enjoys telling jokes with his inviting personality. Anthony's love of Sinatra and his music has only grown with age and has now inspired him to put together his Sinatra show.

November 29th Steve Sottung and Kat Playing clubs/Restaurants from Philly to Wilmington, Newark to West Chester and Kennett Sq. Over 30 years. Playing 60's, 70' Folk and Folk Rock. Playing artisits like: Neil Young, John Denver, Jim Croce, The Wall flowers, Jimmy Buffett, Hootie and the Blowfish.....

December 6th Christmas Tree Lighting! Live Holiday Music and Caroling!

Motor Coach Murder Mystery at Paradocx Vineyard

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Nov 15 @ 19:30 – 21:30

MEDIA ALERT:

Special Event Listing

What: Motor coach Murder Mystery @ Paradocx Vineyard

When: Friday November 15th, 7:30pm

&

Saturday November 16th, 7:30pm

Where: Paradocx Vineyard

1833 Flint Hill Road

Landenberg PA

More info: Acts Avon Grove Community Theater and Paradocx Vineyard Presents our latest murder mystery, Sam Club, Private Eye, and The Case of the Motorcoach Murder Watch for clues and try to guess who killed poor Harry at Paradocx Vineyard. It's up to the audience to solve the crime. Prizes will be awarded. Friday November 15^th 7:30pm & Saturday November 16^th 7:30 PM Paradocx Vineyard Landenberg PA. Tickets are $25.00 and include Show, Hors D'oeuvres and a Glass of PDX wine. Additional Wine by the glass and Bottles will be available to purchase. Tickets www.actheater.org

Book Signing

Nov 16 @ 11:00 – 15:00

An open to the public book-signing event at the Kennett Square Resale Book Shoppe on

Saturday November 16th

from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

113 South Union Street, Kennett Square, Pa.

"The Civil War- A 150 Year Retrospective"

Local author/historian Gene Pisasale delves into the causes, the events, the personalities, the major battles, the Generals and the aftermath of

Fire and Spice Weekends – at the Chaddsford Winery

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Nov 16 @ 12:00 – 18:00

Fire and Spice Weekends

November

2nd & 3rd

9th & 10th

16th & 17th

23rd & 24th

30th

12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Come enjoy the fall weekends and escape the family and the usual holiday fare of leftover turkey or the anticipatory leftover turkey. Join our caterers each weekend as they offer some rustic fall culinary delights for you to enjoy by our fire pits with hot mulled wine. Several wine tasting options will be available including several very special warm drinks.

No Entrance Fee and No Reservations Required.

2nd - Moonlight Catering

3rd - Roll DogZ

9th - Purple Picnic People

10th - Farm Truck

16th - TBA

17th - Moonlight Catering

23th - Pizza Wagon

24th - Pizza Wagon

30th - Farm Truck

Terry Gross at West Chester University

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Nov 16 @ 14:00 – 15:00

In just a few days, Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning host of WHYY FM's Fresh Air, will take the stage at West Chester University's Asplundh Concert Hall for Off Air with Fresh Air !

TIME IS RUNNING OUT AND TICKETS ARE GOING FAST! CLICK HERE >>

Off Air with Fresh Air
Saturday, November 16, 2013
VIP Reception (Sold Out): 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m
Event: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

West Chester University
Asplundh Hall
700 S. High Street
West Chester, PA 19383

We hope to see you at this exciting event!

Live music at Galer Estate Winery – Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays

Tickets

Nov 16 @ 17:00 – 19:00

Live Music Every Friday 5-7pm, Saturday 5-7pm

& Sunday 4-6pm

Friday Nov 8th - TBA

Saturday Nov 9th - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 10th - Mazel Tov Cocktail

Friday Nov 15th - Bill Hake

Saturday Nov 16th - Nicole Zell

Sunday Nov 17th - Skip & Dave

Friday Nov 22nd - TBA

Sat Nov 23rd - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 24th - Peter Paulsen

Friday Nov 29th - Sam Smick

Saturday Nov 30th - Dan Franz

Sunday Dec 1st - Brian LaPann

Motor Coach Murder Mystery at Paradocx Vineyard

Tickets

Nov 16 @ 19:30 – 21:30

MEDIA ALERT:

Special Event Listing

What: Motor coach Murder Mystery @ Paradocx Vineyard

When: Friday November 15th, 7:30pm

&

Saturday November 16th, 7:30pm

Where: Paradocx Vineyard

1833 Flint Hill Road

Landenberg PA

More info: Acts Avon Grove Community Theater and Paradocx Vineyard Presents our latest murder mystery, Sam Club, Private Eye, and The Case of the Motorcoach Murder Watch for clues and try to guess who killed poor Harry at Paradocx Vineyard. It's up to the audience to solve the crime. Prizes will be awarded. Friday November 15^th 7:30pm & Saturday November 16^th 7:30 PM Paradocx Vineyard Landenberg PA. Tickets are $25.00 and include Show, Hors D'oeuvres and a Glass of PDX wine. Additional Wine by the glass and Bottles will be available to purchase. Tickets www.actheater.org

Nov

17

Sun

Free Admission Sunday Mornings – Brandywine River Museum

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Nov 17 @ 09:00 – 12:00

Free admission on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon, through November 24

Fire and Spice Weekends – at the Chaddsford Winery

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Nov 17 @ 12:00 – 18:00

Fire and Spice Weekends

November

2nd & 3rd

9th & 10th

16th & 17th

23rd & 24th

30th

12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Come enjoy the fall weekends and escape the family and the usual holiday fare of leftover turkey or the anticipatory leftover turkey. Join our caterers each weekend as they offer some rustic fall culinary delights for you to enjoy by our fire pits with hot mulled wine. Several wine tasting options will be available including several very special warm drinks.

No Entrance Fee and No Reservations Required.

2nd - Moonlight Catering

3rd - Roll DogZ

9th - Purple Picnic People

10th - Farm Truck

16th - TBA

17th - Moonlight Catering

23th - Pizza Wagon

24th - Pizza Wagon

30th - Farm Truck

Nov

19

Tue

Senior Fitness – Slim & Fit – at St Cornelius Church

Tickets

Nov 19 @ 09:30 – 10:30

Tuesday Mornings 9:30 am

St Cornelius Parish Life Center

Call Dan at 610-459-2502

Nov

20

Wed

Save Time – Constant Contact – Randi Penfil

Tickets

Nov 20 @ 09:30 – 10:30

Wednesday, November 20th, 9:30am
Save Time Creating Your Emails, Plus Learn How to Create a Survey or Poll
Bayard Memorial Library, Kennett Square
Presented by Randi Penfil

Cinderella: A Musical Panto

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Nov 20 @ 19:00 – 20:00

Peoples Light and Theater

November 20, 2013—January 12, 2014

http://peopleslight.org/ap/cinderella-musical-panto

Book by Kathryn Petersen

Music & Lyrics by Michael Ogborn

Directed by Pete Pryor

Leonard C. Haas Stage

Nov

22

Fri

Live music at Galer Estate Winery – Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays

Tickets

Nov 22 @ 17:00 – 19:00

Live Music Every Friday 5-7pm, Saturday 5-7pm

& Sunday 4-6pm

Friday Nov 8th - TBA

Saturday Nov 9th - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 10th - Mazel Tov Cocktail

Friday Nov 15th - Bill Hake

Saturday Nov 16th - Nicole Zell

Sunday Nov 17th - Skip & Dave

Friday Nov 22nd - TBA

Sat Nov 23rd - Bill Hake

Sunday Nov 24th - Peter Paulsen

Friday Nov 29th - Sam Smick

Saturday Nov 30th - Dan Franz

Sunday Dec 1st - Brian LaPann

Happy hour at Liberty Place PDX wines

Tickets

Nov 22 @ 18:00 – 21:00

Friday Night Happy Hour @ The Market at Liberty Place

November 8, 6:00 - 9:00PM through January 3, 2014 – The Market @ Liberty

November 8th Dave Renz has been living in Chester County and performing up and down the east coast for the past 20 years. They perform jazz and original music that is influenced by jazz and other styles, including blues, rock, reggae and Latin music.

November 15th The Burgundy Boys Gary Moore and Paul Zotter play great acoustic versions of songs starting with Bill Withers, Boston, Eagles, Sting, George Michaels, Huey Lewis, The Goo Goo Dolls, Oasis, Bon Jovi, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Daughtry, all the way to Phillip Phillips, Jason Miraz...

November 22nd Sinatra Anthony Singing Songs of Sinatra, Since he was a child, Anthony has been surrounded by Sinatra's music and has developed a strong appreciation for his musical mastery. Growing up in Wilmington, Delaware, Anthony was infatuated with Sinatra and was inspired to play the saxaphone in school. He has always loved singing and entertaining, and he enjoys telling jokes with his inviting personality. Anthony's love of Sinatra and his music has only grown with age and has now inspired him to put together his Sinatra show.

November 29th Steve Sottung and Kat Playing clubs/Restaurants from Philly to Wilmington, Newark to West Chester and Kennett Sq. Over 30 years. Playing 60's, 70' Folk and Folk Rock. Playing artisits like: Neil Young, John Denver, Jim Croce, The Wall flowers, Jimmy Buffett, Hootie and the Blowfish.....

December 6th Christmas Tree Lighting! Live Holiday Music and Caroling!

Hadley Performance – Clara Barton Red Cross Angel

Tickets

Nov 22 @ 19:30 – 20:30

Mary Ann Jung will perform Clara Barton - Red Cross Angel for the Hadley Memorial Fund on Friday, November 22, 7:30 p.m., at the Unionville Elementary School. All Hadley Fund programs are free - no tickets required. For further information see www.Hadleyfund.org or call 610-444-1855.

Mary Ann Jung is an award-winning actress and Smithsonian scholar. She has appeared on CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and in newspapers around the world as she plays famous women from history. In 2002, Ms. Jung's Clara Barton show won top honors for Solo Theatrical Performance from the Maryland State Arts Council. Since 2005, the Smithsonian Institution has presented Ms. Jung's historical women for several conferences.

Ms. Jung researches and writes her own scripts, and performs in the authentic costumes, accents, and attitudes for her characters’ eras. Her shows are very energetic, interactive, and fun. They are terrific for families. In 2002 the Ambassador of France gave her highest praise for her one-of-a-kind portrayal of Queen Catherine de Medici for his guests, and in 2009 Ms. Jung (as Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) met Bristish diplomat Dominick Chilcott while celebrating the 300th birthday of this queen.

Proper ladies of Miss Barton's time (1821-1912) were supposed to be quiet, get married, have children, and stay home. Miss Barton would have none of that! She defied society’s conventions and risked her life in order to help others, thus becoming a true heroine. A passionate and moving public speaker, Ms. Jung as Clara dramatically relates how she became the first woman to work for the Federal Government, its first female department head, and America’s first woman ambassador. You’ll be swept into her story of the Civil War and the dangers of nursing at the Battle of Antietam. Finally, learn about her nine-year struggle to get America to sign the Geneva Convention and join the International Red Cross. There are few better role models than Clara Barton, who still inspires us to “Never Give Up!”.

Nov

23

Sat

16th annual open house & holiday sale

Tickets

Nov 23 @ 11:00 – Nov 24 @ 17:00

Heron Studios is a vibrant community of artists that hosts art shows several times each year.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.
-John Updike

16th annual open house & holiday sale

Join us in celebrating 16 years of creativity! Stop by our studio during any of
the times listed below:

Opening Weekend
FRI, 11/15/2013: 6 to 9 pm (Opening Party)
SAT, 11/16/2013: 11 am to 5 pm
SUN, 11/17/2013: 11 am to 5 pmSecond Weekend

SAT, 11/23/2013: 11 am to 5 pm
SUN, 11/24/2013: 11 am to 5 pm

Fire and Spice Weekends – at the Chaddsford Winery

Tickets

Nov 23 @ 12:00 – 18:00

Fire and Spice Weekends

November

2nd & 3rd

9th & 10th

16th & 17th

23rd & 24th

30th

12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Come enjoy the fall weekends and escape the family and the usual holiday fare of leftover turkey or the anticipatory leftover turkey. Join our caterers each weekend as they offer some rustic fall culinary delights for you to enjoy by our fire pits with hot mulled wine. Several wine tasting options will be available including several very special warm drinks.

No Entrance Fee and No Reservations Required.

2nd - Moonlight Catering

3rd - Roll DogZ

9th - Purple Picnic People

10th - Farm Truck

16th - TBA

17th - Moonlight Catering

23th - Pizza Wagon

24th - Pizza Wagon

30th - Farm Truck

Annual Instrumental Competition for Young Artists

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Nov 23 @ 13:00 – 14:00

The Kennett Symphony of Chester County will sponsor their annual Instrumental Competition for Young Artists on Saturday, November 23^rd at 1:00 pm at the Kendal at Longwood Auditorium, Kennett Square. Sixteen gifted young musicians in grades 9 to 12 will each perform a classical composition or movement of a larger work for solo and orchestra. The Young Artist Competitions provide an invaluable performance experience for these aspiring student musicians who have achieved a high level of proficiency.

The auditions are open to the public and are free of charge. Each of the young musicians will be judged by a panel of professional musicians. Three prizes will be awarded - first prize provides a $500 cash award and the opportunity for a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony, second prize is $300, and third prize is $100. Funding for the competition is provided in part through the generosity of the Mushroom Festival, Inc. and the Kennett Run Charities.

The competition is chaired by Paul and Irena Merluzzi. For further information, contact the Kennett Symphony office at 610-444-6363.