Community Calendar - Chadds Ford Live

March 2019

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					1 Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale 08:00 Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale @ Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale Mar 1 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Plein Air Inside and Out 09:30 Plein Air Inside and Out @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 1 @ 09:30 – 16:30 Tickets Enjoy the wintry beauty of the river from the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s expansive atrium windows. Artists working in all media are invited to explore the vista from inside the Museum where they can[...]	2 Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale 08:00 Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale @ Cokesbury Village White Elephant Sale Mar 2 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets Women’s Leadership Summit – Newark DE 08:00 Women’s Leadership Summit – Newark DE Mar 2 @ 08:00 – 15:00 Tickets – Women interested in developing their leadership skills and learning techniques for creating continued success in their personal and professional lives will convene on March 2, 2019 for the Junior League of Wilmington’s 4th Annual[...] Girls In Action Summit (CCFWG) 09:00 Girls In Action Summit (CCFWG) Mar 2 @ 09:00 – 16:00 Tickets The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) invites all high school girls in grades 9-12 to attend our inaugural Girls in Action Summit on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm at[...] Plein Air Inside and Out 09:30 Plein Air Inside and Out @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 2 @ 09:30 – 16:30 Tickets Enjoy the wintry beauty of the river from the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s expansive atrium windows. Artists working in all media are invited to explore the vista from inside the Museum where they can[...] Philadelphia Flower Show Opens 11:00 Philadelphia Flower Show Opens Mar 2 @ 11:00 – 20:00 Tickets Dates Saturday, March 2 – Sunday, March 10, 2019 Hours* Saturday, March 2: 11 am – 8 pm Sunday, March 3: 8 am – 9 pm Monday – Friday, March 4 – 8: [...]
3 First Sunday for Families 11:00 First Sunday for Families @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 3 @ 11:00 – 14:00 Tickets First Sundays for Families at the Brandywine River Museum of Art presents free, hands-on workshops designed to engage visitors of all ages in creative art activities and performances. Free all day admission; special activities from[...]	4 Kindergarten Storytime 13:00 Kindergarten Storytime @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 4 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets Weekly – Every Monday	5 Safety for Seniors: Learn How to Protect Yourself from Fraud 13:00 Safety for Seniors: Learn How to Protect Yourself from Fraud @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 5 @ 13:00 – 14:00 Tickets The Delaware County Senior Fraud Unit will be giving a presentation for seniors on safety and fraud prevention. Registration is required. Open Figure Studio 18:00 Open Figure Studio @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 5 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Join artists of all skill levels from throughout the community for an uninstructed session with a live figure model. Participants may paint, draw or sculpt, but they must provide their own art supplies. No pre-registration required.[...]	6	7 Environmental Film Series 18:00 Environmental Film Series @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 7 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets The library will be showing Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom as part of our Environmental Film Series. A discussion will follow. Registration is requested. Leather and Metal Workshop 18:00 Leather and Metal Workshop @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 7 @ 18:00 – 21:15 Tickets 6 to 9:15 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Instructor Pat Rosenberger, who uses silversmithing techniques with various metals, will teach students how to handle, cut and stamp leather; how to execute the basics of metal jewelry[...] Chadds Ford Spring Lecture Series 19:00 Chadds Ford Spring Lecture Series @ Chadds Ford Historical Society Mar 7 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Hannah Freeman aka “Indian Hannah”: Chester County’s Early “Celebrity” Resident, the Myth and the Reality March 7 at 7 pm by Catherine Quillman Spend an evening during Women’s History Month getting to know the[...]	8 Purses Full of Hope 14:00 Purses Full of Hope Mar 8 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets Parents’ Night Out 18:00 Parents’ Night Out @ Chandler Mill Interpretive Nature Center Mar 8 @ 18:00 – 22:00 Tickets Join the club for environmental education, food and fun! TLC announces our 2nd Parents’ Night Out (PNO) Enjoy a peaceful evening while the kids have a blast at TLC’s Interpretive Nature Center. Dinner, games, movies,[...]	9 American Beauty: Highlights from the Richard M. Scaife Bequest – new exhibition Opens at Brandywine Museum 09:30 American Beauty: Highlights from the Richard M. Scaife Bequest – new exhibition Opens at Brandywine Museum @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 9 @ 09:30 – 16:30 Tickets American Beauty: Highlights from the Richard M. Scaife Bequest features the finest works from the bequest of Mr. Scaife. A long-time trustee of the Brandywine—as well as a newspaper publisher, art collector and philanthropist—Scaife left[...] Bank to Bend: Featuring John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens at Windsor Great Park 10:00 Bank to Bend: Featuring John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens at Windsor Great Park @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Mar 9 @ 10:00 – 15:30 Tickets Saturday, March 9 – 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Lecture: 11:00 am, Copeland Lecture Hall (1 hour); Garden Tour: 1:00 pm, begin at Visitor Center Patio (90 minutes); Self-guided Tour: all day, begin at Visitor[...] Meet the Founding Fathers 14:00 Meet the Founding Fathers Mar 9 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets Gene Pisasale will be giving a free lecture at the Kennett Square Library, 216 State Street next Saturday March 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. titled “Meet the Founding Fathers: What They Thought About Government, Taxation[...]
10 Philadelphia Flower Show Closes 08:00 Philadelphia Flower Show Closes Mar 10 @ 08:00 – 18:00 Tickets Dates Saturday, March 2 – Sunday, March 10, 2019 Hours* Saturday, March 2: 11 am – 8 pm Sunday, March 3: 8 am – 9 pm Monday – Friday, March 4 – 8: [...] Tabletop Gaming 13:00 Tabletop Gaming @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 10 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets Ages 12 and up. Teens 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.	11	12 ARTZ at Brandywine 11:00 ARTZ at Brandywine @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 12 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets ARTZ Philadelphia joins with Brandywine to offer this popular program which welcomes a small group of visitors with dementia and their care partners to the Museum to view and discuss art in a supportive setting.[...] Teen Reading Lounge 15:30 Teen Reading Lounge @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 12 @ 15:30 – 16:30 Tickets Teens will be reading and discussing A Blade So Black by L.L. Mckinney. Ages 13-17 Life Art Studio for Artists 18:00 Life Art Studio for Artists @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 12 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 12 Join artists of all skill levels from throughout the community for an uninstructed session with a live figure model. Participants may paint, draw or sculpt, but they must[...]	13 Dance Me A Story 10:30 Dance Me A Story @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 13 @ 10:30 – 11:15 Tickets Ages 2-5 Kennett Square Golf and Country Club Open House 17:30 Kennett Square Golf and Country Club Open House Mar 13 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Open house, on Wednesday March 13th, from 5:30 to 7:30 https://www.ksgcc.com/ PAWS for Reading 18:30 PAWS for Reading @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 13 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets Sign up to read to one of our PAWS for Reading dogs. 4-12 years. Registration is required. 19:00 Mar 13 @ 19:00 – 20:30 Tickets	14 ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ 19:00 ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Mar 14 @ 19:00 Tickets Unionville High School presents the Broadway smash Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. A cast of over 60 students brings this unique sci-fi[...]	15 Lego Club 15:30 Lego Club @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 15 @ 15:30 – 16:30 Tickets Ages 4 and up. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ 19:00 ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Mar 15 @ 19:00 Tickets Unionville High School presents the Broadway smash Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. A cast of over 60 students brings this unique sci-fi[...] One More Tric Town with The Knobs 19:00 One More Tric Town with The Knobs @ Kennett Flash Mar 15 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets The Late Casey Grabowski started Tric Town, an off shoot of Tric Zine (often stylized Trixine) in 2002. In 2005 Andrew Miller took over the booking and curation, and ran the (mostly) monthly Indie Rock[...] Trolley Talk with Ray McKay 19:00 Trolley Talk with Ray McKay Mar 15 @ 19:00 Tickets Step back in time and virtually ride the electric trolley from West Chester to Lenape with through service to Kennett Square. Learn the history of the trolley line and take in the sites along the[...]	16 Unlocking the Mystery of Native Orchids 11:00 Unlocking the Mystery of Native Orchids @ Mt. Cuba Center Mar 16 @ 11:00 – 12:15 Tickets Nearly all native plants form beneficial associations with fungi in the wild, allowing them to access nutrients and tolerate stressful conditions. Some plants associate with a lot of different fungi and can find the ones[...] Living History Hike 14:00 Living History Hike @ Chandler Mill Nature Preserve Mar 16 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Local architectural historian, Jane Dorchester, will share new findings gleaned from her ongoing research. Take a unique tour of significant archaeological and historic sites that are right in your backyard, including two structures listed on[...] Beyond the Pale 15:00 Beyond the Pale @ Kennett Flash Mar 16 @ 15:00 – 18:00 Tickets Here come the Celts! Come help Beyond The Pale celebrate 20 years of Celtic music with their annual St. Patricks Bash at the Flash! One amazing show complete with Irish Dancers. Not to be missed.[...] ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ 19:00 ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Mar 16 @ 19:00 Tickets Unionville High School presents the Broadway smash Little Shop of Horrors on Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. A cast of over 60 students brings this unique sci-fi[...]
17 Open Mic with guest host Karter Jaymes 18:30 Open Mic with guest host Karter Jaymes @ Kennett Flash Mar 17 @ 18:30 – 23:00 Tickets Open Mic is a great opportunity for established and novice performers—singer/songwriters, bands, vocalists, comedians, poets, storytellers—to practice and share their talents. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for audiences to experience a special evening of talent.[...]	18 Home School Day at American Helicopter Museum 10:00 Home School Day at American Helicopter Museum Mar 18 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets West Chester’s American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC), 1220 American Boulevard, hosts Home School Day on Monday, February 18. The event consists of hands-on learning designed for homeschool families and lasts from 10 a.m.[...]	19 Women in Penn’s Woods 18:00 Women in Penn’s Woods @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 19 @ 18:00 – 19:00 Tickets Local historian and author Robyn Young will discuss her book detailing the fascinating history of women in the Keystone State. Registration is required. Open Figure Studio 21:00 Open Figure Studio @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 19 @ 21:00 – 22:00 Tickets 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 19 Join artists of all skill levels from throughout the community for an uninstructed session with a live figure model. Participants may paint, draw or sculpt, but they must[...]	20 Afternoon Book Club 14:00 Afternoon Book Club @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 20 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets The book club will be discussing The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. Creative Escape: Experimenting with Egg Tempera 18:00 Creative Escape: Experimenting with Egg Tempera @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 20 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets 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 of paintings[...] Evening Book Club 18:30 Evening Book Club @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 20 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets The Evening Book Club will be discussing Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.	21 Introduction to Mindfulness 10:30 Introduction to Mindfulness @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 21 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets An introduction to mindfulness class for adults. Registration is required. Space is limited. Approachable Egg Tempera Teacher Workshop 16:30 Approachable Egg Tempera Teacher Workshop @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 21 @ 16:30 – 18:30 Tickets Teachers are invited to explore this unique medium and its significance to the work of Andrew Wyeth. Artist Craig Marcin will demonstrate egg tempera techniques and participants will be invited to test out a few[...] Supermoon Hike and Bonfire 19:00 Supermoon Hike and Bonfire @ Stateline Woods Preserve Mar 21 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Celebrate the evening after the equinox with TLC! Join us atop Crossfield Hill to marvel at the third and final supermoon of 2019. We will take a moonlight walk through the meadows and woods of[...]	22 Chadds Ford Art Show – Preview Adults Only 19:00 Chadds Ford Art Show – Preview Adults Only Mar 22 @ 19:00 – Mar 23 @ 22:00 Tickets Founded in 1949 by Betsy Wyeth, the popular Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show features works by over 70 professional artists from the Brandywine Valley and beyond. Artists showcase a variety of works to satisfy[...] Dave Mattock and Tap Room 19:00 Dave Mattock and Tap Room @ Kennett Flash Mar 22 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets Grown in a shack of South Jersey woodchips, honed on the workbench of New Hampshire attitude and matured in the kiln of West Philly motivation, Dave Mattock and company have taken what was left of[...] Tavern Nights: Colonial Courtship & Victorian Valentines 19:00 Tavern Nights: Colonial Courtship & Victorian Valentines @ Chadds Ford Historical Society Mar 22 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets 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,[...]	23 Chadds Ford Art Show 10:00 Chadds Ford Art Show Mar 23 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets Founded in 1949 by Betsy Wyeth, the popular Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show features works by over 70 professional artists from the Brandywine Valley and beyond. Artists showcase a variety of works to satisfy[...] Instrument Petting Zoo 11:00 Instrument Petting Zoo @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 23 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Children will be able to hear, touch, & learn about musical instruments from members of the Delaware County Symphony during this interactive program. Registration is required. Outside the Wall 19:00 Outside the Wall @ Kennett Flash Mar 23 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets OUTSIDE THE WALL is a band who is honoring the great band PINK FLOYD by recreating many of their classic songs from THE WALL, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, DIVISION BELL and ANIMALS and[...]
24 Wine and Cheese Auction Preview 12:00 Wine and Cheese Auction Preview Mar 24 @ 12:00 – 16:00 Tickets William Bunch Auction – Tuesday, March 26th, 10 AM Sunday’s preview will feature FREE WINE & CHEESE! provided by Galer Estate Winery Friday, March 22nd from 9 AM – 5 PM Sunday, March 24th from[...] Open Mic with guest host Michael Hahn 18:30 Open Mic with guest host Michael Hahn @ Kennett Flash Mar 24 @ 18:30 – 23:00 Tickets Open Mic is a great opportunity for established and novice performers—singer/songwriters, bands, vocalists, comedians, poets, storytellers—to practice and share their talents. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for audiences to experience a special evening of talent.[...]	25	26 Open Figure Studio 18:00 Open Figure Studio @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 26 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 26 Join artists of all skill levels from throughout the community for an uninstructed session with a live figure model. Participants may paint, draw or sculpt, but they must[...]	27 Dance Me A Story 10:30 Dance Me A Story @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Mar 27 @ 10:30 – 11:15 Tickets Ages 2-5. Green Landscape Practices for Homeowners 19:00 Green Landscape Practices for Homeowners Mar 27 @ 19:00 – 20:00 Tickets The Pennsbury Landtrust will present a lecture “Green Landscape Practices for Homeowners” at the Pennsbury Township building, 702 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford at 7 p.m. o March 27. Presented by Margot Taylor, a registered landscape[...] Jimmy Vivino and Bob Margolin at The Kennett Flash 19:00 Jimmy Vivino and Bob Margolin at The Kennett Flash @ Kennett Flash Mar 27 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets Jimmy Vivino and Bob Margolin are Blues guitar player friends since the 1970s. Together for these special shows, they play original music, familiar tunes and deep blues songs and tell the personal stories about the Blues legends[...]	28 8th Annual Chef’s Best 18:00 8th Annual Chef’s Best @ West Chester University Alumni & Foundation Center Mar 28 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Enjoy mouthwatering specialties from some of the area’s best restaurants and cast your vote for the “Best of Chef’s Best.” ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester will host its 8th Annual Chef’s Best food[...] St. Jude Raffle Fundraiser at Chaddsford Winery 18:30 St. Jude Raffle Fundraiser at Chaddsford Winery @ Chaddsford Winery Mar 28 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Do you dream of evening out with light fare from Serock Catering, beverages provided by Chaddsford Winery, and a wide array of raffle baskets for all ages? Well dream no longer and purchase your ticket[...]	29 Imagining Climate Futures 14:30 Imagining Climate Futures Mar 29 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets West Chester University presents Timothy Cadman, Australia climate scientist, author and educator has represented his country at both the Paris and Poland UN Climate Summits He’ll discuss climate change and navigating the climate regime, as well[...] Broadway Sing-Along Night 19:00 Broadway Sing-Along Night @ Kennett Flash Mar 29 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets Come enjoy live performances from local talent and sing along to Broadway hits at this special event benefiting Calabrese Performing Arts, Inc. Performers include Guenevere and Becca Calabrese of the Calabrese Sisters and more!	30 Sensory-Friendly Saturday” Art Sense Family Program 09:00 Sensory-Friendly Saturday” Art Sense Family Program @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Mar 30 @ 09:00 – 10:30 Tickets Experience and create art in new ways using your five senses! Enjoy a variety of creative activities throughout the Museum during this accessible program. Created in conjunction with occupational therapists and local families specifically for[...] Costuming THE CROWN 10:00 Costuming THE CROWN @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Mar 30 @ 10:00 – 17:00 Tickets From the dazzling gold of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation robe to the simple sophistication of Princess Margaret’s wedding dress, from the majesty of royal crowns and tiaras to the comfort of clothes worn in private family[...] Visual Journaling Workshop 10:00 Visual Journaling Workshop @ Delaware College of Art and Design Mar 30 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30 Instructor Penni Gioffre, who also teaches in DCAD’s degree program, will lead this two-session, process-oriented workshop that begins March 30 and concludes April 6. Participants will learn[...] The Art of Caring 18:00 The Art of Caring Mar 30 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Live and silent auction at the 2019 Art of Caring – Passport to Art event on March 30th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Oakbourne Mansion 1014 South Concord Road, West Chester, PA 19382.[...] Dukes of Destiny 19:00 Dukes of Destiny @ Kennett Flash Mar 30 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets In 1985, five young, local musicians got together and began playing old blues songs in a rambling three-story house in Philadelphia. They decided to take the act on the road as The Dukes of Destiny,[...]
31 Films and Words – Esperando a Los Bitles 18:00 Films and Words – Esperando a Los Bitles @ Kennett Flash Mar 31 @ 18:00 – 23:00 Tickets Films & Words – Esperando a Los Bitles with guest lecturer Dr. Persephone Braham (University of Delaware) at The Kennett Flash Thanks to a generous donation from HADLEY PRESENTS, this event is FREE and open[...]

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