Community Calendar - Chadds Ford Live

July 2019

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	1	2 Terrific Tuesdays 10:00 Terrific Tuesdays @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 2 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Time Travel! Every Tuesday in July and August 10:00 am–3:00 pm Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kids while they’re out of school for the summer? During this year’s Terrific Tuesdays[...]	3 Red, White and Brew 09:00 Red, White and Brew Jul 3 @ 09:00 Tickets From our rousing Star Spangled Spectacular Fireworks & Fountains Show (just named the best Fourth of July fireworks display in Pennsylvania by Reader’s Digest!) … to new Illuminated Fountain Performances in our Main Fountain Garden[...] Grand Opening – Artillery Brewing 16:00 Grand Opening – Artillery Brewing Jul 3 @ 16:00 Tickets We’re super-excited to cut the ribbon and open our doors to the community today! A couple of updates: * We have PA cider and wines, and of course our new line of Artillery ales and[...]	4 Independence Day Independence Day Jul 4 all-day Tickets Red, White and BBQ 11:00 Red, White and BBQ Jul 4 @ 11:00 – 18:00 Tickets Chaddsford Winery is throwing an all-weekend party this July 4th with their annual Red, White & BBQ event. Guests can enjoy BBQ from local food trucks, live music, PA-made wine, craft beer, cocktails and frozen[...] BBQ and Beer Dinner 19:30 BBQ and Beer Dinner Jul 4 @ 19:30 Tickets Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Wilmington is celebrating Independence Day on their patio with a southern backyard barbeque beer dinner featuring front row seats to the Wilmington fireworks display. For $65, spectators will enjoy[...]	5 First Friday – Kennett, Wilmington, West Chester 17:00 First Friday – Kennett, Wilmington, West Chester Jul 5 @ 17:00 Tickets Art Stroll Kennett Square https://historickennettsquare.com/ Art Loop Wilmington http://artloopwilmington.org/ First Friday West Chester http://www.downtownwestchester.com/view_program.php?id=468	6 Brandywine Battlefield Clean-up at Birmingham Hill 08:00 Brandywine Battlefield Clean-up at Birmingham Hill Jul 6 @ 08:00 Tickets The project is dismantling the split rail fence that stands on the north side of Meetinghouse Road. As the walking path can now follow along the Birmingham Hill site on the south side of[...]
7 Galer introduces first sparkling wine 12:00 Galer introduces first sparkling wine Jul 7 @ 12:00 – 19:00 Tickets Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery of Kennett Square will introduce their first sparkling wine on Sunday July 7th from 12-7 p.m. in their Red Lion Room and Red Lion Deck. The winery will offer a[...] Free Concert Series – Every Sunday and Thursday 18:30 Free Concert Series – Every Sunday and Thursday Jul 7 @ 18:30 Tickets	8	9 Terrific Tuesdays 10:00 Terrific Tuesdays @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 9 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Time Travel! Every Tuesday in July and August 10:00 am–3:00 pm Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kids while they’re out of school for the summer? During this year’s Terrific Tuesdays[...] Stroller Tour 10:30 Stroller Tour @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 9 @ 10:30 – 11:30 Tickets Enjoy a relaxed morning out with your little one while engaging with art in the galleries at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. This guided tour is designed especially for adults accompanied by babies. Stroller[...] Hidden Cargo: Overlooked Dimensions of N.C. Wyeth’s Treasure Island Illustrations 18:00 Hidden Cargo: Overlooked Dimensions of N.C. Wyeth’s Treasure Island Illustrations @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 9 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets David Lubin, the Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art at Wake Forest University, will discuss N. C. Wyeth’s illustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic Treasure Island, paintings that suggest deeper and darker overtones to[...] Great Gardens of the Delaware Valley 18:30 Great Gardens of the Delaware Valley @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Jul 9 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets Did you know that with 31 gardens in 30 miles, Philadelphia is America’s Garden Capital? Join us on 7/9 at 6:30 pm when the Tyler Arboretum presents a guide to the Delaware Valley’s best gardens. Registration[...]	10 “Evening at Kuerner’s” Plein Air 16:30 “Evening at Kuerner’s” Plein Air @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 10 @ 16:30 – 20:30 Tickets 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[...] New! Tailgate Tours 17:30 New! Tailgate Tours @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 10 @ 17:30 – 19:00 Tickets June 6, July 10, and August 13, 5:30–7:00 pm Explore the Winterthur Estate on this leisurely stroll through the garden and estate guided by one of our staff members and hear about Winterthur’s history, design,[...]	11 Hamilton and Burr: Who Wrote Their Stories? 10:00 Hamilton and Burr: Who Wrote Their Stories? @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 11 @ 10:00 – 17:00 Tickets July 11, 2019–January 5, 2020, Center Gallery The hit Broadway musical Hamilton sparked renewed interest in the Founding Father and his relationship with Aaron Burr, whom he infamously dueled with on July 11, 1804. Opening on the[...] Museum Explorers: Nifty Nature with Jennifer Hansen Rolli 10:00 Museum Explorers: Nifty Nature with Jennifer Hansen Rolli @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 11 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Become a Museum Explorer at the Brandywine River Museum of Art! Join us for an interactive gallery tour with art activities for children ages two to eight and their grown-ups. Inspired by the exhibition, N.[...]	12 Kennett Square Sidewalk Sale – Sat & Sun 10:00 Kennett Square Sidewalk Sale – Sat & Sun Jul 12 @ 10:00 – 18:00 Tickets Summer Sidewalk Sale 2019 Friday, July 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm	13 Sensory Friendly Saturday Family Program 09:00 Sensory Friendly Saturday Family Program @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 13 @ 09:00 – 10:30 Tickets Enjoy a variety of creative activities throughout the Museum 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 and[...] Pollinator Workshop 10:00 Pollinator Workshop @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 13 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets June 1 and July 13, 10:00–11:00 am Join the movement to help save the pollinators as well as all beneficial insects. Review the conservation importance of pollinators and learn key methods for converting a lawn[...] Oil Painting Demonstration 11:00 Oil Painting Demonstration @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 13 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Award-winning artist Randall Graham will demonstrate oil media and techniques at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Randall Graham is a local award-winning artist and instructor, known for his personal style of plein air painting.[...] Tip-a-Canoe & Barbeque, Too 12:00 Tip-a-Canoe & Barbeque, Too @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 13 @ 12:00 – 22:00 Tickets This annual event marks the official start of summer at the Brandywine! Soak up the sun on a canoe trip down the Brandywine River to a backyard BBQ that will tantalize your taste buds. Cool[...] Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration 17:00 Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration Jul 13 @ 17:00 – 22:00 Tickets West Chester University presents Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, July 13 from 5 – 10 p.m. On July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 made history when the first men walked on the Moon. The Mather[...]
14	15 Archaeology Today: Is Archaeology Like Indiana Jones? w/ the Penn Museum 18:00 Archaeology Today: Is Archaeology Like Indiana Jones? w/ the Penn Museum @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Jul 15 @ 18:00 – 19:00 Tickets Get an in-depth look at a real dig in Petra with the Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology on 7/15 at 6:00pm. Learn archaeological techniques, and whether or not archaeology is really like what we see[...]	16 Terrific Tuesdays 10:00 Terrific Tuesdays @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 16 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Time Travel! Every Tuesday in July and August 10:00 am–3:00 pm Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kids while they’re out of school for the summer? During this year’s Terrific Tuesdays[...] Transforming Habitat Restoration: Planning with Technology 10:00 Transforming Habitat Restoration: Planning with Technology @ Mt. Cuba Center Jul 16 @ 10:00 – 14:30 Tickets New and exciting applications for GIS technology and other state-of-the-art analytic tools are making landscape restoration projects easier. Through case studies, first-hand experience, and a variety of diagnostic techniques, learn how Nate and Jeff combine[...] Memoir and N.C. Wyeth’s Letters 18:00 Memoir and N.C. Wyeth’s Letters @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 16 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets N. C. Wyeth’s surpassing gift for narrative made him one of the most famous illustrators of all time. But his narrative talents can also be found in the letters that he wrote—letters that captured the[...]	17	18 Memoir: A Workshop for Writers with Beth Kephart 18:00 Memoir: A Workshop for Writers with Beth Kephart @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 18 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Sometimes the memories we yearn to revive remain just beyond our reach—childhood stories, vanished rooms, words on an elementary-school chalkboard. With his masterful evocations of story and place, N. C. Wyeth unlocks the nearly forgotten[...] Free Jazz 19:30 Free Jazz Jul 18 @ 19:30 Tickets As temperatures soar outside, residents of West Chester can enjoy free jazz inside. Every summer for the past 34 years, alumni from West Chester University’s premier jazz ensemble, The Criterions, reunite to perform jazz, big[...]	19 Concerts in the Courtyard: Melanie Brulee 18:00 Concerts in the Courtyard: Melanie Brulee @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 19 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Enjoy live music in the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s courtyard with artist Melanie Brulée. What most might call Americana, folk-rock or country music, Toronto-based Melanie Brulée colours her own, bringing a vintage respect to[...]	20 Christmas in July Craft Fair and More 09:00 Christmas in July Craft Fair and More @ Ware Presbyterian Village Vista Ridge Pavilion Jul 20 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets Christmas in July Craft Show and More July 20, 2019 from 9-3 Ware Presbyterian Village Vista Ridge Apartment Pavilion Oxford, PA An event featuring a large craft show, a silent auction of a handmade quilt[...] Camp Chaddsford: Adult Summer Camp 11:00 Camp Chaddsford: Adult Summer Camp @ Chaddsford Winery Jul 20 @ 11:00 – 18:00 Tickets Chaddsford Winery’s wildly popular Camp Chaddsford: Adult Summer Camp is back for 2019 featuring a lineup of adults-only camp experiences and, new this year, a hotel stay Saturday July 20 with a raindate of Sunday[...]
21 Wet Felted Silk Scarves 10:00 Wet Felted Silk Scarves @ Mt. Cuba Center Jul 21 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets Create your own lightweight, super soft scarf with merino wool and mawata silk using centuries-old wet felting techniques. Sara takes silk that has been stretched on a frame and pulls it apart into very thin[...] Cooking with Nature: Summer Vegetables 11:30 Cooking with Nature: Summer Vegetables @ Chandler Mill Nature Preserve Jul 21 @ 11:30 – 13:00 Tickets Join TLC for the third 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[...]	22	23 Terrific Tuesdays 10:00 Terrific Tuesdays @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 23 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Time Travel! Every Tuesday in July and August 10:00 am–3:00 pm Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kids while they’re out of school for the summer? During this year’s Terrific Tuesdays[...] ARTZ at Brandywine 11:00 ARTZ at Brandywine @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 23 @ 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.[...] The Oral Tradition from Africa to Hometown, USA 18:00 The Oral Tradition from Africa to Hometown, USA @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 23 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets Delve into the rich history of storytelling through a discussion of the oral tradition in both Africa and the United States with Jeannine Osayande, a teaching artist, choreographer and performer of West African dance (Mali[...] Behind ‘Costuming The Crown’ w/ the Winterthur Museum 18:30 Behind ‘Costuming The Crown’ w/ the Winterthur Museum @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Jul 23 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets Get a behind the scenes look at Winterthur’s latest exhibition ‘Costuming The Crown‘ with the museum’s Director of Interpretation Jeff Groff on 7/23 at 6:30pm. Come to the library and get the scoop on some of the[...]	24 Summer Garden Walk 10:00 Summer Garden Walk @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 24 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Join us for guided walk through the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s gardens and meadows. Throughout the growing season, different plants step up to the front of the stage to shine. In the summer many[...] Creative Escapes: Christmas in July with felted ornaments 18:00 Creative Escapes: Christmas in July with felted ornaments @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 24 @ 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 Christmas-in-July program will feature a hands-on, needle-felting activity. Participants will[...]	25 Museum Explorers: Fantastic Journeys with David Wiesner 10:00 Museum Explorers: Fantastic Journeys with David Wiesner @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 25 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets Become a Museum Explorer at the Brandywine River Museum of Art! Join us for an interactive gallery tour with art activities for children ages two to eight and their grown-ups. Inspired by the exhibition, N.[...] Innovations in Dementia Care – Wholistic Approach 18:00 Innovations in Dementia Care – Wholistic Approach Jul 25 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets	26	27 Horticulture as Therapy 10:00 Horticulture as Therapy @ Mt. Cuba Center Jul 27 @ 10:00 – 14:30 Tickets Plants and nature provide a sensory-rich, versatile medium that can transform lives, regardless of the age or ability of participants. Explore people-plant relationships and learn how horticultural therapy can effectively treat issues surrounding health and[...]
28	29 Summer Camp at the Brandywine Museum: Look, Discover, Make 09:00 Summer Camp at the Brandywine Museum: Look, Discover, Make @ Brandywine River Museum of Art Jul 29 @ 09:00 – 13:00 Tickets This inspirational and fun summer camp offers youth ages 9-14 a week-long immersion into the Museum’s outstanding art collection and nature-rich campus. Campers will become makers, learning innovative hands-on techniques for expressing themselves through art.[...]	30 Terrific Tuesdays 10:00 Terrific Tuesdays @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 30 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Time Travel! Every Tuesday in July and August 10:00 am–3:00 pm Looking for something fun and educational to do with the kids while they’re out of school for the summer? During this year’s Terrific Tuesdays[...]	31 Bird Watch at Winterthur 08:00 Bird Watch at Winterthur @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Jul 31 @ 08:00 – 10:00 Tickets June 26, July 31, and August 28, 8:00–10:00 am Explore some of the hotspots for birds at Winterthur. Naturalist and birder Jessica Shahan will guide you through wetlands, meadows, the woodlands along Clenny Run, and[...] Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue: An American Icon 18:30 Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue: An American Icon @ Rachel Kohl Community Library Jul 31 @ 18:30 – 19:30 Tickets

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