Arts & Entertainment

The Kennett Symphony picked up an extra $385 without a note of music. The fundraiser was Dine Out for Charity held at Sedona Taphouse in West Chester during February. Kennett Symphony Board Vice President Colin Hanna explained how the month-long event played out. “The way it works is that Sedona offers two special half-price menu items on Mondays (only) during a given month — one…

The 76th annual Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Show and Sale came together smoothly with a steady stream of art lovers and buyers despite some soggy weather. The event, started by the late Betsy Wyeth, is a fundraiser for the CFES PTO, and principal Danielle Clark said the money raised is both appreciated and well spent. “Most recently, in the past year we used the…

Those who love black and white photography can get an eye-full at the Brandywine Museum of Art through May 4. The message of the exhibit may give some people pause, however. "Robert Frank & Todd Webb: Across America, 1955" has an eye on “America as Myth,” as one panel in the third-floor gallery says. “In 1955, each from their own perspective, they started to question…

The Brandywine Railroad at the Brandywine Museum of Art has been a fan favorite ever since it chugged into an annual Black Friday event in 1972. Everyone of all ages — men, women, boys, and girls — seems to be drawn to the display of O-gauge model trains. This year was no exception. While the display opened to the public two earlier, the room with…

The UHS annual Art Gala this year featured the works of more than 100 artists, half professional and half student, according to event chair Caroline Cullen. And about 35 of the pros were new to the show this year. This year was the 48th anniversary of the show. “We kept the number of artists a little bit smaller this tear because we thought last year…

The $250 million Longwood Reimagined project is a month away from being finished and open to the public. The opening is scheduled for Nov. 22, which coincides with this year’s A Longwood Christmas. Members of the media had the opportunity to take a press tour of the work leading up to next month’s official opening. In a nutshell, there are six new buildings, a renovation…

The new Wharton Esherick exhibit is different than most exhibits at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. There are still some hang-on-the-wall types of paintings and wood blocks, but there are also functional furniture and sculptures “It’s so much different than people expect…We were interested in highlighting some of the other artists working in suburban Philadelphia, rural Pennsylvania at the same time as the Wyeths,”…

More than two dozen classic and unique cars were on display at the Classics at Brantwyn, a fundraiser for the Kennett Symphony Orchestra Sunday. A parade of classic cars, emceed by orchestra board member Dave Ventura, included a 1932 Hupmobile, a 1934 Chrysler Airflow Town Sedan, a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, as well as the aforementioned Packards, Porsches and Jaguars. The event was on Sunday, Oct.…

The Kennett Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for a new season of classical music, but things will get started with classic cars. And that’s a week before Music Director Michael Hall raises his baton for the opening performance. The Classics at Brantwyn is a garden party event benefiting the orchestra and it’s been going on for more than a dozen years. Dozens of classic cars…

Kennett Library will host the Kennett Arts Festival at Borough Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22. This two-day celebration of art in Kennett Square will showcase the work of over 100 local and regional artists and artisans in various mediums and price points. Kennett Library Executive Director Chris Manna, said, “As the seasons change and bring in new fall colors, we are…