Fifth annual Taiwan film festival - Delaware Art Museum Hanlin Chinese Culture Association is pleased to present the fifth annual Taiwan Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Delaware Art Museum, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US, Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York, and Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, Taiwan. The festival, scheduled for Sunday, September 8, 15, and 22, will…
WILMINGTON, DE (August 5, 2013) -- The Board of Trustees of the Delaware Art Museum announces the departure of Executive Director Dr. Danielle Rice. Dr. Rice led the Museum for the past eight years. Her departure will be effective September 1, 2013. Mike Miller, the Museum's current Chief Financial Officer, will take the helm as acting Chief Executive Officer while the Board undertakes a national search…
More than two hundred runners lined up under the direction of Beethoven, that is Adam Knox dressed as Beethoven, for the Kennett Symphony benefit 5K/1 Mile walk. The race was designed to see if runners could run 5K in less time than it takes to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, or approximately 32 minutes. The July 18 event was held at Radley Run Country Club. …
Paradocx Vineyard, one of Southern Chester County’s award-winning family owned wineries, will celebrate 15 years of business with the grand opening of a new location where customers can enjoy Paradocx fine wines. Paradocx will open their new location at the “Market at Liberty Place,” located at 148 West State Street, Kennett Square, PA, on Friday, July 12th, 2013. Paradocx will have a 1,250 square foot…
Can You? Will You?....... Beat Beethoven? Thursday, July 18, 2013, 6:30 pm The Kennett Symphony of Chester County’s first annual Beat Beethoven 5K race/1 Mile Walk will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2013, 6:30pm, at Radley Run Country Club, 1100 Country Club Road, West Chester, PA. The object of the race/walk is to finish the course before Beethoven’s famous 5th Symphony finishes – approximately…
First Look: Collecting for Philadelphia Philadelphia Museum of Art, Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries July 13-September 8, 2013 This summer the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present an exhibition showcasing more than 100 works of art that have been acquired for the collection over the past five years. On view in the Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Look: Collecting for Philadelphia reflects the scope of the…
At the opening of Summer Splash, Philadelphia Museum of Art Director and Chief Executive Timothy Rub contrasted the liveliness of the new exhibit to the “button-down” insurance business that once occupied the space. Summer Splash is a group of five family friendly exhibits. The space is the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, which was built in 1917 by Fidelity Mutual Life Company and re-dedicated…
The Kennett Symphony of Chester County (KSCC) announced last September that Maestra Mary Woodmansee Green will retire as Music Director and Conductor of the KSCC at the close of our 2012-2013 season on August 31, 2013. We have enjoyed celebrating Maestra Green’s 25th Anniversary season all year long, and we know that our upcoming concert, Gershwin at the Gardens, on Saturday, August 10, 7:30pm, at…
Our first crafts show in the summertime Whether it's for a wedding, birthday, anniversary, or just for you, a locally-made craft is the perfect gift. On Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 talented artisans will present their handmade crafts at Brandywine River Museum. For many, the museum's annual Harvest Market and Holiday Market is the place to go for gift buying. Now, shoppers can…
Storms and shipwrecks contrast with tranquil horizons in the portrayal of island life at the current exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum. Amanda C. Burdan, curator for the Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan exhibit, guided visitors through artwork whose creation spanned a century. Describing the process of selecting work to display for this exhibit, Burdan said there were many spirits. The spirits of the…
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Perelman Building June 28–September 22, 2013 Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney displays almost five decades of work by the celebrated Philadelphia-born illustrator. He is well known for spellbinding visual narratives that bring to life classic children’s literature, folktales, and trailblazing explorations of the American story. The exhibition comprises more than one hundred images, including designs for record album covers, commissions for…