Applications available for Longwood Organ Academy
Applications are now available for the Longwood Organ Academy, a week-long, residential summer intensive program for college students pursuing degrees in Organ Performance. The Academy will be held July 23–28 at Longwood Gardens and will include a combination of instruction, lectures, and performances. Interested individuals should visit longwoodgardens.org/organ-academy for more information.
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Free use of area YMCA facilities, Dec. 26-31
The holiday shopping might not be done, but the YMCA of Greater Brandywine already has the best present of the season.
The Y is welcoming the whole community by offering the Gift of Health this December. Anybody in Chester County 18 years or older with a valid ID can use their local YMCA branch’s facilities for free from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31. Children under the age of 18 are welcome to visit with a...
What To Do: Being non-Christian at Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Everyone gets immersed in the Christmas holiday season but not everyone celebrates Christmas. Actually, there are many people who opt to not celebrate Christmas for a variety of valid reasons — most commonly because they are of a different religion.
For Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Muslims, Christmas is not a religious holiday.
Fortunately for them,...
What To Do: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The March to Valley Forge
The Christmas season is in full swing. The holiday spirit is in the air, traffic around malls and shopping centers is almost impassable and Christmas events are everywhere. Over the next week or so, you can head in any direction and find a holiday event to attend — and maybe even a few events that are not holiday-related.
On December...
Unionville Rugby signups now underway
Become part of one of America’s fastest growing sports: rugby!
Signups for the Spring 2018 season are now underway — with high school age teams for both boys and girls fielded for a season that begins in March.
While the boys team — which has won a State Championship in recent years and reached the State Playoffs in 2017 — is always looking for new players, the girls’ team is especially...
What To Do: Good Neighbor Christmas in Downingtown
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at Downingtown’s Good Neighbor Christmas.
Downingtown has changed a lot over the years but is still a neighborly town.
It always been a neighborly town – so neighborly that it has an annual event schedule that includes Good Neighbor Day each summer and Good Neighbor Christmas (downtown Downingtown, http://www.dtownchristmas.com)...
Tips to keep water pipes from freezing
With weather forecasters predicting cold temperatures very soon, Pennsylvania American Water today advised homeowners to prepare their homes now to prevent frozen and damaged household pipes.
“We have experienced some mild winters in recent years, but that doesn’t mean customers should neglect to protect vulnerable areas of their homes to avoid frozen pipes that can burst and result in costly damage,”...
What To Do: The Coatesville Christmas Parade
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Coatesville Christmas Parade
The Coatesville Christmas Parade, a holiday classic that is Chester County’s largest hometown parade, will be held on December 2 in downtown Coatesville.
The festive annual parade will get underway at 10 a.m. with Strode Avenue and Lincoln Highway as its starting point. The parade will conclude at the performing and judging...
Longwood FC again helping Santa make local visits
Santa has scheduled his yearly arrival trips on a Longwood Fire Company truck.
All of the trips begin at 9:00 a.m. Santa will visit areas served by Longwood’s fire and rescue service. Santa’s schedule:
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What To Do: Goodbye Black Friday, hello Christmas season
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Thanksgiving 2017 is now in the history books. Black Friday has arrived. The tsunami known as the Christmas holiday season is ready to tear through the area with never-ending sales, a barrage of holiday songs emanating from everywhere, incessant bellringers and a huge array of traditional holiday events and activities.
One of the region’s...
