Chester County Studio Tour returns in May
Since the last County Studio Tour in May 2021, local artists have gone back into hibernation mode. We have been in our studios developing our ideas, nurturing our intuition, and perfecting our skills. Once again, we will emerge this May to share our creative environment and new artwork. This creative hibernation has blossomed into an official two-day event with signs, banners, and a catalogue highlighting...
Coatesville’s Wylie to make pro boxing debut at Parx in May
Karl Wylie
Karl Wylie, a lightweight fighter from Coatesville, PA, and a former Golden Gloves winner, will be making his professional boxing debut at Parx Casino® on Friday, May 13.
“Boxing is the only thing I could get up and do every day and not complain about and it’s terrible because of what you put your body through,” said Wylie. “I could do this and not complain about it.”
With a passion...
YMCA to hold hiring events this week
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine, an association of eight YMCA’s located in Chester County, is hosting hiring events throughout the month of April for a variety of available careers and summer job opportunities.
As the leading non-profit dedicated to building connections, imagine going to work each day knowing that what you do has a positive impact on your community. At the YMCA, you can support...
What To Do: It’s Spring! Get out there an enjoy it
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Forget that the temperature dipped to 24 the other night and erase from your mind those snow flurries you saw the other day.
It’s spring. It has been spring for almost two weeks. March 20 was the day of the vernal equinox.
Warmer weather has arrived. Outdoor garden attractions are staring to open for the season and spring events are...
Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point, April 3
A favorite spring outing for families in Chester County and beyond, the 79th running of the Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point sponsored by Radnor Hunt Foxhunters & The Hounds Foundation is slated for Sunday April 3rd at the picturesque grounds of Brandywine Red Clay Alliance’s (BRC’s) Myrick Conservation Center on Route 842, located approximately six miles west of West Chester and three miles...
What To Do: Festivals, events come roaring back after disruptions
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Annual Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair
Many of the area’s annual events such as food fairs, pet shows, jewelry expos, collectors’ gatherings and ethnic festivals never happened in 2020 and never happened again in 2021.
We all know why.
Fortunately, COVID numbers are going down and special event numbers are on the rise.
Several annual...
Mushroom festival grant of $3K to Adult Literacy Program
The Adult Literacy Program at the Kennett Library was awarded $3,000 by the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival to assist with providing adult students materials for classes in English as a Second Language (ESL), American citizenship, and high school equivalency diploma testing (GED), the organization announced today. The grant comes from proceeds from the 2021 Mushroom Festival.
While the Mushroom Festival...
McKenna receives Chester County Bar Association Awards for service to public and legal profession
Chester County Bar Association President Michelle Bernardo-Rudy presents Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Patrick McKenna with an award for outstanding service to the public and legal profession during the Bar Association’s annual President’s Dinner.
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Patrick McKenna is being recognized by the Chester County Bar Association for his service to the public and legal profession....
What To Do: Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show tops busy weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show
After a two-year absence during the pandemic, art shows and antiques shows are starting to pop up like croci in March gardens.
The 73rd Annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show (http://cfes.ucfsd.org/artshow/) will be held March 18 and 19 at the Chadds Ford Elementary School. Founded in 1949 by Betsy Wyeth, the popular Chadds...
15th annual Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert March 26 at Kennett HS
The Fifteenth Annual Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert will take place on Saturday, March 26, at 2:00 PM in the auditorium of Kennett High School in Kennett Square,PA. With the pandemic necessitating a “virtual” concert last year, it is exciting to be presenting a live concert again this year. The featured work this year is Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia (Earth Mass) for choir and a nine-piece jazz...
