Kennett Square Restaurant Week returns for second year, March 3-8
The Kennett Square Restaurant Week returns in March. Photo credit Dylan Francis
KENNETT SQUARE — The second annual KSQ Spring Restaurant Week, March 3 to 8, will showcase the creativity of award-winning chefs and the many flavors of Kennett Square. Kennett Square’s Restaurant Week offers a wide variety of dining options at over a dozen participating restaurants throughout town. Diners can also...
What To Do: Altan to perform at Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Altan
There are always many good reasons to visit Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) any time of year. Right now, a major draw is the OrchidExtravaganza — but that is just one of a number of attractions
Over the years, Longwood Gardens has presented a wide array of musical acts from around the world...
What To Do: A true Valentine’s Weekend of events
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Blue Cross RiverRink
If the weekend starts on Friday and this Friday is Valentine’s Day, then this must be the “real” Valentine’s Day Weekend 2020.
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with something other than a romantic candlelight dinner, you might want to consider taking part in the “Sweetheart Skate” at the Blue...
What To Do: Celebrating Valentine’s Day
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Victorine’s Valentine Day
Celebrating Valentine’s Day is always a good way to break up the doldrums of a grey winter.
Valentine’s Day Weekend is tough to pin down this year because February 14 is in a Friday. Some activities are this weekend and some are on February 14.
Here are a few suggestions on how to celebrate the occasion with your sweetheart....
Devon Horse Show and Country Fair unveils inaugural ‘Devon Legends’
DEVON — The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair (DHSCF) will be kicking off a year-long celebration for its upcoming 125th anniversary with an induction ceremony honoring the “Devon Legends” at the storied Ardrossan Estate in Villanova, Pa., on Saturday, April 25, 2020. This prestigious group of inaugural honorees includes Olympians, national champions, and other luminaries connected...
9th annual Empty Bowls event, Feb. 27
On Thursday, February 27th, 2020 Kennett Area Community Service (KACS) will be hosting its 9th Annual Empty Bowls Event at The Red Clay Room in Kennett Square.
“Empty Bowls” is an international grassroots effort to raise money and awareness in the fight to end hunger. The mission is to create positive and lasting change through the arts, education, and community.
KACS Empty Bowls potters...
TCHS students learn lessons about life, love and loss while caring for a retired K-9 dog
Yukon, a retired police K-9, getting some time outside at TCHS Pennock’s Bridge Campus.
WEST GROVE – Throughout this school year, students in the Veterinary Science and Animal Science programs at the Technical College High School (TCHS) Pennock’s Bridge Campus have learned that not all heroes wear capes. In fact, some heroes use a set of wheels to get around, love to play and enjoys eating treats....
What To Do: Get a jump on Valentine’s Day with wine & chocolate
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
A February highlight each year is Valentine’s Day and one of the best things about Valentine’s Day is chocolate.
Wine-loving chocoholics are celebrating – all month
The Chaddsford Winery (632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610-388-6221, http://www.chaddsford.com) will host Wine & Chocolate Pairings every Saturday and Sunday in February (through...
True story of Cinderella at Uptown
WEST CHESTER — You know the story of Cinderella, but you have never heard it told like this. Opera tutti, or “Opera for all”, presents the classic tale as a comic, fractured mini opera at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in downtown West Chester on Sunday, February 9 at 3:00PM. With a cast of fourteen talented local artists, the West Chester region is well represented in this ninety-minute...
What To Do: Chocolate Lovers Fest gets bigger and better
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Dull, grey midwinter days can lead to feeling glum but there is an antidote – a vacation on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
If that seems attractive but not very realistic, there is another antidote — chocolate.
Who doesn’t love chocolate?
Even a small dose of the brown-colored treat can elevate your mood. And, a mild sugar rush can...