Penns Woods Jazz & Wine Festival, May 19
CHADDS FORD — Music, great wine and great food and fabulous shopping are just some of the reasons to mark May 19 on your calendar as the date of the date of the second annual Penns Woods Winery Wine & Jazz Festival.
You can enjoy wines from your favorite local wineries while mingling with wine makers. Shop from local artisans, enter to win from more than 20 raffle prizes, attend wine seminars,...
Historic scavenger hunts for kids start June 3
CHADDS FORD — The Kennett Square and Chadds Ford region has been blessed with a rich heritage- from the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11th, 1777 to the local “village historian” Chris Sanderson and the Wyeth family of artists who’ve depicted both the history and beauty of the region in their paintings over the last 100 years. This heritage is on display at several local venues, including...
Pulitzer-Prize winner, Barbara Walsh, promotes book at Chadds Ford Art Sale
Author to lead book discussion, book signing
By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Barbara Walsh, author of Sammy In The Sky, will lead a discussion about her book as well as sign copies of book illustrated by Jamie Wyeth.
CHADDS FORD – Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Barbara Walsh, will be highlighting her new children’s book, Sammy in the Sky, illustrated by Jamie Wyeth,...
Chadds Ford Art Sale features more than 70 artists
Show offers special book sale and signing, raffle items, and more
By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
The Chadds Ford Art Sale and Show kicks off March 23 with a special preview and continues, March 24. Featured Artist, Paul Scarborough, with his painting, 322 Barn, along with Chadds Ford Art Show Co-Chairs Kathleen Vasko and Kristen Goodman.
CHADDS FORD — In a week’s time,...
Chadds Art Sale & Show welcomes authors Barbara Walsh and Catherine Quillman
"Early Snow" by Stephen Brehm who is the 2012 "Donating Artist" for the 2012 Chadds Ford Art Show & Sale, March 23=24.
CHADDS FORD – The Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show will welcome two special guests, authors Barbara Walsh and Catherine Quillman, at its 63rd Annual Show on March 23-24, 2012. Both authors will lead a discussion and offer a book sale and signing on Saturday,...
McShane, Welsh honored as Eagle Scouts
New Troop 31 Eagle Scouts Connor McShane (left) and Sebastian Welsh (right) with Scoutmaster Roy Coe were elevated to Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor, Feb. 26.
CHADDS FORD — An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held at the Chadds Ford Historical Society for two scouts from Troop 31 in Chadds Ford, PA. Sebastian H. Welsh, and Connor G. McShane received the highest rank in scouting on Feb. 26 in front...
Logan named new executive director of Brandywine Conservancy
New director to replace retiring James Duff in 2012
Virginia A. Logan
PENNSBURY — The Board of Trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy announced Nov. 8 the appointment of Virginia A. Logan as the next executive director of the organization. Logan will assume the position upon the retirement of the current executive director, James H. Duff, on December 31, 2011.
Logan will take leadership of the Brandywine...
History Made Personal: Wyeth Portrait of Chris Sanderson
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
Portrait of Chris Sanderson by Andrew Wyeth.
The Brandywine Valley has become associated over the years with many famous artists, most notably Howard Pyle and N.C. Wyeth. Wyeth was later to become his best known student. When N.C. Wyeth set up his studio in Chadds Ford after the turn of the 20th century, he gained recognition for illustrating many popular...
Barrar to host health and safety fair in Chadds Ford
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160).
CHADDS FORD – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today that he will host a Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Endo Pharmaceutical in Painters Crossing, located at 100 Endo Blvd. in Chadds Ford Township.
“This event is a great opportunity for area residents to learn about the local and state programs available...
History Made Personal: book from Benjamin Franklin’s personal library
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
An actual book from Benjamin Franklin's personal library — part of the permanent collection at the Sanderson Museum.
One of the best known and loved of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, philosopher, diplomat, statesman- and a voracious reader. In short, he loved learning, exploring, widening his perspectives and gaining new...
