What To Do: West Chester Film Festival tops busy event schedule

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Spring is here with flowers in bloom everywhere. Winter is now in the rear-view mirror and, not surprisingly, the area’s schedule of special things is filled to the brim. Three of the area’s more popular events are slated for this weekend – a film festival, a nature event and an art show. If you’re looking for something different in films, you’ll...

What To Do: Spring — no really — is finally here (probably)

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Winterthur If spring in the Delaware Valley this year were a baby in the womb, the doctors would surely have been working on induced labor by now. The vestiges of a long, grueling winter refuse to go away and spring continues a rectangle to emerge. According to the latest weather forecasts, warmer temperatures are on their way.   ...

What To Do: Earth Day, more important than ever

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Earth Day has been becoming more necessary every year. Now, because of the political turn of events in last November, efforts to protect the earth are crucial. Earth Day has been featuring celebrations all around the world for more than 40 years. There are a number of special Earth Day festivities in the area this weekend, including the “Earth Day Walk &...

What To Do: Cinco De Mayo in Kennett

Also, Sheep and Wool Day, and Goats By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Cinco De Mayo is day for partying — one of the biggest party days of the year for the people of Mexican descent. But, just as you don’t have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, you don’t have to be Mexican to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. With the huge Hispanic population in southern Chester County, Kennett...

SPCA hosts annual Walk For Paws, April 26

A lovable and highly adoptable dog from the Chester County SPCA enjoying a day out of the shelter at a prior Walk for Paws event. The Chester County SPCA is inviting the community to join them and celebrate the 28th Annual Walk for Paws event on Sunday, April 26 at Hibernia Park in Coatesville. A 5k Run has been added to this year’s Walk for Paws event, which will also include the traditional mile-long...

What do do: Around Chester County this weekend

Yellow Springs Art Show tops a very busy last weekend in April By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The Yellow Springs Art Show, an annual rite of spring event for art lovers, showcases the work of artists from all over the East Coast and several foreign countries. The event also features the work of a number of artists from the southern and southwestern parts of Chester County, including Landenberg’s...