Baden-Powell Service Association to hold open house, Sept. 14
WEST GROVE — The 64th Brandywine Scouts of the Baden-Powell Service Association (BPSA) will hold their annual Open House on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the West Grove Community Room (117 Rosehill Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390).
The open house will begin at 6:00pm and feature scouting crafts and games for interested youth. Scout leaders will be available to discuss the BPSA program with parents, and will...
What To Do: First Friday fun for everyone
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The first Friday of the month is a good time to spend an evening in Kennett Square, West Chester or Lancaster – a time to enjoy special First Friday activities.
Kennett Square will celebrate First Friday with its Art Stroll (downtown Kennett Square, http://historickennettsquare.com) from 6-9 p.m. on August 4.
The event celebrates the local art scene with special...
What To Do: ‘Fairly’ good time to get out and enjoy
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Goshen Fair
This is the time of the year for outdoors festivals such as country fairs, festivals honoring a particular fruit or vegetable and outdoor concerts.
One of the best — and longest-running — is the annual Goshen Country Fair (Goshen Fairgrounds, Park Avenue, East Goshen, 610- 430-1554, www.goshencountryfair.org). The fair, which is celebrating...
St. Joe’s, DCCC enhance dual admission agreement
Seeking to provide students with more affordable opportunities to earn a baccalaureate degree, Delaware County Community College and Saint Joseph’s University have enhanced their four-year-old dual admission partnership agreement for students. The new agreement provides significantly more merit scholarships, as well as more course options for students who are interested in seamlessly transferring...
Celebrate the dogs days of summer — with your dog
Join The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) in celebrating the Dog Days of Summer from 6:30-8:30pm on August 3rd at Stateline Woods Preserve.
Enjoy a Thursday evening on the land celebrating all things canine. Newcomers to Stateline Woods Preserve will have a chance to get acquainted on the trails with the guided hikes. Emily Hutchison will be on hand with free dog art projects. Vendors...
What To Do: get out there and enjoy summer festivals
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Kountry K-9 Show at the Kimberton Fair.
This is the time of the year for outdoor festivals. Every summer, this area is a hotbed for festivals — blueberry festivals, peach festivals, county fairs, firemen’s festivals, state fairs and plain old country fairs.
If you enjoy country fairs, you can also check out the 89th Annual Kimberton Community Fair...
Registration opens for Degville golf tournament
Registration is now underway for the Seventh Annual Madeline Degville Suicide Prevention Golf Tournament to be held Monday, August 14, 2017, at the top-rated Broad Run Golfer’s Club, located at 1520 Tattersall Way in West Chester. Proceeds from the event benefit The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC).
The tournament – a Four-Person Scramble, 18 holes — will...
What To Do: Turk’s head Music Festival keeps on rockin’
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Turk’s Head Music Festival in West Chester (Everhart Park, Bradford Avenue and Everhart Street, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.turksheadfestival.com) just keeps rocking hard and rolling on — year-after-year.
The 35th Annual Turks Head Music Festival will be held on July 16 from noon-8 p.m. in the park at the west end of West Chester. The...
U.S. Postal Service honors Wyeth with new stamp series
PENNSBURY — Andrew Wyeth, one of the most prominent artists of the 20th-century — whose realistic style defied artistic trends — was commemorated today on his birth centennial with the issuance of 12 Forever stamps highlighting his paintings.
The Andrew Wyeth Forever stamps were dedicated in his home town of Pennsbury, at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. The public is asked to share the news...
Brandywine Ace to hold Bluebird chat, July 19
Ken Liester of the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania chats with a group at Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm.
POCOPSON – Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm is hosting another of its popular Bluebird Chats on Wednesday, July 19 at 10am.
Ken Liester of the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania will be moderating the casual roundtable discussion. Attendees are welcome to discuss any topic related to bluebirds and...
