Registration now open for Mushroom Festival events
KENNETT SQUARE — Take your Mushroom Festival experience to the next level by registering for one of its special events such as the Antique and Classic Car Show, the Mushroom Run and Fun Walk, or the Cute-As-A-Button (Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest, or the Community Parade. Many events offer discounts for preregistration and include admission wristbands. All applications and online registration links...
Victory to host fundraiser to benefit clean water
PARKESBURG — Victory Brewing Company will host Victory for the Headwaters, a daylong celebration and fundraiser,on Saturday, Sept. 12 from noon to 8 pm.
The event starts with a volunteer trash clean up canoe trip down the Brandywine River and continues at Victorys Parkesburg brewery at 3127 Lower Valley Road where the Victory for the Headwaters fundraiser will be held, and the real party starts. ...
What To Do: Get back to nature with Meadow Days
Plus: live music, helicopters, festivals and even more on busy summer schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Meadow Days at Longwood Gardens offers more than three miles of walking trails, during three weekend programs, starting this weekend.
One of the top summertime attractions in the Brandywine Valley is the annual “Fireworks and Fountains” events at Longwood Gardens (US-1, Kennett...
The Flash names Miller as new managing director
Andrew Miller is the new managing director of the Flash in Kennett Square.
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Flash has hired seasoned music booker and promoter Andrew Miller as its new managing director.
Miller, 38, brings two decades of experience in the music industry, and a strong background in marketing and promotions, to the position he started at the end of June.
The Flash is a 501 c (3) non-profit...
Huston Foundation to return to Coatesville
Huston Foundation CEO Charles L. Huston, III at The Lukens Executive Office Building. After four decades away from the city, the foundation will return to Coatesville in September.
COATESVILLE — The Huston Foundation announced this week that it would be returning to the city this fall after more than four decades away from the city.
The Foundation was originally formed on December 27, 1957 in the...
New Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail celebrates local art and wine heritage
The new Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail officially kicked off this month. The Trail incorporates all Brandywine Valley wine-based businesses including wineries, vineyards and wine bars, and celebrates the art of wine and the artistic heritage of the beautiful Brandywine Region by providing artisanal themes every month during the year.
The Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail brings attention to local artists,...
What To Do: The stars come out for summer fun
From Starfest to pro bicycling, there’s something for just about everyone this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Chester County Old Fiddlers’ Picnic (Hibernia County Park, off Route 340, Wagontown, 610-383-2812, http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks) is scheduled for August 8. Any participants who have been around since the inaugural staging of the event deserve special recognition...
Kesher Israel welcomes Troster as Rabbi
Rabbi Lawrence Troster
WEST CHESTER — Kesher Israel Congregation of West Chester, is welcoming Rabbi Lawrence Troster on this week. Troster was selected as the synagogue’s interim Rabbi in June this year.
Rabbinical Search Committee Chair Matt Leopold said though the committee will continue to look for a long-term Rabbi, members are looking forward to the impact he will make on the community.
“We’re...
What To Do: Don’t let the heat keep you from outdoor fun
Everything from music to fairs to festivals to enjoy the summer warmth
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
“Weird” Al Yankovic is just one of the headline performers coming to the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in the coming weeks.
For those of you willing to abandon the comfort of air-conditioned spaces and venture out into the hot and humid August weather, there are plenty...
Beth Chaim Reform welcomes new religious school director
Dr. Ira Gelman
MALVERN — Dr. Ira Gelman, Ph.D assumed the position of Religious School Director of Education at Beth Chaim Reform Congregation on June 1, 2015. Dr. Gelman takes over from Rabbi Aileen Hollander, who served as the congregation’s rabbi 2002 – 2014 and retired from serving as the Director of Education in June, 2015.
Dr. Gelman grew up in the Bronx, NYC and graduated from Temple...
