What To Do: Super Sunday, Strawberries and more
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The Josh Olmstead Band is among the live music acts performing at SuperSunday, this Sunday in West Chester. In addition to live music, there will be rides, vendors, food and all sorts of fun for the entire family.This weekend’s schedule of special events has plenty of options for enjoying a fun day — especially with a wide variety of the area’s most...
‘Beauty and The Beast, jr.’ at KHS, June 6 & 7
KENNETT SQUARE — The Carousel Performing Arts Center will present its full length musical production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” on June 6 and 7 at Kennett High School. Bringing this tale as old as time to life are over 50 talented students from the Avon Grove, Kennett, Red Clay and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts.
There will be two performances: on Friday, June 6 at...
Unionville & Kennett host breakfast, June 7
EAST MARLBOROUGH — One again the administrations of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District will team up for a free community breakfast, Saturday, June 7 at Unionville High School.
The event will be held in the Unionville High School Cafeteria and coincides with the Kennett/Unionville Relay for Life fundraiser.
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What to do: A jam-packed Memorial Day weekend
Devon Horse Show, food, cars, Music at Longwood, fun abound
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The Devon Horse Show and Memorial Day are like Romeo and Juliet or Batman and Robin. They go together like peanut butter-and-jelly or bacon-and-eggs. In this area, the two events have been linked together for longer than anyone here has been alive.
Memorial Day isn’t Memorial Day in Chester County...
Tick Tock celebrating 50 years of learning
Still filling large need for pre- and after-school care
By Gretchen Parisi, Special to The Times
Two very happy youngsters enjoy quality time on the slide at Tick Tock Early Learning Center, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a special event, May 31 — the Party In The Preserve — at ChesLen Preserve.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty,” the St. Louis...
Historic Kennett Square seeking input
Survey will help shape economic development plan, officials say
Want to weigh in on what retailers Kennett Square Borough should be trying to attract or what you like or don’t like about the existing ones? Historic Kennett Square is seeking your feedback.
The organization is running a survey to get input from residents and visitors. To access it, visit http://historickennettsquare.com. Historic...
Cherry Crest kicks off 19th season, May 24
The Giant Jump Pillows are just one of many fun and exciting attractions at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, which opens for its 19th season Saturday, May 24.
RONKS – Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, home of the 19th Annual Amazing Maize Maze®, kicks off its Spring Season Saturday, May 24th. Each Saturday through June 28th (as well as Memorial Day Monday), from noon to 5pm, Cherry Crest’s Barnyard will...
Exton library celebrating do-it-yourselfers
Family-friendly Mini Maker Fair scheduled for Saturday
On Saturday, May 17, the Chester County Library in Exton will be holding its Fourth Annual Community Day, and for the second year in the a row, the theme will be a Mini Maker Fair – a place to celebrate the process of learning and doing.
It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Last year, the Chester County Library’s Mini Maker Fair attracted more...
State seeking watershed grant applicants
Funds available through Growing Greener program
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett announced on Tuesday, May 13, that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now accepting applications for the Growing Greener Grant Program for watershed protection. Local governments, non-profits, schools, municipal authorities and watershed associations are eligible to apply.
“Each year, these grants are...
Public invited to become ‘Force of Nature’
Natural Lands Trust recruiting volunteers for environmental program
MEDIA – Natural Lands Trust (NLT) is accepting applications for its fourth “Force of Nature” volunteer training program, which educates and trains participants to serve as volunteer project leaders and ambassadors for the regional land conservation organization, a trust news release said.
“More than 60 years ago, a group...
