Cool jazz, wines combine for worthy cause

Art Association presenting Cuban piano sensation at Galer Estates Jorge Luis Pacheco will perform at the Galer Estates Winery on Wednesday to benefit the Chester County Art Association renovations. Cool sounds in a cool setting combine for a worthy cause on Wednesday night at the Galer Estates Winery in East Marlborough Township. Starting at 7:30 p.m., the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) is...

Chester County Hospital Polo Cup, Sunday

This year’s Polo Cup offers fun events for all ages Tickets are on sale now for the annual Polo Cup The Chester County Hospital’s Seventh Annual Polo cup will be held this Sunday, June 9 at the Brandywine Polo Club at 960 Polo Road, Toughkenamon, PA 19274. The events will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the match will begin at 3 p.m. On behalf of the Turks Head Branch of the Women’s Auxiliary,...

Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala

Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker. Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular Unionville...

Library to kids: Hit books this summer

“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer. Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials.  Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers”...

Public invited to celebrate ambitious mural unveiling

Collaborative, months-long project depicts ‘hopes and dreams’ of  Coatesville youth For nine months, a group of students has worked on a mural depicting the past, present and future of Coatesville. It will be unveiled Monday. The results of an artistic process that spanned months and utilized the talents of a team of teen painters will debut Monday at the Bridge Academy in Coatesville. The...

St. Paul AME Church listed as National Historical Landmark

Third Ave. church has been presence in community since 1864 By Kyle Carrozza, The Times, Staff Writer St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest black church in Coatesville. COATESVILLE – St. Paul’s African Methodist Church will be officially proclaimed as a landmark in the National Register of Historic Places at a ceremony held at the church on Saturday. The church, originally...

Brandywine Ace Grand Re-Opening celebrates best of the old and the new, Sat.

Brandywine Ace Pet and Farm has all-new look, inside and out, but features the same great service that has made the store a staple in the area for than 150 years. Saturday, they celebrate their grand reopening, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. POCOPSON — The old bromide suggests “everything old is new again.” And while that might seem unlikely in this world of smartphones, social media and the like, the...

Willowdale plant sale to honor horticulturist’s legacy

Proceeds from Garden Club’s event will benefit area beautification Cardinal flower, iris, salvia, sedum, columbine, ginger, butterfly weed and many more floral varieties will be available at the West Chester Garden Club’s Third Annual Plant Sale on Thursday. Held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Landhope Farms market in Willowdale, this year’s sale honors the late Paula Latta Coyne, a renowned environmentalist,...

New Garden Flying Field Open House, June 1

NEW GARDEN — The New Garden Flying Field will hold an open house, Saturday June 1, featuring food, fun, live music, and of course, airplanes. The event is free and open to the general public. The general aviation airport, owned and operated by the township, will show off its facilities during a fun-filled event, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is June 2. The event organizers say that area...

Memorial Day parade back and bigger than ever

2013 rendition to boast more than 1,000 participants Historic military vehicles — as seen from the 2012 parade — will again be a big part of the 2013 Kennett Square Memorial Day parade. KENNETT SQUARE — It just wouldn’t be Memorial Day without the parade! The annual Memorial Day Parade will again take place on May 27, starting at 10, running its usual route through the Borough and up Route...