LCH to offer new Health and Happiness workshops
Starting January 17, 2023, LCH will offer new Health and Happiness workshops to the community. These workshops will provide helpful information on various topics as well as tips to make life easier and more enjoyable. Each session will be presented in English and in Spanish every third Tuesday of the month in the LCH Kennett Square office. Each month LCH will offer a new topic on health and happiness.
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What To Do: Celebrating ‘Three Kings’ at Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Three Kings/Dia de Reyes
With all the holiday celebrations in November and December, the list of activities and special things to do has been like a smorgasbord.
Now it’s January and the list looks like a menu at an upscale steak house with just a handful of red meat dishes and a few side items.
Fortunately, the Kimmel Cultural Campus (Broad and Spruce...
Kennett Winterfest 2023 will feature old favorites, new breweries, and winter-warming spirit
Kennett Winterfest
The eleventh annual Kennett Winterfest will return to 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square, on Saturday, Feb. 25, and ticket holders will have the opportunity to sample a wide range of beers from over 60 of the region’s finest breweries. Winterfest, one of the area’s premier craft brew events, will also feature live music with Dylan Zangwill, food trucks, and plenty of warm community...
YMCA of Greater Brandywine CEO Day announces her retirement in June
Denise Day, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, announces retirement after 37-year career with the YMCA.
WEST CHESTER – If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Denise Day, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW), you’ve sensed the passion that she pours into all that she does. From leading a team of more than 2,000 staff to serving the more than 50,000 members...
What To Do: Time to ring in 2023
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Mushroom Drop
New Year’s Eve is about partying – dining, drinking, welcoming the new year and…partying.
On New Year’s Eve, Kennett Square will be partying in style when the Mushroom Festival and Kennett Area Restaurant & Merchant Association are again hosting the annual Mushroom Drop.
The 10th Annual Mushroom Drop – a.k.a. “Midnight...
What To Do: Christmas day events for non-Christians
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
It’s Christmas week, which means that it is the penultimate weekend for holiday attractions.
There are also several other non-holiday attractions on tap for the next 10 days.
Christmas-influenced music, advertising, TV shows and events are everywhere. It is virtually impossible not to be affected by the Christmas holiday season — but not everyone...
WMCA opens all branch amenities from Dec. 26 – Dec. 31
The Welcome Desk at the Lionville Community YMCA, one of seven branches of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine that is welcoming Chester County residents and visitors to use branch amenities for free during the Gift of Health.
December is often associated with holiday celebrations, time with loved ones and exchanging gifts. This December, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) has a special gift for the...
What To Do: Santa’d-out? Non-holidays events available this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The calendar is filled to the brim with holiday events.
There are tree lightings and parades all over. Santa Claus is everywhere – having breakfast, having brunch, riding trains, listening to gift requests and posing for pictures. Many of these activities are running daily now through the end of the year.
There is a much smaller list of non-holiday...
Benchmark Federal Credit Union’s staff provides holiday gifts for 22 children in Chester County
Benchmark Federal Credit Union President and CEO Daniel J. Machon, Jr. and Chief Commercial Operating Officer Mark Pizzi (center left and center right) deliver gifts to Family Service of Chester County on Friday.
Tis the season of giving for local financial institutions, but the staff at Benchmark Federal Credit Union’ is setting itself apart when it comes to generosity.
“Each year we put out an...
What To Do: Holiday events are just about everywhere this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Chester County Hospital Lights Up Holiday Weekends in West Chester.
So many holiday events….so little time.
Every year, there are so many holiday celebrations that it becomes hard to keep count.
Fortunately, many interesting, long-running Christmas events can be found right here in Chester County.
Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas held its annual...
