6ABC’s Joseph to emcee W. Chester Christmas Parade
Adam Joseph
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce announced that 6abc Meteorologist Adam Joseph will emcee the West Chester Christmas Parade when the beloved holiday event returns from a two-year pandemic hiatus on Friday, December 2, 2022.
“For many years now, Adam Joseph and 6abc have been our partners in presenting our hometown parade to our community, and we are thrilled to reunite this...
Events planned to celebrate Humphry Marshall’s 300th Anniversary
a picture of one of the 10 banners now displayed in West Chester and Marshallton, West Bradford Township. Artwork on the banner by the celebrated Chester County artist Adrian Martinez.
If you live in the county seat of West Chester, you may have seen one of the banners (shown here) put up by the Humphry Marshall 300 Committee announcing the 300th anniversary of Marshall’s birthday. The ad-hoc committee...
Registration open for 10th annual Single Mothers’ Conference
Registration is open now for the 10th Annual Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference, sponsored by Benchmark Federal Credit Union. Register at https://singlemotherscc.org/registration/ for workshops, guest speakers, pampering, free childcare and free lunch during sessions being held on August 13, 2022.
Registration is open now for the 10th Annual Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference, which...
Life at Speed: Budding motorcycle star McGrane is far from your average teenager
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Logan McGrane
GAP — In a lot of ways, Logan McGrane is a typical 16-year-old.
He’s got a summer job, like a lot of high school students. And is enjoying his relatively new drivers’ license and of course, he’s working to stay in shape for the next football season at Pequea Valley High School.
What’s a lot different from most area teens?
McGrane...
What To Do: African American Cultural Fair returns to Coatesville
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Africa will be in the spotlight at two special area events this week – a festival in Coatesville and a concert at Longwood Gardens.
The African American Cultural Alliance is inviting everyone to come to Coatesville this weekend.
Now through July 30, the group is presenting the Second Annual African American Cultural Fair of Coatesville.
The Fair...
Coatesville Christmas Parade slated for Dec. 3
Once again this year, Chester County’s largest hometown parade, the Coatesville Christmas Parade, takes place down the historic Lincoln Highway, on Dec. 3, 2022. Originally a community project in the 1950s, the parade was then taken up by the Jaycees back in the 1970s, but leadership disbanded a decade later. In the early 1990’s, missing the spectacle and sense of community spirit the parade...
DCCC presents The Twelfth Night, Aug. 3-6
Delaware County Community College and Hedgerow Theatre Company have joined together to produce William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, to be performed at 8 p.m., August 3–6 on the outdoor stage at the College’s Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA 19063.
General admission is $15, and tickets can be purchased online at dccc.edu/theatre and in-person the evening of the performance. Attendees...
What To Do: Annual Kimberton Community Fair returns July 25
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kimberton Fair
Two things arrive in this area every July without fail — heat waves and an assortment of festivals, outside music events, carnivals, family-oriented celebrations and summertime fairs.
If you enjoy country fairs, you should check out the Annual Kimberton Community Fair (Kimberton Fairgrounds, Route 113, Kimberton, 610-933-4566, http://kimbertonfair.org)...
What To Do: New ‘Light” installation art at Longwood
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, www.longwoodgardens.org) is always a special place to visit – especially during the run of its annual “Festival of Fountains.” The 2022 “Festival of Fountains” opened in May and is running through September 26.
This summer is even more special because of light. More specifically because...
What To Do: BlobFest takes over Phoenixville again
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
BlobFest
Two of the most over-used and often incorrectly used worlds in the English language right now are “literally” and “unique.” “Literally” means “in a literal or strict sense” while “unique” means “being the only one of its kind.”
The annual BlobFest in Phoenixville is unique — literally. In the entire world, there...
