What To Do: A weekend full of Easter events
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Highland Orchards
You can say “Joyeuses Pâques” (French), “Buona Pasqua” (Italian), “Христос воскрес” (Russian), “Fijne Pasen” (Dutch), “Kaló Páscha” (Greek), “Frohe Ostern” (German), “Wesołego Alleluja” (Polish), “Feliz Páscoa” (Portuguese), “Christos se Rodi” (Serbian), “Sretan Uskrs”...
What To Do (Easter Edition): Lots of Bunny-related options this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Highland Orchards
We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2026 Easter holiday and there are holiday activies everywhere.
Highland Orchards (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester, www.highlandorchards.net) is presenting
“Hayrides to Easter Bunny” on March 28 and 29 and April 2-4..
Participants can enjoy a leisurely hayride to...
What To Do: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus comes to Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
This is the penultimate weekend of the 2026 Easter season and there are many holiday events on this weekend’s calendar.
For those who want to wait for the actual Easter weekend to celebrate, there are many other non-holiday events in the area over the next few days.
A great way to welcome spring is to attend a...
TCHS Brandywine takes 1st at Greater Philly Auto Tech competition
TCHS Brandywine seniors Konnor Blevins and Jackson Trostle celebrate their first-place finish at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition alongside their instructor, Ryan Kuhnle. Photo credit: Tech Comp (Anthony Torcasio)
For the first time in school history, Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine claimed the top spot at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition...
Coatesville Hall of Fame begins fundraising effort to buy digital kiosk
By Dorrie DePedro, Special to The Times
An example of a digital Hall of Fame kiosk created by a VitalSigns. The Coatesville Hall of Fame has begun a fundraising effort to buy a similar display.
The Coatesville Area Sorts Hall of Fame began in the most humble way—-over a simple cup of coffee shared by two remarkable men, Gene Burmite and Marty Flynn. Their conversations sparked an idea,...
What To Do: Spring has sprung!
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Linvilla Orchards
Yesterday was March 20, 2026.
It is a significant day because it marks the arrival of spring at 7:46 a.m. Eastern time.
It also marks the end of a week that featured St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 and the conclusion of Ramadan on March 19.
So, to everyone who is Irish or Irish-American for that one day —
“Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” (“Happy St. Patrick’s Day”).
And...
What To Do: Time for the Wearin’ of the Green
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
St. Patrick’s parade in Wilmington
With spring on the horizon, the schedule of special events and activities in the area is bursting out like daffodils stretching up to the sun.
Tuesday is March 17 — the one day each year when almost everyone seems to be Irish. It is a day when wearing green does not necessarily mean you are an Eagles...
Volunteers needed for Red Clay Valley Clean Up
800 volunteers are needed for the annual Red Clay Valley Clean Up to be held on Saturday, March 28th from 8 AM – Noon. The Clean Up is co-sponsored by the ç (BRC), Delaware Nature Society (DNS), Mt. Cuba Center and Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) to collect litter along more than 100 miles of stream and roadways along the east and west branches of the Red Clay Creek, including Kennett...
What To Do: Charter Day and First Fridays
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
With First Friday happening on March 6, Charter Day coming on March 8, the final weekend of the Philadelphia Flower Show now through Sunday and two popular annual expos in Oaks all three weekend days, there is a plethora of activities in the area over the next few days.
March 6 is the day for First Friday happenings in several locations in eastern...
What To Do: Kennett Winterfest is on tap
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Winterfest
This is a special time of year in Kennett Square – the time for a popular annual event known as the Kennett Winterfest. Although, if the weather forecast is correct, “Earlyspringfest” might be a more accurate name.
The 14th Annual Kennett Winterfest (www.kennettbrewfest.com) will be held on February 28 from 12:30-4 p.m....
