Haloween fundraiser takes center stage on WCU campus
Members of West Chester University’s University Theatre group, an organization dedicated to providing students with a positive, unsuppressed forum for artistic expression, are once again polishing off their theatre skills to cook-up a harrowing Halloween adventure.
Now in its fourth year, University Theatre takes over the first floor of the E.O. Bull Center, at 2 Rosedale Ave., on Saturday, October...
Bell Tavern youths raise $4K for Chester County Futures
Youth from the Bell Tavern community in Downingtown hosted their second annual fundraising event, Olympics for Little Hearts, on Saturday, September 29. About thirty children planned, promoted, and volunteered, raising $4,000 for local nonprofit Chester County Futures through ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships.
What To Do: Unionville Fair means it is really Fall
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Unionville Fair
Each year, one of the first area events to welcome autumn is the annual Unionville Community Fair (101 East Street Road, Unionville, http://www.ucfairinc.org).
The fair, which is running now through October 7, is a real down-home country fair with a cow milking contest, farm equipment displays, cow pie bingo and a farm market....
The Great Pumpkin Carve, Oct. 18-20
CHADDS FORD — The Chadds Ford Historical Society hosts the 43rd Annual Great Pumpkin Carve on October 18-20, 2018. The Great Pumpkin Carve is the quintessential Brandywine Valley experience, and is a great way to get in the Halloween spirit.
The Great Pumpkin Carve was started by artists Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth and Jimmy Lynch in the 1970s to decorate the Chadds Ford Inn for Halloween. The...
McKee Golf Classic raises $60,000 for Tails of Valor, Paws of Honor
Tails of Valor brought some of their dogs for a ‘meet and greet’ at the Golf Classic.
WEST CHESTER — The Frank A. McKee Golf Classic 2018 raised a record $60,000 for its chosen charity, the Tails of Valor, Paws of Honor Program, a local organization that provides service canines to veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury and physical disabilities. The Classic...
What To Do: Downingtown Fall Fest celebrates 12th year
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
There will be a bustle of activity in Downingtown on September 30 when the 12th Annual Downingtown Fall Fest (East Lancaster Avenue between Wallace Avenue and Green Street, Downingtown, 610-514-7000, http://downingtownfallfest.com) arrives.
The popular street festival, which runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and will be held rain or shine, will feature live...
What To Do: Fall into Let’s Choose Health Run in Kennett
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
When autumn arrives, there are ethnic food festivals almost every weekend. The schedule for the next week has events featuring Mexican, Greek, Indian, German, Chinese, Latin and Polish food.
This weekend, Anson B. Nixon Park (North Walnut Road, Kennett Square, www.AnsonBNixonPark.org) will be the site of “La Comunidad Hispana 1st Annual 5K and...
Longwood Fire to hold open house, Oct. 21
Longwood Fire Company will hold its 16th annual Open House on Sunday, October 21 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
“We offer a special invitation to members of our community every year so they have an opportunity to become familiar with our firefighters and our wonderful organization. We have been serving our neighbors for almost 100 years,” said Longwood Fire Chief A. J. McCarthy. “The open...
What To Do: Restaurant Festival dishes it up this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.downtownwestchester.com/view_program.php?id=29) has been treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats for almost 40 years.
This year, the free festival, which will be held on September 16...
What To Do: Mushrooms and more to kick off fall events
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Mushroom Festival
After three decades, anniversaries begin to take on a special significance. This weekend marks the 33rd anniversary of the annual Mushroom Festival in downtown Kennett Square (http://mushroomfestival.org).
The Mushroom Festival supports the old southern Chester County axiom “There’s a fungus among us.”
