Monarch Migration Celebration, Sept. 24
WILMINGTON — Visitors of all ages will celebrate one of nature’s great wonders…the great Monarch butterfly migration. The Christina River and its wetlands support more than 200 species of wildlife, including the Monarch butterfly.
Visitors will encounter live butterflies, be able to borrow a butterfly net to try their hand at catching butterflies and other insects, help tag and release...
Golf tourney to aid county’s 7th graders
Chester County businesses will have the chance to present their best golfers to play for a great cause when the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s 7th Annual Chester County Corporate Championship tees off Oct. 3.
Held at the Old Course at Stonewall, the 2016 two-person better ball challenge offers winners a championship trophy, bragging rights and visibility. Precor is the presenting sponsor for the...
What To Do: Yum! W. Chester Restaurant Festival
Also: Rock the Park in Kennett this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
For almost four decades, the Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://chestercountyrestaurantfestival.com) has been treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats.
This year, the free festival, which will...
Kennett marching band to raise funds for La. flood victims
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett High School Marching Band will be collecting donations Friday night for another marching band — one that saw all of its equipment and instruments destroyed during the historic flooding in Louisiana.
The band will be collecting donations during the game and also giving a percentage of all of our food sales to benefit a band near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, St. Amant...
Barrar to host shredding/ drug take back event, Oct. 1
State Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-160)
CHADDS FORD — Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) is hosting a shredding and drug take-back event on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at his district office, One Beaver Valley Road, Chadds Ford. The office is located at the intersection of Route 202 and Naamans Creek Road.
“This is the perfect time to visit the office for anyone who might have difficulty...
Love Seed Mama Jump to rock Nixon Park, Sept. 18
KENNETT SQUARE — Rock the Park 2016, a live concert by local sensation Love Seed Mama Jump, is planned for Kennett Square’s Anson B. Nixon Park on Sunday, September 18. The Park gates at North Walnut Road in Kennett Square open at 2 pm.
Due to a huge turnout in 2015, Love Seed Mama Jump is returning for what promises to be another great show that will get the audience up on their feet and...
Brandywine Airport celebrates Aviation Day, Sept. 17
WEST CHESTER — The Brandywine Airport (KOQN) will be hosting a community appreciation day on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at 1205 Ward Avenue in West Chester.
Bring the entire family out to the airport to enjoy a day of fun and aviation! Free airplane rides will be offered courtesy of KOQN pilots, and Helicopter rides will be offered by Liberty Flight School...
Troster to be installed as Kesher Israel rabbi, Sept. 18
Rabbi Lawrence Troster
Kesher Israel Congregation of West Chester will install Rabbi Lawrence Troster on Sunday, September 18 as the 15th Rabbi in the history of the synagogue. He has been the synagogue’s interim Rabbi since June 2015.
Sylvia Veitia, President of the congregation says, “Members of Kesher Israel Congregation are thrilled with the impact Rabbi Troster has made on the community...
Kennett Library plans ‘Rebrand’ event, Sept. 19
KENNETT SQUARE – Kennett Library president Thomas Swett announced today that the library will introduce its new brand design to the public in an Open House on Monday, September 19 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm at the library at 216 E. State Street in downtown Kennett Square. Refreshments will be served from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm by the newly-formed Friends of Kennett Library.
“Our new look,” said...
What To Do: Its Kennett Mushroom Fest time!
Also: Chadds Ford Days, Secret Garden and much, much more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
If you love mushrooms — or just a good time — then you need to be in Kennett Square this weekend.
Across America, certain towns are irrevocably linked to produce grown in their area — towns such as Gilroy (California) with garlic; St. John’s (Michigan) with mint; Vidalia (Georgia) with...
