What To Do: The Easter Bunny is ridin’ the rails
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Easter Bunny on the West Chester Railroad
The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around — but it is not always his preferred mode of transportation.
Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, the big happy rabbit rides a train. The holiday bunny has just embarked on his two-weekend stint of riding trains all around the area.
The West Chester...
What To Do: After a long year, museums, attractions slowly reopening
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Amazingly, it was a year ago when COVID-19’s destructive path began to evidence itself all across the United States.
On Friday the 13th in 2020, things started to shut down in response to the newly arrived pandemic.
Because of Coronavirus, doors were beginning to close. But the doors were not being slammed shut and locked tight....
What To Do: Yum! Kennett Restaurant Week underway
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
With the arrival of spring just two weeks away – the Spring Equinox arrives Saturday, March 20 at 5:37 a.m. EDT – celebration time is just around the corner.
Kennett Square is already in a celebratory mood – albeit not for spring. Now through March 7, Kennett Square is in good time mode with Kennett Square Restaurant Week (https://historickennettsquare.com).
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What To do: Valentine’s is over, but wine and chocolate are forever
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
This is always the deadest time of year for activities and special events.
Winter arrived in December. Now, all the holidays — Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, Dia de los Reyes, Valentine’s Day, Carnival and Mardi Gras — are in the rear-view mirror.
And winter, which is bleaker this year than most, is still here.
Fortunately,...
What To do: Football? Love is in the air, too
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Next weekend, there will be a wide array of holiday events – many dealing with chocolate and wine.
The Chaddsford Winery (632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610-388-6221, http://www.chaddsford.com) is getting a jump on the rest with an event starting this weekend.
Every Saturday and Sunday through February...
What To Do: Pea Soup Supper goes virtual for 2021
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Pea Soup meal
Late January is usually a time when the calendar features welcome annual events such as the Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival, STEMtastic Weekends at Hagley Museum, Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, the classy elite car show at Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia,...
What To Do: As things gradually open up, a celebration of MLK
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Like tulips in the spring, museums are springing back to life around the Delaware Valley.
The Museum of the American Revolution (101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, www.amrevmuseum.org) reopened last weekend after a long closure because of the COVID-19 shutdown in Philly.
This weekend, the Museum kicks into high...
What To Do: It’s a scary time, so….Halloween
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Bates Motel
Halloween candy and costumes have been on the store shelves for more than two months. The cloying smell of pumpkin spice-flavored food and beverage items has been assaulting olfactory senses for a while. Now, the third part of the trifecta has come to life. Halloween oriented events are popping up everywhere.
Only a handful of annual...
What To Do: A look at difficult history at Brandywine River Museum
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Brandywine River Museum
The Brandywine River Museum of Art (1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, www.brandywine.org) has been hosting a pair of special exhibitions since February 1 – “Votes for Women: A Visual History,” and “Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein.”
With regard to the former – if you snooze,...
What To Do: Altan to perform at Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Altan
There are always many good reasons to visit Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) any time of year. Right now, a major draw is the OrchidExtravaganza — but that is just one of a number of attractions
Over the years, Longwood Gardens has presented a wide array of musical acts from around the...
