What To Do: Enjoy an old fashioned circus

Also: BBQ, wolves in the moonlight & reggae By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The big top comes alive when Cole Bros. Circus comes to New Castle, Del. this weekend. If you want to truly appreciate the circus — to take in all the sights, sounds and smells of the circus — then the best way to experience the circus is the old-fashioned way. The best way is to be sitting in...

What To Do: Mums the word, and carve those pumpkins

The scariest weekend of the year is chock full of boo—itiful fun By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The 33rd Annual Mum Fest takes place this weekend at Longwood Gardens. This is the time of year that outdoor flowering plants become scarce. As soon as the temperatures begin to drop, the only plants that really hang on and continue to have flowers are chrysanthemums, which are primarily...

What To Do: Devon Horse Show, classic cars at Hagley

Also: take a trip around the world without leaving the Delaware Valley By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Devon Horse Show is one of the area’s most anticipated equestrian events, running now through Sept. 14. There is never a shortage of events on Chester County annual schedule of equestrian events. They usually start when the weather gets warm and end when the temperatures drop...

What To Do: Kennett Symphony at Longwood

Also, a ‘peach’ of a festival at Linvilla, Old Fiddlers’ Picnic and more By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Kennett Symphony of Chester County will present a show titled “Symphony Under the Stars” at 7 p.m. at Longwood Gardens’ Open Air Theatre on Aug. 9. When certain things get paired together, the result is unbeatable combination — things like fresh ripe...

What To Do: House and Garden tour, water fun & more

WWII remembrance, street fests just part of busy weekend schedule By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The annual Bayard Taylor Memorial Library House and Garden Tour on Saturday, kicks off a busy weekend full of fun local activities for the whole family. The annual Bayard Taylor Memorial Library House and Garden Tour in Kennett Square has become one of the area’s more popular late spring...