What To Do: Easter Weekend offers lots of activities
Brunch, zombies, point-to-point and more for your holiday fun
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
This is Easter Weekend.
Ride the rails with the Easter Bunny this weekend on the West Chester Railroad.
But, you don’t need to be told that because every store has an abundance of Easter candy displays, markets are touting sale prices on Easter hams and department stores are hawking Easter...
What To Do: Saluting local German heritage folk art
Also: Carmen at First State Ballet, Wyeth exhibit at Brandywine
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is featuring the opening of a major new exhibition “A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life.”
When German immigrants began settling in America in the 1700s, they brought with them a lot of traditions — culinary, religious...
What To Do: Holiday season goes into high gear
Longwood, Winterthur, Nemours decked out for season
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Christmas at Longwood Gardens kicks off Nov. 27.
There is a wide array of holiday attractions in the area each year — small, large, indoor, outdoor, secular, religious — but few can compare to “A Longwood Gardens Christmas.”
The festive holiday display at Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett...
Art Watch: ‘Lure of The Brandywine’ on exhibit
Grand Celebrations of Art and Nature – and local art happenings this week
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
There are some terrific art exhibits underway in our larger local art institutions that each celebrate the link between art and nature. At The Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art the featured exhibit is “Lure of the Brandywine: A Story of Land Conservation and Artistic...
What to do: Downton, WC May Day arts fest, beastly ballet
No shortage of fun, entertainment options this first weekend of May
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The fashions of Downton Abbey — the popular BBC/PBS show — are currently featured at Winterthur.
Winterthur’s annual Point-to-Point Races are usually held at the start of May. Being staged so close to May 5 each year, the event frequently has a heavy Cinco de Mayo party vibe.
This...
