What To Do: Loads of fun holiday events this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Coatesville Christmas Parade
The Christmas holiday season has many annual traditions – holiday lights and decorations, mistletoe, manger scenes, caroling, elaborate Christmas tree, visits by Santa Claus, gift exchanges, holiday train excursions…and Christmas parades.
One of the best parades in the area is scheduled for this weekend – the...
On Stage: Kennett Flash offers three very different shows this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sarah Borges
Variety is the spice of life and you can find musical variety all the time at the Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org).
The Kennett Flash’s schedule for the upcoming week features three shows that cover a wide variety of genres – a hard-rocking female artist with touches of...
Kennett, Oxford HS students complete STEM summer internships
Interns in Oxford working on a new bridge at a new preserve in Elk Township
Fourteen Kennett and Oxford Area high school students completed an eight-week paid STEM internship in summer 2021.
The Teens Turning Green internship program, hosted by The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, is open to high school students who have a passion for the environment and love being outdoors.
“I...
What To Do: Holiday season gets rolling with Kennett Holiday Light Parade
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Holiday Light Parade
The holiday season will officially arrive in Kennett Square on November 26 when Downtown Kennett Square hosts the town’s annual Holiday Light Parade (Downtown Kennett Square, 610-444-8188, www.historickennettsquare.com).
The bright lights of Kennett’s Holiday Light Parade the day after Thanksgiving will shine even...
On Stage: Willie Nile thankful to be playing lives shows again
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Willie Nile
Six months ago, Willie Nile — much to his delight — started playing live shows for live audiences again after a year-and-a-half of pandemic restrictions.
Back in May, he visited the Main Line for a show at the Ardmore Music Hall.
This weekend, he’s coming back to Main Line. This time, it’s to perform in concert at 118...
Despite everything, there is still much to be thankful for
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
In these wildly challenging times, it is easy to forget all that we still have to be thankful for this holiday.
I know we’re all tired of the pandemic — it has been a long nearly two years, frustrating and for too many fraught with so much beyond our control. We’re either angered or detached from the current climate of political division. And...
Saved! Tower finds buyer for Jennersville, Brandywine hospitals — both to remain open
Beleaguered local hospital operator Tower Health announced Monday that it has secured a new owner for Brandywine and Jennersville Hospitals, and that both facilities will remain open as acute care hospitals in Chester County.
As Tower worked through a reorganization plan, Jennersville had been slated to close — leaving southwest Chester County without a hospital. The fate of Brandywine —...
Inner Nature: Bloody Colors
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
I got some nice feedback from people who enjoyed my previous article on the similarities between eggs and seeds –two apparently disparate things which have the same function. This month, to celebrate the season of leaf color changes and the season of Halloween (or Hallowe’en), I am going to compare fall leaf colors and the colors of blood. Yes, colors of...
On Stage Extra: Chesco actress has key role in Anastasia
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Anastasia
When the national tour of the hit musical “Anastasia” visits Philadelphia next week for a six-day run at the Merriam Theater from November 23-28, an actress from Chester County will be playing one of the lead roles.
The show, which is presented by the Kimmel Cultural Campus in partnership with The Shubert Organization, will feature...
What To Do: Dog show, Turkey-Day parade and yes, loads of Christmas stuff
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The National Dog Show
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so you know that Christmas-related events will be filling the event calendar over the next few weeks. Fortunately for the traditionalists who would prefer Christmas events to get underway after Thanksgiving, there are several special events around the area this weekend that are not holiday-related...
