Kennett Symphony announces new name — Brandywine Valley Symphony — and schedule for 85th season
The Brandywine Valley Symphony (BVS), formerly the Kennett Symphony, proudly announces its 85th season, marking the first under its new name. The Symphony embraces its proud legacy of presenting timeless classics to audiences in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Main Line, and Chester County. 2025–26 features one special event, one salon concert with food and spirits, three full-orchestra Masterworks...
On Stage: Celebrate Mom with live performances
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Mother’s Day Weekend Chamber Music Concert
There are a lot of great ways to celebrate Mother’s Day around this area. One of the best will actually take place the day before Mother’s Day.
On May 10 at 11 a.m., Winterthur (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600,www.winterthur.org) will host “Mother’s Day Concert with the Kennett...
What To Do: Kennett Winterfest, W. Chester Restaurant Festival top busy weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
This is a special time of year in Kennett Square – the time for a popular annual event known as the Kennett Winterfest.
The Annual Kennett Winterfest (www.kennettbrewfest.com) will be held on February 22 from 12:30-4 p.m. in a tented area near 600 South Broad Street in Kennett Square.
Visitors are invited to enjoy winter brews from more than...
What To Do: Dia de Los Muertos, PA Hunt Cup top busy weekend events schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Square is a good place to visit this weekend especially because of two diverse special events — a concert of classical music and a Mexican Día de Los Muertos celebration.
Not all of the spirits that came back for Halloween have gone back to their homes in the netherworld. There is still a reason to hang around for a little longer.
November...
What To Do: 89th PA Hunt Cup
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Pennsylvania Hunt Cup
There are several events in the area this weekend with impressive numbers regarding anniversaries – lofty numbers such as 89, 76, 54, 48, and 42 – numbers marking the events’ anniversaries.
The Pennsylvania Hunt Cup (Pennsylvania Hunt Cup racecourse, Newark Road, Unionville, 484-888-6619, http://pahuntcup.org) is one of...
On Stage: Kennett Symphony opens new season
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Symphony’s Music Director Michael Hall
On October 15, the Kennett Symphony will open its 2023-2024 season with a program called “Masterworks 1: Stories of Love and Nature.
The concert, which will run from 7:30-9:30 p.m., will be performed in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens (1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, kennettsymphony.org).
The...
On Stage: “Lettie’ derailed by COVID finds new life at People’s Light
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Abigail Adams
The play “Lettie” had its premiere in Chicago in 2017. The show received rave reviews and appeared destined to have a long and successful run on Broadway. Then, COVID-19 changed all that – a pandemic that closed everything down.
When the original production ran at the Victory Playhouse in Chicago, Broadway World described the...
What To Do: It’s all about Mom this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kennett Symphony at Winterthur
Sunday is Mother’s Day which means there will be a wide array of special events to celebrate the occasion – and that it will be virtually impossible to get reservations at area restaurants at this late date.
Winterthur (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600,www.winterthur.org) will welcome mothers on Mother’s...
On Stage: Kennett Symphony plays traditionally and untraditionally this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Kennett Symphony
Chester County is home to a musical treasure – the Kennett Symphony. Kennett Symphony was established in 1940 and provides the musical landscape of a historic region renowned for the arts.
Concerts by the Kennett Symphony are always a welcome addition to the area’s entertainment schedule.
This weekend, the Kennett Symphony...
On Stage: Kennett Symphony ‘reimagines’ live performance
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Without question, concerts by the Kennett Symphony are always enjoyable events.
This weekend, the Kennett Symphony (kennettsymphony.org) is performing two concerts, and both will offer more than just well-played classical music.
The first will be “Reimagined Symphony” on March 19 at 1 p.m. at Mendenhall Inn (323 Kennett Pike, Chadds Ford). The...
