What To Do: Old Fiddlers’ Picnic celebrates 95 years

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Some event producers think their events are old when they reach double figures. But an event that has been around 10 or 15 years is just a babe in arms compared to many of the annual summer events in this area. This week, there is a music festival that has been around for 95 years, an event that is celebrating its 76th anniversary this year and...

What To Do: Fun in the sun at local festivals

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Goshen Country Fair August has arrived and that means it’s time for country fairs, festivals, outdoor concerts, big top circus shows and nature-related events. Some of the events – such as the Goshen Fair and Das Awkscht Fescht – have been around for a long time. One of the best — and longest-running — is the annual Goshen Country...

What To Do: 91st Old Fiddlers’ Picnic

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Chester County has several annual events with impressive longevity and one of them is scheduled for this weekend — the Chester County Old Fiddlers’ Picnic (Hibernia County Park, off Route 340, Wagontown, 610-383-2812, http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks). The lively annual event, which is scheduled for August 10, is celebrating its 91st anniversary...

What To Do: Get back to nature with Meadow Days

Plus: live music, helicopters, festivals and even more on busy summer schedule By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Meadow Days at Longwood Gardens offers more than three miles of walking trails, during three weekend programs, starting this weekend. One of the top summertime attractions in the Brandywine Valley is the annual “Fireworks and Fountains” events at Longwood Gardens (US-1, Kennett...

On Stage: Philly Folk Fest and Musikfest top the bill

Summer music shows keep getting hotter as August rolls on By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Tom Paxton, who played his first Philadelphia Folk festival more than 50 years ago, is one of the headliners of this weekend’s event. Pennsylvania has two great music festivals every August — two of the longest-running music festivals in the country — and both will be in full stride...