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Order Now For Discounted Brew at Zoo Tickets

The Brandywine Zoo’s popular brewfest-style, Brew at the Zoo, returns Friday, May 31 at 5:30 – 8:30p.m. The zoo will host fare from breweries and restaurants and present an entertaining evening for guests with a live band. Brew at the Zoois a fundraiser organized by the Delaware Zoological Society, the non-profit that supports the Brandywine Zoo.

Brew guests will enjoy learning about the zoo animals while meandering throughout the zoo grounds peppered with a variety of beer, wine, spirit, and food stations with like-minded animal enthusiasts. A live band, Green Eggs and Jam, will set the mood while guests are wowed by up-close animal encounters with zookeepers and Animal Behavior and Conservation Connections.

If You Go:

Food and beverages are included in the cost of the admission ticket.

Zoo Member: $45 | Non-Member: $55 | Alcohol-free ticket: $35

SPECIAL OFFER: A $5 admission ticket discount is available through April 30. Use code EARLY BIRD online  https://brandywinezoo.org/brew-at-the-zoo/

 

Must be 21 or older to attend. Sorry, no children. No pets. The event will be held rain or shine. Parking is free but limited along the Brandywine River.

Brandywine Zoo, 1001 North Park Drive, Wilmington, Del. 19802. (302) 571-7788.

Chester County Craft Guild’s Spring Show is April 27-28

CCAA is excited to host the Chester County Craft Guild’s Spring Show!

This indoor event will be held at the CCAA on Saturday, April 27 from 10am – 4pm and Sunday, April 28 from 11am – 4pm.

Spring is in full bloom and so is the creativity at our Spring Fine Craft Fair! Find handcrafted treasures, explore the beauty of craftsmanship and support local artisans.

 

Artists will be featured at the Spring Fine Craft Fair 

Rachel Coleman
Carrie Hill
Bill Bowman
Chel Loughhead
Tom Sell
Lawrence Soma
Robert Antonishak
George Gehringer
Merle Slyhoff
Mary Coleman
Jean Dixon
Nancy Fuhrman
Irina Iakomi
Elisabeth Jonsson Brown
Andrea Barrier
Nilanjan Bhowmik
Jo-Anne Frazier
Jay Stutman
Olya Bragger
George Gallatig
Amanda Church
Ron Saltzman

Chester County Art Association is at 100 N Bradford Ave, West Chester, PA 

Poem-Dispensing Gumball Machine Comes to Museum for Art in Wood

On April 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., the Museum for Art in Wood (141 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106) and acclaimed poet, multi-platform artist founder LindoYes, host The Gumball Machine Celebration, a special event unveiling a poetry-dispensing wooden gumball machine sculpture. The machine’s unveiling will be commemorated with music performances and spoken word readings by local artists, with light refreshments served by Harper’s Garden.

The new Gumball Machine sculpture will be on display and free to view at the Museum for Art in Wood from April 27 to December 31, 2024.  

The one-of-a-kind wooden gumball machine is a fully mechanized, robot-shaped sculpture created by local artist Jesse Rinyu, which dispenses unique walnut shell capsules made by artist Jennifer Eckenrode. Each walnut can be opened to reveal a two-sided slip of paper with an original poem composed by LindoYes and information for free local social services and mental health hotline numbers. The walnuts are returned by placing them into the robot’s mouth, where it’ll fall into an internal storage space. They are then refilled with a fresh poem and added back into rotation. 

The sculpture was created through The Gumball Machine Project, a community-wide program created by LindoYes in 2022 to support free access to the arts, poetry, and mental health care. He places repurposed traditional gumball machines in locations throughout Philadelphia and New Jersey, including Bok Building, The Painted Bride Arts Center, and The Philadelphia Liberation Center. Each machine is hand-painted and decorated by community members living near its location, and holds up to 200 capsules with unique poems. 

Learn more at Home – Museum for Art in Wood.

 

Here’s Your Chance to Conduct the DCS

Starting now until its May 5 symphony concert, The Delaware County Symphony is accepting bids for the chance to conduct a full symphony orchestra!

To join the orchestra’s esteemed list of guest conductors, which include Glenn ‘Hurricane’ Schwartz and Cecily Tynan, community members are invited to participate in the silent auction at the symphony concert or send a bid to publicity@dcsmusic.org by the evening of the concert, Sunday May 5.

The highest submitted bidder will be contacted directly and become the 2024 grand prizewinner.

The successful bidder will conduct the orchestra’s performance of John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever at the opening of the Rose Tree Park Summer Festival, on Wednesday June 12. They will also have the opportunity to rehearse with the orchestra and work with DCS Music Director Sebastian Grand.

Become a Penn State Extension Master Gardener

Do you love gardening? Would you like to give back to the community by doing something you love?  Would you like to learn more about horticulture?  If you answered yes to these questions, you might consider becoming a Penn State Extension Master Gardener.

The Master Gardener Program promotes research-based best gardening practices to educate the community.  Master Gardeners develop their horticultural expertise through a series of classes conducted by Penn State University faculty and Extension staff. The Program is a great way to make lasting friendships, share your joy of gardening, and serve the community.

Master Gardeners typically have the following qualities:

  • A love of learning more about horticultural best practices based on scientific research.
  • A willingness and enthusiasm for sharing their knowledge and experiences with others.
  • A dedication to performing volunteer activities in their community.
  • A desire to promote environmental stewardship.

If these qualities describe you, and you would like to serve your community, become a Penn State Master Gardener.  Master Gardeners help the Extension Service better serve the home gardening public by answering questions, speaking to groups, writing gardening articles, working with youth, gardening in the demonstration gardens, and in many other ways.

To receive an application, you must first attend one of three upcoming free information sessions to learn about the program.  Two sessions will be held online (May 2nd and May 14th), and the third session will be held in person at the Smedley Park Environmental Center in Springfield on May 16th.  All sessions will be from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and are free to attend.  Applicant interviews will be held during the summer.

If you are interested in attending one of the information sessions to learn about the program and to receive an application, contact the Delaware County Master Gardener Coordinator, Holly Thorpe via email at hat5041@psu.edu. You can also hover over the appropriate QR code with the camera app on your smartphone or tablet to register.

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 Webinar: May 2 or May 14, 2024, at 7 pm  A qr code with a few black squares Description automatically generated                               

Register Now For A Spiritual Hygiene Class

Spiritual Hygiene:  A Self Care Class

In this class, Susan Hart will learn a variety of easy-to-use techniques to:

  • Ground your energy
  • Clear your field
  • Create healthy energetic boundaries (a.k.a. protection)
  • Clear objects and spaces
  • and more…

Sunday, April 28 from 9am – 12:30pm (ish)  Class is between 3-4 hours, but typically lasts about 3.5 hours…depending upon class size and complexity of questions that arise.

Investment:  $155
RETAKE this class at a reduced rate of $81…you will need to bring your own book, the retake price does not include a book/CD.

Pre-register by Friday, April 26 at noon so Susan has time to make and bind your book and burn you a CD.

Class comes with a spiral bound booklet and an audio CD (or digital access to the recordings) to help you easily integrate the techniques into your daily life.

Where:  Reality Pilates Reformer Studio, 241 Main Street, Royersford, PA

More info: SpiritualHygiene – Serenity Achieved with Susan Hart, LMT

2024 Delco Garden Contest

The 33rd Annual Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Delaware County Garden Contest, open to all county gardeners (novice to advanced), will be held this spring and summer. Master Gardeners will personally visit all gardens entered in the content.  They are interested in gardeners’ good gardening practices, design, plant variety, and environmental impact and will recognize winning gardens for their merits.

On the judging days, entrants meet with the panel of Master Gardeners, who will not only judge the gardens but also answer gardeners’ questions. Award ribbons and certificates for each category will be presented at the annual Fall Fest, which takes place at Smedley Park in Springfield on Sept. 28.

Photo by Steven Brodsky

All Delaware County community gardens are welcome to enter, whether you are a school, senior center, or any other kind of group garden.

Judging Dates

The 33rd annual Garden Contest has the following three judging dates.  The first judging date of May 17 is for judging ornamental gardens that have spring ephemerals such as azaleas, bulbs, and peonies. The deadline to enter is May 13.

If your garden is full of annual flowers and early summer flowering shrubs and trees, the June 21 date fits your garden’s splendor.  The deadline to enter is June 17.

On Aug. 2, they will judge vegetable and community gardens throughout the county.  The deadline to enter is July 29.

If you are interested in entering the garden contest, copy the following URL into your browser: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4ZKsuYttlUmrSho

Spring Concerts at Media Theatre

The Media Theatre, 104 East State Street, Media, PA, is bringing live music to State Street this spring. Joe Grasso and the Ramblers bring country rock and Blues to the stage, 7 p.m. April 19.

Ticket link: Buy: Joe Grasso and The Ramblers – Friday, April 19th, at 7:00PM (salesforce-sites.com)

Coming to the stage on May 5…

The Cosmic American Derelicts have recorded 6 albums, their most recent album Bergenfield Blues features Terry Reid singing and playing guitar on 5 songs. The Derelicts have been backing up and touring with Terry in the US/UK since 2007, having played well over a hundred shows together. Hear them perform 7 p.m., May 5.

Learn more at Terry Reid & Cosmic American Derelicts — The Media Theatre