What To Do: Town Talks and honoring Lafayette

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times There are options galore for those who want to brave this weekend’s weather and deal with the brutal heat and humidity that is in the forecast. Fortunately, there are many indoor events in addition to a full schedule of outdoor activities. There is a diverse list of options – including an old-fashioned carnival, live music by Bangladesh’s top-ranked...

What To Do: Brandywiners present ‘Something Rotten’ at Longwood

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Chester County will be the home this weekend to many outdoor summer events, including four very different outdoor and outdoor/indoor events. There is a traditional summer carnival with rides and cotton candy, an open-air theater production, an event that combines an indoor museum visit with an outdoor concert and a down-home country fair complete with...

What To Do: Run! It’s Blobfest!

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Blobfest The word “unique” is one of the most misused words in the English language – right up there with “literally.” “Unique” means “being the only one of its kind.” It is a very demanding qualification – a very specific qualification. The annual BlobFest in Phoenixville definitely qualifies as unique. In the entire world,...

What To Do (4th of July edition): Fun, fireworks and more!

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Downingtown Good Neighbor Day This is Fourth of July weekend and that means it is time for parties, festivals, picnics and a lot of fireworks displays. The 45th Annual Downingtown Good Neighbor Day (www.GoodNeighborDay.com) will be held on July 4 at Kerr Park in Downingtown from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Activities will get underway with a “Prayer and Flag...

What To Do: Paranormal Cirque continues local run of shows

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The weekend obviously will get off with a bang this week with Fourth of July fireworks displays — and other Independence Day holiday celebrations — all around the area. But this is July and that means there is a slew of special events and annual traditions filling the calendar – events that have nothing to do with the Fourth of July holiday. The...

What To Do: Summertime and schedule of events is massive

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times As usual, there is a wide array of special events on this weekend’s calendar – diverse enough to include a canal fest, a massive Celtic festival, a birthday party for an orangutan, a Chinese Lantern festival, an ice cream festival, tasting sessions at wineries and Wawa Welcomes America’s headlong rush in next weekend’s Independence Day holiday...

What To Do: Summertime is time for outdoor festivals

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Community Festival The arrival of summer is here and so is the arrival of a plethora of  fun outdoor family events. Now through June 21, the sights, sounds and smells of a summertime fair will be filling the air in Downingtown when Saint Joseph Church (338 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, 610-269-8294, www.stjoesfestival.com) hosts its 17th annual “Community...

Helicopter Museum to host ‘PRIDE: LGBTQ+ Voices in Aviation!’ June 28

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) will be hosting PRIDE: LGBTQ+ Voices in Aviation! on Saturday, June 28, from 1 – 4pm. The event will feature a number of aviation, academic, and community LGBTQ+ groups, including the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the Association of Flight Attendants, PFLAG – West Chester Chapter, West Chester University’s Center...

What To Do: Balloon Festival, St. Joe’s Festival and Juneteenth events

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Balloon Festival Many “out of the normal” things are happening right now on this very busy final weekend of Spring 2025. The weekend gets underway on June 13 – a.k.a. “Friday the 13th.” The weekend wraps up on June 15 with celebrations of Fathers’ Day. A few days later, there will be events and activities celebrating Juneteenth. In...

AAA honors outstanding school Safety Patroller

Left to right) Deb Rooney, Bradford Heights Elementary School Advisor; Andi Hardin, Bradford Heights Elementary School 2025 AAA Outstanding School Safety Patrol Award Recipient; Jana Tidwell, Manager, Public and Government Affairs, AAA Mid-Atlantic. AAA announced that Andi Hardin, a fifth grader at Bradford Heights Elementary School (Chester County), is this year’s Outstanding School Safety Patroller...