Borough’s New Year’s Eve event mushrooming

Officials report efforts to ensure fun, family-friendly entertainment The giant borough icon, sponsored by ToJo Mushrooms, is ready to be adorned with lights. Not surprisingly, Kennett’s Square’s inaugural New Year’s Eve extravaganza, which will include the lowering of a 700-pound, lighted steel shroom from a crane, is continuing to evolve, and borough officials said they are working with organizers...

Exton library urges shoppers to buy handmade

Third Annual Craft Fair to be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 Shop local and handmade: That’s the advice of the Friends of the Chester County Library (CCL), which is sponsoring CCL’s 3rd Annual Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec.14. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., vendors will be stationed throughout the main Exton library as well as in the Struble meeting room. Craft-makers will include a variety of jewelers,...

Observing National Influenza Vaccination Week

County to offer free flu shots Monday at Exton library Don’t take chances with your health, urges the county, which is offering free flu shots on Monday, Dec. 9. In observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec. 8-14), the Chester County Health Department will offer the free vaccinations – recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older – at the Chester County Library in Exton from...

Holiday events abound at The Market at Liberty Place

KENNETT SQUARE — The Market at Liberty Place will be hosting a number of events this holiday season, offering additional shopping and gift options — and fun events for the whole family. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Christmas holidays, The Market will play host to Popup Holiday Shopping. Unique, artisan vendors will be selling their non-food products in keeping with The Market’s...

Red Cross makes it easy to thank military

Holiday Mail for Heroes will be set up at Longwood Gardens Visitors to Longwood Gardens on Monday night will be able to sign cards for the military, courtesy of the American Red Cross. For the seventh year in a row, the American Red Cross is sponsoring holiday mail for the nation’s military, and its regional chapter is making it easy for area residents to participate. On Monday, Dec. 2, from 6 to...

Walsh keynote at Planned Parenthood event, Dec. 4

Joan Walsh MALVERN – Nationally recognized women’s rights advocate, MSNBC political analyst and Salon.com’s Editor-at-Large Joan Walsh will be the keynote speaker for Planned Parenthood’s Chester County and Main Line Autumn Community Gathering in Malvern at the White Manor Country club, on Dec. 4. Salon’s Editor-in-Chief for six years, Walsh is a regular on “Hardball with Chris...

Christmas tree sale benefits veterans

Tree sale proceeds will help fund therapy dogs for vets Christmas trees will go on sale starting Nov. 30 at Northbrook Marketplace, with proceeds benefitting a program to train therapy dogs for wounded military veterans. Four of the dogs in the training program, like those pictured above, will be on hand for shoppers to meet. POCOPSON — Northbrook Marketplace, on the corner of Northbrook and Unionville...

Kennett Square declares: Let there be lights!

Annual parade on Friday to culminate with Santa’s arrival Kennett Square will be aglow with festively lit floats on Friday during the annual Holiday Light Parade. Historic Kennett Square is inviting area residents to see the light – actually lots of them – on Friday as the Annual Holiday Light Parade kicks off the season at 6:15 p.m. Last year’s parade represented the debut of the illuminated...

Camp Dreamcatcher to host benefit concert

Popular singer-songwriter John Flynn will take stage Singer-songwriter John Flynn will perform Friday night in Philadelphia at a benefit concert for Camp Dreamcatcher, a Kennett Square-based nonprofit. Another reason to give thanks this week: Camp Dreamcatcher, which offers an annual nurturing respite for children coping with the HIV/AIDS infection of a family member, the death of one or both parents,...

Smith III to perform at the CYWA’s benefit, Dec. 13

COATESVILLE — Award-winning pop music group Smith III will perform along with a number of local acts at the Community Youth & Womens Aliiance (CYWA)/House of Blues Freaky Friday the 13th Bash, on Dec., 13 to help raise awareness to the CYWA/House of Blues causes and it’s performing arts programs. Smith III is a young, award winning, motivational, pop, sibling group. They are originally from...