Kennett Senior Center Yard Sale, June 7

KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors its “Annual Indoor Yard Sale” on Saturday, June 7 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Yard Sale is getting better and better! Come pick up decorations for the home, kitchen supplies, appliances, puzzles, toys, clothing and much, much more! Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili dogs, chips and drinks will be available for purchase.  ...

‘Beauty and The Beast, jr.’ at KHS, June 6 & 7

KENNETT SQUARE — The Carousel Performing Arts Center will present its full length musical production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” on June 6 and 7 at Kennett High School. Bringing this tale as old as time to life are over 50 talented students from the Avon Grove, Kennett, Red Clay and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts. There will be two performances: on Friday, June 6 at...

Unionville & Kennett host breakfast, June 7

EAST MARLBOROUGH — One again the administrations of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District will team up for a free community breakfast, Saturday, June 7 at Unionville High School. The event will be held in the Unionville High School Cafeteria and coincides with the Kennett/Unionville Relay for Life fundraiser.    Send article as...

Exton library celebrating do-it-yourselfers

Family-friendly Mini Maker Fair scheduled for Saturday On Saturday, May 17, the Chester County Library in Exton will be holding its Fourth Annual Community Day, and for the second year in the a row, the theme will be a Mini Maker Fair – a place to celebrate the process of learning and doing. It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Last year, the Chester County Library’s Mini Maker Fair attracted more...

Unionville Park opens Sat. a.m.

Tree planting planned as first phase of park opens EAST MARLBOROUGH — The installation of the first phase of the Unionville Community Park is nearly complete. The park will be open to visitors for the first time on Saturday morning, May 10 (although there are still a few parts of the construction that will remain to be completed). You are invited to join us on May 10 so that you can see the results...

What to do: Willowdale Steeplechase, Cruise night and more

Steam engines, fish rodeo among busy list of events planned for this weekend By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The Willowdale Steeplechase, taking place on Sunday in Unionville features food, fun and some of the best horse racing action in the county. If you ask people what words they associate with the arrival of spring in southern Chester County, some of the most common responses would probably...

Public invited to pay tribute to fallen heroes

FOP to host 11th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on May 7 Chester County FOP Lodge 11’s annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service typically does double-duty: It serves as a prelude to National Police Week and affords both members of law-enforcement and the public an opportunity to pay tribute to Chester County’s fallen heroes. This year’s memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May...

Seeking support for HIV-impacted children

Camp Dreamcatcher to hold fund-raiser at Market at Liberty Place on Saturday Camp Dreamcatcher invites the public to support its Spring Event at the Market at Liberty Place on Saturday, May 3, “so that love can live, laughter can heal and dreams can come alive.” The annual, weeklong camp offers an annual nurturing respite for children ages 5 to 17 coping with the HIV/AIDS infection of a family...

Fairville Fun Fair celebrating its 26th year

Festivities to include foods, crafts, kids’ entertainment on May 3 Pony rides, moon bounces, food, crafts, games, face-painting, a silent auction, and more will be available Saturday, May 3, at the 26th Annual Fairville Fun Fair. Held on the grounds of Fairville Friends School in Chadds Ford, the fair will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, May 4. General admission...

Tractor trek a benefit for wounded veterans

Cross-country journey to include Kennett Square parade on Sunday A parade of classic, antique tractors of all colors, models, and makes will be led through Kennett Square on Sunday by a Honey Brook man in a specially modified 1948 John Deere, dubbed the “Johnabilt” for its retrofitted 1984 Peterbilt cab. C. Ivan Stoltzfus, a retired farmer and auctioneer, plans to drive his tractor across the...