What To Do: Fun, Freedom, fireworks and Good Neighbors for 4th of July
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Downingtown Good Neighbor Day
Independence Day is just around the corner but, unfortunately, there is no Independence Day Weekend this here because July 4 falls on a Wednesday.
This means there will be some adjustments for the time period when June slides into July. There will still be a wide variety of holiday activities – they just won’t be weekend...
What To Do: Get back to your Pa. roots at Kutztown Folk Fest
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
This is the weekend that one of the summer’s most popular annual Pennsylvania events gets underway.
The 69th Annual Kutztown Folk Festival (Kutztown Fairgrounds, off Route 222, Kutztown, 888-674-6136,www.kutztownfestival.com) opens on June 30 and runs through July 8.
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Uptown announces $150K grant from Longwood Foundation
Uptown! Entertainment Alliance, the non profit organization that manages operations for Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, is proud to receive a Longwood Foundation Grant for $150,000. Per Director Angela Scully, it is a great honor to receive such a generous award as well as the confidence of the Longwood Foundation. The grant will be used to pay down debt incurred in the transformation of the...
What To Do: Chester Co. Balloon Fest soars again
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
If you realize that here are hot air balloons in all shapes and sizes floating in the sky over your head, you’re going to stop whatever you’re doing and turn your gaze skyward.
If you want to experience this sensation, then you should plan on attending this weekend’s 12th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival (New Garden Flying Field, 1235 Newark...
Firt Baptist plans ‘Shipwrecked’ vacation Bible school
KENNETT SQUARE — First Baptist Church of Kennett Square will transform into an uncharted island – complete with shipwreck — for its annual Vacation Bible School.
“Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus” will be held July 23-27 from 6-8:25 p.m. nightly. It is open to children from kindergarten through fifth grade who live in or will be visiting the southern Chester County area.
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LCH 5K group practices build community, new runners
A regular running group at Kenneth High School, sponsored by La Comunidad Hispania, is helping local runners get in shape — and ready for this fall’s LCH 5K run event.
Yolanda Castañeda, Javier Soria, and Veronica Tinoco all share a new achievement in common: they completed their first ever 5K run during the 2018 Kennett Run last month. In collaboration with Kennett Run Charities, the event...
What To Do: Strawberry festival is always a sweet time
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Strawberry festival
The unofficial start of summer arrived last weekend and the official start of summer is just around the corner.
The weather is warm, municipal and private pools are open and school is almost done for the year.
Another sure sign is the arrival of the annual Brandywine Health Foundation’s Strawberry Festival.
This weekend, the 46th...
What To Do: Longwood’s fountains, parades, Devon Horse Show and so much more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Memorial Day Weekend is a time for weekend getaways, barbecues and traditional events. It is also a great time to visit Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org).
The biggest attraction at Longwood right now is the Festival of Fountains, which is running now through September 30.
With fountains that jet...





