What To Do: Fall into Autumn festivals

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Friends Fall Festival Now that crisp autumn weather has arrived, it’s a great time to enjoy outdoor events such fall festivals, historical celebrations, hayrides, wine festivals, mazes and scenic train rides. The Friends Fall Festival at the Downingtown Friends Meeting (Downingtown Friends Meeting, 800 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, 610-269-4223,...

Downingtown festival cultivates diverse tastes

36th annual event features plants, antiques, music, food, history, and more By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor,  The Times Downingtown horticulturalist David L. Culp will add his expertise to the plant sale at the 36th Annual Downingtown Friends Fall Festival. When an urban high school principal thanked a longtime Longwood Gardens educator for a class that fostered empowerment to “change the...