What To Do: Trolls at the Philadelphia Zoo

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Trolls at the Philadelphia Zoo The Philadelphia Zoo has been a habitat for an amazing array of animals ever since its opening day in July 1874. Now, for the next two-and-one-half months, the Zoo will be home to a sextet of Trolls. Now through April 15, the Philadelphia Zoo (3400 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia) is hosting the East Coast debut of Thomas...

What To Do: May means it’s time to be off to the races

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times This weekend has a trifecta of events which are traditionally party time events – Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby and Winterthur Point-to-Point. There will be a bustle of activity this weekend on Kennett Pike just a few miles south of Kennett Square at Winterthur (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600,www.winterthur.org) with the staging of...

What To Do: Celebrating Wayne Thiebaud at Brandywine River Museum

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Wayne Thiebaud, Boston Cremes, 1962, oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. Crocker Art Museum Purchase, 1964.22.© 2022 Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Two of the area’s most respected museums – Brandywine River Museum of Art and American Swedish Historical Museum — are introducing new exhibitions of art this weekend. The...