SEPTEMBER Sundays in May through October Tours of Collen Brook house and grounds 1-4pm. www.udhistory.org June through September Kreutz Creek Winery Summer Concert Series at the Vineyard 6 – 9pm. $10/adults, $5/kids – rain or shine! 610-869-4412 www.kreutzcreekvineyards.com May 29 – Oct. 2 Paradocx Vineyards Summer Concert Series: From classical music to Caribbean Steel Drum Band, enjoy a variety of music LIVE at the vineyard! $10 admission fee. Call 610-255-5684 or visit www.paradocx.com for specific dates, times and performances. 2nd Saturdays throughout the year Penn State Master Gardeners: Gardening programs, demonstrations, holiday exhibitions and more! 10am. 610-690-2655. Registration Required. 6 Kreutz Creek Vineyards Winery Presents: Labor Day “Bottling Work Day” Fun day to learn about the winemaking process and meet new people! 9-5pm (lunch will be served). Space is limited. Call Carole: 610-869-4412, www.kreutzcreekvineyards.com 18 Granite Run Mall Presents: Kidgits Pirate Adventure 12-1:30pm – JCPenney Court, 610-565-1654 18 Riverside Festival and “Dining on the Delaware” at Marcus Hook’s Market Square Memorial Park Local food vendors, Pirate Encampment, live music, kid’s games and more! 12-6pm. 22 – 26 Granite Run Mall Fall Fair Mall hours – parking lot, 610-565-1654 24 – 26 Granite Run Mall Presents: Sports Show All day. Mall wide. 610-565-1564 25 & 26 Brandywine Valley Wine Trail’s 7th Annual Harvest Festival: Grape-stomping competitions, hayrides through the vineyards, wine tastings, tours and more! 12 – 5pm. www.bvwinetrail.com 26 Harry’s Savoy Grill & Ballroom Presents: Fall Bridal Fair Bridal fashions, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, martini bar, door prizes and more! 12-3pm. Tickets - $10. 302-475-3000 OCTOBER Sundays in May through October Tours of Collen Brook house and grounds 1-4pm. www.udhistory.org May 29 – Oct. 2 Paradocx Vineyards Summer Concert Series: From classical music to Caribbean Steel Drum Band, enjoy a variety of music LIVE at the vineyard! $10 admission fee. Call 610-255-5684 or visit www.paradocx.com for specific dates, times and performances. 2nd Saturdays throughout the year Penn State Master Gardeners: Gardening programs, demonstrations, holiday exhibitions and more! 10am. 610-690-2655. Registration Required. 2 & 3 Brandywine Valley Wine Trail’s 7th Annual Harvest Festival: Grape-stomping competitions, hayrides through the vineyards, wine tastings, tours and more! 12 – 5pm. www.bvwinetrail.com 2 – 3 Newlin Grist Mill Presents: ‘Making Iron in a Bloomery Furnace” Workshop: Join Colonial Williamsburg blacksmiths, Shel Browder and Steve Mankowski, for 2 days of iron making and forging. $25 – registration required, Sat: 9am – 5pm., Sun: 9am – 2pm, 610-459-2359 or visit www.newlingristmill.org 3 Newlin Grist Mill Presents: Baking Workshop: Members of Past Masters will introduce participants to multiple baking techniques including hearth, kettle, bake iron, griddle and the bake oven. $30 – registration required, 9:30am – 3:30pm, 610-459-2359 or visit www.newlingristmill.org 30 Granite Run Mall Presents: Simon Kidgits Club® Trick or Treat 12:30-1pm. Mall wide. 610-565-1564 NOVEMBER 2nd Saturdays throughout the year Penn State Master Gardeners: Gardening programs, demonstrations, holiday exhibitions and more! 10am. 610-690-2655. Registration Required. 13 Granite Run Mall Presents: Simon Kidgits Club® Breakfast with Santa 10am-12pm. Center Court. 610-565-1564 14 Granite Run Mall Presents: Pet Photos with Santa 6-7pm. Center Court. 610-565-1564 DECEMBER 2nd Saturdays throughout the year Penn State Master Gardeners: Gardening programs, demonstrations, holiday exhibitions and more! 10am. 610-690-2655. Registration Required. 4 & 5 Brandywine Valley Wine Trail’s Holiday Open House: Wineries will be decorated in their holiday finery and hosting carolers, holiday musicians and more! 12 – 5pm. www.bvwinetrail.com
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. * Philadelphia, PA * 215-299-1000 * www.acnatsci.org * Admission Hadrosaurus Foulkii: The Dinosaur That Changed the World Through 4/19 In 1868, only one museum in the world had a complete dinosaur skeleton on display – The Academy of Natural Sciences. Now through April 19, the Academy once again displays this historic skeleton, reinterpreted for the 21st century.
Geckos – Tails to Toepads 5/30-9/7 Bulging eyes, night vision, “sticky” toepads, squawking voices, neon-colored skin and disposable body parts – sounds like a horror movie, but this describes a gecko. Meet live geckos of all sizes, shapes and colors in lush naturalistic habitats. Hands-on activities make it a unique experience for the whole family.
Delaware Historical Society 505 Market St. * Wilmington, DE * 302-295-2390 * www.dehistory.org * Admission Original Works of Lincoln by Frank Schnoover Through 4/25 At Waters Edge 6/4-11/28
The Brandywine River Museum U.S. Rt. 1 * Chadds Ford, PA * 610-388-2700 * www.brandywinemuseum.org * Admission Unique Force: The Art of Carolyn Wyeth Through 3/15 Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey 3/21-5/17 N.C. Wyeth House and Studio Tours (offered Tues.-Sun.) 4/7-11/22 Kuerner Farm Tours (offered Thurs.-Sun.) 4/5-11/22 Everyman’s Metal: 17th, 18th and 19th Century Pewter in America 5/23-7/19 Fruits of Summer: American 19th Century Still Life 6/6-9/7 Exhibition of Work by Rockwell Kent 9/12-11/22
The Hagley Museum and Library Rt. 141 * Wilmington, DE * 302-658-2400 * www.hagley.org * Admission From the Orient: Souvenirs from Captain Samuel Francis Du Pont’s Voyage of 1857-1858 3/14-12/31 Nineteenth-Century Patent Models: Innovation in Miniature 4/25-12/31/10
Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway * Philadelphia, PA * 215-763-8100 * www.philamuseum.org Admission (Sunday pay as you wish all day) Cezanne and Beyond Through 5/17 Grand Scale: Monumental Prints in the Age of Durer and Titian Through 4/26 Daido Moriyama: Tokyo Photographs Through 6/30 Stories and Images in East Asia Art Through 10/31 Adventures in Modern Art: The Charles K. Williams II Collection Through 9/30 Marcel Duchamp: Etant Donnes Through 11/1
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