Hi Neighbor!
We’ve hit that time in summer when the heat makes some of us just want to lounge around and not move much. Maybe a tall glass of iced tea or lemonade sitting on your deck is about as much activity as you're looking for. As an MLN editor, I can feel guilty knowing that there are so many interesting activities just waiting to be experienced in our area. The question is not what to do—it’s WHICH ONE to do!
In honor of Bastille Day, I offer a tasting of wine-centric events. Pennsylvania has over 200 vineyards, and you can find several of them within a two-hour drive of the Main Line. All of these wineries have packed schedules of events, and some rent for private events, but I selected just one event to highlight and maybe pique your interest. Looking to get away with some friends or just do something a little different? Try one of these. I’m not saying you’ll cool off at any of them, but they sound like fun. And keep your summer safe—pick a designated driver.
Enjoy!
Jane
For more information on Pennsylvania wineries, visit pennsylvaniawine.com
Penns Woods Winery, Chadds Ford. As if vino weren’t enough of an attraction, soothe your body and soul with a one-hour yoga class followed by a wine tasting. Win-win. pennswoodsevents
Sand Castle Winery, Erwinna. Check out Sand Castle’s events like a pig roast in July and a clam bake in August. sandcastlewinery
Crossing Vineyards, Washington Crossing. Add a twist to your workout--join their “Cycle & Sip” event on July 30th where a 16-mile bike ride is capped off with a cured meat, cheese and chocolate pairing event. crossingvineyards
New Hope Winery, New Hope. Live music is the name of the game at New Hope Winery. Lots of genres and dates to choose from, plus lots of private event space.
newhopewinery
Kreutz Creek Vineyards, West Grove. Summer Saturday nights are filled with live music, and in November it’s movie nights!
kreutzcreekvineyards
Black Walnut Winery, Sadsburyville. Someone say crafts and wine? August 13th you can upcycle your wine bottles and make crafty décor.
Stone & Key Cellars, Montgomeryville. Trivia games up your alley? Test your superhero and comic book character knowledge at their next Trivia Night.
Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery, Kennett Square. Located behind Longwood Gardens, enjoy an evening of painting or clay sculpting.
galerestate
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| T&E CARE SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
The drive runs through Sunday, July 24th
You can either sponsor a child(ren) or purchase items from our bulk list. Remember not to go shopping until you confirm with us what you want to bring. The lists of specific needs are on the website. Drop-off items at the Tredyffrin Library or Play It Again Sports.
If you aren’t around these next 2 weeks, or you just aren’t into shopping, we can ALWAYS use general donations or gift cards. We will use general donations to shop as needed for any unclaimed items, and we like to give each student a $25 gift card to Walmart, or Target or similar store to help fill in some basic supplies, or buy some shoes, or underwear, or whatever else might be needed. (With 240 kids at $25 each - that’s $6000 worth of gift cards! It adds up fast.)
Donations or gift cards can be mailed to us at T&E Care, ATTN: School Supply Drive, PO Box 2111, Southeastern, PA 19399. If you don’t want to mail them, or think they’ll arrive too late (we need everything by July 26th) - then let us know at schoolsupplies@tecare.org and we can work out a different plan. Many thanks!
School Supply Drive List of Items Needed
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| HELPING OUT
2016 Pottstown – Great Valley Raptor Run
Sunday, July 31st
Warwick County Park, Pottstown
382 County Park Rd., Pottstown
Races benefit Great Valley Nature Center. There will be a 5 Mile & 10 Mile Trail Run Races. Participants Must be at least 16 years old to enter the Trail Run.
Details and race-day or mailable registration can be found at pretzelcitysports.com
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| OUT ON THE TOWN
Malvern Stroll
Thursday, July 21st
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Downtown Malvern (King Street)
Don’t miss your chance to sip, shop and stroll during the late afternoon and early evening hours in Malvern when King Street boutiques, galleries and shops open their doors for extended shopping and browsing hours. Join us for a night filled with live music, light refreshments and surprises, including special promotions, happy hour specials, sales you don’t want to miss, popup stores, product demos and more!
malvern.org
9th Annual Media Downtown Car Show
Sunday, July 17th
(rain date: Sunday, July 24th)
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
State and Front Streets, Downtown Media
Check out over 200 antique cars on display! Retailers and restaurants will be open as well. If interested in displaying your car, same-day registration is only $15.
visitmediapa.com
Ardmore Restaurant Week
July 18th-July 31st
Happy Hour and Dinner Specials
Join participating Ardmore restaurants and fast-casual establishments July 18th – July 31st for happy hour specials discounted at least 25% and $25 or $35 prix fixe dinner menus. Help the Ardmore Food Pantry provide food to those in need in our community by donating a non-perishable food item at any participating restaurant during RW.
ArdmoreRestaurantWeek.com
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| BOOK IT!
Media-UP Library Grand Reopening & 115th Anniversary Party
Saturday, July 16th
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Media-Upper Providence Library
1 E Front Street, Media
Media-Upper Providence Library invites the community to celebrate our library’s move to a beautiful new building. Featuring a ribbon cutting, live music, giveaways, a scavenger hunt, zoo visit, family fun, refreshments and more.
mediauplibrary.org
Yule Ball in July
Saturday, July 23rd
7:00 PM
Tredyffrin Library
582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford
Celebrate Harry Potter, complete with games, entertainment, dancing and a chocolate buffet. Register to assure your spot!
tredyffrinlibraries.org
Family Storytime
Wednesdays through August 16th
6:30 PM
Wayne Elementary School
651 W. Wayne Avenue, Wayne
Evening storytime for all ages. No registration required.
radnorlibrary.org
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| FIRE AND WATER
Wacky Water Festival
Sunday, July 24th
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road, Media
Beat the heat and learn how nature keeps its cool. Warning: you might get wet with our wacky water activities. Stop by our learning stations to hear about life in the water and get creative by using water to enhance your art projects. Cool off with storyteller Greta Rech as she shares stories from around the world in a shady spot. This month’s food trucks, The Meat Wagon and Oink and Moo, are sure to please. Be sure to grab some Weckerly’s Ice Cream before you leave. FREE with regular admission; no pre-registration required. Rain or shine.
tylerarboretum.org
Night at the Ball Park & Fireworks Finale
Wednesday, July 20th
(Rain Date: Thursday, July 21st)
Pre-Game activities start at 6:00 PM; game broadcast at darkness (approx. 8:10 PM)
Encke Park
305 Iven Avenue, Wayne
Come watch the Phillies take on the Blue Jays on a giant outdoor screen! Bring your family and friends to this free event!
radnor.com
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| OF STAGE AND SCREEN
Cartoon Extravaganza with Lou DiCrescenzo
Thursday, July 28th
7:00 PM
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr
Film historian and preservationist Lou DiCrescenzo returns to BMFI for another night of animated fun as he screens eleven classic shorts from his enormous collection of 35mm original process Technicolor prints. Laugh it up with Popeye, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Mr. Magoo, and other cartoon kooks as they show off their best stuff, on the big screen!
Lou DiCrescenzo has been collecting original films and projection equipment for over 40 years. Through Lou’s efforts and generosity, many rare and formerly lost films have been saved and donated to the Library of Congress, where they have been copied and now are available for viewing and study. Lou has also donated or lent silent-era projection equipment to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York and the Universal Orlando theme park in Florida.
Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company presents Moliere’s Tartuffe
Saturday, July 16th
7:00 PM
West Goshen Community Park
1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester
Enjoy Commonwealth Classic Theatre’s FREE production of Moliere’s comic masterpiece, Tartuffe. Moliere’s play pokes fun at both individual and societal moral smugness, and reveals (and revels in) the outrageousness of outright hypocrisy. Orgon, the head of a wealthy family, deceives himself into believing that Tartuffe, a seemingly devout, but actually rapacious grifter is, in fact, a man of impeccable morality and goodness. But Tartuffe is not heaven sent, and all hell breaks loose when Tartuffe sets his sights on Orgon’s fortune…and his wife. The fun heats up once the family, and the family maid, put a plan in place to prove Tartuffe to be a fraud. Bring a blanket, low-backed beach chairs, a picnic and your sense of adventure!
wgoshen.org
A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream
Sunday, July 24th
4:00 PM
Amphitheater Stage at East Goshen Park
1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester
A beloved Shakespearean comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes you on an adventure with a group of young lovers, silly wannabe actors, fairies and sprites, all surrounding a duke’s wedding. Come and see the fun unfold, when the human and fairy worlds collide in this widely produced and timeless comedy. Bring a picnic, a blanket and lounge chairs. Presented by the PA Leadership Charter School’s Center for Performing & Fine Arts. Free admission!
eastgoshen.org
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| PAST TIMES
Paoli Battlefield Tour
Saturday, July 23rd
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Paoli Battlefield Historical Park
Monument Avenue & Wayne Avenue, Malvern
Walk the hallowed ground of a Revolutionary War battlefield where over 2,000 British Troops attacked over 2,000 American Troops under the command of Anthony Wayne in the ninth-bloodiest battle in the Revolutionary War. Free.
pbpfinc.org
An Evening of Colonial Music
Tuesday, July 19th
6:00 PM
General Warren Inne
7 Old Lancaster Road, Malvern
Charlie Zahm brings the spirit of the American Revolution and the drama of age to an audience like few musicians can. His voice, mastery of guitar, extensive musical repertoire and stage presence make him one of the most popular performers at festivals, music events and house concerts. Whether singing songs of battles won or lost, an ode to the great new ideal of “Liberty” or just popular selections of the times, his seasoned approach is truly a program enjoyed by all.
generalwarren.com/news-and-events.php
Historic Sugartown on Chester County Town Tours & Village Walks
Thursday, July 21st
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Historic Sugartown
690 Sugartown Road, Malvern
Town Tours & Village Walks is a series of free summer strolls through historic neighborhoods, hamlets, villages and sites. Historic Sugartown is happy to be a part of this initiative and will offer free, self-guided tours throughout the village as well as paper marbling demonstrations by local bookbinder and bindery workshop instructor Ramon Townsend. Tours will begin at 5:30 PM, and last tour will leave at 7:00 PM. Free admission.
historicsugartown.org
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| BACK TO NATURE
Second Saturdays at Longview Farm
Every Second Saturday Starting on July 9
Longview Farm and Market
3215 Stump Hall Road, Collegeville
Enjoy Second Saturdays on the farm with Pick Your Own Rainbow, activities for kids, and extra artisans and food trucks at our farmers' market.
greenerpartners.org
Delaware Valley Iris Society Sale
Saturday, July 16th
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Jenkins Arboreteum
631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon
There will be a sale of all types of iris plants and rhizomes at the Arboretum. Please come early for best selection! Club members will be on hand to answer your questions about growing irises. Free of charge, all are welcome.
jenkinsarboretum
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| MUSIC TO YOUR EARS
Carillon Concerts
Wednesdays through August 31st
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge Park
RR 23, Valley Forge
If you’ve never heard what a Carillon sounds like, you’re missing out! Learn about it here, then bring a chair and come and enjoy the mesmerizing sounds of the free Carillon Concerts performed every Wednesday night through August 31st.
wmchapel.org
2016 Summer Concert Series at Wilson Farm Park
Thursdays through July 28th
7:00 PM
Schedule –
July 14: Dirk Quinn Ban; July 21: Southern Edge; July 28: Fusebo
Shire Pavilion at Wilson Farm Park
500 Lee Road, Chesterbrook
All concerts are free and open to the public.
tredyffrin.org
Summer Jazz Concert: The Daniel Bennett Group
Friday, July 22nd
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Easttown Library
720 First Avenue, Berwyn
A return engagement performance by the fabulous jazz group that hails from New York City.
easttownlibrary.org
32nd Annual Concerts Under the Stars
Sundays through July 31st
6:00 PM
Upper Merion Township Building Park
175 West Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia
umtownship.org
Summer Jazz Concert: The Daniel Bennett Group
Friday, July 22nd at 7:00 PM
Easttown Library
The Daniel Bennett Group, back by popular demand. The band hails from New York City and was recently voted "Best New Jazz Group" in the New York City Hot House Jazz Awards. The band has released six critically-acclaimed albums, including Peace and Stability Among Bears and The Mystery At Clown Castle. Registration is not required.
For more information visit easttownlibrary.org
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Join us every Saturday for a tasting of chef inspired selections!
We're featuring traditional favorites and exciting items we can't wait to share!
Whole Foods Market Devon
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Since 1872, Villa Maria empowers young women through leadership and service in the IHM Tradition while encouraging a life-long love for learning in a nurturing and supportive environment.
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People’s Light serves as one of Pennsylvania’s largest professional nonprofit theatres, known for its resident company of artists, eclectic mix of productions, and innovative work with young people.
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The School in Rose Valley is a Preschool - 6th Grade progressive school located on 9.5 acres near Media, PA. SRV's program balances academic instruction, indoor & outdoor play, & the arts.
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Villa Maria Academy High School offers girls in grades 9-12 a dynamic spiritual, intellectual, and social environment that challenges and empowers them to live by their faith, develop their intellectual gifts, broaden their skills, and use their talents to benefit society.
www.vmahs.org
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LOCATIONS IN BRYN MAWR & WAYNE
101 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Suite 320
Bryn Mawr
110 Gallagher Road
Wayne
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