Two Chester County artists opening solo shows

Each will run for month at the Chester County Art Association “Runnymeade” by Richard Chalfant will be featured at the Chester County Art Association. Two diverse Chester County artists will open solo shows Friday that will run through Nov. 9 at the Chester County Art Association. A free reception will be held tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m., offering the public a preview of the works by Richard Chalfant...

Downingtown Friends’ fest 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...

Six county cultural groups to get state funds

 Ballet, theater, and art organizations are among grant recipients The Brandywine Ballet Company is one of the recipients of a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Photo by Gabriel Bienczycki Six county arts organizations will receive state funds, state Sen. Andy Dinniman announced Thursday. The  grants, which support the arts programs and operations of local nonprofits, were recently...

19320: Studio says numbers will equal creative display

“Self-portrait” by Gabe Neeld, a mixed media of graphite, paper, cardboard, is one of the works that will be displayed. Art exhibit to draw works from Coatesville-area zip code It’s not just a zip code: It’s a creative mecca. That’s the message a Coatesville gallery hopes to spread during an exhibition titled “Artists 19320!” The show will feature works by art teachers from Sept....

Chester County Studio Tour this weekend

Sculpture work by West Chester artist Rhoda Kahler, whose studio will be among those open to the public this weekend as part of the Chester County Studio Tour. Four years now and growing stronger each year — local artists and studios open their doors to the public to offer a behind the scene look at their work and process. This year’s event, which is free to the public, looks to be the biggest...

Local venue cultivates talent

West Chester’s Cozy hookah and cigar bar offers Tuesday night open mic to musicians and performers of all strokes By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com Telly Pandel is at the mic at Cozy's in West Chester. WEST CHESTER — Is this thing on? When you first walk into Cozy, you’re immediately transported to another world, something out of Casablanca perhaps. Adorned on the walls...