What To Do: Yellow Status means get ‘out’ — but be smart about it
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Jenkins Arboretum
“Yellow” is not the most positive word in the English language. Even though it is associated with sunshine, cheerfulness and warmth, yellow carries a surprising number of negative connotations.
Psychologically, yellow means happiness and optimism. It is the color of sun shining, or bright light and creativity. It is believed...
What To Do: Visit the world’s great gardens, virtually
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
“April Showers” are done and now it’s time for “May Flowers.”
Garden sites and horticultural attractions all over the Northern Hemisphere usually are a bustle of activity with visitors arriving to check out this year’s spring flowers in an attractive live setting.
But COVID-19 has forced everyone to stay at home in order...
What To Do: Coronavirus takes toll on St. Patrick’s Day & other area events
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
St. Patrick
This is the strangest of weekends – and Friday the 13th is just the beginning.
Ordinarily, figuring out what to do for weekend fun would be relatively easy – just pick an event from a wide array of options.
But this weekend has been greatly impacted by the arrival of the Coronavirus.
So, if you’re trying to figure out what to do, here...
What To Do: Kennett Winterfest features region’s top breweries
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, the Times
This is a special time of year in Kennett Square – the time for a popular annual event known as the Kennett Winterfest. Usually, tickets are already sold out by this time but this year some tickets remain.
The Eighth Annual Kennett Winterfest (http://kennettwinterfest.com/) will be held on February 29 from 12:30-4 p.m. in a tented area near 600 South...
What To Do: Altan to perform at Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Altan
There are always many good reasons to visit Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) any time of year. Right now, a major draw is the OrchidExtravaganza — but that is just one of a number of attractions
Over the years, Longwood Gardens has presented a wide array of musical acts from around the world...
What To Do: Celebrating Valentine’s Day
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Victorine’s Valentine Day
Celebrating Valentine’s Day is always a good way to break up the doldrums of a grey winter.
Valentine’s Day Weekend is tough to pin down this year because February 14 is in a Friday. Some activities are this weekend and some are on February 14.
Here are a few suggestions on how to celebrate the occasion with your sweetheart....
What To Do: Get a jump on Valentine’s Day with wine & chocolate
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
A February highlight each year is Valentine’s Day and one of the best things about Valentine’s Day is chocolate.
Wine-loving chocoholics are celebrating – all month
The Chaddsford Winery (632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610-388-6221, http://www.chaddsford.com) will host Wine & Chocolate Pairings every Saturday and Sunday in February (through...
What To Do: Chocolate Lovers Fest gets bigger and better
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Dull, grey midwinter days can lead to feeling glum but there is an antidote – a vacation on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
If that seems attractive but not very realistic, there is another antidote — chocolate.
Who doesn’t love chocolate?
Even a small dose of the brown-colored treat can elevate your mood. And, a mild sugar rush can...
What To Do: Snow? What snow? Orchids are in bloom at Longwood
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Every year when January arrives, Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) celebrates one of the largest families of plants in the world.
If you did a Google search to find out which are the largest families of flowering plants in the world, this is the answer you’d receive –
The three largest...
Orchid Extravaganza returns to Longwood Gardens, Jan. 18
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Escape to a lush sanctuary filled with nearly 5,000 blooming orchids during Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens January 18 through March 22. As one of the first plant collections at Longwood, orchids have held a place of distinction since 1922. Longwood’s talented horticulturists celebrate the beauty and variety of orchids with an artful display that includes spiraling Phalaenopsis,...
