What To Do: Carnival and Valentine’s Day events fill out local events schedule

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Get ready for an unprecedented stretch of partying, bacchanal, sweet food treats and celebrations. The party starts with the Lunar New Year on February 10 followed by Super Bowl on February 11. It continues with Mardi Gras and Carnival (and Fastnacht Day) on February 13, and concludes with Valentine’s Day on February 14. The biggest celebration is...

What To Do: ‘Three Kings Day’ at Kimmel

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Three Kings Day The list of holiday celebrations in November and December – a wide array of activities and special things to do – was enormous. Now it’s January and the list looks like it has been decimated by outside forces. Fortunately, the Kimmel Cultural Campus (Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333, www.kimmelculturalcampus.org)...

What To Do: Spooky times dominate local event schedule

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Great Pumpkin Carve This is the time of year when there are so many Halloween events on the calendar that you could visit four a day each day from now until October 31 and still not see them all. There are also numerous harvest festivals, fall foliage events, hayrides and other outdoor activities on the local schedule. One of the most popular Halloween...

Everything you need to know about local Halloween events

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Chadds Ford Pumpkin Carve When October arrives each year, Halloween events are omnipresent. Some are kid-friendly, some are elaborate, and some are really scary. Some are one- or two-day events and some last as long as six or seven weeks. They come in all shapes and sizes — and they are everywhere. One of the most popular Halloween events in the...