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Getaway this Weekend to the Historic Brandywine Valley
Where southeastern Chester County Pennsylvania meets New Castle County Delaware
LONGWOOD WINTERTHUR HAGLEY BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM
Just two hours by car from New York and Washington D. C.
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May, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE, CLICK BELOW TO:
Events at Attractions - Longwood Gardens and Winterthur, An American Country Estate
Museums & Galleries - Brandywine River Museum, Hagley, Delaware Art Museum...
Arts & Entertainment - The Grand Opera House, Delaware Theatre Co., The Playhouse, Theatre N....
Hotel Packages - Brandywine Valley Inn, one and two day hotel/attraction packages
Hotel, Inns & B&B Directory - We list them all and offer online hotel reservations.
Restaurant Directory - Brandywine Valley restaurants, by cuisine and area
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May 8 - 10
Wilmington Flower Market
Rockford Park | Riverview Ave. | Wilmington, DE
A three-day annual ritual that benefits charity. Featured are plant and flower sales, distinctive boutiques and a midway featuring rides and games for the entire family.
May 11
Willowdale Steeplechase
101 East State Road | Kennett Square, PA
A full day of pony races, Jack Russell terrier races, people watching along with a wide variety of dog breeds, vendor booths, children's activities, food and fun for the entire family. And the main event, the exciting steeplechase races.
May 17
Radnor Hunt Races
826 Providence Road | Malvern, PA
A spring tradition of steeple chasing at the Radnor Hunt. Six
races feature horses galloping over hurdles and timber fences for purses totaling $160,000. Proceeds benefit the land and water preservation programs of the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford, PA.
May 17 (1-5PM)
3rd Annual Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival
Iron Hill Brewery | 30 E. State St. | West Chester, PA
Taste outstanding craft beers from 25 local breweries at this outdoor event.
Tickets available before May 15th for $20 and after for $25 each . Admission includes one commemorative tasting glass per guest. Proceeds benefit the Media
Youth Center. The event will take place rain or shine. Ticket available online.
May 17
A Day in Old New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
arly American history comes to life in Old New Castle. 10am - 5pm. Private home and garden tours, colonial fife and drum corps...
May 24,25,26
Brandywine River Blues Fest
Chaddsford Winery | Rt. 1 | Chadds Ford, PA | 610.388.62221
Kick-off the summer in style with this traditional Memorial Day Weekend celebration. A lively wine and food festival featuring six great Blues Bands under the big top, wine tastings throughout the cellars, outdoor picnicking and great camaraderie everywhere!
Winterthur, An American Country Estate
Winterthur, Wilmington, DE
til - June 29
Spring Garden Walks
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30 pm.
One-hour, guided walks through blooming landscapes reveal Henry Francis du Pont's secrets of naturalistic garden design and detail. Reservations suggested.
til - June 15
The Incredible Elastic Chairs of Samuel Gragg
This exhibition presents the inventive, inspired furniture of Samuel Gragg (1772-1855), who in 1808 patented a remarkable design for the classical-style
seating that was in vogue at that time. The chair design, which he referred to as "elastic," was fundamentally different from any other contemporary furniture, and the construction techniques used by Gragg were revolutionary.
til - May 5
Kid Stuff: Growing Up at Winterthur
Family fun at the Galleries of Winterthur. Join us on Saturday, March 15, for the opening celebration of Kid Stuff, a new interactive exhibition that will carry "modern" children back in time to experience life as it was on the Winterthur estate in the late 1800s.
through June 15, 2003
Touch-It Room
Monday - Friday, 2 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12 pm - 5 pm
Bring the children and touch the past in our special room for
playing and learning. Stir a pot at the open-hearth setting, set
the table for a tea party, dress in colonial costume, trade in the
general store, and have fun imagining life long ago.
Included with Estate Passport, Members free
through to - January 6, 2004
The Winterthur Story
Based on the successful 50th anniversary exhibition, Life at Winterthur: Henry Francis du Pont's American Country Estate, The Winterthur Story explores not only our history as a great American country estate but also the lives of the people who helped make it a special place to live, work, and visit.
Sunday, May 4th
Point-to-Point
Enjoy the excitement of racing, the elegance of an antique carriage parade, bagpipers in traditional dress, and lots of family fun, all in the glorious setting of an American country estate. Celebrate the silver anniversary of this Brandywine Valley tradition! Championship horse racing, festive tailgate picnics, and majestic antique carriages mark a quarter century of this sprintime sensation! Tickets on sale March 1. Call 800.448.3883 for information
or click here.
Opens, May 10
Naive Charm: English Pottery Figures from the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection
From gods and gardeners to saints and sinners, English potters captured popular culture and translated it into a range of colorful and charming figures. This small exhibition explores the fascinating details of a recent gift of ceramic figures from 1780 to 1880.
May 16 - 17
Ceramics in America 2003
Explore the exciting world of Ceramics at Winterthur's sixth annual conference.
For more information, please call 302.888.4786
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Longwood Gardens
Longwood, Kennett Square, PA
April 26 - May 23
Acres of Spring features thousands of flowering plants, shrubs and trees.
May 24 - August 30
Festival of Fountains Thousands of fountains cast their refreshing magic over Longwood Gardens during the 2003 Festival of Fountains. Three unique water gardens perform during the day and on many summer evenings. Illuminated musical fountain displays follow alfresco entertainment on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights until Labor Day.
View Complete Calendar of Events for May
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Brandywine River Museum
Chadds Ford, PA
through May 18:
Capturing Nureyev:
James Wyeth Paints the Dancer - This exhibition presents more than 35 fascinating and diverse paintings and drawings by Wyeth and also includes costumes, photographs and archival material related to Nureyev's remarkable life and career.
through May 18:
Monsters, Mickey and Mozart: The Drawings of Maurice Sendak
In collaborative exhibitions, the Brandywine River Museum and The Rosenbach Museum and Library will jointly celebrate the 40th anniversary of Maurice Sendak's landmark book Where the Wild Things Are (1963).
The Brandywine River Museum's exhibition will present over 50 drawings created
for two other highly acclaimed Sendak books, In the Night Kitchen (1970) and Outside Over There (1981), in addition to other works.
May 24 - July 27
The Art and Design of Antique Smoking Pipes
Since the 16th century, tobacco use by Europeans and Americans has influenced politics, economics and popular culture. The importance of tobacco in western history is reflected in the astounding variety of means created for smoking, sniffing and storing its leaves. This exhibition focuses on extraordinary examples of smoking pipes that provided their owners with visual as well as smoking pleasure, and with prestige. Featured will be approximately 80 outstanding European and American pipes of clay, porcelain, wood and meerschaum.
May 31 - September 1
Summers in Maine: Paintings by N.C. Wyeth
In 1920, N.C. Wyeth purchased an old sea captain's house in the fishing village of Port Clyde, Maine. For the next quarter century, the house (christened "Eight Bells" after Winslow Homer's famous painting) was the artist's respite from the hot Brandywine Valley summers and from the stress of commercial work. Liberated from such pressures, Wyeth's Maine experiences allowed him to paint subjects of his choosing in a variety of styles. This exhibition brings together many of Wyeth's finest Maine paintings, some to be shown in Chadds Ford for the first time.
Ongoing Exhibitions
Brandywine Heritage Galleries
Paintings and drawings from the museum's collection, including works by Howard Pyle, his students, members of the Wyeth family, and other distinguished American artists such as Jasper Cropsey, William Trost Richard, Maxfield Parrish, Harvey Dunn and Jessie Willcox Smith.
Andrew Wyeth Gallery
Approximately 40 watercolor, dry brush and tempera paintings by Andrew Wyeth from various stages of his career, including some of his most recent works.
through November 23, 2003
N.C. Wyeth House and Studio Tours - The house where N.C. Wyeth raised his extraordinarily creative children and the studio in which he painted many
of his memorable works of art have been restored to reflect their character in 1945, the year of the artist's death.
Tours takes about an hour and are limited to groups of 6 people at a time. They are offered at timed intervals, Wednesday through Sunday. For reservations call (610) 388-8326. We recommend calling two weeks in advance of your visit.
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Brandywine River Museum
Jan. 18 - May 18
Capturing Nureyev
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Brandywine River Museum
May 24 - July 27
The Art and Design of Antique Smoking Pipes
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Brandywine River Museum
May 31 - Sept. 1
Summers in Maine: Paintings by N.C. Wyeth
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Brandywine River Museum
Onngoing Exhibit
Andrew Wyeth Gallery
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Hagley Museum
Wilmington, DE
through Aug. 3
HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND. Raymond Loewy was the leading industrial designer of the twentieth century. Industrial design, done both in-house by manufacturing corporations and by consultants such as Loewy, played a critical role in creating the constant novelty we have come to expect in the things of our world.
Saturday, May 3
Wilmington Garden Day On Saturday, May 3, Hagley will participate in the Wilmington Garden Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This charity event, which benefits St. Michael's School and Nursery and Debnam House Community Center, takes participants on a tour to a variety of area gardens. Ticket information.
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Hagley Museum
Through Aug. 3rd
Raymond Loewy
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Delaware Museum of Natural History
Wilmington, DE
more info
Feb. 1 - May 18
Manatees: The Edge of Extinction
Learn the vital story of manatees and their close relatives, dugongs, in this hands-on and educational exhibit. With interactive displays, touchable specimens and more
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Natural History Museum
Feb. 1 - May 18
Manatees: The Edge of Extinction
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The Delaware Art Museum
at the Riverfront Art Center
WIlmington, DE
March 7th - May 4th
A Thousand Hounds: A Walk With Dogs Through the History of Photography
more info
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Delaware Art Museum
March 7th - May 4th
A Thousand Hounds
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Theatre N at Nemours
Nemours Building, 11th & Tatnall Streets, Wilmington, DE, 302.658.6070
Wilmington's new Independent Film theatre...downtown. Buy tickets online.
For more information
May 2, 3 & 4: Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
May 9, 10 & 11: All The Real Girls
May 23, 24 & 25: Spider
May 30, 31 & June 1: Laurel Canyon
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The Grand Opera House
818 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE, 800.37.GRAND, 302.652.557
Wilmington's Performing Arts Center
For more information
MAY:
May 15: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
May 18: Mother Goose Jazz
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Delaware Theatre Company
200 Water Street, Wilmington, DE 302.594.1100
Ticket information
Apr. 16 - May 11
The Taming of the Shrew: by William Shakespeare
The ultimate power struggle? Or a tempestuous love story between two flawed, passionate, headstrong people? The answers will be found in this classic, crowd-pleasing comedy by the greatest writer of all time.
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The Brandywine Valley Inn is convenient to Brandywine Valley attractions and Wilmington's best restaurants, galleries and museums. You can visit the Inn online at BrandywineInn.com. The Inn is offering the following Getaway Packages.
"SAY HELLO TO SPRING" PACKAGE - $109.00 per couple
Longwood Gardens, Two day, one night package.
Includes deluxe guestroom, breakfast by Einstein Bagels, and two general admission tickets to Longwood Gardens.
SAMPLER PACKAGE N0. 1 - $122.95 per couple
Longwood Gardens & Winterthur Museum
Deluxe guestroom for one night and general admissions for two to Longwood Gardens and Winterthur Museum.
SAMPLER PACKAGE N0. 2 - $105.95 per couple
Winterthur & Wyeth Museum
Deluxe guestroom for one night and general admission for two to Winterthur and Brandywine River Museum.
SAMPLER PACKAGE N0. 3 - $224.95 per couple
3 Days & 2 Nights - Longwood, Winterthur & Hagley
Deluxe guestroom for two nights and general admission for two to Longwood Gardens, Winterthur & Hagley.
SAMPLER PACKAGE N0. 4 - $224.95 per couple
Theatre & Gardens
Deluxe guestroom, tickets and dinner for two at the Three Little Bakers Dinner Theater and general admission for two to Longwood and choice of either Winterthur or Hagley.
Because of varying show prices, please contact hotel directly to book this package. Call 1-800-537-7772 to speak directly to a reservation specialist 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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