Phanatic, ‘Holiday Movies’ featured in 2023 Coatesville Christmas Parade

A Mummers string band travels down the Lincoln Highway in Chester County’s Hometown Christmas Parade.Photo Credit: Robert O. Williams/ The Williams Group It’s a Wonderful Life at Chester County’s largest hometown parade, the Coatesville Christmas Parade, taking center stage down the historic Lincoln Highway, on Dec. 2, at 10:00 a.m. Originally a community project christened in 1960, the...

What To Do: Events saluting our Veterans fill busy weekend schedule

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Fort Mifflin November 11 is Veterans Day, and many area attractions will honor veterans in a variety of ways. The motto for the day is the Latin phrase, “Nos salutant vos,” which translates to “We salute you” in English. Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November...

LCH teams up with Concordville Subaru/Nissan to collect winter coats for kids

Local kids in need were able to pick out a new winter coat, thanks to a coat drive from LCH and Concordville Subaru/Nissan. LCH Health and Community Services joined with Concordville Subaru and Nissan once again to distribute 300 brand new coats for children in the community. Just in time for the first freeze of the season, LCH staff spent Thursday, November 2nd helping children from all over southern...

Eagles’ Brown to speak on homelessness awareness at DASD event

Sydney Brown Downingtown Area School District (DASD) is excited to welcome Philadelphia Eagles Safety Sydney Brown for a special session on homelessness awareness on Tuesday, November 14 at 6 p.m. in the Downingtown High School West High auditorium (445 Manor Avenue, Downingtown). Brown’s journey from homelessness to the NFL serves as a remarkable testament to his resilience and determination....

What To Do: 89th PA Hunt Cup

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Pennsylvania Hunt Cup There are several events in the area this weekend with impressive numbers regarding anniversaries – lofty numbers such as 89, 76, 54, 48, and 42 – numbers marking the events’ anniversaries. The Pennsylvania Hunt Cup (Pennsylvania Hunt Cup racecourse, Newark Road, Unionville, 484-888-6619, http://pahuntcup.org) is one of...

Unionville Art Gala returns for 47th year, Nov. 17-18

Jersey Calf by Shawn Faust Unionville High School Art Gala celebrates its 47th year. The annual art show and sale, to be held November 17 and 18 at Unionville High School, showcases local working artists, Unionville High School (UHS) Alumni, and current UHS student artists. In addition to beautiful artwork, there is live music to entertain and delicious desserts to enjoy. Funds raised will benefit...

What To Boo: Halloween events for the timid and not-so-timid

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Halloween events and activities should be scary. They should be scream-inducing. They should be off-limits for the timid. Fortunately, this area has a multitude of Halloween events – many of which rank high on the fright level. The intriguing new production Paranormal Cirque (https://paranormalcirque.com), which is intended for a mature audience,...

What To Do: Fall foliage tours hit their peak

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times West Chester Railroad There are people who love Halloween – people who love the concept of trick-or-treat — people who love pumpkins, eat pumpkin muffins with pumpkin-spiced lattes and would probably gargle with pumpkin-flavored mouthwash if it existed. Then there are people on the other side of the fence (or the other side of the pumpkin...

WCU kicks of RamTHON, benefitting CHOP, Nov. 4

Students participating in last year’s RamTHON are pictured playing a “Minute-to-Win-It” game with Rammy, WCU’s mascot. WEST CHESTER — RamTHON, a no-sitting dance party organized to raise $30,000+ for the children at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will officially start the season-of-giving at West Chester University on Saturday, November 4, 1-7 p.m., in Sykes Student Union,...

Benefit concert planned for Oxford fire victims

Pennsylvania music makers, Lisa Bodnar and Whistlegrass have one mission: to provide concert events in all 67 PA counties to unite communities and help raise funds for those in need. These events are fundraisers for non-profit organizations whose work helps with one of the following community needs: Food Insecurity/Homelessness, The Environment, Arts/Education, and Emergency First Responders. On...