Visit Tinicum community day, health fair, 5k Saturday
TINICUM » The township presents a community day and health fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 (rain date Oct. 15) on the river at Governor Printz Park, 101 Taylor Ave., Essington.
The event features vendors from the Tinicum Farm Market, pumpkin painting and scarecrow making, children’s activities, a 50/50, and police and fire demostrations.
The health fair includes free flu shots for township residents from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (I.D. required; 200 shots are available) and several health care providers on site to provide information and demostrations on healthy living and preventative healthcare.
The Joe King and Dave Remshard Memorial 5k run/walk is set for 10:45 a.m. Registration opens at 9:30. Entry fee is $25 per person. All proceeds benefit Coaches Vs. Cancer and several Tinicum families struggling with medical bills while fighting disease.
Guests can also visit the Delaware County News Network flea market held in the park alongside community day.
For information, call Pat Barr at 484-436-1229.
Lansdowne music cafe opens
LANSDOWNE » Following the closure of his Psalm Salon in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, area musician, sound engineer and impresario Jamey Reilly has opened Jamey’s House of Music at 32 S. Lansdowne Ave. For its opening month, the venue welcomes blues singer Gina Sicilia on Friday, Oct. 13, and New Orleans-style R&B band Philly Gumbo on Friday, Oct. 20.
Like the Psalm Salon, Jamey’s House of Music is based on the “live house,” a style of small live music club in Japan. The new club has seating for 60 with a sound system designed by Reilly. There is a 25 seat B.Y.O.B, dining area serving a New American café menu, desserts, hand-brewed coffee and espresso.
Gina Sicilia, a Buck County native, makes a tour stop at the venue on Friday in support of her seventh album, “Tug of War.” Since her 2007 debut “Allow Me to Confess” earned her first Blues Music Award nomination, her 150-date tour schedule each year and string of album releases have earned popular and critical acclaim.
Philly Gumbo takes the stage on Oct. 20 with two sets of their mix of New Orleans R&B, blues, funk and reggae. The 36-year Philadelphia music veterans have earned praise from area and national publications.
Doors are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 online; $18 at the door. For reservations, call or text 215-477-9985, visit www.jameyshouseofmusic.com
Visit Great Pumpkin Carve Oct. 19-21
CHADDS FORD » The Chadds Ford Historical Society hosts its 42nd annual Great Pumpkin Carve on Oct. 1921. The Great Pumpkin Carve was started by artists Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth and Jimmy Lynch in the 1970s to decorate the Chadds Ford Inn for Halloween. The event has grown each year into an autumn tradition for the Brandywine Valley.
The family-friendly festival features 70 local artists competing by carving huge pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns on Thursday night. The pumpkins, which may weigh as much as 400 pounds, are lit and displayed at the end of the carving on Thursday, and illuminated again on Friday and Saturday nights.
Pumpkins are judged and winners declared in several categories: Best Overall, Most Halloween, Best Carving, Most Original and Best Use of Pumpkin. With 2017 marking the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth, a new prize category has been added to this year’s carving competition. Since Andrew Wyeth loved Halloween so much, the “Andy’s Spookiest Award” is given to the carver who creates a carving using elements that best evoke the spooky and eerie mysteriousness of the October holiday.
In addition to the pumpkins, the festival offers entertainment for adults and children alike including live music, raffle prizes, hayrides, pumpkin painting and other fun activities. This year we are expanding the variety of food offered by including local restaurants and food trucks to join us for the Great Pumpkin Carve.
Also new this year is the addition of a Scarecrow Display and Competition where individuals, families, classrooms and businesses can make a scarecrow to compete in several prize categories: Celebrating Chadds Ford, Keeping Traditions, Forged in History and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The Great Pumpkin Carve is held on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society, 1736 N. Creek Road, Chadds Ford. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children; free for children 6 and under. CFHS members are free with membership card. All ticketing is at the gate. Free parking is available at the event.
The Great Pumpkin Carve runs 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19-Friday Oct. 20, with extended hours on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 3-9 p.m. Registration is required to enter both the pumpkin carving competition and the Scarecrow Display and Competition.
For information and to apply to compete in the carving or scarecrow competitions, visit www.greatpumpkincarve.com
Nominate excellent teachers now for award
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU) and Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) in conjunction with Partners in Education Foundation and Delaware County Daily Times are accepting nominations for the 2018 Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Awards. The honor is bestowed upon 19 outstanding and innovative educators who have demonstratively made a difference through their work. Recipients will receive a $500 cash reward, commemorative plaque, and $1,000 for their school.
Nominations are being accepted online at www.fmfcu.org/excellence through the Jan. 5 deadline. Anyone can nominate a deserving teacher — fellow teachers, past and present students, school administrators, family members, and friends. Nominations should be based on teacher performance during the current school year or on cumulative efforts throughout his/her teaching career.
A panel of education professionals will select one teacher from each of Delaware County’s 15 public school districts, one DCIU educator, and three nonpublic educators—one elementary, one middle, and one high school. Awardees will be honored at the annual Partners in Education Celebration, Thursday, April 19, at Drexelbrook Corporate Events Center and recognized by the media.
The Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Award provides schools an opportunity to highlight their finest. Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union organizes and is the primary sponsor of all Partners in Education programs, including the annual Celebration and awards ceremony. For information, email excellence@fmfcu.org