Annual Springfield Rocks! community festival planned for October 7
SPRINGFIELD >> The Third Annual Springfield Rocks! Family Festival event, sponsored by the Greater Springfield Business Association (GSBA) will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 on the grounds of the Springfield Municipal Building on Powell Road. The event, open to Springfield Township residents, will feature food vendors, craft vendors, live music, plus bounce houses, pony rides, a zip line, face painting, hot-rod car show and lots of fun for the whole family. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/springfieldrocks/. The GSBA meets every two weeks at 7:30 a.m. at the Springfield Diner. The 17-year-old GSBA is comprised of professionals that either own/manage a business in Springfield or reside in the township. For more information, visit https://businessspringfieldpa.com/.
County Council public meeting in Upper Chichester
UPPER CHICHESTER>> Delaware County Council will once again hold a meeting in the community to provide residents with more options to interact with their county government leaders. Council will hold its weekly public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Upper Chichester Township Building, 8500 Furey Rd., Upper Chichester. The offsite meeting is part of council’s ongoing efforts to enhance communication with residents by taking meetings out into community.
Holding evening meetings in the community makes it more convenient for some Delaware County residents to attend a council meeting and become more involved with their local government. It also gives Council the opportunity to highlight events and accomplishments of the residents, local groups and leaders.
The public agenda session, held the day before each council meeting, will take place at its normal time and location at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct.
2 at the Government Center in Media. The Oct. 3 County Council meeting in Upper Chichester marks the 28th meeting Council has held in various communities since Council launched the outreach effort with a meeting in Collingdale in February 2009. Since then, Council has held outside meetings in the City of Chester, Concord, Brookhaven, Clifton Heights, Chadds Ford, Ridley Township, Upper Darby, Glenolden, Marple, Bethel, Springfield, Prospect Park, Newtown Township, Aston, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Brandywine Battlefield Park, Radnor and East Lansdowne.
Kids Music Day celebrated at Delco locations
The Third Annual Kids Music Day, a holiday created to help highlight the importance of music education for kids, is Friday, Oct. 5. Some of the Kids Music Day activities happening around Delaware County include:
Delco Rock School in Folsom will present student performances at Tom & Jerry’s, MacDade Blvd., Ridley Township 12 noon to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6.
Richards Guitar Studio in Aston will present student performances at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at Aston Community Day.
Rockdale Music in Media will host an open house 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore will present “The Music of Prince for Kids” at 12 noon Sunday, Oct. 7.
For more information on Kids Music Day, visit www. KeepMusicAlive.org/.
Newlin Grist Mill to hold annual fall harvest festival
Newlin Grist Mill will hold its annual Fall Harvest Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, and feature fun for the whole family. This year’s festival will feature over two dozen different demonstrations of historic skills and trades. Old favorites will be returning, joined this year by millwrights, a cooper, a shoemaker, and a bloomery iron furnace. Listen to music by the Colonial Revelers, learn colonial dancing, and enjoy performances by Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre! Many favorite activities from years past will be returning, including pumpkin painting and hayrides.
Visitors can shop in the festival’s Colonial Market for handmade soaps, colonial games, pumpkins, and cornmeal ground in the site’s 1704 grist mill. Traditionally-made pretzels, baked in the onsite bake oven, will be available for purchase. A food truck will be offering food for sale throughout the day, as well. For adult guests, the festival will feature a Colonial Tavern from 1 to 3 p.m., where the Twin Lakes Brewing Company will be on hand to sell beer. Admission to the Fall Harvest Festival is free for all ages. Parking is $5 per car. Shuttle buses between the parking area and the festival site will run every 15 minutes throughout the event. Additional costs apply for hayrides and pumpkin painting. Visitors must be 21 to drink in the tavern. For more information, visit www.newlingristmill.org or call 610-459-2359.
The Fall Harvest Festival is made possible in part by generous sponsorships by Destination Delco, Taylor Farms, and Team Toyota of Glen Mills.
Garnet Valley Hall of Fame dinner at Concordville Inn
The Garnet Valley Education Foundation Hall of Fame dinner will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Concordville Inn Gold Ballroom. The Hall of Fame inductees will be: Brian DiSabation, Class of 83, Carl D. Wright, Class of 87, George Krautzel, Class of 90, and Carmen Bucci, class of 2001. Contact Marge Brown, Foundation Secretary, for more information at 610- 5797367 or brownm@garnetvalley.org.
Holy Spirit to hold annual pumpkinfest
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 2545 Franklin Ave., Secane, will hold its Annual Pumpkin Patch starting Monday, October 8. Pumpkin sales times are Mon.-Fri., 2-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sun., 12-9 p.m. The Annual Pumpkinfest will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, and feature children activities, crafts, bake sale, food, and flea market. Everyone is welcome.
Tickets on sale for Kate Spade bag bingo
The Eddystone Ladies Auxiliary will hold a Kate Spade Bag Bingo 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at Joe Hughes Hall in the Eddystone Firehouse, 1112 E 7th St., Eddystone. Tickets are $30, purchased in advance or $35 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first game will be 7 p.m. The event is a BYOB for food and drink. Raffles and 5/50 chances will be sold. Everyone must be 18 to attend and play. For more information, call 610-521-4979.