Vendemmia Italian Festival

Come celebrate the centuries old tradition of Italian grape harvest at Vendemmia da Vinci!

This fall festival is a block party, family reunion, Italian wine festival and homemade wine and gravy contest all wrapped into one fabulous day. Guests also sample food from 20 local restaurants and wines from all over the world.

Over 2,000 people attend this annual event, which is being held on Sunday, October 11th in Tubman Garrett Park along the Wilmington Riverfront.

The festival takes place from 2:00-6:00pm and advance tickets are required. For ticket information call 866.771.3014 or visit www.societadavinci.com.

October Dates Not To Miss

Fringe Festival - downtown Wilmington - October 1st to 4th
www.fringewilmingtonde.org

Annual Delaware Auto Show - Chase Center on the Riverfront - October 2nd to 4th
www.delawareautoshow.com

Brewfest - Historic Kennett Square - October 10th - 610.444.8188

Spiced Apple Sundays - Chaddsford Winery - October 11th to 25th
610.388.6221

Glassblowing Demonstrations - Simon Pearce Restaurant - October 10th to 12th
610.793.0949

Hagley Craft Fair - Hagley Museum & Library - October 17th and 18th
www.hagley.org

Click here for hotel reservations, or call 800.348.3133 for personal assistance.

Tomorrow is The Taste of Newark

This annual food-and-wine festival will fill the lawns of the University of Delaware's Old College area with tents, chefs, food and wine galore from noon to 3:00pm on Sunday, September 27th.

Dozens of restaurants in and near the city have registered to show off their best as guests roam from tent to tent. Each guest receives a commemorative wine glass and menu book containing the chefs' menus from the event.

Advance tickets are $40. For more informaiton visit www.eatdowntownnewark.com or call 302.368.2561.

Live Entertainment at Delaware Park

Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots is located just 5 minutes from our Estate.

Take a break from the slots this weekend and stop by their HOPS bar. Decorated in Samuel Adams memorabilia, this inviting bar area offers a vast selection of draft and bottled beers, as well as a full bar selection. Of course, the featured drink is Samuel Adams quality ale.

Live music on tap includes Sugar Mama (Pop)on Friday, September 25th and To The Max (Rock & Roll/Jazz) on Saturday, September 26th.

Click here for information on our exclusive Delaware Park getaway package.

New Exclusive Exhibit at Winterthur

View masterpieces portraying the men, women, and children of early America, from paintings by the first immigrant limners at work on these shores to the work of highly professionalized artists who worked in the country's major cities just before the Civil War. These stunning paintings depict not only people from a particular time and place, but they also reveal the values of the nation across a span of nearly 150 years.

Winterthur is the only venue for this select group of portraits from The Met, which represents many of the young country's great artists, including John Smibert, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, and Samuel F. B. Morse.

Winterthur will offer guided gallery walks through the exhibition every Saturday and Sunday in September and October at 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm.

Visit www.winterthur.org for more details

The Seasons Have Changed

Fall has arrived in the Brandywine Valley!

Take a drive through the changing colors of Chateau Country, visit the gardens at Winterthur and Longwood, and take a stroll along the banks of the Brandywine at Hagely.

Our Escape to the Brandywine Valley package is the perfect getaway for the season.

Click here to book online, or call 800.348.3133 for a Reservations Specialist.

Farmer & The Chef

An event so exciting you can taste it!

Located at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Sept 17th, 5:30pm-9:30pm.

The cook-off competition where you decide the winner. A local farmer teams up with an area Chef to create a sensational meal using the freshest local ingredients. Including our own Chef from the award-winning Brasserie Grill, Executive Chef James Lauser!

Join the March of Dimes for a fun filled evening with fabulous food, and rocking entertainment provided by Club Phred.

Newark Flim Festival

Newark Film Festival

September 10-17

The Newark Film Festival has more than 30 independent and documentary films on three big screens at Newark Cinema Center 3 in the Newark Shopping Center. Enjoy award-winning movies that have generated national and international buzz in the film industry. The best of the fest will be screened at the Delaware Art Museum from September 25-27.

For more information please visit www.newarkfilm.com

Guided Gallery Tours

Brandywine River Museum
Chadds Ford, PA
Phone: 610.388.2700
www.brandywinemuseum.org

Victoria Wyeth, daughter of Nicholas Wyeth, guides public tours of works by her grandfather, Andrew Wyeth, and by her uncle, Jamie Wyeth.

The tours are free with regular museum admission and include a discussion of the artists' media, techniques, subject matter, and use of models.

Tours take place at 2:00 & 3:00pm Monday through Saturday. (There are no tours scheduled on September 18, 18, 25 and 26.)

Please call 610-388-8326 on the morning of your visit as Ms. Wyeth's schedule is subject to change.

Art on the Town

The Delaware Art Museum joins other cultural institutions in Wilmington to offer extended hours and free admission on the first Friday of the month. (This month's event will take place on Friday, September 11th, due to the Labor Day holiday.)

At 6:00 p.m., curator Heather Campbell Coyle will lead a tour of Exposed! -- Revealing Sources in Contemporary Art.

And from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., participants in the Luminaria Labyrinth Walk will use origami paper to create Peace Doves in honor of 9/11.

For more details visit: www.delart.org

Hagley Classic Car Show

Hundreds of cars provide a comprehensive showcase of America's automotive heritage.

This annual event takes place on Sunday, Setpember 20th from 10:00am - 4:00pm on the historic grounds of the Hagley Museum & Library. Day of show admission is $10 per adult, $5 for children 6-14. Discount tickets can be purchased in advance from Hagley's website (www.hagley.org).

The schedule of events includes:
*Vehicle Parades
*Pedal Powered Go-kart Racing
*Festival Food Court
*Vintage Jukeboxes

For the first time ever, onsite parking will be available. Use Hagley's main entrance off Rute 141 for these lots.

For more information call 302.658.2400 weekdays from 8:30am-4:30pm or visit www.hagley.org.

Live Entertainment at Delaware Park

Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots is located just 5 minutes from our Estate.

Take a break from the slots this weekend and stop by their HOPS bar. Decorated in Samuel Adams memorabilia, this inviting bar area offers a vast selection of draft and bottled beers, as well as a full bar selection. Of course, the featured drink is Samuel Adams quality ale.

7 Bridges - the very popular Eagles tribute band - will be playing on September 4th & 5th, two shows each night at 8:00 and 10:00pm.

Click here for information on our exclusive Delaware Park getaway package.

Chadds Ford Days

Come celebrate the Battle of the Brandywine (September 11, 1777).

This annual festival takes place from 10am-5pm on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society.

Featuring:
~ over 150 juried fine artists and crafters
~ Chadds Ford Art Show
~ Antique Cars & Farm Equipment
~ Free tours of the Historic John Chads House
~ Live Entertainment
~ Food and beverage from local restaurants

Admission and parking are FREE.

visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org for details, or call 610.388.7376.