Upcoming Events

A Sampling of Some Prior Events

Garden & Artisan Tour

If you are interested in attending our Garden and Artisan Tour that is scheduled for this June, please contact Sue Knisely at 302-658-6200.
May 21, 2019- The Brandywine Zoo Director, Brint Spencer

Join us as we welcome our guest speaker, Brint Spencer. Brint is the Director of the Brandywine Zoo. The zoo has just unveiled its 13 million dollar master plan to win back visitors. Learn what…
Pickle Ball Clinic

We will have 4 instructors here to demonstrate how to play Pickle Ball.
Shenandoah Valley Tapestry

At a time when the Shenandoah town of Winchester, Virginia has recently enlarged its historic district, another celebration of this lovely old town and Frederick County has been completed. Some twenty years ago, the town’s…
February 25th Wine & Cheese Tasting

This tasting featured the "World’s Best Cheese" which was awarded in Bergamo, Italy, October, 2020. This cheese was produced at the Rogue Creamery in Central Point, Oregon. It was the first time in the awards'…
David Hoopes

David Hoopes shared with us his first-hand experience investigating Pan Am flight 103, also called Lockerbie bombing, where the passenger airliner operated by Pan American World Airways exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, after…
Nathan Field - Lecture Wilmington During WW2

Delaware’s largest city played a significant role in the American war effort during the Second World War. As a manufacturing stronghold, its factories were critical for building ships and other heavy industrial equipment needed to…
This Spring - pianist Enrique Graf returns!

Internationally acclaimed pianist Enrique Graf will be performing in our living room this spring. Mr. Graf is one the world’s premiere virtuosos equally sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. He has been…
May 2nd - Wilmington Garden Day Tour

We were honored to be asked to be on the 2020 Wilmington Garden Day tour. This is a springtime tradition in the Brandywine Valley and this year will be the 73rd annual tour. It is…
June 28, 2019 Piano Concert with Oxana Harlamova

Join us in the Living Room as we welcome back, Oxana Harlamova on piano. Dr. Harlamova was graduated from the Academy of Music in Chişinău, Moldova, with the degree of Master of Music in Piano…
March 13, 2019 Brew Ha Ha Alisa Markidis

Join us in the Terrace Room on Wednesday, March 13th as we learn what it takes to run several successful coffee shops in town.
January 24, 2019 - Pam Cornforth

Join us in the Terrace Room as we welcome our guest speaker, Pam Cornforth. Pam is the executive director of the Ronald McDonald House.
December 6, 2018 - Michael Podmaniczky

“Two Chairs (or maybe…three?)" In 1857 William Morris commissioned a group of furniture for the apartments that he shared with Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Red Lion Square. The objects were stylistically “Arthurian”…
October 9, 2018 - Carol Cadou Director and CEO of Winterthur Museum

Tuesday, October 9th our speaker will be the newly appointed Charles F. Montgomery Director and CEO of Winterthur Museum, Carol Cadou. Ms. Cadou will be sharing with us her vision for the future of the Winterthur…
September 6, 2018- Kevin Reilly, a former NFL and Philadelphia Eagle Football Linebacker

Kevin Reilly was living a charmed life. He had fulfilled his lifelong dream of playing in the NFL, for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. Then, a rare tumor in his shoulder had him undergo a radical…
August 23, 2018- Mack McElroy from NASA's Johnson Space Center

Join us in the Terrace Room as we welcome Mark W. (MACK) McElroy, PhD from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Mack will be discussing with us the Orion program. This program is NASA's current…
June 23, 2018 - Enrique Graf

Internationally acclaimed pianist Enrique Graf will be performing in our living room on Saturday, June 23rd. Mr. Graf is one the world’s premiere virtuosos equally sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. He…
June 13, 2018 - Lenny Wilson

Join us in the Terrace Room as we welcome, Lenny Wilson is the Associate Director of Development for the Delaware Center for Horticulture. tA Botanical Shoemaker by training, Lenny uses traditional methods and materials to unify…
April 20, 2018 - Katie Eagleson singer

Singing the classics from the Great American Song Book, we welcome back Katie Eagleson. Since the beginning of her professional career, Katie has been the featured vocalist in many ensembles, ranging from duos to Big…
May 17, 2018 William Drennen - What's up with Oil?

Join us in the Terrace Room as we welcome our guest speaker, Mr. William Drennen, III. Mr. Drennen is the CEO and President of PanAtlantic Energy Group. He leads the PanAtlantic in managing the existing…