Free lectures and performances
to educate and entertain
No tickets required

The Hadley Memorial Fund annually presents a series of cultural and entertainment programs. The fund was established by Charles C. Hadley and augmented by his sister, Irene Hadley Baird, to honor their parents, Theodore D. and Elizabeth A. Hadley.

In his 1916 will, Charles established the fund to provide for a course of lectures and lighter attractions. “The lighter attractions are to be used as an inducement to get people to attend those of a more intellectual nature.” He directed that admission shall be free.

The programs are for “the civic betterment, social welfare and education of the people of Kennett Square and the surrounding country, or who ever may care to avail themselves of an opportunity to learn and be entertained.”

Hadley’s will charges the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Kennett Friends Meeting to select committee members to direct the fund.
 

Programs 2007-2008

 
SEPTEMBER

No events planned
 
 

OCTOBER

DK BMX Bike Stunt Show
Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13
Patton Middle School, Unionville Community Fair

Charles Adams
Ghost Stories of Chester County
Tuesday, October 23, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

NOVEMBER

David M. Lampton
What’s Going On In China And What It Means To The Rest Of The World
Friday, November 9, 8 p.m., Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church
 
 

DECEMBER

Ship's Company Chanteymen
Saturday, December 1, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

JANUARY

The Iliad
Curio Theatre
Saturday, January 19, 8 p.m., Kennett High School

Dan George
Japanese Art, A Historical Perspective
Monday, January 28, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

FEBRUARY

Curtis Institute of Music Concert
Sunday, February 17, 3 p.m., Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church

Christopher Densmore
The Underground Railroad in Chester County and Beyond:
Across Race, Across Region, and Across Religion
Friday, February 29, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

MARCH

The Best of Bob and Ray
Radio Show
Wheatfield Theater
Friday, March 28, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

APRIL

Libana
Concert
Friday, April 11, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

MAY

Charlie Zahm
Celtic and Maritime Music
Friday, May 2, 8 p.m., Unionville High School
 
 

June

No events planned
 
 

JULY

Alligator Zydeco
Friday, July 11, 7-9 p.m.
Raindate Sunday, July 13, 7-9 p.m.
Nixon Park

 

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