Friends of Marshall Square Park
Our annual Friends of Marshall Square Park Fall Garden Party is coming up. Please join your FMSP neighbors to kick off the fall season. Mizuna Catering of West Chester plans a great picnic supper for us. Count on Carlinos traditional “Friends of Marshall Square Park” layer cake! Victory Brewing Company is once again donating beer. […]
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Marshall Square Park’s Fountain Rededication September 24, 2016, 4 PM Marshall Square Park E. Marshall & N. Franklin Streets, West Chester Free to All Be there as we celebrate and rededicate our beautiful fountain. Hear the remarkable story of loss, recovery, and restoration. After 65 years, watch the fountain waters spray and rise again. Make history
Until the plaza brickwork begins (within weeks), the fountain is to stay full-on from 6AM to 11PM. The construction should finish several days before the September 24, 2016, Rededication. Video: Marshall Square Park 1889 Fountain running daily for the first time in 60 years. Engraving for the first batch of granite coping stones, surrounding the
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Tom—from our contractor, Pebble Pools—turned on and tested the Marshall Square Park fountain for the first time. With all seven sprays performing, it’s a glorious sight. Much more work needs doing, like installing the new fence and restoring the surrounding plaza; but it felt so good to see the sprays rising after over 60 years.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 2 to 3:30 PM, join us for “Writing in Our Neighborhood” led by Corinne H. Smith, nature blog writer and author of “Henry David Thoreau for Kids.” We meet at the library and walk to Marshall Square Park to be inspired by the nature we see. Participants are encouraged to bring
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A free Concert by the Sin Brothers, a Face Painter, a potluck picnic, and the famous Dia Doce Gourmet Cupcakes truck! What’s not to like? Join us today—Thursday, June 16, 6:30 PM. Dia Doce is donating part of all cupcake sales to Friends of Marshall Square Park. They’re delicious—buy one. Hey, Sunday is Father’s Day—buy
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Equanimity Hatha Yoga presents FREE Yoga in the Park for all fitness levels. Equanimity is a NEW yoga studio opening September in the Parkway Shopping Center, and they want to meet you. They specialize in classic Ghosh yoga, which is a series of 91 asanas, pranayama, bandhas, kiras, and mudras. The six-week series is a
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FMSP President Jeff Beitel addressed the new West Chester Hiking Club on Saturday, April 30, at the start of the Club’s first “urban hike.” Approximately 30 people joined the hike. [Click photos to enlarge.]
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Nearly 100 members of Friends of Marshall Square Park celebrated the 10th and biggest Progressive Dinner on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Our Events Committee (above) is a big reason for an outstanding success. Everyone gave their all, but committee chair Betsy Woodrow deserves special mention for steering the process. Treasurer Linda Scott originated FMSP’s Progressive
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