By Kristin Detterline By Kristin Detterline | October 2, 2024 | Feature, Events, Main Line, Entertainment,
Grab your cashmere cardigan for these fests, exhibits and screenings.A living space by artist Wharton Esherick
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KENNETT BREWFEST
Lagers and pilsners and mead, oh my! A fall favorite since 1998, the long-running outdoor gathering is back with more than 80 breweries serving over 175 beers. The best way to sample so many types of suds is with a Connoisseur ticket for early entry and rare and limited-edition tastings from roughly 40 breweries. Veteran names like Yards, Victory and Iron Hill Brewery are pouring all day, but this is the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with emerging names like Widowmaker Brewing out of Massachusetts. kennettbrewfest.com
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT: FASHION AND SWAGGER
Known for seminal works like “Portrait of Madame X” and “El Jaleo,” John Singer Sargent is widely known as the leading portrait painter of his generation. The American artist also had a notable connection to Philadelphia through his father, who was a surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital. The Bryn Mawr Film Institute offers a closer look at Sargent’s life and work in this documentary filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain in London. brynmawrfilm.org
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OCTOBERFEAST
Oktoberfest officially ends Oct. 6, but Peddler’s Village is keeping the party going with the two-day outdoor event OctoberFeast. The 8th annual family-friendly version of the world-famous German beer festival is filled with food trucks, a beer garden, live entertainment and access to the destination’s annual Scarecrows in the Village. Lederhosen optional, of course. peddlersvillage.com
Fall finery at the Brandywine Museum of Art
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THE CRAFTED WORLD OF WHARTON ESHERICK
The famed Philadelphia artist’s medium of choice was wood, a genre that would establish the PAFA alum as one of the 20th century’s most important names. Running through Jan. 2025, the Brandywine Museum of Art’s new exhibition features notable and rarely seen works created by the father of the Studio Furniture Movement. Visitors will see both decorative pieces and defining works like the gorgeous Flat Top Desk. brandywine.org
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PUMPKINLAND
Last call for Linvilla Orchards’s annual Pumpkinland festival, winding down Nov. 5. Generations of families have lined up at the Delaware County farm for fall favorites like hayrides, a corn maze, games and seasonal treats. Don’t let the event name fool you—pumpkins are on display and only the apples are for picking. linvilla.com
Photography by: COURTESY OF VISIT PHILADELPHIA, PHOTO BY CHARLES UNIATOWSKI COURTESY OF THE WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM