School's Out, Get Outside!
Local schools are closed and Briar Bush runs a full day outdoors: hikes, live animal encounters, games in the woods. Drop-off at 8:30, pickup by 3:30, registration required.
Every date coming up · 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
- Mon Sep 21
- Tue Nov 3
More at Briar Bush Nature Center
Garden Insects and Native Plant Swap
An hour on the bugs that actually help a garden, plus a swap. Bring a native plant you have too much of, leave with something you do not have. Saturday morning at the nature center.
Family Nature Night: Animal Signs
Tracks, scat, chewed twigs, all the evidence animals leave behind when you are not looking. An evening walk for families, ninety minutes, ending about when the light goes.
Feather Our Nest Gala 2026
Briar Bush's annual fundraiser at North Hills Country Club: dinner, drinks, a live auction and games. Tickets required, and the money keeps the animal care and the trails going.
Around the same time
Rushmore (1998)
Wes Anderson's second film, opening the Colonial's Back to School series. Jason Schwartzman at fifteen, running every club at once.
The 4th Annual Phoenixville Film Festival
Four days of independent film at the Colonial, with filmmaker panels, workshops, after-parties and an awards ceremony. Fourth year running.
Plantation Field September International Horse Trials and Country Fair
Four days of dressage, cross country and show jumping over the Green Valley Road fields, with a country fair running alongside the four star competition. Walking the cross country course is the point.
