Things We Like
Chester County Town Tours and Village Walks
As summer dwindles, we like to ease the dull ache with a comforting dose of nostalgia while strolling Chester County’s historic villages and countryside with local history buffs. Filled with entertaining stories and historical facts, these free tours are held on Thursday evenings. Locations include Kimberton Valley Dell, Historic Yellow Springs and the Village of Pughtown. Aug. 2, 9 and 23, brandywinevalley.com.
“Once Upon a Nation” After-hours Tours
For another month, “Once Upon a Nation” hosts these unique tours at Valley Forge National Park, where visitors join the Continental Congress for a traditional Colonial meal, followed by a comprehensive tour of the grounds and storytelling around the campfire. You’ll hang with George and Martha Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette and loyalist soldiers. Thru Sept. 1. Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. $40-$45. onceuponanation.org.
Sound of Mind
Jim Waltzer (Thomson Gale, 275 pages)
MLT contributor Jim Waltzer’s first novel is set in Center City, where vigilante Richard Keene, who is blessed (or cursed) with freakishly acute hearing, takes it upon himself to investigate a murder he swears he heard through the door of his apartment building. With its fast pacing and matter-of-fact voice, this mystery will hold you until the end.
