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Information on submission of events is provided on the last page of this Calendar.E-mail submissions to [email protected].

Special ActivitiesOngoing - CurrentSaturdays – Through SummerBird Walks. Main Parking Lot, John JamesAudubon Center, 1201 Pawlings Road, Audu-bon. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Family-oriented, guided bird walk will ex-plore Mill Grove.

Free activity, with further information atwww.montcopa.org/calendar.aspx?CID=23,33,or (610) 666-5593.

April 3-24 (Sundays)College Admissions. Tredyffrin Public Li-brary, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford.3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cigus Vanni, former assistant dean and ad-missions counselor at Swarthmore College willdiscuss Understanding and Demystifying Col- lege Admissions , including applications, selec-tions and financing.

Free activity, with further information avail-able athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 296-7996.

April 7-May 26 (Thursdays)Parenting and Children Time. SalvationArmy, 137 King Street, Pottstown. 5 p.m. to7:30 p.m.

Several organizations join to provide aneight-week parent and caregiver series onplaying an active role in children's lives to helpthem choose healthy futures, with children in-volved in a variety of activities at the sametime.

Free activity, including refreshments, withfurther information and required registration atwww.fsmontco.org/sites/default/files/STEP%20Parenting%20Partnership%20Flyer%204_2016.pdf , [email protected] or (610) 326-1610x341.

April 7-June 14 (Tuesdays and Thursdays)Parent Cafes. Connections on High Café,238 East High Street, Pottstown. 10 a.m. tonoon Tuesdays, 5:3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thurs-days.

Parents and caregivers of children under18 years will receive and share information onparenting and strengthening families duringmonthly morning or evening sessions hosted bythe Pottstown Family Center and the SchoolDistrict.

Free activities, including refreshments,childcare and prizes, with further informationand required registration at

www.facebook.com/206334486203267/photos/gm.1712197735723537/580856285417750/?type=3&theater, [email protected] or (610) 326-1610 x324.

April 9-24 (Tuesdays -Sundays)Art Show. John James Audubon Center,1201 Pawlings Road, Audubon. 10 a.m. to4 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Over 100 original works created by top localand regional artists, inspired by the themeDrawn From Nature will be on display.

Free activity, with further information atwww.montcopa.org/calendar.aspx?CID=23,33 or (610) 666-5593.

April 11-25 (Weekdays)Scenes from Historic Yellow Springs. HenryGallery, Penn State Great Valley, 30 EastSwedesford Road, Malvern. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Capturing the Beauty of the Springs:100 Years of Celebrating the Inspiration that isHistoric Yellow Springs exhibit features photo-graphs from the Historic Yellow Springs ar-chives, artwork from the Pennsylvania Acad-emy of Fine Arts (PAFA) Country School artistsand contemporary paintings and photographsof the beautiful village today, with an openingreception on Thursday, April 14.

Free activity, with further information atwww.sgps.psu.edu/Information/Community/31979.htm or (610) 648-3200.

May 6-June 10 (Fridays)Art Classes. Kennett Area Senior Center,427 South Walnut Street, Kennett Square.1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Artist Rhona Candeloro will conduct aPlaying with Colors Art Workshop, providingindividuals of all proficiency levels anopportunity to express life in color.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at (610) 444-4819.

Personal Finance Classes. Victory ChristianLife Center, 508 King Street, Pottstown, andFirst Floor, Montgomery County Human Ser-vices Building, 1430 DeKalb Street, Norristown.

Genesis Housing Corporation conducts year-around evening classes on different days onUnderstanding Credit, Money Management andHome Buying Basics.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at


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www.genesishousing.org/counseling_schedule2.html, [email protected] or (610) 275-4357.

American Revolution History . Valley ForgeNational Historical Park, 1400 North OuterLine Drive, King of Prussia. Various hours anddays.

A trove of family events are offered through-

out the summer, along with other times of the year, with daily guided walks, living historydemonstrations, Children's Exploration Stationand Washington Leadership programs, alongwith weekend Secrets and Spies tours, story-telling benches, a public archeology program,special events and more.

Primarily free activities, with furtherinformation and schedules available atwww.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm or (610) 783-1000.

PA CareerLink and Job Search Services .

Free monthly workshops and other services areavailable to job-seekers through PA CareerLinkoffices in area counties:

• Berks:www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/careerlink/Pages/default.aspx

• Chester: www.pacareerlinkchesco.org • Delaware: www.delcoworks.org • Lancaster: www.jobs4lancaster.com • Montgomery:

www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=1024 Many of these services are available to out-

of-county residents.

Spring Reading and Children Programs. Local area libraries. Various times.

Spring reading and other programs for chil-dren of all ages, adults and families are under-way or scheduled at many local librariesthroughout the area.

Many have kickoff parties and provide prizes,special activities and other incentives to par-ticipate.

Primarily free activities, with further informationand schedules available through various library web-sites and calendars at:

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Berks County: www.berks.lib.pa.us • Chester County: www.ccls.org • Delaware County: www.delcolibraries.org • Lancaster County: www.lancasterlibraries.org • Montgomery County: www.mclinc.org

Look Good Feel Better for Women. Variouslocations.

Hospitals throughout the area will host a se-ries of Fall Look Good Feel Better beauty tech-nique workshops by the American Cancer Soci-ety for women coping with cancer treatments.

Free activity, including a makeup kit, withfurther information as to dates and sites andregistration available atwww.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/app/resource-detail.aspx?resourceId=32260 or (800) 227-2345.

Ongoing – Individual Occurrences

April 11 (Monday)Validation Therapy. Concord Room, GardenSpot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, NewHolland. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Jim Day of the North American ValidationAssociation, will discuss The Basics of Valida- tion Therapy with the Alzheimer’s CaregiversSupport Group.

Free activity, with required registration at [email protected] or (717) 355-6076, with respite care available during thegroup.

Free activity, with further information avail-

able at [email protected] or (717)355-6076.

April 11-16 (Monday-Saturday)Movie Rentals. Phoenixville Public Library,83 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. Continuous.

Library will prvide free media rentals, in-cluding DVDs, audiobooks and videogames, inobservance of National Library Week, with ages18 and above having an opportunity to win aKindle e-reader.

Free activity, with further information atwww.phoenixvillelibrary.org, [email protected]

or (610) 933-3013 x132.

April 11 (Monday)Lower Schuylkill Towns. Phoenixville PublicLibrary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Author Michael Tolle will discuss his book,They've Been Down So Long ... Getting Up's Stillon Their Minds about the past, present andfuture of communities along the lower Schuyl-kill River, from Pottstown to the Conshohock-ens.

Free activity, with further information at re-quired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.

April 12 (Tuesday)Pardons and Expungements. CoatesvilleCenter for Community Health, 1001 East Lin-coln Highway, Coateville. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Re-peated, Monday, May 23, and Wednesdays,

June 15 and July 13 at various times.


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A Legal Aid of Southeaster Pennsylvania at-torney will discuss processes for obtaining par-dons and expungements of criminal records.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration [email protected], or (610) 383-4612.

April 12 (Tuesday)

Groundbreaking Architects. Tredyffrin Pub-lic Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford.7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Architect Charles Dagit, Jr., also an artist,writer and professor who worked with LouisKahn and authored books on Kahn and otherAmerican architects will share stories aboutthem and why they came into prominence. Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 296-7996.

April 13 (Wednesday)Special Needs Transition Planning. The Arcof Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive, WestChester. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Transition for adolescent children with spe-cial needs will be discussed in this second of afour-part series during this Chat & Chew bring-

your-own lunch event.Free activity, with further information and

required registration athttps://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=arcofcc&id=9 or (610) 696-8090.

April 13 (Wednesday)Prescribe-A-Trail. Covered bridge, Phoenix-ville Foundry, 2 North Main Street, Phoenix-ville. Noon. Repeated Wednesday, April 20and at 11 a.m. Saturdays, April 16 and 30.

Charlotte Burkholder, certified registerednurse practitioner and director of OrthopedicService Line, will lead a healthy walk along theSchuylkill River Trail in this healthcare profes-sional healthy activity series, hosted by Acti-vate Phoenixville Area.

Free activity, including a snack, with fur-ther information atwww.facebook.com/ActivatePhoenixville/photos/a.406922872710996.87379.137219359681350/984514858285125/?type=3&theater,[email protected] or (610) 917-9890 x25.

April 13 (Wednesday)Stabilizing Neighborhoods. ConferenceRoom 102, Lancaster County GovernmentCenter, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster.Noon to 1:15 p.m.

April Kopas, Westmoreland County Redevel-opment Authority, and Amy Laura Cahn, Pub-lic Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, will dis-cuss Stabilizing Neighborhoods through Vacantand Abandoned Property Initiatives in a PennState webinar.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-lancastercountyplanning.civicplus.com/Calend

ar.aspx?EID=378 [email protected] or (717) 299-8333.

April 13 (Wednesday)Battle of Brandywine Errors. Widener Uni-versity, 825 Springdale Drive, Exton.12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Philip Dusty, a student of history, will dis-cuss The Battle of the Brandywine- A Tragedyof Errors during the weekly Osher LifelongLearning Institute lunch-time speaker series.

Free activity, with seating limited. Further

information is available atwww.widener.edu/academics/schools/eics/_docs/cs_olli_speaker_series.pdf or (484) 713-0088.

April 13 (Wednesday)

Family Caregiver Workshop. Adult Care ofChester County, 201 Sharp Lane, Exton.5 p.m. Repeated with breakfast meeting on

Tuesday, May 17, in Kennett Square.Family members will learn about the bene-

fits of activity for individuals with dementia,with strategies to promote engagement.

Free activity, including dinner and familymember care, with further information and re-quired registration at [email protected] or(610) 363-8044.

April 13 (Wednesday)Cuban Missile Crisis. Struble Room, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Historian Roger Arthurwill discuss the13-day Cuban Missile Crisis confrontation fromOctober 16 to October 28, 1962, between theUnited States and the Soviet Union over Sovietballistic missiles deployed in Cuba that helpedshape foreign policy and public reactions.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2642.

April 14 (Thursday)Artist Reception. Henry Gallery, Penn StateGreat Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road, Mal-vern. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.


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Opening reception will feature Capturing theBeauty of the Springs: 100 Years of Celebratingthe Inspiration that is Historic Yellow Springs artshow, continuing through Wednesday, May 25.

Free activity, with further information atwww.eventbrite.com/e/art-exhibit-opening-capturing-the-beauty-of-the-springs-100-years-of-celebrating-the-inspiration-tickets-22696919096?_ga=1.1198386.2029152150.14

17535286&mc_eid=11457000c3&mc_cid=7e640fb037 or (610) 648-3200.

April 14 (Thursday)Prenatal Trauma. Elanco DOVE Fellowship,113 Conestoga Street, Terre Hill. 8 a.m. to11 a.m.

Prenatal Trauma and Generational Inheri- tance training for pastors and ministry leaders,part of a year-long series on ritual abuse anddissociative identity disorder (RA/DID), will in-clude information on awareness, types of pre-natal trauma and transmission of generational

inheritances, and healing of prenatal wounds.Free activity, including continental break-fast, with further information and registrationat [email protected] or (215) 767-5004.

April 14 (Thursday)

Essential Tremors. Village Square BoardRoom, Garden Spot Village, 433 South KinzerAvenue, New Holland. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Essential Tremors Support Group will dis-cuss the disorder.

Free activity, with further information andregistration for limited seating and available

respite care during the group.at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259.

April 14 (Monday)Low Vision Myths. Gardens South ConferenceRoom, Garden Spot Village, 433 South KinzerAvenue, New Holland. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

John Horst, Pennsylvania Council for theBlind, will discuss Low Vision Myths and shareinformation about the Council with the LowVision Support Group.

Free activity, with required registration at [email protected] or (717) 355-6076, with respite care available during thegroup.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (717)355-6010.

April 14 (Thursday)Stop Kids Fighting. Stetson Middle School,1060 Wilmington Pike, West Chester.6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Laura Markham, Ph.D., author of PeacefulParent, Happy Siblings , will discuss Stop theFighting! Helping Your Kids to Get Along .

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.eventbrite.com/e/stop-the-fighting-helping-your-kids-to-get-along-tickets-21280041176.

April 14 (Thursday)Energy Summit. Auditorium, 9/10 Center,Coatesville Senior High School 1445 LincolnHwy East, Coatesville. 7 p.m.

Stephan Ritz of the Bronx Green Machinewill discuss locally resourced food throughemission-free gardening with industry, com-munity and government leaders and membersduring a multi-organization-hosted EnergyNexus summit.

Free activity, with further information andregistration at www.smartenergypa.org/april-14-energy-nexus-summit-at-coatesville-senior-

high-school/3140 [email protected].

April 14 (Thursday)Spotlight Film. Phoenixville Public Library,183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to9 p.m.

Historical drama, Spotlight , based on thetrue story of how the Boston Globe uncoveredthe massive scandal of child molestation andcover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese,will be screened.

Free activity, including light refreshments,

with further information and required registra-tion athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.

April 15 (Friday)Better Credit. StrubleRoom, Chester CountyLibrary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.Noon to 1 p.m.

Bring-your-own-lunch session on Building aBetter Credit Report will discuss how the creditsystem works, designing a personal repaymentand repair schedule and establishing goodcredit quickly, fixing issues that went wrong. Free activity, with further information andregistration available athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected], or (610) 280-2642.

April 15 (Friday)Standing With the Persecuted. Church ofthe Savior, 651 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne.7 p.m.


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Robert Brock of Voice of the Martyrs and amissionary who trains indigenous pastors willspeak about those persecuted in the missionsfield during the churches mission outreachweek.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration, including childcare, atwww.cosnet.org/global-outreach/cosmos-2016/standing-persecuted, [email protected]

or (610) 688-6338 x215.

April 16 (Saturday)

Youth Mental Health. Courtyard Marriott,600 Manor Road (Route 82), Coatesville.8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Repeated half-days onMondays, April 18 and 25.

Youth Mental Health First Aid training isdesigned to teach community members skills tohelp struggling teens with mental health con-cerns or in crisis.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at

www.brandywinefoundation.org/sites/default/f iles/YMHFATrainingFlyer2016-April.pdf [email protected] or (610) 304-7204.

April 16 (Saturday)

Hazardous Waste Collection. Pickering Technical College High School,1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville. 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Household hazardous waste, with no elec-tronics, will be collected.

Free activity, with further information at

www.chestercountyswa.org/DocumentCenter/View/1538 or (610) 273-3771.

April 16 (Saturday)Housing Fair. Plymouth Whitemarsh HighSchool, 201 East Germantown Pike, PlymouthMeeting. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Credit reports, workshops on improvingcredit, real estate basics, mortgage programs,sheriff sales, homebuyer grant programs andmore, along with over two dozen organizationsand door prizes highlight this MontgomeryCounty Partners for Homeownership annualevent.

Free activity, with further information atwww.mcpho.org/?page_id=65, [email protected] or (610) 275-4357.

April 16 (Saturday)Lawyers and Ethics. Tredyffrin Public Li-brary, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford.11 a.m. to noon.

Paul Burgoyne, deputy chief disciplinarycounsel of the Pennsylvania Supreme Courwilldiscuss Keeping Lawyers Aboveboard , includ-ing ethics and professional responsibilities in

this Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime-hostedevent.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 296-7996.

April 16 (Saturday)Spotted Lanternfly. Office, Warwick County

Park, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown.11 a.m. to noon.Dana Rhodes, state plant regulatory official

from the Pennsylvania Department of Agricul-ture, will discuss the lifecycle of the SpottedLanternfly and quarantine information forSouth Coventry Township and Berks, Mont-gomery and Bucks counties.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty2.civicplus.com/2319/April-2016 or (610) 469-1916.

April 16 (Saturday)Prescribe-A-Trail. Covered bridge, Phoenix-ville Foundry, 2 North Main Street, Phoenix-ville. 11 a.m. Repeated Wednesday, April 20at noon, and Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m.

Dr. BJ Smith, sports medicine physician atSmith Medicine, will lead a healthy walk alongthe Schuylkill River Trail in this healthcareprofessional healthy activity series, hosted byActivate Phoenixville Area.

Free activity, including a snack, with fur-ther information atwww.facebook.com/ActivatePhoenixville/photo

s/a.406922872710996.87379.137219359681350/984514858285125/?type=3&theater,[email protected] or (610) 917-9890 x25.

April 16 (Saturday)International Festival. North Penn HighSchool, 1340 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale.11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Annual International Spring Festival, billedas the largest diversity event in Pennsylvania,features entertainment, multi-cultural exhibitsand vendors, a family health fair, hands-on ac-tivities, food tasting, a smorgasbord of interna-tional cuisines, and dance and music perform-ances.

Free activity, with further information atwww.internationalspringfestival.com,[email protected] or (215) 855-3228.

April 16 (Saturday)Children’s Fairs. Pottstown High School,750 North Washington Street, Pottstown.1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Annual Pottstown Celebrates Young Chil-dren and the YMCA Healthy Kids Day, which is


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being moved up two weeks, combine for chil-dren’s activities and community services fair.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.pottstownschools.org/EventAttachments/PEAK%20Celebrates%20Young%20Children-YMCA%20Healthy%20Kids%20Flier.jpg,

[email protected] or (610) 256-6370.

April 16 (Saturday)Music Makers. St. Andrew United MethodistChurch, 611 Swamp Creek Road, New Berlin-ville. 7 p.m. Repeated Sunday afternoon, April17, in Douglassville.

Coventry Singers will perform its SpringConcert.

Free activity, with a free-will offering. Fur-ther information is available atwww.saintandrewumc.org or (610) 367-7043.

April 16 (Saturday)Percussion Concert. Chapel, Garden Spot

Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Hol-land. 7 p.m.Portal Percussion will performs Marimba

and more during Saturday Evening ConcertSeries event.

Free activity, with donations accepted andfurther information available [email protected] or (717) 355-6000.

April 16 (Saturday)Brooklyn Movie. Oxford Arts Alliance,38 South Third Street, Oxford. 7:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m.

Irish in 1950s New York falls for a toughItalian plumber, but faces temptation fromanother man when she returns to her home-land for a visit, in monthly Movies to Talk About PG-13 film, Brooklyn.

Free activity, with further information atwww.oxfordart.org/#!movies-to-talk-about-ii/vwnhf , [email protected] or (610) 467-0301.

April 17 (Sunday)Budgeting. Struble Room, Chester CountyLibrary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.1:30 p.n. to 2:30 p.m.

Bring Balance to Your Budget workshop en-courages developing a budget, identifying fi-nancial goals, understanding the balance be-tween spending, saving and borrowing, andhaving a strategy.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp. [email protected] or (610) 280-2642.

April 17 (Sunday)Music Makers. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lu-theran Church, 548 Old Swede Road, Doug-lassville. 3 p.m.

Coventry Singers will perform its SpringConcert.

Free activity, with a free-will offering. Fur-ther information is available atwww.stpaulsdouglassville.com,


April 18 (Monday)Youth Mental Health. Chester County PublicSafety Training Center, 137 Modena Road,South Coatesville. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. withsecond session on April 25.

First of two-session Youth Mental HealthFirst Aid training is designed to teach commu-nity members skills to help struggling teenswith mental health concerns or in crisis.

Free activity, with further information and

required registration atwww.brandywinefoundation.org/sites/default/f iles/YMHFATrainingFlyer2016-April.pdf [email protected] or (610) 304-7204.

April 18 (Monday)Medicare 101. Struble Room, Chester CountyLibrary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

APPRISE volunteer Medicare counselors willdiscuss definitions of Medicare A, B, and Cplans, the drug benefit (Part D); types of poli-

cies available in Chester County and things toconsider when selecting a policy.Free activity, with further information and

registration available athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected], or (610) 280-2642.

April 18 (Monday)Painfree Running. Tredyffrin Public Library,582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford. 7 p.m. to8 p.m.

Dr Arthur Nemchenko of King of PrussiaFamily Wellness will discuss You Can Run PainFree with a balanced body and proper training.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 296-7996.

April 19 (Tuesday)Criminal Justice Careers Day. MontgomeryCounty Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike,Blue Bell. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Criminal Justice and Public Safety CareerDay will feature Medal of Valor ceremony, fol-


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lowed by career fair of more than 50 potentialemployers in criminal justice and law enforce-ment fields from private to local to federal gov-ernments.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.mc3.edu/component/content/article/87-about-us/news/9618-learn-about-criminal-

justice-public-safety-careers-at-biennial-event,


April 19 (Tuesday)

iPad Tips. Easttown Library & InformationCenter, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 10 a.m. to11 a.m.

iPad Tips & Tricks will teach participantshow to use the instrument more efficiently andeffectively.


April 19 (Tuesday)Protecting Pollinators. Henrietta HankinBranch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, ChesterSprings (Ludwigs Corner). 6:30 p.m. to7:30 p.m.

Master Gardener David Jones will discusshow to make a garden attractive to bees andbutterflies and why and how to provide foodand habitat for native insects and animalswhich, in turn, provides the pollination neededto protect plant diversity and food sources.


required registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 3211710.

April 19 (Tuesday)Protecting Our Kids. Potter Room, MedicalOffice Building 1, Paoli Hospital, 255 WestLancaster Avenue, Paoli. 6:30 p.m. to8:30 p.m.

A team of law enforcement officials will dis-cuss Keeping Our Children Safe , including in-formation for parents, kids and others abouttexting, sexting, internet and other safety con-cerns.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://www.mainlinehealth.org/evc/Page.asp?PageID=EVC002735 or (866) 225-5654.

April 19 (Tuesday)Savvy College Consumer. Struble, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

David Clark, Ed.M., will discuss Being aSavvy College Consumer , including de-mysti-

fying paying for college and strategies for mak-ing the college search work.

Free activity, with further information andregistration available athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected], or (610) 280-2642.


Finances. Veterans Multi-Service Center,605 East Lincoln Highway-Rear Entrance,Coatesville. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Veteran workshops will be available on in-come stabilization, credit, and the preparedrenter program, with additional information onother assistance under Supportive Services forVeteran Families (SSVF).



April 20 (Wednesday)Special Needs Transition Planning. The Arc

of Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive, WestChester. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transition for adolescent children with spe-

cial needs will be discussed in this third of afour-part series during this Chat & Chew bring-




Prescribe-A-Trail. Covered bridge, Phoenix-ville Foundry, 2 North Main Street, Phoenix-ville. Noon. Repeated at 11 a.m. on Saturday,April 30.

Optometrist Christine Kalicki of Visual Edgewill lead a healthy walk along the SchuylkillRiver Trail in this healthcare professionalhealthy activity series, hosted by ActivatePhoenixville Area.

Free activity, including a snack, with fur-ther information atwww.facebook.com/ActivatePhoenixville/photos/a.406922872710996.87379.1372193596813

50/984514858285125/?type=3&theater,[email protected] or (610) 917-9890 x25.


Veterans Discount ID. Kennett Area SeniorCenter, 427 South Walnut Street, KennettSquare. 1 p.m.

Chester County Recorder of Deeds will proc-ess discount identification cards for area goodsand services for veterans with a DD-214 dis-charge in this Pennsylvania Rep. StephenBarrar-hosted event.


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Free activity, with further information atwww.chesco.org/1361/Veterans-ID-Program or(610) 344-6330.

April 20 (Wednesday)Skate Party. Skatium, 1002 Darby Road,Havertown. 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Annual ice skating party will observe Alco-hol Awareness Month.

Free activity on first-come, first-served ba-sis for Delaware County residents only, withfurther information available at (484) 444-0412.

April 20 (Wednesday)Citizen Emergencies Training. ChesterCounty Public Safety Training Facility,137 Modena Road, South Coatesville.6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Seven weekly and one Saturday class forages 16 and above will provide CommunityEmergency Response Team (CERT) training.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://destraining.chesco.org/ema/CERTSpring2016, [email protected] or (610) 344-5540.

April 21 (Thursday)Business Quarterly. College Hall, Montgom-ery County Community College, 340 DeKalbPike, Blue Bell. 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge PatrickDugan will discuss Enhancing BusinessThrough Career Training during this employer

breakfast.Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.mc3.edu/component/content/article/87-about-us/news/9642-employers-invited-to-business-breakfast-to-learn-about-new-organizational-leadership-program-quarterly-business-forum, [email protected] or (215)619-7313.

April 21 (Thursday)Wilderness Survival. Phoenixville Public Li-brary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

County park rangers will teach Backpackingand Wilderness Survival , how to prepare for atrip into the wilderness including gear, naviga-tion, primitive survival skills and more, fol-lowed by a skills use hike at Warwick Park onSunday, April 24.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.

April 22 (Friday)Nonprofit Repositioning. Struble Room,Chester County Library, 450 Exton SquareParkway, Exton. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Pooled grantmaking under the Nonprofit Re-positioning Fund, supported by seven local anda national foundation to encourage and sup-port formal, long-term collaborations betweenand among nonprofit organizations in the

Greater Philadelphia five-county area, will bediscussed.Free activity, with further information and

required registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp. [email protected] or (610) 280-2642.

April 22-14 (Friday-Sunday)A-Day. Delaware Valley University, 700 EastButler Avenue, Doylestown. Noon to 8 p.m.Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Activities Day, a family-friendly event organ-

ized and run by University students, includeseducational exhibits, competitions, entertain-ment and more.

Free activity, with a $10 parking fee. Fur-ther information is available atwww.delval.edu/about-delval/annual-traditions/a-day or (215) 489-2329.

April 23 (Saturday)Kids Trout Rodeo. Sprogels Run Creek atSunnybrook Ballroom Parking Lot,50 Sunnybrook Road, Pottstown. 8 a.m. to11 a.m.

Ages three to 14 will fish and be allowed tokeep five trout in this Lower Pottsgrove Policeand Parks and Recreation Departments annualevent.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration for 50 children, atwww.lowerpottsgrove.org/pdf/pr/2016%20Flyer.pdf , [email protected] or (610)326-1508.

April 23 (Saturday)Kids Fishing Derby. Lorimer Park, 183 More-don Roadm Huntingdon Valley. 8 a.m. to2 p.m.

Ages seven to 14, with an adult, will learnthe basics of fishing and then try fishing in thisRotary Club-hosted event.

Free activity, with donations accepted. Fur-ther information is available atwww.montcopa.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=1294&day=5&month=4&year=2016&calType=0 or(215) 947-3477


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April 23 (Saturday)Children’s Dental Sealants. CommunityHealth and Dental Care, 11 Robinson Street -Suite 100, Pottstown. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Community organizations will partner toprovide oral examinations and sealant place-ment for children ages six to 14, along withauxiliary services on a first-come, first-servedbasis.

Free activity, with further information andrequired appointments atwww.mc3.edu/about-us/news/87-about-us/news/9619-mccc-pottstown-organizations-hold-free-children-s-dental-sealant-program-sp-2016 or (610) 326-7405.

April 23 (Saturday)Pollinator-Friendly Gardening. TredyffrinPublic Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Straf-ford. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Presentation will discuss how to chooseplants and design a garden to attract bees and

butterflies, including the importance of nativeplants and why water is important.Free activity, with further information and

required registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 296-7996.

April 23 (Saturday)Orchestra Forum. Chapel, Garden Spot Vil-lage, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland.7 p.m.

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra DirectorStephen Guzenhauser will discuss Who isAfraid of the Orchestra

?Free activity, with donations accepted andfurther information available [email protected] or (717) 355-6000.

April 24 (Sunday)Wilderness Survival. Office, Warwick CountyPark, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown.2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

County park rangers will lead hands-onBackpacking and Wilderness Survival on a hike,including survival scenarios, over a section ofthe Horse-Shoe Trail. A pre-hike class isavailable Thursday, April 21 at the PhoenixvilleLibrary.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/2319/April-2016 or (610) 469-1916.

April 25, 27-28 (Monday, Wednesday-Thursday)Reading with the Ranger. Oxford Public Li-brary, 48 South Second Street, Oxford. 10:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesdayand 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

County park ranger will share stories aboutbirds, nests and migrations, along with show-ing a real nest, with children from birth to five

years.Free activity, with further information at

http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/2319/April-2016 or (610) 932-2589.

April 25 (Monday)Parkinson’s Falls. Theater, Garden Spot Vil-lage, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland.2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Village physical therapist Amy Fulford willprovide tips and exercises to help prevent fallsand maintain balance to the Parkinson’s Sup-port Group.

Free activity, with further information . Formore information [email protected] or (717) 355-6264.

April 25 (Monday)

Dog Sled Race. Struble Room, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Taylor Steele, a Pennsylvania dog sledder,will discuss what it takes to become a musherfor The Iditarod, a 1,000-mile dog sled racefrom Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.


April 26 (Tuesday)Meet the Lenders. Radisson Hotel ValleyForge, 1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia.9 a.m. to noon.

Both startup and existing small businesseswill have a forum, hosted by several regionalbusiness groups, to present their financingneeds to area lenders at brief meetings, withmore detailed interviewed being made withthose providing a match.

Free activity, with further information andregistration athttp://www.kutztownsbdc.org/lendermatchm,[email protected] or (610) 382-3080.

April 26 (Tuesday)Buying a Car. Struble, Chester County Li-brary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Putting Yourself in the Driver’s Seat will dis-cuss how to create a car buying plan that cre-ates a sound financial decision, including stepsof the car buying process, researching vehicles,determining financing, searching for availablevehicles and completing the buying process.


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April 27 (Wednesday)Special Needs Transition Planning. The Arcof Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive, West

Chester. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transition for adolescent children with spe-cial needs will be discussed in this final of afour-part series during this Chat & Chew bring-



April 28 (Thursday)Shingles Clinic. West Chester Senior Center,

530 East Union Street, West Chester. 9 a.m. tonoon. Additional clinics in May and June inDowningtown, Phoenixville, and KennettSquare.

Chester County residents, ages 60 and over,can receive shingles vaccines.

Free activity, with further information andrequired appointments atwww.chesco.org/documentcenter/view/32930 or (610) 431-4242.

April 29-May 1 (Friday-Sunday)

Squirrel Gallery Art Show. William Garrett

House and Cheever Barn, 260 Spring Road,Malvern. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Historic Sugartown will host a revived artshow by more than 30 artists.

Free activity, with further information atwww.historicsugartown.org/events,[email protected] or (610) 640-2667.

April 30 (Saturday)Humanity Fest. Musser Park, North Lime andEast Chestnut Streets, Lancaster. 7 a.m. tonoon.

Held in concert with the Race for Justice,ultural diversity resources for equality and jus-tice will be available, along with ethnic foods,locally handmade crafts and fair trade productsfrom around the world.

Free activity, with further information atwww.ywcalancaster.org/news-events/feeds,


April 30 (Saturday)Plant Swap. Pavilion 4, Hibernia Park, 1 ParkRoad, Coatesville. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Gardeners will exchange plants, seeds, sto-ries and information in this non-selling event,although private nurseries are otherwise wel-come to participate.


April 30 (Saturday)Shredding, Recycling and Drug Take Back.Penn State Great Valley Parking Lot, 30 EastSwedesford Road, Malvern. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pennsylvania Rep. Duane Milne’s annualShredding, Recycling and Prescription DrugTake Back Day will be held.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.duanemilne.com/Display/SiteFiles/92/OtherDocuments/Milne%20Recylcing%20flyer%202%2016%2016.pdf , [email protected] or (610) 251-1070.

April 30 (Saturday)Skywarn Spotter. Kent County Public Li-brary, 408 High Street, Chestertown, Md.9:30 a.m. Repeated Friday, June 3, in Limer-ick.

Ages 16 and above will be trained as Na-tional Weather Service Skywarn spotters toprovide ground observations during adverseweather conditions.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.weather.gov/phi/classes, or

[email protected].

April 30 (Saturday)

Long-Distance Hike. Office, Warwick CountyPark, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown.10 a.m. to noon.

Participants will hike part of the Horse-Shoe Trail, a 140-mile long distance trail, passingthrough Warwick County Park on its way fromValley Forge to the Appalachian Trail (AT).


April 30 (Saturday)Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Variouslocations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local law enforcement agencies will collectunused prescription drugs to keep them out ofthe hands of youth, adults and public watersupplies in biannual Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration event.

Free activity, with further information, in-cluding a searchable database of national loca-tions available starting Friday, April 1, at


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www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html and information on year-around regional drop boxes athttps://apps.ddap.pa.gov/GetHelpNow/PillDrop.aspx.

April 30 (Saturday)Prescribe-A-Trail. Covered bridge, Phoenix-ville Foundry, 2 North Main Street, Phoenix-

ville. 11 a.m.Physical therapist Jason Elvin of KineticPhysical Therapy will lead a healthy walk alongthe Schuylkill River Trail in this healthcareprofessional healthy activity series, hosted byActivate Phoenixville Area.

Free activity, including a snack, with fur-ther information atwww.facebook.com/ActivatePhoenixville/photos/a.406922872710996.87379.137219359681350/984514858285125/?type=3&theater,[email protected] or (610) 917-9890 x25.

April 30 (Saturday)Sheep and Wool Day. Springton Manor Farm,860 Springton Road, Glenmoore. 11 a.m. to3 p.m.

Annual shearing of the herd, along withspinning, weaving, rug hooking and knittingdemonstrations, butter making, fiber dyeing,stage performances, mobile agriculture sciencelab, artisans and more will highlight this event.

Free activity with a $5 parking fee. Furtherinformation is available atwww.chesco.org/2307/36633/Sheep-Wool-Day

or (610) 942-2450.

April 30 (Saturday)Art Thieves. Easttown Library & InformationCenter, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 2 p.m. to3 p.m.

Robert K. Wittman, author of Priceless andfounder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, will dis-cuss his memoir about recoveries of pricelessart and antiquities, including the golden armorof an ancient Peruvian warrior king, a Rodinsculpture that inspired the Impressionistmovement, and more.


April 30 (Saturday)Local Music Concert. Chapel, Garden SpotVillage, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Hol-land. 7 p.m.

Yuriy Kravets & Friends will perform concertwith local musicians.


May 1 (Sunday)Malvern Blooms. King Street, Warren andChanning Avenues and Burke Park, Malvern.11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Artists and crafters, music and entertain-

ment highlight this annual Malvern Profes-sional Business Association event.Free activity, with charges for some individ-

ual items. Further information is available atwww.malvern-festivals.com/blooms-festival [email protected].

May 1 (Sunday)May Day Arts. Everhart Park, 100 SouthBrandywine Street, West Chester. 11 a.m. to4 p.m.

Children activities, outdoor art show, arti-san demonstrations, live performances, and

more highlight annual May Day – a Celebrationof the Arts.Free activity, with charges for some individ-

ual items. Further information is available atwww.west-chester.com/370/Events or (610)436-9010.

May 1 (Sunday)French Alliance Day. Washington MemorialChapel, Route 23, King of Prussia (ValleyForge). 2 p.m.

Annual commemoration of the 1778 Treatyof Alliance with France will be followed by a

memorial wreath laying ceremony at TheDaughters of the American Revolution Monu-ment.

Free activity, with further information atwww.wmchapel.org/french-alliance-celebration or (610) 783-0120.

May 1 (Sunday)Lesson from the Lorax. Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Original Dr. Seuss movie classic, The Lorax ,features The Lorax speaking for the trees, asthe greedy Once-ler chopped them down tomeet his highly profitable needs, to be followedby a tree planting in the park.

Free activity, including popcorn, with fur-ther information and required registration at

Free activity, with further information andrequired registrationhttp://chesco.org/2321/May-2016 or (610)469-1916.

May 2 (Monday)Transportation Connections. ChesterCounty Historical Society, 225 North High


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Street, West Chester. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oth-ers in Philadelphia and New Jersey on differentdates

Connections 2045 workshop, hosted by theDelaware Valley Regional Planning Commission(DVRPC,) will gather public opinion on whatthe future will look like, including forces suchas social, technological, economic, environ-mental, and political trends that can create

sudden and rapid change, affecting how peopleand places connect, particularly as it relates totransportation.

Free activity, including light dinner, withfurther information and registration atwww.dvrpc.ticketleap.com/connections-2045-chesco and the other events atwww.dvrpc.ticketleap.com, or (215) 238-2890.

May 2 (Monday)Help Grieving Children. Seminar 2, CalvaryFellowship, 95 West Devon Drive at Route 113,Exton (Lionville). 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Repeated

Thursday afternoon, May 12, for child workersand others.Special seminar, an extension of the

church’s 14-week GriefShare series, will focuson how parents, caregivers and others can as-sist children who grieve differently than adultsin all type of loss situations.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration, at Casey Jones, Grief- Share facilitator, at [email protected] or (610)707-1494.

May 3-4 (Tuesday-Wednesday)

Mental Health First Aid. COAD Group,467 Creamery Way, Exton. 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Repeated as one-day course onSaturday, May 21, and two-day on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 7-8.

Adult Mental Health First Aid two-sessiontraining is designed to teach community mem-bers skills to help struggling adults with men-tal health concerns or who are in crisis.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration [email protected],


May 3 (Tuesday)Revolutionary War Reporting. Park Theater,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia(Valley Forge). 7 p.m.

Todd Andrlik, author of Reporting theRevolutionary War will discuss reporting in the18th century newspapers of Britain and theUnited States, in this Friends of Valley ForgeSpeaker Series event.

Free activity, including reception, with fur-ther information at

www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/speaker-series.shtml, [email protected] or(610) 783-1777.

May 5 (Thursday)Shingles Clinic. Downingtown Area SeniorCenter, 983 East Lancaster Avenue, Downing-town. 9 a.m. to noon. Additional clinics inMay and June in Phoenixville, West Chester

and Kennett Square.Chester County residents, ages 60 and over,can receive shingles vaccines.


May 5 (Thursday)Coatesville Prayer. Towerville ChristianChurch, 10 Hannum Drive, Coatesville. 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.

Coatesville area churches will gather for

Prayer for Coatesville and worship as part ofthe National Day of Prayer.Free activity, with further information at

(610) 384-0997.

May 6-9 (Friday-Monday)

Compassion Tour. Gateway Church,160 Cowan Road, Parkesburg. 11 a.m. to6:40 p.m. daily, except 10 a.m. to 5:40 p.m.Sunday.

Compassion International traveling tour pro-vides a 20-minute interactive look at the life ofan actual child suffering the crippling despair

of severe poverty which changes from hardshipto hope and from hope to a life transformedwhen someone cares enough to change thestory.

Free activity, with further information andsuggested registration athttp://cts.compassion.com/events/414 ,[email protected] or (610) 857-0720.

May 7 (Saturday)Fun Fair. Cedarville United MethodistChurch, 1092 Laurelwood Road, Pottstown.Noon to 3 p.m.

Pony rides, a moon bounce, 18’ slide, Rain-bow the Clown, a unicyclist, games, facepainting, prizes and more highlight this annualevent.

Free activity, including refreshments, withfurther information available atwww.epaumc.org/local-church/events/2016/01/may-7-cedarville-united-methodist-church-fun-fair or (610) 326-4173.


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May 7 (Saturday)Piano and Cello Concert. Chapel, GardenSpot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, NewHolland. 7 p.m.

Chamber music artist Richard Amoroso, aperformer with the Philadelphia Orchestra, willperform on piano and cello during SaturdayEvening Concert Series event.

Free activity, with donations accepted and

further information available [email protected] or (717) 355-6000.

May 9 (Monday)Shingles Clinic. Phoenixville Area SeniorCenter, 153 Church Street, Phoenixville.9 a.m. to noon. Additional clinics in June inWest Chester and Kennett Square.


Free activity, with further information andrequired appointments atwww.chesco.org/documentcenter/view/32930

or (610) 935-1515.

May 10 (Tuesday)Health Fair. Boyertown Area Multi-ServiceCenter, 200 West Spring Street, Boyertown.10 a.m. to noon.

Information on home care, independent andassisted living options, health, beauty andwellness, financial planning, wills and direc-tives, funeral planning, health tests andscreenings, giveaways and more highlight thisannual event.


www.boyertownareamulti-service.org/uploads/5/9/9/9/59992961/2016 _annual_health_fair_flyer_-_4-06-16.pdf or(610) 367-2313.

May 11 (Wednesday)Schools and Discipline. The Arc of ChesterCounty, 900 Lawrence Drive, West Chester.11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A child's rights under the law and types ofdiscipline a school can implement when a childhas a disability will be discussed during thisChat & Chew bring-your-own lunch event.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttps://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=arcofcc&id=9 or (610) 696-8090.

May 11 (Wednesday)Philly TV History. Conference Center, PennState Great Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road,Malvern. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Bill Shull, author of a new book, Philadel- phia Television , will discuss some 200 vintageimages, many of which have never been pub-

lished, and the history of television in Philadel-phia, including childhood memories of TVshows and personalities long forgotten.

Free activity, with further information atwww.eventbrite.com/e/philadelphias-tv-history-tickets-22699498812?_ga=1.194649581.1551459627.1459364870 or (610) 648-3200.

May 12 (Thursday)Help Grieving Children. Seminar 2, CalvaryFellowship, 95 West Devon Drive at Route 113,Exton (Lionville). 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Special seminar, an extension of thechurch’s 14-week GriefShare series, will focuson how parents, caregivers and those who workwith children on how to assist kids who grievedifferently than adults in all type of loss situa-tions.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration, at Casey Jones, Grief- Share facilitator, at [email protected] or (610)

707-1494.

May 14 (Saturday)Dual Concert. Friendship Community,1149 East Oregon Road, Lititz. 7 p.m. to8:30 p.m.

Nick DiSanto One-Man Band and Friend-ship’s Got Talent will perform in concert as partof Friday-Saturday Fest & Auction.

Free activity, with further information atwww.friendshipcommunity.net/event/fest-auction-3 or (717) 656-2466 x1101.

May 14 (Saturday)Boy Scout Outdoor Ethics. Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 10 a.m. to noon.

Cub and Boy Scouts can complete participa-tion requirements for the Outdoor EthicsAwareness Award with a hike in the park, ex-ploring the seven principles of Leave No TraceOutdoor Ethics and minimizing the impactwhile recreating outdoors.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registrationhttp://chesco.org/2321/May-2016 or (610)469-1916.

May 15 (Sunday)Beginning Nature Photography. CarriageHouse, Springton Manor Farm, 860 SpringtonRoad, Glenmoore. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Interme-diate course on Sunday, May 22.

Novices, ages 14 and up, with smart phonesor cameras will learn about appreciatingnatural images; an introduction to imagecomposition; improving photography; simpleimage manipulation, and a short outdoorpractice session.


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Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at Free activity, withfurther information and required registrationhttp://chesco.org/2321/May-2016 or (610)942-2450.

May 17 (Tuesday)Family Caregiver Workshop. Adult Care ofChester County, 500 Old Forge Lane – Suite

503, Kennett Square.Family members will learn about the bene-fits of activity for individuals with dementia,with strategies to promote engagement.

Free activity, including breakfast and familymember care, with further information and re-quired registration at [email protected] or(610) 363-8044.

May 17 (Tuesday)Student Technology Expo. 1345 KauffmanRoad, Pottstown. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Student K-12 creations in literacy, digital

media, art, science and engineering will be ondisplay, along with student-presented work-shops.

Free activity, including refreshments, withfurther information available atwww.pgsd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1487&dataid=17628&FileName=PG%20TF%20flyer.pdf or (610) 326-5105.

May 20 (Friday)Gospel Hour. Chapel, Garden Spot Village,433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m.Repeated Saturday, May 28.

Servant Stage Company will performOld

Time Gospel Radio Hour .Free activity, with donations accepted and

further information available [email protected] or (717) 355-6000.

May 21 (Saturday)Mental Health First Aid. COAD Group,467 Creamery Way, Exton. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Repeated as two-day course on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 7-8.

Adult Mental Health First Aid two-sessiontraining is designed to teach community mem-bers skills to help struggling adults with men-tal health concerns or who are in crisis.

Free activity, including lunch, with furtherinformation and required registration [email protected],


May 21 (Saturday)The Martian Movie. Oxford Arts Alliance,38 South Third Street, Oxford. 7:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m.

Astronauts blast off from the planet Mars,leaving behind Mark Watney, presumed deadafter a fierce storm, in monthly Movies to TalkAbout PG-13 film, Brooklyn.

Free activity, with further information atwww.oxfordart.org/#!movies-to-talk-about-ii/vwnhf , [email protected] or (610) 467-0301.

May 22 (Sunday)Intermediate Nature Photography. CarriageHouse, Springton Manor Farm, 860 SpringtonRoad, Glenmoore. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Interme-diate course on Sunday, May 22.

Ages 14 and above will learn to chooseaperture, shutter speed, film/sensorsensitivity, scene brightness, exposurecompensation, lens perspective, depth of fieldand more.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registrationhttp://chesco.org/2321/May-2016 or (610)

942-2450.

May 22 (Sunday)Male Chorus. Chapel, Garden Spot Village,433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m.

Gap Male Chorus of Lancaster Countysingers will perform a concert of classics, sa-cred and pop tunes.

Free activity, further information [email protected] or (717) 355-6000.

May 23 (Monday)

Pardons and Expungements. Coatesville

Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lin-coln Highway, Coateville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Re-peated Wednesdays, June 15 and July 13 atvarious times.

A Legal Aid of Southeaster Pennsylvania at-torney will discuss processes for obtaining par-dons and expungements of criminal records.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration [email protected], or (610) 383-4612.

May 25 (Wednesday)Bullying. The Arc of Chester County, 900Lawrence Drive, West Chester. 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m.

A representative of the Crime Victims Cen-ter of Chester County will discuss bullying andharassment during this Chat & Chew bring-




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May 28 (Saturday)Gospel Hour. Chapel, Garden Spot Village,433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m.

Servant Stage Company will perform OldTime Gospel Radio Hour .


June 2 (Thursday)Shingles Clinic. Government Services Center,601 Westtown Road, West Chester. 1 p.m. to6 p.m. Repeated Monday morning, June 20, inKennett Square.



June 3 (Friday)

Skywarn Spotter. St. James LutheranChurch, 93 Kugler Road, Limerick. 7 p.m. to10 p.m.

Ages 16 and above will be trained as Na-tional Weather Service Skywarn spotters toprovide ground observations during adverseweather conditions.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.weather.gov/phi/classes or [email protected].

June 7-8 (Tuesday-Wednesday)Mental Health First Aid. COAD Group,467 Creamery Way, Exton. 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m.

Adult Mental Health First Aid two-session

training is designed to teach community mem-bers skills to help struggling adults with men-tal health concerns or who are in crisis.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration [email protected],


June 20 (Monday)

Shingles Clinic. Kennett Area Senior Center,427 South Walnut Street, Kennett Square.9 a.m. to noon.

Chester County residents, ages 60 and over,can receive shingles vaccines.Free activity, with further information and

required appointments atwww.chesco.org/documentcenter/view/32930 or (610) 444-4819.

Ongoing Weekly and Monthly Activities

Various Days/Time

SundaysMorning Birding Walk . Bucktoe Creek Pre-serve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activityalso held at the same time on Mondays.

Delaware Nature Society staff will lead thisactivity as walkers experience the diverse bird-life of a private nature preserve during a strollthrough meadows, forests, thickets, andmarsh. Walk is particularly focused on begin-ning birders but all skill levels are welcome.

Free activity, with further information aboutthe Preserve available at

www.bucktoecreekpreserve.org.

Wild Wanders. Parking Area, Lenfest Center,ChesLen Preserve, 1199 Cannery Road,Coatesville (Embreville). 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Local naturalist, educator, and NaturalLands Trust volunteer William Ryan will lead aguided walk around the preserve, with theroute varying each week to reflect what is hap-pening at 1,263-acre tract.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://www.natlands.org/event/wild-wanders-at-cheslen-preserve/2014-03-30 or(610) 353-5587.

(First Sunday of Month)Spectrum Kids Can! Annex, Henrietta HankinBranch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, ChesterSprings (Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Support group for families with autistic chil-dren enables young people to play with peersand use and improve their social skills andparents an opportunity to review library’s au-tism resources.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 321-1724.

Rejoicing Spirits, a ministry that reaches outto enrich the spiritual lives of persons with de-velopmental disabilities, together with theirfamilies, friends and other supportive commu-nity members, holds special Sunday worshipservices at various locations.

The ministry is designed to acquaint andeducate congregations about individuals withdevelopmental disabilities, resulting in an ac-


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cepting atmosphere. Services typically includelots of music and joyous singing, along withbrief, meaningful messages conducted in ashush-free environment.

Services are held once a month at the follow-ing times and locations:

Exton – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,104 South Village Avenue, (610) 363-6264,4 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.

Media – Reformation Evangelical LutheranChurch, 102 West Rose Tree Road, (610) 891-0600, 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of eachmonth.

Pottstown – St. James Lutheran Church,1101 East High Street, (610) 326-2810, 7 p.m.on the second Wednesday of each month.

Gilbertsville – New Hanover LutheranChurch, 2941 Lutheran Road, (610) 326-1335,3 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.

West Chester – Calvary Lutheran Church,730 South New Street, (610) 696-2475, 4 p.m.on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

Attendees are encouraged to call churches inadvance to confirm dates and times. Furtherinformation about Rejoicing Spirits and othersites may be obtained atwww.rejoicingspirits.org,[email protected] or (610) 363-6264.

MondaysMorning Birding Walk . Bucktoe Creek Pre-serve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activityalso held at the same time on Sundays.

Delaware Nature Society staff will lead this

activity as walkers experience the diverse bird-life of a private nature preserve during a strollthrough meadows, forests, thickets, andmarsh. Walk is particularly focused on begin-ning birders but all skill levels are welcome.

Free activity, with further information aboutthe Preserve available atwww.bucktoecreekpreserve.org.

Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; alsoavailable Tuesdays.

Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilita-tion (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifyingindividuals with disabilities in finding work,maintaining employment and supplementalservices.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and re-quired registration at (484) 250-4340.

Tech Group. Community Education Room,Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 10 a.m. to noon

Phoenixville Tech Group brings togethertechnology users to share knowledge and ex-perience, including helping those who havelimited or no experience with computers.

Free activity, with further information in-cluding meeting topics available at

www.phoenixvilletg.com,[email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132.

Monday-ThursdayAfter School Program. Westside CommunityCenter, 430 Hannum Avenue, West Chester.3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Students in grades six through 12 will en-gage in after school tutoring, mentoring, drop-in and community service opportunities.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at

www.westsidecommunitycenterwc.org/features/school-program,[email protected] or (484)682-4910.

Chess Club. Coatesville Area Public Library,501 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 4 p.m.to 8 p.m.

Ages five to 18 can learn to play tournamentchess.

Free activity with no registration required.Further information is available at (610) 384-4115.

Indoor Walking Group . Romansville UnitedMethodist Church, 1859 Strasburg Road, Ro-mansville (Coatesville). 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Community residents of all fitness levelswalk to music for one to four miles. Also heldon Wednesdays and Fridays.


(First Mondays) What’s Cooking in Coatesville? EpiscopalChurch of the Trinity, 323 East Lincoln High-way, Coatesville. 6 p.m.

A healthy meal, along with a cookingdemonstration will be provided by the ChesterCounty Food Bank and the County Departmentof Health

Free activity, with further information isavailable at the church at (610) 384-4771.

(Fourth Mondays)Yarn Café. Spring City Library, 2 RiversideDrive, Spring City. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.


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Teens and adults involved in all fiber artsrelax and work on projects over tea and coffee.

Free activity, with further information andrequested registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, , [email protected] or (610) 948-4130.

Adult Board Games. Harrop Room, Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-

nixville. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Informal gathering of Phoenixville BoardGamers share games that can be played in asingle setting.

Free activity, with further information avail-able from Nick Lamicela [email protected].

(First Mondays)Girls Night Out . Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 6:30 p.m.

Girls nine-years-old and above and their

mothers or other older female friends read, enjoy activities and snack.Free activity, with further information and

optional registration available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL , [email protected], or (610)321-1724.

(Fourth Mondays)Open Knitting. Parkesburg Library, 105 WestStreet, Parkesburg. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

A gathering for beginners to professionals.Free activity, with further information avail-

able at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Parkesburg%20Library ,[email protected] or (610) 857-5165.

(First Mondays)Conservation Book Club. Board Room,Chester County Library, 450 Exton SquareParkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Participants will learn what they can do tohelp the environment through book discus-sions dedicated to conservation and environ-mentalism

Free activity, with further information andregistration available atwww.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL , [email protected], or (610) 280-2645.

Tuesdays Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; alsoavailable Mondays.

Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilita-tion (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifyingindividuals with disabilities in finding work,

maintaining employment and supplementalservices.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and re-quired registration at (484) 250-4340.

(Fourth Tuesdays)

Community Café. West Grove United Meth-odist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road, WestGrove. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hot lunch, fellowship time, free healthscreenings and associated health tips, and anopen prayer room highlight this monthly event.

Free activity, with further information andsuggested reservations available at (610) 869-9334 or [email protected].

Book a Librarian. Henrietta Hankin BranchLibrary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Individuals with computer questions, need-ing assistance with research, desiring bettersearch techniques for online catalogs or otherinformation can receive a half-hour assistancesession with a librarian.

Free activity with required reservations atleast 24 hours in advance at (610) 321-1710.

Research assistance also is available at alltimes for Pennsylvania residents through AskHere PA chat at www.askherepa.org.

(Tuesdays and Thursdays)

Afterschool Gaming for Teens. Phoenixville

Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teens can play afterschool games on a big

screen with a big sound system, along withdoing online researching and networking on astate-of-the-art graphics-capable computers,homework, or just hang out.

Free activity, including snacks and soda.Further information is available at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org/Documents/Afterschool Gaming Flyer Fall2010 YS8-25-10.pdf orat (610) 933-3013 x24.

Youth Chess Club. Henrietta Hankin BranchLibrary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Ages six and up, accompanied by a parent,can learn chess.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 321-1724

T.I.M.S. New Life in Christ Fellowship,1 South 5th Avenue, Coatesville. 6 p.m. to8 p.m.


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Training Introspection Mentoring Service(T.I.M.S.) provides youth ages five through 18with positive peer group involvement, hands-onskill development, knowledge of African-Ameri-can culture, and a relationship with Christianmen and women as role models.

It teaches youth what it means to be menand women spiritually, culturally, socially andphysically, addresses goal-setting, etiquette,

career planning and community service, andacknowledges and honors a young man’s orwoman’s growth and changes.

Students must participate on a regular basisand parents or guardians must complete anapplication.

Free activity, including dinner. Further in-formation is available from Alphonso Newsuanat [email protected] or Roberta Showell [email protected] or (610) 384-3344 x109.

(Second Tuesdays)Adult Gaming Night. Community Education

Room, Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Participants can chose from the Library’s

selection of board or Wii games, or bring theirown, as they play games and meet friends.

Free activity, with beverages provided. Fur-ther information is available from Chris Knuppat (610) 805-4603.

(Second Tuesdays)Guys Read . Henrietta Hankin Branch Library,215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (LudwigsCorner). 6:30 p.m.

Third through sixth grade boys and theirdads or other older male friends read, enjoyactivities and snack.

Free activity, with further information andoptional registration available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL , [email protected], or (610)321-1724.

Youth Depression and Bipolar Support. Community Crossroads Peer Support Center,825 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 6:30 p.m. to7:30 p.m.

Transitioned Aged Depression & BipolarSupport Alliance (TADBSA provides peer-ledsupport for youth and young adults ages 14 to25 living with a mood disorder, seeking to in-form, empower, support and inspire individualsto achieve lives they want to lead.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (484) 706-2110.

(Fourth Tuesdays)Computer Basics for Job-Seekers . Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-

nixville. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Repeated2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesdays.

Adult Services Director Mark Pinto and com-puter tutor Ann Roehm provide classes to as-sist the unemployed and underemployed inlearning job-seeker tasks such as using Micro-soft Word to create and format a resume, sav-ing a resume file and e-mailing it as an at-tachment, uploading and copying/pasting a

resume to a job application, basic Web naviga-tion, completing an online application, andusing Indeed to find job listings and apply foremployment. Participants must be able to usea computer keyboard and mouse.

Further information and required registra-tion for limited seating are available athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.

Bilingual Family Storytime. Second FloorChildren’s Department, Norristown Public Li-

brary, 1001 Powell Street, Norristown. 7 p.m.to 8 p.m.Bilingual English/Spanish family storytime

features stories, songs, fingerplays, and an in-troduction to American Sign Language.

Free activity, with further information avail-able athttp://mnl.mclinc.org/childrens/indexch.html#Sleepytime or (610) 278-5100.

Second TuesdayESL Conversations. Phoenixville Public Li-brary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.BettyAnn Monash, ESL coordinator for the Tredyffrin Public Library, will lead the informalEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) gatheringfor ages 21 and over, with participants engag-ing in English-only conversations ranging fromtelling jokes and singing songs to sharing reci-pes and discussing philosophical and historicaltopics, geography, and family and work relatedissues.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected].

(Third Tuesday)Writing Group. Harrop Room, PhoenixvillePublic Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also meets the sec-ond Thursday.

Phoenix Writers, a group for adult writersoffers writer education, empowerment, and cri-tiques, with an opportunity to ask questionsabout the writing process, read work aloud,and obtain and offer input on material read.

Free activity, with further information avail-able from Eric Parmer at [email protected].


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Brandywine Query. Café Lindo, 109 SouthBroad Street, Kennett Square. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Network of adult singles over 35 years of agedesigned to create community.

Further information is available [email protected].

Parent Support Group . Main Choir Room,

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 WestPleasant Grove Road, West Chester. 7 p.m. to9 p.m.

Sessions are designed to give support to areaparents whose children have been impacted byaddiction.

Further information is available from JoiHoner at (800) 678-2332 x6156 or

[email protected].

Wednesdays Hibernia Wednesday Hiking Club. Hat-field House, Hibernia Park, 119 Hatfield House

Road, Coatesville. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.Hikers can enjoy a three-mile hike along amostly-wooded gravel path, with plant identifi-cation included. Participants should bringwater and wear comfortable clothing andshoes. Walks also are held on Saturdays.

Free activity, with registration required atwww.chesco.org/ccparks or at (610) 344-6415.

Warwick Walkers. Upper Parking Lot,Warwick County Park, 382 County Park Road,Pottstown. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Hikers walk a portion of the Horse-Shoe

Trail.Free activity, with registration required atwww.chesco.org/ccparks or at (610) 469-1916.

(Second Wednesdays) Free Seniors Legal Clinic . Room 130, Gov-ernment Services Center, 601 Westtown Road,West Chester. 9 a.m. to noon.

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania(LASP) provides assistance to seniors for a vari-ety of matters, including public and privatehousing, consumer issues, bankruptcy, publicwelfare, Social Security Disability (SSD) andSocial Security Income (SSI), unemploymentcompensation, simple estate planning, livingwills, durable power of attorney for healthcare,general power of attorney, and other matters.

Further information and appointments areavailable at (610) 344-6350.

LASP also operates a toll-free legal helplinefor income-eligible Chester, Montgomery, Dela-ware and Bucks counties residents from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. weekdays. Information is available at(877) 429-5994.

(Third Wednesday)Nursing Mothers Group. Henrietta HankinBranch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, ChesterSprings (Ludwigs Corner). 9:45 a.m. to10:45 a.m.

Janet Graczyk, IBCLC (Internationally BoardCertified Lactation Consultant) facilitates groupof nursing mothers who share ideas and weightheir babies.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or [email protected].

Second and Fourth Wednesdays)Adult Book Bingo. Henrietta Hankin BranchLibrary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Adults 18-years and older can play bingo towin book prizes, from recent to older editions.


(Fourth Wednesdays)Playgroups. Community Room, Rolling HillsApartments, 2120 Buchert Road, Pottstown.10:30 a.m. to noon.

Playgroups, hosted by the Apartments andPottstown Family Center, are designed to pro-vide parents with children up to age five an op-portunity to play with their children, meetother parents with small children and talkabout the joys and hardships of parenting.

Free activity, with further information andrequested reservations at (610) 326-1610.

(Second Wednesdays)Circle of Friends. Healthy Start,723 Wheatland Street, Phoenixville. 11 a.m. to1 p.m.

Support group, hosted by Healthy Start and The Women’s Resource Center, assists com-munity mothers.

Free activity, with further information andregistration available at (610) 917-1360.

(May-June and September-October)Walking Wednesdays. Brandywine YMCA,295 Hurley Road, Coatesville. Noon to 2 p.m.

Outdoor track will be open, weather permit-ting, to individuals, families and co-workers,with a three-day pass to use YMCA facilitiesprovided at sign-up in this multi-communityagency event.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 380-9622 x2430.


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(First and Fourth Wednesdays)ESL Conversation. Burke Room, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Relaxed, informal gathering, hosted by theChester County Opportunities IndustrializationCenter (OIC) will engage participants in Ameri-can English-only conversations, including

jokes, recipes, philosophy, historical and geo-

graphical topics with respect for individualhomelands, languages, and traditions.Free activity, with further information avail-

able at [email protected].

(Fourth Wednesdays)Computer Basics for Job-Seekers . Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-nixville. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Repeated 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesdays.

Adult Services Director Mark Pinto and com-puter tutor Ann Roehm provide classes to as-sist the unemployed and underemployed in

learning job-seeker tasks such as using Micro-soft Word to create and format a resume, sav-ing a resume file and e-mailing it as an at-tachment, uploading and copying/pasting aresume to a job application, basic Web naviga-tion, completing an online application, andusing Indeed to find job listings and apply foremployment. Participants must be able to usea computer keyboard and mouse.

Further information and required registra-tion for limited seating are available athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013

x132.

Community Walk. Genesis Health CareBuilding, Union and State Streets, KennettSquare. Noon.

Any individual can join a walk to Anson B.Nixon Park as part of the Activate KennettSquare health initiative.

Free activity, with further information availa-ble from [email protected].

Bridge Playing. Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). Noon to 3 p.m.

Bridge players gather for cards on mostWednesdays.

Free activity, with further information aboutthis no-registration event available atwww.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Library or (610) 321-1710.

(First Wednesdays)Job Searching Online. Phoenixville PublicLibrary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Also presented at 10 a.m.on the first Friday of the month.

Workshop acquaints job-seekers with avail-able online resources that provide self-assess-ment, job profiles, local job openings, companyresearch, networking, and resume and inter-view preparation assistance.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration available with Mark Pinto,

adult services director, at [email protected] or(610) 933-3013 x32.

(Second Wednesdays)Download! eBooks & eAudiobooks. Phoe-nixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue,Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Also presentedat 10 a.m. on second Friday of the month.

Workshop acquaints participants with howto browse, check-out, and download digitalmedia from the Chester County Library Sys-tem’s Overdrive service.


required registration available with Mark Pinto,adult services director, at [email protected] or(610) 933-3013 x32.

Freedom from Smoking ® Clinics. Phoenix-ville Hospital, 140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville.4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also held bi-monthly on

Thursdays.American Lung Association’s eight-session

smoking cessation program, including nicotinereplacement therapy, is held bi-monthly,starting in February, April, June, August andOctober.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration available at (610) 983-1021.

Indoor Walking Group . Romansville UnitedMethodist Church, 1859 Strasburg Road, Ro-mansville (Coatesville). 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Community residents of all fitness levelswalk to music for one to four miles. Also heldon Mondays and Fridays.


(Second and Fourth Wednesdays) Crochet One, Knit Too! Henrietta HankinBranch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, ChesterSprings (Ludwigs Corner). 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Knitting and crocheting group meets for allskill levels.

Free activity, with further information aboutthis no-registration event available atwww.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Library or (610) 321-1710.


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Job-Seeker Support. YWCA Tri-County AreaAdult Literacy Center, 1830 East High Street,Pottstown. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Weekly Job-Seekers Connection supportgroup is designed to provide a supportive envi-ronment on how to obtain assistance in revis-ing resumes, write cover letters, start an inter-net-based job search, and maximize job searchvisibility, supplementing adult literacy classes

and a six-week Job Skills Program, for eligiblearea residents.Free activity, with further information on the

group atwww.facebook.com/ywcatricountyarea/photos/a.468031103259613.106123.142873902442003/813804245348962/?type=1, on the adultliteracy and other workforce development com-ponents for eligible residents atwww.ywcatricountyarea.org/adult-literacy.html, or at (610) 326-7323.

(First Wednesdays)

YoungLives Club for Teen Moms. ReformedPresbyterian Church, 312 West Union Street,West Chester. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., exceptAugust,

YoungLives Club for teenage mothers inWest Chester, an initiative of Young Life ofChester County, provides a dinner, mentoring,parenting information, recreation, childcareand baby items for teen moms up to 21 years ofage.

Free activity, with additional informationavailable from Roxann Koren at (484) 459-4141, [email protected] , or

www.younglife.org/YoungLives.

(Second Wednesdays)Caregiver Support Group. West Grove UnitedMethodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road,West Grove. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Peacemaker Center facilitates supportfor those giving care to spouses, parents orchildren.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or(610) 444-3898.

Thursdays (Fourth Thursdays)

Medicare Counseling. Bard Complex, PetraCommunity Housing, 201 South Main Street,Spring City. By appointment

An APPRISE counselor will be available toseniors to review health care needs, insurancecoverages, co-pays, prescriptions and supple-mental insurances.

Free activity, with further information andappointments with Beverly Sarduy at (484)933-4955.

(Second and Fourth Thursdays)Career Guidance Over Coffee. GryphonCafé, 105 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne.9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Women’s Resource Network coordinatesthis informal group for women, led by a hu-man resources professional, to hone net-working skills and meet other persons in thearea.

$5 suggested donation. Further informationand registration is available at (610) 687-6391.

Life Study. Kennett Area Senior Center,427 South Walnut Street, Kennett Square.10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Words of Life study is conducted by Rev. NeilGutmaker of the United Methodist Church ofthe Open Door.


(Second Thursdays)

Blood Pressure Screenings. Kennett AreaSenior Center, 427 East Walnut Street, KennettSquare. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Neighborhood Health Agencies conductsblood pressure screenings for individuals age60 and up.


Community Coffee Klatch. The Market atLiberty Place, 148 West State Street, KennettSquare. 11 a.m. to noon.

Coffee and conversation to help develop and

maintain community vibrancy through inter-generational connections is an initiative of theKennett Inter Gen Coalition.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 717-2180.

(Third Thursdays)Mystery Book Club. Henrietta Hankin BranchLibrary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 1 p.m.

A variety of titles in the mystery, thriller orsuspense genre will be discussed.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at (6