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Spring 2015Calendar of Events

for Children, Individuals and FamiliesIN THE GREATER CHESTER COUNTY AREA

UPDATED – June 7, 2015

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• UPDATED THIS WEEK: Special Activities: Upcoming primarily free activities listed by dayover the next several months.

• Ongoing Scheduled Activities: Primarily free activities held regularly each week or month.• Area Ministries for Those Who Are Struggling: GriefShare, DivorceCare, Celebrate Recovery,

Mending Hearts, and job-seekers.• Day Trip Destination Sites: Free admission opportunities for individual and family outings.• UPDATED THIS WEEK: E-Update Resources TM : Over 40 pages of information about Govern-

ment and Community Services, including Employment Resources, for individuals and families.


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Activities are believed correct at the time of insertion but are subject to change without notice.Participants are encouraged

to use contact information to confirm times and dates to avoid disappointment.

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

Special ActivitiesOngoing - CurrentPersonal Finance Classes. Victory Christian

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

June 6 - July 18 (Saturday-Saturday)Our Town Exhibit. ArtFusion 19464,254 East High Street, Pottstown. 10 a.m. to5 .m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to3 p.m. Saturdays.

Our Town summer member show, inspiredby Pottstown, will be featured.

Free activity, with further information andrequested reservations atwww.artfusion19464.org/event/our-town-reception, [email protected] or (610)326-2506.

Ongoing – SeasonalJune 3 – August 26 (Wednesdays)Family Summer Fun. West Grove UnitedMethodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road,West Grove. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Food, games, playground and a mini-mes-sage will be provided in this weekly SummerFun for Everyone series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 869-9334.

American Revolution History . Valley Forge

National 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 at

www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm or (610) 783-1000.

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/supportprogramsse

rvices/app/resource-detail.aspx?resourceId=32260 or (800) 227-2345.

Ongoing - WeeklyPA 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.

Summer reading and other programs forchildren of all ages, adults and families areunderway 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 wesites and calendars at:

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


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Daily Activities in ProgressJune 8 (Monday)End-of-Life Issues. Concord Room, GardenSpot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, NewHolland. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Alzeimer’s Caregivers Support Group willdiscuss end-of-life expectations, care andchoices.

Free activity, with further information at

[email protected] or (717) 355-6076, with respite care available during thegroup with Adult Day Services at (717) 355-6226.

June 8 (Monday)Veterans Town Hall. Great Hall – Building 5,Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Center,1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville3.7 p.m.

Center officials and representatives fromthe Philadelphia Regional Benefit Office willhold a quarterly Town Hall meeting for veterans

and their families, veterans service organiza-tions, elected officials and others to receive in-put in regard to services being provided at thecenter.

Free activity, with further information andadvance submission of questions atwww.coatesville.va.gov/news/Information/town_hall_meeting_flyer_6-8-2015.pdf ,[email protected] or (610) 383-0203.

June 8 (Monday)Butterfly Gardens. Struble Room, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,

Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.University of Delaware professor Doug Tal-lamy, author of Bringing Nature Home , will dis-cuss building butterfly gardens that provideboth nectar sources for adult butterflies andhost plants for the larval stages of butterflies. Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2642.

June 8 (Monday)Author Lecture. Easttown Library & Informa-tion Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 7 p.m.to 8 p.m.

Jerry Spinelli, author of more than20 young adult novels and both a NewberryAward and Honor, will speak during the Bar-bara Robinson lecture series instituted by thechildren’s author.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or(610) 644-0138.

June 9 (Tuesday)50Plus Senior Expo. Church Farm School,1001 East Lincoln Highway, Exton. 9 a.m. to

2 p.m.Wide range of organizations will provide in-

formation on products and services, withhealth screenings and workshops for maturepopulations.


www.50plusexpopa.com/chester-main.shtml,[email protected] or (717) 285-8123

June 9 (Tuesday)Pardons and Expungements. CoatesvilleCenter for Community Health, 1001 East Lin-coln Highway, Coatesville. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

A Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvaniaattorney will explain pardons and expunge-ments processes for individuals with criminalrecords who are being shut out of the job mar-ket.

Free activity, with further information and

required registration [email protected] or (610) 383-4612.

June 9 (Tuesday)Impressionists. Tredyffrin Public Library,582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford. 6 p.m. to8:45 p.m.

Art historian Matthew Palczynski will dis-cuss in advance of the June 24 Discovering theImpressionists Philadelphia Museum of Artshow opening, how a small group of avant-garde painters, later know as the Impression-

ists, rebelled against the artistic establishment,and in the process, created imagery that re-flected modern urban life.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp. [email protected] or (610) 688-7092.

June 10 (Wednesday)CSI Birds. Park Office, Nottingham CountyPark, 150 Park Road, Nottingham. 6 p.m. to8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will use their detective skills

with a trained wildlife rehabilitator to examinedead birds and determine what injuries theyhave and how they happened in this SummerDiscovery Series event.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1224 or (610)932-2589.

June 10 (Wednesday)Adult Services Workshop. Chester CountyPublic Safety Training Facility, 137 Modena


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Road, South Coatesville. 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.

Representatives of County human services,adult probation, mental health/intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities, drug and alcohol,aging, health, prison and community develop-ment will provide agency representatives andthe public with information on services andqualifications and how to access them.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.chescodhstrainings.com or (610) 344-6640.

June 10 (Wednesday)Heart Health Workshop. Elmwood Park Zoo,1661 Harding Blvd., Norristown. 10 a.m. to2 p.m.

Federal and local officials and communityleaders will discuss the prevention of heart dis-ease and stroke, the two leading causes ofMontgomery County deaths in this partnering

event hosted by the County Health Depart-ment.Free activity, with further information and

requested reservations atwww.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2377,[email protected] or (610) 278-3061

June 10 (Wednesday)Evening Bird Walk. Henrietta Hankin BranchLibrary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Hikers will travel from the library to MarshCreek State Park for a guided tour by Early

Bird Nature Tours as they look for a variety ofbird species.484-340-7672 for specific information and di-rections.

Free activity, with further information athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (484) 340-7672.

June 10 (Wednesday)Women and Money. Community Room, LowerLevel between Boscov’s and Sears, ExtonSquare Mall, 250 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A financial coach will demonstrate how theprinciple of compounding works with savingsas well as with debt and ways to make moneywork during working and retirement years inthis non-selling, consumer planning workshopSpring series segment hosted by Open Hearthof Spring City.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at

www.openhearthinc.org/index.php?option=com _content&view=category&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=9, [email protected] or(610) 792-9282 x208.

June 11 (Thursday)Take Charge of Your Health. PhoenixvillePublic Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Leslie Burrell of Gateway Health will discusshow one can better understand and make themost of a visit to a doctor, health facility orpharmacist.

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

June 11 (Thursday)First Responder Appreciation. Devon SeniorLiving, 445 North Valley Forge Road, Devon.

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.Exton Senior Living, Glen Mills Senior Liv-ing, New Seasons at New Britain and TheDevon Senior Living will join the public in hon-oring first responders in a Neighborhood BBQChef Challenge with of four chefs.

Free activity, with further information andrequired reservations at (610) 263-2300.

June 11 (Thursday)Coping with Low Vision. Garden South Con-ference Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 SouthKinzer Avenue, New Holland. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Social worker Linda Greth of Vision Corpswill discuss low vision concerns and creativecoping with the Low Vision Support Group.

Free activity, with further information at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259.

June 11 (Thursday)Family Connections. Family Center,1976 East High Street, Pottstown. 4 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Repeated Thursday, July 9 and Au-gust 13.

Picnic-style, parent and child playdate willfeature discussion topics, book share lendiglibrary, and more.

Free activity, including refreshments, withfurther information and requested registrationat [email protected] or (610) 326-1610x330.

June 11 (Thursday)West Chester Tour. Chester County HistoricalSociety, 225 North High Street, West Chester.5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Annual Chester County Town Tours andVillage Walks series, which this year will fea-


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ture the Underground Railroad and CivilRights, will kick off with on-site registrationand music by the Lukens Band, followed by acommunity tour west of North High and northof West Market Streets.

Free activity, with further information athttp://www.landscapes2.org/psd/historic/TownToursJun.cfm, [email protected] or (610)344-6923.

June 11 (Thursday)Outdoor Movie Series. Broad Run Park,1425 Broad Run Road, Downingtown. 8 p.m.

The Croods will be shown during this WestBradford Township summer family PG-13movie series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.westbradford.org/sites/westbradfordpa/files/uploads/thursdaysinpark2015.pdf or (610)269-4174.

June 12 (Friday)Mobile Food Market Debut. Chester CountyFood Bank, 650 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton.11 a.m.

Food Bank will unveil its new Fresh2YouMobile Market that will take fresh produce,healthy food staples and educational resourcesto underserved areas of the county, starting

July 1 in Coatesville and Honey Brook.Free activity, with further information avail-

able from Anne Shuniak [email protected] or (610)873-6000.

June 12 (Friday)PA CareerLink Celebration. PA CareerLink – Chester County, 479 Thomas Jones Way -Suite 500, Exton. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

PA CareerLink and the Chester County Fi-nancial Stability Center will observe their first

year anniversary at new facilities in the Oak-land Corporate Center, providing residents in-formation on available services.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/25879 or (610) 280-1010.

June 12 (Friday)Dining with Diabetes. ACLAMO Family Cen-ter, 515 Walnut Street, Pottstown. Noon to2 p.m. with series to continue weekly.

Food demonstrations and tasting, physicalactivity and ideas to take home, and discus-sions regarding important information to help

you manage your diabetes will be provided inthis weekly series presented by Penn State Ex-tenion, with a September follow-up session, for

persons with diabetes or pre-diabetes and theirfamilies.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://extension.psu.edu/health/diabetes/events/dining-with-diabetes-20150605 or (610)489-4315.

June 12 (Friday)

Liv–Live Concert. East Goshen Park,1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 6 p.m. to8:30 p.m.

Concert with several performers is designedto raise awareness about depression and sui-cide prevention.

Free activity, with donations accepted. Fur-ther information is available atwww.eastgoshen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Liv-Live-Flyer.pdf ,

[email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

June 12 (Friday)

Writing Memoirs. IDEAS Bookstore,2234 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville (Kimber-ton). 7 p.m.

Author Susan G. Weidener will discuss HowWriting Memoir Changes Your Life.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 304-5370.

June 13 (Saturday)Youth Mental Health First Aid. CourtyardMarriott, 600 Manor Road (Route 82), Coates-ville. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Repeated Saturday,

July 18.Youth Mental Health First Aid training isdesigned to acquaint participants with the riskfactors, warning signs and impact of youthmental health issues.

Free activity, including lunch, with furtherinformation and required registration athttps://snt150.mail.live.com/mail/ViewOfficePreview.aspx?messageid=mga4m1Xn365BGrmgAhWtez7A2&folderid=fl_4JWu82tNkiTlETUMO0XIQ2&attindex=4&cp=-

1&attdepth=4&n=12830210,[email protected] or (610) 380-

9080.

June 13 (Saturday)Girls STEM Class. YWCA Literacy Center,1830 East High Street – Lower Level, Potts-town. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continued Saturdays

June 20 and 27.G.I.R.L.S. (Giving Initiative and Relevance to

Science) for Girls in fifth through eight gradeswill provide opportunities for intensive technol-ogy exploration, including robotics, multimedia,science and engineering, led by professionaland high school mentors.


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Free activity, including lunch, with furtherinformation and required registration for lim-ited availability [email protected] or (610) 323-1888 x201.

June 13 (Saturday)Hazardous Waste Disposal. Marple NewtownHigh School, 120 Media Road, Newtown

Square. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Up to 25 gallons of household hazardouswastes will be collected, with no electronicsbeing accepted.

Free activity, with further information aboutit and other collections in the five-countySoutheastern Pennsylvania area available atwww.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/8907.

June 13 (Saturday)New Kids on the Farm. Lower Parking Lot,Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road,

Glenmoore. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. RepeatedWednesday, June 17.Farmer Jim will explain to kids about the

animals that live and play on the farm, alongwith jobs required to keep the animals healthyand happy as they get a closup look at thelambs and goats in this Farm Life Series event.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/25828 or (610) 942-2450.

June 13 (Saturday)

Kids Fest. Great Valley Middle School,255 North Phoenixville Pike, Malvern. 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.

Costumed figures, kids games and activi-ties, Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, PhiladelphiaUnion Soccer activities, fire safety demonstra-tions and antique fire truck rides, pinewoodderby, community resources and more high-light this Pennsylvania Rep. Duane Milne-hosted event.

Free activity, including food, with furtherinformation atwww.duanemilne.com/Display/SiteFiles/92/OtherDocuments/KidsFestFlyer15.pdf or (610)251-1070.

June 13 (Saturday)Dream Session. Cafeteria, 11/12 Building,Coatesville Area Senior High School, 1445 EastLincoln Highway, Coatesville. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Residents of Coatesville Area School Dis-trict, intergenerationally and multi-culturally,will discuss potentials for a youth center, in-cluding what already is available in variousgeographic areas of the school district, needs,what participants would like to see and where.

Free activity, including lunch, with furtherinformation available athttps://www.facebook.com/theCYI/photos/a.469544399767258.117728.123584734363228/838948769493484/?type=1,[email protected] or (610)380-0200.

June 13 (Saturday)

Farm Explorer. Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). Noon to 2 p.m.

Jonathan Hamm of Greener Partners willdisplay his Farm Explorer, a 24 foot custom-built trailer equipped with garden beds and amobile kitchen, for hands-on experience-learning about gardening and ecology, seasonaleating, and how to prepare simple, healthyrecipes.

Free activity, with further information andsuggested registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale

ndar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 321-1710.

June 13 (Saturday)Creek Critters. Ranger Station, Central Perki-omen Valley Park, 1 Plank Road, Schwenks-ville. 1 p.m.

Participants of all ages will investigate thecritters that swim and crawl in the waters ofthe Perkiomen Creek and learn about their ad-aptations for life in moving water.


www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2383,[email protected] or (215) 234-4528.

June 13 (Saturday)Unnatural Nature Hike for Kids. Park Of-fice, Hibernia County Park, 1 Park Road,Coatesville (Wagontown). 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Ages three to seven will walk through thewoods, looking for unnatural objects, as theydiscuss conservation and keeping nature clean.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 383-3812.

June 13 (Saturday)Basic Wilderness Survival. Park Office,Warwick County Park, 382 County Park Road,Pottstown. 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Naturalist Nick Zurga will demonstrate howto find food, water, and the materials to make afire and shelter, build a primitive shelter; makea fire using a bow drill, and create cordagefrom natural plant fibers, along with selectingappropriate equipment for an emergency pre-


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paredness kit suitable for the home, vehicle orbackpack.


June 13 (Saturday)Worship Concert. Sunday Hill Community

Church, 429 South Sandy Hill Road, Coates-ville. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Benefit concert by several area worship

teams for Annabelle Simmers and family to aidtheir home fire relief effort.

Free activity, with a free-will offering. Fur-ther information and reserved tickets are avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 857-3959.

June 13 (Saturday)Classic Rock Concert. Amphitheater, GreenLane Park, 2298 Green Lane Road, Green Lane.7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Boogie Dogs Band of Norristown will per-form.Free activity, with further information

available atwww.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2387 or (215) 234-4528.

June 14 (Sunday)Summer Music Series. Amphitheater, Long’sPark, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster.7:30 p.m.

Quebe Sisters, a vocal and instrumentaltrio, will perform during this annual summer

series.Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.longspark.org/summer-music-series or (717) 735-8883.

June 15 (Monday)Faith Community Resource Fair. St. Paul’sBaptist Church, One Haggerty Blvd., WestChester. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A Creating an Informed Community Re-source Fair for houses of worship, communityorganizations and government agencies ad-dressing hunger, homelessness and poverty,will include sharing of information regardingservices and resources, exploration of possibleopportunities for collaboration, and a presen-tation in a Faith Community Gathering onHunger, Homelessness and Poverty and theChester County Department of Emergency Ser-vices-hosted event.

Free activity, including refreshments, withfurther information and required registration,available atwww.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/25715, [email protected] or (610) 344-5022.

June 15 (Monday)Farm Focus. Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs(Ludwigs Corner). 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Chester County Food Bank Garden pro-gram, the Henrietta Hankin Branch Libraryand Chester County Library will host a discus-sion of the Animal Vegetable, Miracle: A Year ofFood Life by Barbara Kingsolver that makes an

argument for putting the kitchen back at thecenter of family life and diversified farms at thecenter of the American diet

Free activity, with further information andsuggested registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 321-1710.

June 15 (Monday)Medicare 101. Struble Room, Chester CountyLibrary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A State Health Insurance Program of Ches-ter County APPRISE volunteer will discuss se-lecting Medicare policies, including Parts A, B,C, the Part D drug benefit, along with policiesavailable in Chester County.

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

June 15 (Monday)

Phoenixville in the Civil War. Phoenixville

Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jack Ertell, former president of the Histori-

cal Society of the Phoenixville Area, will discussthe volunteer units formed in Phoenixvilleduring the Civil War, the men who served andthe battles in which they participated, as wellas civilian life during the war, especially rolesplayed by the women of the community.


June 16 (Tuesday)Retirement Living. Easttown Library & In-formation Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn.1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Choosing Where to Live in Retirement will bepresented by Surrey Services as one of a weeklyfour-part ABCs of Life & Financial Planning forBaby Boomer series.



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http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610)644-0138.

June 16 (Tuesday)Home Gardening Basics. Lower Parking Lot,Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road,Glenmoore. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Chester County Food Bank staff will dis-

cuss how to choose a location for a home gar-den, planning what to grow and dealing withpests in this Farm Life Series event.


June 16 (Tuesday)Glaucoma. Struble Room, Chester County Li-brary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Dr. Steven B. Siepser will discuss glau-

coma, the importance of obtaining regular eyecheckups, becoming proactive in eye healthand, with the disease having a strong geneticcomponent, how to ask more questions of fam-ily members so that with early detection andtreatment, it can be managed so vision loss isminimal.


June 17 (Wednesday)New Kids on the Farm. Lower Parking Lot,Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road,Glenmoore. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. RepeatedWednesday, June 17.

Farmer Jim will explain to kids about theanimals that live and play on the farm, alongwith jobs required to keep the animals healthyand happy as they get a closup look at thelambs and goats in this Farm Life Series event.


June 17 (Wednesday)American Revolution and Lunch. EducationCenter, Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.Noon to 1 p.m.

Randy Rice, park volunteer, will discussRebels, Revolutionaries, Trouble Makers, andTraitors during this bring your own Lunch andLearn summer speaker series presentation,hosted by the Friends of Valley Forge Park.

Free activity, with further information atwww.friendsofvalleyforge.org/speaker-series.shtml or (610) 783-1777.

June 17 (Wednesday)The Great Kapok Tree and Hike for Kids. Park Office, Hibernia County Park, 1 ParkRoad, Coatesville (Wagontown). 2 p.m. to3 p.m.

Ages five to 12 will learn about rainforestplants and animals and how they are affectedwhen rainforests are destroyed, along with howPennsylvania forest have some similarities.


June 17 (Wednesday)Employee Retirement Plans. CommunityRoom, Lower Level between Boscov’s andSears, Exton Square Mall, 250 Exton Square

Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.A financial coach will discuss how to choosethe best employer retirement plans, such asthe 401(k) and 403(b)(7), maximizing returns,analyzing fund costs, and the right investmentbalances in this non-selling, consumer plan-ning workshop Spring series segment hosted byOpen Hearth of Spring City.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.openhearthinc.org/index.php?option=com

_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=9, [email protected] or

(610) 792-9282 x208.

June 17 (Wednesday)Starting a Business. Chester County Library,450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to8:30 p.m.

How to Start and Operate a Small Business workshop will explore the multitude of free ser-vices available to help one start a business,along with discussion about legal and ac-counting issues, organization and manage-ment, in this Kutztown University Small Busi-ness Development Center event.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://pasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=21637, [email protected] or(877) 472-7232.

June 18 (Thursday)Edible Gardening. Phoenixville Public Li-brary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tony Buck, Penn State Master Gardener,will share science-based knowledge, observa-


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tions, and lessons learned about EdibleGardening Today .


June 18 (Thursday)

Outdoor Movie Series. Broad Run Park,1425 Broad Run Road, Downingtown. 8 p.m.Epic will be shown during this West Brad-

ford Township summer family PG-13 movie se-ries.


June 20 (Saturday)Family Fishing. McPherson Lake, Nottingham

County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Children need an adult and an adult needs

a child, with bait, but no fishing licenses orequipment are required as participants alsolearn knot tying, casting, baiting and taking afish off the hook.


June 20 (Saturday)

Continental Army March Out. Artillery Park,Valley Forge National Historical Park, 1400North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Participants will walk to the Varnum’s PicnicArea along the historic trace road in the foot-steps of the Continental Army as they departedValley Forge in June of 1778 in pursuit of theBritish Army, with uniformed interpreters ex-plaining the events at Valley Forge.

Free activity, with further information atwww.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=347658-232573 or (610)783-1000.

June 20 (Saturday)Flintlock Rifle. Park Office, Warwick CountyPark, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown.2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Participants will learn about the flintlockrifle with its European origins that quicklyevolved into a distinct American style and leg-end. Free activity, with further informationand required registration athttp://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 469-1916.

June 20 (Saturday)Father’s Day Cookout. Ash Park, 300 KerseyStreet, Coatesville. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fathers and their children will participate inthis Father’s Day fatherhood initiative obser-vance, with music, games, awards, and a giftfor every father.


www.eventbrite.com/e/fathers-day-cookout-tickets-16917936002.

June 20 (Saturday)Summer Concert Series. Huffnagle Park, OakLane and South Church Street, Quarryville.7 p.m.

Summit Hill Blue Grass will perform in thissummer community concert series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.facebook.com/huffnagleparkconcerts/posts/855956017775807,

[email protected] or (717)786-2404.

June 21 (Sunday)Summer Music Series. Amphitheater, Long’sPark, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster.7:30 p.m.

Allegro Chamber Orchestra will performduring this annual summer series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.longspark.org/summer-music-series or (717) 735-8883.

June 21 (Sunday)Summer Author Series. Education Center,Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Mike Harris, author of Brandywine: A Mili- tary History of the Battle that lost Philadelphiabut Saved America, September 11, 1777 , willdiscuss his book in this Summer Author Seriespresentation.


June 22 (Monday)Coping with Parkinson’s. Village SquareBoard Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 SouthKinzer Avenue, New Holland. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Individuals with Parkinson’s and caregiverswill discuss separately caring and coping withthe disease.

Free activity, with further information at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259.


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June 22 (Monday)Herbology. Lower Parking Lot, SpringtonManor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore.6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Ages six and above will explore the mean-ings, sights and smells of “new world” and “oldworld” herbs and medicines such as lavender,peppermint, roses, marigolds and rosemary,taking home a sachet of a favorite scented herb

in this Farm Life Series event.Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/25828 or (610) 942-2450.

June 22-26 (Monday-Friday)Creative Arts Camp. Marsh Creek Commu-nity Church, 101 Crump Road, Exton.6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ship Wrecked! Is designed to help childrenentering kindergarten through fifth grade learnabout God’s ultimate search and rescue plan

through the arts, concluding with a Fridaynight performance.Free activity, with further information and

required registration athttps://marshcreek.ccbchurch.com/form_response.php?id=56, [email protected] or(610) 594-9277.

June 22 (Monday)Medicare 101. Phoenixville Public Library,183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to8 p.m.

Thomas Wand, APPRISE volunteer Medicare

insurance counselor, will discuss what Medi-care is about, including its different plan parts,the drug benefit, types of health care insuranceavailable in Chester County, benefits availableto low income beneficiaries, and things toconsider when selecting medical coverage.



Taking Control of Red Tape: Legal Docu- ments for Seniors will be presented by SurreyServices as one of a weekly four-part ABCs ofLife & Financial Planning for Baby Boomer se-ries.

Free activity, with further information athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610)644-0138.

June 23 (Tuesday)Outdoor Games. Pavilion 5, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will play a variety of games,some dating back to Civil War times, includingCrows and Cranes, Making the Mash, Capturethe Flag and more in this Summer DiscoverySeries event..


June 23 (Tuesday)Credit Report Workshop. Burke Room,Chester County Library, 450 Exton SquareParkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A financial coach will discuss Building a Bet- ter Credit Report in this non-selling workshophosted by Open Hearth of Spring City.


required registration athttps://snt150.mail.live.com/mail/ViewOfficePreview.aspx?messageid=mgPFpUCGYI5RGZKQAhWtfxOA2&folderid=fl_4JWu82tNkiTlETUMO0XIQ2&attindex=0&cp=-1&attdepth=0&n=52491447,[email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208.

June 23 (Tuesday)A Healthy Lunch. Struble Room, ChesterCounty Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Registered Dietician Rabiya Bower, a Giantin-store nutritionist, will discuss how packing alunch can help save time and money and pro-vide a healthy meal, along with other mealsand snacks.


June 24 (Wednesday)American Revolution and Lunch. EducationCenter, Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.Noon to 1 p.m.

William Freilich, park volunteer, will discussThe Baker General during this bring your ownLunch and Learn summer speaker series pres-entation, hosted by the Friends of Valley ForgePark.



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June 24 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Continued weekly throughAugust 12.

Dukes of Destiny of Philadelphia will per-form in this weekly summer blues concert. Free activity, with further information atwww.ansonbnixonpark.org/concert-

series.html, [email protected] or(610) 444-1416.

June 25 (Thursday)Employment Workshop. Phoenixville PublicLibrary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Casey Jones, Transformation Initiative –Building Healthy Communities ThroughHealthy Families, will present his 12 Steps To- ward Employment TM workshop for job-seekers.


http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.

June 25 (Thursday)Summer Concert. Shire Pavilion, Wilson FarmPark, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd, Chester-brook. 7 p.m.

Chico Vibe will perform as part of Tredyffrin Township’s summer concert series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.tredyffrin.org/services/parks-recreation/community-events-/summer-

concert-series, [email protected] or (610)644-1400.

June 25 (Thursday)Lyme Disease. Struble Room, Chester CountyLibrary, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Chester County Health Department will dis-cuss helping to have a safe summer by pro-tecting oneself and family members from lymedisease, a tick-born bacterial infection that canbe transmitted to humans and pets, includingChester County that has the highest incidentrate in Pennsylvania.


June 25 (Thursday)Healthy Pregnancy. Phoenixville Public Li-brary, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Dr. Fred Cohen, Women’s Health CareGroup of PA, and childbirth educator Karen

Spector, R.N., will discuss ways to stay healthyduring pregnancy, incuding nutrition and hy-dration, exercise, physical and emotionalchanges, and preparing for birth.


June 25 (Thursday)Outdoor Movie Series. Broad Run Park,1425 Broad Run Road, Downingtown. 8 p.m.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 will be shownduring this West Bradford Township summerfamily PG-13 movie series.


June 26 (Friday)Hazardous Waste Disposal. CoatesvilleLearning Center, 1425 East Lincoln Highway,Coatesville. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Up to 25 gallons of household hazardouswastes will be collected, with no freon appli-ances or electronics being accepted.

Free activity, with further information aboutit and other Chester County collections avail-able atwww.chestercountyswa.org/index.aspx?nid=117 or (610) 273-3771, with information on col-lections in the five-county Southeastern Penn-

sylvania area available atwww.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/8907.

June 26 (Friday)Poetry in the Park. East Goshen Park,1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 5:30 p.m.

East Goshen’s Poet Laureate Ginnie Newlinwill lead the first poetry reading in the parkevent for those wishing to bring their own po-etry to read or listen the works of others.

Free activity with further information isavailable at www.eastgoshen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Liv-Live-Flyer.pdf ,

[email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

June 27 (Saturday)Residential Tire Collection. Pottstown SeniorHigh School, 750 North Washington Street,Pottstown. 9 a.m. to noon.

Montgomery County residents will be ableto dispose of up to six tires, with rims beingaccepted.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at


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www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2376 or (610) 278-3061.

June 27 (Saturday)Disabilities and Firefighters. Christiana FireHouse, 214 Bridge Street, Christiana. 1 p.m.to 4 p.m.

Individuals with disabilities will learnabout firefighting, including a tour of the fire-

house, dressing as a firefighter, basic first aid,how to Stop, Drop and Roll , be part of a bucketbrigade, and other activities that can be per-formed at one’s own pace.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.christianafire.com/content/front/file/Firehouse%20event.pdf or (610) 470-3745.

June 27 (Saturday)Community Day. East Goshen Park,1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 5 p.m. to Dark.Rain date is Sunday, June 28.

Music, new inflatables, petting zoo, lasertag, helicopter landing, a food court and fire-works.

Free activity, with charges for some individ-ual items. Further information is available atwww.eastgoshen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Community-Day-2015WCASD.pdf , [email protected] or(610) 692-7171.

June 28 (Sunday)Hibernia History Walk. Park Office, HiberniaCounty Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville

(Wagontown). 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Hikers will travel the trails and roads of theformer iron forge industry.

Free activity, with an optional $3 mansiontour afterward. Further information and re-quired registration is available athttp://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 383-3812.

June 28 (Sunday)Solemn Assembly. Camp at Old Mill,127 Brandamore Road, Honey Brook. 6 p.m.

Larry Burd of Calvary Baptist Church ofEaston and presenter of Living Truth on WBPHRadio will present during this annual CountyCorrections Gospel Mission fourth Sundaynight summer series.

Free activity with free-will offering. Furtherinformation is available athttp://countycorrectionsgospelmission.org/2015/05/21/2015-fourth-sunday-night,[email protected] or(610) 942-9142.

June 29 (Monday)Job Fair. Washington Crossing United Meth-odist Church, 1895 Wrightstown Road, Wash-ington Crossing. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Annual NJ/PA Job/Career Fair is hosted bythe church’s A.C.T.S Job Support Group.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.njpajobfair.com/index.html or(215) 493-5080.

June 29 (Monday)Naturalization. Phoenixville Public Library,183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to8 p.m.

Philip Browndeis, acting community rela-tions officer for the Philadelphia Field Office ofU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, willdiscuss the basics of eligibility and applying fornaturalization.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale

ndar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013x132.


Taking Control of Red Tape: Legal Docu- ments for Seniors will be presented by SurreyServices as one of a weekly four-part ABCs ofLife & Financial Planning for Baby Boomer se-ries.


http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610)644-0138.

July 1 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Continued weekly throughAugust 12.

Christine Havrilla and Gypsy Fuzz will per-form in this summer rock concert. Free activ-ity, with further information atwww.ansonbnixonpark.org/concert-series.html, [email protected] or(610) 444-1416.

July 4 (Saturday)Summer Author Series. Education Center,Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jeffrey Finegan, author of Colonel Washing- ton and Me , will discuss his book in this Sum-mer Author Series presentation.



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www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=588383-232573 or (610)783-1000.

July 4 (Saturday)Freedom Fest. Nottingham County Park,150 Park Road, Nottingham. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.Rain date is Sunday, July 5.

Entertainment, music and fireworks high-

light this annual event.Free activity, with a $10 vehicle parking fee.Further information is available atwww.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=2387 or (610)932-2589.

July 4 (Saturday)4 th of July Celebration. Shire Pavilion, Wil-son Farm Park, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd,Chesterbrook. 7:15 p.m.

Chester County Concert Band will perform,followed by fireworks.

Free activity, with further information avail-

able at www.tredyffrin.org/services/parks-recreation/community-events-/fourth-of-july-celebration or (610) 644-1400.

July 5 (Sunday)Summer Music Series. Amphitheater, Long’sPark, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster.7:30 p.m.

Patriotic Pershing Band will perform duringthis annual summer series.


July 7 (Tuesday)Retirement Living. Easttown Library & In-formation Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn.7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Enhancing Golden Social Opportunities willbe presented by Surrey Services as one of aweekly four-part ABCs of Life & Financial Plan-ning for Baby Boomer series.

Free activity, with further information athttp://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610)644-0138.

July 8 (Wednesday)

American Revolution and Lunch. EducationCenter, Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.Noon to 1 p.m.

Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr., author of TisWell…the Life of George Washington , will dis-cuss Colonel Washington and Me during thisbring your own Lunch and Learn summerspeaker series presentation, hosted by theFriends of Valley Forge Park.


July 8 (Wednesday)eatFresh Coatesville. Community Room – 4th Floor, Brandywine Health Center, 744 EastLincoln Highway, Coatesville. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Hands-on cooking classes, fresh produce,

recipes and nutritional information, and basichealth screenings to track health progresshighlight this five-session event through Sep-tember 9.

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

July 8 (Wednesday)Search and Rescue. Pavilion 4, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will meet the Mason Dixon

Rescue Dogs, learn what they do and how, andhow to be safe and what to do if one becomeslost in the in this Summer Discovery Series event..


July 8 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Continued weekly through

August 12.Beyond the Pale will perform in this sum-mer Celtic concert.

Free activity, with further information atwww.ansonbnixonpark.org/concert-series.html, [email protected] or(610) 444-1416.

July 9 (Thursday)Family Connections. Family Center,1976 East High Street, Pottstown. 4 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Repeated Thursday, August 13.



July 9 (Thursday)Kids’ Night. Shadyside Park, 1645 ShadysideRoad, West Chester. 6:30 p.m.

Makin’ Music concert with Jody Weaver andSue McKennia will provide interactive enter-


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tainment during this Bradford Township-hosted event.


July 9 (Thursday)

Summer Concert. Shire Pavilion, Wilson FarmPark, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd, Chester-brook. 7 p.m.

Cool Confusion will perform as part of Tre-dyffrin Township’s summer concert series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.tredyffrin.org/services/parks-recreation/community-events-/summer-concert-series, [email protected] or (610)644-1400.

July 10 (Friday)An Ode to Ireland. East Goshen Park,

1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 6 p.m. to Dusk.Irish tunes will start at 6 p.m., with theCeltic Spirit performing at 7 p.m.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www,eastgoshen.org/park-and-rec/events, [email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

July 11 (Saturday)Hazardous Waste Disposal. Sp;ring-Ford 9th Grade Center, 400 South Lewis Road, Royers-ford. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Up to 25 gallons of household hazardous

wastes will be collected, with no electronicsbeing accepted.Free activity, with further information about

it and other collections in the five-countySoutheastern Pennsylvania area available atwww.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/8907.

July 11 (Saturday)Vacation Bible School. Forks of the Brandy-wine Church Ball Field, 655 Hibernia Road,Glenmoore. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Outback Rock Day Camp for ages fourthrough finishing fifth grade will feature Biblestories, songs, skits, games and other activi-ties.

Free activity, including lunch from the grill,with further information and required registra-tion atwww.forkschurch.org/custpage.cfm/frm/10729/form/10729 or (610) 942-2626.

July 11 (Saturday)Bats in the Night Sky. Park Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 8 p.m. to 9”30 p.m.

Participants will learn about Pennsylvania’s“bug zappers” through an interactive presenta-tion, followed by a short walk to the park’s batboxes.


July 11 (Saturday)Friendly Fireflies. Wolf’s Hollow CountyPark, 1399 Schoff Road, Atglen. 8:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m.

Participants will search for and learn aboutthe orange and greener flashy insects as theyexperience the park at night.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=1224&ART=5402&ADMIN=1 or (610) 932-2589.

July 12 (Sunday)

Summer Music Series. Amphitheater, Long’sPark, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster.7:30 p.m.

Tizer, a multi-cultural band, will performduring this annual summer series.


July 14 (Tuesday)Pre-School Entertainment. East GoshenPark, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.

Kyle and Kelly Magic Show will perform forchildren in this weekly event through July.Free activity, with further information is

available at www,eastgoshen.org/park-and-rec/events, [email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

July 14 (Tuesday)What’s Up Doc? Lower Parking Lot, SpringtonManor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore.10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Participants will learn who takes care of thefarm animals when they aren’t feeling well,have a toothache, or simply need a checkup inthis Farm Life Series event.


July 15 (Wednesday)American Revolution and Lunch. EducationCenter, Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.Noon to 1 p.m.


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Park volunteer Bruce Hustis will discussHow Pennsylvania Got Its Shape during thisbring your own Lunch and Learn summerspeaker series presentation, hosted by theFriends of Valley Forge Park.


July 15 (Wednesday)Youth Mental Health First Aid. ChesterCounty Youth Center, 505 South WawasetRoad, West Chester (Pocopson). 8 a.m. to5 p.m.

Youth Mental Health First Aid training isdesigned to acquaint participants with the riskfactors, warning signs and impact of youthmental health issues.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration athttps://chescodhstrainings.schedulemeappointments.com/?mode=startreg&b2ZmZXJpbmdp

ZD0xNTgx or [email protected].


Mason Porter will perform in this summerAmerican music concert.


July 16 (Thursday)Kick-off to Kindergarten. Coatesville AreaPublic Library, 501 East Lincoln Highway,Coatesville. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and CommunityRoom, Regency Park Apartments, 699 VictoriaDrive, Coatesville. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Repeatedweekly.

Children entering kindergarten will learninteraction with peers, introduction to schoolsubjects and opportunities for speaking, read-ing, listening and writing/drawing, while care-givers will learn how to best support them athome.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration atwww.artsholdinghandsandhearts.com/#!kindergarten/c1li1, [email protected] or (610) 299-9111.

July 16 (Thursday)Summer Concert. Shire Pavilion, Wilson FarmPark, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd, Chester-brook. 7 p.m.

Soda Kings will perform as part of Tredyf-frin Township’s summer concert series.


July 16 (Thursday)Outdoor Movie Series. Broad Run Park,1425 Broad Run Road, Downingtown. 8 p.m.

The Book of Life will be shown during thisWest Bradford Township summer family PG-13movie series.


July 18 (Saturday)Youth Mental Health First Aid. CourtyardMarriott, 600 Manor Road (Route 82), Coates-ville. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Youth Mental Health First Aid training isdesigned to acquaint participants with the riskfactors, warning signs and impact of youthmental health issues.

Free activity, including lunch, with furtherinformation and required registration athttps://snt150.mail.live.com/mail/ViewOfficePreview.aspx?messageid=mga4m1Xn365BGrmgAhWtez7A2&folderid=fl_4JWu82tNkiTlETUMO0XIQ2&attindex=4&cp=-

1&attdepth=4&n=12830210,[email protected] or (610) 380-9080.

July 18 (Saturday)

Summer Author Series. Education Center,Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Michael Milne, author of Philadelphia Lib- erty Trail , will discuss his book in this SummerAuthor Series presentation.


July 18 (Saturday)Community Latino Festival. Reeves Park,Main and Third Streets, Phoenixville. 1 p.m. to5 p.m. Rain date is Saturday, July 25.

Music, entertainment, children activities,community information, and more will high-light this Focus on Healthy Living Feria Latinaannual event, hosted by Alianzas.



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www.facebook.com/Alianzasdephoenixville/photos/a.212410348783665.60203.190616354296398/1014440025247356/?type=1 or (610)933-9200.

July 18 (Saturday)Beaver Builders. McPherson Lake, Notting-ham County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will try to catch a sneakpeek at beavers as they learn about theseaquatic creatures secret lives underwater inthis Summer Discovery Series event.


July 18 (Saturday)Summer Concert Series. Huffnagle Park, OakLane and South Church Street, Quarryville.7 p.m.

Lancaster Trombone Quartet will perform inthis summer community concert series.Free activity, with further information avail-

able atwww.facebook.com/huffnagleparkconcerts/posts/855956017775807,[email protected] or (717)786-2404.

July 19 (Sunday)Turk’s Head Festival. Everhart Park,100 South Brandywine Street, West Chester.Noon to 8 p.m.

A dozen bands on two stages, artists, craf-ters, children activities and more highlight thisevent.

Free activity, with charges for some individ-ual items. Further information is available atwww.turksheadfestival.com,[email protected] or (610)436-9010.


Lake Street Dive Band will perform duringthis annual summer series.


July 21 (Tuesday)Pre-School Entertainment. East GoshenPark, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.

Family Stages – Kids Theater will performfor children in this weekly event through July.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www,eastgoshen.org/park-and-rec/events, [email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

July 21 (Tuesday)Oh, My Aching Hoof! Lower Parking Lot,Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road,Glenmoore. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

A farrier will explain how a horse is takencare of, from new shoes to diagnosis andtreating of ailments affecting the hoof in thisFarm Life Series event.


July 22 (Wednesday)American Revolution and Lunch. EducationCenter, Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.

Noon to 1 p.m.Friends of Valley Forge Volunteer Carris Ko-cher will discuss Milestones of Liberty in 1765 during this final bring your own Lunch andLearn summer speaker series presentation,hosted by the Friends of Valley Forge Park.


July 22 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Continued weekly throughAugust 12.Kategory 5 will perform in this summer

classic rock and pop concert.Free activity, with further information at

www.ansonbnixonpark.org/concert-series.html, [email protected] or(610) 444-1416.

July 23 (Thursday)Beaver Builders. Pavilion 1, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will learn from AtglenSportsmen”s Club member how to safely shoota bow and arrow in this Summer DiscoverySeries event..


July 23 (Thursday)Kids’ Night. Shadyside Park, 1645 ShadysideRoad, West Chester. 6:30 p.m.


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Al Grout will perform a magic show duringthis Bradford Township-hosted event.


July 23 (Thursday)

Summer Concert. Shire Pavilion, Wilson FarmPark, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd, Chester-brook. 7 p.m.

Shades of Silver will perform as part of Tre-dyffrin Township’s summer concert series.


June 28 (Sunday)Hibernia History Walk. Park Office, Hibernia

County Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville(Wagontown). 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Hikers will travel the trails and roads of the

former iron forge industry.Free activity, with an optional $3 mansion

tour afterward. Further information and re-quired registration is available athttp://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 383-3812.

July 26 (Sunday)Solemn Assembly. Camp at Old Mill,127 Brandamore Road, Honey Brook. 6 p.m.

Jim Liske, executive eirector of Prison Fel-lowship, will present during this annualCounty Corrections Gospel Mission fourthSunday night summer series.

Free activity with free-will offering. Furtherinformation is available athttp://countycorrectionsgospelmission.org/2015/05/21/2015-fourth-sunday-night,[email protected] or(610) 942-9142.

July 26-30 (Sunday-Thursday)Vacation Bible School. Church of the OpenBible, 101 East First Avenue, Parkesburg.6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Children entering kindergarten throughseventh grade will embark on an icy expeditionof Everest where they will learn to conquerchallenges with God's mighty power and Bibli-cal truth, with climbers experiencing songs,skits, crafts, science experiments, outdoorgames, snacks and KidVid Cinema .


http://cotobible.com/component/content/article/25-the-project/102-vbs-registration,[email protected], or (610) 857-5439.


Guitarist Parker Millsap will perform during

this annual summer series.Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.longspark.org/summer-music-series or (717) 735-8883.

July 28 (Tuesday)Veggie Tour. Lower Parking Lot, SpringtonManor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore.9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

A tour of Springton’s demonstration gardenand high tunnels will provide a look at the sixparts of the plant, along with a taste, in thisFarm Life Series event.


July 28 (Tuesday)

Pre-School Entertainment. East GoshenPark, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.

Cris and Lou Sing-A-Long Concert will per-form for children.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www,eastgoshen.org/park-and-

rec/events, [email protected] or (610) 692-7171.

July 28 (Tuesday)Photography Basics. Park Office, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will learn good photo tech-niques and then test them out in the park inthis Summer Discovery Series event..



Billy Penn Berger will perform in this sum-mer blues concert.



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July 29 (Wednesday)Sunset Paddling Tour. Parking Lot, Cham-bers Lake, Hibernia County Park, 201 Wagon-town Road, Coatesville. 7:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ages 12 and older with intermediate kayak-ing experience and appropriate permits will ex-plore the lake in a different light as birds andanimals become active at sunset.

Free activity, with an optional $3 mansion


July 30 (Thursday)Summer Concert. Shire Pavilion, Wilson FarmPark, 801-899 Chesterbrook Blvd, Chester-brook. 7 p.m.

Where’s Pete will perform in this final Tre-dyffrin Township’s summer concert.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.tredyffrin.org/services/parks-

recreation/community-events-/summer-concert-series, [email protected] or (610)644-1400.

July 30 (Thursday)Outdoor Movie Series. Broad Run Park,1425 Broad Run Road, Downingtown. 8 p.m.

Sponge Bob: Sponge Out of Water will beshown during this West Bradford Townshipsummer family PG-13 movie series.

Free activity, with further information avail-able atwww.westbradford.org/sites/westbradfordpa/fi

les/uploads/thursdaysinpark2015.pdf or (610)269-4174.

July 31 (Friday)Family Night Hike. Park Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 8 p.m. to 9”30 p.m.

Guided moderate night walk will explore thepark’s creatures and critters.


August 1 (Saturday)

No Light Night Hike. Park Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 8 p.m. to 9”30 p.m.

Ages 12 and older will explore the park’s“dark side” without flashlights.


August 5 (Wednesday)Ice Cream on the Move. Pavilion 1, Notting-ham County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will learn how to makehomemade ice cream in this Summer DiscoverySeries event.


www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1224 or (610)932-2589.

August 5 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Continued weekly throughAugust 12.

Billbuckers will perform in this summerAmerican and Caribbean music concert.

Free activity, with further information atwww.ansonbnixonpark.org/concert-series.html, [email protected] or

(610) 444-1416.

August 9 (Sunday)Summer Author Series. Education Center,Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alex Bartlett and Robert Sands, authors ofImages of America: Independence Hall and theLiberty Bell , will discuss their book in thisSummer Author Series presentation.

Free activity, with further information atwww.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/event-

details.htm?eventID=588383-232573 or (610)783-1000.

August 12 (Wednesday)Candle Making Lower Parking Lot, SpringtonManor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore.6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Ages six and above will learn how settlerscreated their own light in early American times,explore a bee skep, how honeybees make bees-wax and dip one’s own wax candle to takehome in this final Farm Life Series event.

Free activity, with further information andrequired registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/25828 http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/25828 or (610) 942-2450.

August 12 (Wednesday)Summer Concert Series. Anson B. NixonPark, 100 Waterworks Drive, Kennett Square.7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sounds of Society – Chicago Tribute Bandwill perform in this final summer concert of theseason.


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August 13 (Thursday)Family Connections. Family Center,1976 East High Street, Pottstown. 4 p.m. to5:30 p.m.



August 13 (Thursday)Outdoor Survival. Park Office, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will learn methods to avoid

getting lost, what to do if this occurs, buildingconfidence in outdoor skills and finding shelterand fresh water if needed in this SummerDiscovery Series event.


August 22 (Saturday)Night in the Park. Park Office, NottinghamCounty Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ages nine to 13 will hike into the deepwoods to learn about the night sky; identifysights, sounds and creatures, and use nightvision and other senses to look for light andtravel without a flashlight in this final SummerDiscovery Series event.


August 22 (Saturday)Songs of Insects. Park Office, WarwickCounty Park, 382 County Park Road, Potts-town. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hikers will learn about the singing insectsof Pennsylvania through an interactive pres-entation followed by insect spotlighting and anight hike.


http://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 469-1916.

August 23 (Sunday)Solemn Assembly. Camp at Old Mill,127 Brandamore Road, Honey Brook. 6 p.m.

Jim O’Neill, executive director of the Asso-ciation of Baptists for World Evangelization,will present during this annual County Correc-

tions Gospel Mission fourth Sunday nightsummer series.Free activity with free-will offering. Further

information is available athttp://countycorrectionsgospelmission.org/2015/05/21/2015-fourth-sunday-night,[email protected] or(610) 942-9142.

August 30 (Sunday)Hibernia History Walk. Park Office, HiberniaCounty Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville(Wagontown). 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Hikers will travel the trails and roads of theformer iron forge industry.Free activity, with an optional $3 mansion


September 5 (Saturday)Summer Author Series. Education Center,Valley Forge National Historical Park,1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Michael Shaw, author ofRailroads of King

of Prussia, will discuss his book in this Sum-mer Author Series presentation.


September 6 (Sunday)Hibernia History Walk. Park Office, HiberniaCounty Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville(Wagontown). 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Hikers will travel the trails and roads of theformer iron forge industry.

Free activity, with an optional $3 mansiontour afterward. Further information and re-quired registration is available athttp://chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1221 or(610) 383-3812.


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Ongoing Weekly and Monthly Activities

Various Days/TimesSundaysMorning Birding Walk . Bucktoe Creek Pre-serve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activity

also 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 atwww.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-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. Further

information 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 thisactivity as walkers experience the diverse bird-life of a private nature preserve during a stroll

through 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 qualifying

individuals 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


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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 atwww.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 atwww.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.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610)486-0189.

(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.

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

Free activity, with further information andrequested registration at

http://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 theirmothers or other older female friends read, en-

joy 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.



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www.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 health

screenings and associated health tips, and anopen prayer room highlight this monthly event.Free activity, with further information and

suggested 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 assistance

session 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. PhoenixvillePublic Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Teens can play afterschool games on a bigscreen with a big sound system, along with

doing 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.

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 basis

and 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 EducationRoom, Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Participants can chose from the Library’sselection of board or Wii games, or bring their

own, 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.


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

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