Community Calendar

Note: All notices for events must be emailed to vcarey@delcotimes. com by Thursday at noon. We will not accept faxes or hard copies. All notices will appear online. Print is based on a space-available basis. Thank you. Upper Darby Performing

Arts Center: The magic of The Nutcracker returns to the UDPAC for five shows November 22-24. For more than a quarter century, the production by Narberth’s renowned Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society has enchanted children and families with its professional soloists and many of the region’s best dancers. Highlights of the 2019show include spectacular new backdrops. It is family-friendly at 90minutes in length, with intermission, and recommended for ages four and up. Show times are Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (11a.m. and 3 p.m.) and Sunday (1:30p.m. and

5:30p.m.). Pictures with the cast are available after both Saturday performances, while the theater lobby is transformed into a winter wonderland featuring Nutcracker gift ideas at all shows. Tickets for The Nutcracker are priced from $10-$23and may be purchased online at www.udpac. org or by calling the box office at

610.622.1189. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery on Lansdowne Avenue is sponsoring this year’s show and offering 10percent off to all patrons with a Nutcracker ticket.

The Blossoming of Me: autobiography by Roniesha Seaton is being presented in the form of a play to raise awareness to everyday challenges that leads to trauma November 22-24, 2300W 4th St, Chester. Within the play various subject will be targeted such as Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Teen Pregnancy, Social Services, Abandonment and Self Care. It is with great hope that this play opens the eyes of individuals to see life from a positive perspective even when things are not aligning. Dates and Show Times: Nov 22,, Doors open at 7 p.m.; Nov 23, 2019, Doors open at 1p.m.; Nov 23, Doors open at 7p.m.; Nov 24, Doors open at 3p.m. Motivational speaker Roniesha Seaton grew up in the hard streets of Chester, Pennsylvania. Her mother suffered from a high-level drug addiction and her father encountered several jail convictions. Roniesha gave birth to her first child at age 13 and was forced to grow up fast not being able to enjoy a normal childhood. The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce: The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is inviting their members and the public to Taste, Talk & Sip Small a Rally for Small Business Saturday they are hosting at Linvilla Orchards. This event will help kick off the various events and initiatives going on in Delaware County to celebrate The Shop Small Movement, a national movement created by American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. dedicated to supporting and celebrating small businesses and their neighborhoods in which they are located. As part of the Shop Small Movement, American Express launched Small Business Saturday, dedicated to encouraging customers to get out and shop small at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Attendees of the event will enjoy networking with fellow business people while having the opportunity to try samples from various small businesses located in and around Delaware County. Small businesses taking part to date include, Ship Bottom Brewery, 2SP, Chadds Ford Winery and Penns Woods Winery who will have stations set up in Linvilla Orchard’s Garden Center. Nov. 13, from 5–7p.m. The Garden Center at Linvilla Orchards, Inc. 137W. Knowlton Rd., Media.

Center for the Creative Arts:

410Upper Snuff Mill Row and Rt. 82, Yorklyn. Annual Artisans Show, Nov. 23-24, 10-5p.m. $5 fee grants admission for both days. Info: 302-239-2434or www.ccarts.org Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/

events/380351159534644/ CCArts transforms into a marketplace of fine handcrafted gifts-just in time for the holidaysduring Annual Artisan Show. The Center for the Creative Arts presents its Annual Artisan Show. Children 12and under are free.

Freethought Society: founder and president Margaret Downey is presenting a free and open-tothe-public presentation entitled “The Tree of Knowledge Project: History, Placement, Challenges, and the Future.” Downey will be using a colorful slide show and short film to highlight about how the design was created and why. She will detail what happened after the Tree of Knowledge symbol was used in 2007as a secular Winter holiday symbol and the religiously motivated push back the symbol generated. Downey will update attendees about what is currently happening across the nation as more and more secularists are proudly declaring their lack of religious affiliations. The presentation will take place Nov. 21at the Bala Cynwyd Library (131Old Lancaster Road, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania). The presentation begins at 7p.m. in the community meeting room on the second floor of the library. Attendees are invited to bring two color copies of the front cover of each of their favorite books. The copies will be made into a Tree of Knowledge ornament at a later date. Scans of book covers (front only) are also needed in order to build the FS ornament database. Scans can be sent anytime to: Margaret@FtSociety.org

The Delaware County Intermediate Unit:

along with the Center for Dispute Resolutions, will host the a free workshop to help parents and educators learn practical approaches to resolve disagreements about special educations. Participants can expect to: Examine the value of discovering a person’s interests underlying his/her position; Discuss strategies to solve disputes at the local level; Identify constructive ways to respond to conflict; Identify different methods of conflict management; Examine a six-step conflict resolution process; Demonstrate the use of communication and conflict management skills to promote positive outcomes. Dec. 3, Session 1: 1-4p.m. (for Educators). Session 2: 6-9 p.m. (for Parents and Educators). Where: DCIU Morton Education Center, 200Yale Ave, Morton. Educators are invited to the day session and can register here: https://bit.ly/2lC1CEQ Parents and Educators are invited to the evening session and can register here: https:// bit.ly/2lywwOm Or, contact: Kevin Kane at kkane@ dciu.org.

The Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU):

will be hosting a Career and Education Fair Nov. 18from 4:30–6:30p.m. at the DCIU Morton Education Center, 200Yale Avenue, Morton. The fair is open to all Delaware County residents who are looking for employment, a career change, and/or to further their education. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about various tools, services, programs and various avenues which will can lead to fulfilling their career and education goals. Representatives from local colleges, universities and agencies who can provide assistance and information on resume development, immigration services, records expungement and job application assistance will be available. Attendees will also have the opportunity to apply for available positions onsite and meet with employers that have current job vacancies. Childcare will be provided. For questions and/or concerns, please call 610938-2845.

Holy Myrrh-Bearers Parish:

is having a Christmas- time Stuffed Cabbage Sale. Our traditional

Stuffed Cabbage is made with beef, pork, rice, spices, and tomato sauce. Get 3 rolls for $12. Also available will be Halushki (cabbage & noodles) at

$7per quart or $4a pint. Please place your order by Sunday, December 01, 2019by calling us on our “Pierogie Hotline” at:

(610) 544-1216or by email at: HMBChurch@verizon.net. Pick up is Dec. 7from 2-5pm. Or Dec.

8, from 9am.-noon in the parish hall at 900Fairview Road in Swarthmore. Veterans Day Remembrance:

Nov. 12, 1:30-3p.m. The secret mission of the Glomar Explorer – A Soviet nuclear-armed submarine sank in waters off Hawaii; closer to American shores than it should have been. Don’t miss this exciting true story plus exhibits of the secret mission of the Glomar Explorer to recover the Russian sub K-129from three miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Learn how the sub was located; how the recovery plan was developed; the method used to recover the 300-foot long, 2,850 ton sub and what was recovered from the mission of the K129. It will surprise you! Presented by John Glanfield, Sun Shipbuilding & US Army Retiree. Call Middldetown Township Building for your reservation (s) 610-565-2700 X242where this lecture is to be presented and all are welcome to join us Volunteer Opportunities at Women Against Rape: Delaware County Women Against Rape has been providing services to victims of sexual assault and to their significant others since

1974. The non-profit agency depends on the support of our volunteers to help us assist meeting the needs of our clients 24-hours a day. Services to victims include hospital/police interview accompaniment, and telephone crisis intervention. Volunteers receive a

40-hour training to prepare them for their responsibilities and are asked to provide support at least twice a month for an evening or weekend shift. Delaware County Women Against Rape is asking interested community members to please call 610-566-4342. LWV Looks at Birds, People & the Delaware River: Elizabeth “Beth” Brown/ Director of the Delaware River Watershed will speak Nov. 15, Noon, in Media Borough Community Room. 3rd and Jackson St. Media. She brings more than a decade of experience in the environmental field to her position at Audubon. Brown spent several years in private legal practice before she joined the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) serving in legal and advocacy roles for more than five years.

While at DRN, she gained a deep knowledge of local conservation issues. Most recently, she spent five years with Thomson Reuters, where she oversaw a suite of environmental-law and energy-law resources. Reservations are required and can be made by sending a check made out to LWVCDC for $20to PO Box 131, Wallingford, PA 19086 or calling 610-566-5474or email hthorne@verizon.net with payment at the door. Cancellations are appreciated if needed.

Williamson College: The public is invited to begin their holiday shopping early when Williamson College of the Trades’ Auxiliary holds its Holiday Bazaar from

9 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 16, in the Rowan Hall dining room. Crafters and vendors will be selling their wares and there will be raffles, food, and fun. Williamson is located at 106S. New Middletown Road, Media. For more information contact Terri Dugan at 610-329-6427or terrimojo@ gmail.com or Mary Slawter at

610-757-5366 or mslawter4kids@yahoo.com.