Community Calendar
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KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY LIBRARY
70 Bieber Alley 610-6835820 Saturday, Sept. 23, 30 Used Book Sale: 9:30a.m. to 2 p.m. 50% off all items in used book room. Lego Construction Crew: 10am. Kids ages 3-12 invited for creative Lego fun. Legos are provided. Monday, Sept. 25 Preschool Story Time: 10 a.m. Kids ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft. Toddler Time Story Time: 11 a.m. Kids ages 0-3 invited for stories and songs. Pokémon League: 5to 7 p.m. Trading Card Games to earn points for Promo Cards and Badges. Challenge other Pokémon Trading Card Game fans to matches. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No cost involved. Tuesday, Sept. 26 Storyrider Story Time with Mama Patt: at 9:45 a.m. Kids ages 2-5 invited for stories and games. Teen Tuesday: at 2 p.m. Geared toward ages 12 and up. No registration required. Every Wednesday in September Wiggly Wednesday: 10 a.m. Each week different activities. Sept. 27: Toddler Play Time Ages 2 & up Every Thursday in September Toddler Story Time: 10 a.m. Kids ages 3 and under invited for stories and songs. Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. Kids ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft. Upcoming Library events Sept. 22 Family Movie Night: “Smurfs, The Lost Village” 6:30 p.m. Kutztown Community Library, 70 Bieber Alley 610-683-5820. Bring the whole family. Bus Trip to New York City, Oct. 14: Plan Your Own Day! Cost $43 per person includes trip up and back as well as bus driver tip. Leaving at 8 a.m. from Giant parking lot in Kutztown and leaving NYC at 6 p.m. from Bryant Park. Sponsored by the Kutztown Community Library. Call 610683-5820 to register. BINGO supporting the Kutz- town Community Library: on Sunday, Oct. 15at Kutztown Fire Company, 310Noble St., Kutztown. Doors open at 12:30. Bingo begins at 2p.m. Prizes from local merchants/ artisans. Basket raffles, door prizes and bakes goods. Tickets $20for 20games in advance sold at the library. $25day of event. Ticket includes a hot dog, chips and a drink. 610-683-5820
AREA EVENTS
Sept. 21 Downsizing seminar: The Lutheran Home at Topton is hosting a “smooth moves” workshop on how to downsize and sell a home. The Diakon senior living community at 1 South Home Ave., Topton, will hold the seminar at 2 p.m. Sept. 21. Mary Clark from Transition Connections and Tom Degler from Keller Williams Realty Elite will offer tips on “right-sizing” your life for a smooth, stress-free move. To RSVP or for more information, people should call The Lutheran Home at Topton at 610-682-1350. Sept. 21 Seminar on power of attorney: The Lutheran Home at Topton, 1 South Home Ave., Topton, 6 p.m. Bill Blummer, an elder law attorney from the Leisawitz and Heller Law Firm, will explain all aspects of the power of attorney and detail why most people need one. To RSVP, call The Lutheran Home at Topton at 610-682-1350. Sept. 23 Spaghetti Dinner: 4 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, 1343 Long Lane Rd. (Krumsville), Kutztown. Spaghetti with meatballs, fresh salad bar, homemade desserts. Adult $9, 4-10 years $4, Under 4 years free. 610-7566210 Sept. 23 Heemet Fescht: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pa. German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. Features Pa. German folk life demonstrations, live animals, children’s activities, folk music, barn star painting, music and more. A celebration of the harvest and Pennsylvania Dutch farm life, Heemet Fescht is a free, fun, and educational event for the whole family. Entertainment by Mike Hertzog of the Blue Mountain Trio, Keith Brintzenhoff, Dave Kline, and Cat Elwell & Saucony Grass in the barnyard. PA German cuisine provided by the Old Time Plow Boys and in the Farmhouse Kitchen. Find art created by Berks County artisans, as well as a children’s craft tent. www.kutztown.edu/pgchc or 610-683-1589. Sept. 23 Monarch Day: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. Free. Bring children for activities all about monarchs, including butterfly kites, puzzles, learning displays, live caterpillars, and more from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Visitor Center. Visit monarch biologist John Drummond’s monarch conservation station for an up-close look at living monarchs, a tagging demonstration, and free milkweed seeds. Sept. 30 All You Can Eat Turkey Pot Pie Dinner: at the Kutztown Grange Hall Kemp St. and James Alley from 4-7 p.m. Dinner includes lettuce with bacon dressing, corn or green beans, applesauce, roll, beverage & dessert included. Cost Adults $9, Children 4-12 $4.50, 3 & under free. Takeouts & Quarts available.