Community Calendar

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Phoenixville Public Library

for events/ programs can be made online through the Adult Events Calendar or by calling the library.

Adult writers of fiction invited to attend twice monthly meetings of the Phoenix Fiction Writers at the library. Free. Group meets second Thursday and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30to 9 p.m. in the library’s Harrop Room. Led by Eric Parmer, offering local writers education, empowerment and constructive criticism. Writers ask questions about the writing process, read work out loud and receive/offer input on material read. Writers wishing to have their work critiqued should submit to Eric before each meeting. Free and open to public. To submit writing samples or for more information, contact Eric Parmer at edparmer@gmail. com.

Free weekly clinic for the public on Thursdays from 5-7p.m., except the second Thursday of the month. Rick Linn, LLC will provide information, counseling and advocacy in areas of law including family law, trusts and estates, criminal defense, landlordtenant law and legal issues facing small businesses. Consultations provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Call for more information.

new weekly group on Saturdays from 12-1:30p.m. Group facilitated by John Argeseanu and open to ESL students and tutors and anyone in the community looking to improve/practice their English. Free and open to public. For more info, email johnargeseanu@gmail. com.

Your guide to resources available to unemployed and underemployed job seekers through the PA CareerLink and the United Way Financial Stability Center of Chester County, is available for free, walk-in appointments each Wednesday from 10:45a.m. to 12:45p.m., immediately following the weekly meeting of the Library’s Career Success Group. Call for more info.

September through December. Learn Microsoft Excel, Windows 10, Google Docs and other applications on selected Saturdays, September through December, at Phoenixville Public Library. IT Professional Ernie Tidball is the instructor. The class schedule is as follows: Oct. 15(Linux Overview); Oct. 22(Excel Intermediate); Oct. 29(Google Docs Overview); Nov. 5(Mac OS X Overview*); Dec. 3(Excel Advanced). *Student must bring own laptop. Class time is 10a.m.to noon in the Library’s Community Education Room. Cost for each class is $5per person, payable at class time. Students should bring a USB drive if they wish to save their work and may bring their own laptops. Basic knowledge of computers and the ability to use a keyboard and mouse are required. There is a limit of 12students per class, and reservations are required. Class descriptions and online registration are available on the Adult Events calendar. For more information, you may also call 610-933-3013ext. 132.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4at 7p.m. Ethan Quirin of the Scharf Group, LLC will be the speaker. There are many options for individuals or married couples claiming Social Security retirement benefits. Making the best choices for your circumstances can make a significant difference in the amount of cumulative lifetime benefits you receive. This presentation will provide basic Social Security planning information you need to consider as you think about your retirement, and will address recent changes to Social Security resulting from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at http:// phoenixvillelibrary.org/ adults-calendar or by calling 610-933-3013x132.

Class with Geraldine Guzman on Thursday, Oct. 6from 6:30to 8p.m. Attendees will make a necklace, bracelet or anklet with beads of all shapes and colors. The class is for all ages and all materials are provided. Cost is $1, payable in cash at the door. This event is open to the public. Space is limited, and reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at http:// phoenixvillelibrary.org/ adults-calendar or by calling 610-933-3013x132.

Clinic on Friday, Oct. 7from 9a.m. to noon. A Rite Aid pharmacist will provide flu shots, by prior registration only. Please bring insurance information. Medicare, Medicaid, and major private insurance accepted. Non-insured cash price is $28.99. Registration required on the Adult Events Calendar at http:// phoenixvillelibrary.org/ adults-calendar or by calling 610-933-3013x132.

The following October events will be held by the Children’s Library, Phoenixville Public Library:

30-3:15 PM Show/Stay for balloon sculptures by Miss Abby after the show, Carnegie Room. All ages, families. Celebrate Halloween: this show features familyfriendly ventriloquism, comedy, Halloween music, and magic. Huggie Monkey has funny costume issues and Zombie Mort Rigor also offers Halloween humor, while both play pranks on Miss Abby, who performs Halloween magic with lots of audience participation and laughs…And don’t forget the balloons after the show. Registration required: www.phoenixvillelibrary. org (Click on Kids Tab, then go to the Kids Calendar.) or call 610-933-3013x 124or when visiting the library.

in collaboration with Ursinus College, is launching a new Spanish Adult Book Club to discuss works of Spanish-language literature. The group will have its first meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6from 7to 8:30p.m. for a casual discussion of “El Túnel” by Ernesto Sabato. Juan Pablo Castel is a tormented and insane painter who falls for Maria, a woman he meets at an art exhibition. She is married to a blind man the subject of Sabato and Saramago’s obsession - and has a house in the countryside. It’s one of the most highly regarded short novels of the twentieth century. The group is free and open to the public. No reservations required. A copy of the book may be available at the Library or requested through interlibrary loan. For more information, call 610-4093129. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.

10 -11 a.m., Carnegie Room. All ages with a caregiver. We have a large case of assorted wooden blocks along with figures, animals, dinosaurs, and other props kids can use to build, so bring your imagination and creativity! No registration required.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Rated PG, 1993, 76minutes), 6p.m. in the Carnegie Room. Grades 5-12, families.A modern classic… this stop-motion animated fable …was praised for being a completely absorbing fable that both grownups and children can enjoy, so long as the children are able to its handle scary bits (beginning perhaps at age seven or eight). No registration required. Light refreshments served.

1-30to 2p.m. Ages 3-5with caregiver in the Community Room. A bilingual story time offered in Spanish and English for Spanish/ non-Spanish speakers. Presented in collaboration with Ursinus College. No registration required. Call 610-93303013x 124for more information.

Perkiomen Valley Library, 290 Second Street, Schwenksville

Mondays at 7:30p.m. Teens and adults. There is a charge per session. Join Adoja Amoah-Aggrey, RYT, for all levels of yoga. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. Beginners welcome. E-mail questions to yoga.vaayu@gmail.com.

A new exhibit, “Smoke, Fire and Bravery-- A History of Phoenixville’s Fire Companies” is now open and runs through November at Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, 204 Church St. Phoenixville. It features photographs, documents and artifacts including many from the collection of Phoenixville Hose Hook & Ladder Company No. 1, that have never been seen by the general public. The exhibit is free. For more information, go to the HSPA web site, www. hspa-pa.org.

Area events

647Locust St., Collegeville, will host its first Amazing Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct.2from 1:30to 5p.m. This rain-or- shine community event for all ages will feature food, free games, contests, and free music and entertainment. With the feel of an old fashioned country fair, the festival will include homemade games and food and fun activities like potato sack races and pie eating, hula hoop, and pumpkin decorating contests. Other festival highlights include a “dress like your stuffed animal” children’s parade, a children’s bounce house, a police dog demo and adoptable dogs from the Montgomery County SPCA. All games, contest entries, and prizes will be free of charge. Food will be available to purchase from a variety of food trucks. For more information, please contact Anita Somplasky at 610-304-5900.

The Hay Creek Apple Festival: at Historic Joanna Furnace will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8-7 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9, 7 a.m. to 3p.m. The Festival site is at Historic Joanna Furnace Ironworks off Route 10; three miles north of Morgantown . . . turn on Furnace Road and proceed to site entrance. Admission to the Festival is FREE. Parking is on site with a parking donation. All proceeds from Hay CreekJoanna Furnace Ironworks events support educational and restoration projects – through the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association and this significant 18th and 19th historic site, Joanna Furnace Ironworks. For more information, visit www. haycreek.org. or call 610-2860388. The Trick or Trot - 5K Run / Walk: to benefit the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapte of the National Hemophilia Foundation will be held Saturday Oct. 8. Packet Pick-up and Registration is Friday, Oct. 7 from 3to 6p.m. For kids, there is 1⁄2-mile Fun Run at 8:45a.m. followed by the 5K Run and Walk at 9a.m. The event is on the Pfizer Campus, 500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA 19426. Charge: $ 25 for the 5K Run and Walk and $ 15for the 1⁄2-mile Kid’s Run. Register online at www.HemophiliaSupport.Org/eventcollegeville. html. To learn more about hemophilia please visit our web site at www.hemophiliasupport.org.

will be having their Fall Chicken BBQ from 2p.m. to 6p.m. at their Firehouse at Trappe Road and Route 29. This will be Take Out Only.