Community Calendar

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Phoenixville Public Library

for events/ programs can be made online 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.

Phoenixville Public Library will host an evening with Charles Kiernan, storyteller, and the Druckenmillers, players of old-time music, on Monday, Dec.12 at 7 p.m. Appalachia has been a place where the old arts of singing and storytelling have been preserved for many decades. Following in that tradition, the Druckenmillers and Charles Kiernan have teamed up to present a show of mountain music and stories that will capture your imagination and tickle your fancy . This event is free and open to the public. Reservations required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary. org/adults-events-calendar or 610-933-3013 x132. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA.

Free weekly clinic for the public on Thursdays, except the fourth Thursday of the month, from 5 to 7 p.m. On the second Thursday, the hours will be 5 to 6:30p.m. 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, e-mail 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.

through December. Learn Microsoft Excel, Windows 10, Google Docs and other applications on selected Saturdays, through December, at Phoenixville Public Library. IT Professional Ernie Tidball is the instructor. The class schedule is as follows: 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 12 students 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 610-933-3013 ext. 132.

Phoenixville Public Library’s book club for millennials, will meet Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 7:30p.m. at Iron Hill Brewery, 130Bridge St., Phoenixville, to discuss Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Ready Player One takes place in the not-so-distant future--the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia. People can plug into OASIS to play, go to school, earn money, and even meet other people (or at least they can meet their avatars), and for protagonist Wade Watts it certainly beats passing the time in his grim, povertystricken real life. A copy of the book may be reserved at the Library or at www. ccls.org. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations not required. Food and drink not included but will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Lindsay Friedenberg at lfriedenberg@gmail.com. During the Christmas holiday break, students and anyone needing a refresher of basic algebra or calculus are invited to free, two-hour review sessions at Phoenixville Public Library. Instructor Ernie Tidball will offer a basic algebra review on Wednesday, Dec. 28and a basic calculus review on Thursday, Dec. 29,from 2 to 4 p.m. each day. Attendees should bring a laptop. The classes are free and open to the public. Reservations are required. Reservations and class descriptions are available at http://phoenixvillelibrary. org/adults-events-calendar. For more information, call 610-933-3013 x132 or e-mail mpinto@ccls.org

Perkiomen Valley Library, 290 Second Street, Schwenksville

Suicide Squad at Perkiomen Valley Library in Schwenksville. Tuesday, December 6at 6p.m. ~ Batman Assault on Arkham (Rated PG-13); Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6pm ~ “Suicide Squad” (Rated PG-13). FREE movies at the library! See two movies featuring DC’s favorite anti-heroes. Free drink and popcorn available. Call 610-2878360. The library is located at 290Second Street, Schwenksville.

Area events

Perkiomen Township Fire Company will be selling Douglas and Fraser Fir Christmas Trees. They will also be selling tree stands and will do STAND STRAIT TREE DRILLING. The trees will be sold on the Fire Company lot at Route 29 & Trappe Road. Hours of operation are Monday, Thursday, Friday from 6 to 8p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Faith Bible Fellowship Church, Bridge Street and Pennhurst Road, Spring City, will host a live outdoor nativity from 7 to 8:30p.m. on Dec. 18. The skit will be presented every 15minutes. There will be live animals which children may pet. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served indoors. The event is free and open to the community. For updates, see http://www.myfaithbfc.com or call 610-9489448.