Community Calendar

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Phoenixville Public Library

for events/ programs can be made online or by calling the library.

Math 24® Game Club (each Monday afternoon, unless library is closed, from 4:30-5:15p.m. for students in Grades 3-5. No registration needed Train your brain after school with Math 24®, which teaches the relationship between numbers through a card game. For more information, contact 610-933-3013x 124 This event is free and open to the public.

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 9p.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. Free and open to public. To submit writing samples or for more information, contact Eric Parmer at edparmer@gmail.com.

A free legal clinic will be offered at Phoenixville Public Library on the first Thursday of the month from 5to 7:30p.m. Ian J. Michener, Esq. of Rick Linn, LLC offers this Phoenixville Legal Outreach Clinic, providing information, counseling, and advocacy in various areas of law, including family law, trusts & estates, criminal defense, landlord-tenant law, and legal issues facing small businesses. Attendees receive a free 20-minute consultation with an attorney, who will provide counseling and access to legal resources as needed. Consultations are provided on a first-come, first served basis. For more information, call 610-933-3013 x132or e-mail mpinto@ccls. org.

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 12:45 p.m., immediately following the weekly meeting of the Library’s Career Success Group. Call for more info.

each second Wednesday of the month) from 1:30-2p.m. Ages 3-5 with caregiver . No registration required. This is abi-lingual story time. Come and enjoy stories and songs in Spanish and English. Presented in collaboration with Ursinus College. Spanishspeakers and non-Spanish speakers welcome. “La Casa en Mango Street” Enjoy a casual discussion of La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros at the next Adult Spanish Book Club meeting at Phoenixville Public Library, on Thursday, Feb. 23from 7 to 8:30p.m. in the Library’s Harrop Room. It’s the best-selling coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world. “La Casa en Mango Street” is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become.The book club is a collaboration with Ursinus College, is conducted in Spanish, and is free and open to the public. No reservations required. A copy of the book may be reserved at the Library or at www.ccls.org. For more information, contact Giovanna Steyaert at 610409-3129

Phoenixville Public Library will host a free presentation, “Top Ten Tech for Executives and Business Owners”, on Thursday, Feb. 23at 7p.m. in the Library’s Community Education Room. Fred Hubler, President of Phoenixville’s Creative Capital Wealth Management Group, will be the speaker. In this informative and entertaining talk, Fred presents his list of the top ten technologies that every executive and business owner should consider using to be more productive. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013x132

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, / Carmen Molina, RYT, for all levels of yoga. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. Beginners welcome. E-mail questions to yoga.vaayu@gmail.com.

at Perkiomen Valley Library in Schwenksville on Mondays at 2p.m. Gentle yoga for people with less mobility, led by certified yoga instructor, Kamini Patel. There is a charge per session (funds provide books and supplies to children in India.) Email questions to: kaminipat@ yahoo.com.

through March 30at 10:15 a.m.. Ages 2-5with an adult. Registration requested. Call 610-287-8360.

Tuesdays, Feb. 7& 21, March 7& 21at 9:30am. Ages 6-24mos. with adult. Enjoy stories, songs, and finger plays. Registration requested. Call 610-287-8360.

Area events

282 Hill Church Rd, Spring City will worship at 9am. Isaac Strader will be pianist and Rev. Jim Roth supply pastor. The Consistory will be installed.

367Washington St, Royersford will celebrate the 7th Sunday after Epiphany, worship will be at 11a.m. Austin Gross will fill in as organist and Rev. Jim Roth, Supply Pastor. The Men’s Breakfast Club will meet prior to worship at 8: The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF), a charitable organization dedicated to improving public education in the Phoenixville area, will hold its 14th annual Phantom Fundraiser to raise money that funds learning programs and initiatives that benefit students throughout Phoenixville Area School

Learn the art “frakturschiften” or “broken” lettering, a form of calligraphy, and also how to fashion a colorful house blessing. Join the talented instructors as they bring the art of Fraktur to life in this wonderful craft workshop at Pennypacker Mills from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. The finished project will fit into a 5x7” frame (not included). All the materials and instructions will be provided. This workshop is for adults only and is $35per person. Please contact Pennypacker Mills at 610-287-9349to pre-register for this exciting workshop. Refreshments will be served. Bring along a bag lunch and drink to enjoy during a lunch break. Pennypacker Mills is open year-round for guided tours, seasonal events, educational programs, and changing exhibits. The site is operated by the Montgomery