Community Calendar

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Phoenixville Public Library

Library Info: 183 Second Ave., www.phoenixvillelibrary.org, 610-933-3013 ext. 132. Reservations for events/programs can be made online or by calling the library.

Phoenix Fiction Writers: 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 6:30 to 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. Free and open to public. To submit writing samples or for more information, contact Eric Parmer at edparmer@gmail. com.

Legal Outreach Clinic: A free legal clinic will be offered at Phoenixville Public Library on the first Thursday of the month from 5 to 7:30 p.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 610-9333013 x132 or email mpinto@ccls. org.

ESL Conversation Group: An ESL Conversation Group meets each Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Phoenixville Public Library. This free group is open to ESL students and anyone in the community looking to improve or practice their English. John Argeseanu is the group facilitator. For more information, call 610-4575793 or email johnargeseanu@ gmail.com.

Mobile Workforce Navigator: 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 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., immediately following the weekly meeting of the Library’s Career Success Group. Call for more info.

Chesco Pops Concert at Phoenixville Middle School: The Chesco Pops Orchestra will perform in concert at Phoenixville Area Middle School, 1392 Gay St., Phoenixville, Sunday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. The orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Joseph Gehring, will present “Classics at the Pops.” The concert will feature Phoenixville’s Joe Kenney, pianist and recording artist. The concert will feature classical music with a twist, as well as Pops classics. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the library. General admission tickets are $20, $15 for seniors (60+) and free for children and students. Tickets may be purchased online at chescopops.org or at the door. For more information, call 610594-9178.

Paul T. Wentworth Trio in Concert: Phoenixville Public Library will present The Paul T. Wentworth Trio in concert Monday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. The trio features guitar, fiddle, bass and vocals. The local musicians will perform music of the ’30s and ’40s, some originals and some blues. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013 ext. 132.

Thrilling Thursdays: Offered by the children’s library at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville. Performances are at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9: The Hilarious Magic of Sam Sandler.

Movie Night @ the Library:

The library will screen “Chappaquiddick” (PG-13, 146 minutes) Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments served. No reservations required.

Libraries Rock!: Summer Reading Clubs continue through Aug. 11 with three levels from birth through high school ages. Read for enjoyment, complete summer reading assignments and earn incentives and chances toward prizes. Visit the library to enroll.

Adult Summer Reading Program: The 2018 Adult Summer Reading Program at Phoenixville Public Library will run through Aug. 11. You must be at least 18 years old to qualify. Read any book or listen to any audiobook from any Chester County library or the OverDrive eMedia Catalog. Check in your book or audiobook at the Circulation Desk in the Adult Library or bring your list of eMedia loans to the Circulation Desk. Request a book review card for each title you check in or that are listed in your eMedia loans. Each book review card doubles as an entry form for a weekly raffle drawing for a gift card to a local restaurant or merchant. The more books you read and check in, the more chances you’ll have in each drawing. Each program participant who has submitted at least one book review during the course of the Summer Reading Program will be automatically entered into a grand prize drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card at the end of the program. For more information, call 610-9333013 ext. 132 or email mpinto@ ccls.org.

Future Engineers Unite: Aug. 13 to 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants must be ages 8 to 11 by start of the program. Calling all future engineers! At Future Engineers Unite, the goal is to give children insight into the various fields of engineering and their applications through conducting hands-on experiments and activities that cover different engineering fields and incorporate STEM. Each day of the week is spent featuring a new field of engineering. Limit of 18 applicants. Sign up at feu4fun. wixsite.com/summer-program. For more information, contact feuforfun@gmail.com or call 610-766-1610.

Learn to Code: Monday, Aug. 20, to Thursday, Aug. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. For those entering grades five to seven: Learn how to code using the Scratch programming language and create your own interactive animations, games and stories. Limit of 18 registrants. Participants should plan on attending all four sessions. Registration required at phoenixvillelibrary.org (click on Kids Calendar, then the event) or by calling 610-933-3013 ext. 124.

Why Women Make Great Investors: Phoenixville Public Library, in conjunction with the Phoenixville Women’s Network, will present a free workshop at the library, “Why Women Make Great Investors”, Thursday, Aug. 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Stephen Tulli, vice president-investments for Wells Fargo Advisors, will be the speaker. In addition to reviewing important investment concepts, the workshop will explore reasons why women tend to be great investors and provide information to help them become even better ones. This workshop is presented in conjunction with the Phoenixville Women’s Network. Their mission is to support local women in their business and personal endeavors, serve our neighbors and strengthen our community. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-9333013 ext. 132.

Wilderness Survival Skills Hike: Phoenixville Public Library will sponsor a Wilderness Survival Skills Hike in Warwick County Park Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. County Park Rangers Chris Wales and Nate Helminiak will lead a fun and easy hike while covering essential skills including navigation, foraging for food and water, scavenging for supplies and first aid. Hiking boots and water are recommended. Meets at the Warwick County Park Office, 191 County Park Road, Pottstown. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at phoenixvillelibrary. org or by calling 610-933-3013 est. 132.

Off-Grid Lifestyle at Home and Away: Phoenixville Public Library will host a free presentation, Off-Grid Lifestyle at Home and Away, Monday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. Steve Beebee of Phoenixville’s Community Eco Store will be the presenter. Learn what you can do in your daily life to make living off-grid easier or even a possibility. Discover ways to live with less and what to do in the case of a natural disaster or even an unnatural one like an Internet/ technology crash or failure. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013 ext. 132.

Go – the Surrounding Game: Aug. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For all ages and families. Drop in; no registration.

Perkiomen Valley Library

Library Info: 290 Second St., Schwenksville. Call 610-2878360 for registration and information.

Yoga: Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Teens and adults. Drop-in for $5 per session. Join Adjoa AmoahAggrey, RYT/Carmen Molina, RYT, for all levels of yoga. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. Beginners welcome. Email questions to yoga.vaayu@ gmail.com.

Baby Story Time: Tuesdays through Aug. 7 at 9:30 a.m. For ages 6 to 24 months with adult. Enjoy stories, songs and finger plays. Registration requested.

Stories in the Parks: Through Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. Perkiomen Valley Library holds a story program at a different park each week. See the list of parks at pvlibrary. net or call the library at 610-2878360. No advanced registration needed.

Make N’ Take Craft Days: Thursdays through Aug. 9. Kids drop-in between 2 and 4 p.m. and create a unique craft with your adult.

Build and Play Days: Fridays through Aug. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. Bring your friends and play games and build with Lego bricks, Magna Tiles, Keva Planks and more at the library.

Summer Reading Program: Through Saturday, Aug. 11. Participants pre-K-grade 12 earn tickets for raffle prizes (weekly and grand), DVD rental, book purchases. Pick up your reading log at the library or download it from the library’s webpage. For adults, each book review form is an entry ticket for the weekly prize drawings. Pick up your book review form at the library or download it from the library’s webpage.

Monday Movies: Monday through Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a free movie and popcorn. Optional: bring your own comfortable chair to lounge in. For a full list of movies, go to pvlibrary.net.

Stories and Songs with Mrs. Carles: Wednesdays through Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. For ages 3 to 7. Join Mrs. Carles each week as we explore music through stories, songs and crafts. Live guitar music and hands-on fun. Registration required.

Area events

In the Good Old Summertime: Bring your family to Pennypacker Mills Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day of old-fashioned lawn games of croquet, ring toss, hoops and Graces. Musician Keith Brintzenhoff will play his favorite songs with a mountain dulcimer, banjo and autoharp near the mansion. Try on vintage clothes, pose and have your picture taken with your camera to create a vintage picture to be shared. In the 1900s History Center, the General Store will be open for business. Children are invited to explore this re-creation and actually shop for goods and discover what life was like in small town America. Visit the Delaware Valley Classic MG Car Club as it hosts a vintage British car show on the grounds of Pennypacker Mills. Walk through the rows of cars and speak with the owners who have restored these pieces of history. Stop by the Pennypacker mansion for a guided tour of two floors of Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Pennypacker’s home. Stop by the food vendor for lunch or a snack. This is a free event, with a suggested donation of $2 per person. Pennypacker Mills is located at 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville. For more information, visit montcopa.org/ pennypackermills or call 610287-9349.

Kittens Galore Adoption Extravaganza: Stray Cat Blues will hold its Kittens Galore Adoption Extravaganza Aug. 4 and 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.mk. at Petsmart Collegeville, Providence Town Center, 300 Water Loop Drive, Collegeville. Stray Cat Blues is overrun with adorable kittens all needing permanent loving homes. There is also an abundance of friendly adult cats available for adoption. All Stray

Cat Blues kittens and cats are tested, spay/neutered, wormed, treated for fleas, receive age appropriate vaccinations and microchipped. The adoption fee is $95. To be pre-approved for this adoption event, people must complete either an online adoption application at straycatblues. org or a paper application at Petsmart Collegeville. For more information, email savingstrays@ yahoo.com.

National Night Out: Phoenixville Town Watch will partner with the borough’s first responders and community organizations to offer a free National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Crossing Community Church, 248 Church

St., Phoenixville. National Night Out is an annual communitybuilding event that is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, generate support for participation in local anticrime programs and strengthen neighborhood spirit and policecommunity partnerships. This campaign is designed to unite, educate and inspire neighbors to take an active role in creating safe communities. Members of the Phoenixville Police and Fire Departments, Trappe Ambulance, Friendship Fire Company DivingRescue Unit and Chester County Station 77 will be in attendance along with representatives from the Chester County Sheriff’s Department. Free refreshments have been donated by Giant, Rite Aid, TD Alfredo’s Pizzeria, Petrucci’s Ice Cream & Water Ice, Herr’s, Redners, Walgreens, BB&T Bank, Phoenixville Federal

Bank & Trust, Bryn Mawr Trust and The Phoenixville Police Association. The event will feature live music from the Paul Wentworth Band. Crafts, face painting and a karate demonstration by Satori Dojo Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts will entertain younger attendees, while community organizations will host exhibits to provide information on a variety of services. For more information, contact Ginger at Phoenixville Town Watch at pvillewatchband@gmail.com or find Phoenixville Town Watch on Facebook.

Farm, Home and Youth Fair: The Farm, Home and Youth Fair will take place Aug. 9, 10 and 11 at the Montgomery County 4-H Center, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville. Everyone can participate in this fun-filled, old-school fair. This traditional 4-H Fair will also feature open class exhibits that

anyone from the community can enter. Included are flower, vegetable, cooking and baking, photography and craft exhibits that are judged and awarded first-, second- and third-place ribbons. Online registration open; entries are due to be dropped off at the 4-H Center Aug. 6 and Aug. 8 for perishable items. The Fair celebrates the culmination of the 4-H project year for Montgomery County 4-H members. This is the 4-H members’ opportunity to show their families, friends and the public their achievements throughout the year. The livestock and animal science 4-H members will have their animals on display and show them and answer questions. Other 4-H clubs will also have their projects on display and will be on hand to promote 4-H and their clubs. The Creamery Crafters Club will hold its Fabric Sale. There will

be demonstrations, contests, games, music, an Open Pet Show and food. Activities will include Make-It and Take-It, Fun with Food, Adventures with Herpetology, Rabbit Hopping, Goat Yoga and a Kiddie Tractor Pull. Kendal Conrad, Sound Sensations DJs and the Daisy Jug Band will provide musical entertainment. The horse clubs will offer pony rides and a horse show Aug. 10. Farm volunteers will run hayrides all three days. The Market Animal Sale will be held Aug. 11. For more information, visit montcopa4hcenter.org.

Craft Marketplace: The Friends of Pennypacker Mills, a Montgomery County-owned historical site located at 5 Haldeman Road in Schwenksville, will hold its seventh annual craft marketplace Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Mills. Organizers anticipate 80-plus crafters. Crafts will include sterling and gemstone jewelry; beaded and wire jewelry; wreaths; mixed media art; brooms and accessories; stained glass; holiday décor; woolen wares made from alpaca, llama and angora; photos on tile; tassels created from salt and pepper shakers; all manner of fabric crafts; ceramic and stoneware pottery; and, new this year, a food aisle. There will be a food vendor on site, and the mansion will be open for tours. The friends group will have a tent and be raffling a Civil War replica cannon, a Madame Alexander doll dressed in handmade period clothing and a quilt. All proceeds will benefit Pennypacker Mills. Admission is free. For information, call Carol at 610-489-9732, email grammyx5@verizon.net or visit friendsPPM.org ormontcoPA.org/ PennypackerMills.