Community Calendar

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Area events

Workshop on Raising Sheep and Goats: Learn more about what is involved with raising sheep or goats at a workshop sponsored by Penn State Extension and Kent Nutrition Monday, March 25, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Penn State Extension Office, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville. Featured topics will include an overview of sheep and goat production practices, where to find sheep or goats to purchase, animal handling principles, equipment needs, preparing animals for breeding and how to handle breeding and lambing or kidding issues. Melanie Barkley, Penn State Extension educator from Bedford County, will be the featured speaker. The workshop will include a light dinner and handout materials. There is no cost to attend the meeting, but registration is requested. For more details or to sign up, visit extension.psu.edu/so-you-wantto-raise-sheep-or-goats or call 877-345-0691.

Quilt Show and Sale: Homemaker’s Country Quilters will hold its quilt show and sale, Blooms of Spring, Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 4-H Center, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville. The show will feature more than 150 quilts sewn by Homemaker’s Country Quilters members. The Recycle Room will sell fabric, sewing notions, books and magazines at reduced rates. Vendors also will have sewing patterns, fabric and many sewn items for sale. Cash or check only. The show will feature a display of Quilts of Honor Challenge Quilts. Members sewed these quilts to honor military, fire or police officers. In the Education Room, try your hand at hand quilting where instructions will be given around the quilt frame. Sandwiches and treats can bepurchased at the Quilter’s Café. Admission price is $7 with the proceeds to support the 4-H Center. For more information, visit home makers country quilters. org. Concerts for a Cause: Royersford United Methodist Church, 380 Church St., Royersford, will present the Concerts for a Cause concert series to support Spring-Ford Project Outreach (SFPO), a cooperative ministry of 27 Christian churches that provides community outreach emergency assistance services and programs for those in need in the Spring-Ford area. A concert titled Songs of Faith and Justice performed by Lydia Muñoz will take place April 5, while musician Charlie Zahm will perform a Celtic concert April 26. Concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. All concerts in the series are free to the public. A free-will offering will be taken at each concert in support of SFPO. For more information, visit sfconcerts.org or call 484-948-7691. Designer Bag Bingo: The Community Club of Collegeville will sponsor a designer bag bingo event Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m. at Imperial Catering in Trappe. Tickets are $30, which will include 10 bingo cards and lunch, plus door prizes and a raffle. Tickets will only be sold at the door. All proceeds will benefit the club’s school awards and scholarships program. For more information, call Kathleen at 610-831-8887 or Joanne at 610-608-6513.

Easter Workshop for Kids: Pennypacker Mills, 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, will present an Easter workshop for kids Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Attendees can create Easter and spring crafts especially designed for kids. There will be four crafts: decoupage eggs to hang, a 3-D butterfly image, a bunny mask and a black-and-white spring lamb. Refreshments will be served, and kids can play bowling for bunnies. Children ages 5 and older, with an adult, are invited to attend this workshop in the Classroom Building. The fee is $5/child. Call 610-287-9349 to preregister by Friday, April 5. For more information, visit montcopa.org/pennypackermills or call 610-287-9349. Norristown Garden Club Scholarship: The Norristown Garden Club is offering scholarships to residents of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery or Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania enrolled in full-time, horticulture related programs. Non-residents will be considered if attending a full-time, horticulture-related program at an academic institution in the above Pennsylvania counties. Horticulture-related fields may include agriculture education, agronomy, botany, conservation, environmental concerns, floriculture, horticulture, land management, landscape architecture and plant pathology. To obtain an application, visit norristowngardenclub.org/ngc/ index.php/scholarship-application. The deadline for applications is April 30.

St. John’s Choir & Friends Concert: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 355 St. John’s Circle, Phoenixville, invites singers to join in the annual St. John’s Choir & Friends concert Sunday, May 5, at 7 p.m. This year’s program, titled “Psalms and Spirituals,” will feature Psalm settings by John Ness Beck, Randall Thompson, Ralph Vaughan Williams and César Franck and spirituals. Rehearsals are scheduled at St. John’s for Sundays, March 24 and 31 and April 7, 14 and 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. A light supper will follow the May 5 rehearsal. Music will be provided for the singers. For additional information, contact Tom Snyder at ftsiii@ gmail.com.

Phoenixville Public Library

Library Info: 183 Second Ave., phoenixvillelibrary.org, 610-9333013 ext. 132. Reservations for events/programs can be made online or by calling the library. Happy Feet! Music Class: Second Monday of each month September through June. For ages 15 months to 5 years. Presented by Mr. Eric. An exciting, interactive class to introduce and instill a love of music. Classic tunes are featured along with newer songs and compositions. Register at phoenixvillelibrary.org or call 610-933-3013 ext. 124. Phoenix Fiction Writers: Adult writers of fiction invited to attend meetings of the Phoenix Fiction Writers at the library. Group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. for education, empowerment and constructive criticism of their work. Led by Eric Parmer, the sessions offer writers the opportunity to ask questions about the writing process, read their work out loud and receive and offer input on the material read. Writers wishing to have their work critiqued should submit their work to Parmer prior to each meeting. The group is free and open to the public. To submit writing samples or for more information, contact 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 610-933-3013 ext. 132 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: The PA CareerLink and the United Way Financial Stability Center of Chester County want you to meet Ann Marie Barr, the Mobile Workforce Navigator, your guide to resources available to unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Barr provides oneon-one employment assistance in Phoenixville Public Library’s Harrop Room Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Walk-in appointments available. This service is free and open to the public. For more information, email abarr@ openhearthinc.org or call 610331-4101.

How to Protect Your Personal Information: Lean how to recognize, react to and prevent scams in a free presentation, “How to Protect Your Personal Information,” Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m. Elizabeth Doan, Bucks-ChesterMontgomery Link coordinator, Pennsylvania Link to Aging & Disability Resources, will be the presenter. The presentation is an overview of scams in all their forms — phone, mail, online, at the gas station and grocery store and more. Participants will learn how to recognize these scams, how to react appropriately and how to prevent them from happening in the first place. 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. A Novel Lunch: Phoenixville Public Library will serves up A Novel Lunch with critically acclaimed fiction author Harlan Coben Friday, March 22, from noon to 2:15 p.m. at Rivercrest Golf Club & Preserve, 100 Golf Club Drive, Phoenixville. Tickets are $65 per person and include lunch, talk and an autographed copy of Coben’s newest novel, “Run Away” (to be released March 19). Proceeds will benefit the Phoenixville Public Library Foundation. RSVP to Lauren Coy at 610-933-3013 ext. 131 or lcoy@ccls.org.

Trends in College Admissions: The Phoenixville Public Library will host a workshop for college students and their parents, “Trends in College Admissions,” Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m.

Dr. Kevin Bukatman of College Planning Service America will discuss what’s new, what’s trending and insights into the best way to apply for a student’s top colleges of choice. Attendees will learn the hard and soft factors of college admissions, what “informed interest” is, early admission options, whether being wait-listed is a good thing, why more students are transferring, using technology to your advantage and other topics. 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. Family Movie Night: Tuesday, March 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For children and families. The movie shown will be “The Grinch” (PG, 2018). Light refreshments will be served. No registration necessary.

Books on Tap: Books on Tap, the Phoenixville Public Library’s book discussion group for adults in their 20s and 30s, will meet Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. at Root Down Brewing Co., 1 Main St., Phoenixville. The group will discuss “Wolf in White Van” by John Darnielle. A copy of the book may be reserved at the library or at ccls.org. This event is free and open to the public. Food and beverages are available for purchase. For more information, email Christine Shaffer at shaffer.m.christine@gmail.com. Celebrating Jewish Women Writers: Local actress/director/ writer/educator Christine Emmert will present a free lecture, “Ruth’s Daughters: Celebrating Jewish Women Writers,” Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at thePhoenixville Public Library. The biblical Ruth gave voice to a song which begins the thread of writing through the Jewish tradition to present day. Emmert will take attendees through her personal look at the talents of many women who wrote in their particular voice and touched life beyond their Jewish heritage, from Ruth to such moderns as Anne Frank, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman, Geraldine Brooks, Nora Ephron and others. 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. AARP Smart Driver 4-Hour Refresher Class: The Phoenixville Public Library will host the AARP Smart Driver 4-Hour Refresher class Friday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The AARP Smart Driver course offers an opportunity to learn how to drive more efficiently and safely. Participants will learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques and how to operate a vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. Participants will learn how to manage and accommodate common age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Participants must have previously taken an eighthour Smart Driver class in order to attend this refresher class and qualify for a possible insurance discount. Cost is $15 for AARP members (card must be presented) and $20 for non-members (check or money order only, payable to AARP Smart Driver). This event is open to the public. Lunch is not provided. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at phoenixvillelibrary. org or by calling 610-933-3013 ext. 132. Photography Fundamentals: Phoenixville Public Library will host a Photography Fundamentals workshop by local professional photographer Laura Keen Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $20, payable in cash at the door. Whether you prefer a smartphone or a camera, this comprehensive session will elevate photography skills by teaching the fundamentals of lighting, composition, portraiture and technique. Fllowing the instruction, weather permitting, a comprehensive natural light photoshoot will be conducted, focusing on portraiture, nature and architectural aspects. Otherwise, participants will conduct a photo shoot in the library’s Carnegie Room to gain immediate application of skills. This event is open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events