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independent films, followed with a discussion led by Dr. Maurizio Giammarco. No registration is required for this event. Daytime Book Discussion Group: The Upper Moreland Free Public Library is pleased to announce that the Daytime Book Discussion Group will continue meeting in the Library Community Room from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. This event is free and open to the public. Please contact the library for assistance in ordering a copy of the book. Preschool Stories: All children 3 to 5 are welcome for stories and a coloring project at our Preschool Stories, Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

Sleepy Stories @ Sundown:

On Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Sleepy Stories @ Sundown features gentle stories geared to sending kids ages 4 to 7 off to sleep peacefully. PJs and stuffed animals welcome!

Toddler Story Times: Children 18 to 36 months can enjoy stories, songs and activities at either of our Toddler Story Times on Tuesdays at 10 or 11 a.m. Stories & Science: Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Children 24 to 36 months explore simple science concepts like sound, color & magnetism with toddler-friendly stories followed by a simple science experiment at Stories & Science.

Babies and Books: Caregivers and infants ages birth to 18 months learn and grow with Babies and Books on Wednesdays at 10 a.m, or at the Babies and Books: Early Edition, Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.

ESL Discussion Group: The Upper Moreland Free Public Library invites all English as a Second Language learners to a twicemonthly ESL discussion group. On the first and third Wednesdays of every month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., library staff will lead an informal discussion paired with exercises for participants to practice English conversation, increase their fluency and meet other English language learners. This program is free and open to the public. Participants need not be a resident to attend the discussion.

Action Stories: Kids of all ages will leap, catch, stretch and move at Action Stories every week on Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. Young Artists: On Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m., school-age children will experience different art mediums each week through a self-directed activity that will allow them to explore & develop their creative thinking at Young Artists.

Yoga Story Time: Held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 2 to 4 and their care-givers are encouraged to stretch their imaginations at Yoga Story Time, a program of stories, gentle exercise, and fun. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat or beach towel. Medicare Counseling Sessions: Upper Moreland Free Public Library has teamed up with RSVP of Montgomery County to offer Medicare counseling sessions for seniors with questions about their coverage. On select Mondays, the library will host a specially trained volunteer from RSVP’s Apprise program who can answer questions in an objective, easy-to-understand manner. Anyone who needs more information about their coverage, from those just becoming eligible to those who are having problems with their plans, can get answers to help them make informed decisions about the next step. To schedule an appointment, call 215-659-0741. This program is free and open to all participants. Wagner-To-Go: July 10 at 7 p.m. The Wagner Free Institute of Science will present its WagnerTo-Go program focusing on dinosaur and fossil specimens, a fun and informative program for kids and families.

Peter Moses Music Experience: July 18 at 10:30 a.m. The Peter Moses Music Experience will present interactive concert with original and traditional music, instrumentation, rhythm reading, movement and fun. Musical Petting Zoo: July 24 at 7 p.m. Professionals from The Settlement Music School visit the library for a unique musical petting zoo, bringing the opportunity for kids to learn and try different musical instruments. Traveling Science Show: July 31 at 7 p.m. The Franklin Institute will return to the library for a Traveling Science Show focusing on the science of sound,music and math.

Animal Communication: Aug. 1 at 10:30 a.m. The Briar Bush Nature Center will visit the library with a special Animal Communication program.

Magic Show: Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Arlen Zachary will perform. Magic Show: Aug. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Michael Bonacci will perform

Ice Cream Social Event: Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. The event will celebrate summer reading finishers and give away grand prizes and other gifts for participants.

Community Events

Fishing Derby: Children can test their skill and luck at Cheltenham Township’s 61st annual fishing derby at Kleinheinz Pond on Tookany Creek Parkway between Central Avenue and Beryl Road in Cheltenham July 7. The derby, which is open to boys and girls up to age 15, will run from 9 a.m. to noon. A $3 entrance fee entitles participants to the use of a pole and line, one hot dog, one soda and a chance to win prizes. No preregistration is required. Participants must bring their own bait. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. The fishing derby is presented by the Cheltenham/Rockledge Rotary Club in cooperation with the Cheltenham Township Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, call 215-379-2233.

Concerts in the Park: Cheltenham Township will once again offer free concerts this summer for its Concerts in the Park series. All of the free concerts are held on Sundays beginning at 5 p.m. and are open to the public. The first performances in the series will be held at Curtis Arboretum, 1250 W. Church Road, Wyncote. The final concert Aug. 19 will be held on the grounds of Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park, 60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park. The lineup of the 2018 performances is: July 8: Wendy Simon Quintet, jazz; July 22: Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes, indie folk; Aug. 5: Company C, rhythm and blues; Aug. 19: The Dixie Kings, New Orleans jazz. In case of rain, all concerts will be held inside Curtis Hall at the Arboretum. Lawn chairs, blankets and light refreshments are welcome, but no alcohol is permitted. Parking is free. For more information, call the Cheltenham Township Parks and Recreation Department at 215-887-1000 ext. 227.

“Aladdin”: Storybook Musical Theatre will present “Aladdin” July 10 to 21 at the Gratz College Theater, 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park. Showtimes: Tuesday to Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. Tickets: child: $12; adult: $14. Information or reservations: 215-659-8550 or storybookmusical.org. Ukrainian Folk Festival: The 27th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival will be held Aug. 26 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Ukrainian American Sport Center — Tryzub, County Line and Lower State roads, Horsham. Enjoy an outdoor summer stage concert and show (1:30 to 4:30 p.m.), a public social dance (4:30 to 8 p.m.), homemade Ukrainian foods and baked goods, BBQ pit, standard picnic fare, kid’s fun area, vendors grove, Ukrainian arts and crafts displays and bazaar, refreshments and live re-enactments from Ukrainian history and Ukrainian hospitality. Admission (open to general public): $15; $10 students; kids under 15 free. Free parking. For more information, call 267-664-3857 or visit tryzub.org.

Paws 4 Life Dog Walk: The Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia at Gilda’s Club will host the 20th annual Paws 4 Life Dog Walk Sept. 29. This is a mile-long dog walk with food, games, dog contests and activities for the pets and families to partake in. The walk will begins at 9 a.m. at Warminster Community Park, 300 Veterans Way, Warminster, and is open to the pub Tickets are $25 a dog. lic. To register, visit cancersupportphiladelphia.org/dogwalk or call Kathy O’Mara at 215-4413290 ext. 104.

Camp William Penn Museum: The Camp William Penn Museum will be open to visitors through Oct. 15 by reservation. Individuals and groups are welcome. See Civil War artifacts, and learn about Camp William Penn, which was the first and largest federal Civil War training camp for United States Colored Troops. The museum is located at 1618 Willow Ave., La Mott. Contact info: 215 885-2258 or pt@usct. org.

A Window to the Soul: Glencairn Museum, 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, will present Nishan Yardumian’s Biblical Art exhibition through Nov. 4 featuring paintings and drawings by the late Bryn Athyn painter and fine arts instructor illustrating our shared human experiences as spiritual beings. Donations accepted. For more information, call 267-502-2990 or visit GlencairnMuseum.org.

Community

The Millbrook Historical Society: The Amy B. Yerks Museum and Archives, freshly renovated, is open every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at the Hatboro Baptist Church, 32 N. York Road, Hatboro. Walk-ins welcomed. Information: 215957-1877; millbrooksociety@ gmail.com; millbrooksociety.org. Outreach Office Hours: State Rep. Thomas Murt, R-152, will hold special outreach office hours in Huntingdon Valley and Upper Dublin. On the third Thursday of each month, Murt and a member of his staff will be at the Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Road in Huntingdon Valley, from 10 to 11 a.m. Also on the third Thursday of the month, Murt and a member of his staff will be at the Upper Dublin Public Library, 805 Loch Alsh Ave. in Fort Washington, from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. 215-964-7684.

Free YMCA Membership: The Hatboro YMCA, 440 S. York Unheard Angels: This support Road, is offering free one-year group is being held for women memberships to area seventhgraders. who have experienced or are currently This membership struggling with infertility, will provide fun and fitness miscarriage, adoption and fostering opportunities. To get involved, issues. The group meets seventh-graders just need to every other Monday evening (the bring proof of their class status first and third Monday of each — a student ID card, class roster, month) at 7 p.m. at Lehman Memorial class schedule or report card. Church, 300 S. York Road, They also need to bring a parent Hatboro, in Room 308. Call 215764-9407 or guardian with them when they for more information. sign up. For more information, Support Group for Parents of call the Y at 215-674-4545. Autistic Children: A series of Tai Chi: Pennypack Ecological support meetings for parents of Restoration Trust, 2955 Edge children with autism have been Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, scheduled throughout the fall offers tai chi Mondays from 7 to and winter. Parents and caregivers 8 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10:30 of children on the autism to 11:30 a.m. For more information, spectrum disorder are invited contact Lauren Steele to the meetings, which will take at 215-657-0830 or lsteele@ place at the Speech-Language pennypacktrust.org. Institute of Salus University, to Yoga: Pennypack Ecological share their experiences. There Restoration Trust, 2955 Edge will be a new topic covered each Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, week and snacks and refreshments offers light-to-moderate yoga on will be provided to the Wednesdays from 4 to 5:15 p.m. group. Those interested in and Saturdays from 8 to 9:15 joining the group can contact a.m. and advanced level yoga on the Speech-Language Institute Wednesdays from 6:15 to 7:30 for more information at p.m. For more information, contact salusuhealth.com/SpeechLanguage-Institute/Contact-Us/ Lori Voltmer at 215-2648653 or loreli4@comcast.net. Join-a-Support-Group.aspx. Nicotine Anonymous Meeting: Stuttering Support Group: A Free quit smoking 12-Step series of support meetings for program meets every Monday people who stutter, their family from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Peter’s and friends and those who wish Episcopal Church Library, 654 to learn more about stuttering N. Easton Road, Glenside, in have been scheduled on the second support of people working to Wednesday of each month recover from nicotine addiction. from 7 to 8 p.m. at the SpeechLanguage All are welcome. Info: nicotineanonymous.org. Institute (SLI) of Salus

University, 8380 Old York Road, CHADD: Elkins Park Area CHADD Suite 2100, Elkins Park. As a (Children and Adults with Attention chapter member of the National Deficit/Hyperactivity Stuttering Association, SLI provides Disorder) will hold the following a safe environment for individuals at Einstein at Elkins Medical to share their personal Center. For more information experiences and techniques. Various on CHADD or ADHD, call Claire topics will be covered each Noyes at 215-779-6656 or www. week as well as a chance for chadd.net/249. group discussion. The sessions Parent Support Group: First are led and facilitated by clinical Tuesday of the month from 7 to educator Shelley Slot, MS, CCCSLP 8:30 p.m. and two speech-language Adult Support Group: Third pathology students Rachael Tuesday of the month from 7 to Borman ’18 and Julia Kessel ’18. 8:30 p.m.

Their mission in creating the Gilda’s: Gilda’s Club Delaware group is let those who stutter Valley, 200 Kirk Road, Warminster, know that they are not alone. For will hold the following: information on joining the group

Kid Support Group: Tuesdays and upcoming meeting dates, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Program is contact the Speech-Language for children 4 to 12 who have Institute at 215-780-3150 cancer in their lives. or SLInstitute@salus.edu or visit salusuhealth.com/SpeechLanguage-Institute/Contact-Us/ Become a Member: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 Join-a-Support-Group.aspx. p.m.

Bereavement Support Group: Living with Cancer Support

A free bereavement support Group: Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. group for friends and family will Living With Loss: Wednesdays be held on alternative Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Luke Family & Friends Support the Evangelist, Chapel House, Group: Thursdays from 6:30 to 2330 Fairhill Aven., Glenside. 8 p.m.

Sponsored by: William R. May Life After the Death of a Funeral Home Inc. Facilitated by Spouse Networking: First Deborah K. Gawthrop, a certified Tuesday on the month. grief management specialist. For Life After the Death of a information, call 215-624-8190 Parent Networking: Second or email dgawthropcnlt@verizon. Wednesday. net.

Healthy Eating Support Group: Alzheimer’s Support Group: Mondays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver p.m. Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month Metastatic Cancer Support from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Group: Last Monday of the Episcopal Church, 7809 Old York month from 11 a.m. to noon. Call Road, Elkins Park. Groups provide to register. education, emotional support Health Living Support Group: and opportunities to share and Fourth Friday of the month at problem solve with others caring 11:30 a.m. at the Blue Sage Restaurant for a family member or friend on Second Street Pike. with Alzheimer’s, dementia or Wellness Group Meetings: related disorders. Learn more Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. about these conditions and find Gilda’s Railway & Ice Cream: helpful resources. Be with others Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. who understand and share similar Members from the Bristol challenges. Free. Registration Railroad Society will run G-scale not required though RSVPs trains on an outdoor track. Information: are welcome. Participants can 215-441-3290 or www. attend whenever they are able. gildasclubdelval.org.

For more information, contact Montessori: The Montessori

Health

School offers beginners classes in TaiJi and Qigong Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tai Chi will help you develop better balance, more flexibility and coordination. Your breath will become deeper and more even. You’ll learn how to find and release your body’s tensions. Your everyday movements will become more efficient and you will feel better and have more energy to face the day. The school is located at 1710 Jarrettown Road, Dresher. To register or for more information, call 215-572-9189.

Alzheimer’s Support Group: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7809 Old York Road, Elkins Park. The group will help provide emotional, educational and social support. The group also helps caregivers develop problem-solving strategies, maintaining their own personal, physical and emotional health as well as optimally caring for the person with dementia. Free. For more information, contact 215-964-7684.

Meetings

Live & Learn Meetings: Glenside United Church of Christ will host Live & Learn meetings every first and third Tuesday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the church library, 2160 Wharton Road, Glenside. The meetings will include lunch, a TED talk and lively discussion. Bring a bag lunch, and drinks will be provided. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, contact the church at 215-887-1819 or visit glensideucc.org.

Glenside Kiwanis: Glenside Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the North Hill VFW Post 2519 Jenkintown, Road, Glenside. For more information, call 215-758-9839 or email GlensideKiwanis@aol. com. Chess: Join the chess club at KleinLife: Montgomery County Dr. Gabriel (z’’l) And Alma Elias Center. Active adults, 60-years and older, who are interested in learning how or want to play chess against a competitive rival are invited to join the chess club at the KleinLife: Montgomery County Dr. Gabriel (z’’l) And Alma Elias Center, 7763 Old York Road in Elkins Park on Tuesdays from 10:15 a.m. to noon. The chess club is free to the public. Anyone interested in joining the chess club at the KleinLife: Montgomery County Dr. Gabriel (z’’l) And Alma Elias Center, may contact Dayna Glantz, program director, at 215-635-5244 or email dglantz@kleinlife.org. Membership information also is available. Bucks Mont Art League: The Bucks Mont Art League meets the third Tuesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ben Wilson Senior Center, 580 Delmont Ave., Warminster. Speakers, members’ shows and exhibits are available to members. Guests welcome. Affinity Toastmasters of Hatboro: The Affinity Toastmasters of Hatboro meet the first and third Thursday of the month from noon to p.m. at Upper Moreland Library, 109 Park Ave. Willow Grove. Public speaking made fun. Visitors welcome.

Religious Listings

Adult Sunday School: New Life Community Church, 2680 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley, welcomes the community to Adult Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Worship service will be 10:30 a.m. Children’s worship and nursery is provided. Information: 215-947-1880.