Community calendar

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KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY LIBRARY

70 Bieber Alley 610-6835820

EVERY THURSDAY

Toddler Story Time: 10am Kids ages 3 and under invited for stories and songs. Preschool Story Time:

11am. Kids ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft. EVERY SATURDAY Book Sale: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kutztown Community Library Lego Construction Crew:

10 a.m. Kids ages 3-12 invited for creative Lego fun. Legos are provided.

EVERY MONDAY

Preschool Story Time: 10 a.m. Kids ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft. Toddler Time Story Time:

11a.m. Kids ages 0-3invited for stories and songs.

Pokémon League: 5to7 p.m. Trading Card Games to earn points for Promo Cards and Badges. Challenge other Pokémon Trading Card Game fans to matches. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No cost involved.

EVERY TUESDAY

Block Party: 9:45a.m. A playtime with blocks for children ages 2-5.

Teen Tuesday: 3 p.m. Geared toward ages 12 and up. No registration required. For more information call 610-683-5820 or check events calendar at kutztownlibrary.org.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Wiggly Wednesday: 10 a.m. Each week different activities for preschool and/ or toddlers.

FLEETWOOD AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

610-944-0146

Build It!: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Build with our blocks, Lincoln logs, magnetic tiles, Legos, and more. All ages welcome and no registration required. Preschool Storytime:

Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Ages 3-5 are welcome for songs, stories, games and crafts. Pinterest Success Club:

March 29 at 6:30 p.m. Together we can go from Pinterest FAIL to Pinterest SUCCESS! This month we are making DIY cleaning supplies and a simple spring craft. There is a charge to cover supplies; register in advance by calling 610944-0146. Classic Movie Night:

March 31 at 6 p.m. “Bye Bye Birdie” (Rated G). Go see Fleetwood Area High School’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie” from March 1518 and then come see the original 1963 version starring Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, and Ann-Margret. Free admission, popcorn for sale. Movie held in Room 111 in the Fleetwood Community Center.

Adulting 101: How to Set a Budget and Save for Retirement, March 31 at 10 a.m. Financial Advisor Dustin Adam from Edward Jones will be here to provide tips and advice on creating a monthly budget and saving for retirement. Find out how to use your income tax return to your advantage, it is never too late to start saving. Free program, requires registration in advance by calling 610-944-0146.

AREA EVENTS March 24

Optimist Club of Kutztown 2018 Fool’s Run: Races start and end on College Blvd. in front of Kutztown Fairgrounds and Kutztown University Lot 1 parking area. Bob Focht Memorial 10 mile race starts at 9 a.m. and Sally Miksiewicz 5K begins at 9:10 a.m. The Optimist Club 2 mile walk starts at 9:15 a.m. Race day registration is 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Beltzner Hall at Kutztown Fairgrounds. Held rain or shine. Race director has right and responsibility to cancel due to extreme and dangerous weather, call 610-698-3826. There are no refund. Proceeds from the run benefit the Donald Peters Memorial scholarship fund for local high school seniors to attend Kutztown University.

March 24

Easter Story Egg Hunt: 1 p.m., Huff’s Church, 540 Conrad Rd, Alburtis. Come to Church entrance and be guided through story of Jesus’ week before Easter. Free gift and hunt eggs. Rain or shine.

March 29

Eastern Berks GOP: 7:30 p.m. at Oley Ambulance building, 2 Lynx Dr. Oley. Guest speaker Joel Saint from M.A.R.S. All invited.

March 30

Pioneer Grange, Topton PA Dutch Potato Filling Sale: Deadline to order is March 22. Pickup at the grange hall from 2-4pm. Call orders to Tammy at 610-463-7213.

March 30

Easter Cantata: 7 p.m., Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 121 S. Home Avenue, Topton, presents Ruth Schram’s ‘Living Last Words’ Easter Cantata. Schram imagines the responses of witnesses of Christ’s crucifixion at Calvary. Through their dramatic monologues and the choir’s passionate music, the Cantata helps us understand Christ’s ultimate sacrifice. All welcome to attend the free performance.

March 31

Community Easter Egg Hunt: 11 a.m. St. Paul’s UCC in Fleetwood. All ages invited. This rain or shine event will be held on the church lawn (Arch and Green Streets in Fleetwood). Age groups range from 0-1 through Grade Five.

April 6

Homamade Chicken Pot Pie Take Out Only Supper & Bake Sale: April 6 from 1 to 7 p.m. and April 7 from 12 to 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s UCC in Fleetwood. To order call 610-944-0737 by March 31. Baked Goods & Chow Chow will also be sold at time of pickup.

April 7

Ham and 12 Oyster Dinner: Masonic Temple, 18 Crystal Cave Road, Kutztown. Doors open at 2 p.m. Serving 3 to 7 p.m. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door. For tickets, call Vic’s Mower Shop 610-9449270, John Scott 610653-7730, or visit www. kutztowntemple.org.

April 9

Mondays at Firefly Bookstore: 7p.m., Firefly Bookstore, 271 W. Main St., Kutztown. Dr. William Towne, “to bee or not to bee; what is it like to be a bee.” Dr. Towne is a biology professor at Kutztown University, whose research is in honey bee ecology and communication. Free and open to the public.

April 14

Wine and Stein: 6 p.m. at the Henry Auditorium located on The Lutheran Home at Topton campus. Brandywine Community Library fundraiser, chocolates and sweets, Aulenbach Wines, Pinnacle Ridge Winery, Saucony Creek Brewery and food. Entertainment by Hannah Violet. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door. Must be 21 or older to attend. Call 610-6827115 or stop in at library to purchase tickets.

April 30

Mondays at Firefly Bookstore: 7 p.m. Firefly Bookstore, 271 W. Main St., Kutztown. Community Liaison Sandy Green speaks about “A new Job Description.” Green is the former mayor of Kutztown. She has established a great relationship with the University and the Kutztown community. Free and open to the public.