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Winter 2014-2015
Calendar of Events
for Children, Individuals and Families
IN THE GREATER CHESTER COUNTY AREA
UPDATED March 1, 2015
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Special Activities
Ongoing Seasonal
American Revolution History. Valley Forge
National Historical Park, 1400 North Outer
Line Drive, King of Prussia. Various hours and
days.
A trove of family events are offered throughout the summer, along with other times of the
year, with daily guided walks, living history
demonstrations, Children's Exploration Station
and Washington Leadership programs, along
with weekend Secrets and Spies tours, storytelling benches, a public archeology program,
special events and more.
Primarily free activities, with further
information and schedules available at
www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm or (610) 7831000.
Look Good Feel Better for Women. Various
locations.
Hospitals throughout the area will host a series of Fall Look Good Feel Better beauty technique workshops by the American Cancer Society for women coping with cancer treatments.
Free activity, including a makeup kit, with
further information as to dates and sites and
registration available at
www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsse
rvices/app/resourcedetail.aspx?resourceId=32260 or (800) 2272345.
Ongoing - Weekly
PA CareerLink and Job Search Services.
Free monthly workshops and other services are
available to job-seekers through PA CareerLink
offices in area counties:
Berks:
www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/careerlink/P
ages/default.aspx
Chester: www.pacareerlinkchesco.org
Delaware: www.delcoworks.org
Lancaster: www.jobs4lancaster.com
Montgomery:
www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=10
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Many of these services are available to outof-county residents.
Winter Reading and Children Programs.
Local area libraries. Various times.
Summer reading and other programs for
children of all ages, adults and families are
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March 4 (Wednesday)
Self-Care and Grief. Village Square Board
Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer
Avenue, New Holland. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Lauren Graber, Village wellness director, will
discuss healthy grieving and living life after a
death, including self-care and light exercise,
with the Living with Loss Support Group.
Free activity, with further information available at khorning@gardenspotvillage.org or (717)
355-6010.
March 4 (Wednesday)
Take Charge of Your Health. Easttown Library and Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Leslie Burrell, senior community and program development specialist with Gateway
Health, will discuss Take Charge of Your
Health: Learn How to Better Understand Your
Healthcare Provider, including how to prepare
for doctor, health facility and pharmacy visits
and preparing a list of questions to ask during
or after visits.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, ccain@ccls.org or (610) 644-0138.
March 4 (Wednesday)
Hootsuite for Job-Seekers. Berwyn Fire Station Second Floor, 23 Bridge Avenue, Berwyn.
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Bobbie (Raffetto) Foedisch will present information on the Hootsuite social media management system at a meeting of the Business Executives Networking Group.
Free activity, with further information available at rjgoodman@thebeng.org or (610) 9990358.
March 4 (Wednesday)
Montco Conversations. Grand Theatre, 252
Main Street, East Greenville. 7 p.m.
Montgomery County Commissioners will
host a stop on its six-community Conversations
Caravan to enable county residents to discuss
issues with the body.
Free activity, with further information and
schedule available at
www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2193
or (610) 278-3061.
March 5 (Thursday)
Widowers Breakfast. Concord Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue,
New Holland. 8 a.m.
Breakfast for those who have lost their wives
due to death.
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March 17 (Tuesday)
Main Line Houses. Easttown Library & Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Jeff Groff, director of public programs at
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library will
highlight the many notable houses and estates
of the Main Line, including those no longer in
existence, in a Lost Mansions of the Main Line
presentation.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, ccain@ccls.org or (610) 644-0138.
March 18 (Wednesday)
Gardening with Native Plants. Easttown Library & Information Center, 720 First Avenue,
Berwyn. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dr. Harold Sweetman, executive Director of
the Jenkins Arboretum, will discuss Green
Gardening with Native Plants suited for home
gardens that also can make a significant ecological impact in ones community.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, ccain@ccls.org or (610) 644-0138.
March 19 (Thursday)
One-Woman Play. Phoenixville Public Library,
183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Playwriter Christine Emmert will present
Fragile Freedoms in collaboration with Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, spotlighting
the nearly 100-year anniversary of womens
right to vote and the great cost to many.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013
x132.
March 21 (Saturday)
Wellness Fair. Boyertown Area Senior High
School, 120 North Monroe Street, Boyertown.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Running of the Bears at
9:30 a.m.
Senior Bingo Walking, Kids Celebrity Chef
Cookoff, tennis activities, basketball games,
obstacle course, moon bounce, over 40 local
wellness vendors and more highlight this Wellness Council of Boyertown event.
Free activity, with further information available at www.boyertownwellness.com/wellnessfair.html, BoyertownWellness@yahoo.com or
(610) 334-3710.
March 21 (Saturday)
Irish Music Concert. Chapel, Garden Spot
Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m.
Hooley School of Irish Dance will perform in
this Saturday Evening Concert Series event.
Free activity, with further information available at info@gardenspotvillage.org or (717) 3556000.
March 23 (Monday)
Parkinsons Forum. Village Square Board
Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer
Avenue, New Holland. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ruth Johnson, RN, caregiver and facilitator
of the Lancaster County Parkinsons Support
Group, will lead a question-and-answer session
for individuals with Parkinsons and caregivers.
Free activity, with further information available from Judy Shaffer at
jshaffer@gardenspotvillage.org or (717) 3556259.
March 24 (Tuesday)
Josiah Harlan. Marshalton Inn, 1300 West
Strasburg Road, West Chester (Marshallton).
6:30 p.m.
John Snider will present the story of Josiah
Harlan (1799 -1871), a Chester County native
who was the first American to enter Afghanistan and the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's
short story The Man Who Would Be King, as the
highlight for the monthly History on Tap,
hosted by the Chester County Historical Society.
Free activity, with charges for optional food
items. Further information is available at
www.chestercohistorical.org/event/history-tapjohn-snider, cchs@chestercohistorical.org or
(610) 692-4800,
March 25 (Wednesday)
Student Transitioning. The Arc of Chester
County, 900 Lawrence Drive, West Chester.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bring-Your-Lunch Chat-n-Chew for caregivers
of students with special needs will discuss the
first of two parts about 10 Must Knows about
the student transitioning process.
Free activity, with further information and
registration at
www.arcofchestercounty.org/resources/trainin
gs, Advocacy@arcofchestercounty.org or (610)
696-8090 x216.
March 25 (Wednesday)
GrandFamily Support. Government Services
Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester.
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Speakers, discussions, children and childcare activities will highlight this alternating
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March 25 (Wednesday)
Substance Abuse Forum. Episcopal Church
of the Trinity, 323 East Lincoln Highway,
Coatesville. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Chester County Chapter Advisory Board of
PRO-ACT will gather community input on
community needs as it relates to substance
abuse education and recovery.
Free activity, with further information available at proactchesco@gmail.com or (215) 3456644.
March 30 (Monday)
Montco Conversations. Ludington Library, 5
South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr (Lower
Merion) . 7 p.m.
Montgomery County Commissioners will
host a stop on its six-community Conversations
Caravan to enable county residents to discuss
issues with the body.
Free activity, with further information and
schedule available at
www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2193
or (610) 278-3061.
March 26 (Thursday)
Career Transitions. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
John Copeland who has been involved in
the training and development field and Renato
Amarena, founder of Successfactor4u.com will
discuss Career Transitions at the monthly JobSeeker Speaker Series.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013
x132.
March 28 (Saturday)
Student ManuFest. Sounderton High School,
625 Lower Road, Souderton. 9 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
High school students, parents and educators from the region will learn about manufacturing, termed one of the hottest employment
sectors for the next generation, including
demonstrations of products made in the region
and a keynote address by Robb Armstrong,
JumpStart cartoonist.
Free activity, including busing from Montgomery County school districts, with further
information and required registration at
www.manufest.org, eely@meainfo.org or (610)
994-7635.
March 28 (Saturday)
Domestic Violence. New Life In Christ Fellowship, 1 South 5th Avenue, Coatesville. 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Domestic Violence: KNOW MORE, an awareness forum to provide information, including
tools, to men and women wanting to know
more about overcoming this issue will be
April 2 (Thursday)
Montco Conversations. Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 North Synnybrook Road, Pottstown.
7 p.m.
Montgomery County Commissioners will
host the final stop on its six-community Conversations Caravan to enable county residents
to discuss issues with the body.
Free activity, with further information and
schedule available at
www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=2193
or (610) 278-3061.
April 8 (Wednesday)
Student Transitioning. The Arc of Chester
County, 900 Lawrence Drive, West Chester.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bring-Your-Lunch Chat-n-Chew for caregivers
of students with special needs will discuss the
10 Must Knows about the student transitioning
process.
Free activity, with further information and
registration at
www.arcofchestercounty.org/resources/trainin
gs, Advocacy@arcofchestercounty.org or (610)
696-8090 x216.
April 8 (Wednesday)
Pardons and Expungements. Coatesville
Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Repeated Tuesday, June 9.
A Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
attorney will explain pardons and expungements processes for individuals with criminal
records who are being shut out of the job market.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
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April 23 (Thursday)
Healthcare Employment. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Kimberly Wilkinson of Surrey Services for
Seniors will discuss Careers in Healthcare at
the monthly Job-Seeker Speaker Series.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013
x132.
May 6 (Wednesday)
GrandFamily Support. Government Services
Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester.
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Speakers, discussions, children and childcare activities will highlight this alternating
Wednesdays group for grandparents or other
relative-headed households sharing homes with
nieces, nephews, grandchildren or other related
children through May 20.
Free activity, with further information and
registration at hcarlson@chesco.org or (610)
344-6364.
May 18 (Monday)
Obtaining a Checking Account. Coatesville
Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
A representative of PNC Bank will present a
Foundations of Money Management workshop
that, when completed, will provide qualified individuals with the ability to open a basic
checking account.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
Kathryn@coatesvillecenter.org or (610) 3834612.
May 20 (Wednesday)
GrandFamily Support. Government Services
Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester.
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Speakers, discussions, children and childcare activities will highlight this alternating
Wednesdays group for grandparents or other
relative-headed households sharing homes with
nieces, nephews, grandchildren or other related
children.
Free activity, with further information and
registration at hcarlson@chesco.org or (610)
344-6364.
May 28 (Thursday)
Government Employment. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
A representative of the Pennsylvania Civil
Service Commission will discuss careers in
state and local government at the monthly JobSeeker Speaker Series.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013
x132.
June 9 (Tuesday)
Pardons and Expungements. Coatesville
Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
attorney will explain pardons and expungements processes for individuals with criminal
records who are being shut out of the job market.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration at
Kathryn@coatesvillecenter.org or (610) 3834612.
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www.rejoicingspirits.org,
info@rejoicingspirits.org or (610) 363-6264.
Mondays
Morning Birding Walk. Bucktoe Creek Preserve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to
10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activity
also held at the same time on Sundays.
Delaware Nature Society staff will lead this
activity as walkers experience the diverse birdlife of a private nature preserve during a stroll
through meadows, forests, thickets, and
marsh. Walk is particularly focused on beginning birders but all skill levels are welcome.
Free activity, with further information about
the Preserve available at
www.bucktoecreekpreserve.org.
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance.
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; also
available Tuesdays.
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifying
individuals with disabilities in finding work,
maintaining employment and supplemental
services.
Free activity, with further information available at
www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/comm
unity/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and required registration at (484) 250-4340.
Tech Group. Community Education Room,
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 10 a.m. to noon
Phoenixville Tech Group brings together
technology users to share knowledge and experience, including helping those who have
limited or no experience with computers.
Free activity, with further information including meeting topics available at
www.phoenixvilletg.com,
Glenn@SeniorTechGroup.com or (610) 9333013 x132.
Monday-Thursday
After School Program. Westside Community
Center, 430 Hannum Avenue, West Chester.
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Students in grades six through 12 will engage in after school tutoring, mentoring, dropin and community service opportunities.
Free activity, with further information available at
www.westsidecommunitycenterwc.org/features
/school-program,
ryan@westsidecommunitycenterwc.org or (484)
682-4910.
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www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOr
g=CCL, hhyouthservices@ccls.org, or (610)
321-1724.
(Fourth Mondays)
Open Knitting. Parkesburg Library, 105 West
Street, Parkesburg. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
A gathering for beginners to professionals.
Free activity, with further information available at
www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOr
g=CCL&curKey1=Parkesburg%20Library,
tknecht@ccls.org or (610) 857-5165.
(First Mondays)
Conservation Book Club. Board Room,
Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square
Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Participants will learn what they can do to
help the environment through book discussions dedicated to conservation and environmentalism
Free activity, with further information and
registration available at
www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOr
g=CCL, lmcphail@ccls.org, or (610) 280-2645.
Tuesdays
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance.
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; also
available Mondays.
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifying
individuals with disabilities in finding work,
maintaining employment and supplemental
services.
Free activity, with further information available at
www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/comm
unity/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and required registration at (484) 250-4340.
(Fourth Tuesdays)
Community Caf. West Grove United Methodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road, West
Grove. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hot lunch, fellowship time, free health
screenings and associated health tips, and an
open prayer room highlight this monthly event.
Free activity, with further information and
suggested reservations available at (610) 8699334 or wgumc@verizon.net.
Book a Librarian. Henrietta Hankin Branch
Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs
(Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Individuals with computer questions, needing assistance with research, desiring better
search techniques for online catalogs or other
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(Second Tuesday)
ESL Conversations. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
BettyAnn Monash, ESL coordinator for the
Tredyffrin Public Library, will lead the informal
English as a Second Language (ESL) gathering
for ages 21 and over, with participants engaging in English-only conversations ranging from
telling jokes and singing songs to sharing recipes and discussing philosophical and historical
topics, geography, and family and work related
issues.
(Second Wednesdays)
Free Seniors Legal Clinic. Room 130, Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road,
West Chester. 9 a.m. to noon.
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
(LASP) provides assistance to seniors for a variety of matters, including public and private
housing, consumer issues, bankruptcy, public
welfare, Social Security Disability (SSD) and
Social Security Income (SSI), unemployment
compensation, simple estate planning, living
wills, durable power of attorney for healthcare,
general power of attorney, and other matters.
Further information and appointments are
available at (610) 344-6350.
LASP also operates a toll-free legal helpline
for income-eligible Chester, Montgomery, Delaware and Bucks counties residents from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. weekdays. Information is available at
(877) 429-5994.
(Third Wednesday)
Nursing Mothers Group. Henrietta Hankin
Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester
Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 9:45 a.m. to
10:45 a.m.
Janet Graczyk, IBCLC (Internationally Board
Certified Lactation Consultant) facilitates group
of nursing mothers who share ideas and weigh
their babies.
Free activity, with further information available at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp or janetibclc@gmail.com.
(Second and Fourth Wednesdays)
Adult Book Bingo. Henrietta Hankin Branch
Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs
(Ludwigs Corner). 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Adults 18-years and older can play bingo to
win book prizes, from recent to older editions.
Free activity, with further information available at (610) 321-1710.
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(Fourth Wednesdays)
Playgroups. Community Room, Rolling Hills
Apartments, 2120 Buchert Road, Pottstown.
10:30 a.m. to noon.
Playgroups, hosted by the Apartments and
Pottstown Family Center, are designed to provide parents with children up to age five an opportunity to play with their children, meet
other parents with small children and talk
about the joys and hardships of parenting.
Free activity, with further information and
requested reservations at (610) 326-1610.
(Second Wednesdays)
Circle of Friends. Healthy Start,
723 Wheatland Street, Phoenixville. 11 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Support group, hosted by Healthy Start and
The Womens Resource Center, assists community mothers.
Free activity, with further information and
registration available at (610) 917-1360.
(May-June and September-October)
Walking Wednesdays. Brandywine YMCA,
295 Hurley Road, Coatesville. Noon to 2 p.m.
Outdoor track will be open, weather permitting, to individuals, families and co-workers,
with a three-day pass to use YMCA facilities
provided at sign-up in this multi-community
agency event.
Free activity, with further information available at tgallagher@ymcabwv.org or (610) 3809622 x2430.
(First and Fourth Wednesdays)
ESL Conversation. Burke Room, Chester
County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,
Exton. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Relaxed, informal gathering, hosted by the
Chester County Opportunities Industrialization
Center (OIC) will engage participants in American English-only conversations, including
jokes, recipes, philosophy, historical and geographical topics with respect for individual
homelands, languages, and traditions.
Free activity, with further information available at kathyspicciati@gmail.com.
(Fourth Wednesdays)
Computer Basics for Job-Seekers. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Repeated 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesdays.
Adult Services Director Mark Pinto and computer tutor Ann Roehm provide classes to assist the unemployed and underemployed in
learning job-seeker tasks such as using Microsoft Word to create and format a resume, saving a resume file and e-mailing it as an attachment, uploading and copying/pasting a
resume to a job application, basic Web navigation, completing an online application, and
using Indeed to find job listings and apply for
employment. Participants must be able to use
a computer keyboard and mouse.
Further information and required registration for limited seating are available at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcale
ndar.asp, mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013
x132.
Community Walk. Genesis Health Care
Building, Union and State Streets, Kennett
Square. Noon.
Any individual can join a walk to Anson B.
Nixon Park as part of the Activate Kennett
Square health initiative.
Free activity, with further information available from dochollisv@aol.com.
Bridge Playing. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs
(Ludwigs Corner). Noon to 3 p.m.
Bridge players gather for cards on most
Wednesdays.
Free activity, with further information about
this no-registration event available at
www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOr
g=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Libr
ary or (610) 321-1710.
(First Wednesdays)
Job Searching Online. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville.
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Also presented at 10 a.m.
on the first Friday of the month.
Workshop acquaints job-seekers with available online resources that provide self-assessment, job profiles, local job openings, company
research, networking, and resume and interview preparation assistance.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration available with Mark Pinto,
adult services director, at mpinto@ccls.org or
(610) 933-3013 x32.
(Second Wednesdays)
Download! eBooks & eAudiobooks. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue,
Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Also presented
at 10 a.m. on second Friday of the month.
Workshop acquaints participants with how
to browse, check-out, and download digital
media from the Chester County Library Systems Overdrive service.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration available with Mark Pinto,
adult services director, at mpinto@ccls.org or
(610) 933-3013 x32.
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Freedom from Smoking Clinics. Phoenixville Hospital, 140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville.
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also held bi-monthly on
Thursdays.
American Lung Associations eight-session
smoking cessation program, including nicotine
replacement therapy, is held bi-monthly,
starting in February, April, June, August and
October.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration available at (610) 9831021.
Indoor Walking Group. Romansville United
Methodist Church, 1859 Strasburg Road, Romansville (Coatesville). 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Community residents of all fitness levels
walk to music for one to four miles. Also held
on Mondays and Fridays.
Free activity, with further information available at romansvilleumc@yahoo.com or (610)
486-0189.
(Second and Fourth Wednesdays)
Crochet One, Knit Too! Henrietta Hankin
Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester
Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Knitting and crocheting group meets for all
skill levels.
Free activity, with further information about
this no-registration event available at
www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOr
g=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Libr
ary or (610) 321-1710.
Job-Seeker Support. YWCA Tri-County Area
Adult Literacy Center, 1830 East High Street,
Pottstown. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Weekly Job-Seekers Connection support
group is designed to provide a supportive environment on how to obtain assistance in revising resumes, write cover letters, start an internet-based job search, and maximize job search
visibility, supplementing adult literacy classes
and a six-week Job Skills Program, for eligible
area residents.
Free activity, with further information on the
group at
www.facebook.com/ywcatricountyarea/photos/
a.468031103259613.106123.14287390244200
3/813804245348962/?type=1, on the adult
literacy and other workforce development components for eligible residents at
www.ywcatricountyarea.org/adultliteracy.html, or at (610) 326-7323.
(First Wednesdays)
YoungLives Club for Teen Moms. Reformed
Presbyterian Church, 312 West Union Street,
West Chester. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., except
August,
(Second Thursday)
Writing Group. Community Education Room,
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also meets
the third Tuesday.
Phoenix Writers, a group for adult writers
offers writer education, empowerment, and critiques, with an opportunity to ask questions
about the writing process, read work aloud,
and obtain and offer input on material read.
Free activity, with further information available from Eric Parmer at edparmer@gmail.com.
(First Thursdays, Except July and August)
Families with Members in the Justice
System. New Life in Christ Fellowship,
1 South 5th Avenue, Coatesville. 7 p.m.
A family support group for those who have
loved ones in the juvenile, county, state or federal justice systems will meet for the first time
to learn about supports available to families
and ways in which they can cope with circumstances being experienced.
Free activity, with further information available at www.facebook.com/pages/Families-ofIncarcerated-Loved-Ones-Chester-CountyPa/326328557464276,
dwillett@childandfamilyfocus.org or (484) 2384594.
Freedom from Smoking Clinics. Phoenixville Hospital, 140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville. 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Also available bi-monthly on
Wednesdays.
American Lung Associations eight-session
smoking cessation program, including nicotine
replacement therapy, is held from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. starting in January, March, May,
July, September and November.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration is available at (610) 9831021.
Young Life Teen Night. Bridge Academy
Community Center (BACC), 570 Olive Street,
Coatesville. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
High schoolers have games, skits, a devotional and fun time with friends. Includes a
short Bible study and a focus on developing a
mentoring relationship.
Free activity. Further information and registration available from Josh and Jordan Crans,
BACC directors, at (610) 466-9505 or at
info@thebridgeacademy.org.
(Third Thursdays)
Individual Career Consultations. Womens
Resource Center, 113 West Wayne Avenue,
Wayne. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Women can meet one-on-one for a half hour
with a career counselor to help choose a career,
Saturdays
Community Walk. Community Garden,
North Third Avenue and Lincoln Highway,
Coatesville. 9 a.m.
A Coatesville on the Move one to two mile
activity for all ages.
Further information is available at
www.facebook.com/pages/Coatesville-on-theMove-An-Initiative-of-Activate-ChesterCounty/122741387736003.
(Last Saturdays)
Children's Monthly Bird Walk. Bucktoe
Creek Preserve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale.
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Holly Merker of the Delaware Nature Society
Birding Team, will introduce three to 12-yearolds to birding as this look, listen for and identify bird species at Bucktoe.
Free activity, including a light, healthy
snack, with required registration at (302) 2392334.
(Fourth Saturday)
Free Employment Counseling. Phoenixville
Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 10 a.m. to noon.
Ernie Tidball, the Librarys computer instructor and a senior information technology
audit consultant for Susquehanna Bancshares,
will provide assistance with resume writing,
developing a career plan, making more effective
decisions about a career, assessing best job
options through career assessments and other
tools, developing job search skills, finding
work-life balance, resolving personal conflicts
with bosses and coworkers, and navigating job
stress, career transitions and other difficult
employment issues in individual half-hour employment counseling sessions.
Free activity, with further information and
required registration available through the
Adult Events Calendar at
www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or (610) 933-3013
x32.
Spinners & Needlework Group. Reeves
Park, Main Street and Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting.
Phoenixville Public Librarys Phoenixville
Spinners & Needlework Group will work on
projects.
Free activity, with further information available at jeanmunson@verizon.net or with Winnie Spoonts at (610) 933-1375.
Children and Youth Art Classes. The Garage Community and Youth Center,
115 South Union Street, Kennett Square.
Chester County Art Association is providing art classes for youth ages three
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borrowed April through November, with checkouts in the park office between 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m, Lures and bait are not provided,
with valid identification and a Pennsylvania
fishing license for anglers 16 years and older
required. Each user must be aware of fishing
regulations and license requirements before
fishing in a specific body of water. Information
on additional loaner sites is available at
www.fish.state.pa.us/loaner.htm.
Local Parks Nearly 100 municipal parks,
along with location maps, are listed in the
guide, Municipal Parks of Chester County,
available at
http://dsf.chesco.org/openspace/lib/openspace/pdfs/MuniPrkBrochure.pdf.
Pennsylvania State Parks Pennsylvania
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation maintains 13 state parks, a preserve
and a nature center in the Greater Philadelphia
area. Admission is free, with charges for some
activities. www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks.
(888) PA-PARKS (727-2752). Calendar of
events:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Calendar/list.asp.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Park
Hopewell Road and Shed Road, Douglassville
(Elverson). Use directions on website at
www.nps.gov/hofu/index.htm due to road construction. Hopewell Furnace is an early American industrial community that operated from
1771 to 1883. The cold-blast iron furnace and
accompanying community has been restored to
the way it looked during the 1830s and 1840s,
when the furnace was at its height of activity.
History includes the Bethesda Church, the apple orchard, charcoal, the Furnaces water
wheel and iron ore mines, its role in the American Revolution, and African-Americans, miners
and women at the Furnace. The site is open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through September
11 with demonstrations and living history programs. Check the website for information
about other times of the year and other activities. www.nps.gov/hofu. (610) 582-8773.
Valley Forge National Historic Park Route
23, Valley Forge. Valley Forge was the site of
the 1777-78 American Revolution winter encampment of the Continental Army. Eighteen
miles of trails, including six miles of paved
multi-purpose trail, winds through the park, in
addition to a ten-mile, self-guided automobile
tour. Buildings are open different hours.
www.nps.gov/vafo. (610) 783-1099.
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www.historicnewtownsquare.org/museum
(610) 975-0290.
Landscape Arboretum at Temple UniversityAmbler - 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler.
Established as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1910, the 187-acre
campus provides a mix of natural and designed
landscapes. Self-guided tours are available
from dawn to dusk daily.
www.ambler.temple.edu/arboretum/gardens.ht
m. (267) 468-8400.
Newlin Grist Mill 219 South Cheyney Road,
Glen Mills. 8 a.m. to dusk. The only operating
18th century grist mill in Pennsylvania, other
historic buildings, and the 150-acre park that
is a refuge for plants, animals, and birds, is
dedicated to environmental appreciation and
historical preservation. Free admission to
park; fee for tours of historic structures. Further information is available at (610) 459-2359,
at info@newlingristmill.org or at
www.newlingristmill.org.
Pennsylvania Veterans Museum - Media Armory, 12 East State Street, Media. Exhibits,
documentary films and lesson plans educate
the public about the experiences of United
States veterans and the sacrifices they made
during times of war. Open noon to 5 p.m.
Thursdays through Sundays.
www.paveteransmuseum.org. (610) 566-0788.
Philadelphia Museum of Art - 26th Street
and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
(main Building); or the Perelman Building,
Fairmount and Pennsylvania Avenues. Exhibits and collections of more than 225,000 objects from throughout the world. First Sunday
of the month is Pay Whatever You Want Day
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.philamuseum.org.
(215) 763-8100.
River of Revolutions Interpretive Center Schuylkill River Heritage Area building at 140
College Drive, Pottstown. Destination details
the role the Schuylkill River region played in
the American, Industrial and Environmental
Revolutions, including a table relief map of the
Heritage Area and touch screen monitors with
narrated tours of tourist sites related to the
three revolutions, and multi-media about the
Philadelphia Campaign during the American
Revolution; the regions coal mining and
manufacturing history, and the environmental
cleanup that saved the river in the mid-20th
century. has opened in Pottstown. Open
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
www.schuylkillriver.org/Detail.aspx?id=5666.
(484) 945-0200.
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Historical Aircraft Association restores and displays old aircraft and maintains a museum and
library. Open 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
www.wingsoffreedommuseum.org or (610) 267280-2072.
Delaware State
Delaware Art Museum - 2301 Kentmere
Parkway, Wilmington, DE. A private, nonprofit museum best known for its large collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art, works by
Wilmington-native Howard Pyle and fellow
American illustrators, and urban landscapes by
John Sloan and his circle. Free admission on
Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. www.delart.org.
(866) 232-3714.
Delaware Center for Horticulture 1810
North Dupont Street, Wilmington, DE. Gardens are accessible during daylight hours and
the horticulture library and gallery are open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
www.dehort.org.
Military Families
Blue Star Families, the National Endowment
for the Arts, and more than 850 museums
throughout the nation are offering free admission to military personnel and their families
from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.
www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/inde
x.php. museums@bluestarfam.org.
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