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Tri-County EditionSeptember/October 2008 ~ Family Events Calendar
August 28 Step Afrika! Visiting Artist Series, 8 pm, Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester Univ., West Chester ($, pre-reg) 610-436-2266 http://www.wcupa.edu/ Watercolor Landscapes, ages 6 & up, 1:30 – 3 pm, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com August 30 August 30 -- September 1 Chadds Ford Hospitality Days -- Barns-Brinton, John Chads houses, candle-making, open hearth cooking, Chadds Ford Historical Society (Free) 610-388-7376 http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org/ Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival, Noon -- 6 pm, Chaddsford Winery, Chadds Ford ($) 610-388-6221 http://www.chaddsford.com/site/index.asp August 31 Fireworks & Fountains 2008 -- Big Band & Broadway music, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg) 610-388-1000 x100 http://www.longwoodgardens.org Longwood Gardens Fireworks & Fountains, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($,
pre-reg) 610-388-1000
http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ September 2 -- 23 (Tue)  The Language of Film, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr ($, pre-reg) 610-527-9898 http://www.brynmawrfilm.org/08_Language_of_film_NEW.html September 2 & October 7 September 2 – November 23 September 3 September 3 & 17 September 3, October 1 & November 5 September 4, 11, 18 & 25 Storytime at Starbucks, 1 pm, by Avon Grove Library, at Starbucks Shoppes at Jenners Village Center, West Grove (Free) 610-869-2004 http://www.ccls.org September 5 Barclay Friends 115th Anniversary Celebration -- of serving older adults in the Quaker tradition, 5:30 -- 7:30 pm, Anne’s Garden, Barclay Friends, West Chester (Free) 610-696-5211 http://bf.kendal.org/features/Events.aspx Boyertown Area YMCA 5 Grand Club -- proceeds benefit Y’s Golden Rule
Scholarship Program, Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie ($, pre-reg)
610-369-9622 x229 Dave Knoeckilein Gallery Opening, Phoenix Village Art Center, Phoenixville (Free) 610-983-9430 http://www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org First Friday Art Stroll -- arts community open house in downtown Kennett
Square, 6 -- 9 pm, Kennett Square (Free) 610-444-8188 Friday Nights -- Summer Nights Series -- exclusive middle-schoolers,
after-hours DJ party, 6:30 -- 10:30 pm, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($) 215-752-7070 September 5 -- 6 September 5 – 7 32nd Annual Hay Creek Fall Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Geigertown ($) 610-286-0388 http://www.haycreek.org Laurels at Landhope International Combined Driving Event – trade fair, kids
corner, music, food, games, 8 am, West Grove ($, pre-reg) 610-486-0710 or
http://www.laurelscde.com Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia (Free) 610-354-8212 http://www.vfconventioncenter.com September 5 -- 7 & 12 -- 13
September 5 -- November 1 (Fri & Sat) September 5 -- November 30 September 6 Barclay Friends Festival of Gardens, 10 am -- 3 pm, West Chester Garden Tour
($, pre-reg) 610-696-5211 or
gardentour@bf.kendal.org Bench Press Competition, ages 16 & up, weigh-ins, 11 am; competition, 12:30 pm, Pottstown Family YMCA, Pottstown ($, pre-reg, prizes per weight class, overall champions), 610-323-7300 http://www.pottstownymca.org/ “Fall Migration” Birds of Longwood Tour, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ Fireworks & Fountains 2008 -- Big Band & Broadway music, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg) 610-388-1000 x100 http://www.longwoodgardens.org First Free Saturday -- Classic Car Show, 5 -- 9 pm; Artist Reception at Gallery on High, 5 -- 8 pm; Music on the River, 2 -- 5 pm, Riverfront Park, Pottstown (Free) 610-970-6500 http://www.pottstown.org/ Garden Discovery Series: Creating Critters -- using natural materials, 11 am -- 3 pm, The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ($) 215-247-5777 http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ Harvesting of Honey -- begins w/removal of honey frames from hives, 9 am --
3pm w/noon break, The Historic Grange Estate, Havertown ($) 610-446-4958 Kite Making Workshop, 1 – 4 pm, Berks County Heritage Center, Wyomissing ($, pre-reg) 610-374-8839 http://www.berksmuseums.org/heritage/ Limerick Community Day -- at NorthLand, the land of inflatable games for all
ages, 11 am -- 4 pm, Limerick Community Park, Limerick (Free) 610-495-1500 Milkshake Kids Concert & Comic John Hadfield, ages 2 -- 7, pre-show activities, 9 am; show & concert, 10:30 am -- 1 pm, Owen J. Roberts High School, Pottstown ($, pre-reg) 610-453-7671 http://www.chestercountyconcerts.com/ Oaks Fire Company Parade & Housing -- 100th fire company anniversary, 1 pm, parking lot at Wyeth w/ceremonies at Fire Station, Green Tree Road, Oaks (Free) 610-933-9179 http://www.oaksfire.org/ “Walt Wagner,” 7:30 pm; beginner swing dance lesson, 8 pm; show time, 9 pm -- midnight, Swing Kat Entertainment, The Ballroom on High, Pottstown ($) 610-348-6727 http://www.swingkat.com/ September 6 -- 7 Battle of Brandywine reenactment -- lectures, craft demos, kids activities,
10 am -- 5 pm, Brandywine Battlefield, Chadds Ford ($) 610-459-3342 Brandywine Arts Festival, Brandywine Park, Wilmington, DE ($) 302-475-6350 http://www.brandywineartsfestival.org/page.php?1 Chadds Ford Days -- craft demos, games, art, food, historic house tours, 10 am -- 5 pm, Chadds Ford Historical Society, Chadds Ford (Free) 610-388-7376 http://www.thebrandywine.com/special/chadds_ford_days2001.html Healthy Habits Weekend -- nutrition, fitness, healthy foods scavenger hunt, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($) 215-752-7070 http://www.sesameplace.com/sesame/pa/index.aspx Zippity Zoo Days -- wild art stations, discovery cart, live animal
presentations, Sat, 10 am -- 5 pm; Sun, 10 am -- 4 pm, Brandywine Zoo,
Wilmington (Free) 302-571-7747 ZooSnooze Family Campout -- flashlight nocturnal animal tour, dinner & breakfast by Panera Bread, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 x225 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org September 6 -- 7, 13 -- 14, 20 -- 21 & 27 -- 28 September 6 -- October 31 (Wed -- Sun)
September 6, 13, 20 & 27 September 6 & 20 September 6 -- 27 September 6 -- November 9 September 7 Flea Market, 7 am -- 2 pm; Toy Show, by Gallagher Productions, 8 am -- 2 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport (Free) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5938.htm Fresh StART Workshop for Kids -- sculpture or printmaking, ceramics or collage, jewelry or fibers, 1 -- 4 pm, Main Line Art Center, Haverford (Free) 610-525-0272 http://www.mainlineart.org/ “Gold Diggers of 1933,” (1933) 2 pm, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/ Grandparents Day Event, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($) 215-752-7070 http://www.sesameplace.com/sesame/pa/index.aspx Historic Trades – joyner and blacksmith, 1 – 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ Open House at the Community Arts Center -- new Duke Gallery, tour historic grounds, meet instructors, Noon -- 3 pm, Community Arts Center, Wallingford (Free) 610-566-1713 http://www.communityartscenter.org September 7 – 28 (Sundays) September 7 -- November 23 September 8 “Fall Migration” Birds of Longwood Tour, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ WCPL Teen Advisory Board Meeting -- grades 6 -- 12, 6:30 -- 7:45 pm, West Chester Public Library, West Chester (Free) 610-696-1721 http://www.ccls.org September 8 -- October 26 September 8 -- December 31 (Mon -- Sat) September 9 September 9 & 11 September 9 – May 3, 2009 September 10 Brown Bag Lunch Lecture -- George de Benneville and the Schwenkfelders, Noon, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg (Free) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com/default.htm Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Walk -- “What’s Up? Meet the Big Trees of Winterthur,” 11:30 am, Winterthur Museum Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ September 11 Los Lonely Boys, 7:30 pm, Keswick Theatre, Glenside ($, pre-reg) 215-572-7650 http://www.keswicktheatre.com/ The Friends of Berks County Public Libraries is co-sponsoring a talk by “Jodi Picoult,” 7 pm, Scottish Rite Cathedral, West Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-655-6365 http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/friends.htm September 11 & 18 Introduction to Old German Print, 7 -- 9 pm, by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer, Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville ($, pre-reg) 215-256-3020 http://www.mhep.org/index.htm September 12 September 12 -- 14 September 12 -- October 5 September 13 2008 Trappe Days, Trappe (Free) Rain Date, Sep 20; 610-489-7181http://www.trappeborough.com Autumn Lecture Series, “Counting a Million Hawks: Tales from the Veracruz River-of-Raptors Watchsite,” 6 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton (Free) 610-756-6961http://www.hawkmountain.org/ Brian Culbertson & The Funk Experience w/special guest Average White Band, 8 pm, Keswick Theatre, Glenside ($, pre-reg) 215-572-7650 http://www.keswicktheatre.com/ Everyday Rhythms Exhibit -- traces evolution of musical instruments by Mercer’s 19th & 20th c. artifact collection, Mercer Museum, Doylestown ($) 215-345-0210http://www.mercermuseum.org/index.htm Free Guided Wildlife Walk, ages 6 & up w/adult, 9 am -- 10:30 am, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org Hearth Cooking Class, 9:30 am -- 3 pm, at Antes House, by Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville (Donation, pre-reg) 215-256-3020 http://www.mhep.org/index.htm In Search of Beavers -- indoor program, visit active beaver lodge, 6 pm, Green Lane Nature Center, Green Lane (Free, pre-reg) 215-234-8497 http://www.parks.montcopa.org Introduction to Old German Print, 10 am -- 3 pm, Schwenkfelder Library &
Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg, 1 hour lunch break) 215-679-3103 Milling Demonstration & Children’s Book Signing at The Mill at Anselma, Chester Springs, for all ages, from 10 am – 4 pm, $, 610-827-1906. Celebrate the release of a new children’s book about the Mill, written by Carolyn Eaglehouse and illustrated by Dru Kring www.anselmamill.org Miss Janet’s StoryCraft -- “Back to School” theme, grades 1 -- 4, 1 -- 2 pm,
Lansdale Public Library, Lansdale (Free, pre-reg) 215-855-3228 Mushroom Walk, 10 am, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton ($, pre-reg)
610-756-6961 Peaches & Stuff Festival -- peaches, food, petting zoo, kid’s games, crafts,
artists, 11 am -- 5 pm, BranchCreek Community Church, Harleysville (Free)
215-256-0100 School Blues Fun Daze -- crafts, black (smith) magic demo, toss cow pies, 10
am -- 4 pm, Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, Media ($) 610-566-1725 Second Saturdays Garden Walk -- Architecture on the Estate, 1 pm, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ Wool Feather Tree Class, 10 am -- 1 pm, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com/default.htm World Wrestling Alliance Pro Wrestling Event, 7:30 pm, Silverwing & WWWA
Arena, Zern’s Farmer’s Market, Inc., Gilbertsville ($) 610-367-2899; WWA,
215-362-7184 Zoo Fiesta -- endangered species in Latin American countries, craft, native
costume parade, music, all ages, Noon -- 4 pm, Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington ($)
302-571-7747 ZooSnooze Family Campout -- flashlight nocturnal animal tour, dinner & breakfast by Panera Bread, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 x225 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org September 13 -- 14 Arts & Crafts Festival, Linvilla Orchards, Media, 610-876-7116 http://www.linvilla.com/index.php Harvest Moon Special – moonlight train ride, musical entertainment, & refreshments, 7:30 pm, WK & S Railroad, Kempton ($, pre-reg) 610-756-6469 http://www.kemptontrain.com/home.html Rosita’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($)
215-752-7070 Skippack Village Sidewalk Sale, Skippack, 610-584-6004 http://www.bestofskippack.com/index.htm September 13, 27, October 4 & November 18 New Volunteer Orientation Sessions, 10 am -- 3 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville (Free, pre-reg) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ September 13 -- November 29 (Sat) September 14 "A Day with George: Revolutionary Fun for Everyone!" 1 -- 4 pm at Historic Yellow Springs. Meet General Washington, soldiers, medical personnel. Hear music, play games, write with a quill pen, sample treats from Colonial times. Scavenger Hunt with Prize! FREE family event! 610-827-7414 or www.yellowsprings.org “Baby Face,” (1933) 2 pm, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 Brown Bag Lunch Lecture -- George de Benneville and the Schwenkfelders, 2 pm,
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg (Free) 215-679-3103 “Common and Less Common Herbs to Season Food,” 2 pm, Berks County Heritage Center, Wyomissing ($, pre-reg) 610-374-8839 http://www.berksmuseums.org/heritage/ Dining with William Penn -- foods established person’s status, what he planted, 1 pm, Hope Lodge Historic Site, Fort Washington (Free) 215-646-1595 http://www.ushistory.org/hope/index.html DVRA at Elmwood Zoo -- “Storytime Around the Zoo” with Delaware Valley Reading Association, Noon, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($) 610-277-3825 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/ First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot, Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro ($) 610-582-4900 http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/calendar.htm Gardenfest, 9 am – 5 pm, Hershey Gardens, Hershey ($) 717-534-3492 www.HersheyGardens.org Grandparent’s Day at the Zoo, 10 am, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/ Hagley Museum Antique Car Show, 10 am -- 4 pm, Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, DE ($) 302-658-2400 http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/ Living History Theater: Parenting the Colonial Teen, 1 -- 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ Second Sunday Open House, 11 am – 4 pm, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading (Free) 610-374-4600 www.goggleworks.org Tales of the Marbleheaders -- sailor stories, songs, knot-tying, 1 -- 2 pm, McKonkey Ferry Inn Section, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing (Free) 215-493-4076 http://www.ushistory.org/WashingtonCrossing/index.htm The Sounds of Music … From the Hurdy-Gurdy to the Harmonium, 3 pm, Pennypacker Mills Historic Site, Schwenksville (Donation) 610-287-9349 http://www.historicsites.montcopa.org/ September 14 -- October 28 September 14 -- December 7 September 15 -- October 24 September 16 September 17 September 18
September 18 – 20 September 19 XPN Welcomes Dave Stewart and His 30 Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra, 8 pm, Keswick Theatre, Glenside ($, pre-reg) 215-572-7650 http://www.keswicktheatre.com/ September 19 -- 21 Gem and Jewelry Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia ($) Sept. 19 -- 28 September 20 Activate America Family Fit Fest -- fitness challenges, kid’s activities, chair massages, healthy lifestyle, all ages, 9 -- 11 am, Pottstown Family YMCA, Pottstown (Free) 610-323-7300 http://www.pottstownymca.org/ Adult Botany Walk, 9:30 -- 11 am, Eva R. Meng Wildlife Preserve, Lower
Frederick, by Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, Schwenksville (Free, pre-reg)
610-287-9383 Apple Festival & Pie-Eating Contest, Linvilla Orchards, Media, 610-876-7116 “Boilermakers,” 7:30 pm; beginner swing dance lesson, 8 pm; show time, 9 pm -- midnight, Swing Kat Entertainment, The Ballroom on High, Pottstown ($) 610-348-6727 http://www.swingkat.com/ Children’s Beginning Raptor ID Workshop, ages 8 – 12, 10 am – 1:30 pm, Hawk
Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton ($, pre-reg) Rain Date, Sep 21, 610-756-6961 Coffee Break -- coffee, pastries, visit w/“Global Suburbia” cartoon artist Hiro Sakaguchi, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown ($) 215-887-4882 http://abingtonartcenter.org/ “Colores Del Aqua” (The Colors of Water), 2 pm, by Renaissance Artist Puppet
Company, at Historical Society of Berks County, Reading ($) 610-375-4375 Community Swim, 11 am -- Noon, Pottstown Family YMCA, Pottstown (Free) 610-323-7300 http://www.pottstownymca.org/ Delaware County’s 5th Annual Riverfront Ramble 2008, 1 pm, 14 miles of riverfront from Marcus Hook to Tinicum, 610-565-3679 http://www.riverfrontramble.org/ Early Birds on the Perkiomen Trail -- songbird migration, 8 am, Central
Perkiomen Valley Park, Schwenksville (Free, pre-reg, bring binoculars)
610-287-6970 Fall for Norristown Festival -- car show, food court, 8 Team Bocce Tournament, concerts, fire department Smoke House, 11 am -- 4 pm, Elmwood Park, Norristown (Free) 610-270-0420 http://www.norristown.org/ Free Guided Wildlife Walk, ages 6 & up w/adult, 9 am -- 10:30 am, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org Furnace Operation Day, Historic Joanna Furnace, Geigertown ($) 610-286-0388 Harvest Time, 10 am -- 5 pm, village and orchard, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson (Free) 610-582-8773 http://www.nps.gov/hofu/ “I’ve Never Hear of Montgomery Cemetery” -- historical significance and its residents, 10 am, by Historical Society of Montgomery County, Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown (Free) 610-272-0297 http://www.hsmcpa.org/ Miss Stephanie’s Story Time & Craft -- “Birds” theme, ages 4 -- 6, 1 pm,
Lansdale Public Library, Lansdale (Free, pre-reg) 215-855-3228
http://www.youseemore. NBC -- TV’s Last Comic Standing National Tour -- show finalists appear live, 8 pm, Keswick Theatre, Glenside ($, pre-reg) 215-572-7650 http://www.keswicktheatre.com/ Oktoberfest in Boyertown -- Farmers’ Market, craft fair, Noon -- 8 pm, Inner
Core parking area, S. Reading Ave., Boyertown (Free) 610-369-3054 or
manager@boyertownpa.org Practice in Reading Old German Print, 10 am -- Noon, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com Reading Your Old German Print Documents, 1 -- 3 pm, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com Redware Pottery Class, 9 am -- 3 pm, by Denise Wilz, Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville ($, pre-reg) 215-256-3020 http://www.mhep.org/index.htm Trappe Historical Society 10th Anniversary Celebration & Heritage Day, 10 am -- 4 pm, Henry M. Muhlenberg House, Trappe (Free) 610-489-7560 http://www.trappehistoricalsociety.org/index.htm Upper Providence Township Community Day -- craft show, music & shows,
children events, fireworks, 2 -- 6 pm, Black Rock Park, Phoenixville (Free)
610-933-9179 September 20 -- 21 42nd American Dahlia Society National Show, Sat, 1 -- 5 pm; Sun, 9 am -- 5 pm, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodgardens.org/dahliashow.html Dan Zanes & Friends Concert, 12:30, 2 & 3 pm, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($, pre-reg) 215-752-7070 http://www.sesameplace.com/sesame/pa/index.aspx September 21 Broad Run Park Movie “Fright Night” -- “The Blob,” and “The Birds,” (PG) 7:30 pm, Broad Run Park, Downingtown (Free) 610-269-4174 http://www.westbradford.org/ Fall Nature Program, Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro ($) 610-582-4900 http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/calendar.htm Flea Market, 7 am -- 2 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport (Free)
610-926-1307 Funeral Foods, 1 -- 4 pm, Pottsgrove Manor Historic Site, Pottstown (Free, pre-reg) 610-326-4014 http://www.historicsites.montcopa.org/historicsites/cwp/view,A,3,Q,24487,historicsitesNav,|.asp Locktender’s Open House & Fall Music Festival, 1 -- 5 pm, The Schuylkill Canal Association, Mont Clare (Free) 610-917-0021 http://www.schuylkillcanal.com/index.html Native American Rock Shelters -- visit small shelter, Lenape use of native plants, 2 pm, Green Lane Park, Green Lane (Free, pre-reg) 215-234-8497 http://www.parks.montcopa.org Open Hearth Cooking: The Bake Oven, 1 -- 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ Radnor Fall Festival -- music, kid’s rides, food, face painters, dog show, 1 -- 5 pm, Warren G. Fillipone Park, Wayne, 610-687-7698 http://www.waynebusiness.com/ Restaurant Festival, 11 am -- 4 pm, downtown West Chester (Free) Rain Date, Sep 28; 610-738-3350 http://www.westchesterbid.com/events “She Done Him Wrong,” (1933) 2 pm, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com Specialty Tour Taylorsville: An Early 19th c. Village, 1 pm, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing ($) 215-493-4076 http://www.ushistory.org/WashingtonCrossing/index.htm “The Best Whale Watch Trip You Have Ever Been On,” 2 pm, Berks County Heritage Center, Wyomissing (Free, pre-reg) 610-374-8839 http://www.berksmuseums.org/heritage/ September 22 “The Food Supply” -- macrobiotics healthy way of eating integrating physical, spiritual, and planetary health, 6 pm, Downingtown Library, Downingtown (Free, pre-reg) 610-269-2741 http://www.ccls.org September 23 & 25 Book Club -- “Slummy Mummy,” by Fiona Neill, 6:30 pm, Downingtown Library, Downingtown (Free, pre-reg) 610-269-2741 http://www.ccls.org September 24 September 24 -- October 19 September 25
Decorative Arts Workshop, 10 am -- 1 pm, Stenton Historic Site, Philadelphia ($, pre-reg) 215-329-7312 http://www.stenton.org/ Practice in Reading Old German Print, 7 -- 9 pm, by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer,
Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville ($, pre-reg, prerequisite “Intro” class)
215-256-3020 Tri-County Area Job Fair, 10 am -- 3 pm, Norco Fire Company, Route 724, Pottstown (Free) 610-326-2900 http://www.tricountyareachamber.com/Index.asp September 26 September 26 -- 28 http://www.parents-express.net GardenFair at Winterthur, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Wilmington, DE ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.gardenfair.org Revolutionary War Encampment & 18th Century Market, 10 am -- 4 pm, Greenbank Mill, Wilmington (Free) 302-999-9001http://www.greenbankmill.org/ September 27 11th Annual Main Line 5K Run & Fun Walk, 8 -- 11 am, Main Line Chamber/Executive Commons Office Campus, Wayne ($, pre-reg) 610-687-6232 x100 http://www.mlcc.org Attic Treasures Sale, 9 am -- 1 pm, The Historic Grange Estate, Havertown, 610-446-4958 http://www.thegrangeestate.org/ Book Sale, 9 am -- 4 pm, Downington Library, Downingtown (Free Admission) “Gently used” book donations appreciated; 610-269-2741 http://www.upperuwchlan-pa.gov/ Fall Fest -- family fun, food, music, fireworks, 1 -- 5 pm, Eagleville Park, Eagleville (Free) 610-539-8020 http://www.lowerprovidence.org Fall Festival, 1 -- 5 pm, Eagleville Park, Eagleville (Free) 610-635-3508 http://www.lowerprovidence.org/ Family Day -- kick off the fall harvest with song, dance, playing on farm, 10 am -- 4 pm, Springton Manor Farm, Glenmoore (Free) 610-942-2450 http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks/ Golden Pheasants Harvest Party -- hayrides, music, pumpkin-carving demos, games, 4 -- 7 pm, Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, DE ($) 302-658-2400 http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/ Grilling Day, 11:30 am -- 2:30 pm, by Storybook Musical Theatre, Abington, at Whole Foods Market, Jenkintown ($) 215-659-8550 http://www.storybookmusical.org Meet the Fall Forest, 1 – 2:30 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton ($) 610-756-6961 http://hawkmountain.org/ Mouns Jones Country Fair -- traditional crafts, folk art, fall flowers, food & baked goods, 10 am – 4 pm, Village Green, Douglassville ($) 610-385-4762 www.historicpreservationtrust.org/index2.html National Public Lands Day -- free tours of federal recreation land areas, 10
am -- 4 pm, including Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson (Free)
610-582-8773 Paws 4 Life 10th Annual Dog Walk, 9 am, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell ($, pre-reg) 215-641-6518 http://www.gildasclubdelval.org/events.htm Special Screening -- “Laurel & Hardy,” 2 pm, Saturday Kids Matinee, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/ Tredyffrin Township Community Day -- games, food, music, entertainment, Wilson Farm Park, Chesterbrook (Free) 610-408-3626 http://www.tredyffrin.org/ September 27 -- 28 September 27 -- October 25 (Sat & Sun) September 27 & December 6 September 28 Community Swim, 3 -- 4:30 pm, Pottstown Family YMCA, Pottstown (Free) 610-323-7300 http://www.pottstownymca.org/ “Freaks,” (1932) 2 pm, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 Garden Highlights, 1 -- 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ 30th Annual CROP Hunger Walk, 1 pm, with The Open Line, Pennsburg, at Green
Lane Park, Green Lane ($, pre-reg) 215-679-4112 September 29 September 29, October 6, 13, 20 & 27 http://www.easttownlibrary.org/ September 30 -- October 1 October 1 Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Walk -- “Estate History Ramble,” 11:30 am, Winterthur Museum Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/
Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Walk -- “Estate History Ramble,” 11:30 am, Winterthur Museum Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ October 1 & 15 October 1 -- November 5 (Wed) October 1 -- November 9 October 2 Reading our Old German Print Documents, 7 -- 9 pm, by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer,
Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville ($, pre-reg, prerequisite “Practice”
class) 215-256-3020 October 2 -- 4 October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Storytime at Starbucks, 1 pm, by Avon Grove Library, at Starbucks Shoppes at Jenners Village Center, West Grove (Free) 610-869-2004 http://www.ccls.org October 3 “Blade Runner -- The Final Cut,” 9:45 pm, First Friday Night at The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville ($) 610-917-1228 http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/ Debra Wentworth Gallery Opening, Phoenix Village Art Center, Phoenixville (Free) 610-983-9430 http://www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org First Friday Art Stroll -- arts community open house in downtown Kennett Square, 6 -- 9 pm, Kennett Square (Free) 610-444-8188 http://www.historickennettsquare.com/events.html Gallery Walk, by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater West Chester, downtown West Chester (Free) 610-738-3350 http://www.westchesterbid.com/events On the Trail of Champion Trees -- join Big Tree Group, tour country for biggest, oldest, etc., 8 am -- 5 pm, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg, lunch included) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodlearning.org October 3 -- 5, 10 -- 12, 17 -- 30, November 1 -- 2 October 3, November 7 & December 5 October 3 -- January 4, 2009 October 4 Annual Apple Butter Frolic, 10 am -- 5 pm, Indian Creek Road Farm, Harleysville, by Mennonite Heritage Center ($) 215-256-3020 http://www.mhep.org/index.htm Autumn Lecture Series, “Migrating Eagles and Wind Turbines: Filling the
Information Void,” 6 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton (Free) 610-756-6961 “Born to be Wild” Benefit Bike Run, 9 am registration, the Pagoda, ride along
Skyline Drive to Reading Public Museum, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-371-5850 Chester County Day -- Historic House Tour, 68th annual tour
benefits Chester County Hospital, 10 am -- 5 pm, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg)
610-431-5301 Everyday Rhythms Exhibit -- traces evolution of musical instruments by
Mercer’s 19th & 20th c. artifact collection, Mercer
Museum, Doylestown ($) 215345-0210 Fall Harvest Festival -- historical crafters, demos, hayrides, food, music,
10 am -- 4 pm, The Park at Newlin Grist Mill, Concordville (Free) 610-459-2359 First Saturday, Pottstown (Free) 610-970-6500 http://www.pottstown.org/ Garden Discovery Series: Garden Headdress, 11 am -- 3 pm, The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ($) 215-247-5777 http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ “Greaseband,” 7:30 pm; beginner swing dance lesson, 8 pm; show time, 9 pm -- midnight, Swing Kat Entertainment, The Ballroom on High, Pottstown ($) 610-348-6727 http://www.swingkat.com/ Nature’s Night Life Program Series: Bat Walk and Campfire, ages 6 & up w/adult, 7:30 -- 9 pm, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown ($, pre-reg) 610-469-8646 Sidewalk Sale, 9 am -- 4 pm, downtown Kennett Square, 610-444-8188 http://www.historickennettsquare.com/events.html ZooSnooze Family Campout -- flashlight nocturnal animal tour, dinner & breakfast by Panera Bread, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 x225 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org October 4 -- 5 Skippack Days -- crafts, food, entertainment, by Hennings Market, Skippack (Parking $) 610-584-6004 http://www.bestofskippack.com/index.htm October 4 & 18 October 4 -- 25 (Sat & Sun) October 4, November 1 & December 6 October 4 -- November 15 October 4 -- January 9, 2009 October 5 Fall Festival, 1 -- 3 pm, The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ($) 215-247-5777 http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ Flea Market, 7 am -- 2 pm; Chicken Bar-B-Q, 10 am -- 2 pm & Train Meet, Reading Co. Hist. Society, 9 am -- 3 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport ($ Train Meet) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5938.htm Harvest Day -- 1770’s & 1830’s autumn customs, crafts, music, trades, games,
10 am -- 4 pm, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing ($)
215-493-4076 Historic Trades – joyner and blacksmith, 1 – 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($) 215-946-0400 http://www.pennsburymanor.org/ “Makin’ Music,” 4 pm concert, Linvilla Orchards, Media, 610-876-7116 Malvern Fall Festival for the Arts and Paws in Park, 10 am -- 5 pm, King
Street & Burke Park, Malvern ($)
malvernfest@aol.com West Chester Rotary’s Annual Chili Cook-off, Noon -- 4 pm, Gay Street, West Chester ($, pre-reg) 610-692-3900 or 484-343-4577 http://www.westchesterchilicookoff.com/ October 5, 12 & November 2, 9, 16 October 6 Revolutionary Germantown Festival -- Battle of Germantown 230th
anniversary, 10 am -- 4 pm, Stenton Historic Site, Philadelphia & other
preserved sites ($) 215-329-7312 October 7 Kinder Nature Club: Wonderful Wetlands, ages 3 -- 5 w/adult, 12:30 -- 2 pm, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown ($, pre-reg) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org October 7 & 9 October 7 -- November 11 (Tue) October 8 Schwenkfelder Vocal Music to 1830 -- lecture w/library artifacts, music by The Monteverdi Singers from Moravian College, Noon, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com/default.htm Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Walk -- “Native Plant Possibilities,” 11:30
am, Winterthur Museum Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 October 9 October 9 & 16 October 10 October 10 -- 11 October 10 -- 12, 17 -- 30 & November 1 -- 2 October 11 2nd Saturday Media -- art, music, poets, authors, dancers, 6 -- 9 pm, downtown Media (Free) 610-566-5210 http://www.mediaborough.com/ 2008 Community Harvest Festival -- music, haunted hayrides, craft fair, games, food court, Noon -- fireworks finale, Curtis Arboretum, Wyncote (Free) Rain Date, Oct 12; 215-887-1000 http://www.cheltenhamtownship.org Autumn Harvest Celebration -- seasonal activities, storytelling, evening bonfire, 4 -- 8 pm, Warwick County Park, Pottstown (Free) 610-469-1916 http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks/ Autumn Lecture Series, “The History, Mystery, Status and Conservation of the
Cougar in the East,” 6 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton (Free) 610-756-6961 Colonial Harvest Festival -- celebrate 231st Towamencin
Encampment, craft demos, tours, military drills, 11 am -- 4 pm, Morgan Log
House, Towamencin ($) 215-368-2480 Fall Pumpkin Festival -- hayrides, haunted house, scarecrow making, ghost
stories, Halloween bingo, Noon -- 5 pm, Miles Park, Lafayette Hill (Free)
610-825-0917 Free Guided Wildlife Walk, ages 6 & up w/adult, 9 am -- 10:30 am, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org Harvest Festival -- crafts, art exhibits, food, kid’s games, rides, music, 10
am -- 2 pm, Marshall Square Park, West Chester (Free) 610-692-7574 “Hawk Watch & Fall Migrants” Birds of Longwood Tour, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ Hay Creek Apple Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Geigertown ($)
610-286-0388 Introduction to Old German Handwriting, 10 am -- 3 pm, Schwenkfelder Library
& Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg, 1 hour lunch break) 215-679-3103 Milling Demonstration & Applesauce-Making at The Mill at Anselma, Chester Springs, for all ages, from 10 am - 4 pm, $, 610-827-1906. Celebrate the harvest! The monthly grain milling demonstration will include applesauce-making and hot apple cider from Vollmecke Orchards. www.anselmamill.org Miss Janet’s StoryCraft -- “Spiders, Ghosts & Goblins. OH MY!” theme, grades 1 -- 4, 1 -- 2 pm, Lansdale Public Library, Lansdale (Free, pre-reg) 215-855-3228 http://www.youseemore.com/lansdale/calendar Scouting Out History -- for Girl Scouts, 10 am -- 2 pm, Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, DE ($) 302-456-7182 http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/ Second Saturdays Garden Walk -- Fall Flowers and Fruits, 1 pm, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ Shades of Autumn -- condition, preserve, display fall leaves, foliage w/fresh
flowers & greens, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg)
610-388-1000 Stranger Stop and Cast an Eye -- colonial gravestone carving traditions of PA, NJ, NY, and their meanings, 1 pm, Pottsgrove Manor Historic Site, Pottstown (Free, pre-reg) 610-326-4014 http://www.historicsites.montcopa.org/historicsites/cwp/view,A,3,Q,24487,historicsitesNav,|.asp “Take a Bird to Lunch,” ages 5 & up w/adult, 2 -- 3 pm, Phoenixville Area
Library, Phoenixville, by Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free, pre-reg)
610-469-8646 Wild Adventure Program -- In Search of Tracks, Scat, and More Clues, 11 am, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/ World Wrestling Alliance Pro Wrestling Event, 7:30 pm, Silverwing & WWWA
Arena, Zern’s Farmer’s Market, Inc., Gilbertsville ($) 610-367-2899; WWA,
215-362-7184 ZooSnooze Family Campout -- flashlight nocturnal animal tour, dinner & breakfast by Panera Bread, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown ($, pre-reg) 610-277-3825 x225 http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org October 11 -- 12 October 11 & 12 Harvest Craft Fair, 9 am -- 4 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport (Free) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5938.htm Once Upon A Wolf, 1 & 4 pm, Dutch Country Players, Telford ($, pre-reg)
215-234-0966 October 11 -- 13 Philadelphia Shell Show & Festival, 11 am -- 3:30 pm, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia ($) 215-299-1000 http://www.ansp.org/ October 11, 18 & November 8 October 12 First Pennsylvania Regiment Flintlock Shoot, Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro ($) 610-582-4900 http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/calendar.htm Halloween Hijinx! With Segal Puppet Theatre & Company; David Fiebert,
Puppeteer, infants -- age 7, 2 pm, Easttown Library, Berwyn (Free, pre-reg)
610-644-0138 Living History Theater: The Sotcher Wedding -- 17th c. Quaker
wedding customs, 1 -- 4 pm, Pennsbury Manor Historic Site, Morrisville ($)
215-946-0400 Open House and Pumpkin Painting, 1 -- 4 pm, The Historic Grange Estate, Havertown ($ pumpkin painting) 610-446-4958 http://www.thegrangeestate.org/ Schwenkfelder Vocal Music to 1830 -- lecture w/library artifacts, music by The Monteverdi Singers from Moravian College, 2 pm, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com/default.htm Unity Walk -- “No Place for Hate” annual unity tribute walk, 2 pm; food &
pre-walk activities, 1:30 pm, Boyertown Junior High West Center, Boyertown
(Free) 610-369-3028 Wild Grandparents! Games, activities, live animal presentations geared to
grandparents and children, all ages, 1 -- 3 pm, Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington ($)
302-571-7747 October 13 “Hawk Watch & Fall Migrants” Birds of Longwood Tour, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ October 14 Mountain Moonwalk, ages 12 & up w/adult, 7:30 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton ($, pre-reg, space limited) 610-756-6961 http://www.hawkmountain.org/ October 14 -- November 16 October 15 Family Night -- Penn State, 7 pm, Lansdale Public Library, Lansdale (Free, pre-reg) 215-855-3228 http://www.youseemore.com/lansdale/calendar Kinder Nature Club: Feathered Friends, ages 2 -- 4 w/adult, 10 -- 11 am, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown ($, pre-reg) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org Wednesdays at Winterthur Garden Hike -- “Off the Beaten Path,” 11:30 am, Winterthur Museum Country Estate, Wilmington ($) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ October 15 -- November 19 (Wed) Basic Floral Design II, 6 -- 9 pm, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodlearning.org October 16 William Penn Welcome Week -- family tours, programs on James Logan’s role as Penn’s secretary in early colonial PA, Stenton Historic Site, Philadelphia ($) 215-329-7312 http://www.revolutionarygermantown.org October 16 -- 20 October 16, 30 & November 13 October 16 -- November 20 October 17 Roller Skating Party, ages 4K -- 2nd grade, 6 -- 8 pm, Ringing Rocks Roller Rink, Pottstown ($, pre-reg) 610-970-6500 http://www.pottstown.org/ParksAndRecPages/CommunityEvents/ParksAndRecSeasonalEvents/Fall/departments-parks_RollerSkating.htm#RollerSkating October 17 -- 18 Needlework Conference 2008, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Wilmington ($, pre-reg) 800-448-3883 http://www.winterthur.org/ Quilt Show, 9 am -- 5 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport ($) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5938.htm October 17 -- 30 October 18 All Hallow’s Eve Fall Festival -- tractor-pulled hayride, pumpkin painting, crafts, cider-making, 1 -- 4 pm, Pennypacker Mills Historic Site, Schwenksville (Donation) 610-287-9349 http://www.historicsites.montcopa.org/ Autumn Lecture Series, “The State of North America’s Birds of Prey: Who is Increasing, Who is Decreasing, and Why,” 6 pm, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton (Free) 610-756-6961 http://www.hawkmountain.org/ “Backyard Wildlife,” ages 3 & up w/adult, 2 -- 3 pm, Henrietta Hankin
Library, Chester Springs, by Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free, pre-reg)
610-469-8646 Basket-Making with Tina Barrows -- make colonial style herb/cookie basket, 10
am -- 4 pm, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing ($)
215-493-4076 Boyertown Halloween Parade, 7 pm, Boyertown (Free) 610-369-3028 http://www.boyertownpa.org/index.aspx Dracula and Costumed Ball -- excerpts from Dracula Ballet & a Costumed Ball,
for all ages w/age appropriate kids games at the ball, 7:30 pm, by Schuylkill
Valley Regional Dance Company, at The Hill School Center for the Arts, Pottstown
($) 484-941-0683 Fall Clean-Up, 9 am -- 1 pm, The Schuylkill Canal Association, Mont Clare (Free) 610-917-0021 http://www.schuylkillcanal.com/index.html Free Guided Wildlife Walk, ages 6 & up w/adult, 9 am -- 10:30 am, Green Valleys Association, Pottstown (Free) 610-469-8646 http://www.greenvalleys.org Furnace Operation Day, Historic Joanna Furnace, Geigertown ($) 610-286-0388 Halloween Parade, 10 am, begins at Mal’s Diner w/treats, crafts, Skippack (Free) Rain Date, Oct 26; 610-584-6004 http://www.bestofskippack.com/index.htm Harvest Fest, Noon -- 5 pm, Anson B. Nixon Park, Kennett Square (Donation) 610-444-1416 http://www.ansonbnixonpark.org/ Kennett Symphony’s “Sorcery & Spirits” -- Halloween themed w/piano soloist Konstantin Soukhovetski, 8 pm, Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester University, West Chester ($, pre-reg) 610-444-6363 http://www.kennettsymphony.org/ Miss Stephanie’s Story Time & Craft -- “Fall” theme, ages 4 -- 6, 1 pm, Lansdale Public Library, Lansdale (Free, pre-reg) 215-855-3228 http://www.youseemore.com/lansdale/calendar Practice in Reading Old German Handwriting, 10 am -- Noon, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com Reading Your Old German Handwritten Documents, 1 -- 3 pm, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg PA ($, pre-reg) 215-679-3103 http://www.schwenkfelder.com Trick or Treat Designs -- fall flowers, pumpkins, wire & mesh, 9 am -- Noon, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square ($, pre-reg) 610-388-1000 http://www.longwoodlearning.org October 18 -- 19 |
