Why be bored with all this free stuff to do??????????

February’s Giggle Gang Gatherings Bring Stories and Crafts

to Springfield Mall

SPRINGFIELD, Pa. – January 25, 2012 – Families with children ages one- to five-years old are invited to Springfield Mall’s Giggle Gang, a special complimentary club that teaches important lessons relating to the world around us.  Events take place in the mall on the first and third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, February 2                        Giggle Gang presents “Alison DeSalvo of World of Song”

10:30am                                  Local award-winning children’s musical entertainer Allison DeSalvo leads an interactive sing-a-long during February’s Giggle Gang! Join us as Allison takes us on a fun, creative, musical adventure!

Thursday, February 16          Giggle Gang presents “Heart Warming”

10:30am          Nothing warms the heart quite like hearing those three little words from a special someone: “I Love You!” To celebrate Valentine’s Day, together we will learn about warm colors and decorate valentines for the ones we love!

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Lincoln and the Widow Bixby Presentation at

Schoolhouse Center

  
 Explore the world of Lincoln and one poignant tragedy of the Civil War.

Senior Community Services’ Center for Life Long Learning and Schoolhouse Center in Folsom is offering Lincoln and the Widow Bixby, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 12:15 PM.  Professor Judith Giesberg discusses the most famous condolence letter ever written.  The letter, written by President Lincoln to a mother  (Mrs. Bixby) who lost five sons to the Civil War (like Saving Private Ryan in the WW II). Through the life of Lydia Bixby you will consider how ordinary women experienced the war in their lives and explore the mystery surrounding Lincoln’s letter. Presenter, Dr. Judith Geisberg, Villanova University. No fee. Open to the public. To reserve your space call Schoolhouse at (610) 237-8100.

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  Poets And Prophets Slate Readings 
  Poets and Prophets has announced their Stage One Second Tuesday Night 2012 Schedule. Each evening has a featured poet and an open forum follows. Readings start at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. The schedule is as follows:
  Feb  14 -- Valentine's Night Reading with Mel Brake and Susan Jivan.
  March 13 -- Rachel Patterson of  Missouri.
  April 10 -- Anne-Adele Wight.
  Stage One Performing Arts Center is at 101 Plush Mills Road, Wallingford. For more details, visit http://www.poetsandprophets.com/ or call 610-328-POET.
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 Free Classical Concert At Haverford College
  Haverford College will present the "Dolce Suono Ensemble, Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60 [Year 2]," 8p.m., Friday (Feb. 3).
  The program will include Arnold Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire,” performed with Lucy Shelton, soprano; the world premiere of Shulamit Ran's "Moon Songs," a large-scale newly commissioned work reflecting on the Schoenberg, also with Lucy Shelton; and Mahler’s "Piano Quartet."
  The concert will be held in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium, and is free and open to the public.
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Peace Center Continues Film Series
  The Peace Center of Delaware County’s First-Friday Large Screen Free Film Series continues Friday (Feb. 3) with the documentary, “Constantine’s Sword.”
  Directed by Oscar-nominated Oren Jacoby, with voice-overs by Philip Bosco, Natasha Richardson, Eli Wallach, Liev Schreiber and James Carroll, the 96-minute film was inspired by the best-selling book by author and former priest, James Carroll.
  The film brings to life a history of religious intolerance, tracing it as a source of war and the fanaticism that threatens the world today. From Roman Emperor Constantine's vision of the cross as a sword and symbol of power, to the rise of genocidal anti-Semitism and modern-day wars, Carroll's journey begins in his own past, as he comes to terms with his father's role as an U.S. Air Force general preparing for nuclear war. From there, he is carried into the wider world, uncovering historical evidence of church-sanctioned violence. Carroll also delves into the way some evangelical Christians proselytize inside the armed forces.
  Doors open at 6:30p.m. for light refreshments; the film will be shown at 7. For more information, visit http://www.delcopeacecenter.org/  or call 610-544-1818.  The screening is co-sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community and will be show at 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield.
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Tax Return Help At Aston Library
  Aston Library will host free Federal and State Income Tax preparation services from PathwaysPA Monday (Feb. 6) for families or single persons with income below $50,000.
  What's offered includes:
  --Certified tax preparers to maximize refund.
  --Free e-filing of federal and state returns.
  --Fast refunds through direct deposit to bank or prepaid debit card accounts.
  --U.S. Savings Bonds can be purchased by checking a box on the tax form.
  Appointments are required. Call 610-494-5877 to make an appointment. Filers must bring documentation to their appointment. Call the library for more information about required documentation, or stop by and pick up a sheet listing the documentation needed.
  For more information, go to http://www.astonlibrary.org/. The Library is at 3270 Concord Road, Aston.
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Watersheds Assn. Hosts Talk On Native Plants, Birds, Bees And More 
  Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association (CRC), Penn State Brandywine, and local municipalities will host Mark Gormel, Horticultural Coordinator for Brandywine Conservancy and a well-known lecturer and nature photographer, as he presents “Native Plants, Birds, Bees, Butterflies, and Healthy Watersheds - What’s the Connection?”
  His talk, set for 2 to 3:30p.m., Sunday (Feb. 12) will illustrate the critical relationships between specific native plants and the wildlife and habitat zones they support. He will also give strategies for creating environmentally sound gardens in which wildlife, birds and butterflies will thrive.
  The program location is the Tomezsko Building Auditorium at the Penn State Brandywine Campus, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media.
  The program is free and open to the public, but those interested in attending are asked to pre-register with CRC at 610-892-8731 or crc@nni.com. For more information about the program and CRC, log on to http://www.crcwatersheds.org/.

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   Historical Society To Hear About Big Trees Of PA

    The Aston Township Historical Society will meet 7p.m., Thursday (Feb. 9) at the Municipal Building, 5021 Pennell Rd. (rear entrance), next to the T D Bank.
  Scott Wade, a local arborist and author of "King of Big Trees,” will present an illustrated program on “Pennsylvania's Big Trees.”
  Wade found his love of trees while working at Our Lady of Angels Convent in Aston. With a lot of study and documentation, he is able to help people understand what trees mean to nature and what they should mean to people.
  Meeting attendees will learn how trees are measured and how others can help with Wade’s Big Trees project.
  Wade was featured in a recent issue of Philadelphia Magazine.
  The meeting is free and open to the public.
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K-9 Program At Media-Upper Providence Library
 
  There are over 50 K9 officers in Delaware County and 31 of them at George W. Hill Correctional Facility alone. Marge Remolde of the Delaware County Kennel Club will visit the Media-Upper Providence Library to talk about the specially-trained dogs, 6 to 7:30p.m., Thursday (Feb. 9). The program is for all ages; the community is welcome.
  The library is a 1 W. Front St., Media. For more information contact the Library at 610-566-1918 or medirector@delcolibraries.org.

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Winter Bird Walk At Glen Providence Park
Area residents can join the Friends of Glen Providence Park for a free, one-mile Bird Walk, led by Al Guarente of the Birding Club of Delaware County 8:30a.m., Sunday (Feb. 5). One never knows what birds they’ll see in the winter. A Great Horned Owl (above) was spotted in the park this month. Walkers should bring binoculars and meet at the Glen Providence Park entrance at Third and West Streets and be prepared for steep and possibly muddy terrain. For more information, find Friends of Glen Providence Park on Facebook or visit http://www.glenprovidencepark.org/.