Just another freebie Thursday with lots of free things happening around town! Check out this post!

REEL BIG FISH TO PERFORM FREE CONCERT AT XFINITY LIVE! PHILADELPHIA WITH SPECIAL GUEST CRAZY IN STEREO ON FRIDAY, MAY 5
    Ska punk band Reel Big Fish performs live on stage in a free, outdoor concert at XFINITY Live! Philadelphia on Friday, May 5 at 9:00 p.m. Live music will begin at 7:00 p.m. with opening act Crazy in Stereo.
  Reel Big Fish gained mainstream popularity in 1997 following the mid 90’s success of No Doubt and Sublime. Throughout the last decade, the band has released nine albums and numerous Top 100 hits such as “Sell Out,” “Take on Me” and “Where Have You Been.”
   Since 2006, Reel Big Fish has released three successful albums including their most recent 22 track greatest hits compilation entitled “A Best of Us for the Rest of Us” that includes a bonus fourteen track disc of new material.  Reel Big Fish continues to tour non-stop, gaining more and more underground popularity as the Ska scene continues to flourish.
   Admission to the concert is FREE and open to the public ages 21 and older. This will be a non ticketed event.
   The Reel Big Fish concert is one of many in a series of year-round, regular entertainment featuring local, regional and national recording acts at XFINITY Live! Philadelphia.
   XFINITY Live! Philadelphia (xfinitylive.com) is a dining and entertainment district centered in the heart of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. XFINITY Live! Philadelphia features over a dozen restaurant and entertainment choices, including six main venues: Broad Street Bullies Pub, PBR Bar & Grill (Professional Bull Riders), Philly Market Place, Spectrum Grill, Victory Beer Hall and the first-ever NBC Sports Arena. XFINITY Live! Philadelphia is a joint partnership between Philadelphia-based Comcast-Spectacor and Baltimore-based The Cordish Companies.
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 FREE Admission To All-Star Game
    The Delco Baseball League All-Star team will host the United States Military Baseball All-Stars team, starting with an opening ceremony for the game 5:45p.m., Wednesday (June 6) at Glen Mills Schools’ Everett Swanson Field. (Rain date is June 7). Admission is free.
  This year’s game will honor living legend Fred Mitchell who survived the May 28, 1945 Japanese kamikaze attack on the USS Drexler.
  The US Military All Stars consists of outstanding players representing all branches of the armed forces. For over 20 years, they have toured the country to promote and support of the honorable sacrifices that the Armed Forces make in defense of freedom.
  The All-Stars pay their own expenses and participate while off-duty to ensure all resources supports military men and women overseas. The Delaware County baseball community is asking for help to support this event. Area residents are invited to become a sponsor to cover a portion of the expenses. Donations are tax-deductible.
  Sponsors for this year’s game are Delaware County’s Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau’s, the Glen Mills Schools and the Delco Athletes Hall of Fame. For more information, call Jim Vankoski at 610-909-4919.
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Coupon Exchange, FREE Mother’s Day Craft at Prospect Park Library
   Prospect Park Library is starting a “Coupon Exchange.”  Local residents are asked to stop by the library and swap coupons.  Hours are Monday and Thursday 12pm-8pm, Tuesday and Friday, 11am-5pm and Saturday 8:30am-3pm. 
   Prospect Park Library is also hosting a special “Mother’s Day Craft” on Sat. (May 12).  Drop in anytime from 9am to 1pm to make and take a unique craft for the favorite Mom in your life. 
   The library is at 720 Maryland Ave (across from the train station).
  For more information, call 610-532-4643 or prospectpark@delcolibraries.org. 
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FREE Senior Living Expo at Harrah's Casino Is On May 17!
  Delaware County Council and the Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) will once again host the Senior Living Expo at Harrah's Chester Casino 9 am to 1 pm Thursday, May 17. This year's nationally recognized Older Americans Month theme is "Never Too Old To Play" and what better venue than Harrah's for that.
   Vendors at the expo include home care agencies, nursing homes and life care communities, insurance carriers, government agencies, hospitals and health care systems.  Entertainment will be provided by the Bravo Health Jazz Band and Chef Joseph Poon will be on hand to provide a healthy cooking demonstration.  The Delaware County Senior Games booth will feature Wii Bowling with winners receiving free lottery scratch-off tickets. 
   Throughout the day there will be raffles donated by the vendors and sponsors.
Victoria's Home Care will provide free blood pressure screenings.  Crozer Keystone Health System will also have free blood pressure screenings along with stroke risk assessments and osteoporosis heel scans. Pharmacists from PerformRX will be available to discuss medications and interactions.
   For those wanting additional raffle chances bring a canned food item to the Comfort Keepers booth.  Comfort Keepers is working to help eliminate hunger for seniors In Delaware County.
  The community is welcome for the free event.  For more information about the Expo, contact Barbara Nicolardi at 610-490-1524.
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The 2012 Delaware County Elder Law Handbook and Resource Guide Is Available- And It’s Free!
   The Delaware County Elder Law Handbook and Resource Guide is a valuable reference for seniors and their families in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.   This highly sought-after, free publication includes valuable information pertaining to the special legal rights, benefits, and concerns of senior citizens and disabled individuals, including such topics as: income tax, financial and estate planning; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans' Benefits, and other benefits for seniors; long term care facilities and financing; family law; legal aid and small claims courts; discrimination, abuse and consumer fraud; identity theft; and safe driving.  A Services Information Telephone Directory is also included in the back of the Handbook as a current reference for primary contact needs.
   Hard copies of the 2012 Delaware County Elder Law Handbook and Resource Guide are available at the front desk of the Delaware County Bar Association, 335 West Front Street, Media, PA.  For additional information, contact the Lawyer Referral Service at the Delaware County Bar Association by phone at (610)566-6625.
  People may also obtain a copy of the Handbook from your local elder law or estate planning attorney, or pick one up at COSA's Senior Expo at Harrah's in Chester on May 17 at the COSA table or at the Delaware County Bar Association Elder Law Committee's table.
   The content of the book is posted in full on the Delaware County Bar Association's website http://www.delcobar.org/ and on COSA's website http://www.delcosa.org/. 
   The Handbook is written in plain language, by attorneys and others involved in the elder care field, including the late Herb Denenberg.  Many volunteer hours have been spent in researching, writing, editing and producing the book, and many generous donors contributed to the cost of production.  This edition features a colorful cover highlighted by a reproduction of a painting incorporating significant features of the Delaware County Bar Association by long-time Executive Director, Elizabeth C. Price, who passed away in 2010.
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Senior Center Behavorial Health Program of NHS at Good Neighbor Senior Center
  Learn how older adults can better cope with stress and the realities of aging. Senior Community Services' Center for Life Long Learning is offering a free program, “The Senior Center Behavorial Health Program of NHS” on Tuesday, May 29, 11 am to 12 pm, at Good Neighbor Center, 1085 Hook Rd in Sharon Hill with Instructor Marian Mullahy.
   "How to Thrive Until You're 105" session will review positive coping skills to promote growth and resiliency in own life.  Focus on the aging process, how stress affects older adults positively and negatively, and strategies for successful aging.  Come to learn and participate to improve quality of life at any age.
   To register or for further information, call (610) 586-8170.   

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  FREE Spring Garden Show!  The annual  Spring Home and Garden Tours at White Horse Village in Edgmont Twp. will be held 11 am to 3 pm   Saturday, June 9 This is a free event and open to the public.  For more information call (610)558-5000.
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Free Craft Classes Available
   Senior Community Services' Center for Life Long Learning is offering  Crafts, 1 pm Fridays,  by instructors Vi and Joann from the Sharon Hill Library, at Good Neighbor Center, 1085 Hook Rd in Sharon Hill.
  Local Delaware County seniors are welcome to expand their crafty arsenal with some new techniques in these free classes.  Make things from decorative door hangings to basic drawing sand paintings.   To register or for further information, call (610) 586-8170.
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Support the ‘Parents Who Host, Lose the Most’ campaign!
MEDIA, PA — One-third of teenagers have attended parties in which parents were present and substance use by teens occurred, including alcohol use and use of illegal drugs, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 2006. The "Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don't be a party to teenage drinking" public awareness campaign was developed by Drug-Free Action Alliance to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties, and to increase awareness of and compliance with the Underage Drinking Laws. 
Through lawn signs, window clings, posters, stickers, and parent pledge cards displaying the slogan, "Parents Who Host Lose the Most: Don't be a party to teenage drinking", this public awareness campaign focuses on familiarizing adults with PA underage drinking laws and the ramifications of breaking those laws, increasing awareness of health risks of underage drinking, reducing the number of parents who allow youth to use alcohol at parties, and decreasing youth access to alcohol.
  Want to know how to get involved? Become a Community Partner or a Community Supporter! Community Partners will distribute 10 lawn signs, 10 posters, 100 pledge cards to be signed, 100 stickers, and 20 window clings in their community. Community Supporters will sign a pledge card and display 1 lawn sign and 1 window cling at their location/property. To receive more information about "Parents Who Host, Lose the Most" or to become a community partner/supporter, please contact Kevin Gallagher at kgallagh@holcombbhs.org or call him at: 484-444-0412.
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