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FREE Events At Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital This Month
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital offers free health series in honor of Older Americans Month.
They include:
Surviving Spring Allergies presented by Uyen Hoang, DO and Brett Lindgren, DO -- Tuesday, May 22, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.;
Dine with the Docs: Heart Disease in the Elderly presented by Mercy Cardiologist Richard Hunn, MD -- Wednesday, May 23, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.;
Healthy Eating in Older Adults presented by Laura Reider, Nutrition Services -- Wednesday, May 30, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.;
Dizziness and Balance Issues: How to Cope as We Age, presented by Joann Bevan, MSCCA, Audiologist and featuring Free Balance Screenings -- Wednesday, May 30, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
All sessions will take place in the hospital’s Norman N. Cohen, MD Auditorium, at 1500 Lansdowne Avenue.
Registration is preferred by calling 1.877.GO.MERCY (466.3729).
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Cleopatra: The Search For the Last Queen of Egypt at Ridley Township Public Library
Dr. Stephen Phillips, from The University of Pennsylvania Museum, returns to the
Library on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:15 pm for an interesting look into what we know, and what we do not know about Cleopatra. He’ll base his investigation of Cleopatra on the actual archaeological evidence, not what the movies dramatize. Dr. Phillips is back by popular demand! His engaging and enthusiastic style of presentation, together with his immense knowledge of each subject he presents, has earned him a loyal following at Ridley Library. Dr. Phillips is the Research Assistant in the Egyptian Section of the University of PA Museum. He specializes in the analysis of ancient Egyptian mummies. His appearance at the library is through the Outreach Lecture Program, which is funded by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Register for this free event by phone at 610-583-0593, by email at reference@ridleylibrary.org, or in person at the library, located at 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom. Walk-ins are also welcome!
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NAMI PA Presents Free 'Ask The Doctor' Event
NAMI PA, Main Line is sponsoring the next MainLine NAMI Forum “Ask the Doctor” on Sunday, May 20, from 2-5 p.m. at the Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
Steve Siegel, MD, and Seth Gillihan, PhD will answer questions about mental illness, treatment and recovery. Both Dr. Siegel and Dr. Gillihan are affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Psychiatry Department.
The event is free and open to the public, no registration necessary.
Contact Kristine at info@namipamainline.org or 267-251-6240 with questions.
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‘What Mormons Really Believe’ Discussed at Lifetree Café
“What Mormons really believe” will be explored at Lifetree Café 6 pm Sunday (May 20).
The program, titled "Mormons: Christian? Cult? What do they really believe?" includes filmed interviews with people who have left the Mormon church and also those who have joined it. A filmed interview with a theology professor will also be shown and discussed.
The Lifetree event will encourage various views from the community.
Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is at 29 N Lansdowne Ave.
Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Pastor David Anderson at 610-622-6161 or stpaul@rcn.com
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Ohev Shalom Film Fest Features ‘The Lemon Tree’
The community is welcome to join Ohev Shalom 7p.m., Sunday (May 20) for the third movie in the synagogue’s Film Festival, “The Lemon Tree.”
The movie is a powerful portrayal of a lonely Palestinian widow who tends her family's West Bank lemon grove. But when the new Israeli Defense Minister and his wife move next door, the government demands that the trees be uprooted. Can two women from opposite sides of the fence find justice in a country and culture divided by intolerance?
The synagogue is at 2 Chester Road, Wallingford. There is no charge to attend the movie or for the light snacks provided; however, donations will be accepted.
For more information, call 610-874-1465.
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Free Career Information Session Offered At DCCC
Reserve a seat now for a free career information session 7 pm Wednesday, May 23 in the STEM Center at Delaware County Community College's Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Rd. The session will cover a variety of careers in the Healthcare, Information Technology and Construction Trade fields, and College representatives will be on hand to answer all of your questions and provide overview material.
This is an opportunity to become acquainted with the many non-credit career preparation courses that start soon and continue through the summer. Students can prepare for a new career such as Pharmacy Technician (6/26), which will train students to enter the field as an ancillary working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, or Dialysis Technician (6/25), which explores the operation of kidney-dialysis machines for renal-failure patients, under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
Dental Assistant (6/4) familiarizes students with a dental office, treatment and patient management. Your skill development and training in radiology combines lectures at the Marple Campus with practicums at the Dental Training Center in Exton.
Venipuncture (Phlebotomy Tech) (6/25) teaches basic venipuncture techniques for adults, children and infants as it prepares you to take the phlebotomy exam, while Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician (8/20) provides information on anatomy of the heart, physiology, disease processes and medical terminology, and includes practice with equipment and hands-on lab experience.
Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS®) Prep (5/29) for nursing students reviews all components of the TEAS® exam, including math, reading strategies, vocabulary, science, critical thinking skills and test-taking strategies.
Details will also be available and questions answered concerning Information Technology courses that include Computer Forensics, Networking, Operating Systems, Web Design and many others, as well as Construction Trade courses specializing in Electrical, HVAC, Welding and more.
To reserve a seat for this event, call 610-359-7344, or e-mail madams15@dccc.edu. A second information session transitioning to fall-semester courses will be held on Thursday, August 2 at 7 p.m. at the same location.
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Free Coffeehouse Open To Area Teens
As a part of a weekend celebration of their 125th Anniversary, First Baptist Church will host a free 'Teens and Twenties Coffeehouse' 7 pm Friday evening May 18 at the Education Building of the church, 814 Andrews Avenue. The evening will include musical presentations by Christian soloists and groups from Delaware County. There will also be the opportunity for those who attend to enjoy fellowship and refreshments with other Christian young people from the community.
The event is meant to encourage the next generation of leaders in the churches. For more information contact Pat Burns through the church office at 610-586-3563.
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Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
“Celebrate & Remember Our History” In FREE Session
The Newtown Square Historical Society presents an opportunity to take
part in sharing town’s memories with others that lived those very same memories or are interested in learning more about our past.
Hosted by the societies Past-President, Doug Humes, ESQ, along with Christopher Driscoll the current Museum Curator, Webmaster and Technology master, you will travel down Newtown Square’s memory lane. The society will share pictures of long forgotten places and you will be able to add input or just sit back and enjoy the show. The really fun part will happen with your participation. Please bring any old pictures that you may have of our home town that you are willing to share. With your permission, the society will be prepared to copy your pictures for inclusion in our historic archives at the Paper Mill House.
This is your opportunity to enter our “time capsule” with your pictures and stories of our past. We are in the process of updating the website which includes many pictures and stories about our historic buildings and residents.
This is a great location for residents to look up places that they remember or ones that you may have recently sited along a roadside. It is sad, but we are losing many such places to progress or through neglect.
We hope that this focus will remind everyone of the importance of maintaining a record of our past for our future generations. Your pictures and stories will help represent a bridge from the past to our children and their children.
Refreshments will be served, offering the opportunity to network and meet your neighbors. Don’t forget to visit us on the Society’s website: http/www.historicnewtownsquare.org/
Location: The Dunwoody Village Auditorium, 3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA
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Feel the Rhythm with “Makin’ Music” and Create Royal Crowns
at FREE Springfield Mall Program
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, June 7 Giggle Gang presents “Makin’ Music”10:30am Back by popular demand, Makin’ Music returns to Giggle Gang! Join us for a jammin’ good time.
Thursday, June 21 Giggle Gang presents “Kings and Queens,” 10:30 am
You’ll feel like royalty today! Listen to the story of a wondrous kingdom. With shiny papers and glistening gems, we’ll create bright crowns just right for you. Experience what it’s like to be treated like a king or a queen for the day!
To sign up for free membership to the Giggle Gang and access to exclusive benefits when shopping at Springfield Mall visit Customer Service or call 610.328.1200 ext. 0 for more information.
Springfield Mall’s Giggle Gang is part of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust’s (PREIT) PREIT Cares program, the company's springboard for charitable giving and community awareness campaigns.
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Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators celebrate Friends’ Hospital Bicentennial
The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators is exhibiting the group’s botanical art as part of the festivities celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Friends’ Hospital. The exhibit, called “A Living Legacy,” is open June 1 – June 28, 2012. It features plants from the famous old Legacy Garden at Friends’ Hospital: its azaleas, rhododendrons and native plants as well as plants used in medicine since 1715. The art is as beautiful as it is accurate.
“A Living Legacy” is only one of the many festivities planned for the Friends’ Hospital Bicentennial. Other events include brunches and teas with appearances of the well-known colonial botanist John Bartram plus many noteworthy tours and lectures. All these festivities will launch a capital campaign to endow the Legacy Garden so it can be enjoyed by generations to come.
The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators is an organization of more than 75 local botanical artists. It is now celebrating its 15th anniversary. The group annually display their art at the Philadelphia Flower Show where they demonstrate their exacting style of painting plants and flowers. Their work is also featured in local galleries and other public venues.
Friends’ Hospital was founded by Quakers in 1813 as the country’s first free-standing psychiatric hospital. It is now a 192 bed acute care psychiatric hospital providing not only medical treatment but also moral and emotional support. The original hospital was spearheaded by Thomas Scattergood whose name was given to the Scattergood Foundation formed in 2005. The purpose of the Foundation is both to improve access to care and to maintain the grounds and historical artifacts. It is the Scattergood Foundation that is sponsoring the “Art of the Legacy Garden.”
The FREE exhibit will be open to the public from 9:00am – 5:00pm, June 1, 2012 to June 28, 2012. It is on display in the Scattergood Building Auditorium at the Friends’ Hospital, 4641 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19124. For more information, contact Virginia Fitzpatrick, president of PSBI, at virgfitz@aol.com, 610-566-3648.
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FREE Program For Families Of Addicted
Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and family recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one.
Led by trained volunteers who have been in the same situation, the information and support programs begin on the first Tuesday of each month and run 7 to 9p.m., for three consecutive Tuesdays at Holcomb Behavioral Health Services in Media. The next session is June 5, 12 and 19.
Sessions are free and confidential, using first names only. Pre-registration is required; call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 to 5, or visit http://www.proact.org/ and click the Family Addiction Education Program link.
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New Event Listed At Swarthmore Library!
Swarthmore Public Library Presents:
A Visit with Priscilla Clement
Author of
Blood on the Path: An Eagles Mere Mystery
Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:00 pm
A pretty teenaged girl is assaulted and disappears on a dark, wooded path in the Pennsylvania Victorian resort town of Eagles Mere in 1959. Her body is never found. Family and friends eventually learn to live with the lack of resolution until the victim's niece, born after her aunt's disappearance, determines to solve the mystery. As she pursues clues in and about Eagles Mere and neighboring communities, she and her children are threatened. Clearly, someone who is alive and well is willing to do anything to prevent further investigation of the crime.
This is the premise of Priscilla F. Clement’s novel, Blood on the Path, published by the Eagles Mere Museum. Clement and her family have been visiting Eagles Mere every summer since the 1970s. Clement is a trained historian, who has written several books on the history of children and of poverty. She taught for many years at the Penn State Brandywine Campus. “Writing history involves solving mysteries,” she says, “and I always thought I would like to create one of my own. So when I retired from teaching, I started work on Blood on the Path.”
All programs are free and open to the public.
Please register at the library, call 610-543-0436 or email swarthmore@delcolibraries.org
Swarthmore Public Library, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
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Henna Artist at Ridley Township Public Library
Professional henna artist Jumana Bootwala will be at Ridley Township Public Library 5:45 to 7:45 pm Tues. (May 22). Come and see a henna artist at work and receive a free henna design to show off at the beach or pool on Memorial Day weekend. This is an event for adults.
Due to time constraints, registration is required. Designs will be given on a first come, first served basis among those registered.
Register by calling 610-583-0593, emailing reference@ridleylibrary.org, or stopping by the library, at 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom.
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‘What Can Seniors Expect In This Election Year?’
Senior Community Services’ Center for Life Long Learning will offer a free program, “What Can Seniors Expect in This Election Year,” 1p.m., Wednesday (May 23) at Concord Senior Center, 817 Concord Road. Presenters will be Robert and Dana Breslin, Esq.
Will benefits such as Social Security and Medicare be cut next year to balance the budget? Will there be any tax increases? What happens on Jan. 1, 2013 when the two tax year fix expires?
The Breslins will discuss what they are hearing from their friends in Washington and Harrisburg, and what the politicians are not telling you.
For a registration form, call Lori at 610-237-8100, ext. 11.
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Memorial Day Parade In Aston
Lenni VFW Post 6613 and American Legion Post 87 of Aston invite the community to their Annual Memorial Day Parade 11a.m., Monday (May 28).
The parade will form on Mount Road near the old Crozerville School and proceed to the Veterans Memorial at Mount and New Roads.
The Penncrest High School Band will lead the parade, along with Boy and Girl Scouts, local fire companies and neighborhood children.
After a brief ceremony at the memorial, veterans will march to Calvary Church Cemetery to salute the veterans buried there.
Afterwards, children will be treated to ice cream at Calvary Church, and the American Legion will serve food at the Post on Crozerville Road. All are welcome.
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EMS Day at O’Hara
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital offers free health series in honor of Older Americans Month.
They include:
Surviving Spring Allergies presented by Uyen Hoang, DO and Brett Lindgren, DO -- Tuesday, May 22, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.;
Dine with the Docs: Heart Disease in the Elderly presented by Mercy Cardiologist Richard Hunn, MD -- Wednesday, May 23, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.;
Healthy Eating in Older Adults presented by Laura Reider, Nutrition Services -- Wednesday, May 30, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.;
Dizziness and Balance Issues: How to Cope as We Age, presented by Joann Bevan, MSCCA, Audiologist and featuring Free Balance Screenings -- Wednesday, May 30, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
All sessions will take place in the hospital’s Norman N. Cohen, MD Auditorium, at 1500 Lansdowne Avenue.
Registration is preferred by calling 1.877.GO.MERCY (466.3729).
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Cleopatra: The Search For the Last Queen of Egypt at Ridley Township Public Library
Dr. Stephen Phillips, from The University of Pennsylvania Museum, returns to the
Library on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:15 pm for an interesting look into what we know, and what we do not know about Cleopatra. He’ll base his investigation of Cleopatra on the actual archaeological evidence, not what the movies dramatize. Dr. Phillips is back by popular demand! His engaging and enthusiastic style of presentation, together with his immense knowledge of each subject he presents, has earned him a loyal following at Ridley Library. Dr. Phillips is the Research Assistant in the Egyptian Section of the University of PA Museum. He specializes in the analysis of ancient Egyptian mummies. His appearance at the library is through the Outreach Lecture Program, which is funded by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Register for this free event by phone at 610-583-0593, by email at reference@ridleylibrary.org, or in person at the library, located at 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom. Walk-ins are also welcome!
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NAMI PA Presents Free 'Ask The Doctor' Event
NAMI PA, Main Line is sponsoring the next MainLine NAMI Forum “Ask the Doctor” on Sunday, May 20, from 2-5 p.m. at the Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
Steve Siegel, MD, and Seth Gillihan, PhD will answer questions about mental illness, treatment and recovery. Both Dr. Siegel and Dr. Gillihan are affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Psychiatry Department.
The event is free and open to the public, no registration necessary.
Contact Kristine at info@namipamainline.org or 267-251-6240 with questions.
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‘What Mormons Really Believe’ Discussed at Lifetree Café
“What Mormons really believe” will be explored at Lifetree Café 6 pm Sunday (May 20).
The program, titled "Mormons: Christian? Cult? What do they really believe?" includes filmed interviews with people who have left the Mormon church and also those who have joined it. A filmed interview with a theology professor will also be shown and discussed.
The Lifetree event will encourage various views from the community.
Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is at 29 N Lansdowne Ave.
Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Pastor David Anderson at 610-622-6161 or stpaul@rcn.com
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Ohev Shalom Film Fest Features ‘The Lemon Tree’
The community is welcome to join Ohev Shalom 7p.m., Sunday (May 20) for the third movie in the synagogue’s Film Festival, “The Lemon Tree.”
The movie is a powerful portrayal of a lonely Palestinian widow who tends her family's West Bank lemon grove. But when the new Israeli Defense Minister and his wife move next door, the government demands that the trees be uprooted. Can two women from opposite sides of the fence find justice in a country and culture divided by intolerance?
The synagogue is at 2 Chester Road, Wallingford. There is no charge to attend the movie or for the light snacks provided; however, donations will be accepted.
For more information, call 610-874-1465.
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Free Career Information Session Offered At DCCC
Reserve a seat now for a free career information session 7 pm Wednesday, May 23 in the STEM Center at Delaware County Community College's Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Rd. The session will cover a variety of careers in the Healthcare, Information Technology and Construction Trade fields, and College representatives will be on hand to answer all of your questions and provide overview material.
This is an opportunity to become acquainted with the many non-credit career preparation courses that start soon and continue through the summer. Students can prepare for a new career such as Pharmacy Technician (6/26), which will train students to enter the field as an ancillary working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, or Dialysis Technician (6/25), which explores the operation of kidney-dialysis machines for renal-failure patients, under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
Dental Assistant (6/4) familiarizes students with a dental office, treatment and patient management. Your skill development and training in radiology combines lectures at the Marple Campus with practicums at the Dental Training Center in Exton.
Venipuncture (Phlebotomy Tech) (6/25) teaches basic venipuncture techniques for adults, children and infants as it prepares you to take the phlebotomy exam, while Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician (8/20) provides information on anatomy of the heart, physiology, disease processes and medical terminology, and includes practice with equipment and hands-on lab experience.
Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS®) Prep (5/29) for nursing students reviews all components of the TEAS® exam, including math, reading strategies, vocabulary, science, critical thinking skills and test-taking strategies.
Details will also be available and questions answered concerning Information Technology courses that include Computer Forensics, Networking, Operating Systems, Web Design and many others, as well as Construction Trade courses specializing in Electrical, HVAC, Welding and more.
To reserve a seat for this event, call 610-359-7344, or e-mail madams15@dccc.edu. A second information session transitioning to fall-semester courses will be held on Thursday, August 2 at 7 p.m. at the same location.
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Free Coffeehouse Open To Area Teens
As a part of a weekend celebration of their 125th Anniversary, First Baptist Church will host a free 'Teens and Twenties Coffeehouse' 7 pm Friday evening May 18 at the Education Building of the church, 814 Andrews Avenue. The evening will include musical presentations by Christian soloists and groups from Delaware County. There will also be the opportunity for those who attend to enjoy fellowship and refreshments with other Christian young people from the community.
The event is meant to encourage the next generation of leaders in the churches. For more information contact Pat Burns through the church office at 610-586-3563.
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Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
“Celebrate & Remember Our History” In FREE Session
The Newtown Square Historical Society presents an opportunity to take
part in sharing town’s memories with others that lived those very same memories or are interested in learning more about our past.
Hosted by the societies Past-President, Doug Humes, ESQ, along with Christopher Driscoll the current Museum Curator, Webmaster and Technology master, you will travel down Newtown Square’s memory lane. The society will share pictures of long forgotten places and you will be able to add input or just sit back and enjoy the show. The really fun part will happen with your participation. Please bring any old pictures that you may have of our home town that you are willing to share. With your permission, the society will be prepared to copy your pictures for inclusion in our historic archives at the Paper Mill House.
This is your opportunity to enter our “time capsule” with your pictures and stories of our past. We are in the process of updating the website which includes many pictures and stories about our historic buildings and residents.
This is a great location for residents to look up places that they remember or ones that you may have recently sited along a roadside. It is sad, but we are losing many such places to progress or through neglect.
We hope that this focus will remind everyone of the importance of maintaining a record of our past for our future generations. Your pictures and stories will help represent a bridge from the past to our children and their children.
Refreshments will be served, offering the opportunity to network and meet your neighbors. Don’t forget to visit us on the Society’s website: http/www.historicnewtownsquare.org/
Location: The Dunwoody Village Auditorium, 3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA
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Feel the Rhythm with “Makin’ Music” and Create Royal Crowns
at FREE Springfield Mall Program
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, June 7 Giggle Gang presents “Makin’ Music”10:30am Back by popular demand, Makin’ Music returns to Giggle Gang! Join us for a jammin’ good time.
Thursday, June 21 Giggle Gang presents “Kings and Queens,” 10:30 am
You’ll feel like royalty today! Listen to the story of a wondrous kingdom. With shiny papers and glistening gems, we’ll create bright crowns just right for you. Experience what it’s like to be treated like a king or a queen for the day!
To sign up for free membership to the Giggle Gang and access to exclusive benefits when shopping at Springfield Mall visit Customer Service or call 610.328.1200 ext. 0 for more information.
Springfield Mall’s Giggle Gang is part of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust’s (PREIT) PREIT Cares program, the company's springboard for charitable giving and community awareness campaigns.
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Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators celebrate Friends’ Hospital Bicentennial
The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators is exhibiting the group’s botanical art as part of the festivities celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Friends’ Hospital. The exhibit, called “A Living Legacy,” is open June 1 – June 28, 2012. It features plants from the famous old Legacy Garden at Friends’ Hospital: its azaleas, rhododendrons and native plants as well as plants used in medicine since 1715. The art is as beautiful as it is accurate.
“A Living Legacy” is only one of the many festivities planned for the Friends’ Hospital Bicentennial. Other events include brunches and teas with appearances of the well-known colonial botanist John Bartram plus many noteworthy tours and lectures. All these festivities will launch a capital campaign to endow the Legacy Garden so it can be enjoyed by generations to come.
The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators is an organization of more than 75 local botanical artists. It is now celebrating its 15th anniversary. The group annually display their art at the Philadelphia Flower Show where they demonstrate their exacting style of painting plants and flowers. Their work is also featured in local galleries and other public venues.
Friends’ Hospital was founded by Quakers in 1813 as the country’s first free-standing psychiatric hospital. It is now a 192 bed acute care psychiatric hospital providing not only medical treatment but also moral and emotional support. The original hospital was spearheaded by Thomas Scattergood whose name was given to the Scattergood Foundation formed in 2005. The purpose of the Foundation is both to improve access to care and to maintain the grounds and historical artifacts. It is the Scattergood Foundation that is sponsoring the “Art of the Legacy Garden.”
The FREE exhibit will be open to the public from 9:00am – 5:00pm, June 1, 2012 to June 28, 2012. It is on display in the Scattergood Building Auditorium at the Friends’ Hospital, 4641 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19124. For more information, contact Virginia Fitzpatrick, president of PSBI, at virgfitz@aol.com, 610-566-3648.
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FREE Program For Families Of Addicted
Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and family recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one.
Led by trained volunteers who have been in the same situation, the information and support programs begin on the first Tuesday of each month and run 7 to 9p.m., for three consecutive Tuesdays at Holcomb Behavioral Health Services in Media. The next session is June 5, 12 and 19.
Sessions are free and confidential, using first names only. Pre-registration is required; call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 to 5, or visit http://www.proact.org/ and click the Family Addiction Education Program link.
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New Event Listed At Swarthmore Library!
Swarthmore Public Library Presents:
A Visit with Priscilla Clement
Author of
Blood on the Path: An Eagles Mere Mystery
Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:00 pm
A pretty teenaged girl is assaulted and disappears on a dark, wooded path in the Pennsylvania Victorian resort town of Eagles Mere in 1959. Her body is never found. Family and friends eventually learn to live with the lack of resolution until the victim's niece, born after her aunt's disappearance, determines to solve the mystery. As she pursues clues in and about Eagles Mere and neighboring communities, she and her children are threatened. Clearly, someone who is alive and well is willing to do anything to prevent further investigation of the crime.
This is the premise of Priscilla F. Clement’s novel, Blood on the Path, published by the Eagles Mere Museum. Clement and her family have been visiting Eagles Mere every summer since the 1970s. Clement is a trained historian, who has written several books on the history of children and of poverty. She taught for many years at the Penn State Brandywine Campus. “Writing history involves solving mysteries,” she says, “and I always thought I would like to create one of my own. So when I retired from teaching, I started work on Blood on the Path.”
All programs are free and open to the public.
Please register at the library, call 610-543-0436 or email swarthmore@delcolibraries.org
Swarthmore Public Library, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
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Henna Artist at Ridley Township Public Library
Professional henna artist Jumana Bootwala will be at Ridley Township Public Library 5:45 to 7:45 pm Tues. (May 22). Come and see a henna artist at work and receive a free henna design to show off at the beach or pool on Memorial Day weekend. This is an event for adults.
Due to time constraints, registration is required. Designs will be given on a first come, first served basis among those registered.
Register by calling 610-583-0593, emailing reference@ridleylibrary.org, or stopping by the library, at 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom.
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‘What Can Seniors Expect In This Election Year?’
Senior Community Services’ Center for Life Long Learning will offer a free program, “What Can Seniors Expect in This Election Year,” 1p.m., Wednesday (May 23) at Concord Senior Center, 817 Concord Road. Presenters will be Robert and Dana Breslin, Esq.
Will benefits such as Social Security and Medicare be cut next year to balance the budget? Will there be any tax increases? What happens on Jan. 1, 2013 when the two tax year fix expires?
The Breslins will discuss what they are hearing from their friends in Washington and Harrisburg, and what the politicians are not telling you.
For a registration form, call Lori at 610-237-8100, ext. 11.
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Memorial Day Parade In Aston
Lenni VFW Post 6613 and American Legion Post 87 of Aston invite the community to their Annual Memorial Day Parade 11a.m., Monday (May 28).
The parade will form on Mount Road near the old Crozerville School and proceed to the Veterans Memorial at Mount and New Roads.
The Penncrest High School Band will lead the parade, along with Boy and Girl Scouts, local fire companies and neighborhood children.
After a brief ceremony at the memorial, veterans will march to Calvary Church Cemetery to salute the veterans buried there.
Afterwards, children will be treated to ice cream at Calvary Church, and the American Legion will serve food at the Post on Crozerville Road. All are welcome.
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The Marple Township Ambulance Corps’ will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at Cardinal O’Hara High School ,
1701 S. Sproul Road
in Springfield Marple Township
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