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Groundhog Day At Heinz Refuge Saturday
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will hold its annual “Groundhog Day Family Festival” 9 am to 1 pm Sat. (February 2). Punxsutawney Phil may be the most well known groundhog in Pennsylvania but the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum has a whole family of the furry and friendly critters. “Tinicum Tim and Tina” and their “Tinicum Twins,” representing the many actual groundhogs now hibernating at the refuge under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are gearing up for their own take on Groundhog Day.
Along with the Tim, Tina, and the Twins, Saturday’s celebration will include family oriented fun and hands-on activities highlighting the history of Groundhog Day as well as refuge critters, groundhog walks, indoor craft activities for children, shadow activities by the Franklin Institute, and live animals from the Philadelphia Zoo! All of this plus live music from local troubadour, Glen Waldek, will culminate in a burrow-side celebration. Will Tim see his shadow? Will he predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Everyone is invited to be on hand to find out and have a great time.
Tentative Schedule of Events is:
9- 9:45Guided Groundhog Nature Walk
10-10:45 Welcome/Groundhog Day History
10:50 - 11:30 Cold Frame Workshop - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Shadow Show by the Franklin Institute; All about Groundhogs! presented by the Refuge Staff
11:35 - 12:15 Live Animal Show by the Philadelphia Zoo
12:20-12:30 Groundhog Cartoon
12:30 – 12:45 Art Contest Award Presentation
12:45 - 1:30 Parade to the Groundhog Burrow and Ceremony
The day will also include ongoing crafts, activities, and snacks in the Refuge’s Visitor Center!
The “Groundhog Day” at the refuge is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Heinz Refuge in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information, call 215-365-3118 or visit www.fws.gov/heinz www.friendsofheinzrefuge.org. The Refuge is at 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia.
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Free Subscriptions to Major Magazines from Your Library
A new library service provides free downloads of major magazines! The Delaware County Library System, an agency of county government, now offers current, downloadable magazines through a service called Zinio. Use of Zinio is available for free with a DCLS library card. To use the service, visit the DCLS web page -- www.delcolibraries.org -- and click the Zinio icon. You will then see instructions for creating an account and accessing content.
DCLS has subscribed to 197 publications, everything from arts & crafts to yoga. Popular titles include: Consumer Reports, Newsweek, O, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and National Geographic. There are many special magazines covering topics such as sports, technology, business, cars and motorcycles and crafts. There are several titles in Spanish and of interest to the Latino community, including Gente y la Actualidad, Proceso and Latino Sports.
In addition to the full-text cover-to-cover publications offered through the Zinio service, DCLS provides EBSCOHost, a database of magazine articles searchable by topic, with coverage going back a decade or more.
You can access EBSCOHost and other research collections at www.delcolibraries.org by clicking the POWER Library icon.
The Delaware County Library System is the department of county government responsible for providing support services to public libraries. Follow @delcolibraries on Twitter and delawarecountylibraries on Facebook. You can support DCLS with a tax deductible donation to the Library Foundation of Delaware County www.supportdelcolibraries.org.
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Gateway Sponsors Country Line Dance Party
Gateway Community Church will host a “Country Line Dance Party,” 6 to 10p.m., Saturday (Feb. 16) at the Brookhaven Community Center, 2 Cambridge Road.
Young, old, couples and singles are welcome for a free dinner, dancing and fun as instructor Pepper Walling and her DJ teach county line dances.
Donations of non-perishable food items for the church pantry ministry are optional.
For more information, visit www.visitgateway.org.
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Free Soup and Fellowship on Tuesdays At St. James
St. James Episcopal Church, 11th and Lincoln Aves., Prospect Park holds 'Soup'er Lunch at 11 am Tuesdays (except Christmas and New Year's Day). The lunch is free of charge (donations are gratefully accepted).Everyone in the community is welcome.
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Bible Study On Saturdays At Prospect UM Church
A five week Bible Study called "Apocalyptic Scriptures Then and Now," led by Pastor Lori Wagner, will be held 9 am Saturdays, beginning this week, in the Margaret Clark Room at Prospect United Methodist Church, 800 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park. The study is open to anyone who would like to attend and is free of charge. The lecture and discussion format is relaxed, and laptops are welcome (wireless internet available). Participants can bring their own Bible or will be given one.
For more information, call 610 937 7972 or contact the pastor at loribethwagner@gmail.com.
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FREE Music events at St. James United
St. James United Church of Christ, 135 Myrtle Ave. in Havertown, will host two musical events. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania are giving a concert of both sacred and secular music in the church sanctuary. At 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 the Rodleben Women's Choir (from Rodleben, Germany) will sing a short concert.
All are cordially invited to attend both concerts! The events are free, but a free will offering will be received.
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FREE Walk Through The Haverford College Arboretum
A walk with Haverford College Arboretum Director Bill Astifan is open to the public, Sunday Feb. 10. The hour long walk begins at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Whitehead Campus Center on the Haverford College campus, 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford.
The arrangement of the landscape can be broken into light, texture, placement of plants, size and color. The walk will reveal the plants basic elements of structure, bark and buds.
For more information call 610-896-1101 or visit www.haverford.edu/arboretum.
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Nature’s Narratives at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
1491: New Revelations of the Americans before Columbus
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Location: Wister Center
Special Notes:Advance registration is required.
Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in the reading experience.
This month the group will discuss Charles C. Mann's 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus. A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
The discussions are free and open to the public and will take place in the Wister Center. Participants will need to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. One copy of each book is available for members to check out of the Scott Arboretum Horticultural Library. For more information, call 610-328-8025 or visit www.scottarboretum.org.
The Scott Arboretum is an educational garden of ideas and suggestions. Covering more than 300 acres of the Swarthmore College campus and exhibiting over 4,000 different kinds of plants, the Arboretum displays some of the best trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals for use in the Delaware Valley. Established in 1929 as a living memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott, the Arboretum is open to the public year-round free of charge, from dawn to dusk. Adam Levine of Garden Design magazine described the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College as "the most beautiful campus in America." Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to noon and 1 to 4:30 pm For more information, please call the Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025. Visit us at www.scottarboretum.org.
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FREE Jazz Vespers
The Union United Methodist, Church 200 Brookline Blvd. in Havertown, will host a Jazz Vespers event at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10.
The concert will feature The Pete Smyser Quartet with Larry McKenna playing the music of Harry Warren. The concert is free, but a free will offering will be taken. Refreshments will also be available after the service.
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Travels at Twelve sponsored by the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College “Let’s Go Dutch!”
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 12, from Noon to 1 p.m.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Location: Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema, Swarthmore College
Special Notes: Bring a bag lunch
Jeff Jabco returns to The Netherlands to attend Floriade, the horticultural show that takes place in Holland every 10 years, and to attend Plantarium, the yearly nursery trade show in the Dutch nursery capitol of Boskoop. Another major event during this visit was the Clematis and Rose Day at Boschove Garden. Also see visits to De Tuinen van Appeltern, a unique "garden inspiration park;" national park De Hoge Veluwe; castle garden Arcen on the German border; a unique new public garden near Arnhem that commemorates the destruction of The Netherlands in World War II; the town of Gouda; and the Dutch flower bulb fields in summer. Horticulture is everywhere in Holland--come join us!
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve is an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. Held from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema at Swarthmore College. Contact the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025 for information about parking.
The Scott Arboretum is an educational garden of ideas and suggestions. Covering more than 300 acres of the Swarthmore College Campus and exhibiting over 4,000 different kinds of plants, the Arboretum displays some of the best trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals for use in the Delaware Valley. Established in 1929 as a living memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott, the Arboretum is open to the public year-round free of charge, from dawn to dusk. Adam Levine in the November/December 2002 issue of Garden Design magazine described the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College as "the most beautiful campus in America." Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call the Arboretum Offices at 610- 328-8025. Visit our website at www.scottarboretum.org.
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Widener SBDC Offers Free Small Business Seminar on Marketing to the Government
Chester, Pa.– Get your foot in the door to do business with the government. Learn how at a free seminar sponsored by the Widener University Small Business Development Center on Thursday, February 7 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Widener SBDC, 1350 Edgmont Ave., Chester, Pa.
At this introductory seminar, you’ll learn the requirements for marketing to government entities at the federal, state and local levels. You’ll also learn effective marketing strategies for selling to these entities and discover sources to help you uncover opportunities to work with the government.
Individuals operating businesses for more than one year with commercial or government sales will benefit most from this seminar. Funding for this seminar is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
Call 610-619-8490 to reserve a space or visit www.widenersbdc.org.
The Widener University Small Business Development Center, made possible through funding provided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, provides Delaware County small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with a wide variety of services and resources to help them start or grow small businesses. For more information, visit the Widener SBDC website at www.widenersbdc.org.
The Widener SBDC is one of 18 Small Business Development Centers in Pennsylvania and is an accredited affiliate of the national network of Small Business Development Centers. Funding support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBDC host institutions enables consulting services to be provided at no charge to the client. For more information on the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers' services and impact, visit www.pasbdc.org.
Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener is comprised of eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. The university’s campuses in Chester, Exton, and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., serve some 6,500 students. Visit the university website, www.widener.edu.
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FREE LEGAL ADVICE OFFERED BY PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 20
The Philadelphia Bar Association will offer free legal advice to residents of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties on Wednesday, February 20, between 5 and 8 p.m. Members of the public can access the service by calling the Association’s LegalLine P.M. hotline at (215) 238-6333.
Area residents seeking confidential legal advice will be able to speak for free with a volunteer attorney from the Philadelphia Bar Association. Attorneys are available to offer information about any aspect of the law including family law, landlord-tenant, workers’ compensation and employment law, among other topics.
LegalLine P.M. is a public service sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association, providing residents with free, quick and accurate legal advice during convenient evening hours. LegalLine P.M. is offered on the third Wednesday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. The program has existed for nearly 20 years, allowing volunteer attorneys to help thousands of callers through direct service or by referring them to an appropriate source.
In addition, during regular work hours, the Philadelphia Bar Association offers another program -- the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) -- which provides lawyer referrals to area residents. Staff attorneys take calls from the general public and refer callers to attorneys in private practice for a 30-minute consultation, for which the attorney agrees to charge a drastically reduced fee of $30.
If callers do not need an attorney or cannot afford one, they will be directed to a legal service organization, agency or other resource for assistance. LRIS is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by calling (215) 238-6333.
Founded in 1802, the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States.
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FREE H.E.L.P. Services Available
Ever wish you had a friend or relative to help you with some household or personal problem that you wish to solve? Well, you might be able to find such a person through a new program that St. James United Church of Christ in Havertown has established: H.E.L.P. The acronym stands for Helping/Healing, Educating/Enriching, Learning/Listening, Planning/Problem solving, and the H.E.L.P. program is the brainchild of Rev. Lynn Lampman.
Pastor Lynn has been at St. James Havertown for almost three years now, and among her many missions is for the members of the church to reach out and give to the community. Since so many at St. James have useful skills and talents, Pastor Lynn thought that H.E.L.P. would be a great way for members to live their faith while addressing the real needs of our neighbors. The H.E.L.P. program will connect community members with volunteers from St. James, and they will meet at mutually convenient times at the church's lovely facilities at 135 Myrtle Avenue in Havertown. There is never a charge for using H.E.L.P. services.
If you want more information, call St. James UCC Havertown at 610-446-3036. Someone will answer your questions about the program and help to match you with a "talent sharer" who has volunteered to help in her/his area of expertise.
St. James members have years of experience in their fields, whether it be organizing, writing a new resume, finding the right college for yourself or your child, supporting you through a difficult patch, helping you find and develop a new and satisfying hobby, and many more. In addition, St. James says its volunteers are joyful and enthusiastic.
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MOMS Club To Hold FREE Book Swap
The MOMS Club of Prospect Park (which encompasses moms from Ridley and Interboro School Districts) invites local women to an Open House and FREE Book Swap at Ridley Township Public Library 9:30 am -11 am Friday (March 22).
The MOMS Club is an international nonprofit group specifically for at-home mothers. They offer a variety of events for moms who stay at home or who work part-time, and their children: Field Trips, Mom's Night Out, Playgroups, Holiday Parties and more.
The best way to learn about this local MOMS Club chapter is to come and visit them. Stop by Ridley Library anytime between 9:30am and 11:00am to meet current members and learn what MOMS Club is all about. More information about the Book Swap to come!
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will hold its annual “Groundhog Day Family Festival” 9 am to 1 pm Sat. (February 2). Punxsutawney Phil may be the most well known groundhog in Pennsylvania but the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum has a whole family of the furry and friendly critters. “Tinicum Tim and Tina” and their “Tinicum Twins,” representing the many actual groundhogs now hibernating at the refuge under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are gearing up for their own take on Groundhog Day.
Along with the Tim, Tina, and the Twins, Saturday’s celebration will include family oriented fun and hands-on activities highlighting the history of Groundhog Day as well as refuge critters, groundhog walks, indoor craft activities for children, shadow activities by the Franklin Institute, and live animals from the Philadelphia Zoo! All of this plus live music from local troubadour, Glen Waldek, will culminate in a burrow-side celebration. Will Tim see his shadow? Will he predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Everyone is invited to be on hand to find out and have a great time.
Tentative Schedule of Events is:
9- 9:45Guided Groundhog Nature Walk
10-10:45 Welcome/Groundhog Day History
10:50 - 11:30 Cold Frame Workshop - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Shadow Show by the Franklin Institute; All about Groundhogs! presented by the Refuge Staff
11:35 - 12:15 Live Animal Show by the Philadelphia Zoo
12:20-12:30 Groundhog Cartoon
12:30 – 12:45 Art Contest Award Presentation
12:45 - 1:30 Parade to the Groundhog Burrow and Ceremony
The day will also include ongoing crafts, activities, and snacks in the Refuge’s Visitor Center!
The “Groundhog Day” at the refuge is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Heinz Refuge in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information, call 215-365-3118 or visit www.fws.gov/heinz www.friendsofheinzrefuge.org. The Refuge is at 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia.
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Free Subscriptions to Major Magazines from Your Library
A new library service provides free downloads of major magazines! The Delaware County Library System, an agency of county government, now offers current, downloadable magazines through a service called Zinio. Use of Zinio is available for free with a DCLS library card. To use the service, visit the DCLS web page -- www.delcolibraries.org -- and click the Zinio icon. You will then see instructions for creating an account and accessing content.
DCLS has subscribed to 197 publications, everything from arts & crafts to yoga. Popular titles include: Consumer Reports, Newsweek, O, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and National Geographic. There are many special magazines covering topics such as sports, technology, business, cars and motorcycles and crafts. There are several titles in Spanish and of interest to the Latino community, including Gente y la Actualidad, Proceso and Latino Sports.
In addition to the full-text cover-to-cover publications offered through the Zinio service, DCLS provides EBSCOHost, a database of magazine articles searchable by topic, with coverage going back a decade or more.
You can access EBSCOHost and other research collections at www.delcolibraries.org by clicking the POWER Library icon.
The Delaware County Library System is the department of county government responsible for providing support services to public libraries. Follow @delcolibraries on Twitter and delawarecountylibraries on Facebook. You can support DCLS with a tax deductible donation to the Library Foundation of Delaware County www.supportdelcolibraries.org.
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Gateway Sponsors Country Line Dance Party
Gateway Community Church will host a “Country Line Dance Party,” 6 to 10p.m., Saturday (Feb. 16) at the Brookhaven Community Center, 2 Cambridge Road.
Young, old, couples and singles are welcome for a free dinner, dancing and fun as instructor Pepper Walling and her DJ teach county line dances.
Donations of non-perishable food items for the church pantry ministry are optional.
For more information, visit www.visitgateway.org.
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Free Soup and Fellowship on Tuesdays At St. James
St. James Episcopal Church, 11th and Lincoln Aves., Prospect Park holds 'Soup'er Lunch at 11 am Tuesdays (except Christmas and New Year's Day). The lunch is free of charge (donations are gratefully accepted).Everyone in the community is welcome.
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Bible Study On Saturdays At Prospect UM Church
A five week Bible Study called "Apocalyptic Scriptures Then and Now," led by Pastor Lori Wagner, will be held 9 am Saturdays, beginning this week, in the Margaret Clark Room at Prospect United Methodist Church, 800 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park. The study is open to anyone who would like to attend and is free of charge. The lecture and discussion format is relaxed, and laptops are welcome (wireless internet available). Participants can bring their own Bible or will be given one.
For more information, call 610 937 7972 or contact the pastor at loribethwagner@gmail.com.
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FREE Music events at St. James United
St. James United Church of Christ, 135 Myrtle Ave. in Havertown, will host two musical events. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania are giving a concert of both sacred and secular music in the church sanctuary. At 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 the Rodleben Women's Choir (from Rodleben, Germany) will sing a short concert.
All are cordially invited to attend both concerts! The events are free, but a free will offering will be received.
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FREE Walk Through The Haverford College Arboretum
A walk with Haverford College Arboretum Director Bill Astifan is open to the public, Sunday Feb. 10. The hour long walk begins at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Whitehead Campus Center on the Haverford College campus, 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford.
The arrangement of the landscape can be broken into light, texture, placement of plants, size and color. The walk will reveal the plants basic elements of structure, bark and buds.
For more information call 610-896-1101 or visit www.haverford.edu/arboretum.
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Nature’s Narratives at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
1491: New Revelations of the Americans before Columbus
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Location: Wister Center
Special Notes:Advance registration is required.
Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in the reading experience.
This month the group will discuss Charles C. Mann's 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus. A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
The discussions are free and open to the public and will take place in the Wister Center. Participants will need to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. One copy of each book is available for members to check out of the Scott Arboretum Horticultural Library. For more information, call 610-328-8025 or visit www.scottarboretum.org.
The Scott Arboretum is an educational garden of ideas and suggestions. Covering more than 300 acres of the Swarthmore College campus and exhibiting over 4,000 different kinds of plants, the Arboretum displays some of the best trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals for use in the Delaware Valley. Established in 1929 as a living memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott, the Arboretum is open to the public year-round free of charge, from dawn to dusk. Adam Levine of Garden Design magazine described the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College as "the most beautiful campus in America." Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to noon and 1 to 4:30 pm For more information, please call the Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025. Visit us at www.scottarboretum.org.
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FREE Jazz Vespers
The Union United Methodist, Church 200 Brookline Blvd. in Havertown, will host a Jazz Vespers event at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10.
The concert will feature The Pete Smyser Quartet with Larry McKenna playing the music of Harry Warren. The concert is free, but a free will offering will be taken. Refreshments will also be available after the service.
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Travels at Twelve sponsored by the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College “Let’s Go Dutch!”
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 12, from Noon to 1 p.m.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Location: Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema, Swarthmore College
Special Notes: Bring a bag lunch
Jeff Jabco returns to The Netherlands to attend Floriade, the horticultural show that takes place in Holland every 10 years, and to attend Plantarium, the yearly nursery trade show in the Dutch nursery capitol of Boskoop. Another major event during this visit was the Clematis and Rose Day at Boschove Garden. Also see visits to De Tuinen van Appeltern, a unique "garden inspiration park;" national park De Hoge Veluwe; castle garden Arcen on the German border; a unique new public garden near Arnhem that commemorates the destruction of The Netherlands in World War II; the town of Gouda; and the Dutch flower bulb fields in summer. Horticulture is everywhere in Holland--come join us!
Free and open to the public, Travels at Twelve is an informal way to share what has been seen and discovered in various gardens and natural spaces both in the United States and abroad. Held from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema at Swarthmore College. Contact the Scott Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025 for information about parking.
The Scott Arboretum is an educational garden of ideas and suggestions. Covering more than 300 acres of the Swarthmore College Campus and exhibiting over 4,000 different kinds of plants, the Arboretum displays some of the best trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals for use in the Delaware Valley. Established in 1929 as a living memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott, the Arboretum is open to the public year-round free of charge, from dawn to dusk. Adam Levine in the November/December 2002 issue of Garden Design magazine described the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College as "the most beautiful campus in America." Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call the Arboretum Offices at 610- 328-8025. Visit our website at www.scottarboretum.org.
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Widener SBDC Offers Free Small Business Seminar on Marketing to the Government
Chester, Pa.– Get your foot in the door to do business with the government. Learn how at a free seminar sponsored by the Widener University Small Business Development Center on Thursday, February 7 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Widener SBDC, 1350 Edgmont Ave., Chester, Pa.
At this introductory seminar, you’ll learn the requirements for marketing to government entities at the federal, state and local levels. You’ll also learn effective marketing strategies for selling to these entities and discover sources to help you uncover opportunities to work with the government.
Individuals operating businesses for more than one year with commercial or government sales will benefit most from this seminar. Funding for this seminar is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
Call 610-619-8490 to reserve a space or visit www.widenersbdc.org.
The Widener University Small Business Development Center, made possible through funding provided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, provides Delaware County small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with a wide variety of services and resources to help them start or grow small businesses. For more information, visit the Widener SBDC website at www.widenersbdc.org.
The Widener SBDC is one of 18 Small Business Development Centers in Pennsylvania and is an accredited affiliate of the national network of Small Business Development Centers. Funding support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the SBDC host institutions enables consulting services to be provided at no charge to the client. For more information on the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers' services and impact, visit www.pasbdc.org.
Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener is comprised of eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. The university’s campuses in Chester, Exton, and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., serve some 6,500 students. Visit the university website, www.widener.edu.
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FREE LEGAL ADVICE OFFERED BY PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 20
The Philadelphia Bar Association will offer free legal advice to residents of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties on Wednesday, February 20, between 5 and 8 p.m. Members of the public can access the service by calling the Association’s LegalLine P.M. hotline at (215) 238-6333.
Area residents seeking confidential legal advice will be able to speak for free with a volunteer attorney from the Philadelphia Bar Association. Attorneys are available to offer information about any aspect of the law including family law, landlord-tenant, workers’ compensation and employment law, among other topics.
LegalLine P.M. is a public service sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association, providing residents with free, quick and accurate legal advice during convenient evening hours. LegalLine P.M. is offered on the third Wednesday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. The program has existed for nearly 20 years, allowing volunteer attorneys to help thousands of callers through direct service or by referring them to an appropriate source.
In addition, during regular work hours, the Philadelphia Bar Association offers another program -- the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) -- which provides lawyer referrals to area residents. Staff attorneys take calls from the general public and refer callers to attorneys in private practice for a 30-minute consultation, for which the attorney agrees to charge a drastically reduced fee of $30.
If callers do not need an attorney or cannot afford one, they will be directed to a legal service organization, agency or other resource for assistance. LRIS is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by calling (215) 238-6333.
Founded in 1802, the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States.
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FREE H.E.L.P. Services Available
Ever wish you had a friend or relative to help you with some household or personal problem that you wish to solve? Well, you might be able to find such a person through a new program that St. James United Church of Christ in Havertown has established: H.E.L.P. The acronym stands for Helping/Healing, Educating/Enriching, Learning/Listening, Planning/Problem solving, and the H.E.L.P. program is the brainchild of Rev. Lynn Lampman.
Pastor Lynn has been at St. James Havertown for almost three years now, and among her many missions is for the members of the church to reach out and give to the community. Since so many at St. James have useful skills and talents, Pastor Lynn thought that H.E.L.P. would be a great way for members to live their faith while addressing the real needs of our neighbors. The H.E.L.P. program will connect community members with volunteers from St. James, and they will meet at mutually convenient times at the church's lovely facilities at 135 Myrtle Avenue in Havertown. There is never a charge for using H.E.L.P. services.
If you want more information, call St. James UCC Havertown at 610-446-3036. Someone will answer your questions about the program and help to match you with a "talent sharer" who has volunteered to help in her/his area of expertise.
St. James members have years of experience in their fields, whether it be organizing, writing a new resume, finding the right college for yourself or your child, supporting you through a difficult patch, helping you find and develop a new and satisfying hobby, and many more. In addition, St. James says its volunteers are joyful and enthusiastic.
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MOMS Club To Hold FREE Book Swap
The MOMS Club of Prospect Park (which encompasses moms from Ridley and Interboro School Districts) invites local women to an Open House and FREE Book Swap at Ridley Township Public Library 9:30 am -11 am Friday (March 22).
The MOMS Club is an international nonprofit group specifically for at-home mothers. They offer a variety of events for moms who stay at home or who work part-time, and their children: Field Trips, Mom's Night Out, Playgroups, Holiday Parties and more.
The best way to learn about this local MOMS Club chapter is to come and visit them. Stop by Ridley Library anytime between 9:30am and 11:00am to meet current members and learn what MOMS Club is all about. More information about the Book Swap to come!
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THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
HIGHLIGHTS THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
FREE admission on Sunday, February 3, 2013, courtesy of TD Bank
and on Sunday, February 24, 2013, courtesy of PwC
WHO: Visitors of all ages
wHAT: Will pay tribute to the extraordinary contributions made by African Americans throughout history during the Center’s African American History Month celebration.
wHEN: Friday, February 1 – Thursday, February 28, 2013
WHERE: National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106
DETAILS: Daily program offerings include:
Breaking Barriers Show
The Breaking Barriers Show examines the lives of Thurgood Marshall, Bessie Coleman, Jackie Robinson, and other extraordinary African Americans throughout history to provide insight into the issues they faced and the rights they secured for all Americans. Students are sent on a storytelling adventure to learn about the experiences of African Americans in the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s. These inspiring stories teach visitors how an individual’s civic actions can affect a nation.
Decoding the Document: Emancipation Proclamation
Students will take a closer look at the Center’s rare printing of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, to learn more about its history, the Civil War, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.
The Jazz Age
In connection with the Center’s feature exhibition, American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, visitors will discover the significant contributions of African Americans in the 1920s to the areas of literature, art, music, dance, theater, and more during The Jazz Age interactive program. From Jazz music to poetry, the Harlem Renaissance saw African Americans using artistic talents to challenge racial stereotypes and to help promote racial integration.
Self-Guided African American History Tour
Visitors can tour the Center’s main exhibition, The Story of We the People, and explore important moments in African American history through historical artifacts and interactive experiences including:
· Artifacts owned by free African Americans in the 1700s who once called the land on which the National Constitution Center now stands home
- An invitation, ticket, and program from President Barack Obama’s 2008 Inauguration
- The American National Tree, an interactive exhibit which highlights individuals who have helped shape the Constitution over the last 200 years, including Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Barbara Jordan, Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, and Elizabeth Eckford
- A rare printing of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln
· A copy of the first printing of the Dred Scott Decision from 1857, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s pen used to sign the Voting Rights Act, and a poll tax receipt from Travis County, Texas
Inside American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, visitors can step into a recreated speakeasy and learn about the origins of Jazz – then explore its impact on popular culture and race relations in America.
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11:50 AM
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