March 15, 2007 Issue
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This WeekTHURSDAY, MARCH 15 FREESTEP DANCE Irish Center, a.k.a. Commodore Barry Club, will host dancing beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission is $10 per person and $5 for students with ID. One time membership fee: $2. Call 215-360-1850, visit www.freestepping.com, or email dance@freestepping.com. TODDLER STORY TIME Falls of the Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls hosts story time for children ages 18 months to 3 years and caregivers at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093. WRITING CIRCLE Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, 6900 Stenton Ave., Mt. Airy holds a writing circle from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hale Lounge. Cost is $15. Call 215-247-5545 or email susan@susanwindle.com. JOURNEY AS PARENTS Neighborhood Interfaith Movement, 7047 Germantown Ave., holds free parent discussion groups for parents with problems managing the stresses of family life from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Meals and childcare are provided. Call 215-843-5600. FRIDAY, MARCH 16 BUTTERFLIES ABOUND Wyncote Audubon Society presents Naomi Murphy on “Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley” at 7:30 p.m. at the Plymouth Meeting House, Germantown and Butler Pikes. Call 215-887-5446. FINDING FAMILY Cliveden Institute will host “Finding Family: Current Issues in Family Research & Interpretation,” from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Carriage House, Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Ave. Cost is $20 per day, $35 for two-day package. Call 215-848-1777. EASTER TIME Plymouth Meeting Mall will open the Blooming Bunny Garden in celebration of Easter where children will be able to take their photo with the Easter Bunny Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. STORY TIME Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, hosts Baby’s Time with Mother Goose for babies up to 18 months and caregivers at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093. LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents movies every Friday and Saturday night. Admission: $5. Visit www.filmsatthesedgwick.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes. SATURDAY, MARCH 17 PARADE FOR PEACE Organizations and neighbors in Northwest Philadelphia will march together to encourage peace in the face of widespread violence in the city and abroad beginning at 1 p.m. on New Covenant’s Campus, 5800 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy. Call 215-843-4256. IRISH FLAIR Philadelphia Ceili Group will present its annual St. Patrick’s Ceili at 8 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Commodore Barry Blub, Carpenter Ln. & Emlen St., Mt. Airy. Tickets: $15. Call 215-248-0502. OLD HOUSE FAIR Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia will host the return of the Old House Fair at Germantown Friends School, 31 W. Coulter St., Germantown from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.preservationalliance.com. RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderers meets 8 a.m. at Valley Green. Call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org. SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AFTERNOON JAZZ Chestnut Hill Coffee Company, 8620 Germantown Ave., will host the Ben Karp trio from 1 to 4 p.m. AUCTION BENEFIT Waldorf School of Philadelphia will hold its 2nd Annual Auction and Banquet featuring handcrafted objects, vacations, cultural events and more from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Spring Mill Fire House, Conshohocken. PEACE EVENT Norhwest Greens will hold a peace demonstration on the 4th anniversary of the U.S. occupation of Iraq from 2 to 4 p.m. near Sen. Specter’s home on W. Schoolhouse Lane in East Falls. Call 215-843-4256. BOOK SIGNING Garden writer Adam Levine and photographer Rob Cardillo will discuss and sign copies of their new book, A Guide to the Great Gardens of Philadelphia Region, at 2 p.m. at Morris Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave. Call 215-247-5777. LIFEGUARD TRAINING YMCA of Germantown, 5722 Greene St., Germantown, will offer American Red Cross lifeguard training. Call 215-844-3281. ARCHITECTS TALK Chestnut Hill Historical Society will host a panel of local architects to discuss “How we can build on Chestnut Hill’s Architectural Heritage: an Interactive Discussion about Our Future” at 3 p.m. in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, 22 E. Chestnut Hill Ave. Call 215-247-0417. ROSE MEETING Philadelphia Rose Society will hold a meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. at Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill to discuss sharing roses in shows and homes. Call 215-945-8098. MONDAY, MARCH 19 JEWISH FICTION Kolot: Center for Jewish Women’s and Gender Studies presents an evening with novelist and Scholar Dara Horn, author of Jewish fiction, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chestnut Hill Coffee Company, 8620 Germantown Ave. Call 215-576-0800. TUESDAY, MARCH 20 SEXUAL ABUSE LAW Voice of the Faithful of Greater Philadelphia presents Charles Gallagher, deputy district attorney of Philadelphia, to speak on proposed civil legislation to aid victims of sexual abuse at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Campus, Norwood Fontbonne Academy, 8891 Germantown Ave. Call 215-247-9645. VICTORIAN HISTORY Authors Trudy and Lew Keen will present excerpts from their book, A Brief History of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: From Farmland to Suburb, at 8 p.m. at Clifton House, 473 Bethlehem Pike. Call 215-646-6065. TRAIL FORUMS Friends of the Wissahickon is hosting two forums on the Sustainable Trails Initiative, Tuesday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Ave., and Thursday, March 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Saul High School, 7100 Henry Ave., Call 215-247-0417.MOVIE NIGHT Chestnut Hill Branch Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., will show, Stardust, presented by the Chestnut Hill Film Group at 7:30 p.m. Call 215-248-0977. BOOK CLUB Falls of the Schuylkill Branch library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls hosts Homeschool Book Club for students in grades 1st through 6th. Call 215-685-2093. TODDLER STORY TIME Chestnut Hill Branch Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., Chestnut Hill hosts story time for children ages 18 months to 3 years and caregivers at 10:30 a.m. Call 215-685-9290. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 WALK AND TALK Professor of History at Chestnut Hill College, David R. Contosta, will present a lecture, Conflict and Consensus: the WPA in the Wissahickon, at 7 p.m. Contosta and David Bower, volunteer coordinator for Fairmount Park will lead a walk on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to noon to view WPA structures. Call 215-247-0417. PUBLIC LECTURE Waldorf School will host author and pediatrician Dr. Kenneth R. Ginsburg on the importance of play in childhood at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Dr., Mt. Airy. Call 215-248-1662. STATELY MUSIC Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, will host a free musical program celebrating Pennsylvania’s musical heritage at 7 p.m. Call 215-685-2093. STORY NIGHT Falls of the Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls hosts Family Story Nights for children from birth to age 6 and caregivers at 6:30 p.m. Call 215-685-2093. WEST AFRICAN DANCE Summit Presbyterian Church, (basement), Green and Westview Sts., Mt. Airy hosts a love drum class with Maurice Edwards from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Cost is $15. Call 215-849-1484. INTERNATIONAL DANCING Or Haddash, 190 Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington, hosts class from 8 to 10 p.m. Call 610-688-3284 or visit www.beaverfolkdance.org. APPALACHIAN CLOGGING Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Ln. & McCallum St., Mt. Airy, hosts a class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. Call 215-643-4397 or email info@fiddlekicks.com. MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Maternal Wellness Center, 606 Carpenter Ln., Mt. Airy, hosts a singing, dancing, and playing an instrument from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Pre-registration is requested as space is limited, drop-ins are welcome. Cost is $12 per class. Call 215-713-2666. THURSDAY, MARCH 22 TRAIL FORUMS Friends of the Wissahickon is hosting two forums on the Sustainable Trails Initiative, Tuesday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Ave., and Thursday, March 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Saul High School, 7100 Henry Ave., Call 215-247-0417. FREESTEP DANCING Irish Center, a.k.a. Commodore Barry Club, will host dancing beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission is $10 per person and $5 for students with ID. One time membership fee: $2. Call 215-360-1850, visit www.freestepping.com or email dance@freestepping.com. TODDLER STORY TIME Falls of the Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls hosts story time for children ages 18 months to 3 years and caregivers at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093. WRITING CIRCLE Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, 6900 Stenton Ave., Mt. Airy holds a writing circle from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hale Lounge. Cost is $15. Call 215-247-5545 or email susan@susanwindle.com. JOURNEY AS PARENTS Neighborhood Interfaith Movement, 7047 Germantown Ave., holds free parent discussion groups for parents with problems managing the stresses of family life from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Meals and childcare are provided. Call 215-843-5600. FRIDAY, MARCH 23 POETRY ALOUD Mt. Airy resident Steve Burke will read original poetry at 7:15 p.m. at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, Mt. Airy. Call 215-844-1870. STORY TIME Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, hosts Baby’s Time with Mother Goose for babies up to 18 months and caregivers at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093. LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents movies every Friday and Saturday night. Admission: $5. Visit www.filmsatthesedgwick.com or stop in at Video Library for films and show times. SATURDAY, MARCH 24 SWING INTO SPRING Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen St., Mt. Airy, presents Walt Wagner Big Swing with lessons beginning at 7 p.m. Call 610-676-0123. FILM FEST Roslyn Fire Company and the Roslyn Events Committee will host its first annual film festival at the Roslyn Fire House on Bradfield Road Roslyn beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children. Call 215-517-7502. RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderers meets 8 a.m. at Valley Green. Call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org. SUNDAY, MARCH 25 BLUES VOCALIST Frank Bey and his Swing City Blues band will perform with guest vocalist Jimi Odell at the Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy from 4 to 8 p.m. General admission costs $20. Call 267-626-4437. UPCOMING REUNION Olney High School, Classes of January and June 1947, will hold the 60th reunion luncheon Sunday, May 6 at Spring Mill Manor, Ivyland. Call 215-721-1668 or 215-233-2282. BUS TRIP Whitemarsh Community Art Center will host a bus trip to the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 15. Cost is $50 for members and $55 for non-members. Bus leaves Cedar Grove Park, 100 Cedar Grove Rd. in Conshohocken at 8:30 a.m. To register, call 610-825-0917. ONGOING THEATER Stagecrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Ave., Chestnut Hill, will present Michael Frayn’s, Noises Off, directed y Catherine A. Pappas. Performances will be Fri.-Sun. March 2-4; Thur.-Sun. March 8-11; Thur.-Sat. March 15-17. All shows begin at 8 p.m. except Sunday show which begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door and 2-for-$20 on Thursdays. Call 215-247-8881 or visit www.thestagecrafters.org. EXHIBITS Amoeba Art Shop, 7174 Germantown Ave., presents Familiar Paths, paintings by Heather Keton through April 4. Call 215-242-4568 or visit www.amoebaartshop.com. Barbara Crawford Gallery at Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 W. Willow Grove Ave., hosts, Interwoven, an international exhibit of woven objects from March 9 through May 1. Chestnut Hill Historical Society, 8708 Germantown Ave., is hosting an exhibit of watercolors and paintings by Paul Rickert, Chestnut Hill’s Rich Architecture Captured on Paul Rickert’s Canvas, from Feb. 16 through May 16. Call 215-247-0417 or email info@chhist.org. Gallery Saint Martin, 7811 St. Martin’s Lane, Chestnut Hill, features an exhibit, Artology, of new work by regularly featured artists and introducing Nic Coviello through April 28. Call 215-247-7811 or visit www.gallersaintmartin.com. JMS Gallery, 8236 Germantown Ave., Chestnut Hill, current exhibit features bronze, wood and found object figurative sculpture by Salvatore Cerceo and Pavel Efremoff and recent abstract paintings by Robert Melzmuf and runs Feb. 17 through March 24. Call 215-248-4649 or visit www.jmsgallery.com. Taste of Philly, 8515 Germantown Ave., is hosting self-portraits and local landscapes by Waldorf School of Philadelphia 8th graders through April 10. Call 215-248-1662. KIDS & FAMILY Children’s story time is held the first Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at Borders bookstore, 8701 Germantown Ave. Call 215-248-1213. Grandparent’s Story and Music Time meets the last Sunday of every month from 11-11:45 a.m. at the Maternal Wellness Center, 606 Carpenter Ln. in Mt. Airy. Call 215-713-2666. The Sierra Club sponsors hikes regularly the last Saturday of each month, hiking a different trail each month. Meet at 10 a.m. at Sedgwick Gardens Apts. in Mt. Airy (McCallum and Sedgwick Sts.) Call 215-438-4459 or email mrbasketball.net@verizon.net. DANCE English Country Dance workshops are held the first Saturday of the month, October through May, at Summit Presbyterian Church, Greene & Westview Sts. in Mt. Airy. Call 215-836-0426 or visit www.germantowncountrydancers.org. CLASSES Allens Lane Art Center offers classes & workshops for children and adults in a variety of art and dance classes, and workshops in jewelry making, painting, doll making and creative writing. Call 215-248-0546 or visit www.allenslane.org. Chestnut Hill Historical Society, 8708 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, offers public research hours from 12-1 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and between 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays. Call 215-247-0417. Chestnut Hill Writers Workshop meets on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. for all levels. Enrollment is limited. Call 215-248-1749. Cummins School of Irish Dance offers a tiny tots movement class for ages 3 & 4 and new beginners classes for ages 5-8 years. Classes held at The Irish Center on Emlen Street and Carpenter Lane. Fall registration now open. Visit www.cumminsschool.com or call 215-508-1763. Hatch Dance Theater offers classes in youth modern dance, ballet and acting for ages 2 and up. Classes are held above O’Doodles Toy Store at 8333 Germantown Ave. Call 215-416-0457 or email hatch@entermail.net. Dr. Andrew Cherry, 450 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, is launching a monthly Health Awareness Program designed to educate the public on the benefits of Chiropractic care. The first two weeks of each month is “open house” and Dr. Cherry will provide complimentary preliminary exams, brochures, and handouts to those interested. Call 484-639-PAIN. Historic RittenhouseTown offers interactive papermaking and colonial German cooking education programs for summer and fall. Call 215-843-2228 or visit www.rittenhousetown.org. Karen Singer Tileworks, 90 E. Church Lane, offers day and evening tile and ceramics classes for adults and children year-round. Call 215-849-7010 or visit www.karensinger.com. Registration for the winter series of knitting classes and workshops offered by The Knit With, the Chestnut Hill yarn shop located at 8226 Germantown Avenue, are now being accepted. The shop is offering a schedule of 13 classes and workshops for a range of knitting skill levels beginning the week of January 14. Call 215-247-9276 or visit www.theknitwith.com. Moving Arts Studio offers more than 40 classes weekly, for all ages—even babies. Low-fee, high caliber classes include power yoga, kids yoga, Kripalu and Iyengar yoga; pilates, gymfoolery, fencing, capoeira, drumming, Feldenkrais and dance. Call 215-842-1040. Morris Arboretum offers courses in landscape design, perennials, handmade paper, rose care, healing plants and many other topics at the arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Call 215-247-5777 or www.morrisarboretum.org. Learn to play chess or improve your game every Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Chestnut Hill Senior Center, 7999 Crittenden St. Call 215-248-0180 or email chseniors@juno.com.The Mt. Airy Computer Center, 6335 Wayne Ave., Mt. Airy, offers classes for kids and adults throughout the week. Call 215-438-8505. Paper Crane Studio offers arts and crafts workshops in the Education building at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6023 Germantown Ave. in Germantown. Call 215-844-2944. New woodworking school Philadelphia Furniture Workshop will hold courses throughout the summer at 5212 Pulaski Ave. in Germantown. Call 215-849-5174. Settlement Music School’s Germantown Branch is registering students for individual instruction in piano, voice, string, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. Call 215-320-2610. Tesserae Studio Gallery, 6780 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, is currently offering adult classes in mosaics and tilemaking. Call 215-848-2110 or visit www.bellamosaic.com. Gentle meditative yoga classes at the Unitarian Universalist Church Of The Restoration, 6900 Stenton Ave., are on Tuesdays, 8-9:30 a.m. A yoga mat and loose clothing are recommended; voluntary contribution accepted. Call 215-782-1919. Also offered is sitting meditation on Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m., for 20 minutes and a creative writing circle on Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Call 215-247-2561 or email office@uurestoration.us. Water Tower Recreation Center children’s classes: karate for children and adults; Tony’s little dribblers; pick-up basketball; jazzy lady social grace & etiquette; dance classes with Miss Sara; tot recreation class; gymnastics classes. Hartwell Ln. & Ardleigh St. Times, days, ages vary. Call 215-685-9296. Free Meditation and Dharma Talk services, Tuesdays at 7:15 pm and Saturdays at 10:15 a.m. at the Won Buddhist Temple of Philadelphia, 423 Abington Ave. in Glenside. Call 215-884-8443 or visit www.wonbuddhism.info. Won Community Service Center, 423 Abington Ave., in Glenside offers ESL classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. Call 215-884-8443 or visit www.woninstitute.org. New water classes for all ages are being offered at the YMCA of Germantown, located at 5722 Greene St. in Germantown. For more information, call 215-844-3281. SUPPORT & GROUPS Conshohocken Business and Professional Women meet the fourth Monday of each month from September to June at Brittingham’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 640 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:45 p.m. followed by a speaker. Everyone is welcome. Reservations required. Call 610-825-8125. Dinner costs $22. Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Homelink Adult Day Care, 6950 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy. Call 1-800-272-3900. Overeaters Anonymous holds meetings on Wednesdays in Chestnut Hill, Saturdays in Ambler and Roxborough and Sundays in Roxborough. Call 215-674-4418. Women Coping With Separation And Divorce - a professionally guided support group for women coping with separation and divorce within the past two years – will be held for eight Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. beginning May 4 at the Jewish Federation Bux-Mont Office, 580 Virginia Drive, Suite 140 in Fort Washington. $18 registration fee (includes individual interview); $25 per session. Pre-registration is required, call 215-540-3737, ext. 103 or email saraw@jfcsphil.org. Widows (Under 68) Coping With The Loss Of A Spouse - a professionally guided support group for women coping with the loss of a spouse within the past two years – will be held for eight Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. beginning May 9 at Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Rd. in Elkins Park. $18 registration fee (includes individual interview). Pre-registration is required, call 215-540-3737, ext. 103 or email saraw@jfcsphil.org. Bereavement support groups for adults are often offered by Koller Funeral Home, 6835 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. Call 215-624-8190. Children of aging parents caregivers support group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Atria Chestnut Hill, 495 E. Abington Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Call 215-247-5307. Breast cancer recovery group meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Chestnut Hill Healthcare Women’s Center, 8835 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Call 215-242-4700. Food addicts in recovery anonymous, a 12-step program for people recovering from addictive eating, welcomes newcomers and meets every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m. Call 215-836-0274. Wissahickon Hospice offers bereavement support groups at Pennsylvania Hospital and in Bala Cynwyd. Pre-registration is required. Please call 610-617-2400 for more information or to pre-register. Keystone Hospice, 8765 Stenton Ave. in Wyndmoor, offers support groups throughout the month, with specialty groups for children, widowers, young widows, and a new “motherless daughters” group. Most are free, lunch is often included but pre-registration is requested. Call 215-836-2440. Overeaters Anonymous conducts two meetings each week at Roxborough Memorial Hospital, 5800 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. Call 215-248-4333. Shhh, a hearing loss support group, meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Jeanes Library, 4051 Joshua Rd. in Lafayette Hill. Call 215-482-7829. The Lupus Foundation of America, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, has launched a self-help course for people with lupus. Call 215-517-5070 or visit www.lupus-sepa.org. Lung cancer support group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m., offers encouragement for people currently being treated for lung cancer or who have completed treatment at the Chestnut Hill HealthCare Cancer Center, Suite 17, 8815 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Call 215-248-8325. Postpartum support group for mothers and their babies will begin Oct. 24 for six-weeks on Tuesdays from 10-11:30 a.m. a Grace Lutheran Church, 801 E. Willow Grove Ave. in Wyndmoor. Call 215-206-2931. Stroke Club support group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 5-7 p.m. in the Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation Hospital’s Clock lounge, 8601 Stenton Ave. in Wyndmoor. Call 215-233-6200. 14th District Town Watch meets every third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the district headquarters, 43 W. Haines St. Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the third Thursday of every month from 8-9 a.m. at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Laughlin Hall, Rm. D, 8835 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Call 215-248-8325. A peace vigil is held every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at the intersection of Germantown Ave. and Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill. Rain or shine. Call 215-242-5413 or visit www.northwestpeacecoalition.org. |
