August 16, 2007 Issue                                       

©2007 The Chestnut Hill Local

This Week

THURSDAY, AUG. 16

CARD GAMES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon. All ages and levels. $3 to play. Call 215-248-0180.

FAMILY STORIES Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave. in East Falls, will host stories, songs and activities for children from birth to age 8 on July 12, 26 and Aug. 9, 23 at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093.

LEFT TALK Drinking Liberally, an informal gathering of like-minded, left-leaners, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Ave. Visit www.drinkingliberally.org.

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.

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, AUG. 17

POETRY READING Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, will host Trapeta Mayson, Pa. Council on the Arts Fellow and 2002 Pew Fellow, at 7 p.m. Call 215-844-1870 or visit www.bigbluemarblebooks.com.

BOARD GAMES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts chess at 12:30 p.m. All ages and levels. $1 to play. Call 215-248-0180.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents movies every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents movies every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.. Admission: $5. Visit www.filmsatthesedgwick.com or stop in at Video Library for films and show times.

SATURDAY, AUG. 18

AUTISM TALK Autism Sharing and Parenting’s 2nd Annual Summer Resource Fair will take place at Finley Recreation Center, 7701 Mansfield Ave. in Mt. Airy. Resources and materials available will include updates from the National Autism Conference, the ARC/Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Association, Greater Philadelphia chapter of the Autism Society of America, Metro Kids and more.

RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderers meets 8 a.m. at Valley Green. Call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org.

SUNDAY, AUG. 19

PEACE MEET Twenty-one peace groups will hold an Operation Ajax Peace Event from 2 to 4 p.m. near Senator Arlen Specter’s home on West Schoolhouse Lane (between Henry Ave. and Gypsy Lane) in East Falls to pressure Sen. Specter to cut off funding for the U.S. occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home, now. For information, email nwgreens@yahoo.com or call 215-843-4256.

MONDAY, AUG. 20

FAMILY BOOK CLUB Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave. in East Falls, will host a family book club for grades first through third at 7 p.m. on July 2, 16, 30 and Aug. 13 and grades fourth through sixth at 7 p.m. on July 9, 23 and Aug. 6 & 20. Stop by the library to pick up the first books. Call 215-685-2093.

TUESDAY, AUG. 21

GAMES & MORE Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., is hosting scrabble and dominos at 1 p.m. Call 215-248-0180.

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, AUG. 22

CARD GAMES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon. All ages and levels. $3 to play. Call 215-248-0180.

BOOK & MOVIE CLUB Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave. in East Falls, will host dinner and a discussion of four books and will screen movies based on two of them. Food will be provided. Registration is required. The program is for students in grades seventh through ninth and will run each week July 11 through August 15. The event begins at 5 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.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23

GARDEN GROOVE Morris Arboretum will host its end of summer Groovin’ in the Garden concert featuring Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY LUAU Blue Bell Place, an assisted living and memory care community, will host a luau featuring a Caribbean buffet and live entertainment for seniors, family and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free. Call 610-228-0301 for reservations and information.

FOLK MUSIC John Benedict will perform at the Mermaid Inn, 7673 Winston Rd., Chestnut Hill. Call 215-247-9797 for show times and admission.

CARD GAMES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon. All ages and levels. $3 to play. Call 215-248-0180.

FAMILY STORIES Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave. in East Falls, will host stories, songs and activities for children from birth to age 8 on July 12, 26 and Aug. 9, 23 at 10:15 a.m. Call 215-685-2093.

FREESTEP DANCE Irish Center, a.k.a. Commodore Barry Club, will host dancing beginning at 7:30 p.m. 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.

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, AUG. 24

POETRY ALOUD & ALIVE Steve Dalia is the featured poet at Big Blue Marble Bookstore’s Poetry Aloud & Alive at 7:15 p.m. The bookstore is located at 551 Carpenter Lane. Call 215-844-1870 for information.

AMERICANA TUNES Dean Station will perform at the Mermaid Inn, 7673 Winston Rd., Chestnut Hill. Call 215-247-9797 for show times and admission.

BOARD GAMES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts chess at 12:30 p.m. All ages and levels. $1 to play. Call 215-248-0180.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents movies every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.. Admission: $5. Visit www.filmsatthesedgwick.com or stop in at Video Library for films and show times.

SATURDAY, AUG. 25

SOULFUL SOUNDS The Swamp will perform at the Mermaid Inn, 7673 Winston Rd., Chestnut Hill. Call 215-247-9797 for show times and admission.

RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderers meets 8 a.m. at Valley Green. Call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org.

REUNIONS

Girls High Class of 1977 celebrates its 30th reunion on Saturday, October 20 at Drexelbrook, in Drexel Hill, from 7 to 11 p.m. Semi-formal gala, including a sumptuous dinner, dancing and a photographer. Send your contact information to mlovephila@aol.com or vaycox@temple.edu. Invitations will be coming soon.

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Class of 1957 will celebrate its 50th reunion over the Sept. 7-9 weekend. Call 215-542-0238.

South Philadelphia High School Class of June 1960 will be celebrating its 65th birthday bash at 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday, October 7 at Mancini Caterers, Camac & Mifflin Streets, Philadelphia. Price $65 per person includes valet free parking, open bar, hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, dessert table, dancing to DJ Michael Corny. For reservations call Jo Ann Cavaliere, 215-334-0529.

ONGOING

EXHIBITS

Chestnut Hill Gallery, 8117 Germantown Ave., hosts a special Cuban exhibit July 21 through August 21. Call 215-248-2549 or visit www.chestnuthillgallery.com.

Chestnut Hill Historical Society, 8708 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, offers public research hours Tues. through Sat. Call for an appointment, 215-247-0417.

Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, is calling for entries to its Hispanic Heritage Month Artisan Show & Sale, Sept. 29 – 30. The Hispanic Heritage Artisan Show & Sale takes place during a weekend of National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration of workshops, lectures and free programs at the Cheltenham Art Center. Eligibility: age 18 or over, all media accepted. Entry Fee $25 per 5’ x 8’ space, $10 fee/table rental. Entry deadline: August 31. 215-379-4660. Fax 215-663-1946. Visit events@cheltenhamarts.org. Contact Traci Nelson, Publicity/Events Coordinator at www.cheltenhamarts.org.

InFusion Coffee and Tea in Mt. Airy, 7133 Germantown Ave., will display paintings by local painter Heather Keton of Amoeba Art Shop and Amoeba owner, Jay Thomson, from August 3 through the end of August. For information, call 215-248-718 or visit www.InFusionCoffeeandTea.com.

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 Adult Activities Center offers work out with CAPA graduate and dancer Khadija Ahmaddiya Mon – Tues – Thurs, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the center, 7999 Crittenden Street. For more information, call 215-248-0180 or visit chseniors@cavtel.net.

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 classes for ages 3 and up at The Irish Center on Emlen Street and Carpenter Lane. Cost is $10 per lesson. 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.

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.

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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

Roxborough Coin Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Rd., Roxborough.

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.

Northwest Lions Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Sorella Rose Bar & Grille, 1800 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown. Call 215-637-6537.

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.