November 1, 2007 Issue                                       

©2007 The Chestnut Hill Local

This Week

THURSDAY, NOV. 1

TODDLER STORIES Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Avenue at Warden Drive, will host songs and activities for 1 and 2-year-olds at 10:15 a.m.

COLLEGE LECTURE Chestnut Hill College, Social Room of Fournier Hall, 9601 Germantown Ave., 7:30 p.m. will be the location for a lecture by Noreen Herzfield, Ph.D., professor of theology and computer science at St. Joseph’s University in Collegeville, Minn., entitled “Does the Future Need Us? Prospects for Humanity in a Technological Age.” For information, contact Kathleen Duffy, SSJ at 215-248-7197 or e-mail kduffy@chc.edu.

STROKE SCREENING Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. in Oreland is offering the community screenings to reduce their risk of having a stroke or a serious bone fracture. Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading provider of vascular screenings, will begin seeing people at 9 a.m. Four screenings take less than an hour to complete. The cost for a Wellness Package of all four screenings including free osteoporosis screening is $129. To schedule an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.

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

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.

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, NOV. 2

FIRST FRIDAY InFusion, 7133 Germantown Ave., hosts a reception for photographer Jack Souder’s 360-degree views of both Mt. Airy street life and nearby Wissahickon Creek wildlife from 7 to 9 p.m. including live performance by saxophonist Lynn Riley. Exhibit runs all month. For information, call Lawrence Souder, 267-972-6440.

NEW ART Infusion Coffee and Tea Gallery, 7133 Germantown Ave., is holding a reception for an exhibit entitled “Round Mount Airy – Panoramic Photography” showing the work of New Jersey photojournalist Jack Souder, from 7 to 9 p.m.

OPENING EXHIBIT Sedgwick, 7141 Gemantown Ave. ( between Mt. Airy and Mt. Pleasant Sts.) will show “Pushing the Boundaries: Quilts by Q2” on Nov. 2 from 6 – 9 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 10 – 4 p.m. Q2 is a Northwest Philadelphia-based group of quiltmakers from a variety of backgrounds who have been quilting together since 1999.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents “Talk to Me,” on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3

NEW EXHIBIT Chestnut Hill Gallery and Frame Shoppe, 8117 Germantown Ave., hosts the Tyler School of Art Exhibition and Sale, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Appetizers will be served. The artwork is by students of the Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park. The exhibition continues through Nov. 10. For information, contact Joseph Borrelli, owner and art director, 215-248-2549, fax: 215-248-2569, Web site: www.chestnuthillgallery.com.

GARDEN VIEW Friends of the Wissahickon and the Fairmount Park Commission are sponsoring a Visit to the Rain Garden, at 1 p.m. Meet at the Wissahickon Valley Park entrance at Gorgas Lane in Roxborough. The walk is planned to inform hikers about the impact of stormwater runoff and how to prevent further erosion in Wissahickon Valley Park. The hike ends at the newly developed rain garden at Valley Green Inn. A van will be available for the rturn trip. Adults only. Led by Trish Fries and Megan Sgarlet of Fairmount Park’s Wissahickon Environmental Center. To register, contact Trish Fries at 215-685-9285 or patricia.fries@phila.gov.

PARENTS MEETING Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., is holding a meeting at 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. for Special Parents of Exceptional Children (SPEC), offering parents the opportunity to share with others the triumphs and challenges of raising a child with special needs. Light lunch will be available in the library’s rear lobby at 12:30, followed by discussion and planning session in the meeting room. Help plan SPEC meetings/events for the coming year and volunteer for committee assignments.

ART CLASS Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., will be the site for nationally known painter, Stuart Shils’ two-day painting workshop on landscape. Register now, space is limited. Call 215-247-0476 or visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org.

SCHOOL AUCTION Crefeld School, 8836 Crefeld Street, in Chestnut Hill, is holding its 17th Annual Fall Auction this year from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Seventeen great items will be posted on the Internet at www.crefeldauction.cmarket.com for pre-and absentee bidding. Some of the items are Dinner for two persons, including wine at The Four Seasons, an overnight stay at the Dancer Farm Bed and Breakfast in New Egypt, N.J., a Cake-a-Month from the Night Kitchen Bakery. Online bidding opens 10 a.m. Oct. 22 and closes 10 a..m. Nov. 2. Maximum bids will carry over to the Live Auction on Nov. 3. 200 additional items will be offered in both a Live Auction and a Silent Auction. The auction will be hosted by Brent Souder of the Sanford Alderfoer Auction Company and all proceeds will benefit The Crefeld School. For information or to make a donation to the auction, call 215-242-5545, or visit www.crefeld.org.

CHESS GROUP Lovett Library Chess Club will be meeting Saturdays, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the library, 6945 Germantown Ave. For more information, call 215-685-2095.

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

TUESDAY, NOV. 6

STORY TIME InFusion Mount Airy, 7133 Germantown Ave., will hold Story Time with “Two for Tuesdays,” Bird, its resident barista/poet will entertain young ones with two great stories, from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. $2 per child. 215-248-1718 or visit www.infusioncoffeeandtea.com.

MOVIE NIGHT Chestnut Hill Film Group’s Tuesday Night at the Movies presents a free screening of “Dead End,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave. For more information, call 215-248-0977.

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, NOV. 7

FAMILY STORIES Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, presents stories, songs and activities for the whole family at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 215-685-2093.

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, NOV. 8

RAIN BARRELS Friends of the Wissahickon and the Philadelphia Water Department, Office of Watersheds, are sponsoring a Rain Barrel Workshop for Homeowners, 6 to 8 p.m. at New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Ave. Make a positive impact on the Wissahickon Creek by installing and maintaining a rain barrel on your property. Participants who register in advance receive a FREE rain barrel (valued at $120). To register, contact FOW offices at 215-247-0417 or office@fow.org.

TRADE GIFTS Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown Ave., is hosting a Fair Trade and Alternative Gift Giving event, from 12 – 4 p.m. This event encourages a public awareness about the global issues regarding fair trade while supporting local fair trade vendors. A variety of fair trade goods will be for sale from local fair trade vendors such as Joe Coffee Bar, the Tea Fairy, Ten Thousand Villages, St. Joseph’s Villa, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Handcrafting Justice, Cecilian Center for Earth, Arts and Spirit, Home Aid for Africa and Divine Chocolate. A Fair Trade Café will offer baked goods, coffee and other beverages from Trader Joe’s, Fair Indigo, Transfairusa and Equal Exchange. Free. For information, contact Marie Conn, Ph.D. at 215-248-7044 or e-mail mconn@chc.edu.

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.

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, NOV. 9

BIG BASH Commodore Barry Club, Carpenter Lane and Emlen Street in West Mt. Airy, is preparing for the celebration of its 50th anniversary by hosting along with the Philadelphia Ceili Group a concert featuring the legendary Derek Warfield and the Sons of Erin Band, at 8:30 p.m.

FASHIONABLE ART Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Lane & McCallum Streets in West Mt. Airy, is holding an opening reception from 6 – 9 p.m. for a decorative and wearable arts exhibit and sale. A variety of unique handmade crafts by 15 local artists, including jewelry, fabric arts, raku, neon, blown glass, paper arts and much more.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents “Sicko,” on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10

BOOK FAIR Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, 68 W. Chelten Ave., will host a Scholastic Book Fair. Books and other reading-related items for toddlers through high school will be on sale in the lobby, and proceeds will support the library’s collection. The fair will go on until Nov. 18. For information, call 215-685-2155.

GIFT BAZAAR Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., is holding its Annual Christmas Bazaar and NEW! Gift Boutique from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Antiques, jewelry, books, handmades, bake table, gift basket raffle, plus “boutique” with unique gifts for women, children and home, made by artists, crafters and others. $1 admission.

DOG DAY Sunrise of Lafayette Hill, 429 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, host a day of fun and games for dogs from 10 a.m. to noon. RSVP to 610-940-3888 or visit lafayettehill.dcr2@sunriseseniorliving.com.

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

UPCOMING

BUS TRIPS

Whitemarsh Art Center is sponsoring an Autumn in New York trip, on Sunday, Nov. 18. Stop #1 – Pick a museum along 5h Ave. Stop #2 – Little Italy/Chinatown/SoHo area. Bus leaves the Art Center in Cedar Grove Park at 8:30 a.m. and returns by 8:30 p.m. $40 members, $45 non-members. Price does not include admission to museums. For reservations call 610-825-0917.

Little Flower Catholic High School’s Alumnae Association’s will take its annual Christmas Trip to Spring Lake, N.J. on Dec. 1. The $95 price per person includes bus, full course luncheon at Breakers Motel, shopping on Main Street, ticket for tour of Victorian Inns and Mansions. Bus leaves Cottman Mall at 9:30 a.m. (Roosevelt Blvd. & Cottman Ave.). A deposit is required to hold seat. Checks made payable to Little Flower Alumnae Assoc. Contact: AnnaMarie Hill, 9611 Eden Hall Lane, Phila. PA 19114; e-mail BEARHILL70@COMCAST.NET

REUNIONS

South Philadelphia High School Class of 1967 will celebrate its 40th reunion Nov. 23 & 24 at the Banquet at The Radisson Airport. For more information, contact Letitia Ford 267-254-1314 or Billy Hatch 610-534-1290 or 267-760-1080.

ONGOING

THEATER

Allens Lane Theater, Allens Lane & McCallum Street, is showing “Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight,” a comedy by Peter Ackerman, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. Tickets $15 (general admission). For reservations and information, 215-248-0546 ext. 1 or allenslane.org.

Stagecrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, presents Friedrich Duerrenmatt’s classic dark and provocative tragic-comedy, The Visit, directed by Yaga Brady. Performances will be Fri.-Sun. Nov. 9-11; Thu.-Sun. Nov.15-18 ; Fri.-Sun. Nov. 23-25, (No performance on Thanksgiving 11/22). All shows begin at 8 PM except Sunday shows, which begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door, Thursday 11/15, 2-for-$20. Students with valid ID, $13. Major credit cards accepted. For tickets/reservations call 215-247-8881 or visit www.thestagecrafters.org.

EXHIBITS

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

Embroidery Guild of Philadelphia and the Friends of Hope Lodge present an extraordinary embroidery exhibit of over 60 pieces of work by the guild at Historic Hope Lodge, 553 S. Bethlehem Pike, near the junction of Bethlehem and Skippack Pikes, Ft. Washington. The exhibit runs through Nov. 11 and is included in the tour cost of Hope Lodge. Guided tours of the site are available Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m; Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. The site is closed Monday – Thursday except by special request for large groups and schools. Admission is charged for tours. For information, call 215-646-1595, TDD (800) 654-5984.

Infusion Coffee and Tea Gallery, 7133 Germantown Ave., will be the location of the exhibit “Round Mount Airy – Panoramic Photography” showing the work of New Jersey photojournalist Jack Souder through Nov. 30. Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sat., 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

JMS Gallery, 8236 Germantown Ave., 215-248-4649, will be holding an exhibit of work by artists Damini Celbre, Michael Filan, Colleen O’Donnell, John Rosis, from Oct. 20 through Nov. 17. Hours: Wed. – Sat., 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. and by appointment. Opening reception, Sat. Oct. 20, 4 – 7 p.m. e-mail info@msgallery.com, Web www.jmsgallery.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

Delaware Valley Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society will begin classes in October at the Plymouth Meeting Friends School, 2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting (on the corner of Butler Pike & Germantown Pike). Classes are for active adults and teens aged 13 and over. Registration is required and is due by Oct. 1. You do no need to bring a partner. Visit www.delval.rscds.us or call teacher Geoffrey Selling at 215-248-5998.

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.

Hatch Dance Theater, located above O’Doodles Toy Store, 8333 Germantown Ave. is holding auditions for 2007-2008 season for boys and girls ages 8 to 18 years. Based in Chestnut Hill, Hatch has performed at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia Live Arts/Fringe Festival, Woodmere Art Museum and Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. Dance and/or acting experience or willingness to be creative a must. Call for audition times: 215-416-0457.

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 classes and activities: crafters and seamstresses, Mondays 10 a.m. to noon; Wednesday walkers, Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m.; knitting for merchant seamen, Fridays at 1 p.m.; bridge, Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon; chess lessons, Fridays at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 215-248-0180 or email chseniors@cavtel.net.

Chestnut Hill Mindfulness Meditation meets Monday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. New fall season begins Monday, Sept. 10 for eight-week class of small group instruction and sitting meditation practice. For registrations or for more information, call 215-248-7441.

Chestnut Hill Writers Workshop meets on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. for all levels. Enrollment is limited. Call 215-248-1749.

Center in the Park, 5818 Germantown Ave., will feature the work of two CIP artists, painting by Marlene Patterson and pottery by Bertha Blackston-Bundy in its Members Lounge.

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 HYPERLINK “mailto:chseniors@juno.com”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.

Springside School, 8000 Cherokee St., planning an after-school art workshop in puppetry and mask making open to the public. Young artists will explore fantasy play and creation of varied kinds of puppets, finger puppets and masks using clay, plaster of paris, fabric, paper, etc. Taught by the Fairmount Art Center, the class is planned for grades K-2. Thursdays, from 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. between Sept. 20 and Nov. 8. To sign up or for more information, contact Stewart Calloway, 215-247-7200, ext. 7272 or visit www.springside.org.

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.

Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., is registering adults and children for their fall studio art classess in painting, drawing and watercolor, offering a new art history course: The American Landscape. Call 215-247-0948 or visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org.

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

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.

Bereavement support groups for adults are often offered by Koller Funeral Home, 6835 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. Call 215-624-8190.

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.

Chestnut Hill CoDA (a Co-Dependants Anonymous is a 12 step fellowship of men and woman whose common purpose is recovery from co-dependence) meets on Monday nights, 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Teenagers, Inc., 105 Bethlehem Pike (across the street from Chestnut Hill East train station). Learn to develop and maintain healthy relationships. Contact Chuck S., 267-253-9562, chcoda@cavtel.net or visit coda.org or codaphilaarea.org.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Militia Hill Hawk Watch’s 20th year begins Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Fort Washington State Park.

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 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

Overeaters Anonymous conducts two meetings each week at Roxborough Memorial Hospital, 5800 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. Call 215-248-4333.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.