February 28, 2008 Issue                                       

©2007 The Chestnut Hill Local

This Week

THURSDAY, FEB. 28

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon for all ages and levels. Cost is $3 to play. Also, play reading from 10 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 215-248-0180.

FITNESS CLASS Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center presents Exercise for ANY Body  at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact the Center with questions or to register 215-248-0180 or chseniors@cavtel.net.

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. For more information, 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. For more information, call 215-843-5600.

FRIDAY, FEB. 29

CRAFT SHOW Germantown Friends School presents its 24th annual juried craft show Friday, Feb. 29 through Sunday, March 2 featuring 69 artists works including fine jewelry, burnished woods, hand-woven and kand-knit wearable art, supple leathers, art glass, colorful ceramics and more. For more information including a complete schedule and pricing, call 215-951-2300 or visit www.germantownfriends.org/craftshow.

ART SHOW & SALE Infusion Coffee and Tea Gallery, 7133 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents hats, handbags and art expressions, featuring the works of Marsha Sickles during a one day only show and sale from 4–7 p.m. For more information, call 215-248-1718 or visit www.infusioncoffeeandtea.com.

ART OPENING Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Lane & McCallum Street, presents Jim Bloom: Toxic Psychiatry, an exhibit of Outsider Art presented by the Coalition Ingenu-A Self-taught Artists’ Collective, with an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 215-248-0546 or visit www.allenslane.org.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents American Gangster on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information, visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

RECYCLING Chestnut Hill monthly recycling will take place at the Wyndmoor train station from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

BLOOD DRIVE American Red Cross holds a blood drive at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 645 N. Eaton Rd., Parish House/Auditorium in Glenside from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.

FUNFEST The Big Backyard Cooperative Nursery School presents its annual winter Funfest featuring entertainment by David Smith: One Man Sideshow, games, prizes, crafts, bouncy castle, face painting, food, and more, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church, 240 East Gowen Ave. in Mt. Airy. Tickets are $6, not to exceed $24 per family; children aged younger than two are free. For more information, call 215-248-0919.

RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderers meets 8 a.m. at Valley Green. For more information, call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2

GREEN DESIGN Morris Arboretum presents a lecture, Green Building Design, by Robert Shemwell, a principle in the Texas architectural firm Overland Partners, on sustainable design as an approach to creating beautiful public places from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The lecture is free, however reservations are required. Visit www.morrisarboretum.org for more information.

MONDAY, MARCH 3

SELF-HEALING WORKSHOP Lovett Memorial Library, 6945 Germantown Ave., presents Mind/Body Healing with Unergi at 7 p.m. For more information, call 215-685-2095.

FITNESS CLASS Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center presents Exercise for ANY Body at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact the Center with questions or to register 215-248-0180 or chseniors@cavtel.net.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

MOVIE NIGHT Chestnut Hill Film Group presents Robert Bresson’s 1974 masterpiece Lancelot du Lac at 7:30 p.m. at the Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Avenue.

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

TODDLER STORY TIME Chestnut Hill Branch Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., hosts story time for children ages 18 months to 3 years and caregivers at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 215-685-9290.

PRESCHOOL STORIES Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., hosts stories, songs and activities for three to five year olds at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 215-685-2093.

FITNESS CLASS Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center presents Exercise for ANY Body  at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact the Center with questions or to register 215-248-0180 or chseniors@cavtel.net.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

BRIDGE Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon for all ages and levels. Cost is $3 to play. For more information, call 215-248-0180.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE Summit Presbyterian Church, (basement), Green and Westview Sts., hosts a drum class with Maurice Edwards from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Cost is $15. For more information, call 215-849-1484.

INTERNATIONAL DANCING Or Haddash, 190 Camp Hill Rd., hosts class from 8 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 610-688-3284 or visit www.beaverfolkdance.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Plymouth Whitemarsh High School’s Colonial Players present the Tony Award winning musical Les Miserables for four performances on March 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for front auditorium and $10 for back auditorium for all evening performances. All tickets for the Saturday matinee performance are $5. Online purchases will incur a processing fee. PWHS is located at 201 E. Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting. For more information, please visit www.colonialplayers.org/lesmis.

LIBRARY FETE The Friends of William Jeanne Library, 4051 Joshua Rd., host its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. featuring a presentation by Harvey and Cheryl Fledger on, Alaska Adventure: Driving to the Wilds”.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center, 7999 Crittenden St., hosts bridge at noon for all ages and levels. Cost is $3 to play. Also, play reading from 10 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 215-248-0180.

FITNESS CLASS Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center presents Exercise for ANY Body at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact the Center with questions or to register 215-248-0180 or chseniors@cavtel.net.

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. For more information, 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. For more information, call 215-843-5600.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

TRAUMA WORKSHOP Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown Ave., and CORA Services will hold a one-day workshop, Current Trends in the Assessment and Treatment of Trauma in Children and Adolescents, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Social Room of Fournier Hall.

ART RECEPTION Sedgwick Cultural Center, 7137 Germantown Ave., presents Looking into Glass by Gail S. Kotel with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 215-248-9229.

LITTLE THEATER Video Library, 7141 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy presents In the Valley of Elah on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information, visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and showtimes.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

PARK WORKDAY Friends of the Wissahickon holds its monthly workday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For directions, visit http://www.fow.org/volproj.php#workday. To register, contact Kevin Groves at 215-247-0417 or groves@fow.org.

BLOOD DRIVE American Red Cross holds a blood drive at Cedar Park Presbyterian Church, 7740 Limekiln Pike, Social Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

BLOOD DRIVE American Red Cross holds a blood drive at Germantown Jewish Centre, 400 W. Ellet St., from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.

UPCOMING

BUS TRIPS

Woodmere Art Museum is organizing a trip, A Day in Delaware, to the Delaware Art Museum and Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, on Friday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day includes a tour of the permanent collection of the newly renovated Delaware Art Museum, lunch at Harry’s Seafood Grill on the Wilmington waterfront and a tour of the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. The $150 fee includes transportation, museum admission, lunch and a lecture by curator Margaretta Frederick. Call 215-147-0948 to register or for more information.

REUNIONS

The Class of June 1953 and the Girls’ High Alumni Association celebrate its 55th reunion on Saturday, April 12 from noon to 2:45 p.m. at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th and Race Sts. Contact Lillian Weilerstein at 215-887-5041 for reservations and information.

West Philadelphia High School classes of January and June, 1958 will celebrate their 50th year reunion on May 3, 2008 to be held at Philmont Country Club, Philmont and Tomlinson roads, Huntington Valley at 7 p.m. For the January class, call Bryna Lark, 610-446-418 or Brenda Teich, 215-969-8998, or Tobiwaza@aol.com. For the June class, call Roz at 215-968-4029.

If you or someone you know has been graduated from Our Mother of Consolation School, Chestnut Hill, in the 1950’s, we are interested in hearing from you! Contact Ray Burkhart at the following site for information regarding a multi-class reunion: burkhart06@comcast.net or by phone at 215-446-7721.

ONGOING

THEATER

Allens Lane Theater, Allens Lane & McCallum Street, presents Six Degrees of Separation written by John Guare, directed by Renee Dobson, a comedic look at urban American society inspired by a true story March 7–22. Showtimes: Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 p.m. Tickets: $15 (general admission). For more information or to make reservations call 215-248-0546 ext. 1 or visit www.allenslane.org.

The Stagecrafters, 8130 Germantown Ave., in Chestnut Hill presents Quartet, by Ronald Harwood Fri.-Sun., Feb. 29-Mar. 2; Thu.-Sun. Mar. 7-10: Thu.-Sat., Mar. 14-16. All shows 8 p.m. except Sunday shows, 2 p.m. Tickets $15 (Thu. 2 for $20). Students with valid ID, $13. For more information, call 215-247-8881 or visit www.thestagecrafters.org.

EXHIBITS

Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Lane & McCallum Street, presents Jim Bloom: Toxic Psychiatry, an exhibit of Outsider Art presented by the Coalition Ingenu-A Self-taught Artists’ Collective, through March 29. For more information, call 215-248-0546 or visit www.allenslane.org.

Carol Schwartz Gallery, 101 Bethlehem Pike, presents Lasting Impressions, featuring oil paintings by local artists Kathleen Scott-Gallagher, Dori Spector and Nancy Beck. The show will run February 2-29.

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

Sedgwick Cultural Center, 7137 Germantown Ave., presents Looking Into Glass by Gail S. Kotel, March 7-30. For more information, call 215-248-9229.

Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., presents Mark Khaisman: Striking a Pose, as part of the 68th Annual Juried Exhibition and Emerging Artist Series, Jan. 27 through March 9. For more information, call 215-247-0476 or visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org.

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.

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.

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.

The Apothecary Garden, 7721 Germantown Ave., offers classes on custom blended botanicals, teas, tinctures, & essential oils. For more information, call 215-247-2110.

Chestnut Hill Adult Activities Center offers classes and activities: crafters and seamstresses, Mondays 10 a.m. to noon; knitting for merchant seamen, Fridays at 1 p.m.; bridge, Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon; chess lessons, Mondays 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.

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.

Crefeld School’s Glassworks Studio is offering glass blowing and bead making classes beginning in January 2008. No experience necessary. For more information, call 215-242-5545 or visit www.Crefeld.org.

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.

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.

The Mt. Airy Computer Center, 6335 Wayne Ave., Mt. Airy, offers classes for kids and adults throughout the week. Call 215-438-8505.

NEW! Oreland Art Center, 100 Wischman Avenue & Twining Road in Oreland, is now accepting registration for watercolor painting classes taught by well-known area artists beginning in March. In addition, Oreland sponsors free member workshops on Monday and Friday mornings, when members are invited to get together and paint. For more information, brochures or directions call 215-572-6855.

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.

NEW! Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., is offering: Painting at the End of the Nineteenth Century: American Impressionism, American Renaissance and American Realism, Fridays, February 8, 15, 22, 29 from 2-3:30 pm. Call to enroll, 215-247-0948. For more information, 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.