August 21, 2008 Issue
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Classified Chestnut Hill Local Don't Miss an Issue, Tell us what you see or Winner of Two |
This WeekTHURSDAY, AUGUST 21 MUSIC & MOVEMENT Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, hosts a preschool music and movement class for children age birth to 2 at 10:15 a.m. For more information, 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. 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. WMAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING 7:30 p.m. at Summit Church, corner of Greene and Westview Streets. All are welcome to participate. Send an e-mail to wman@wman.net if there is a quality of life issue you would like added to the agenda. HOW CAN WE HELP DARFUR?, a presentation on the Darfur Crisis, by Jim Remsen, will be held at Journey’s Way, 6012 Ridge Avenue, at 1 p.m. Remsen, who is the Interim Executive Director of the Darfur Alert Coalition and Journey’s Way Voulenteer Coordinator, wil present an overview of the crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region and discuss ways Americans can get involved. Call 215-487-1750 for more information.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 LITTLE THEATER Video Library 7141 Germantown Avenue presents Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day on Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm. Admission is $5. For more information, visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and show times. BIG BLUE MARBLE BOOKSTORE’S Poetry Aloud and Alive series presents readings by Mike Cohen at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, at 7:15 p.m. Cohen’s poems have been heard on Skin Radio and seen in Mad Poets Review, Schuylkill Valley Journal, the Mt. Airy Times Express, and the Philadelphia Daily News. His philosophy is: “Poetry doesn’t have the answers, it’s just a beautiful way of putting the questions.” The popular open-mind-open-reading-go-round will follow. People are encouraged to bring and read a poem or two that they would like to share in a hospitable atmosphere. Call Big Blue Marble Bookstore at 215-844-1870, for more information.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 RUNNING CLUB Wissahickon Wanderes Mees at 8 a.m. at Valley Green. For more information, call 215-849-9080 or visit www.wanderersrunningclub.org. JEWELRY MAKING CLASS 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Village Earth Bead Market, 8442 Germantown Avenue. Learn the very popular parallel chain weave, and use your new skill to create a beautiful bracelet reminiscent of the famed jeweler Tiffany and Co. Class fee is $40. A non-refundable $20 deposit and pre-registration is required. Cost of materials approximately $65. Call 215-248-1317 for more information. FREE WELLNESS WALK led by certified teachers Micheal Clark and Accem Scott of Tao Brothers at 10 a.m. to noon at Valley Green/ Wissahickon Ravine area of Fairmount Park. Meet at the first parking lot past the park entrance on Valley Green Rd. Philadelphia is host to one of four such walks across the country as part of Conscious Movement Across America, a grass roots approach to self healing and healing our communities, founded by Clark and Scott. Participants will enjoy an easy walk in nature combined with mini-classes in moving meditation and fun ways to take care of themselves. For more information contact Tao Brothers at 828-280-7287, taobrothers@gmail.com or visit www.tao-brothers.com.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 JEWELRY MAKING CLASS at Village Earth Bead Market, 8442 Germantown Avenue. 10 a.m. to noon. Learn how to make a beautiful Free Form Wire Wrap Bracelet With Focal Bead. These are fun to do and are usually a great success for a beginner working with wire. Class fee is $40. A non – refundable $20 deposit and pre-registration is required. Cost of materials is approximately $35. Arrive 15 min. early to purchase beads. Call 215-248-1317.
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 CHILDREN’S STORY TIME Border’s, 8701 Germantown Ave., holds story time for children and their care givers at 11 a.m. For ore information, call 215-248-1213.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 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, 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 8-10 p.m. For more information, call 610-688-3284 or visit www.beverfolkdance.org
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 MUSIC & MOVEMENT Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., East Falls, hosts a preschool music and movement class for children age birth to 2 at 10:15 a.m. For more information, 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. 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, AUGUST 29 LITTLE THEATER Video Library 7141 Germantown Avenue presents Kontroll on Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm. Admission is $5. For more information, visit www.mtairyvideolibrary.com or stop in at Video Library for films and show times.
UPCOMING REUNIONS Overbrook High School class of 1968 is holding its 40th reunion on Nov. 28, at the Hilton on City Avenue. For more information, visit www.overbrookhighreunion.com or call 215-879-4410. Northeast High School Class of 1978 30th Reunion will take place Saturday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. at the Philmont Country Club. Contact Cheryl Myers Kaiser, chakaiser@comcast.net or Gary Freedman — freedlaw@aol.com. 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. Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Class of 1978 30th Reunion will be held on November 28 at the Blue Bell Country Club from 7 – 11pm. For more information contact Kathleen Mullen at 610-792-0988, PW1978@msn.com.
ONGOING 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. 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 offers morning and evening groups, introductory sessions, and silent retreat days. Registration now being accepted for Fall season. New eight-week class of small group instruction and sitting meditation practice begins in September. For registration or more information, call 215-248-7441. Church of the Annunciation is forming an Early Childhood Music Class for children ages four and five, which will begin on Thursday September 18. The classes will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at The Church of the Annunciation at Carpenter Lane and Lincoln Drive in Mt. Airy, and Will continue for 15 sessions. Taught by pianist and PA certified K-12 music teacher Lou Walinsky, the class will allow children the opportunity to experience the love of music and to learn about the elements of music in age appropriate ways. It will enable children to understand and connect with a wide variety of music and prepare them for future individual instrumental lessons. For more information, contact Lou Walinsky at 215-848-0845 or e-mail him at PianolandLW @hotmail.com. 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. Makin Music offers lively, fun and interactive tot-parent music classes every morning at St. Paul Episcopal Church, 22 East Chestnut Hill Ave. 9:15 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. classes are offered. Visit www.makinmusic.com or call 215-233-2560 for more information. 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. 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, currently offers 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., offers children’s art classes in watercolor, cartooning, animation, and mixed media are now available at Woodmere Art Museum. For more information, call 215-247-0948 or visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org for information. The Woodmere Art Museum is also accepting Fall registrations for its studio art and art history classes to begin on September 8. Check the website or call 215-247-0948 for more information about course offerings. 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. Village Earth Bead Market, 8442 Germantown Ave, will hold jewelry making classes on Saturday, August 16; Sunday, August 17 and Saturday, August 2. Call 215-248-1317.
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.
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