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February 20th - DEP Public Meeting to Discuss Air Sampling Report Results
September 1st thru December 31st - Providence Town Center
Providence Town Center, is a planned lifestyle shopping center development featuring many of today’s elite retailers. Located in Collegeville at the Route 422 and 29 interchange, the location enjoys regional visibility and access to Route 422, a major suburban access corridor that has been fueling explosive residential and commercial growth northwest of Philadelphia. This location also serves as home to several of the areas premier pharmaceutical companies including Wyeth, Glaxo SmithKline and Quest Diagnostics with approximately 12,000 employees who all work directly across the street from Providence Town Center. Construction will commence in 2007 with delivery in 2008. Plan Layout
September 14th thru December 31st - Limerick Crossing
Under construction for delivery in the Summer of 2007, Limerick Crossing features Acme and Rite Aid in a conventional community shopping center format. Target, Giant, Staples, Ross Dress For Less, Staples, Petco, A.C. Moore and Home Depot (proposed) are located directly adjacent to the property. Limerick Township and neighboring Upper Providence Township continue to experience excellent residential growth as bedroom communities to Philadelphia along Route 422. Information
November 8th thru November 11th - Philadelphia Premium Outlets
February 14th thru October 1st - Pennypacker Mills
Treasured Memories: Scrapbooks, Keepsakes & Souvenirs, exhibit features mementos from the life of Pennsylvania’s 25th Governor Pennypacker (1903-1907) and his family. Free Admission. Pennypacker Mills, 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, Montgomery County, PA and is operated by the Montgomery County Dept of Parks & Heritage Services. Closed on Mondays and holidays, Pennypacker Mills is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, 1 to 4 pm. The historic mansion is handicapped accessible on the 1st floor, call for groups. 610-287-9349. www.historicsites.montcopa.org
April 30th thru May 17th - Ursinus College Annual Student Exhibition 2008
May 12th thru May 16th - National Bike to Work Week
GVF TRANSPORTATION reminds all about National Bike to Work Week, May 12-16, 2008. GVF Transportation can provide information about the trail systems in the area and how to best utilize them on commutes. If you are interested in planning an event for Bike to Work Week, contact Lindsey Bernacki, 610-354-8899 - lbernacki@gvftma.com.
May 15th thru May 18th - The First Annual Andy Cubbler/C.O.P.S
The First Annual Andy Cubbler/C.O.P.S. - “A Brother’s Love” Memorial Run, May 15th thru 18th, 2008
Help support Collegeville Police Department Office Matt Cubbler as he embarks on his three day solo run across New Jersey to raise $50,000 for charity. Sponsor and donation information at www.abrothersloverun.org
May 16th - A Night of Hope Fundraser for Katie Noel Rohrbacher
This benefit for Katie is to facilitate the purchase of a wheelchair accessible van for her transportation. $35 per person includes beef and beer, cash bar, live band, dancing, silent auction and more at Lower Frederick Firehouse, 139 Spring Mount Road, Spring M ount, PA 19478. For tickets or donations send an email to Dreams4Noel@yahoo.com.
May 17th - Perkiomen Creek Sojourn
Canoe or Kayak from Schwenksville to Hoy Park in Lower Providence Township, 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. $45/member; $65/nonmember includes kayak, pfd and paddles. Bring your own boat and equipment, $35/member, $55 nonmember. Register by May 9, 2008. www.perkiomenwatershed.org, 610-287-9383
May 19th - Lower Providence Community Library Event
Chocolate 101: The Experts at Zwahlen’s Ice Cream and Chocolate on Monday, May 19th at 7:00 pm. Come to the library to learn about chocolate history and taste Zwahlen's chocolates. Hear about the history, the cacao tree, harvesting of the cacao bean and how it is transformed into a chocolate bar. The presentation is free, but registration required. Call 610-666-6640 or e-mail mwadsworth@mclinc.org. www.lowerprovidencelibrary.org
May 20th - Lower Providence Community Library Event
“India-Past in Present” with the University of PA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Outreach Lecture Program on Tuesday, May 20th at 7 p.m. Learn how different people who ruled over India have influenced the present day society. Learn about art and architecture left behind by the Muslim rulers. Slide presentation with fashion show, folk dances, music, and festivals. Ms. Prema Deshmukh attended the University of New Delhi, India and Nichols State University, Louisiana. She has experience teaching in primary and secondary schools in India and in the US. Ms. Deshmukh is the recipient of a National Award for teaching multiculturalism to diverse student populations. The presentation is free and open to the public. www.lowerprovidencelibrary.com
May 20th - Open House Phoenixville Hospital Annex
Visit the new home of the SRMC School of Nursing and Community Health Education and Outreach at the former NovaCare building, located across the street from PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL. Open House on Tuesday, May 20th, from 1 to 3 PM. See the new lab and offices and meet with the students and staff. RSVP to Kathy Morey at 610-983-1295.
May 22nd thru May 23rd - Terrorism Awareness Seminar: Protecting Soft Targets
The purpose of this two-day seminar (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) is to provide training to security trainers within soft target venues including schools, hotel/casinos/resorts, large shopping malls, medical facilities, and large audience special events. After successful completion of this seminar, security trainers will be able to provide training programs at their organizations for their security staff. Location: Holiday Inn Select, 4700 Street Road, Trevose, PA 19053. There is no fee for this training. continental breakfast and lunch are provided. REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.wellingtonconsulting.org/ Then click on UNLV, complete registration form - select Trevose, PA for location.
May 28th thru June 3rd - Ursinus College & WHYY Program
A program taped in Ursinus College’s Bomberger Auditorium marks the debut of a new WHYY program, “On Canvas,” on the Y Arts Channel, Wednesday, May 28-9 p.m. The program explores the Delaware Valley’s cultural landscape. The channel is located on the air, Channel 12.2, Comcast 241 and Verizon FiOS 874. Performances highlight vocalists, jazz bands, classical and international musicians, and artists in the Delaware Valley. The Ursinus College performance was a new program launched by Intercultural Journeys, a group that seeks to promote understanding among diverse cultures through dialogue and the presentation of world class performance in music, poetry and other art forms. The November 2007 taping with Bar-David, Intercultural Journeys President and Artistic Director joined by R. Carlos Nakai, Grammy nominee on Native American flute, and by pipa virtuoso Wu Man. For more information see www.interculturaljourneys.org. On Canvas will be repeated six times in the subsequent six days following broadcast: Thursday-10 p.m., Friday-11 p.m., Saturday-8 p.m., Sunday-2 p.m., Monday-7 p.m. and Tuesday-8 p.m. www.ursinus.edu.
June 2nd - Bookkeeping Basics for a Small Business
Bookkeeping Basics for a Small Business conducted at the Pottstown SCORE office, New York Plaza Building, 244 High Street, Suite 402, Pottstown, PA 19464. R20 www.pottstownscore.org
June 7th - National Penn Community Shred Day
NATIONAL PENN BANK will host a free Community Shred Day event from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the National Penn Bank King of Prussia Community Office located at 304 South Henderson Road in King of Prussia. Residents are invited to bring personal and confidential items such as receipts and invoices to the community office to be shredded in a secure manner. Paper clips and staples will go through the shredder, but not plastic binders or spring clips. Limit of 4 file-sized boxes per individual. Residents also are invited to enter a drawing to win a personal cross-cut shredder. For more information about the event or identity theft, please visit www.nationalpenn.com. NPB King of Prussia Community Office, 304 South Henderson Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, 610.783.7221 or 1.800.822.3321.
June 14th - Annual Flag Day Dinner
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TRAPPE, COLLEGEVILLE, PERKIOMEN VALLEY - will host the Annual Flag Day Dinner, a festive evening of dining and music for the entire family. Appetizers at 6:30 P.M., dinner at 7:00 P.M., at Moorehead’s, 40 First Avenue, Trappe. Music program by “The Trappe Troupe,” a New Horizons Band Program of the Community Music School in Trappe. Members $25.00, Non-Members $28.00, $10.00 per person for the music program only at 8:00 P.M. Call 610-489-7266 to make reservations and to select entree, or visit www.trappehistoricalsociety.org - Community invited.
June 20th - 7th Annual Conservation Subdivision Tour
7th Annual Conservation Subdivision Tour - join Randall Arendt and other Natural Lands Trust staff on a bus tour of conservation subdivisions in Chester County. The tour will visit four subdivisions that combine to cover over 360 acres of open space. Join township officials from communities using Growing Greener: Conservation by Design regulations, as well as planners, and developers to discuss elements of successful conservation subdivision design. The tour will depart from NLT headquarters at the Hildacy Farm Preserve, Media, Delaware County. Lunch is included. No charge for this tour thanks to funds from PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources and the William Penn Foundation. RSVP by 6/11 to Nathan Walker at 610-353-5640 X270 or nwalker@natlands.org.
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