SANATOGA PA – Weekend activities for Sanatogans (and anyone else!), Feb. 20-22, 2009:

Friday, Feb. 20

Sixteen miles east of Sanatoga, the Suburban Home and Flower Show opens at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave., Oaks PA, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Home improvements and gardening, naturally, are its primary themes. Tickets cost $9.

Broadway comes to Beech Street in Pottstown PA as the musical “Bye, Bye Birdie” opens on the stage of The Hill School Center for the Arts at the corner of Beech and Sheridan. Admission is free for all shows, which start at 7:15 p.m. today and Saturday, and at  2 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 610-705-1039.

Saturday, Feb. 21

A free morning bird walk to explore the meadows and forested areas of the Black Rock Sanctuary, 953 Black Rock Rd. (about 1-1/2 miles north of the borough on Route 113), Phoenixville PA,will be held from 8-10 a.m. Instructor Vincent Smith, a naturalist and experienced birder in Valley Forge, will lead the expedition to learn about birds that regularly inhabit Black Rock’s natural areas, as well as those who just stop-by for a winter visit.

“From The Open Hearth,” a season cooking demonstration that features original recipes from an 18th Century kitchen, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pottsgrove Manor, 100 W. King St., Pottstown PA.

Sunday, Feb. 22

A free trial membership week is being offered by the Pottstown PA branch of the Freedom Valley YMCA, Adams and Jackson streets, as a membership promotion available to Pottstown area residents. The promotion runs through March 1. The week kicks off today with free fitness classes, family games, community swim, a blood drive, mini-massages, and a spaghetti dinner from 2-6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the YMCA Seahawks National Swim Team. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Hundreds of brides-to-be (and probably their husbands-in-waiting as well) are expected to crowd into Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Sanatoga PA, from Noon-4 p.m. to see an annual bridal show sponsored by The (Pottstown PA) Mercury newspaper. The day-long event allows brides, grooms, their parents and future in-laws to meet meet caterers, dress makers, florists, and entertainers, and gather helpful planning ideas. A $2 admission fee will be charged. For more information, call 484-624-5186 or visit the ballroom’s website.

The Lower Pottsgrove Historical Society has scheduled its free monthly open house from 1-4 p.m. at the society’s headquarters and museum in the former Sanatoga Chapel, 2341 E. High St., Sanatoga. Society members will be on hand to greet visitors, and light refreshments will be available.

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