SANATOGA PA – Weekend activities for western Montgomery County residents (and anyone else!), Jan. 22-24, 2010:
Friday, Jan. 22
Find a bargain Friday and Saturday at the Pottstown library.
The Friends of the Pottstown Library will conduct their Back Door Used Book Sale on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the library, 500 High Street, Pottstown PA. A bag sale Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. will close out the event. For more information, call 610-970-6551.
A performance by the Give And Take Jugglers will be featured during Family Fun Night presented by the Lower Pottsgrove Parent-Teacher Organization beginning Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School, 1329 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA. A donation of $5 at the door is requested. The event also will include a basket raffle fund-raiser. Proceeds from the evening will be used to offset the medical costs of second-grade student Beth Reifsynder.
A lecture and show about “The Planets,” suitable for children of all ages and adults, will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Boyertown Planetarium at the Boyertown Junior High School East Center, Gilbertsville PA. An amission fee will be charged. For more information, call 610-473-3906.
The West Pottsgrove Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization’s Bingo Night is scheduled to be held Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the school, 25 Grosstown Rd., Stowe PA.
Up for a challenge? The Amity Chess Club meets from 7-10 p.m. at St. Paul’s UCC Church, 1312 Old Swede Rd., Douglassville PA, for chess matches and lessons at all ages and skill levels. For more information, call 610-385-6324.
“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” a play by Charles Ludlam, a funny tribute to Gothic melodramas, will be staged Friday and Saturday, both at 8 p.m., at the Forge Theatre, 241 First Ave., Phoenixville PA. The script bristles with horror-movie themes and boasts a large cast of quirky characters. But here’s the twist: all characters are played by just two actors, who race through costume changes to bring the story to life. Tickets cost $12, and $10 for ages 18 and younger. For reservations, call 610-935-1920. (This event from AroundPhoenixville)
Saturday, Jan. 23
On the Pottsgrove School District sports schedule for Saturday:
- Boys Varsity Wrestling – Abington Duals, 9 a.m.
- Boys Junior Varsity Basketball VS. Spring-Ford HS, 6 p.m.
- Boys Varsity Basketball VS. Spring-Ford HS, 7:30 p.m.
A quilt club being formed by the Montgomery County (PA) 4-H program youths age 9-14 will hold its first meeting Saturday from 9 a.m. to Noon in the county 4-H Center, Route 113, Collegeville PA. Participants will create a 36-inch quilt and learn proper cutting, machine piecing and hand quilting techniques. Registration costs $25 per child, which includes a fabric kit. Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call 610-489-4315.
Back Door Used Book Sale in Pottstown PA. See Friday’s listing information.
The sights and aromas of winter food preservation and preparation, typical of the late 18th through early 19th centuries, is the experience that will be offered to visitors Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Montgomery County’s historic Peter Wentz Farmstead, just east of the intersection of Routes 73 and 363 in Worcester PA. The farmstead’s reconstructed smokehouse will be operating to show how various types of meats were preserved by hanging them inside a smoky chamber for extended periods of time. A donation of $2 per person will be accepted. For more information, call 610-584-5104.
A free children’s story time has been scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Chester County Library in Exton PA. For more information, call 610-280-2630.
Come have tea with President Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln (actually, it’s historical actress Judi Cox in character) Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Perkiomen Valley Library, Schwenksville PA. Find out what it was like to be married to the president of the United States during the Civil War.
“Rapunzel,” a play based on the children’s fairy tale, will be staged twice Saturday, at 11 a.m. and again at 3 p.m., and on Sunday at 3 p.m., in the Tri-County Performing Arts Center, High Street, Pottstown PA. Ticket prices vary by age, and tickets are available at the door. For more information and advance reservations, call 610-970-1199.
Watch scale-model trains whiz around an expansive, hand-crafted layout that fills an entire basement, during the annual model railroad open house conducted by the Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Club, scheduled for Saturday from 1-5 p.m. at the club’s center, 400 S. Main St., Phoenixville PA. The event is free, but the group is happy to accept donations from visitors. The open house continues at the same times Sunday. For more information, call 610-935-1126. (This event from ParentsSource)
“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” a play in Phoenixville PA. See Friday’s listing information.
Sunday, Jan. 24
Model railroad open house in Phoenixville PA. See Saturday’s listing information.
“Rapunzel,” a play in Pottstown PA. See Saturday’s listing information.
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