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AYO! Grovesmen MS Chorus Demonstrated It’s ‘Dynamite’

You’ll know the song when you hear it. Seeing these Pottsgrove Middle School boys perform it live Thursday would have been a treat. But if you didn’t make it, well, there’s this great video …

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Ursinus Annual Exhibit Showcases Student Artists’ Work

The annual exhibit of student works in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installations, mixed media and photography is open now and runs through May 10.

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Pottsgrove Pupils Produce Sleek, Chic Pieces From Junk

The calls may not be coming into West Pottsgrove Elementary School from the Metropolitan Museum of Art … yet. Even curators at the fabled Met, though, are likely to have their eyes opened by what students created Monday.

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Vietnam Vets’ Memories, Mementos Needed For Exhibit

They’ll become part of an interactive display being planned for an education show that will run from September through November at ArtFusion 19464, the community art center at 254 High St., Pottstown.

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It's Not Trash! To These Kids, It's Art Waiting To Flourish

It’s Not Trash! To These Kids, It’s Art Waiting To Flourish

The discards and refuse of everyday living will prove to be the spark of creative genius next Monday at West Pottsgrove Elementary School, where everyone in kindergarten, first and second grades gets to be Michelangelo for a hour.

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Pottsgrove Music Program Benefits From Consignors

Saturday’s children’s clothing consignment sale at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School helped pay for costs incurred by the instrumental music program at Pottsgrove High School.

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Sanatogan Wins Top 1-Percent Ranking At Travel Website

As a contributing writer and photographer for TripAdvisor.com, the world’s largest travel website, he focuses on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States.

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Glorious Pottsgrove MS Voices Echo Within Rotunda

About 70 students from Pottsgrove Middle School and teacher Carole Bean perfromed Monday in concert in the Rotunda at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. They sounded terrifc, Bean said, and were warmly received.

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Local Artist’s Civil War Exhibit Come To Reading

The history of the Civil War comes alive this spring with an exhibit of paintings, etchings and sketches by renowned historical artist Mort Künstler.

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Dueling Pianists Fire Across Sunnybrook's Stage

Dueling Pianists Fire Shots Across Sunnybrook’s Stage

The popular comedy-and-music act from the New York City club scene arrives in Sanatoga for a performance on March 22.

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