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Holiday Happenings!
For families of all ages.
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1 pm.
Pottstown Regional Public Library will be hosting a Holiday Party!
There will be:
A musical performance
Snacks
Fun activities recognizing Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa
The event is FREE!
Please contact Leslie Stillings for more details:
Pottstown Regional Public Library
500 E. High St.
Pottstown, Pa. 19464
A craft show and bake sale will be held at Grace Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Santa will be there from 11 am until 1 pm for the young and young at heart.
This is an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping and all bake sale proceeds will benefit Pottstown Relay for Life.
Grace Lutheran Church is located at 660 N. Charlotte Street in the North End of Pottstown.
Free parking is available in their spacious lot.
Local arts and historic organizations and businesses, along with the Pottstown Downtown Improvement Distric Authority, otherwise known as PDIDA (puh-dee-da), iarebringing a host of Hometown Holiday events to downtown Pottstown on the weekends leading up to Christmas.
Events kick off this Saturday, Dec. 1st when Santa and his elves arrive at 5 p.m., making a healthy, heart-warming entrance at High and Evans Street, before heading down High Street to Smith Plaza for the lighting of the Christmas tree there. Smith Plaza itself will be all lit up, too!
At the Plaza, visitors can enjoy holiday music, free trolley rides from 4:40 to 8 p.m., and horse-drawn wagon rides from 5 to 7 p.m., for just $10.
Santa’s Village will be open with Santa himself, kids’ crafts, reindeer food making, and a coloring contest at Tango Marketing, 139 E. High Street, just across the street from Smith Plaza.
In the 300 block of High Street, the Empire Hook & Ladder Fire Company will provide roasted chestnuts and other treats. Additional events, including children’s story hours, open houses and activities for children, will be held Fridays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21 and on Saturday, Dec. 8 and 15.
Throughout the holiday season, beginning next Thursday, Dec. 6th, Steel River Playhouse’s “Annie” will be performed and run through Dec. 22. You can also stop in at ArtFusion 19464 at 254 E. High Street for their winter show, “The Secret Life of Trees”, and to pick up unique gifts.
On Sunday, Dec. 9, the Candlelight Tour of Pottsgrove Manor runs from 2 to 8 p.m., while the Pottstown Holiday Historic House Tour will be from 1 to 6 p.m. A $12 ticket includes a Victorian Tea presented by the Doe Club at the Pottstown Elks from 12noon-2pm. All homes and buildings on the tour are open from 1pm-6pm. Free trolley transportation and refreshments for all ticket holders. Tickets are available after Thanksgiving at Carter’s Locksmith Shop, 137 N Hanover Street. $12 in advance, $14 day of tour. For more information contact Sue Krause at (610) 323-2229.
All of these events are sponsored by the Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority, Historic Pottstown Neighborhood Association, Pottgrove Manor, Steel River Playhouse, ArtFusion 19464, and individual businesses. BUY LOCAL, PLAY LOCAL, AND CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS LOCAL!
Rain, snow or shine, Pottstown’s Funky Santa 5K Run and 3-person 5K Relay takes place this Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 9:15 am at Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus. Plug 101 College Drive into your GPS and that should get you there.
This is the 3rd annual Funky Santa 5K and is part of Pottstown’s Hometown Holiday Celebration! I ran it last year, and besides being funky – people dress up in holiday-themed costumes – it’s a fun way to get your exercise over with for the day.
Race day registration will be held from 7:30-9 am. The 5K costs $20 or $45 for a relay team of 3 people.
The 5K and the relay start at the same time. The Fun Run will immediately follow the 5K. There is NO charge for the Fun Run, so this is a great opportunity to get the little ones on the road and feeling the excitement of race day.
There will be refreshments after the race for all competitors and there will be plenty of awards in various age categories, male & female divisions. Dress for the holidays in your funkiest & finest and you, too, could be a winner! Then there are other random prizes that make this feel like a race where just about everybody wins. Let me put it to you this way: last year I got a trophy for finishing second in my age group. (I later found out that there were 4 women in my age group — woo-hoo!!) Unfortunately, my knees are feeling creaky, so I’m not sure I’ll be running this year…
If you’ve got any questions, contact the race organizers, Breakaway Sports, at 610-775-4614 or bulrich1@aol.com or check out www.makebreak.com.
Check out the link HERE.
Remember: Clicking through to the YWCA’s Literacy Program support page and plugging in your valid email address will result in a $1 donation going to the Y’s literacy activities from an anonymous donor. Your email will not be used by the Y or anyone else to solicit you!
Please show your support today for helping others in our community learn to read and write and take on the world!
Everyone is invited to join the folks at Calvary Christian Center for a
COVENTRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Sunday, December 9th at 3pm
~ 250 FREE Christmas trees will be given out ~
~ 300 Christmas stockings for kids ~
~ Food ~
For more information contact Calvary Christian Center, located at 426 Laurelwood Road, Pottstown, PA,
by calling 610-323-0480.
Eagle Scout candidate Nathan Fuerman invites the public to join him for a short ceremony this Saturday, Dec. 1st from 10-11 am at the three flag poles located at Riverfront Park, College Drive, Pottstown, PA. Some of you may recall when Nate appeared at a Happy Hour last year at Rich Ranieri’s Paint & Carpet store to raise funds and talk about his project, which benefits the Pottstown Parks & Recreation Foundation. Now the flag poles are ready for action. Looks awesome, Nate!
The ceremony will include:
All are welcome; hot chocolate and coffee will be served.
The Pottstown Elks Lodge #814 is having a breakfast tomorrow, Sunday November 25, 2012 from 8:00 AM to
11:00 AM. It is all you can eat: Adults $8.00 and children 12 and under $4.00. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Great selection: made to order eggs, omelets, home fries, pancakes/waffles, creamed chipped beef, bacon, etc.
If you have company over the holiday, what a great way to send them off on a full stomach!
Proceeds benefit Pennsylvania children and adults with disabilities.
The Pottstown Elks Lodge #814 is located at 61 E. High Street.
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