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I was roaming High Street, looking for a wireless internet connection, and the folks from The Very Best graciously let me sit at the counter and get tapped in while they hustled to get their food and set-ups ready for the Carousel of Flavor. They’ll be there serving up their famous hot dogs and chili. Come out and support this Pottstown institution since 1921!
Thank you to owner Joe Miller and his fiancee Amy Shuster for getting me wired!
The region’s premier food festival – Carousel of Flavor – is taking place from noon to 4 pm in downtown Pottstown today. Last year over 4,000 people attended.
Head over to the 100 block of High Street and Smith Plaza in front of Borough Hall for food from local restaurants and caterers. There will be an expanded wine and beer garden so you can get mellow while enjoying music from 3 live bands, crafters, great food, friends, this absolutely gorgeous fall weather and, yes, even a clown. I’m getting there early to get some of Grumpy’s chowder – I heard it was a huge hit last year. Here’s a sampling of some other vendors… Tornetta’s, Bause-Landry Catering, Craft Ale House of Limerick, The Pour House…
Keep the fun going on your day of rest and walk a couple blocks to 245 High Street by 3 pm for the start of TriPAC’s production of A Brush with Death: The Flossing of Chester Basil. It runs this weekend only so this is your last chance to catch this murder mystery that’s sure to be an interactive adventure for the whole family!
2nd Annual Antique Appraisal Benefits: Forgotten Cats Inc, Pottstown Chapter Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 6 PM to 8 PM At The Gallery on High 254 High Street • Pottstown PA Featured Auctioneer: Eileen Rhoads $15 appraisal fee for one item and $5 for each additional item up to three items per individual. Enjoy an evening of wine and h’ordeuvres to benefit the spaying, neutering and finding comfortable homes for lonely cats in the Pottstown area! For additional information please contact Bill Sharon at 610-310-0070.
The next Positively!Pottstown Happy Hour is happening this Friday night from 5-7 pm at the SCORE office in the New York Plaza building at 238-244 E. High Street in downtown Pottstown. Come out for casual networking, food by Bause-Landry Catering of Pottstown and complimentary beverages – all for just $5. Join SCORE as it celebrates 20 years in Pottstown, and you can also tour the first and second floors of this historic Pottstown landmark. Free parking is available at the rear of the building; the entrance is there too. RSVP to positivelypottstown@gmail.com ASAP.
Afterwards, head over to The Gallery on Highat 254 E. High Street for the opening of a brand new solo show – Fairy Tales Do Come True – by the artist DiGi. The reception there is running from 5-8 pm and it’s free and open to the public. Please RSVP by calling 610-326-2506.
DiGi’s show will run from September 16 through October 8, 2011. The show can also be viewed during the Gallery’s normal business hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4:30pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm. The Gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays.
DiGi has an eclectic and accomplished background in a variety of fields. She has a Bachelor of Science in Economics/Finance and has acquired many computer graphics and foreign language certificates. She was a member of the United States Army Reserve where she acted as a Russian interrogator. She currently works for Vertis Communications in computer graphics as a premedia specialist primarily working as a Photoshop retoucher and color corrections expert. She splits her spare time creating works of art and teaching Middle Eastern Dance at local high schools and the Freedom Valley YMCA.
She has traveled the United States, Europe and Russia extensively, providing much inspiration for her work. She enjoys working in mixed media, including watercolor, colored inks, colored pencil, Russian lacquer style art, bead embroidery, bead weaving and tapestries. Her works have won many Best of Show and First Place awards, including Grand Prize for her hand-painted ornaments at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., where they were exhibited during the Christmas season. Her works have been featured in major periodicals such as Family Circle, Delaware Today, ArtSpeak, and many other local publications.
The Gallery School of Pottstown
@Gallery on High
254 E. High St.
Pottstown, PA 19464
610-326-2506
www.galleryonhigh.org
The Gallery School’s fall session of classes begins September 20. They have a great lineup of multi-week classes and one-day workshops–for all ages! Please see their website for a complete schedule.
Many of their classes have a minimum number of students they need in order to run. Don’t miss out on your favorite class!
Maybe your children would like to make their own Halloween costume and blow away their friends? Or maybe you would like to make your own American flag wall hanging? There are classes for painting, fused glass, pottery & more. Sign up today!
You can register online, over the phone, or in person at the Gallery. Questions? Please email!
The Gallery School of Pottstown
@Gallery on High
254 E. High St.
Pottstown, PA 19464
610-326-2506
www.galleryonhigh.org
As part of Pottstown’s Open Doors event on Saturday, September 10th, a blood drive will be conducted in partnership with Miller-Keystone Blood Center. There will be a mobile unite in the parking lot of Borough Hall at 100 High St. from 11 am to 2 pm and another unit at Pottstown high school 2pm to 5 pm.
The summer time is usually a time of need and the events of the last two weeks have only increased the call for help. Pre registration can be done by calling Toll free: 1-800-486-2566 or on line at GIVEaPINT.org. OR CAN REGISTER AT THE SITE THAT DAY. Please help spread the word.
There are still several weeks of summer remaining and they need donors to help assure the needs of the community hospital patients are met. Holiday weekends always see an increase in travel and accidents. Won’t you please encourage your family and friends to visit a mobile or one of our convenient donor centers! To get a list of mobile locations or our donor centers log onto our website GIVEaPINT.org.
Their weekly $100 gas card promotion will run through tomorrow September 4. Their September promotions include a raffle for everyone that registers to donate between September 1 and 15 can enter to win a $250 Visa card. In addition they are observing the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by giving every donor a commemorative pin from September 1-15.
The Blood Center thanks all for their continued support in saving lives in our community. Where you give blood does make a difference. MKBC is the only blood supplier to 22 hospitals in our region.
Your Donation. Your Community. Your Blood Center.
Pottstown will literally open its doors to the community this Saturday, September 10th for a cornucopia of commemorations, demonstrations, displays, games, trolley rides, give-aways and more.
Come to downtown Pottstown for events from 11 am – 2 pm. The opening ceremony will feature the Pottstown Middle School Jazz Band at Smith Plaza at 11 am.
Afterwards, you can stroll around town and stop in at the Public Library, Tri-PAC, The Gallery on High, Pottsgrove Manor, The Carousel, Pottstown Karate Club, High Street Music, Farmers’ Market, Genesis Housing, MOSAIC Community Land Trust, PDIDA and the Hill School Art Gallery, to name just a few. There are all the restaurants and merchants too!
Then… Go to Pottstown High School from 2-5pm for more activities, food and fun. There will be over 30 organizational informational tables, displays of police, fire and military equipment, free entertainment, free food, a display of classic cars.
At 7 pm, the varsity football team will take on Pennwood (admission will be charged.)
Check out a more detailed, tentative schedule recently posted by Pottstown.Patch.com. And you can also find out about all the activities by checking out The Mercury’s new Open Doors blog. Last year’s Open Doors was a remarkably positive day for the entire community, and that spirit carried over to many events throughout the past year. Thanks to the many, many volunteers – being led by John Armato and Erika Hornburg-Cooper – who make this day possible.
NOSTALGIA NIGHT CAR SHOW
Saturday September 3, 2011— On High St.
Car Trophy Show sponsored by Shoes2share.org
Donate new & like new shoes for the needy!
2nd Annual Match Box Car Race! Bring your car and drag race on our new track. Win a trophy!
All Shows 5—9 PM
Newer cars now welcome. Bring any year car or light truck!
Park anywhere! Bring out those modern muscle cars, custom rides and more!
Sorry..no motorcycles.
E-mail us if you have any questions.
$ 10.00 Vehicle Entrance fee applies for all show vehicles . Spectators: FREE
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Special Appearance by the Pottstown Roller Derby Rock Stars sponsored by
Bentley Boards Skate Shop
233 East High St., Pottstown, Pa, 19464 |
Welcome To the Show’s Newest Sponsor..McLicky’s Ice Cream Parlor,
located next to The Very Best on High Street in Pottstown
As part of their “Positives in Pottstown” series this month, The Mercury recently featured the local chapter of SCORE, an all-volunteer business counseling organization. SCORE is an acronym for Service Corps of Retired Executives. This non-profit, located at 244 High Street in the New York Plaza building, is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and will host the next Positively!Pottstown Happy Hour on September 16th. Read the article here. And visit their website – pottstownscore.org – to learn more about SCORE’s workshops and mentoring options. They are a great resource not only for entrepreneurs starting new businesses, but for existing business owners who want to brush up on certain skills in order to optimize their operations.
If you’d like to attend the next Happy Hour and meet the folks at SCORE, send an email to positivelypottstown@gmail.com.
Do you have a hobby or a craft where you make something that you’d like to sell to the world? Check out this Crafter Call!
Pottstown’s Downtown Improvement District Authority, also known as PDIDA (puh-dee-da), is holding four Super Sundays throughout the fall/early winter to attract shoppers to new and long-standing businesses downtown. They are looking for crafters who want to set up a table and sell their stuff.
Dates are: Sept. 18, Oct. 23, Nov. 27 and Dec. 18
12 noon to 4PM
Free your inner artist and make some $$, too!
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