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About the FairParking
Free parking is available at the Carousel at Pottstown building, 30 West King Street. Visitors can then either walk up the street or get a free ride on the restored Pottstown trolley from the parking area to the Manor. During the fair, Pottsgrove Manor’s parking lot is reserved for handicapped parking only.
Once you arrive on-site, be sure to stop by the Information Tent to get information about the fair, Pottsgrove Manor, and other upcoming events!
Scheduled Activities & Performances
Ongoing Activities
Self-Guided Tours of the Mansion—first-floor only
Hands-On Activities:
Living History Demonstrations:
Crafters & Vendors
Food:
Early American Crafts:
Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:00 AM
310 E High St, Pottstown, PA (map)
DITCH THE WORKOUT! JOIN THE PARTY! Join licensed ZUMBA instructor, Remi, for this weekly ZUMBA class at the Ballroom on High. Great big space with a full sized stage!
NO dance experience needed.
The ZUMBA movements you will learn will include steps from salsa, merengue, cumbia, quebradita, samba, hip hop, reggaeton, and more!
ONLY $6 PER CLASS! Plus we give you a punch card and after taking 10 classes you get the 11th free! Bring towel and water! (There is water at the ballroom in a cooler and bottled. The bottled is $1) Be prepared to sweat! Wear shoes that are snug move easily on a hardwood floor without sticking. Caution: If you have an allergy to smiles, laughter, fun and frolic, this will be a high exposure event.
Returning students, if you bring a friend who has not attended a Zumba class with Remi or Star, you both get in for a total of $8. That’s four dollars a person! Sure, you can bring more than 1 new friend, and they will get the $4 price too.
Grace Lutheran Preschool is hosting a Vera Bradley/Thirty One Bag Bingo event on Friday, May 10, 2013 from 6-10pm at Limerick Fire Company located at 390 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 6pm and bingo starts at 7pm. Food and baked goods will be available for purchase along with tickets for 50/50 drawings and silent auction. Door prizes will also be given away. Please call 610-323-9435 for tickets or additional info.
The preschool is located at Grace Lutheran Church, 660 N. Charlotte Street, Pottstown, PA.
There’s a new kid in town…
West End Alley, a new dining and music venue at 107 East High Street, will celebrate its Grand Opening on Saturday, April 27th! Business partners Ed Wysocki and Hattie Eckman invite the community to come out for a fantastic evening of live music, a DJ and a gourmet buffet. Doors open at 5pm. This event is open to the public and tickets ($20) will be sold at the door. Check out their Facebook page here.
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP
“How to Start and Operate a Small Business”
April 2013 and May 2013
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“How to Start and Operate a Small Business”Workshop sponsored by Victory Bank
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| Workshop Dates:Session I – Monday, April 22 – 7:00 to 9:30 PM
Legal, Tax and Accounting considerations in setting up a new business Session II – Monday, April 29 – 7:00 to 9:30 PM The Business Plan and The Business Loan Representatives from the Victory Bank to help you in loan applications Session III – Monday, May 6 – 7:00 to 9:30 PM Marketing and sources of Market information Session IV – Monday, May 13 – 7:00 to 9:30 PM Its All About Profit – What are the results that you want to achieve in running your business Instructors: Scott Cass; Ralph Clemmer; Donald Havas; Laurie Kercher (Victory Bank); Jeff Kofsky; David Megay, Esq; Scott Rakowski, CPA and Carolyn Wiker – to speak on Sources of Information in Session I. Cost: Each workshop will cost $25. A manual for business plans cost $20. Special price of $100 is offered for the 4 courses plus the manual Location: All Workshops to be held at the Home Office of Pottstown SCORE, 244 East High Street, Suite 102, Pottstown, PA 19464, Easy access to the rear of old New York Plaza Building – 244 East High St. Free parking is available. Registration begins at 6:45 PM each evening How to sign up: 1. Online at www.pottstownscore.org Click on workshops in left column. Registration is located at bottom of screen 2. Call office and leave a message at 610-327-2673 3. Download brochure on internet at www.pottstownscore.org and drop off at office Hurry and sign up today! |
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SCORE – What is it??
SCORE is an nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small business start, grow, and succeed nationwide. It provides counseling on small business start-up procedures and on problems in existing small
businesses. Its services are confidential and FREE.
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| Pottstown SCORE is located at 244 East High Street, Suite 102 and covers the Tri-County area for counseling and educational workshops. We have many counselors who are experts in Business planning, Business strategies, Sales, Marketing, Management advice, computer technology advice, banking, finance, insurance and communications. |
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SCORE meetings:What You Need to Know
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| The local SCORE meets the first Monday of each month at the SCORE office. If you would like to help others in business you may call our office at 610-326-2673 to volunteer as a counselor. |
COME TO THE POSITIVELY POTTSTOWN HAPPY HOUR TONIGHT TO GET $3 OFF YOUR TICKETS TO THE PLAY, BECKY SHAW – TONIGHT ONLY – AT STEEL RIVER PLAYHOUSE
After 28 events since October 2010, the Positively Pottstown Happy Hour is taking a break!
Wanna get happy one more time with your Pottstown peeps?
Meet at Steel River Playhouse on Friday, April 19th from 5-7 pm
for food by Grumpy’s, Company Cakes and The Milkman Lunch Co. and Cake Shoppe, fun, complimentary refreshments and networking, all for the same low suggested donation of $5.
Get $3 off tickets to the drama BECKY SHAW, on April 19th only!
Show begins at 8 pm! BECKY SHAW is a brisk, scathingly funny, and contemporary look at dating, marriage and the foibles of relationships. Now, that sounds like fun!
Get tix at the Happy Hour or online at http://www.steelriver.org.
Type in Positively Pottstown for the Promotion Code.
RSVP this minute to positivelypottstown@gmail.com!
The MOSAIC Community Land Trust will host its first “work and play day” of the season on Saturday, April 13 from 9 to 12 at the garden, located at 423 Chestnut St.
The day is geared toward those who would like to have a plot to grow their own fresh vegetables.
The event will include a brief information session about what community gardens are about, as well as take applications for raised bed garden plots for the 2013 season.
There will be a wide range of free seeds and seedlings for garden plot owns to dig in and plant that day. 
Plot owners pay a small annual fee to lease their plot and actively cultivate it throughout the entire growing season.
Individuals, families, community organizations, youth groups and local restaurants are all welcome to apply for a plot.
A second work and play day is also scheduled for Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. if you can’t make the first.
Applications for a plot can also be found at the group’s web site: www.mosaiccommunitylandtrust.org/ and can be mailed to MOSAIC Community Land Trust, 10 S. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464.
For more information, call Laura Washington, garden manager, at 484-300-2410 or e-mail her at wash5000@msn.com
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