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KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY LIBRARYMondays 10am Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5. Stories, songs and crafts.
Mondays 11 am Toddler Time: Ages 0-3. Stories, songs and fingerplays.
Mondays 6 pm Spark A Reaction Teen Time:
Wednesday 11 am Storyrider for Preschoolers: Ages 2-5. Stories, songs and fingerplays.(Session ends 7/23/14)
Thursday 10 am ‘Fizz, Boom, Read’: July 31 ‘We all scream for Air Products Ice Cream’
Brandywine Community LibraryJuly 29, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Preschool Storytime. Ages 2 – 5.
Fizz, Boom, Read! A summer full of science fun! Construction is topic
July 30, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby LapSit Storytime, birth to 18 months and adult companion. Stories, rhymes and songs.
1 PM Preschool Storytime. Ages 2 – 5.
Fizz, Boom, Read! A summer full of science fun! Learn about Robots
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM School Age Storytime, completed kindergarten and older in the Trexler Social Hall. The topic today is Simple Machines
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Family Storytime. Could a Robot do that in Space? No age limits or sign ups!
Fleetwood Area Public LibraryCommunity Center, 2nd Floor. Call library at 610-944-0146.
Yocum Institute for the Arts performs ‘How to Think Like a Scientist’ Aug. 4 at 6:30PM in first floor meeting room. Free.
Lancaster Co. Parks & Rec. present ‘The Booming Sounds of Nature’ Aug. 5 at 3PM in first floor meeting room. Free.
‘National Night Out’ Aug. 5 at 5-9PM in Fleetwood Community Park. Visit the library’s tent to play games and win prizes for free. Other games and concessions will also be provided by various Fleetwood community organizations.
Miss Alicia presents ‘Zumba for Kids Ages 6+’ Aug. 6 at 10AM in first floor meeting room. Children must wear socks and comfortable clothing. Free.
ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPS
1st Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at The Lutheran Home at Topton, 1 S. Home Ave., Topton, Reinert Bldg, Multi-purpose room. Contact: Sally Rothenberger, 610-682-1404.
4th Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Kutztown Community Library, 70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown. Contact: Janet Yost, 610-683-5820.
Aug. 22nd Annual Brew & Que to support Kutztown Bicentennial with music by Frog Holler. Held at Kutztown Rod & Gun Club. Food and games 3 to 7:30 p.m. Frog Holler performs 8 to 10 p.m. All ages welcome. Over 21 to drink. BBQ by Janelle Restaurant & Catering Hall. Cigars sold by KTL. Rain or shine event. Kids Scavenger Hunts, Bean Bag, quoits, beer, music, 50/50 drawing, can jam. Tickets purchased at Mr. Food, KTL Cigars, Kutztown Public Library, Kutztown Bottling Works, Kelchner’s Cleaners, and Janelle’s Restaurant & Catering. http://2014brewandque.eventbrite.com to purchase tickets online.
August 3Kutztown Day in the Kutztown Park. The Allentown Band Concerts at 3, 4:30, 7:30 in the Bandshell. Generation Gap Live music at 6:30, the lower end of the park, at the tennis courts. Fireworks 9:30, lower end of the park, at the tennis courts. Activities 12-8:30pm. Raffle Tickets (drawing at 8:45pm). Kinner Kards sponsored by Kutztown Police Department. Hit, Pitch and Run Contest. Bingo. Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network Health Fair. KidSight Vision Screening sponsored by the Kutztown Lions Club. Air Products LIN Ambassadors making ice cream with liquid nitrogen and Hydrogen car. Kutztown Grange Shoofly Pie Sale. Quoit Tournament. Children’s Games. Cake Walk (Band Shell). Marian and Friends, Ventriloquist. KYAA Baseball & Softball Games. ‘Fire Safety House’
Aug. 4Become A Foster Parent. 6 to 8 p.m. CONCERN Professional Services for Children, Youth and Families holds informational meeting for prospective foster parents. To attend call 610-944-0445. www.CONCERN4kids.org.
Aug. 5National Night Out. 6 to 9 p.m., Fleetwood Main Street Park. Music, food, games, and activities for all ages. Local Fire, Police, And EMT’s show vehicles. Softball Game Police Vs. Fire Department. Demonstration By Althouse Karate. Many local businesses and organizations will have informational tables.
Aug. 9HEPLER Family Reunion. 10:30 a.m. Zion’s Cemetery, Pitman, PA, begins with a Memorial Service at the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Caspar Hepler. The reunion, an annual event dating from 1931, then convenes at the Mahantongo Fire Company. Dinner at 12:30 p.m., Reservations (under 7 free) deadline Aug. 4, contact Mae Ann Rehrer, 171 Amity Park Road, Birdsboro 610-582-6914. [‘Brown Baggers’ welcomed.] Activities: genealogy, socializing, entertainment, call of states, and awards. Additional information: Charles Hepler 570-648-5067; Tom Hepler 856-866-1348 or teh.himself@comcast.net.
Friend Inc.’s 5th annual Brake the Cycle of Poverty. http://www.friendcycling.org/, Friend, Inc. Community Services’s benefit bike ride from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Keystone Hall, Kutztown University. There are 10, 25, 33 or 62 mile routes with support, well marked roads and cue sheets, food for registered riders, goodie bags, coupons, prizes, and more. For more, call 610-683-7791.
Old Time Plow Boys Club 25th Anniversary Show Aug. 9 and 10 at Pa German Cultural Heritage Center, 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown. Tractor pulls, parade, wagon rides, children’s games and pedal pulls, homemade food, entertainment both days. Free. Call 610-683-6408, www.oldtimeplowboys.com.
Aug. 10Fleetwood Blues Festival. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (rain or shine) Fleetwood Community Park. Free Admission. www.facebook.com/FleetwoodBluesFestival
Aug. 11Breakfast at the Fair. Aug. 11 to 16, Virginville Grange serving breakfast at Kutztown Fair 7 to 10 a.m. Eat in or take out. No admission to the fairgrounds during while breakfast served.
Upcoming Events Lyons Fiddle Festival. Sunday, Sept. 21, 9am to 5 pm at Lyons Community Park, www.lyonsfiddlefest.com
August 11 – 16142nd Annual Kutztown Fair
Brandywine Heights Community Task Force
Aug. 5: Topton National Night Out
Aug. 8: PTC Teacher/Student Picnic At Longswamp Park
Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. Community Task Force Board Meeting
Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Community Task Force Meeting
Sept. 2: Middle School Open House Paraphernalia Search
Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Community Task Force Board Meeting
Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Community Task Force Meeting
Sept. 10 High School Open House Paraphernalia Search
Sept. 30 Anonymous People Movie
Oct. 4 Community Health Fair At Topton Lutheran Home
Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. Community Task Force Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Community Task Force Meeting
Oct. 17 6 Session Education Round Robin & Youth Halloween Party
Fleetwood Area Public LibraryCommunity Center, 2nd Floor. Call library at 610-944-0146.
Yocum Institute for the Arts performs ‘How to Think Like a Scientist’ Aug. 4 at 6:30PM in first floor meeting room. Free.
Lancaster Co. Parks & Rec. present ‘The Booming Sounds of Nature’ Aug. 5 at 3PM in first floor meeting room. Free.
‘National Night Out’ Aug. 5 at 5-9PM in Fleetwood Community Park. Visit the library’s tent to play games and win prizes for free. Other games and concessions will also be provided by various Fleetwood community organizations.
Miss Alicia presents ‘Zumba for Kids Ages 6+’ Aug. 6 at 10AM in first floor meeting room. Children must wear socks and comfortable clothing. Free.
Lancaster Co. Parks & Rec. present ‘When Shooting Stars Fall’ Aug. 11 at 10:30AM. No registration is needed for this free program hosted in the first floor meeting room. Call the library at 610-944-0146 for more details.
Fleetwood Community Theatre cosponsors, ‘Little Red Hen: A Theatre Workshop’ Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 10AM. Children assist in the creation and production of the show; parents return at 11AM to see the production. No registration is needed for this free program hosted in the first floor meeting room. Call the library at 610-944-0146 for more details.
The Strakas present, ‘Exploding GeoScience’ Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30PM as our finale program for the 2014 Summer Reading Program. No registration is needed for this free program hosted in the first floor meeting room. Call the library at 610-944-0146 for more details.
YOGO Crazy Fundraiser for Fleetwood Area Public Library, Monday, August 18 from 4-10PM at YOGO Crazy in the Broadcasting Square Shopping Center. Visit the library first to pickup your invite, then bring it to YOGO Crazy so the library receives 20% of your purchase! Call the library at 610-944-0146 for more details.
‘Stitches & Such’ Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6-8PM. *NEW* Calling all crafters who love to crochet, knit, embroider, etc. Come to the library for fellowship and to finish your project. No registration is needed for this free program. Call the library at 610-944-0146 for more details.
Labor Day Closing- Fleetwood Area Public Library will be closed Saturday, August 30 and Monday, September 1, 2014 for the Labor Day holiday. The library will reopen Tuesday, September 2 at 2:30PM.
