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Collegeville Connects News From Main Street
March 2011 |
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Collegeville Farmers Market Manager Sought
The Collegeville Farmers Market, run by Collegeville's Main Street Program is currently looking for a Market Manager. This is a part-time position of 10 hours per week during the market season and an average of 3 hours per week off-season. The market is scheduled from April 30th through Nov. 19th each Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. View complete job description here.
Interested individuals should send their resumes and cover letter to Linda Flederbach, Main Street Manager, Collegeville Main Street Program, 476 East Main St., Collegeville, PA 19426. E-mail: manager@collegevilledevelopment.org or telephone 610.454.1050. |
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Arts and Culture on Main Street - Ursinus College 
Theater and Music
Escape Velocity
Tuesday, March 1 through Thursday, March 3
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Ursinus's student-run dance company presents Impact, showcasing contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, tap and Indian dance forms.
Tickets: $5 general admission/$2 students & senior citizens
The Kaleidoscope Blackbox Studio Theater
For information contact evdt@ursinus.edu.
The Meistersingers
Saturday, March 19
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
John French conducts the program of works performed by the ensemble on a recent tour to Ireland.
Free to the public
Bomberger Auditorium
Ursinus College Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, March 26
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dr. Holly Gaines conducts the ensemble.
Free to the public
The Kaleidoscope Lenfest Theater
Woody Allen Plays: God and Death Knocks
Wednesday, March 30 and Saturday, April 2
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Domenick Scudera directs comedy-writer Woody Allen's hilarious, irreverent one-act plays dealing with the meaning of life, death, God and the universe.
The Kaleidoscope Blackbox Studio Theater
Tickets: $5 general admission/$2 students & senior citizens
Information and reservations: 610.409.3795
Speakers and Seminars
Author Mary Capello on Dr. Chevalier Jackson
Tuesday, March 22
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Capello's latest book, Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration, and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them, is on the life and work of Dr. Chevalier Jackson, a pioneering laryngologist. Following will be a book signing, reception and presentation of Ursinus students' responses to Jackson's photographs of extracted foreign bodies.
Free to the public
Berman Museum of Art, Main Gallery
Ruth Wisse "The New York Intellectuals:
Will We Ever See Their Like Again?"
Sunday, March 27
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Martin Perez Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, Wisse is a pre-eminent authority on modern Jewish literature, a widely published scholar, editor, essayist, columnist, and the author of The Modern Jewish Canon.
The Kaleidoscope Lenfest Theater
Free to public Film
Francophone Film Festival
L'Esquive
Wednesday, March 23
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Director Abdellatif Kechiche's work is set in a bleak suburban housing project. Games of Love and Chance follows a group of mostly poor and immigrant teenagers who are involved in a class production of Marivaux's 18th-century classic "Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard."
Free to the public
Olin Auditorium
Robert Franks - "Portraits"
Spaces, Places and Identity
Through April 17, 2011
Main Gallery
A significant exhibition of the works of photographer Robert Frank, focusing on the artist's redefinition of the term "portraiture" through his work before, during and after his most well-known series, The Americans. The Museum will borrow the photographs for the exhibition from the Archives and Special Collections at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Many of the images have never before been published or exhibited.
The exhibition will also bring to the Ursinus community the opportunity for arts-generated discussions about a wide range of critical issues relating to identity, including those of stereotyping and particularizing through the lenses of class, race, region and gender.
Free to public
Photographs by Donald E. Camp
Dust Shaped Hearts
Through April 17, 2011 Upper Gallery
With his ongoing series, Dust Shaped Hearts, Camp seeks to counter stereotypes of African American men and women, presenting images of those who have quietly, yet profoundly, enriched our culture. The series has expanded to include men and women of all races, acknowledging that the struggle against ignorance and intolerance is a universal one. His work is characterized by both the unique process he used to produce his prints as well as his in-depth exploration of the dignity and nobility that can be found in the human face.
Free to public
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Main Street Happenings
Greenwald Plant and Flower Workshop
Stop in and make the "I'm a Sucker for You" arrangement. An arrangement with flowers and lollipops. $12.50
A kiss with tu-lips. A vase of mixed tulips. $19.95
Blend Cafe
Check out their special brews each day. 
DaVinci's Pub For a complete entertainment listing visit DaVinci's Entertainment. Collegeville Borough Council Council meeting - first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM at Borough Hall, 491 East Main Street |
 Library News
Perkiomen Valley Library
Perkiomen Valley Library at Schwenksville
Gourmet Food for Birds Thursday February 1 7:00 PM Penn State Master Gardener Stephanie Bennett will teach you how to attract birds to your yard or garden and how to make simple bird feeders. Use your skills while enjoying the Perkiomen Trail. The Civil War
Wednesday, February 9
7:00 PM
Fred Dugan, of the RSVP speakers bureau, is presenting a discussion on the Civil War. He will be covering Lincoln & Slavery, Politics, Tactics & Generals, as well as understanding the Battle of Gettysburg.
Registration requested.
Sign up at the library or call 610-287-8360
Spring Garden Prep
Wednesday, February 23
7:00 PM
Penn State Master Gardener Rebecca Boylan will teach tips and techniques to wake your garden up for the growing season!!
Registration requested.
Sign up at the library or call 610-287-8360
For other Perkiomen Valley Library events, click here.
Community Music School
A Little Night Music
Susan Babini - cellist
Saturday, March 12, 2011
7:00 PM (Reception); 8:00 PM (concert)
A winner of Astral Artists' 2007 National Auditions, cellist Susan Babini has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The Philadelphia Inquirer has praised Ms. Babini's "gorgeous sound" and "liquid sense of phrasing," and calls her "very individual and refined."
In the Gallery at CMS: More Than Floral
An exhibition by artist Judy Lupas
Exhibit running March 5 - April 2, 2011
A Little Night Music
CMS Faculty Present - "A Musical Potpourri"
Saturday, April 9, 2011
A diverse and entertaining musical soirée showcasing the talents of Community Music School's faculty artists.
7:00 PM (Reception); 8:00 PM (concert)
In the Gallery at CMS: The Ways of Wood
An exhibition by of wood-cut prints by artist Dan Miller
Exhibit running April 9- May 21, 2011
For a complete schedule of events visit Community Music School.
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
2011 Annual Stream Clean-Up
Saturday, April 16
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Attention environmental enthusiasts and friends of the Perkiomen! Volunteers will work at various locations in Montgomery and Bucks counties. Previous clean-ups removed several tons of trash and hundreds of tires from the Perkiomen Creek. PWC's Clean-up is in conjunction with the Great Pennsylvania Clean Up and in honor of Earth Day. Gloves, safety vests and bottled water will be provided. Be prepared to get wet and dirty, and to leave with an awesome sense of accomplishment!
A unique two person team event that begins with a 4.5 mile run through the scenic hills of Schwenksville, followed by a.5 mile run/climb up and back down Spring Mountain, and finishing with a 2.5 mile canoe race down the Perkiomen.
For information visit Lenape Survival Challenge.
Perkiomen Creek Sojourn
Saturday, May 21
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Canoe or Kayak from Red Fox Park, Schwenksville to Hoy Park, Lower Providence Twp.
Total distance: about 7 miles
Picnic lunch will be provided at Hoy Park for all participants.
For more information visit Perkiomen Creek Sojourn.
Family Stages
Alladin
A hilarious version of the familiar tale featuring two genies, Jane and Mr. Green Genie, who together, help Alladin win the hand of the beautiful princess.
Sunday, March 6
2:00 PM
Monday and Tuesday, March 7 & 8
10:00 AM
All performances at:
Augustus Lutheran Church
714 Main Street, Trappe
Tickets: $8; Group rates available
To reserve tickets call 215-886-9341 or email familystages@gmail.com.
Nature of Gardening Winter Workshop: Landscapes for Lifeä
Saturday, March 12, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Green Valleys Association at Welkinweir
1368 Prizer Road, Pottstown, PA 19465
Landscapes for Lifeä, a new project of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden, along with American Society of Landscape Architects, shows how to work with nature to create a great-looking garden that's healthier for you, your family, your pets, and the environment-and that saves you time and money.
Presenters:
Ray Mims, US Botanic Gardens, Landscapes for Life - program overview
Russ Losco, Lanchester Soils, Assessing & Building Soil Resources
Victoria Laubach, Green Valleys Association, Protecting Water Resources
Margot Taylor, Land Ethics, Putting It All Together in a Residential Pilot Project
$75 per person, includes handouts and lunch, by advance registration only by calling 610-469-7543 or by email at victoria@greenvalleys.org
For more info see www.greenvalleys.org
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Say YES to Revitalization by Joining the CEDC
Become a member of the Collegeville Economic Development Corporation and support the Main Street Program and the revitalization of Collegeville.
Your membership is important for many reasons.
* Membership is a measurable indicator - as membership increases, we can clearly prove that we have the support of the people of the community
* Your membership enables us to qualify for specific grants
* Your membership enables us to plan and carry out revitalization activities
Membership costs as little as $15 per calendar year. Your membership is potentially worth millions to us but it costs you less than 4 cents per day. Yes, we said 4 CENTS! Show your support and join with us as we discover Collegeville's pride.
Download your application today, and thanks, in advance for your support!
You can also help in the effort by joining one of our committees. Promotions - Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 8:30 AM at Blend Cafe. Economic Restructuring - Meets the Second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM at the Collegeville Borough Hall. Organization - Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 8:00 AM at Blend Cafe. Design - Meets the second Thursday of every month at 5:30 PM at Blend Cafe Farmers Market - Meets the fourth Thursday of every month at the Collegeville Borough Hall. All are welcome and no experience is necessary. |
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Annual Report now Available
Stop by the Main Street office to pick up a copy of the 2010 Collegeville Economic Development Corporation's Annual Report. Or, view it online. Highlighted are all of the accomplishments of the volunteers for the CEDC. |
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Visit Us on the Web
Interested in learning more about the Main Street Program? Want to volunteer on one of our committees? Find everything you need at www.collegevilledevelopment.org. | |
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