Kate Ryan

Montgomery County

Philadelphia Metropolitan Area

Limerick-Royersford-Spring City

Pennsylvania

Perkiomen Valley

Pottstown

Chester County

Justin Heinze

Phoenixville

Lower Providence

Norristown

June Bakan

Tredyffrin-Easttown

Malvern

Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpain

Montgomeryville-Lansdale

Plymouth-Whitemarsh

Phoenixville Public Library

Many parents believe Snapchat is just a harmless app for sending silly photos and staying in touch with school friends, but the reality behind the screen is vastly different.
Phoenixville Public Library will host a free presentation, “Snapchat Safety for Parents”, on Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 PM, at the Library.
The featured speaker, Attorney Zachary Yurick, is a former Chester County Child Abuse Prosecutor who now represents harmed families against Snap Inc. 
This eye-opening session teaches parents exactly how predators manipulate features to target and exploit kids, alongside the very real warning signs of social media addiction. 
Attendees will walk away with:&nbsp;
<ul><li>Practical, immediate strategies to actively monitor behavior and spot red flags.&nbsp;</li><li>A&nbsp;"Digital Defense Checklist" to make the app safer for your teens today.</li><li>Step-by-step instructions on how to implement Snapchat’s actual safety features, and expert knowledge on where they commonly fail. </li></ul>
About the Speaker: Zack is a dedicated trial attorney who has spent his career serving as a fierce voice for vulnerable children and crime victims. His work earned him the 2023 Prosecutor of the Year Award and the 2024 Crime Victim Advocacy Award. Most recently, he was named a 2026 Nextgen Superstar and Main Line Today’s Top Crime Victim Attorney for his work representing harmed children and their families. He leverages his unique investigative background to expose platform vulnerabilities, hold tech giants legally responsible, and provide communities with the critical education parents need to protect their children.
This event is free and open to the public. The program will also be&nbsp; livestreamed on Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Registration is required at <a href="https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/snapchat-safety" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/snapchat-safety</a> or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. Email <a href="mailto:mpinto@ccls.org">mpinto@ccls.org</a> for more information. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA.
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SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook

Breast Intentions brings Missy Hall and Maureen Ferguson together for a night of comedy, storytelling, and conversation about cancer, the bodies we live in, survival, and everything that comes with it. Laugh, connect, and help us make something good out of the things we never asked for.
Proceeds benefit Still Rise Farms where meals, movement, mindset, and medicine meet.
Still Rise Farms provides retreats, education, and community-centered wellness programs for people navigating cancer, chronic illness, and recovery, helping extend care beyond treatment.

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Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards

🔥 Test your Firebird (and Phoenixville) knowledge at the second annual FIREBIRD QUIZZO Festival fundraiser night at FUN DUNGEON on Thursday, October 8th at 8 PM. 🔥
Your $20 contribution at the door supports the 2026 Firebird Festival and includes:
✨ Unlimited arcade games, pinball, pool and darts all night ✨ Firebird Quizzo ✨ Firebird Festival 20th Anniversary fireball orange vinyl LP + download card ✨ A limited-edition holographic 2026 Firebird sticker ✨ One entry into the Fun Dungeon Prize Pail raffle at Quizzo intermission
In addition, we'll be serving an exclusive cocktail — The Dungeon Firebird — made with bourbon, pineapple juice, grenadine and cinnamon, with an orange and cherry garnish. A portion of every sale will go directly to the Festival. 🔥🍹
So bring your brainpower, your besties and your festival spirit for a night of fun, games and community magic. Come play, laugh, compete and help us keep the Firebird burning. 🔥🐦‍🔥
21+ | $20 at the door | No advance ticketsFB EVENT: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/19Ph3qqaEY/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/share/19Ph3qqaEY/</a> 
ABOUT:
The Phoenixville Firebird Festival is one of the Philadelphia region's most unique and anticipated annual events. At its center is a towering 20-foot Phoenix that takes approximately three months to build and represents hundreds of hours of community effort.
The 2026 Firebird Festival costs approximately $70,000 to produce — yet remains completely FREE for the public to attend. Fundraisers like Firebird Quizzo help make that possible.
More info at <a href="https://www.firebirdfestival.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">firebirdfestival.com</a>
#phoenixvillefirebirdfestival2026 #ignitethenight #firebirdfestival #phoenixville #arcade #brewery

Local Event: FIREBIRD QUIZZO (21+) Festival Fundraiser

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Rivet: Canteen & Assembly

The 4th Annual Pottstown Film Festival returns to Downtown Pottstown October 9–11, 2026, bringing three days of independent films, documentaries, student films, filmmaker Q&amp;As, industry professionals, special events and more to High Street.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lights-camera-pottstown-4th-annual-film-festival-with-special-guest-tickets-1987914622148?aff=oddtdtcreator" data-pdffiller-skip="1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: PROCEEDS GO TO LOCAL CHARITY - GREEN ALLIES</a>
This year’s festival is headlined by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281212" data-pdffiller-skip="1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Philly’s own Kate Flannery</a>, best known as Meredith Palmer on NBC’s The Office. Flannery will join the festival for a special Opening Night screening and live Q&amp;A discussing The Office, her career in television and film, her Philadelphia-area roots and more.
Saturday features a full day of programming, including a Student Film Block, short films, documentaries and filmmaker Q&amp;As, along with a special Industry Panel featuring a professional actor, director and Los Angeles producer discussing the realities of working in film and television and answering questions from the audience.
Festival Founder and Director (and Pottstown&nbsp;Native)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1428828" target="_blank" data-pdffiller-skip="1" rel="nofollow noopener">Kyle Klaus</a> will also present a special screening of his first filmmaking experience from college, bringing his filmmaking journey full circle more than 20 years later.
Saturday evening will be headlined by the feature documentary BLOOD &amp; GUTS, followed by the festival’s official afterparty at JJ Rattigan’s.
The festival continues Sunday with additional documentary screenings and Q&amp;As before concluding with the 4th Annual Pottstown Film Festival Awards Ceremony.
Now entering its fourth year, the Pottstown Film Festival was created to bring independent filmmakers, actors and entertainment-industry professionals to Pottstown while giving the community an opportunity to experience great films, meet the people behind them and learn more about the filmmaking process.
Single-day tickets and All-Access Passes are available now. Use promo code KYLE4 for 25% off tickets.
🎬 4th Annual Pottstown Film Festival 📅 October 9–11, 2026 📍 Downtown Pottstown, PA - Rivet Canteen and Assembly

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St Peter's Episcopal Church

Calling all friends of a feather, including bird lovers, nature nerds, curious kids, and anyone who loves a good fall festival! Flocktoberfest 2026 is a free, family-friendly celebration of birds, nature, creativity, and community, held in honor of World Migratory Bird Day.
Join us on Saturday, October 10, from noon to 4 PM at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, 121 Church Street, Phoenixville, for an afternoon filled with things to see, hear, try, and discover.
Flocktoberfest is organized by Sprout Reach in partnership with Valley Forge Audubon Society, Bird Town Pennsylvania, ReReRe Plastics of the Phoenixville Green Team, Indian Run Environmental Education Center, Canadian Tuxedo, Phoenixville Borough’s Tree Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Phoenixville Area Senior Center (PASC).
<h3>Every Bird Counts, and Every Observation Matters!</h3>
This year, Flocktoberfest falls on the autumn observance of World Migratory Bird Day, a global celebration held each spring and fall to coincide with the remarkable seasonal journeys of migratory birds. The 2026 theme, “Every Bird Counts: Your Observations Matter!”, celebrates the power of community science.
A bird spotted from a kitchen window, recorded during a walk through a park, or entered into a citizen science project can become part of a much larger body of information. Together, these observations help scientists understand bird populations, migration patterns, changing habitats, and emerging threats.
That makes Phoenixville an especially fitting place to celebrate.
<h3>Proud to Be a Bird Town</h3>
We are proud that Phoenixville is an official Bird Town Pennsylvania community. The Borough joined the Bird Town Pennsylvania program in 2024 as part of its commitment to making Phoenixville a healthier and more welcoming place for birds, wildlife, and people.
Through the program, municipalities, organizations, and residents work together to restore habitat, support native plants, reduce threats to birds, encourage community science, and help people discover the wildlife living right outside their doors.
Flocktoberfest is a chance to celebrate that commitment and discover how each of us can be part of it. You do not have to be an expert birder. In fact, you do not even have to know a chickadee from a nuthatch. Curiosity is enough!
Get an up-close look at live birds of prey, explore the Bird-Friendly Cloister Garden Observatory Sanctuary, and discover how yards, gardens, balconies, and community spaces can provide food, water, shelter, and habitat for birds.
Learn about the art and science of nature journaling, using both traditional and digital tools to slow down, look closely, and record what you notice. Then put those observation skills to work through citizen science and STEM activities that show how everyday observations can contribute to real scientific research. Around the world, observations made by volunteers help researchers track bird populations, understand migration, identify important habitat, and guide conservation efforts.
There will be plenty for younger flock members, too. Enjoy bird-themed activity tables and hands-on nature activities, listen to live music from the Singing Songbird Series, and meet people from local organizations working to protect birds, wildlife, and the environment.
You can also explore practical ways to reduce plastic use at home, learn how everyday choices can make our community safer for birds, and find out how your own property can become part of Phoenixville’s growing network of bird-friendly spaces through the Bird Habitat Recognition Program.
Whether you keep a life list of every bird you have ever seen or can only tell cardinals from the LBJs (“little brown jobs”), you belong at Flocktoberfest. Come wander, listen, observe, sketch, make something, meet a raptor, try some citizen science, and celebrate the extraordinary birds that live in and migrate through our community.
Most of all, come help us celebrate something worth being proud of: Phoenixville is a community that recognizes that caring for birds, habitat, and the natural world makes our Borough a healthier, more beautiful, and more connected place for everyone.
Admission is free, and all are welcome!
When: Saturday, October 10, 2026, noon–4 PM Where: Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, 121 Church Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Parking: Free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Phoenixville Area Senior Center, 153 Church Street.
Bring your curiosity, bring a friend, and come flock together with us!

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AUGUSTUS LUTHERAN CHURCH - 717 W Main St, Trappe, PA, 19426

October 11th, is Pastor and Staff Appreciation Day.&nbsp; At Augustus, we are blessed to have a fantastic and talented staff of three dedicated pastors (Pastor Weleck, Pastor Kochenderfer, and Pastor Martha Kriebel), a Director of Music, Organist, Director of Christian Education, a Parish Administrator, and a Sexton on staff.&nbsp; In honor of our pastors and staff, and in celebration of this national event, WELCA and the Outreach committee will be hosting a coffee hour after the 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM services.&nbsp; Please be sure to stop by for a quick bite and for this opportunity to express to them your appreciation for all they do, both at Augustus and as community leaders.

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St John's Lutheran Church

4:00 pm, Sunday, October 11, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 355 St. John’s Circle, Phoenixville presents Dr. Carol Williams, an internationally acclaimed concert organist, composer and educator from a Welsh musical family. Appointed Hull City Organist in the United Kingdom in 2026, she also holds the title of San Diego Civic Organist Emerita (2001-2017), reflecting a distinguished career spanning two internationally renowned civic concert organs. Renowned for her captivating performances, Dr. Carol combines virtuoso artistry with an engaging stage presence, and a subtle straight-faced British wit that has delighted audiences around the world.
Tickets are not required but a freewill offering, with a suggested donation of $10, will be received.

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The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds

Bring your friends, family, and appetite for a delicious weekend shopping experience! The top coffee shops, coffee roasters, chocolatiers, gourmet food purveyors, and unique artisans from around the region will gather in Oaks, PA, for the Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival. Come sip, taste, and enjoy this family friendly festival in Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA!!Kids under 12 are FREE with a ticketed parent/guardian!
Saturday VIP ONLY Hours: 9am-10am
Saturday VIP &amp;&nbsp;General Admission: 10am-5pm
Sunday VIP &amp;&nbsp;General Admission:&nbsp;10am-4pmMore details &amp; information available at: <a href="https://www.pachocolateandcoffee.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pachocolateandcoffee.com</a>

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Navigating through life&rsquo;s transitions&mdash;whether you&rsquo;re embarking on some spring time downsizing, moving, or settling an estate&mdash;can be challenging, especially when it involves parting with personal belongings or the estate of a loved one. At Alderfer Auction, we understand the emotional and logistical complexities of organizing an estate sale. Our compassionate and professional team is here to guide you through every step, ensuring a respectful and efficient process that honors your needs and those of your loved ones.
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