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Main Line Art Center

Experience a special afternoon of food, music, and heartwarming stories celebrating this incredible space and its community. Enjoy live performances from special musical guest Samuel Yenn Batah at the Main Line Art Center. Tickets are available for $50.

Local Event: The Common Place Homecoming 2026

Villanova

The Common Place Homecoming 2026

Experience a special afternoon of food, music, and heartwarming stories celebrating this incredible space and its community....

The Black Cat Cafe

Fall in love with your new best friend at this heartwarming kitten adoption event hosted by PALS (Pet Adoption and Lifecare Society). Enjoy a special $25 adoption fee for kittens four months and older.&nbsp; Get approved in advance and take your kitten home with you!&nbsp; www.palspets.org

Local Event: Pick Your Perfect Kitten!

Pick Your Perfect Kitten!

Fall in love with your new best friend at this heartwarming kitten adoption event hosted by PALS (Pet Adoption and Lifecare...

Alderfer Auction is expanding its local presence with the opening of a new satellite sales office in Wayne, PA, starting Wednesday, October 7th.
Located at 303 West Lancaster Ave, Suite 2C (above The UPS Store), the office will be open weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Appointments are preferred, though walk-ins are welcome with a limit of two items. For larger collections, please arrange a dedicated in-home consultation. To schedule an appointment, email preview@alderferauction.com or call 215-393-3000.
The Wayne office will be led by Allyson Babcock, an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America with over 15 years of experience in the auction and appraising industry. A resident of the Main Line community with a background rooted in her family's decades-long antique business and a degree from Brown University, Allyson specializes in American Furniture, Fine Art, and decorative arts, providing USPAP-compliant appraisals for estate tax, insurance, and equitable distribution.
The new location invites the local community to bring in a wide variety of items for evaluation and consignment, including:
Fine Art | Jewelry | Silver | Decoratives | Mid-Century Modern | Coins | Vehicles | Equipment | Historical | Musical Instruments | Collectibles | Estate Sales 
Because the second-floor office is accessible via stairs only, staff are available to meet clients at their vehicles to assist with carrying items.
<a href="https://www.alderferauction.com/blog/detail/alderfer-auction-comes-to-wayne-auction-evaluations-on-the-main-line" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Details</a> on our website.
Alderfer Auction: 303 West Lancaster Ave, Suite 2C, Wayne PA 18097 | 215.393.3000 | <a href="https://www.alderferauction.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">alderferauction.com</a> } AY002260

Local Event: Evaluation Wednesdays On The Main Line | Alderfer Auction Grand Opening in Wayne Oct. 7th

Evaluation Wednesdays On The Main Line |...

Alderfer Auction is expanding its local presence with the opening of a new satellite sales office in Wayne, PA, starting...

Evaluation Wednesdays On The Main Line | Alderfer Auction Grand Opening in Wayne Oct. 7th

Wayne Art Center

Wayne Art Center has a number of art classes beginning the end of October and early November, plus weekend workshops. You still have time to ignite your creativity.&nbsp; Register today!&nbsp;&nbsp;To see our offerings, click&nbsp;<a href="https://wayneart.org/art-education/adult-education/catalog/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here.</a><a href="https://wayneart.org/art-education/adult-education/catalog/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a>

Local Event: Adult Art Classes for You!

Adult Art Classes for You!

Wayne Art Center has a number of art classes beginning the end of October and early November, plus weekend workshops. You still...

Join the Wayne Art Center for a special family afternoon of seasonal crafting and fun, featuring fall-inspired art projects, creative activities, and a tasty treat to decorate. Designed for families with children ages 4 and up, attendees can explore various hands-on craft stations at their own pace for a $50 fee. While pre-registration is recommended, walk-ins are welcome for this festive memory-making event.&nbsp;* Dress in Your Costume * Themed Photo Booth * Caricatures * Halloween Candy and More!

Local Event: Fall Family Fun Workshop Day

Fall Family Fun Workshop Day

Join the Wayne Art Center for a special family afternoon of seasonal crafting and fun, featuring fall-inspired art projects,...

Lower Merion Township Transfer Station

Lower Merion Township is proud to offer their residents the opportunity to responsibly recycle obsolete electronics on Saturday, October 10th , 2026.

Local Event: Recycling Day - Anything with a Plug

Recycling Day - Anything with a Plug

Lower Merion Township is proud to offer their residents the opportunity to responsibly recycle obsolete electronics on...

Online Auction

Collectors Online Auction | Thursday, October 15th, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Bid via our free app or online at alderferauction.com
This Collectors Auction brings together jewelry and watches, Native American jewelry, silver, fountain pens, Asian antiques, historical material, period furniture, bronze sculpture, Persian rugs, and an extensive selection of fine art.
<a href="https://bid.alderferauction.com/ui/auctions/164991?category=All&amp;subCategory=Active" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View and Bid On This Auction</a>
Auction is open for pre-bidding at alderferauction.com until Thursday, October 15th at 10:00 AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). 
 
The opening portion of the sale features gold and silver jewelry, Native American and Southwestern jewelry, sterling silver, collectible fountain pens, and watches. Watch offerings include Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, and IWC Schaffhausen, accompanied by antique and modernist silver table and decorative objects, and writing instruments by S.T. Dupont, Montblanc, Pilot, and Waterman. 
 
The sale then moves into Asian decorative arts and antiques. Japanese material includes Satsuma pottery, porcelain, lacquerware, tetsubin kettles, bronze and silver objects, along with 19th-century samurai armor. Japanese art includes woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige II and Kiyoshi Saito. Chinese offerings encompass jade and hardstone objects, snuff bottles, cloisonné, carved and decorative objects, paintings, furniture, screens, bronze, and a Famille Verte porcelain brush pot. 
 
Historical material ranges from early manuscripts and American documents to militaria and archival material. Among the offerings are a President James Monroe autograph on a land grant and an autographed Theodore Roosevelt copy of Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. Additional material includes 16th/17th-century Armenian manuscript pages, early American newspapers, Civil War items, a 19th-century Pennsylvania family archive, patent models, and an Imperial Russian Caucasian kindjal dagger. 
 
Furniture and decorative arts include a Baker Milling Road writing desk, Dutch marquetry bombe cabinet, Georgian and French furniture, Campaign and folk-art pieces, Chinese furniture, and other period furnishings. Bronze sculpture includes works by Tim Cotterill along with additional American, European, and Asian sculptural and decorative metalwork.Persian rugs include Tabriz, Farahan Sarouk, Mohtasham Kashan, and Bidjar examples. 
 
The sale concludes with a substantial fine art section spanning Pennsylvania and Bucks County art, landscapes, city scenes, portraiture, abstraction, prints, photography, and works on paper. Artists include Walter Emerson Baum, Robert Spencer, Giovanni and Antonio Martino, Bernard Badura, Benton Spruance, Ranulph Bye, Stow Wengenroth, Humbert Howard, Elizabeth Osborne, Christopher G. Willett, Alan Fetterman, Bert Stern, and Colin Campbell Cooper. 
 
Preview | 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 
In-House | No Appointment Necessary 
Tuesday, October 13th
| 9AM – 3PM 
Wednesday, October 14th
| 9AM – 3PM 
 
Buyer’s Premium Applies. AlderferAuction.com. Auction Center: 501 Fairgrounds Rd, Hatfield PA 19440. Satellite Sales Offices: 3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902 and Opening October 7th on the Main Line – 303 W. Lancaster Ave. Suite 2C, Wayne, PA 19087. 215-393-3000. See website for Terms &amp; Conditions. <a href="https://www.alderferauction.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.AlderferAuction.com</a>. Members of: NAA &amp; PAA: Designations CAI, MPPA &amp; AAA. LIC#AY002260

Local Event: Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver | Artwork | Asian Antiques | Historical | Furniture

Montgomeryville-Lansdale

Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver |...

Collectors Online Auction | Thursday, October 15th, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Bid via our free app or online at alderferauction.com
This...

Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver | Artwork | Asian Antiques | Historical | Furniture

Schauffele Plaza

Join us as the Ardmore Business Association celebrates 75 years of supporting our local business community with Ardmore Day, our largest annual community celebration!This FREE family-friendly event brings together neighbors, businesses, and visitors for an afternoon filled with entertainment, activities, shopping, dining, and community spirit in the heart of Ardmore.Event Highlights🐾 Ardbark Dog Parade &amp; Costume Contest🚘 NEW! Classic Car Show🌽 NEW! Family Corn Maze🚂 Trackless Train🚗 Bumper Cars🎶 Live Music &amp; Entertainment🎨 Face Painting, Caricatures &amp; Family Activities🍔 Food Vendors &amp; Local Restaurants🦅Meet Swoop, Cheerleaders &amp; Bob Kelly from Fox29🛍️ Sidewalk Sales &amp; Shopping at Ardmore BusinessesWhether you're bringing the kids, your four-legged family members, or simply looking for a fun day out, Ardmore Day offers something for everyone.Admission is FREE. Gather your family and friends and celebrate 75 years of community, local businesses, and Ardmore traditions.

Local Event: Ardmore Day 2026!

Ardmore Day 2026!

Join us as the Ardmore Business Association celebrates 75 years of supporting our local business community with Ardmore Day,...

Join Wayne Art Center for a private chartered motorcoach to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to enjoy a private group tour of the highly acclaimed exhibition&nbsp;Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, in addition to the current and permanent collections.&nbsp; Register now: wayneart.org.

Local Event: Museum Tour to the Met with Wayne Art Center

Museum Tour to the Met with Wayne Art Center

Join Wayne Art Center for a private chartered motorcoach to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to enjoy a private group tour of the...

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>

Local Event: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival 

Phoenixville

Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival 

Bring your friends, family, and appetite for a delicious weekend shopping experience! The top coffee shops, coffee roasters,...

Complimentary Zoom Webinar

The best time to make decisions about aging is before you have to.
Join me Saturday, November 7 for our 24th ABC's of Senior Housing webinar: Planning Ahead for Aging.
My guests, Jill &amp; Steve Marshall of Silver Path Consulting, will help us tackle some of the questions families often put off:
Should I stay in my home or move? 
How do we compare the costs? 
What should we be planning for now? 
How do families make these decisions together?
📅 Saturday, November 7 
⏰ 10:00–11:00 AM 
💻 Complimentary Zoom Webinar
Register here: 
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VPo85HW8R3aEoP1eCqxd9g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VPo85HW8R3aEoP1eCqxd9g</a>
Can't attend live? Register anyway and I'll send you the replay.
#ABCsOfSeniorHousing #PlanningAhead #AgingInPlace #SeniorLiving #SeniorResources #FamilyCaregiving #AgingWell #MainLinePA #PhiladelphiaSuburbs #BrettFurmanGroup

Local Event: ABC's of Senior Housing – Planning Ahead for Aging

ABC's of Senior Housing – Planning Ahead for Aging

The best time to make decisions about aging is before you have to.
Join me Saturday, November 7 for our 24th ABC's of Senior...

Retiring? Inventory Reduction? 
Alderfer Auction has been in business for over 60 years providing asset recovery services for financial institutions, banks, attorneys, accountants, insurance companies, individuals, and business owners. We listen to your needs and develop a customized plan to liquidate assets from start to sold. We execute logistics from cataloging, photographing, marketing and advertising, previews and selling and load out. Alderfer Online Auctions maximize exposure, competitive bidding and global reach, our marketing team implements strong campaigns across all social, email and online channels.
We have helped hundreds of sellers with asset recovery and liquidation through transition, retirement, inventory reduction, consolidation, and dissolution. In today's fast-paced market, asset recovery can be a significant challenge for businesses. Alderfer Auction addresses this need by offering construction and farm equipment, restaurants/bars, office, schools, auto shops, manufacturing and machining, vehicle fleets, recreational and real estate liquidation.
Choosing Alderfer Auction for your business liquidation needs comes with a multitude of benefits:
<ul>
 <li>Orderly liquidation:
 auction is a time driven process meeting the needs of sellers and buyers.</li>
 <li>Recoup Spent Tax Dollars:
 Convert your idle assets into cash, effectively recouping taxes spent on purchasing those assets.</li>
 <li>As-Is Sales with No Contingencies: Enjoy a hassle-free selling process without the need for repairs or improvements, ensuring a quick and efficient liquidation.</li>
 <li>Free Up Inventory Space:
 Clear out space occupied by unused or surplus inventory and equipment, making room for new and more productive assets.</li>
</ul>
Contact our Business Liquidation Specialist, Mike Gribbin, today at 215.393.3031 or email <a href="mailto:mike@alderferauction.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mike@alderferauction.com</a>
<a href="https://www.alderferauction.com/services/business-liquidation" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">View More Business Liquidation Details On Our Website</a>
AlderferAuction.com. Auction Center: 501 Fairgrounds Rd, Hatfield PA 19440. Satellite Sales Offices: 3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902; Opening October 7th on the Main Line &ndash; 303 W. Lancaster Ave. Suite 2C, Wayne, PA 19087. Members of: NAA &amp; PAA: Designations CAI, MPPA &amp; AAA. LIC#AY002260

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