POTTSTOWN PA – A free “Community Coffee with the Cops” event, during which Pottstown residents can meet with borough Police Department representatives and talk about a variety of local issues, is scheduled for March 28 (2026; Saturday) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Ricketts Center, 6598 Beech St.

The session is being hosted by Fresh Start Ministries International and Pastor Terrance Paul. The gathering also features state Rep. Joe Ciresi; Cole Spielman, associate director of the Pottstown YMCA; Johnny Corson, president of Pottstown NAACP Branch 2288; and Sharon Halloway of Mother Goose Children’s Books.

Those who attend are encouraged to bring questions for, and engage in discussions with, all those featured.

For more information, call Larry Nash at 484-941-8130.

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Submissions Sought for May Artists Guild Show

POTTSTOWN PA – A call for artists’ submissions by the Pottstown Area Artists Guild has been issued for its 2026 Juried Fine Art Show. Up to two works per artist will be considered, with a final submissions and entry fee payment deadline set for April 17 at midnight. Information is being accepted online.

The 14th annual show is scheduled for May 30 (Saturday) through June 28 (Sunday) in the Putera Gallery of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, 105 Seminary St., Pennsburg PA.

Awards with prizes of $750, $450, and $300, as well as other honors, will be presented. Joseph Sweeney, an award-winning landscape painter based in Ardmore PA, will serve as the show’s entries juror. Michele Colonna, founder of Colonna Contemporary, serves as awards juror.

For more information, send an e-mail to paagjuriedshow@gmail.com.

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Hill School, Local Groups to Screen Documentary

POTTSTOWN PA – A documentary film about fundamentalist and evangelical Christians whose children are LGBTQ+ will be screened March 27 (2026; Friday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Hill School Center for the Arts, 766 Beech St. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

The film, titled “Mama Bears,” was released during 2023. It tells the story of mothers “whose profound love for their LGBTQ children has turned them into fierce advocates for the entire queer community,” its website says.

The movie intends to “jump-start respectful, deep-listening conversations between Christian and LGBTQ+ communities,” it adds. It advocates for thoughtful conversations “in a safe, open environment, facilitated by leaders trained in nonviolent communication.” A similar discussion will be held following the screening, organizers report.

The program results from a collaboration of the PRISM LGBTQ+ Community Center of Pottstown, The Hill School’s Hill Advocates for Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Identity (HASOGI) Club, the First Baptist Church of Pottstown, and PFLAG Royersford.

Photo provided from the Mama Bears website

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