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Here's Weekend Stuff to Do on the Travels' Calendar

Weekend Stuff March 22-24 A Past Travels Calendar

POTTSTOWN PA – Walk your children or grandchildren through a story this weekend in Pottstown’s Riverfront Park. Enjoy the talent displayed by local high school students on stage Friday or Saturday in the Pottstown and Pottsgrove school districts. See art exhibits in Pottstown, Trappe and Boyertown.

There’s a wealth of stuff to do this weekend on the Travels With The Post calendar, and several events and activities are at no cost.

Some weekend events are free. Some have fees (labeled as “ticketed”). Some have limitations, registrations, or other conditions. Some on the weekend list may be affected by weather conditions (hint: if unsure, call before you go). Also, each weekend listing includes a link for more information.

Friday, March 22

  • Story Walk Debut, available around the clock through April 14, free and no registration required, a picture book displayed page-by-page along the walking trail at Pottstown’s Riverfront Park, ideal for children ages 2-6 accompanied by an adult, for information send an e-mail to PRPLyouth@mclinc.org, held at the park on the south side of College Drive, Pottstown PA
  • Female Veterans Needed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily though April 5, free, Pennsylvania women who served in the armed forces are sought to apply online for participation in a June 10 state Capitol ceremony celebrating their service; female veteran family members deadline for RSVPs and information; prospective participants can upload their stories and material to the office of state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick in Harrisburg PA,
  • Exhibit: “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ticketed, tracing a persistent vein of intriguing imagery in the career of renowned artist Jamie Wyeth, on display through June 9 at the Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Rd., Chadds Ford PA
  • Art Exhibit: “Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful” by Kukuli Velarde, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free through April 7 in the front and main galleries at the Berman Museum of Art on the campus of Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville PA
  • On Stage: “Town’s Got Talent,” Pottstown Edition, 6:30-9:30 p.m., ticketed, sponsored by the Pottstown CARES Club, a variety show focused on the talents of high school students in the Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Owen J. Roberts school districts and The Hill School, ticket and food sale proceeds benefit Operation 143’s weekend food backpack program, at Pottstown High School, 750 N. Washington St., Pottstown PA
  • Play: James and the Giant Peach Jr., 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), ticketed, available at the door with unassigned seating; presented by students and faculty of Pottsgrove Middle School in its auditorium, 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown PA
  • “Women in Service Event,” 1-4 p.m., free (but online advance registration required), participants strongly encouraged to donate items for infant (size 3-12 months) care kits; a time of sharing, service, storytelling, and fellowship presented by retired Swarthmore College archivist Anne Yoder and center Curator Regina Wenger to reflect on women who left their home communities to serve as nurses or missionaries between the 1870s and 1930s, at the center, 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville PA

Saturday, March 23

  • Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.), ticketed, advance registration required by calling 610-469-0533, attendance limited to 35 children per age groups of 2-3, 4-6, and 7-9 years old, with Easter eggs to hunt, prizes to win, animal residents to visit, and get a photo taken with the Bunny, proceeds to benefit Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, held at the farm, 1710 Ridge Rd., Pottstown PA
  • Exhibit: Native Son: The Life & Art of David Ellinger, (Saturdays through July 28) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ticketed, his paintings reportedly “played a pivotal role in kindling widespread fascination with Pennsylvania German culture during the latter half of the 20th century;” nearly 100 works on display, at the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies in the Dewees Tavern, 301 W. Main St., Trappe PA
  • Exhibit: “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ticketed, tracing a persistent vein of intriguing imagery in the career of renowned artist Jamie Wyeth, on display through June 9 at the Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Rd., Chadds Ford PA
  • Hibernia Mansion Guided Tour, 11 a.m. to noon, free, view the fully restored and furnished Chester County home of several ironmasters and their families from the late 1700s through the late 1800s, appropriate for all ages but steps and stairs are part of the tour, no pets allowed, at Hibernia County Park, 1 Park Rd., Coatesville PA
  • Art Exhibit: “Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful” by Kukuli Velarde, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free through April 7 in the front and main galleries at the Berman Museum of Art on the campus of Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville PA
  • Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage races, start at noon, ticketed, with a rain date of March 24 (Sunday), at Grandview Speedway, 43 Passmore Rd., Bechtelsville PA
  • Exhibit: “eARTh & Climate”, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. until April 21, free, annual exhibition of artworks that feature the environment, at Studio B Fine Art Gallery, 39A E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown PA
  • Hibernia Mansion Guided Tour, 12:30-1:30 p.m., free, view the fully restored and furnished Chester County home of several ironmasters and their families from the late 1700s through the late 1800s, appropriate for all ages but steps and stairs are part of the tour, no pets allowed, at Hibernia County Park, 1 Park Rd., Coatesville PA
  • “Stitching The Steel: Mildred Johnstone’s Bold Needlepoint Scenes of Steelmaking,” 1-2 p.m., ticketed, a discussion about the worlds of art and industry led by Dr. Carol Shiner Wilson of Muhlenberg College, focused on imaginative art pieces created by the wife of a Bethlehem Steel vice president, at the National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd St, Bethlehem PA
  • Play: James and the Giant Peach Jr., 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), ticketed, available at the door with unassigned seating; presented by students and faculty of Pottsgrove Middle School in its auditorium, 1351 N. Hanover St., Pottstown PA

Sunday, March 24

  • Exhibit: “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ticketed, tracing a persistent vein of intriguing imagery in the career of renowned artist Jamie Wyeth, on display through June 9 at the Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Rd., Chadds Ford PA
  • Art Exhibit: “Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful” by Kukuli Velarde, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free through April 7 in the front and main galleries at the Berman Museum of Art on the campus of Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville PA
  • Exhibit: “eARTh & Climate”, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. until April 21, free, annual exhibition of artworks that feature the environment, at Studio B Fine Art Gallery, 39A E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown PA
  • Exhibit: Native Son: The Life & Art of David Ellinger, (Sundays through July 28) from noon to 4 p.m., ticketed, Ellinger’s paintings reportedly “played a pivotal role in kindling widespread fascination with Pennsylvania German culture during the latter half of the 20th century;” nearly 100 works on display, at the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies in the Dewees Tavern, 301 W. Main St., Trappe PA
  • Concert: Ursinus Faculty Instrumental Recital, starts at 4 p.m., free, featuring Holly Hibbs (Saxophone), with Andrea Van Acker (saxophone), and Kris Sanchak (Piano), in Bomberger Auditorium on the campus of Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville PA

Weekend events are curated from a variety of sources, including public submissions. Got a weekend (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holiday Mondays) event you’d like us to add? Send it to travelswiththepost@gmail.com.

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