Jazz concert scheduled for Sunday
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim, 9768 Verree Road, will host An Evening of Jazz on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m.
The event will feature a performance by Phyllis Chapell.
The cost is $21 and includes dessert.
For tickets or more information, call Lynn Ratmansky at 215-357-3599. ••
Matilda: The Musical wraps up Saturday
The Walnut Street Theatre’s 210th season is underway.
Matilda The Musical will play through Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.
Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors, starring Frank Ferrante, will follow from Jan. 15 to March 4.
The season will continue with the Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from March 12 to April 28.
Finally, Legally Blonde: The Musical will be on stage from May 14 to June 30.
For ticket information, call 215-574-3550, Ext. 6 or visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org ••
High school kids invited to enter film festival
The 2019 Philadelphia Youth Film Festival is now open for submissions from creative high school students. Films can be developed on any medium, including a phone, in a studio or on a computer, and entry categories include: Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Screenplay and Experimental/Other.
Students can submit films until Jan. 7, via Filmfreeway. For more information, visit phyff.com ••
Author to speak at history meeting
The Northeast Philadelphia History Network will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. at Pennepack Baptist Church, 8732 Krewstown.
The speaker will be Stephen Fried, who has written a book on Dr. Benjamin Rush, a medical pioneer and founding father. Fried will sign copies of his autobiography.
Refreshments prepared by Patty McCarthy will be available afterward. ••
Half-price clothing sale
The Classroom Thrift Shop, 4301 Tyson Ave., sponsored by the women of Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai, will hold its half-price clothing sale Jan. 2-11.
Shop hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 215-624-9600. ••
Open house for railroad club
The Abington Lines Model Railroad Club, 2066 Second Street Pike in Richboro, will host several open houses.
Open houses are scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. on the following weekend days: Jan. 5-6 and 12-13 and Feb. 2-3 and 9-10. Admission is free. Donations are accepted.
Call 215-598-7720. ••
Mahjong class starting at KleinLife
KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave., will hold a Mahjong class on Wednesdays, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., through Jan. 10.
Diane Marshall will lead the sessions on the ancient game.
The cost is $45 and includes a Mahjong card. Payment can be made at the front desk.
Call 215-698-7300, Ext. 129 or email sgeltzer@kleinlife.org ••
