COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Thursday, May 18
EVENTS
Computer Class 2 p.m. Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave. Using Facebook. 215-685-0523.
Family Learning Night Redemption Lutheran Church, 8001 Bustleton Ave. 5:30 p.m. Dinner, Bible story, crafts, games, songs. All welcome. Third Thursday of every month. 215-342-2085 or [email protected].
Healing Movement with Donna Price KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 9:30 a.m. For adults 60+.
Line Dancing Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. 10:30 a.m. to noon. 215-673-7734.
Mayfair Third Thursday Night Markets 6 to 9:30 p.m. Frankford and Cottman avenues. Food trucks, vendors, drinks, live music by Bogside Rogues. Vendors apply: MayfairVendors.EventBrite.com.
Tacony Third Thursday 6-9 p.m. Jack Costello Boxing Club parking lot, 6846 Torresdale Ave. (at Longshore Avenue). Free. Food truck, live music, vendors, activities, information tables.
MEETINGS
Girl Scout Troop 91504 Open to girls 11-17. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Redemption Lutheran Church, 8001 Bustleton Ave. [email protected].
Mayfairers Senior Group Mayfair Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent St. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Coffee, tea, cakes, guest speakers, lunch, bingo. Dues $20 per year. Meetings third Thursday of every month until June. 267-879-7103.
Young at Heart All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Torresdale, 9601 Frankford Ave. Noon. Meets first and third Thursday of the month.
Friday, May 19
EVENTS
Exercise with Mariya KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10 a.m. Upbeat music and both standing and sitting exercises. Class fee: Free for SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit and OnePass members, $2 for Athletic and Health Partners members, $5 for others. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300.
Oneg Shabbat KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10:30 a.m. Free. For adults 60+.
Outdoor Storytime Katharine Drexel Library, 11099 Knights Road. 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs and fingerplays. For children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Continues May 26. 215-685-9383.
Pinochle Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. Noon to 2:30 p.m. 215-673-7734.
Rummage Sale Presentation BVM church hall, Woodland Avenue and Old Soldiers Road, Cheltenham. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 215-379-1364.
Silver Screening KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 12:30 p.m. For adults 60+.
The Rabbi’s Tisch KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 11:45 a.m. Lunch and discussion led by Rabbi Berliner. For adults 60+.
MEETINGS
Lower Mayfair Seniors Lower Mayfair Playground, 3015 Robbins Ave. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Coffee, tea, cakes, lunch, guest speakers. Dues $5 a month. Meetings every Friday through June.
Saturday, May 20
EVENTS
Amici Opera Company Thomas’ Hamlet. 4 p.m. United Methodist Church of the Redeemer, 1128 Cottman Ave. Continues May 27. 215-224-0257 or Facebook.
E-Cycling Councilman Brian O’Neill’s office, 7522 Castor Ave. 9-11 a.m. 215-685-0438.
Graveyard Tour 1:30 p.m. Trinity Church, Oxford, 601 Longshore Ave. Special recognition of nine newly discovered veterans of the American Revolution interred.
Rummage Sale Presentation BVM church hall, Woodland Avenue and Old Soldiers Road, Cheltenham. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 215-379-1364.
Sunday, May 21
EVENTS
Sunday School All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 9601 Frankford Ave. 10 a.m.
Monday, May 22
EVENTS
Around the World with Thembi Palmer Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave. 11 to 11:30 a.m. Stories, dancing and pretend play for children ages 2-5 and a caregiver. Continues June 5 and 12.
Canasta KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10:30 a.m. for beginners and 12:30 p.m. for experienced. Free. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 193.
Current Events with Chuck 10:30 a.m. KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. Chuck Feldman leads a discussion-oriented class focusing on local, national and international issues, with an emphasis on politics. Free. For adults 60+.
Knitting Nook KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 12:30 p.m. Free. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 193.
Line Dancing 12:30 p.m. KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. For adults. Instructor Steven Mesh. Shelley Geltzer: 215-698-7300, Ext. 129 or [email protected].
Open Tech Center KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free computer use. Instruction, if needed, on cell phones and Zoom. For adults 60+. Weekdays. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 125.
The Coffee Stand KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10:15 a.m. Sale of coffee and baked goods by Philadelphia Academy Charter School students. Also, Wednesdays.
Zumba with Olga KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10 a.m. $2 members, $5 others. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 0.
MEETINGS
Bereavement Group Sponsored by Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks funeral home. For people over 60 who have lost a spouse. Facilitated by Rivka Powers. Congregations of Shaare Shamayim, 9768 Verree Road. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Evening Zoom session available. All faiths welcome. Registration: [email protected] or 215-677-1600.
Bereavement Group Life After Loss. Support for people 60-plus who’ve lost a spouse or partner. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Northeast Adult Day Care, Philmont Shopping Center, 11048 Rennard St. Free. All faiths welcome. Continues June 5, 12, 19 and 26. RSVP: Rabbi Deb Cohen, 215-609-7468.
Tuesday, May 23
EVENTS
Amici Opera Company Dinner opera at La Piovra, 7901 High School Road, Elkins Park. Verdi’s La Traviata. Arrive by 6 p.m. $54.95 (tips, tax not included). BYOB. Reservations: 215-606-3800. More information: 215-224-0257 or Facebook.
Bingo Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Sales end 10:45. Games from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. 215-673-7734.
Bingo with Barry KleinLife Rhawnhurst, Tabas Apartments community room, 2101 Strahle St. 1:30 p.m. Also Wednesdays and Thursdays. 215-745-3127.
Burt’s Brain Games KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10:30 a.m. Trivia. For adults 60+.
Chess Club with Israel KleinLife Rhawnhurst, Tabas Apartments community room, 2101 Strahle St. 1:30 p.m. Also Wednesdays and Thursdays. 215-745-3127.
Crocheting Class Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave. No experience necessary. Supplies provided. Every Tuesday. [email protected].
Exercise KleinLife Rhawnhurst, 2101 Strahle St. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Also, Thursday at 10:45 a.m. 215-745-3127.
Exercise Class KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10 a.m. Exercises will be done both sitting and standing. Class fee: Free for SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit and OnePass members, $2 for Athletic and Health Partners members, $5 for others. For 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300.
Family Storytime Bustleton Library, 10199 Bustleton Ave. 11 a.m. Stories, songs and play. Tuesdays through May. 215-685-0472.
Kosher Lunch KleinLife Rhawnhurst, Tabas Apartments community room, 2101 Strahle St. $1. Also Wednesdays and Thursdays. Reserve: 215-745-3127.
Lunch and Karaoke KleinLife Rhawnhurst, 2101 Strahle St. 2 p.m. Free. Third and fourth Tuesday of the month. Reserve: 215-745-3127.
Philadelphia School of Circus Arts Northeast Regional Library children’s department, 2228 Cottman Ave. 4 p.m. Learn to juggle, balance feathers and spin lassos.
Pinochle KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. Noon. For adults 60+. Also, Thursdays.
MEETINGS
Parkwood Civic Association 7:30 p.m. St. Anselm hall, 12670 Dunks Ferry Road.
Vogt Seniors 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Vogt Playground, Cottage and Unruh streets. Coffee, cakes and lunch, bingo. Dues $20 for the year. Meetings every Tuesday through June. 267-879-7103.
Wednesday, May 24
EVENTS
Cartoon 101 Katharine Drexel Library, 11099 Knights Road. 6 p.m. This interactive drawing session will give kids some basic ideas to increase their drawing skills and get creative. All ages welcome. 215-685-9383.
Ceramics, Mah Jongg, Pinochle Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 215-673-7734.
Chess Club KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 2 p.m. Free. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 193.
Israeli Dancing 12:30 p.m. KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. For adults 60+. Instructor Susan Novack. Shelley Geltzer: 215-698-7300, Ext. 129 or [email protected].
Karaoke with Barry KleinLife Rhawnhurst, Tabas Apartments community room, 2101 Strahle St. 2:15 to 3 p.m. 215-745-3127.
Mah Jong KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 12:30 p.m. Free. For adults 60+. Also, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 193.
Storytime & Craft Bustleton Library, 10199 Bustleton Ave. 5:30 p.m. For school-aged children 5 and older. Wednesdays through May. 215-685-0472.
Walk on the Wild Side: Wild Plants & Their Uses 10 a.m. Sponsored by Northeast Regional Library. Walking tour that starts at Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Road. Lynn Lanes, founder of the Wild Foodies of Philly, will lead an educational tour of Pennypack Park. Wear walking shoes and bring water. No dogs. Register: tinyurl.com/WildFoodie Walk or 215-685-0523. WildFoodies.org.
Yoga with Olga KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 10 a.m. A series of stretches both sitting and standing. Class fee: $2 for members, $5 for others. For adults 60+. Reserve your spot: 215-698-7300, Ext. 0.
MEETINGS
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 6:30 to 8 p.m. PATH building, 1919 Cottman Ave. (at Castor Avenue). Ed: 215-728-7609.
Good News Club 7-8 p.m. Third Reformed Presbyterian Church, Byberry and Barbary roads. Games, crafts, stories, songs, refreshments. For ages 4 to sixth grade.
Thursday, May 25
EVENTS
Computer Class 2 p.m. Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave. Learning Microsoft Excel. 215-685-0523.
VENDOR ALERTS
Outdoor Flea Market Saturday, June 3. United Methodist Church of the Redeemer, 10901 Calera Road. $25. Rosemarie: 215-868-5304.
