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Summer 2016
Calendar of Events
for Children, Individuals and Families
IN THE GREATER CHESTER COUNTY AREA
UPDATED July 31, 2016
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Special Activities
Ongoing Current/
Through August 20 (Saturday-Saturday)
Members Art Show. ArtFusion 19464, 254 East High
Street, Pottstown. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays - Fridays;
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Opening reception is 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
Organization working artists will display their work.
Free activity, with further information at
www.artfusion19464.org/events,
info@artfusion19464.org or (610) 326-2506.
Tuesdays Through Summer
Girls and Success. Community Center, Indian Run Mobile Home Park, 1 Lenape Way, Honey Brook. 5:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
State Trooper Waleska Gonzalez will take ages 13
through 18, though a 16-week Walking Girls to Success
initiative to build a positive mentoring relationship using
real life experiences to teach alternative behaviors for
positive results.
Free activity, including snacks, with further information and required registration at (610) 486-6181.
Through August 30 (Tuesdays, Except July 5)
Summer Concerts. Eagleview Town Center, Wellington
Square, Exton. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A dozen weekly concerts of different music styles,
will be presented.
Free activity, with further information at
www.ineagleview.com/wpcontent/uploads/2016/05/2016SummerEvents_final_ineag
leview_low.pdf or (610) 458-1900.
Through August 31 (Wednesdays)
Family Night. West Grove United Methodist Church,
300 North Guernsey Road, West Grove. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Picnic dinner, a brief message from the pastor and
children activities highlight this event.
Free activity, with further information at (610) 8699334.
Through August 5 (Wednesdays)
Summer Concerts. Amphitheater, Valley Creek Park,
361 Morhall Road, Malvern. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friends of the Summer Stage concert series will be
performed.
Free activity, with further information at
www.friendsofsummerstage.com/#Acts or (610) 8974210.
Through September 8 (Wednesdays, Except
September 8)
Movie Nights. Eagleview Town Center, Wellington
Square, Exton. Dark.
Variety of outdoor family movies will be presented biweekly.
Free activity, with further information at
www.ineagleview.com/wpcontent/uploads/2016/05/2016SummerEvents_final_ineag
leview_low.pdf or (610) 458-1900.
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Summer Reading and Children Programs. Local area libraries. Various times.
Summer reading and other programs for children of all
ages, adults and families are underway or scheduled at
many local libraries throughout the area.
Many have kickoff parties and provide prizes, special
activities and other incentives to participate.
August 2 (Tuesday)
National Night Out. Chestnut Street Park, Washington
and Chestnut Streets, Pottstown. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Community Block Party, promoting community safety, will feature music, games and community information.
Free activity, including food, with further information
from Genesis Housing Corporation at (610) 275-4357.
August 2 (Tuesday)
Movin' and Groovin'. Easttown Library & Information
Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Two or a Kind will provide interactive performance
for ages five and above.
Free activity, with further information at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp,
youthservices@easttownlibrary.org or (610) 644-0138.
August 3 (Wednesday)
Summer Playgroup. Fountain of Youth Spray Park at
Memorial Park, Manatawny Street at King Street,
Pottstown. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Repeated Wednesay, August 17.
Parents ages 24 and under feature a discussion topic
for parents a parent/child activity and snacks in this
Pottstown Family Center-hosted event.
Free activity, with further information and requested
registration at www.fsmontco.org/content/summerplaygroup-sponsored-pottstown-family-center,
kwilliams@fsmontco.org or (610) 326-1610 x326.
August 3 (Wednesday)
National Night Out. Borough Hall, 401 East Gay Street,
West Chester. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m..
Finger printing, face painting, moon bounce, emergency vehicles for kids and adults and Dunk a Cop tank will
highlight this public safety education event.
Free activity, including refreshments, with further information at
www.facebook.com/991400324220430/photos/gm.10682
92019919042/1389929707700821/?type=3&theater or
(610) 696-2700.
August 3 (Wednesday)
Life in Space. Easttown Library & Information Center,
720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Franklin Institute will explore life as an astronaut living on a space station in a high-energy, interactive event
for school children of all ages.
Free activity, with further information at
http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp,
youthservices@easttownlibrary.org or (610) 644-0138.
August 4 (Thursday)
Shingles Vaccinations. Oxford Senior Center, 12 East
Locust Street, Oxford. 9 a.m. to noon.
Individuals 60 years and older can receive shingles
vaccinations.
Free activity, with further information and required
appointments at
www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/32930 or (610)
932-5244.
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August 4 (Thursday)
Potassium Iodine Distribution. Pottstown Health Center,
364 King Street, Pottstown. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Montgomery County Health Department will distribute potassium iodine tablets to help protect the thyroid
gland against harmful effects of radioactive iodine that
may be released during a radiological emergency to those
living, working or attending school within a 10-mile
radius of the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.
Free activity, with further information, including
availability throughout the year at
www.montcopa.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3238.
August 10 (Wednesday)
Eat Fresh Cooking. Community Room, Brandywine
Center, 744 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. Repeated September 14 to November 9.
Community members can learn how to make lowcost meals with fresh foods, with hands-on cooking
classes, a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy
recipies and nutritional information during five biweekly
sessions through August 24.
Free activity, with further information and required
registration at kathryn@coatesvillecenter.org or (610)
383-4612.
August 4 (Thursday)
Potassium Iodine Distribution. Kimberton Fire Department, 2276 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 7
p.m.
Chester County Health Department will distribute
potassium iodine tablets to help protect the thyroid gland
against harmful effects of radioactive iodine that may be
released during a radiological emergency to those living,
working or attending school within a 10-mile radius of the
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.
Free activity, with further information at
www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/34400, and
about ongoing distribution at the Chester County Health
Department at West Chester at
www.chesco.org/831/Potassium-Iodide-Distribution and
the Montgomery County Health Department in Pottstown
at www.montcopa.org/581/Potassium-Iodide-KIDistribution.
August 13 (Saturday)
Care Ministries Summit. Rear Parking Lot Education
Wing, Calvary Fellowship, 95 West Devon Drive at
Route 113, Exton/Lionville. 9 a.m. to noon.
Regional workshop for church leaders and lay people
to acquaint congregations with resources to assist
individuals in need.
Free activity, with further information and required
registration for limited seating at
care@cfdowningtown.com or Casey Jones, a care ministries facililtator, at bps461@msn.com or (610) 7071494.
August 5 (Friday)
Aloha Luau. Downtown, Oxford. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
First Friday street festival will include fire and hula
dancers, leis, limbo contest, music and more.
Free activity, with charges for some individual items.
Further information is available at (610) 998-9494.
August 5 (Friday)
Family Movie. Ballfield, Forks of the Brandywine Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 655 Hibernia Road Glenmoore. 8:30 p.m. At the church at 1648 Horseshoe Pike
in case of rain.
Movie, UP, about a retired balloon salesman who ties
thousands of balloons to his house and sets off to the lost
world of his childhood dreams. will be screened.
Free activity, including movie-style refreshments,
with further information at www.forkschurch.org or (610)
942-2626.
August 6 (Saturday)
StarFest 2016. Hopewell Furance, 2 Mark Bird Lane,
Elverson. 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Rain/cloud date is
Sunday, August 7.
Chesmont Astronomical Society will demonstrate
some of the largest amateur telescopes for viewing, presentations, including one by a NASA mission systems engineer, and a children's area.
Free activity, with further information at
www.chesmontastro.org/starfest-2016-homepage or (610)
582- 8773 x0.
August 13 (Saturday)
Fiddlers' Picnic. Hibernia Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville
(Wagontown). 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A host of musicians, playing a variety of instruments
such as guitars, banjos and mandolins will perform bluegrass, old-time, gospel and more during 88th Chester
County Old Fiddlers' Picnic.
Free activity, with a $5 parking fee. Further information is available at www.chesco.org/2415/Old-FiddlersPicnic or (383-3812.
August 13 (Saturday)
Family Safety Day. Rolling Hills Apartments,
2120 Buchert Road, Pottstown. Noon to 3 p.m.
Annual Community Fire Prevention and Family Safety Day will include demonstrations, children activities and
more.
Free activity, including refreshments, with further information at (610) 323-6724.
August 15 (Monday)
Help Grieving Children. Seminar 2, Rear Parking Lot
Education Wing, Calvary Fellowship, 95 West Devon
Drive at Route 113, Exton/Lionville. 6:45 p.m. to 9:p.m.
Special GriefShare DVD/discussion seminar for parents, grandparents, family members, Sunday School and
other educators, caregivers and others will delve into how
children grieve differently than adults when they are experiencing losses due to death, parent separation or divorce, loss of a friend, moving, and more and how to assist them in working through such issues so they don't get
carried over in adverse behaviors into teen and adult
years.
Free activity, with further information and required
registration for limited seating at
care@cfdowningtown.com or Casey Jones, a care minPage 5
August 17 (Wednesday)
Summer Playgroup. Fountain of Youth Spray Park at
Memorial Park, Manatawny Street at King Street,
Pottstown. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Parents ages 24 and under feature a discussion topic
for parents a parent/child activity and snacks in this
Pottstown Family Center-hosted event.
Free activity, with further information and requested
registration at www.fsmontco.org/content/summerplaygroup-sponsored-pottstown-family-center,
kwilliams@fsmontco.org or (610) 326-1610 x326.
August 20 (Saturday)
Block Party and Races. Market Street and Downtown,
West Chester. 3:30 p.m. to dark.
Music, children activies and kids and Iron Hill Twilight children and adult bike races highlight this event.
Free activity, with charges for some individual items.
Further information is at
www.greaterwestchester.com/ihtrs/community-festival,
info@gwcc.org or (610) 696-4046.
August 19 (Friday)
School Bag Distribution. Scott Middle School, 800
Olive Street, Coatesville. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Back to School Prepare for Success event will include
Coatesville school students back pack distribution for all
ages, community resources and a variety of activities in
Abdala Field in front of the school.
Free activity, with further information at
www.coatesvillebacktoschool.org or (610) 38-000 x202.
August 19 (Friday)
Summer Series. Caln Municipal Park, 100 Municipal
Drive, Thorndale. 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Third Friday family activities will include music and
an outdoor, How to Train Your Dragon 2,, movie.
Free activity, with further information at
www.calnsummerseries.weebly.com or (610) 384-0600.
August 19 (Friday)
Movie in the Park. Memorial Park, South 2d Street and
East Lancaster Avenue, Oxford. 8:30 p.m.
Minions family film will be screened.
Free activity, with further information at
www.downtownoxfordpa.org/communityevent/moviespark-minions or (610) 998-9494.
August 20 (Saturday)
Community Day. East Brandywine Community Park,
444 Dilworth Road, Downingtown. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rain date is Sunday, August 21. East Brandywine Fire
Company Fireworks activities from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Music, entertainment, antique and classic car show,
public safety vehicles and demonstrations, civil war living
history, health screenings, hay rides, children activities,
walks and runs and more highlight this event.
August 23 (Tuesday)
Nonprofit Fraud. Chester County Public Safety Training
Facility, 137 Modena Road, South Coatesville. 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Repeated Tuesday, November 15, at Henrietta
Hankin3 Branch Library, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner).
Chester County Comptroller's Office personnel will
discuss how nonprofit organizations and community
groups, such as parent-teacher organizations, youth
groups, churches, fire companies and others, can guard
against fraudulent activities.
Free activity, with further information at
www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/34287,
controllerinfo@chesco.org or (610) 344-6155.
August 24 (Wednesday)
Trauma 101 Training. Auditorium, Pottstown Middle
School, 600 North Franklin Street, Pottstown. 12:30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Repeated at different times on Thursday,
October 6, and Tuesday, November 15.
Institute for Family Professionals will present Trauma
101 awareness training for individuals and organizations
as part of the Pottstown Trauma Informed Community
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www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?
curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Parkesburg%20Library,
tknecht@ccls.org or (610) 857-5165.
www.phoenixvillelibrary.org/Documents/Afterschool
Gaming Flyer Fall2010 YS8-25-10.pdf or at (610) 9333013 x24.
(First Mondays)
Conservation Book Club. Board Room, Chester County
Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Participants will learn what they can do to help the
environment through book discussions dedicated to
conservation and environmentalism
Free activity, with further information and registration
available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?
curOrg=CCL, lmcphail@ccls.org, or (610) 280-2645.
Tuesdays
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance. Phoenixville
Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. Hours
by registration; also available Mondays.
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
(OVR) will provide assistance to qualifying individuals
with disabilities in finding work, maintaining employment
and supplemental services.
Free activity, with further information available at
www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocati
onal_rehabilitation/10356 and required registration at
(484) 250-4340.
(Fourth Tuesdays)
Community Caf. West Grove United Methodist Church,
300 North Guernsey Road, West Grove. 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Hot lunch, fellowship time, free health screenings and
associated health tips, and an open prayer room highlight
this monthly event.
Free activity, with further information and suggested
reservations available at (610) 869-9334 or
wgumc@verizon.net.
Book a Librarian. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215
Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 2
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Individuals with computer questions, needing
assistance with research, desiring better search techniques
for online catalogs or other information can receive a
half-hour assistance session with a librarian.
Free activity with required reservations at least 24
hours in advance at (610) 321-1710.
Research assistance also is available at all times for
Pennsylvania residents through Ask Here PA chat at
www.askherepa.org.
(Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Afterschool Gaming for Teens. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 3 p.m. to 5
p.m.
Teens can play afterschool games on a big screen with
a big sound system, along with doing online researching
and networking on a state-of-the-art graphics-capable
computers, homework, or just hang out.
Free activity, including snacks and soda. Further
information is available at
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(Second Wednesdays)
Download! eBooks & eAudiobooks. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 3
p.m. Also presented at 10 a.m. on second Friday of the
month.
Workshop acquaints participants with how to browse,
check-out, and download digital media from the Chester
County Library Systems Overdrive service.
Free activity, with further information and required
registration available with Mark Pinto, adult services
director, at mpinto@ccls.org or (610) 933-3013 x32.
(Fourth Wednesdays)
Computer Basics for Job-Seekers. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. Repeated 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth
Tuesdays.
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Saturdays
Community Walk. Community Garden, North Third
Avenue and Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 9 a.m.
A Coatesville on the Move one to two mile activity for
all ages.
Further information is available at
www.facebook.com/pages/Coatesville-on-the-Move-AnInitiative-of-Activate-Chester-County/122741387736003.
(Last Saturdays)
Children's Monthly Bird Walk. Bucktoe Creek Preserve,
432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Holly Merker of the Delaware Nature Society Birding
Team, will introduce three to 12-year-olds to birding as
this look, listen for and identify bird species at Bucktoe.
Free activity, including a light, healthy snack, with
required registration at (302) 239-2334.
(Fourth Saturday)
Free Employment Counseling. Phoenixville Public
Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 10 a.m. to
noon.
Ernie Tidball, the Librarys computer instructor and a
senior information technology audit consultant for
Susquehanna Bancshares, will provide assistance with
resume writing, developing a career plan, making more
effective decisions about a career, assessing best job
options through career assessments and other tools,
developing job search skills, finding work-life balance,
resolving personal conflicts with bosses and coworkers,
and navigating job stress, career transitions and other
difficult employment issues in individual half-hour employment counseling sessions.
Free activity, with further information and required
registration available through the Adult Events Calendar
at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or (610) 933-3013 x32.
Willowdale Chapel, 675 Unionville Road. Further information is available at www.willowdalechapel.org/careercrossroads or Perry Walker at pgeorge47@juno.com.
Wayne A one-on-one Employment Guidance
Ministry, along with periodic special employment related
events to aid jobseekers is available at St. Davids
Episcopal Church, 763 South Valley Forge Road,
Malvern. Further information is available from George
Vosburgh at gbvosburgh@aol.com or (610) 688-7947.
West Chester Unemployment support group meets
bi-weekly from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West
Chester, to learn tips and techniques related to job
searches. Further information is available from Elisabeth
Hartwell at ehartwell@firstpreswc.com or (610) 6960554.
Joseph's People Six area affiliates meet during the
month:
Downingtown -- 7:30 p.m. on the second and
fourth Tuesdays, at St. Joseph's Parish, 338
Manor Avenue (Route 322), in the parish
meeting room behind the school at the back of
the property. Further information about the
affiliate is available by leaving a message at
(610) 873-7117.
Berwyn/Main Line 7 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. on the
first and third Thursdays at the Haggenbach
Room, St. Monicas Parish Center, 601 First
Avenue. Further information is available from
Bob Schubert at (610) 755-2398 or
bobschubertjr@aim.com.
Central Delco -- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at three
different locations: on the first Tuesday in the
St. Francis Room at St. Mary Magdalen Church,
2400 North Providence Road, Media, with
further information at smmemploy@gmail.com
or (610) 873-7117; the second Tuesday in the
Parish Hall Rear Entrance, St. Laurence
Church, 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby;
and the third Tuesday in Hassler Chapel, Media
Presbyterian Church, 30 East Baltimore Pike,
Media, with further information at
robinst37@gmail.com.
Upper Uwchlan Township - 7 p.m. on the first
and third Mondays at the School Education
Center, St. Elizabeths Catholic Church, 100
Fellowship Road, Chester Springs. Further
information is available at (610) 321-1200 or at
david.bolz@verizon.net.
Reading 7 p.m. to 8:30 pm. on the first and
third Wednesdays at St Catharine's of Siena
Parish Center. 2427 Perkiomen Avenue,
Reading. Further information is available from
John Senick, facilitator, at (610) 779-4005.
West Grove 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday
at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church at 290 State Road, West Grove. Further
information is available from John Colgan at
johnfcolgan@gmail.com.
Additional information on all St. Josephs People
chapters is available at www.josephspeople.org.
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Care Mondays
In addition to DivorceCare, GriefShare, Parents of
Prodigals and Job-Seekers ministries listed above, the
following also are held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays at
Calvary Fellowship of Downingtown, 95 West Devon
Drive at Route 113, Exton/Lionville. Further information
is available at www.cfdowningtown.com/caremondays,
bvanarsdale@cfdowningtown.com or (610) 363-7171
x2154.
Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University
For those struggling with or wanting to know
about managing personal finances.
Herrs Factory Tours - 20 Herr Drive, Nottingham. Onehour snack food factory tours from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Friday (production may not be occurring on Fridays). By
appointment.
www.herrs.com/SnackFactoryTours/ScheduleTour.html.
(800) 637-6225.
Panoramic View Picnic Area - Lanchester Sanitary
Landfill Overlook, 7224 Division Highway, Narvon.
Rising 80 feet above the highest point of the Welsh
Mountains, two binocular stations help provide a 360degree panoramic view of the Conestoga and Brandywine
Valleys. Picnicking, bird watching, kite and radio-controlled glider flying, and other activities available. Open
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays only from May through October.
www.chestercountyswa.org/index.aspx?nid=75 (610)
273-3771.
Underground Railroad Exhibit - Chester County Visitors
Center, 300 Greenwood Road, Kennett Square. Located
in the Chester County Visitors Center at the entrance of
Longwood Gardens, visitors can see the Underground
Railroad exhibit, including a replica of Henry Box
Browns box and the slave dress that helps preserve
some of the history of one of the greatest concentrations
of Underground Railroad stations in the nation. Box was
a 19th century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom by
arranging to have himself mailed to Philadelphia
abolitionists in a dry goods container. The display also
tells the history of the former Longwood Progressive
Meeting of Friends. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Sundays
noon to 5 p.m. Kennett Underground Heritage Tours also
available for a fee. www.undergroundrr.kennett.net.
(610) 347-2237.
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 631 Berwyn Baptist
Road, Devon. Over a mile of paved walkways go through
native woodland with labeled trees, shrubs and
herbaceous plants in different garden areas. Open from 8
a.m. to sunset, with the John J. Willaman Education
Center open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
www.jenkinsarboretum.org. (610) 647-8870.
Nearby Counties
Christian C. Sanderson Museum 1755 Creek Road
(Old Route 100), Chadds Ford. Collection of items
represents a mans life and a nations history from Chadds
Ford, including American Revolution history to Civil War
memorabilia. Open noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays from March through November.
www.sandersonmuseum.org. (610) 388-6545.
Daniel Boone Homestead 400 Daniel Boone Road,
Birdsboro. State historic site preserves 579 acres of open
space and passive recreation areas, along with a number
of structures at the legendary figures place of birth,
Daniel Boone's parents first settled the site in 1730, with
the region populated by many diverse people - English,
Welsh, Scots-Irish, Germans, Swedes, Huguenots and
Lenape Indians. Daniel was born in 1734, spending his
first 16 years there before his family migrated to North
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Landscape Arboretum at Temple University-Ambler 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler. Established as the
Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1910,
the 187-acre campus provides a mix of natural and
designed landscapes. Self-guided tours are available from
dawn to dusk daily.
www.ambler.temple.edu/arboretum/gardens.htm. (267)
468-8400.
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