Details about Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation Provided by the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP), this program is designed to help you quit smoking. Come learn about your smoking habit and its effect on your health, how to modify behavior and respond to your cravings, while receiving peer group support. Classes will take place on Wednesdays, April 18 and 25 and May, 2, 9 and 16 in Conference Room I at Doylestown Hospital from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Doylestown Hospital is located at 595 West State Street in Doylestown. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. There is no charge for this program, only a commitment to attend all classes. Call 215-345-2121 to register, or register online at www.dh.org. Details about Basic First Aid Class Held at Doylestown Hospital A one-night comprehensive Emergency Care Safety Institute course will be held Thursday, May 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in Conference Room C at Doylestown Hospital (595 W. State Street). Details about A Shared Grief: Monthly Support Group A Shared Grief—A Monthly Group Open to Anyone Who Has Had a Loss Within the Past 13 Months—will meet on Thursdays, April 5, May 3, and June 7, from 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington (847 Easton Road). This group will combine educational information regarding loss and grief with group support. The group is open to newly bereaved individuals and will provide opportunities for those grieving a recent loss to gain insights, discuss coping strategies, and find support when coping with a new loss. This is a FREE program. For more information and to register, contact Karyn Arnold, Bereavement Coordinator at 215-345-2838. “Who Am I Now? An Introduction to Grief and Loss for the Newly Bereaved” will be offered on Monday, May 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Warrington Room of the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington (847 Easton Road). Join Bereavement Coordinators Celia M.R. Blum, MSW, and Karyn Arnold, BS, from Doylestown Hospital’s Hospice for an opportunity to gain insights into grief and loss, better understand the grief process, develop coping strategies, and become familiar with resources and supports in our community. There is no cost for this seminar. Please register at 215-345-2079. Details about Focus on Motherhood Childbirth Classes A Free Program for Teenage Mothers and Fathers. Focus on Motherhood Childbirth Classes will be offered on Mondays, February 20 to May 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Doylestown Hospital’s Children’s Village. This is a free, 12-week prenatal program for teenage mothers and fathers and their support persons. Registration is required. Call 215-348-9770. The class is sponsored by Child, Home and Community, Inc., a community partner. Details about Using Mind-Body Strategies to Deal with Everyday Stressors The program, “Using Mind-Body Strategies to Deal with Everyday Stressors,” will be offered on Tuesday, May 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Warrington Room of the Health & Wellness Center, 847 Easton Road in Warrington. There is no quick fix for stress, but you can learn creative ways to help reduce your stress. Join Marge Nocton Barr, LPC, CRS, a licensed professional counselor, in this experiential workshop as we practice user-friendly mind/body strategies that can make your day-to-day activities more enjoyable and invigorating. The fee is $20. To register, visit www.dh.org or call 215-345-2121. Details about Ladies’ Night at the Mercer Museum Shake, rattle and roll your way through our 1950s-inspired ladies event! Relax with friends and neighbors for a full evening of history, dancing, and fashion of the time period. Festivities will include a vintage fashion show, a visit to the exhibit, Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow, dance presentations and instruction, Tupperware™: Past & Present, and more! Specialty cocktails and food will be available throughout the evening. Reservations required. $30/$25 members. To make reservations, call 215-348-9461 or email: mmeduc@mercermuseum.org. Details about Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation Provided by the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP), this program is designed to help you quit smoking. Come learn about your smoking habit and its effect on your health, how to modify behavior and respond to your cravings, while receiving peer group support. Classes will take place on Wednesdays, April 18 and 25 and May, 2, 9 and 16 in Conference Room I at Doylestown Hospital from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Doylestown Hospital is located at 595 West State Street in Doylestown. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. There is no charge for this program, only a commitment to attend all classes. Call 215-345-2121 to register, or register online at www.dh.org. Wednesday May 9 ~ 8:30 pm. Join in the excitement and fascinating sounds and sights of Peace Valley Nature Center on a fine spring evening. Limited use of flashlights. NO FEE, no pre-registration needed. The program, Stroke 101, will be offered on Thursday, May 10 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the V.I.A. Auditorium at the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington (847 Easton Road). May is national Stroke Awareness Month. Would you know what to do in an emergency? Join Doylestown Hospital Stroke Program Coordinator Brooke Kearins, CRNP, and neurologist Abraham Ashkenazi, MD, to learn the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, the third-leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. Learn the different types of stroke and hear about ways to prevent stroke. Also learn about the connection between Atrial Fibrillation and stroke. Participants will be able to register that night for a free stroke risk assessment on May 23 at Wegmans in Warrington. This is a FREE program. To register, visit www.dh.org or call 215-345-2121. Details about 8 Steps to Creating Success and Happiness in Your Life The program, “8 Steps to Creating Success and Happiness in Your Life,” will be offered on Thursday, May 10 from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the Warrington Room of the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington (847 Easton Road). Most of us believe that success is a payoff of sorts that requires us to strive for (and stress out over) money, material “things,” fame, and prestige. The truth is, success is a process that we all have to go through. Being happy is an essential component of this process. In this lecture, Jon Satin, MBA, and Chris Pattay, BBA, of Possibility Coaches, give you the eight essential tools for creating happiness and speeding up the success process in your life. The fee is $25. To register, visit www.dh.org or call 215-345-2121. Details about Grundy Hall Flea Market Rain or shine! Indoor flea market, crafts and clearance sale! May 12th from 8AM to 4PM at Grundy Hall, 1290 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. Funds raised help seniors with low-income activities. Details about Fonthill Park Walk Henry Mercer devoted a great deal of time and effort into shaping the land around Fonthill to match his interests and ideas. Come on this one-hour guided tour through Fonthill Park and explore how Mercer remade his property. Adults $15, seniors $12, youth (age 6-17) $7; member adults, $8, member youth, $4. Reservations required, call 215-348-9461 or email: fhmail@fonthillmuseum.org Details about Create a Quilt Square for Mom! View the exhibit, Bold Patterns, Bright Colors, for inspiration, then celebrate Mothers’ Day by creating a special quilt block for mom using muslin and fabric markers. Included with museum admission. Details about Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer The program, Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer, will be offered Tuesday, May 15 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the V.I.A. Auditorium of the Health & Wellness Center in Warrington (847 Easton Road). Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and a leading cause of death in both men and women. While cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers, there are other known causes, such as radon, that can increase risk. Pulmonary medicine specialist Pinak S. Acharya, MD, will discuss advances in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This is a FREE program. To register, visit www.dh.org or call 215-345-2121. Details about Expanding Your Recovery Toolkit Free monthly workshop series for individuals and families with a current or pastdrug/alcohol addiction issue. Next session meets Tues., May 15, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., 252 W. Swamp Rd., Unit 12, Doylestown, Pa. Topics include fear of sobriety, Holly’s story, plus a group participation period. Refreshments. To register, call 215-345-6644 or email JSchwartz@councilsepa.org. Details about Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation Provided by the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP), this program is designed to help you quit smoking. Come learn about your smoking habit and its effect on your health, how to modify behavior and respond to your cravings, while receiving peer group support. Classes will take place on Wednesdays, April 18 and 25 and May, 2, 9 and 16 in Conference Room I at Doylestown Hospital from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Doylestown Hospital is located at 595 West State Street in Doylestown. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. There is no charge for this program, only a commitment to attend all classes. Call 215-345-2121 to register, or register online at www.dh.org. Details about Look Good... Feel Better Chemotherapy or radiation treatments for cancer, which can cause hair loss and tremendous changes to skin and nails, are often very difficult for women to cope with. “Look Good, Feel Better,” a free workshop and informational seminar for women with cancer who are undergoing radiation or chemotherapy treatment, will be held on Wednesday, May 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital, Suite 307, in The Pavilion. This free two-hour, hands-on workshop will feature a 12-step skin care/make-up application lesson with each participant receiving a complimentary cosmetic kit in her appropriate skin tones. Demonstration of options for dealing with hair loss and nail care techniques will also be included with suggestions for using wigs, turbans and scarves. “Look Good, Feel Better” is a program of the American Cancer Society. Call Doylestown Hospital’s Cancer Institute for information or to register at 215-345-2261. Details about CROAKS & TRILLS—A Frog & Toad Search Wednesday May 16 ~ 7:30 pm pre-registration requested. Come slosh with us as we traverse the trails to the place where the frogs and toads are. Learn about their habits and habitats. It may be muddy (tis, spring you know), so be aware of the possibility of muddy and wet conditions. NO FEE. Details about “Mercer Bee” Quilt Workshop and Evening Social Inspired by a visit to the exhibit, Bold Patterns, Bright Colors, participants will choose from one of three patterns and learn to piece a traditional quilt block featuring the vivid colors and patterns of the Pennsylvania Germans. Instructor Barbara Harrison will lead the tour of the exhibit, touching on the history, design aesthetics and construction techniques of the quilts on view. Then it’s your turn to create a finished quilt block (suitable for framing!) to take home. Refreshments served. Chat and chew with some of your creative neighbors! All fabric, tools and supplies included. Some sewing experience is desirable. Limited space – pre-registration and payment required. $30/$25 members. Makes a great Mother’s Day gift! To register, call 215-348-9461 or email: mmeduc@mercermuseum.org. Friday May 18, 8:30 pm. The Bux-Mont Astronomical Association welcomes you to search the sky with them. These experienced astronomers will share their knowledge. Enjoy the night sky! Star Watch is held in the field off Chapman Road. From the parking lot walk towards the bridge, the entrance to the field is on the left before the bridge. Cloudy or rainy weather cancels the event. Details about Tile Festival at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Take advantage of this unique opportunity to view historic and contemporary ceramic tiles featured by 50 or more artists, dealers and collectors from around the country. Beautiful and rare examples of handcrafted tiles will be on exhibit and available for purchase. Adult admission is $6, with a free tour of the Tile Works included. Kids are free. Proceeds will benefit the museum’s artifact collection and conservation efforts. Please, no pets. Rain or shine. Details about Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale The Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Pine Run Community, 777 Ferry Road in Doylestown. Details about Tile Festival at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Take advantage of this unique opportunity to view historic and contemporary ceramic tiles featured by 50 or more artists, dealers and collectors from around the country. Beautiful and rare examples of handcrafted tiles will be on exhibit and available for purchase. Adult admission is $6, with a free tour of the Tile Works included. Kids are free. Proceeds will benefit the museum’s artifact collection and conservation efforts. Please, no pets. Rain or shine. Details about Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale The Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Pine Run Community, 777 Ferry Road in Doylestown. Details about Beautiful Blooms Sunday May 20; 2pm NO FEE no pre-registration needed The warming of the days of spring are enhanced by the flurry of springs’ flowers. Join us as we walk to discover these wonders of spring. Details about Skin Cancer Screenings at The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention month. Doylestown Hospital and area dermatologists are offering free skin screenings. There are still appointments available on May 22 & 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital, Suite 307 in The Pavilion (599 W. State Street) on the Doylestown Hospital campus. This program is NOT for individuals currently under the care of a dermatologist. It is intended for those who are uninsured and underinsured or who have not had a screening within the last two years. Appointments are required and space is limited. Call 215-345-2261 to make an appointment. Details about Consider the Conversation The film, “Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on End-of-Life Issues,” will be shown on Tuesday, May 22, from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the V.I.A. Auditorium of the Health & Wellness Center, Warrington (847 Easton Road). Back by popular request, this powerful and inspiring film by Michael Bernhagen and Terry Kaldhusdal considers the struggles we face when communicating and preparing for the end of life. The film explores various end-of-life issues as seen through the eyes of patients, family members, doctors, nurses, social workers, clergy, and respected experts. A discussion led by staff from the Hospice Program of Doylestown Hospital will follow. This is a FREE program. To register, visit www.dh.org or call 215-345-2121. Details about SCORE Bucks County PA Event Thinking of Starting Your Own Small Business? "Starting Your Own Small Business" a free 21/2 hour seminar has been scheduled by SCORE Bucks County at the Doylestown Library, South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, Thursday May 24th at 6:15 PM. Subjects to be covered will include: selecting a product or service, creating a legal structure, finding suitable investors, building relationships with financial institutions, financial management plus effective marketing and sales techniques. The sessions will conclude with a Q&A where SCORE members will answer attendees questions. All guests will be eligible for a confidential, one-on-one meeting with a SCORE Small Business mentor. Walk-ins are welcome or sign up below. Pre-registration will secure your seat at the seminar. Please call 215-943-8850. Details about Skin Cancer Screenings at The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention month. Doylestown Hospital and area dermatologists are offering free skin screenings. There are still appointments available on May 22 & 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital, Suite 307 in The Pavilion (599 W. State Street) on the Doylestown Hospital campus. This program is NOT for individuals currently under the care of a dermatologist. It is intended for those who are uninsured and underinsured or who have not had a screening within the last two years. Appointments are required and space is limited. Call 215-345-2261 to make an appointment. Details about Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program! Visit with military engineers and map makers, join the ranks of new recruits answering the President’s call for troops to defend the Union, learn about Civil War era medicine, and interact with local civilians. Various demonstrations and activities scheduled throughout the day. Rain or Shine. Program helps mark the American Civil War Sesquicentennial – five years of programming and exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary of the War. Presented in collaboration with the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers – an historical interpretation and re-enacting unit. Included with museum admission. Details about Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program! Visit with military engineers and map makers, join the ranks of new recruits answering the President’s call for troops to defend the Union, learn about Civil War era medicine, and interact with local civilians. Various demonstrations and activities scheduled throughout the day. Rain or Shine. Program helps mark the American Civil War Sesquicentennial – five years of programming and exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary of the War. Presented in collaboration with the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers – an historical interpretation and re-enacting unit. Included with museum admission. Details about Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program! Visit with military engineers and map makers, join the ranks of new recruits answering the President’s call for troops to defend the Union, learn about Civil War era medicine, and interact with local civilians. Various demonstrations and activities scheduled throughout the day. Rain or Shine. Program helps mark the American Civil War Sesquicentennial – five years of programming and exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary of the War. Presented in collaboration with the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers – an historical interpretation and re-enacting unit. Included with museum admission. Details about Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program! Visit with military engineers and map makers, join the ranks of new recruits answering the President’s call for troops to defend the Union, learn about Civil War era medicine, and interact with local civilians. Various demonstrations and activities scheduled throughout the day. Rain or Shine. Program helps mark the American Civil War Sesquicentennial – five years of programming and exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary of the War. Presented in collaboration with the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers – an historical interpretation and re-enacting unit. Included with museum admission. Details about Herps, Amphibians & Reptiles Sunday May 27; 2pm NO FEE no pre-registration needed Rocks, logs, streams, ponds, sunny areas—Where might they be? Lets go to find out the best place for these most beneficial critters. We shall be on the look out for salamanders, snakes, and different species of turtles along with whomever else is out and about. Turning over rocks and looking in wetlands shall be the tasks of the day. There is much to see and do in the spring, discoveries abound in the natural world. Take the time to go outside and seek and learn.Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun 1 2 Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation
3 Basic First Aid Class Held at Doylestown Hospital
Enrollment is limited and preregistration/prepayment are required. To register, call CPR Heart Starters at 215-354-1400 or visit www.cprheartstarters.com. Fee: $40.A Shared Grief: Monthly Support Group
4 5 6 7 Who Am I Now?
Focus on Motherhood Childbirth Classes
8 Using Mind-Body Strategies to Deal with Everyday Stressors
9 Ladies’ Night at the Mercer Museum
Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation
MOONLIGHT WALK
10 Stroke 101
8 Steps to Creating Success and Happiness in Your Life
11 12 Grundy Hall Flea Market
Fonthill Park Walk
13 Create a Quilt Square for Mom!
14 15 Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
Expanding Your Recovery Toolkit
16 Clearing the Air: Smoking Cessation
Look Good... Feel Better
CROAKS & TRILLS—A Frog & Toad Search
17 18 “Mercer Bee” Quilt Workshop and Evening Social
STAR WATCH
19 Tile Festival at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works
Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale
More than 100 Bucks County artists 55 and better will feature their works in photography, oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, and sculpture – all available for purchase.
Admission is free. Bucks County artists interested in participating may contact Ceil Krajewski at 215-340-5168 or email ckrajewski@pinerun.org for registration information. 20 Tile Festival at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works
Pine Run Community Art Show and Sale
More than 100 Bucks County artists 55 and better will feature their works in photography, oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, and sculpture – all available for purchase.
Admission is free. Bucks County artists interested in participating may contact Ceil Krajewski at 215-340-5168 or email ckrajewski@pinerun.org for registration information.Beautiful Blooms
21 22 Skin Cancer Screenings at The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital
Consider the Conversation
23 24 SCORE Bucks County PA Event
Skin Cancer Screenings at The Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital
25 26 Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program!
Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program!
27 Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program!
Annual Civil War Encampment-A Civil War 150 Program!
Herps, Amphibians & Reptiles
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