Doggone Good Readers: Grades 1-5
Kids in grades one through five read aloud to registered therapy dogs, which is far less nerve-wracking than reading to a grown-up. Half-hour slots at the Abington library, registration required.
Every date coming up · 10:00 AM–10:30 AM
- Sat Oct 3
- Sat Nov 7
More at Abington Free Library
Ask an 8th Grader
Incoming sixth graders put their questions about middle school to the kids who already survived it, in the library's young adult area. An hour, and free.
Back to School Family Game Night
Board games spread across the whole community room before the school year swallows everyone's evenings. Ninety minutes, open to families, at the Abington branch on Old York Road.
DIY Backpack Charms
Grades three through twelve make a charm to hang off a backpack. An hour in the community room with all the materials supplied. Registration recommended.
Around the same time
Rice's Market
Four hundred vendors across thirty acres of indoor and outdoor stalls: antiques, produce, tools, clothing, food. Gates open at seven and the lot fills early. Bring cash.
Executive Scramble at The Willows Golf Lounge
Last Tuesday scramble of September, eight until nine thirty at Liberty Boulevard. Twenty five dollars, clubs on hand, and the series keeps running into fall.
Bird Walk at Peter Wentz Farmstead
An early morning bird walk around the farmstead fields and hedgerows with the county's environmental educator. Free, but email Rebecca Blacketter to register before you go.
