Teen Magic: the Gathering at Bala Cynwyd Library
Cards are provided and the rules get taught, so a first game is fine. Teens only, in the meeting room, registration required and spots go fast.
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Back to School Scavenger Hunt at Bala Cynwyd Library
Riddles hidden around the Junior Room for ages 3 to 11, solve one and take a prize. Runs all week, drop in any hour the library is open.
Music Play Patrol at Bala Cynwyd Library
A loud half hour of songs and simple instruments in the Junior Room for ages 0 to 5. No registration, just turn up.
PAWS for Reading at Bala Cynwyd Library
Fifteen minute slots to read to Xena, the library's golden doodle, or just sit with her. All ages, and you register by phone through the Junior Room.
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Friday live music at Animated Brewing
Local artists play the Mount Airy Road taproom every Friday. The brewery does not post set times ahead, so check the taproom page or call before you drive out.
SALT Performing Arts presents Carousel
Rodgers and Hammerstein's carnival barker and mill worker, staged Fridays through Sundays in Chester Springs across three weeks. A dollar from every ticket goes to the Chester County Food Bank.
Labor Day Weekend Train Excursions on the New Hope Railroad
Vintage coaches running out of the Bridge Street station all three days of the holiday weekend. Roughly forty-five minutes through Solebury farmland and back, and the last stretch of summer to do it in short sleeves.
