September Non-fiction Book Club
Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods gets the discussion this month. Second Wednesday, one o'clock, in the shop on South Eagle Road. No membership required to sit in.
More at Newtown Bookshop
September Monthly Poetry Group at Newtown Bookshop
An hour of poetry and discussion in the shop on South Eagle Road, and the first meeting of the fall for this monthly group. Poets and listeners both welcome.
September Cookbook Club at Newtown Bookshop
The group cooks from one book a month, and September is My Harvest Kitchen by Gesine Bullock-Prado. Members pick a recipe, make it at home and bring it in to share.
September Daytime Book Club
The Wedding People by Alison Espach, discussed in store at eleven on a Thursday morning. An hour, then you are back out with the rest of your day.
Around the same time
83rd Annual Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair
A Chester County Labor Day tradition since 1943, the Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair blends top-level equestrian competition with classic country fair fun. Watch hunters, jumpers, and equitation riders compete across three rings from morning through dusk, culminating in the $10,000 Mini-Prix on Labor Day Monday. The midway offers inflatables, rides, and games for kids, plus food trucks, a beer garden, and live music. Stroll vendor tents for local artisans offering home and garden decor, jewelry, apparel, and gourmet treats. Free admission to the grounds.
Resolver, Chiseled Lilies, Palinoia and Opossom
Four band Saturday at the Nail, all original material. A small stage on Haverford Road with a long habit of booking bands nobody else will.
Skippack Village Food Truck Festival
Fill your plate at the Skippack Village Food Truck Festival, returning for Labor Day weekend with about 30 food trucks and vendors lining the historic village. Browse the shops of Skippack Village between bites — most trucks are in the lots across from Pasta Basta. Bring the whole family, and dogs are welcome too. Free admission, pay as you go. Noon to 5 p.m. both days.
