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Car, Bike Show
Keesey's Service Center, 1060 W. King's Highway, Coatesville, will present the third annual charity car and bike show on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is being held memory of Diana Weigan, who lost her life to pancreatic cancer.
In addition to the car and bike show, the event will feature live music, a food truck and games. Proceeds will support the Marc Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Vehicle owners may register at the event; only cash will be accepted for the registration fee. Street rods, hot rods, custom, classics and antiques cars and bikes will be welcome. Trophies will be awarded. The event will take place rain or shine.
GriefShare
GriefShare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one, will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Gateway Church, 160 Cowan Road, Parkesburg. Meetings will be held every Tuesday through Oct. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. The meetings are facilitated by Paul and Twila Ranck.
GriefShare is a nondenominational group that features biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. The topic for the meeting on Aug. 13 will be "Challenges of Grief." Attendees will learn some of the overlooked, yet common, effects grief has on their mind, body and spirit.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.gcwired.com/griefshare or email griefshare@gatewayonechurch.com. More information about the GriefShare program can be found at http://www.griefshare.org.
TOPS Meeting
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support group, will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Oxford Senior Center, 12 Locust St., Oxford.
Weigh-in will be at 6 p.m.; the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to attend their first TOPS meeting free of charge. For more information, contact Joyce at 410-375-5629.
Double Feature
The Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, will host a double feature classic movie showing on Friday, Aug. 16. The first film will be shown from 1 to 3 p.m., with the second from 3 to 5 p.m.
The movies have a PG-13 rating and are not meant for family/children's viewing. The movies are meant for young adults and adults.
Attendees may bring snacks.
Knitting Group
The Prayer Shawl knitting group at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. Ladies are invited to meet for fellowship and knitting.
For more information, call the church office at 610-384-2035 or visit http://www.luthgoodshep.org.
StarFest
The community is invited to view the night sky through powerful telescopes owned by members of the ChesMont Astronomical Society during StarFest 2019, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, located at 2 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson, off Route 345 and Hopewell Road.
The annual event will also feature educational activities for children, along with guest speakers and door prizes. Star gazing will begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission and parking will be free, but donations will be accepted. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. A food vendor will be on-site.
The rain/cloud date for StarFest 2019 is Sunday, Aug. 25. For more information, visit http://www.chesmontastro.org. Cancellation information will be posted on the website.
Vendors Wanted
West Grove United Methodist Church will host its foruth annual Open Market and Craft Fair on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be spaces available indoors and outdoors.
The goal this year is to host close to 100 vendors, including artists, jewelers, those who make homemade bath products, woodworkers, crafters, etc., as well as food trucks.
Those interested in participating as a vendor are asked to contact the church at 610-869-9334 or office@westgroveumc.org.
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