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In this Pottstown Local Scoop Issue…
🏖 Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 7; borough hall, schools, and the library are closed
🎨 Rowan K. Briggs mixed-media show opens Tuesday at MCCC North Hall
🐦 Lower Pottsgrove beginner bird-watch is Sept. 26 at Ringing Rocks
🎭 "Allowed to See Differently" opens Tuesday at Black Moth
📅 This week: L'oe weekend, Labor Day, and a Black Moth reception Friday
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September 1st
Fill the Truck for Opportunity House, Hampton Inn Papermill Rd. – 9:00 AM (Wyomissing)
PG Boys Varsity Golf vs Upper Perkiomen – H – 2:00pm
Pottstown HS Boys Varsity Golf vs Upper Merion Area – H – 3:00pm
OJR Boys Varsity Golf vs Perkiomen Valley – A – 3:00pm
OJR Girls Varsity Tennis vs Upper Merion Area – A – 3:30pm
Pottstown HS Girls Varsity Tennis vs Phoenixville – H – 3:30pm
PG Girls Varsity Tennis vs Pope John Paul II – H – 3:30pm
PG Boys Varsity Soccer vs Upper Merion Area – H – 3:30pm
PG Girls Varsity Soccer vs Upper Merion Area – A – 3:45pm
Pottstown HS Girls Varsity Soccer vs Phoenixville – H – 3:45pm
Pottstown HS Boys Varsity Soccer vs Upper Moreland – H – 3:45pm
PG Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Upper Merion Area – H – 5:00pm
PG Girls JV Field Hockey vs Upper Merion Area – H – 5:00p — CANCELED
Summer Dance Series for Adults at Alvernia University – 6:00 PM (Reading)
PG Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Upper Merion Area – H – 6:30pm
All Ages Line Dancing inside SunnyBrook – 6:30 PM (Pottstown)
OJR Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Perkiomen Valley – A – 6:45pm
Bingo at J.J. Ratigan Brewing – 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
OJR Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Perkiomen Valley – A – 7:00pm
Comedy Open Mic at SoulJoel’s – 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
Free Music Open Mic inside Gatsby’s Pub (free) – 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
OJR Boys Varsity Soccer vs Perkiomen Valley – A – 7:00pm
OJR Girls Varsity Soccer vs Perkiomen Valley – H – 7:00pm
👇 Keep in the Know about Pottstown Area Events👇
Meme of the Day
Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 7;
borough hall, schools, and the
library are closed
Pottstown Patch, a Patch In Town / Brand Partner post, reports Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Borough Hall and most municipal offices are closed, Pottstown School District is closed, and Pottstown Regional Public Library is closed (the library is also closed Sundays).
Monday trash and bulk collection in the South and East districts is delayed one day; other collection days are not affected. Generally closed: U.S. post offices, state offices, and most banks. Generally expected open (check hours): Giant, 86 Glocker Way; Redner's, 1300 N. Charlotte St.; CVS, 1833 E. High St.; Walmart Pharmacy, 233 Shoemaker Rd.; Home Depot, 295 Armand Hammer Blvd.; and Lowe's, 1136 Town Square Rd. The page says locations may adjust hours; check before heading out.
Separately, The Pottstown Mercury reports all PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Sept. 5 through 7. Online services remain at dmv.pa.gov 24/7.
Read more at Pottstown Patch. Also: The Pottstown Mercury.
Rowan K. Briggs mixed-media show
opens Tuesday at MCCC North Hall
Travels with the Post reports a mixed-media / book-arts show by Rowan K. Briggs runs Sept. 1 (Tuesday) through Oct. 23 (Friday) at North Hall Gallery on the MCCC Pottstown campus, 16 E. High St.
An opening reception is Sept. 22 (Tuesday), 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free. The works reveal the process of making modern, artful comic books, from the artist's own Triskelion series to an adaptation of Shakespeare's MacBeth.
North Hall hours are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday.
Read more at Travels with the Post.
Lower Pottsgrove beginner bird-watch
is Saturday, Sept. 26, at Ringing Rocks
Travels with the Post reports Lower Pottsgrove is hosting a free beginner bird-watch on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at 8 a.m. at Ringing Rocks Park, 1880 N. Keim St.
Maximum 12 people. Advance registration is requested at the municipal building, 610-323-0436, ask for the administrative assistant. Rain date is Saturday, Oct. 10.
Bring comfortable walking shoes, binoculars, tick repellent, and drinking water. Parking is suggested at the township's nearby Yerger Road lot.
Read more at Travels with the Post.
"Allowed to See Differently" opens Tuesday
at Black Moth, 2209 E. High St.
Travels with the Post reports a new show, "Allowed to See Differently," begins Sept. 1 (Tuesday) through Sept. 30 at Black Moth Tattoo and Gallery, 2209 E. High St.
Gallery owner Steve Martin said it is abstract art by local and regional artists, free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An artists' reception is Sept. 4 (Friday), 6 to 9 p.m., open to the public.
Read more at Travels with the Post.
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