Morning Update: What Events are in Store Today? 10/20/2011

What’s Happening Today
• at the , 1-2:15 p.m.
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy presents "Feathered Friends!"  Students learn about a variety of birds, focusing on behavior and characteristics through stories, songs, natural history artifacts, and games. Animal Adventure Hours are designed for 3- to 6-year olds.  Pre-registration is required, $7 per person.
• at the , 12:10-12:50 p.m.
First-ever lunchtime concert series with a performance by Avalare String Quartet, featuring CMS violin instructor Valerie Vuolo.  Pick up your box lunch at a local eatery or bring from home. Bottled water and coffee/tea will be provided. Free; donations appreciated.
• : Montgomery County Young Democrats will meet for happy hour, on the third Thursday of each month 21 at 5:30 p.m., at Houhlihan's restaurant in Plymouth Meeting. All registered Democrats 18-35 who live in (or are registered to vote in) Montgomery County are welcome to attend.

Mark Your Calendars
• Skippack MOMS Club is hosting a Fall Fest Monday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. in Palmer Park
• Fall Fest is Oct. 22 from 1-3 p.m.
• The Skippack International Car Show is this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the village
• Submit your application for the by Oct. 28. (See entry form underneath the sunrise photo)
• Schwenksville’s Halloween Parade is Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.  The parade route is along 2nd Avenue, concluding in the post office parking lot. Free food and entertainment. 

Today in History
• Congress creates the Continental Association (1774)
• The Red Scare comes to Hollywood (1950)
• Sydney Opera House opens (1973)

Born Today
• Arthur Rimbaud (1854)
• Bela Lugosi (1882)
• Viggo Mortensen (1958)

Morning Song
“Sunday Morning Coming Down” (Johnny Cash and Kris Kristoffersen)

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