🌱 How Paoli pre-K students helped stage a unforgettable classroom proposal
Hey there, Paoli! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Paoli pre-K students helped stage a unforgettable classroom proposal
- How a 1958 Paoli studio visit reshaped modern furniture design
Also on today's calendar: Name That HOLIDAY Tune Trivia Night (21+) - FREE Drink Token w/ Admission and 11 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 45, low: 40.
- Friday: Windy; a few morning showers, with a high of 53 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Surprise Engagement Proposal at School Shows Couple's Deep Catholic Roots (catholicphilly.com) — Students and staff at St. Norbert School in Paoli helped pull off a heartfelt classroom proposal when teacher Ed Peterson asked fellow teacher Ashley Dougherty to marry him. Their intimate, faith-centered engagement reflects deep family ties to Catholic education across the region and will culminate in a 2027 wedding near Wayne. 
• Intrepid Makers: Wendell Castle (finewoodworking.com) — A formative moment in designer Wendell Castle’s career came with a 1958 visit to Wharton Esherick’s studio in Paoli, where he saw how sculpture and furniture could be fused. That inspiration led him to pioneer stack-laminated sculptural furniture and later experiment with trompe l’oeil pieces, high-style traditional work, and non-wood materials like fiberglass and resin.
📸 Around Paoli
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Name That HOLIDAY Tune Trivia Night (21+) - FREE Drink Token w/ Admission
Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards, 119 S Main St, Phoenixville
8:00 pm -
🎅🎤 Killer XMAS Karaoke and Happy Hour (21+) 🎅🍺
Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards, 119 S Main St, Phoenixville
8:00 pm -
Handel Messiah
St Katharine of Siena, 104 S Aberdeen Ave, Wayne
4:00 pm -
Blue Christmas Worship Service
Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, 19087,
4:30 pm -
Exhibitions on View at Wayne Art Center!
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
12:00 pm -
Christmas Eve at Wayne Presbyterian Church
Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, 19087,
4:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
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Other local events
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Heyday Athletic - Men's Basketball
GVCO Center Courts 1 & 2
8:30 pm -
Mom's Club of Malvern Presentation
Great Valley Community Organization , 19 N. Bacton Hill Rd. , Malvern
5:00 pm -
CTE Engineering Family Night
Science Leadership Academy Berwyn, PA 19312
5:00 pm -
Back to Basics Adult English Language Learning Classes
GVCO Center Meeting Room
7:30 pm -
Heyday Athletic - Men's Basketball
GVCO Center Court 1
8:30 pm -
Heyday Athletic - Adult Mixed Volleyball
GVCO Center Court 2
8:30 pm -
Phila Badminton Club Practice
GVCO Center Court 2
9:00 am -
Township Office Closed ~ Christmas Eve
Willistown Township Administration Offices , 688 Sugartown Road , Malvern
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - HC East DO 72B1 Winner in Paoli. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Malvern
- Malvern Tavern Honors Chester County's Equestrian Roots (vista.today)
- Area realtors celebrate holidays with party (mainlinemedianews.com)
- 'The Librarians' Documentary Screening and Discussion (psu.edu)
Berwyn
- The 20 Wealthiest Zip Codes In The Philly Region (patch.com)
Radnor
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