July 27. Kacie's Cause Support Group

The Parkesburg POINT chapel

700 Main St., Parkesburg, 7 to 8 p.m.

http://www.facebook.com/KaciesCauseParkesburg

July 27. Chess Club

Parkesburg Library

105 West St., Parkesburg, 6 to 8 p.m. The chess club meets weekly on Wednesdays.

http://www.parkesburglibrary.org

July 27. SPARK - Summer Fun Events

Penningtonville Presbyterian Church

406 Main St., Atglen, 7 to 8 p.m. The group will gather ever Wednesday through Aug. 24. Each week will have different activities, and all events are free.

July 27. Teen Book Club

Atglen Public Library

4:15 to 5:15 p.m. The topic will be "The Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. Register on the events calendar at http://www.atglenpubliclibrary.org.

July 27. Natural Critters Craft

Parkesburg Library, 2 p.m. Children will make crafty creatures using materials found in nature. The program will be led by a Chester County park ranger, and it will be held in the Minch Park pavilion.

July 28. Narcotics Anonymous

Impact Church

101 E. First Ave., Parkesburg, 5 p.m.

July 29. Open House

Freedom Academy at Freedom Life Church

447 Noble Road, Christiana, 7 p.m. Freedom Academy is a preschool and homeschool co-op that will open in August. Families are invited to visit the space and learn more about the program.

https://freedom.life/academy

July 29. Final Friday

Main Street, Parkesburg, 5 to 9 p.m. The theme of the monthly street fair will be "Hot Summer Nights." Included will be vendors, live music and displays by community groups.

http://www.facebook.com/PAC19365

Aug. 2. Science Exploration Program

Parkesburg Library, 10 to 11 a.m. The theme will be "Saving the Soil." Youths will meet live composting worms as they learn about soil, and they will conduct several activities to visualize the impacts of erosion. The program will be held in the Minch Park pavilion.

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