Jenkintown’s Community Alliance A unique community of shops and neighbors.

Rhinoceros Toy Store presents its Open House! Noon to 6:00 P.M. bring the kids! Fun games and activities including mask making and puppet shows. Get a sitter for 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.! Find your inner child and come back for a cocktail reception. Rhinoceros is located at 301 Leedom Street.

The Jenkintown Library is hosting its 3rd Annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Sunday, October 5 from 12 – 4 pm outdoors in the Library parking lot. All crafts for sale are hand made. There will be a craft area for children and refreshments and snacks will be available. Come enjoy the afternoon and get an early start on the gift-giving season ahead.

If you are interested in participating as a vendor, please call Bonnie Miller at the Library for more details: 215-884-0593. Jenkintown Library is located at 460 York Road in Jenkintown. A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, October 12.

Jenkintown Fire Departments presents Fire Prevention Night on Thursday October 9 from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Town Square at Greenwood and Leedom.

Come one, come all to the 12th annual Breathing Room Foundation Backyard Fair. The fun begins on Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 12 noon - 4 p.m.. Kids and grown-ups alike are sure to enjoy the food, games, entertainment, vendors, raffles and crafts. All proceeds to benefit the Breathing Room. For more information visit their website.

While you tap your toes, we’ll tap the kegs!
Come to the 9th ANNUAL JENKINTOWN JAZZ AND BREW FEST. It’s five hours of fun with tasty local foods, a hot jazz soundtrack and premium handcrafted beer chasers!

Where: Jenkintown Town Square
(Greenwood Avenue and Leedom Street off of Old York Road.)
When: Sunday, September 14: 1 p.m.- 6 p.m.

Performers (all shows are FREE):
DAVE SCHNITTER and his Quartet.
Tenor saxophonist Schitter is bringing his quartet from New York.

BARBARA WALKER and her band.
One of the pre-eminent blues vocalists in the Philadelphia area.

BOOTSIE BARNES, JOHN SWANA, LARRY McKENNA and their sextet.
Featured on two CDs released as John Swana and “Philly Gumbo.”

Jenkintown High School Jazz Combo

Confirmed Brewers (Subject to change):

Cricket Hill, Legacy, JW Dundee, Hard Creamer, Kalima, Magic Hat, Manayunk Brewery, Penn Brewing
Philadelphia Brewing, Redhook Ale, River Horse, Rock Bottom, B2 Beverages, Victory Brewing
Warsteiner, General Lafayette Brewery, Knights Head Brewery, Stella Artois, Rouge, Labatt Light, Jack’s Pumpkin Spice, Hoegaarden, Carlsberg, Bud Light Lime, Bass Ale, Hook and Ladder.

Tickets: $25 in advance/ $ 30 day of

Beer Tent entry to those 21 and over only.

The Jenkintown Jazz and Brewfest is a fundraising event for the Jenkintown Community Alliance whose mission is to attain the community’s vision of a vibrant, diverse and economically strong central business district.

For more information visit the event website.