BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bucksarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20260402T181018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T182756Z UID:71730-1775916000-1775926800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C Spring Exhibition 2006 DESCRIPTION:The Arts & Cultural Council will open its 2026 Spring Exhibition on Saturday\, April 11\, at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown. The Exhibit opens at 2:00 p.m. followed by a reception and awards presentation from 3:00–5:00 p.m. We invite the community to meet the artists\, enjoy the show\, and stay for refreshments. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-spring-exhibition-2006/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/spring-exhiv-wb-logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T203000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20260109T173002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T151438Z UID:71435-1772737200-1772742600@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C: First Thursday: Art Share\, March 5\, 7pm DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for sharing of artwork and supportive feedback in a warm and collegial atmosphere at Freeman Hall. Bring one easily transportable piece of visual art to share. Light refreshments will be served. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-first-thursday-art-share-march-5-830pm/ LOCATION:Salem Church Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestwon\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Louis-Vuitton.-test-2-10-Jpeg-copy-scaled-e1767907813570.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org GEO:40.3140329;-75.1281508 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Salem Church Freeman Hall 181 East Court Street Doylestwon 18901 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=181 East Court Street:geo:-75.1281508,40.3140329 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T203000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20251230T225123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T154049Z UID:71416-1770318000-1770323400@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A & C: First Thursdays\, February 5\, 7PM DESCRIPTION:FEBRUARY 5\, 7:00 PM \n                                                                                         \nJOIN US FOR A LITERARY ARTS SALON \nFEATURING: \n  \nNILUFER BEKTAS \nGRANT CLAUSER \nBILL DONAHUE \nLYNDA GENE RYMOND \n  \nFreeman Hall 181 E. Court Street Doylestown\, PA 18901 www.bucksarts.org \n  \nJoin us at the next First Thursday on Feb. 5\, 2026 at 7pm to hear four remarkable writers read from their works followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/a-c-first-thursdays-february-5-7pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bucksarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ac_FirstThursdayMasthead_FB.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20251009T203443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T165041Z UID:71242-1762968600-1762975800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:FEASTERVILLE LIBRARY and ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL: FICTION/NON-FICTION READ DESCRIPTION:NOVEMBER 12\, 2025\, FEASTERVILLE LIBRARY FICTION/NON-FICTION READ/5:30-7:30 PM\n1983 Bridgetown Pike\, Feasterville \nPlease join us to hear seven remarkable local authors read from their work.\nFollowed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. Books will be available for sale. \nLCW Allingham is a Bucks County author\, artist\, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications and her debut horror novella\, MUSE\, came out in spring\, 2024. She is the co-founder and executive editor of the indie press\, Speculation Publications\, and the author of the historical fiction novel\,\nA former Bucks County Poet Laureate and the first-place winner of the inaugural Bucks County Short Story Contest\, in 2017\, Joseph Chelius is the author of three full-length collections of poems: The Art of Acquiescence\, Crossing State Lines and his recent release of Playing Fields. Joe’s fiction has appeared most recently in Spitball and Passager.” \nA Bucks County Poet Laureate emeritus and several-time nominee for Pushcart and Best of the Web prizes\, Terry Culleton has three books of poems out and a fourth one\, Message From a Floating Dock\, due out next year. He has been working for the last several years on a magic realist novel entitled Farley’s Fantabulous Fun Wheel\, from which he’ll be reading this evening. \nBill Hemmig’s first short story collection\, Americana: Stories was published in 2023 by Read Furiously\, which also published his novella\, Brethren Hollow\, and three of his stories in its Life in the Garden State anthologies. He has been published in\, among others\, The Madison Review\, Philadelphia Stories\, and BarBar.\nLynn Levin is a poet and writer. Called one of the most “poignantly witty voices of our time” (Bucks County Community College)\, she is the author of nine books\, most recently the short story collection House Parties (Spuyten Duyvil\, 2023)\, named one of the best books of summer by Philadelphia Magazine. lynnlevinpoet.com. \nChristine McKee has been published in Bucks County Writer (PA)\, Her Mark (Chicago\, IL)\, U.S. Worksheets (Princeton\, NJ)\, Schuylkill Valley Journal (Philadelphia\, PA)\, Presence (Bellevue\, WA)\, and elsewhere. Her first book\, On Shady Lane\, was published in August\, 2015. Christine has a podcast\, Nina’s World\, available on Apple.\nSteve Nolan spent 25 years as a therapist and 30 years in the military. He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers. He is the author of “Go Deep\,” “Base Camp\,” “American Carnage\, An Officer’s Duty to Warn” and “A Palace of Ruins.” URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/feasterville-library-and-arts-cultural-council-fiction-non-fiction-read/ ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20250921T165708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T173445Z UID:71197-1762455600-1762461000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursdays: November 6\, 7-8:30pm DESCRIPTION:Freeman Hall\, 181 E. Court St\, Doylestown\, PA  \nJoin us to hear these four remarkable poets read from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. \n \nJobert E. Abueva is author of the multi-award-winning Boy Wander – A Coming of Age Memoir (Rattling Good Yarns Press). Recognitions: Lambda Literary J. Michael Samuel Prize; Writer’s Advice Flash Memoir contest\, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Literary Award (short fiction); two National Arts Club literary scholarships (non-fiction). Credits: The New York Times; The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Bucks County Herald; Newsweek; Fortune; Entrepreneur. Next book: The Janus Plan (Javelin Arc Press) launches September 2026. jobertabueva.net. \n \n LCW Allingham is an author\, artist\, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies. In 2023 she won second place in the Bucks County Short Fiction contest for her fantasy\, “Cellar Door.” She is the executive editor of the small press\, Speculation Publications\, which has garnered two Rhysling nominations. Her horror novella MUSE came out in April\, 2024 and her debut historical novel\, LADY\, came out September\, 2024 with Mirror World Publishing\, and won a Critters 2024 readers award. Her second novel\, Summer’s Circle\, will come out next year. \n Katherine Hahn Falk is a Poet Laureate  Emerita of Bucks County\, PA. Her poems have been recognized through publications\, awards and commissions. Katherine has been a long time poet-in-the-schools and helped edit an anthology of poetry prompts\, Fire Up The Poems for High School educators. She’s received support for her writing from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium and from Bread Loaf and The Rona Jaffe Foundation. \nJane Edna Mohler is a Bucks County Poet Laureate (PA) emeritus\, winner of the Main Street Voices\, and placed second in The Crossroads contest of 2023. She was nominated multiple times for a Pushcart Prize and once for Best of the Net. Recent publications include Gargoyle\, One Art\, and Verse Virtual. Her collections\, Broken Umbrellas (2019) and Autumn Clears (2025) are both from Kelsay Books. She is Poetry Editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal. www.janeednamohler.com \n  URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursdays-november-6-7-830pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T233000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20250925T165646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T165646Z UID:71226-1759219200-1759275000@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:FLASH NEWS!! RESPONSE REQUIRED Small Works Pop-Up - Small Business Saturday – Are You Interested? DESCRIPTION:We have Freeman Hall reserved for Doylestown’s Small Business Saturday\, November 29 as well as the following day. The show will showcase the talents of our membership and provide an opportunity for community members to purchase art for personal enjoyment or as gifts. \nMembers will be permitted one or two 2-dimensional pieces and two portfolios. The framed pieces will be limited to 12” x 12” but the portfolios can be typical size\, wrapped in cellophane. \nThere will be no registration fee\, and the A&C will keep a 20% commission. \nPlease reply to the survey HERE by Tuesday\, September 30 so that we can assess interest in offering this opportunity. Your prompt reply is crucial. If enough members are interested\, we will go forward with it. More details will be available after replies are received. \nQuestions? Write to Charlene at treasurer@bucksarts.org or text 717-880-4174 URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/flash-news-response-required-small-works-pop-up-small-business-saturday-are-you-interested/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County\, 275 Swamp Road\, Newtown\, PA\, 18940\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T203000 DTSTAMP:20260503T081339 CREATED:20250715T154053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T202854Z UID:71096-1757012400-1757017800@www.bucksarts.org SUMMARY:A&C First Thursday: September 4\, 7-8:30pm DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.bucksarts.org/event/ac-first-thursday-september-4-7-830pm/ LOCATION:Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall\, 181 East Court Street\, Doylestown\, PA\, 18901\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="A&C":MAILTO:programs@bucksarts.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR