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The law offices of O’Donnell, Weiss &Mattei, P.C. have been serving clients in Pottstown from the same location, 41 E. High Street, since 1955. In addition,we opened our Phoenixville office locatedat 347 Bridge Street, Suite 200, in 2006. The Pottstown office underwent some up-dating in 2015 and in 2018, we expandedour Phoenixville offices to accommodateour busy Title Insurance Agency.

As we kick off 2020, OWM Law has 14 attorneys, with seven in the PottstownOffice and seven in the Phoenixville Office. All OWM Law attorneys seeclients in both offices, i.e., Pottstown andPhoenixville, as needed. While eachOWM lawyer focuses in his or her des-ignated areas of practice, to better serve

our clients we also utilize client serviceteams, or practice groups, consisting ofattorneys and paralegals concentratingin specific areas of the law. Those clientteams include: • Business Planning/Business Forma-

tion/Banking • Land Use/Real Estate Transactions/Title

Insurance • Elder Law/Special Needs/Estate Plan-

ning/ • Estate Administration • Divorce/Custody/Support • Accidents & Injury/Criminal/DUI

In addition, to the legal services offeredby OWM Law, several of our attorneys arelicensed title insurance agents. As titleagents, we can offer title insurance andconduct residential and commercial realestate settlements to not only our clientsbut to any purchaser of real estate.

We at OWM Law are pleased to helpadvance the vision for continued growthof Pottstown and the surrounding area.You will frequently find the lawyers fromOWM involved, both on the front linesand behind the scenes, in much of what ishappening in both Pottstown andPhoenixville. OWM attorneys are proudvolunteers in local nonprofits and in thelocal Chambers of Commerce, and enjoygiving back to our community.

Please visit our website www.owm-law.com for additional informationabout OWM Law, our practice areas andour attorneys, or call 610.917.9347 or610.323.2800.

O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.

Steel River Playhouse Prepares to Say Goodbye to General Manager on Her Retirement, LaunchesSearch for Replacement Steel River Playhouse, Pottstown’s out-

standing nonprofit education and per-forming arts facility located at 245 E. HighSt., will soon say goodbye to Diane Nester,the Playhouse’s general manager for thepast seven years. Nester will be retiringMay 21, 2020 and moving to Florida.

Nester says her part-time position atSteel River, a 501(c)(3), “was seriously thebest job I ever had.”

“The people involved with Steel River,from the staff and volunteers to our pa-trons, are wonderful,” she adds. “I’m soproud of the work that is done at the Play-house. I’m continually amazed by the tal-ent and professionalism of our actors andmusicians and the enthusiasm and expert-ise of our educators. We often hear thatthe quality of our productions mirrors theexcellence of off-Broadway performances!

“Steel River has become a second hometo me and to my husband, Dave. We trulywill miss our Steel River family,” she says.

Leena Devlin, managing artistic direc-tor for Steel River, says her colleague hasbeen instrumental in creating a more pro-fessional and structured work environ-ment at the Playhouse.

“We grew by leaps and bounds interms of financial reporting and standard-ized procedures under her leadership,”Devlin notes. “Diane also is a great friendto many. Although she won’t be workinghere, she will always be a treasured mem-ber of the Steel River family.”

Prior to joining Steel River in May 2013,Nester was the chairperson of the region’shighly successful 2009 Relay for Life event. Steel River now must fill Nester’s shoes.

The part-time position calls for an individ-ual who has a passion for theater and itsrole in Pottstown’s revitalization as well asan experienced administrator withdemonstrated understanding and skills inareas including office management andoperations, facilities management, policyand procedure development, and book-keeping and financial reporting. Interested parties should contact

Devlin at Leena@steelriver.org or610.310.3496.

Each year, Steel River produces over 90plays, musicals, concerts, and recitals. Thefacility offers performance opportunitiesfor all ages through auditions, perform-

ance-based classes and workshops, pri-vate lesson recitals, and the popular SeniorFollies program.

Educational programming includeclasses and workshops for all ages; an ex-tensive summer camp program; privateinstruction in acting, voice, piano, guitar,flute, and trumpet; and educational out-reach including periodic sample lessonsand classes for the public, scholarships,complimentary study guides, audiencetalk-backs, artists-in-the-classroom, at-the-ater and traveling children’s shows, afterschool and summer time enrichment pro-grams, internships, and other initiatives.

Steel River originated in 2001 inChester County as Village Productions;moved to Pottstown in 2005; and, in 2008,as the Tri-County Performing Arts Center,purchased an abandoned departmentstore and transformed the space into abeautiful $2.4 million performing arts cen-ter with two show venues and classrooms.An anchor institution in downtownPottstown, Steel River welcomes morethan 20,000 visits each year.

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Pottstown Dance Theatre RepertoryEnsemble collaborates with professionalinternational pianist, Jeff Nations, for aworld debut work sponsored by the PACouncil on the Arts. The work is beingchoreographed by international danceartist, Michelle Jones Wurtz. The dancersin the work, Lacey Krause, Ashley Reicher,Nina Shenk, Megan Schultz, and EmmaWenerowicz are all dancers in the Rep En-semble and study (and for Ms. Schultzteach) in the school over ten hours weekly.These dancers are dedicated to their craftand are pillars of the community.

The new piece is part of “Jazzerella”which is a fun and modern twist on theclassic fairytale; and it will take place at theHill School Center for the Arts (Beech andSheridan Streets) on March 28 at 7pm andMarch 29 at 3pm. The Repertory Ensembleis performing with professional dancersthat are members of “Melange Contempo-rary Dance”; formerly the resident dancecompany of Steel River Playhouse.Melange has performed there, at the CECin Philadelphia, at Theatre Horizon inNorristown, at McInnis Theater at Eastern

University, at SALT in Phoenixville, andmost notably at the International DanceFestival in Poland.

Tickets are $18 for adults in advance ($21at the box office on the day of the perform-ance) and $15 for students and seniors in ad-vance ($18 at the box office on the day of theperformance) and can be purchased at thePottstown Dance Theatre (72 West Main St.,Pottstown), by calling 610.323.2569, or on-line at www.pottstowndance.com. Grouprates available. This is a show that has beenendorsed by Senator Bob Mensch so youdon’t want to miss it! Get your tickets early!

Student Dance Company Collaborateswith International Professionals

Melange Contemporary

Dance.

(L to R) Michelle Jones Wurtz, Jeff Nations (inter-national musician), and Senator Bob Mensch.

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The Red Horse Motoring Club, a newlyresurrected 20th century building, is callingyour name for your next event, perform-ance, exhibition, pop-up gallery, or collectiveget together. Just imagine toasting to yourcompany’s success and celebrating with upto 500 of your clients and colleagues whilesurrounded by rare vintage cars, antiquesand authentic industrial glory!

Recognizing that small business ownersoften lack the necessary space to host spe-cial events and meetings, and knowing carclubs and collectors rarely have a dedi-cated place for enthusiasts to congregate,Red Horse

Motoring Club combined these needsfeaturing the rarest of automobilia as an in-teractive experience for events and uniquelymemorable experiences. Co-owners SteveEverett and Chuck Harders, a retired NavyLieutenant Commander, redefine the tradi-tional car club expectation and deliver anevent hosting experience unlike anythingelse in the Philadelphia area.

After two years of searching, Steve andChuck decided upon the historic LudwickMotors building in Pottstown, Pennsylva-

nia to begin this endeavor. Originallyopened in 1922, Ludwick Motor’s proudlysustained nearly 80 years of history on 132E 3rd Street.

Founding owner, Chuck Harders is anavid collector and dealer of all thingspetrolia and automobilia and keeps hisvast collection displayed throughout theclub. Chuck states, “Designing a space toproperly show the bulk of my collection inone space has always been a dream ofmine. I just wanted these rare finds to beseen and appreciated by others who un-derstand their history.” The collection atRed Horse is massive, encompassing alloriginal antiques dating from the early1960s back to the dawn of the gas and autoindustry. The collection features the fullspectrum of automobilia, including early“visible” gas pumps, neon dealershipsigns, gas station signs, posters, give-aways… and even a 27-foot-long originalpaper highway billboard for the Willys-Knight automobile! Any person, car en-thusiast or not, could spend hours justenjoying the collection alone! As a memberof The Red Horse Motoring Club, you gainfull access to the entire building and collec-

tion, including a state-of-the art audio sys-tem throughout and 15-foot outside moviescreen.

The Red Horse Motoring Club fully uti-lizes its 12,000 square feet by offering dif-ferent areas to relax, host a client, hold ameeting or have a private gathering. TheRed Horse Lounge, originally the Ludwickparts storage room, is now an inviting par-lor with a posh ambiance amidst a rusticaesthetic. John Dorety, a local Philadelphiaantique salvage expert and custom barbuilder designed the walls, posts andbarters using untouched salvage from aPhiladelphia Carriage house that was builtin 1862. This member-favorite spot pridesitself on a comfortable, warm vibe that allseem to love! Be sure to check out the orig-inal Ford whippet motorized hoist that

was used for decades to lift engine blocksto the upstairs! Smiling, Chuck states, “Wewanted to fill a void in the market place;but wanted to do it in a way that bleweveryone away.” And that they did!

For additional information, please visit:www.redhorsemotoring.com.

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