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For information on submitting an obituary, please contact Reading Eagle by phone at 610-371-5018, or email at obituaries@readingeagle.com or fax at 610-371-5193. Most obituaries published in the Reading Eagle are submitted through funeral homes and cremation services, but we will accept submissions from families. Obituaries can be emailed to obituaries@readingeagle.com. In addition to the text of the obituary, any photographs that you wish to include can be attached to this email. Please put the text of the obituary in a Word document, a Google document or in the body of the email. The Reading Eagle also requires a way to verify the death, so please include either the phone number of the funeral home or cremation service that is in charge of the deceased's care or a photo of his/her death certificate. We also request that your full name, phone number and address are all included in this email. All payments by families must be made with a credit card. We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full. Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published. Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing. Usually, when you think of the Schuylkill River Trail and River, physical activity likely comes to mind, along with easy access from Pottstown, to witness the beauty of nature throughout the seasons. Whether peddling, paddling, walking or running; leaf peeping, birding or pushing your child in a stroller, this time of year the trail is quite irresistible. For those who are artistically inclined, the river and trail can serve as endless creative inspiration behind any medium. Inspired by the trail and river Subject to interpretation by each individual, artists can use the water, leaves, wildlife, color, trees, rocks and more that they come across under the purview of Schuylkill River Greenways to express themselves. Seeing works of art inspired by the trail and river enables us to see and appreciate a different vantage point that we might otherwise not have noticed when we’ve spent time on the trail. This month, you have the opportunity to view nearly 100 works by over 60 artists that will be on display at the North Hall Gallery of Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown Campus through Nov. 21. “We spend most of our year encouraging people to get out and enjoy nature, and the art show is completely different,” said Rosemary Keane, director of communications at Schuylkill River Greenways. “It’s the time we get to see how creative people have chosen to experience and then express the natural beauty of our historic watershed through their individual lens and in their own way.” From the mountains to Center City Debby Wyatt, a ceramic artist and owner of Centered Clay Studio in Kennett Square, Chester County, submitted a piece that depicts the trail from the mountains to Center City, Philadelphia. “I love The Scenes of the Schuylkill because it brings out all the creative people who enjoy the river and the beauty of the trail from top to bottom,” Wyatt said. Patrick Rodgers, Manager of the Montco Cultural Center at Montgomery County Community College, has curated the annual show for Schuylkill River Greenways for almost 10 years. “I love the natural aspect of the show,” Rodgers said. It always brings nature in when the fall is releasing nature and we are all spending more time indoors.” Guest juror This year’s Guest Juror, David Aipperspach, is a local painter and Assistant Professor of painting and printmaking at Ursinus College. He received his MFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. “I’m primarily a landscape painter and I’m also an advocate and user of parks, trails, and the Greenways, so this is a great fit,” Aipperspach said. Aipperspach chose winners for best in show, best 3-D art, best student, and more. He shared some attributes that led him to select the winning works of art. “In landscape and nature art, I’m looking for seasonality,” he said. “I really like when color and landscape painting is really specific and evocative and transcends the traditional blues and greens we might expect.” The yearly juried event highlights the distinctive beauty and culture of the Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area, is on display in the North Hall Gallery at Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown Campus, 16 E. High St., through Nov. 21. For more information, visit www.schuylkillriver.org or www.mc3.edu.
