👋 Good Morning, Lower Merion!

Happy Hump Day! Hopefully everyone is staying warm!

In today’s Spotlight:

💡MLK Spotlight Series: Ways To Honor, Celebrate, and Serve

💡Mid Week Activity Schedules For Harriton and Lower Merion High School

💡How To Take The Lower Merion Community Development Survey

That’s just what we’re spotlighting. To check out everything else happening around Lower Merion and Narberth, keep on reading, we think you’ll find something useful.

The Lower Merion Spotlight Crew

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In this issue of the Lower Merion Spotlight

🏘️ Real Estate and Housing Insights

📅 Lifestyle and Local Happenings

📰 Local News and Community Updates

📝 Community Services and Resources

☀️ Lower Merion Weather

What Are The Interest Rates Wednesday?

📈 Interest Rate Update – January 7, 2025

💳 Current Average Rates for 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages:

• 6.91% to 7.10%

📅 Around This Time Last Year:

• Rates ranged from 6.61% to 6.75%

💡 What This Means:
Interest rates have increased slightly compared to last year. While rates are still historically low, buyers may want to act sooner rather than later to lock in a favorable rate.

ARE YOU:

• 🤔 Curious about real-time market activity in your neighborhood?

• 💰 Looking to find out your home’s value in minutes?

• 📋 Interested in viewing all active and coming soon listings?

• 🏠 Looking to help someone buy or sell a home in Lower Merion?

SPECIAL EVENTS

WEDNESDAY

• Live Music: Perry Curcio
  📍 Gypsy Saloon | 🕒 6:30 PM on January 8, 2025

• Live Music: Bachelor Boys
  📍 118 North | 🕒 7:30 PM on January 8, 2025

• Wine Wednesday Tasting Series
  📍 Local Wine & Kitchen | 🕒 6:30 - 8:30 PM on January 8, 2025

THURSDAY

• Live Music: Dan Rendine
  📍 Gypsy Saloon | 🕒 6:30 PM on January 9, 2025

• Live Music: Shakedown Citi (Grateful Dead Tribute)
  📍 118 North | 🕒 8:00 PM on January 9, 2025

• Quizzo
  📍 Gullifty's | 🕒 8:30 PM on January 9, 2025

• Live Music: Rich Lanzilotti
  📍 The Pullman | 🕒 5:30 - 8:30 PM on January 9, 2025

FRIDAY

• Live Music: Connor Kaufman
  📍 118 North | 🕒 4:00 PM on January 10, 2025

• Live Music: Jared Biddy
  📍 Gypsy Saloon | 🕒 7:30 PM on January 10, 2025

• Live Music: Superunknown: Chris Cornell Tribute
  📍 Ardmore Music Hall | 🕒 8:00 PM on January 10, 2025

• Live Music: Shaman: The Santana Experience
  📍 118 North | 🕒 9:00 PM on January 10, 2025

• Quizzo Night
  📍 John Henry's Pub | 🕒 9:00 PM on January 10, 2025

• Live Music: Chris Grunwald
  📍 The Pullman | 🕒 6:00 - 9:00 PM on January 10, 2025

• Live Music: The Band Joe w/ Have Fun Don't Die
  📍 Dawson Street Pub | 🕒 Time TBD on January 10, 2025

SATURDAY

• Ardmore Winter Beer Fest: Island Getaway
  📍 Ardmore Music Hall | 🕒 12:30 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Miss Mandy
  📍 118 North | 🕒 4:00 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Jeff & Shay
  📍 Gypsy Saloon | 🕒 7:30 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Unforgettable Fire
  📍 Ardmore Music Hall | 🕒 8:00 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Lilly Moss w/ Olivia Love
  📍 118 North | 🕒 9:00 PM on January 11, 2025

• Date Night Workshop
  📍 Main Line Art Center | 🕒 6:00 - 8:00 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Chris Grunwald
  📍 The Pullman | 🕒 6:00 - 9:00 PM on January 11, 2025

• Live Music: Manayunk Homeboys
  📍 Dawson Street Pub | 🕒 Time TBD on January 11, 2025

SUNDAY

• Live Music: Jerry Watkins
  📍 Gypsy Saloon | 🕒 6:00 PM on January 12, 2025

• Live Music: Keyon Harrold
  📍 Ardmore Music Hall | 🕒 7:00 PM on January 12, 2025

• Live Music: Socks in the Frying Pan
  📍 118 North | 🕒 7:30 PM on January 12, 2025

• Sunday Funday - Balloon Twisting
  📍 Garrett Hill Alehouse | 🕒 12:00 PM

RECURRING EVENTS

• WICKED | FLOW | BABYGIRL | A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | A REAL PAIN
  📍Bryn Mawr Film Institue | 🕒 Check Showtimes

• Art Exhibition | The Cut-Up Club

  📍Main Line Art Center | 🕒 Gallery Hours

• Kaiserman JCC

  • Full Event Calendar | 🔍Search offerings

• Wolf Performing Arts Center

  • Auditions | 🔍Search offerings

  • Classes | 🔍 Search offerings

• Main Line Art Center

  • Adult and Youth classes start soon

    🔍 Search classes

LOOKING FOR A BIGGER ADVENTURE?

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MLK Spotlight Series: Ways to Honor, Celebrate, and Serve

Care Kits for the Homeless: Small Essentials, Big Impact

♠️Lower Merion High School Athletics♠️

🐏Harriton High School Athletics🐏

Take The Lower Merion Community Development Survey

LOWER MERION LIBRARY SYSTEM

WEDNESDAY

• LUDINGTON: Virtual Chair Yoga with Sinclair Brown
  📍 Ludington Library | 🕒 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  📚 Categories: Health Literacy
  👥 Audience: Adults, Older Adults

• Penn Wynne - Conversational ESL Class
  📍 Penn Wynne Library | 🕒 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  📚 Categories: Basic Literacy, Information Literacy
  👥 Audience: Adults, Older Adults

• LUDINGTON: Story Time with Miss Ashley
  📍 Ludington Library, Large Auditorium | 🕒 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  📚 Categories: Storytimes
  👥 Audience: Babies & Toddlers

• ARDMORE - 1st Wednesday Book Club
  📍 Ardmore Library, Program Room | 🕒 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  📚 Categories: Basic Literacy, Book Discussion
  👥 Audience: Adults

• ARDMORE - Music Playgroup
  📍 Ardmore Library, Processing Center Meeting Room | 🕒 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  📚 Categories: Music
  👥 Audience: Kids, Families, Babies & Toddlers

• Penn Wynne: Crafternoons
  📍 Penn Wynne Library, Meeting Room | 🕒 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  📚 Categories: Arts & Crafts
  👥 Audience: Teens, Kids, Families, Tweens

• Gladwyne - Winter Crafternoon
  📍 Gladwyne Library, Junior Room | 🕒 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  📚 Categories: Arts & Crafts
  👥 Audience: Kids

• ARDMORE - Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club
  📍 Ardmore Library, Program Room | 🕒 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  📚 Categories: Gaming
  👥 Audience: Teens

💡Check the full calendar of events by here. 💡

PARKS AND RECREATION

PARK AND REC NEWS

• Winter programs START SOON!

  • Winter 2025 information

• All activities calendar

MUNICIPAL HIGHLIGHTS - LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP

UPCOMING COUNCIL/COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Historical Architectural Review Board
  📍 Date: January 7, 2025 | 🕒 8:15 AM

• Ad Hoc Nominations Committee
  📍 Date: January 8, 2025 | 🕒 9:45 AM

• Human Relations Commission
  📍 Date: January 9, 2025 | 🕒 7:00 PM

MORE INFO

• Renew your residential parking permits HERE (January 13th deadline).

• The township NEEDS YOUR FEEDBACK! Please take the Five Year Consolidated Plan Survey HERE (January 31st deadline).

• Click HERE for community resources

MUNICIPAL HIGHLIGHTS - NARBERTH BOROUGH

UPCOMING COUNCIL/COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• January 7, 2025
  🕒 7:30 PM | Shade Tree Commission Meeting

• January 8, 2025
  🕒 7:00 PM | Civic Association Meetings (Multipurpose Room Reserved)

• January 9, 2025
  🕒 7:00 PM | Environmental Advisory Council Meeting

• January 10, 2025
  🕒 10:00 AM | Public Health and Safety Committee Meeting

MORE INFO

• Narberth Park Plan

  • Check out the plan

  • Public feedback wanted | Complete survey here

• Click HERE for community resources

PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 📅 January 20th | Administration Building and Libraries CLOSED