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Posted 05-31-2006 ONE News-Bit of Reading-Berks historical interest... ============================== ======================= ============================== ======================= FIRST THURSDAY: Thursday, June 1st, 2006 Tomorrow morning at 8:30 is the final FIRST THURSDAY program at the Historical Society for the term. The series will resume in September. Reading Eagle master photographer BILL UHRICH will present the eagerly awaited slide presentation of the mural art of Berthold Imhoff, the German artist who once lived on the northwest corner of 11th and Green in Reading. The building survives. ATTACHED is a view of the artist---and his residence- studio, which was the talk of the county at the time its decoration was completed. It WAS spectacular.... Mr. Uhrich will present a series of slides showing the ornamentaion Imhoff applied to a string of churches throughout the county--and beyond. The Reformed (U.C.C.) Church at Spangsville, along the Oley Turnpike, is one of the artist's finest surviving accomplishments. FIRST THURSDAY programs are open to the general public... and most especially to local News-Bits readers. Parking is easy at the Society on Thursday mornings. Light breakfast at 8:30......slides begin at 9 and end around 10. ======================== END =======================

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